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80 [[symbol in top left margin showing a circle topped by a cross]] king connections with German competitors. Then went to [[red underline]] automobile show. General Bakelite Co has a well assorted exhibition on fourth floor. [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] May [[/strikethrough]] Swan and Gordon there - May told me this morning that there are [[red underline]] 47 different makes [[/red underline]] of car at the show and [[red underline]] 42 [[/red underline]] of these have some fittings of [[red underline]] Bakelite, or about 80%. [[/red underline]] This is indeed a great gain. I notice almost everywhere now [[red underline]] bakelite moldings among the exhibits altho' few people know it. [[/red underline]] Afterwards went to see a photoplay at the Strand. Jan [[overwritten]] 3 [[/overwritten]] 4 Busy morning. Spent more than one hour at phone over matters of Royal Baking Powder Co. [[symbol in left margin showing a circle topped by a cross with annotation]] 1 h. p. [[/symbol and annotation]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 81 [[symbol in top left martin showing a circle topped by a cross]] Afternoon went to [[red underline]] Hasslacher with Celine and Nina.- [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] With George we all went for supper at Belmont Hotel [[/strikethrough]] I met Paulus at Chemists Club at 3:30 P.M to discuss present difficulties at Brooklyn and devise plans for our work. I called his attention to [[red underline]] danger of employing foreigners [[/red underline]] and entrust them with our plans our designs and he voluntarily suggested discharging that [[red underline]] German Civil Engineer [[/red underline]] he had employed. He says he is n. g. anyhow so this settles that matter.- [[symbol in left margin showing a circle topped by a cross with annotation]] 2 hs [[/symbol and annotation]] Then went all with [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] for supper at Belmont to give him send-off he [[red underline]] leaving tonight for Ithaca. [[/red underline]] Then we drove home and I went directly to the monthly meeting of [[red underline]] Nepera Park Hose co. Where I was requested to address the [[/red underline]]
