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on possibilities of [[red underline]] Cyanide process [[/red underline]] (totally unsubstantiated except by his hope) and therefor is against [[red underline]] recommending to build waterpower plant etc.
Showed to Parsons that his [[/red underline]] recommendations except as to waterpower plant are exactly same as ours.  That instead of [[strikethrough]] find [[/strikethrough]] looking for every point which may show differences in our conclusions he should better try to find where we agree.  [[red underlined]] Showed him danger that his attitude [[/red underline]] will simply give best arguments to those who want to annul the Nitrate bill and keep on playing "dog in the manger" with our waterpower developments.  Kept discussing from 2 P.M till past 6 P.M. [[red underline]] Herty
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Whitney and myself all against attitude of Parsons. [[/red underline]]
Evening there is a dinner of [[red underline]]Columbia Alumni [[/red underline]] to honor Pupin on account of his 25th anniversary as teacher at Columbia.  Mayor [[red underline]] Mitchell [[/red underline]] presiding.  All this at big dining room of Delmonico's.  An enthusiastic gathering [[red underline]] excellent speeches [[/red underline]] good spirit.
At our table sat an unknown [[red underline]] clergyman about 60 years [[/red underline]] old who arrived in such a condition of [[red underline]] inebriety [[/red underline]] that he had to be smuggled out of the room for fear of disturbances.
Feb [[strikethrough]] 20 [[/strikethrough]] 21. At 2:30 meeting [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] of some members of [[red underline]] Naval Consulting Board to discuss gun erosion in conjunction [[/red underline]] with some member of American [[red underline]] Institute of Mining Engineers [[/red underline]]