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[[underlined in red]] Carmel, Lake Mahopac [[/underlined in red]] and Yorktown Heights, along one of the later had to stop on account of a [[underlined in red]] bursted [[/underlined in red]] tire - [[underlined in red]] the second since our trip started [[/underlined in red]]. But it just [[underlined in red]] took five minutes [[/underlined in red]] to repair it so we arrived at [[underlined in red]] Snug Rock [[/underlined in red]] at exactly 7 [[underlined]] 45 [[/underlined]] . P. M or exactly twelve hours since we left Boston of which 1 1/2 to 2 hours were spent for lunch. or [[strikethrough]] ab [[/strikethrough]] in all 241 miles since this morning or about 20 miles an hour average not deducting stops. or about 24 hours an hour exclusive of stops for luncheon etc. A simple supper of cheese etc and all to bed for a good sleep. Excellent cool temperature and good rest.
July 24. Up early. Busy morning
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telephoning to everybody. [[underlined in red]] May [[/underlined in red]] tells me the [[underlined in red]] bad news [[/underlined in red]] that [[underlined in red]] Redman [[/underlined in red]] is selling moulding mixture to [[underlined in red]] Belden [[/underlined in red]]. and that No. 600 is found to be insufficiently plastic but Rossi says he can overcome this by next week. [[underlined in red]] Orders fair [[/underlined in red]] but [[underlined in red]] Westinghouse [[/underlined in red]] has [[underlined in red]] placed [[/underlined in red]] additional order for [[underlined in red]] 150000 [[/underlined in red]] lbs for Varnish to be delivered before 1916. [[strikethrough]] w [[/strikethrough]] - [[?]] at [[underlined in red]] 35 [[/underlined in red]] cents - new price - [[underlined in red]] means over $50.000 so we should not complain too [[/underlined in red]] much. Spent morning [[straightening?]] up my belated correspondence. Afternoon went to Nyack to see how work on [[underlined in red]] Cygnet [[/underlined in red]] is proceeding.
Recapitulation of my motor trip the "Ideal Tour". Started Thursday one week ago. Arrived first day at Stockbridge = 130 miles
to Lake Sunapee            141
to Bretton Woods           105
to Newcastle N.H.          167
Boston and Annisquam       100
to Yonkers                 240
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                         = 883 miles