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Evening was invited to speak at dinner of Industrial Engineers class at Faculty Club 
Rautenstrauch presiding
Nov 7. Election day. Dark foggy and gloomy. A busy day clearing belated correspondence 
George is in Spain since October.
Nov. 8. Met 3 P.M at office [[red underline]] Graesser [[/red underline]] of England and Queeney of Monsanto Chemical Co, the latter accompanied by his son.
Graesser suggests distilling a special cresol here made to obviate the exhorbitant duties now on raw cresol 
Told him the only reason we use cresol is its lower price at equal or slightly higher prices phenol is
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preferable. Referred him to Rossi.
Told him my intention to visit Europe about Christmas and would let him know so that I may gather the necessary information to determine whether and how a bakelite enterprise there could be organized
George Roll at home with abcess on eye-lid
Nov 9. Went to Ion all afternoon
Nov 10. Meeting Directors Bakelite Corporation, only Schleussner Rossi, Townsend & myself present. Hamman ill. declares 2% extra div 
Then went to Columbia to discuss with Bender his work. Advised him to