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This is the disadvantage of having directors who are only small stockholders and know all about the business. In other [[strikethrough]] concerns the dire [[/strikethrough]] concerns which are not run on the solid and conservative lines of ours these directors find mainly their reward in speculating on the fluctuation of the stock of the company in which they have advance inside information
Evening W.W. Nutting here for supper. Celine was at Ninas went to fetch her with car afterwards.
These have been very busy, strenuous days but I am much interested in everything.
New York seems again a very interesting [[strikethrough]] country [[/strikethrough]] town and America and its people make a powerful impression. Country looks beautiful in 
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its green Spring appearance 
June 15. Decided to stay home for a day's rest.
June 16. Here all day. Went to boat for first time. She is in the water but mast is down and new mizzen is here. Everything painted
June 17 (Sunday) Here all day. Whole family for dinner and supper. George had brought Reuben Low along a former classmate of Golden, who is engaged at Perth Amboy factory
June 18. Went to New York [[strikethrough]] meet [[/strikethrough]] office 
Seabury came there to explain his situation with a man Terwilliger whom he says can make Bakelite by using "cracked oils" and tells me he does it for our own good so as to avoid that Terwilliger should make connections with outsiders. Seabury had already written me a letter on this subject after Townsend had explained the situation
Then long meeting with Kirk