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everybody distrusts him. Intelligent as he is he is tempermentally unfit for the job. [[strikethrough]] Nex [[/strikethrough]] He does not play the game, does not attend to what he should attend and mixes into the matter contrary to directions from the Executive Committee. Now that I have my son and George Roll to help me I can attend better to the Presidency 
Unless there is anybody opposed to the motion I shall present a resolution abolishing the post of General Manager of the Bakelite Corporation and Kirk Brown becomes General Manager of Condensite Co with same salary. - Unanimously adopted. I find out by Rossi that he is not ready with his Cresol Distilling plant and that it costs us $9000 a month more expenses as we have to pay duty on the Cresol we
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import. I express myself [[strikethrough]] unmistakably [[/strikethrough]] clearly and strongly about the urgent necessity for rushing this matter and to spend anything up to $400 a day for getting ready 
I feel rather disgusted and impatient 
Exactly what I expected when we decided on the distilling plant and I strongly cautioned Rossi before I left against any such delays.
On the other hand I feel very happy to see my son [[strikethrough]] ans [[/strikethrough]] sit with me in the meeting and intelligently follow every subject. He and George Roll have very well picked up the different business subjects during my absence
[[underline]] June 21 [[/underline]] A strenuous hot day 
Meeting of Directors of Bakelite Corporation. (See (Minutes) Kirk Brown made a long face to Scheussner when the latter