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worse the longer operation keeps on. Went to theatre in Buffalo ("Odile") then to bed and had good nights rest.
March 22 1914 (Sunday)
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took car [[red underline]] to Hooker [[/red underline]] plant. Townsend reports that Marsh Cells, newly dressed by him and put in condition give just as low an efficiency. I come more and more to conclusion that cell [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] deteriorates and stray current convert current outside of the useful zone inducing more deterioration and explaining low yields and steadily decreasing Ampere - efficiencies the older the cell gets. Made Lister calculate [[red underline]] what it would cost to scrap Marsh cells [[/red underline]] reequip with old type Townsend cells - He cal-
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culated it will cost from [[red underline]] [[strikethrough]] 450.000 to $500.000. [[/strikethrough]] 350.000 to $400.000. [[/red underline]] I told this to E H. and his brothers, insisting that with the present plant it will cost us even more thru direct loss. I advised him to call [[red underline]] Dexter Bower, Terry and Bush [[/red underline]] and tell them the facts at once.
Left them at 5:50 to take train for New York.
March 23.
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Bill of expenses: for Hooker [[strikethrough]] tickets [[/strikethrough]] Disbursements:
Transportation, hotels and traveling expenses... 43.55
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143.55
Arrived in Yonkers. 6:20 A.M.
most snow gone. [[red underline]] Hamlin [[/red underline]] results show that [[red underline]] new transparent [[/red underline]] C contains less than 0.1% free phenol which confirms my [[strikethrough]] statemen [[/strikethrough]] views and predictions. that the
