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way what I have written very elaborately myself and which simply would mix up things. He [[underlined]] tried [[/underlined]] my temper several times and seems to think [[vertical red line in margin for the rest of this sentence]]that I have nothing else to attend but to write reports to Germany and collect samples for them when I do not ever find the time to attend to my work here. Lunched together [[underlined]] Hasslacher, Rossi and Swan[[/underlined]] being present. I managed to direct conversation during
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dinner so as to discuss different sides of conditions here and abroad. I feel rather provoked that [[underlined]] B. G. should dare [[/underlined]] to propose that G. B. Co should pay them 6% ad valorem for button material of they want to use the Beutler patents while B. G. only pays 1 1/2% They say they have had to spent money before they got as far.- So have we with the many new matters we are submitting to them incessantly Up till now they have given us nothing and we have been adding
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