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factory. Imposing building Well received by Mr Wild [[in margin]] 34 [[/in margin]] the manager. Showed us whole plant, showed test flare of magnetos. Several [[red underline]] Bakelite magnetos [[/red underline]] going. Sent us with his automobile to Hotel. Excellent hotel. Left on evening train for Pittsfield. Slept at Hotel Wendell. Pittsfield seems a pretty place to live in. June 12. Up early. Walked with [[red underline]] Swan [[/red underline]] to [[red underline]] G. E. works [[/red underline]]. Met there [[red underline]] Gifford [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Woodside [[/red underline]] one Clarmayor. They took me thru the plant. then to lunch at Maplewood. inn. Was shown some coils of arc lamps which [[end page]] [[start page]] [[in margin]] 35 [[/in margin]] had purposefully been overloaded so as to compare heat test with ordinary lacquer. Both were burnt out and impregnation destroyed because heat was too high; told them to repeat experiment at somewhat lower temperatures. Was then shown some comparative figures between [[red underline]] Bakelite No. 6 [[/red underline]] and new impregnatory compound of [[red underline]] Condensite Co. [[/red underline]] ours are only slightly lower. This is due to fact that condensite was heated in ovens and that ours still contains some free cresol etc. I found out the fact that [[red underline]] condensite [[/red underline]] offers to sell lower than any of our prices. Except [[red underline]] Gifford [[/red underline]] I believe there is some [[end page]]