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[[red underline]] probably before long and [[/red underline]] chemists and chemical manufacturers will be less inclined to be generous. Therefore [[red underline]] forget about minor matters [[/red underline]] - get an enthusiastic committee to gether and begin right now visiting all stockholders to get their stock - [[red underline]] Weston [[/red underline]] supported me enthusiastically -  is willing to add himself an additional subscription for purchasing stock of recalcitrant stockholders who do not desire to give their stock to the Club.
I [[red underline]] noticed once more the lack of business insight of most of the members who lost themselves [[/red underline]] in details instead of looking at big proposition.
I know that if I could handle this whole proposition alone I could arouse [[red underline]] enough enthusiasm [[/red underline]] to obtain all or at least the 
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majority of the stock. I [[red underline]] fear this will be handled in a half hearted manner and bring about unsatisfactory [[/red underline]] results.
Jan 27. Went to New york this morning to meet [[red underline]] Harold Van der Linde [[/red underline]] and to tell him we intended to notify him formally that our contract was cancelled but do not desire to do so [[strikethrough]] before giving him the [[/strikethrough]] without first being courteous enough to submit matter to him. That if there is really a possibility of building up at 2 or $300000 business in Canada [[red underline]] our Company might [[/red underline]] arrange an enterprise to that effect and let [[red underline]] Plastics Limited enter [[/red underline]] for their good will. He says there is [[red underline]] no such prospect nor for any business considerably less. [[/red underline]] A very friendly meeting.
This evening met [[red underline]] Horta [[/red underline]] at University Club, afterwards went for supper together at Mouquin's