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[[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] Co. and referred to recent trip to Alabama steel Co., in relation to [[red underline]] Tolerol and Benzol [[/red underline]].  Tells me that this morning he had some argument with [[red underline]] Edison [[/red underline]] at his works.  He reproached [[red underline]] Edison [[/red underline]] with the fact that his promises of delivering so much tolerol and so much benzol had [[red underline]] not been fulfilled [[/red underline]], whereupon Edison retorted in an angry fashion, so the Japanese told him, [[red underline]] "Mr. Edison I fear you do not feel very well today." [[/red underline]] and Edison in receiving this lesson in politeness said: [[red underline]] "Yes indeed I have just been irritated by some other business concerns representative who came to bother me." [[/red underline]]  This seems to confirm  what I have
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heard before that [[red underline]] Edison [[/red underline]] in trying to mix in every one of the many business details which are going on around him must put himself frequently in hot water.
Left at 11:30 P.M with Celine and Nina who had been waiting outside in car.

Dec 2. First light snow of the year.  Has been a very mild [[strikethrough]] fal [[/strikethrough]] autumn thus far, hardly any frost.  [[red underline]] Rossi urges [[/red underline]] me to order [[red underline]] enough caustic soda [[red underline]] (about $10.000) for one years supply for [[red underline]] making synthetic phenol. [[/red underline]] He has already ordered the sulphuric acid and is about to order about [[red underline]] $15000 [[/red underline]] of benzol. 
I am inclined not to go in so deeply and buy enough only to start with and see what we can do, then order more, but he is eager we should order now enough [[red underline]] for one year so I gave in. [[/red underline]]