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22 Benjamin. Wiechman is a [weak?] mind and I do not want him to be influenced. Dictated for Seabury's benefit a project of agreement between [[underline]]Protal and Boonton.[/underline] [underline]Leaman?[/underline] left here at about noon and went at my advice to [underline]Kent[/underline] to make up list of machinery. I have decided that I must be very cautious and be prepared for any tricks? on [underline]part of Benjamin.[/underline] I shall not let him subscribe in General Bakelite. Furthermore I shall not change any of my contacts with Protal Co. and stick to my stock and $10.000 until they surrender me [[underline]]all[[/underlined]] their contacts. Furthermore I shall keep my stock until we have outvoted any [tricks?]of [underline]Benjamin. [/underline] Afternoon [underline]Hyatt [/underline] came [here?]. he has [[end page]] [[start page]] 23 not done anything further with the [underline]billiard balls;[/underline] his time has been all occupied, since his illness, with his sugar cane crushes and his compressed wood invention. I told him we have a new way for making white material but he should go ahead and prepare samples with what he has now regardless of coloring material. Drove him to station. about five met [underline]May[/underline] and explained him whole situation of [underline] Protal [/underline] Co and my contract with General Bakelite Co and that I intended to engage him at [underline] $2500. [/underline] He seems highly pleased. Went to bed early and slept very well. Sept. 17. Spent most of morning dictating letter to Hooker about [underline] [Ornstein's?] [/underline] desire to leave then also letter to [underline] Townsend[/underline] who know wants to subscribe $25000 in General Bakelite Co. [[end page]]