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172/ [[vertical annotation in left margin written in red]] ION [[/vertical annotation]] [[red underline]] to Ion [[/red underline]] and went to bed early. Clear calm weather. Oct 2. See entry ahead of Oct. Oct 3. (Sunday) [[red underline]] George Roll [[/red underline]] left at 8 AM. for Yonkers. At 9 P.M. came aboard by appointment [[red underline]] Lawrence Byck [[/red underline]] to explain me further about his [[red underline]] fancy goods bakelite [[/red underline]] enterprise in which he is engaged with [[red underline]] Peakes [[/red underline]] and in which they have put each $1000 and for which they say they need $2000 more cash to push it along. Told him my only [[strikethrough]] reluctance [[/strikethrough]] hesitation is brought about by following considerations. [[two red exclamation points in left margin]] 1/ Psychological effect on other men in factory who will feel neglected if [[strikethrough]] I [[/strikethrough]] Company suddenly uses or pushes Byck or Peaker [[end page]] [[start page]] 173 2/ Difficulty of giving financial backing and fill losses for their enterprise by G B Co and the latter Co not being able to deduct such losses [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] from its [[strikethrough]] earn [[/strikethrough]] other earnings unless business is seen by G.B.Co. 3/ $2000 will be hopelessly too small a sum 4/ Their services now are more valuable to the company [[strikethrough]] tha [[/strikethrough]] for a going and paying business than for an uncertain business venture which after all is only a gamble. [[red underline]] Nevertheless I lost with favor upon any attempt to make a start in a new department of the bakelite business. [[/red underline]] Afterwards visited their little shop in which they are carrying out their experiments when they showed me some very pretty samples of [[strikethrough]] de [[/strikethrough]] bakelite fancy articles. Then back to the [[red underline]] Ion [[/red underline]] where ate