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try to come in later when they are already in operation.
Furthermore the Canada plant will be a powerful lever to handle the British situation which is now rather complicated and has become increasingly so since new British protective laws have been passed.
June 9. My son, Redman and myself drove to Perth Amboy. Rapid inspection of ^[[our]] factory and Embed Art plant. The latter occupies a little building in our street. Peakes is in charge, [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]] some lathes; and a few men and women, turning and assorting. Small but very busy and crowded. Monthly loss still about $1000, but I see possibilities ahead if we push in the right way and put in some bigger men.
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Our plant very busy. Transparent department which was [[strikethrough]] rather [[/strikethrough]] only operated to partial extent before I left is now running almost to full capacity. Rossi cannot get men enough. All other departments very busy also. Labor shortage threatens us as well as the whole U.S. since restriction of immigration and increased industrial output. Then interviews with Rossi, MacDonald, Shannon, Shrimpe, and Lawrence Byck.  Excellent spirit everywhere, considerable research and development has been done notwithstanding all the time Shrimpe had to give to analysis and evidence in our patent suits. In following out my recommendations to extend his research work to all available aldehyds for the production of synthetic resins he has succeeded