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Splendid weather. Telegram from [[underlined in red]] Celine San Francisco [[/underlined in red]] also long letter [[underlined in red]] of George [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] giving short and interesting description of all the [[?]]tudes of his exploration trip.
Aug 4. Up at 5 AM. busy till Lewis drove me to New York. Meeting [[underlined in red]] board of Directors. [[/underlined in red]] All agree as to transfer of [[underlined in red]] Feller to Dane Mfg. [[/underlined in red]] Afternoon May went with me to Dane Mfg. Co has been a badly managed concern. but Burroughs seems to be putting things in shape. and better equipment. Orders taken by [[underlined in red]] Dane [[/underlined in red]] were all figured [[underlined]] below [[/underlined]] cost. hence continuous losses. Saw some excellent tilting presses just installed by Burroughs. Advised no expenses on
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[[margin, red pencil, written vertically]] Ion [[/margin, red pencil, written vertically]]
building except cleaning up rooms for office but put expense in improved presses and dies [[underlined in red]] May [[/underlined in red]] and [[underlined in red]] Burrough recommended $3000 [[strikethrough]] lub [[/strikethrough]] water tube Babcock - Wilcox boiler. [[/underlined in red]] I [[strikethrough]] tell [[/strikethrough]] advise them to instal [[underlined in red]] 2 or 3 small upright boilers, [[/underlined in red]] cheaper to instal cheaper to remove and readapt to new conditions. Afterwards drove to Burroughs plant. Supper at University Club [[underlined in red]] Pupin [[/underlined in red]] back from California. Then Lewis came to drive me home. Splendid cool weather.
Aug 5. Up early scribbling urgent correspondence. Lewis ahead to scrub & polish on [[underlined in red]] Ion. [[/underlined in red]] Then hurried lunch and [[underlined in red]] to the boat. [[/underlined in red]] Left mooring at 2:55 P.M. thru Hell Gate to the Sound and anchored about 5 P.M in Manhasset Bay. Engine did not work well.