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busily dictating in speaking machine, to clear off belated correspondence.
Dec. 4. Went to [[red underlined]] Barret Co. [[/red underline]] Mr. Childs their president very courteous and friendly but referred to [[red underlined]] Rianhard. [[/red underlined]] Talked to him about advisability of sending [[strikethrough]] repo [[/strikethrough]] competent representative of [[red underlined]] Coke-Oven Industries before Nitrate Committee. [[/red underlined]] Then talked about [[red underlined]] Cresol [[/red underlined]] supply. They believe that within two months will be able to begin deliveries but are much handicapped by fact that tar furnished from Alabama Steel works contains much less cresol than anticipated on account of fact that they are [[strikethrough]] forcing [[/strikethrough]] forcing their ovens by distilling at higher temperatures.
Went to meet Sam T. Peters told him about funding problems of General Bakelite
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Company.
Afternoon went to office of [[red underlined]] Royal Baking [[/red underline]] Co to report verbally about present situation in Brooklyn, lactide etc. Porter and Geary there, then Peter came in too.
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Supper at University Club with [[red underlined]] Pupin, [[/red underlined]] then midnight train for [[red underlined]] Washington. [[/red underlined]]
Expenses Bakelite Co.
train 10.25 [[strikethrough]] (no berth) [[/strikethrough]] no Pullman. 
Taxis 2.20
[[strikethrough]] Berth [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Pullman]] returning - 2.25
Lunch Townsend & Brickenstein 5.00
Taxis 2.25
Meals etc. . . . 3.00
Telephone [[solid line]] .70
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10.25
2.20
10.25
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Conference all day with Townsend and Brickenstein in regard to infringement suit of [[red underlined]] Condensite [[/red underlined]] and patent matters.
Evening Banquet Engineers Society of Washington. Was one of the speakers; subject: [[red underlined]] "Science and Engineering. [[/red underlined]] told story of
 

Transcription Notes:
Dr. Baekeland is probably referring to William H. Childs and Thomas M. Rianhard of the Barrett Co. of New Jersey.