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of a gentleman of polite and agreeable manners. but seems unprepared technically and commercially to make a good fight in this business.
Plant is neatly equipped but technical management rather unprepared. Considerable waste. no system for checking different departments. Selling prices extraordinarily low and unwarranted. The whole thing looks rather unfavorable. With proper management might succeed in making this enterprise pay in a modest way. 
In the evening went to Belmont Hotel remained there over night. I felt very tired
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Sept 13/ Spent day talking with Mr. S and his partner Hart. The latter seemed rather antagonistic at first but did some stiff and plain talking to him and this cowed him down to my views. Belmont Hotel.
Sept 14. Got early to Fifth Avenue Trust Co to take 10. Georgia Central 3d. Income Bonds which I deposited with Manhattan Trust Co and for which I received a certificate of deposit. This to join committee of Bondholders to protest against omitting of last dividend payment.
Paid premiums of my two policies of Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Spent three hours at office of Development & Funding Co. chge 1/2 day
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