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[[red underline]] Standardization [[/red underline]] then introduces about ten men headed by one [[red underline]] Houston [[/red underline]] [[left margin]] Houston (Manager of the World's Work) [[/left margin]] as representatives of the [[red underline]] Associated Advertising [[/red underline]] Clubs of the World - 15000 members - ready to join us to [[red underline]] mobilize [[/red underline]] the good will of the country if their body could receive some kind of official recognition. 
[[left margin vertically in red]] Naval Consulting Board mobilization of industries [[/left margin vertically in red]] Then one Mr. Wells who is a manufacturer of gauges and templets.  Says it would take 5 [[red underline]] years for one single firm [[/red underline]] to make all calipers and gauges for making 200,000 shells per day required in war.  Then came the [[red underline]] Editor [[/red underline]] of American Machinist offering to publish at a cost of [[red underline]] $40000 [[/red underline]] 700 pages of standard
 
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methods of manufacture for ordnance used in U.S. [[red underline]] provided he can get exclusive [[/red underline]] use of data therefore.  {illegible]] Finished about 6 P.M. then went to University Club for supper then home.  Celine at the station at 10 P.M. with car much snow everywhere difficult to enter our lane.  
[[left margin]] March 9 [[left margin]]
Very snowy landscape.  Spent all morning dictating letters.  
[[left margin]] March 10 [[left margin]]
Here all day dictating much snow.  Work and telephoning Royal Baking Powder Co.  1 h
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March 11.  Went away early to Hooter office to meet [[red underline]] bakamine and kerr and discuss contract bakamine - Hooker.  
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Got there at 10 but Hooker and kerr came much later.  Busy there till about 2 P.M.  charge 4 hrs. Afterwards hurried lunch then went to Brooklyn.  The [[red underline]] formate [[/red underline]]