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As to [[underline]] Benjamin he is full of tricks and hyppocrisy [[/underline]] and I know that he tries hard but cannot carry out his own selfish plans.
Next came question of Boonton - Protal consolidation.
[[underline]]Benjamin[[/underline]] made verbal report but in such a way as if proposition of Boonton was unfair and onesided and he certainly tried to misrepresent the issue at stake or create a wrong impression. In the morning [[underline] Seabury [[/underline]] had called me at phone so as to warn me [[underline]] that Benjamin again had talked against my patents slighting their importance etc. [[/underline]] In as far as report of Benjamin was so seemingly unfavorable I asked to [[penciled in]] see  [[/penciled in]] are Brock & Seabury. They were waiting in New York and arrived shortly 
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after. Brock explained me matter - follows: He is willing to take [[strikethrough]] assets[[strikethrough]] cash assets and machinery (valued in cash) of Protal Co. and issue stock exactly under same conditions as he paid for his and Mr. William paid for his. But he finds that he shall need the $40,000 to erect buildings and a sufficient large power house. Whole matters does rests where to find the $40,000. [[underline]]Williams joined in our conversation and seems favorably inclined and very well disposed. [[underlined]]Weichman [[underline]] was still waiting. I walked with him to his office and asked him in a friendly way to retract his letter [[strikethrough]] as to [[strikethrough]] or at least that [[strikethrough]] portion [[strikethrough]] statement relating to irregular quality of raw Bakelite. He does not seem to realize his mistake , while
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