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foxy methods which baffle us. His talk and letters with Taylor of Diamond fibre company and the way he seems to argue increase our long ripening suspicions that there is some understanding between them
Sept 22. More executive board Discussion about Embed art and Toronto situations
Cloudy and sultry. Lunch at Engineers Club with George B & George R and Redman. 
Home 3:10 pretty tired.
Sept 23. (Sunday) Home all day writing and evening George R & George B here with Mouse Middlebrook supervised their wine making from George grapes. Mixture of Concord and Niagara grapes he bought in Yonkers. Added 15% sugar to weight of grapes and dissol
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ved sugar in minimum of boiling water which gave a lukewarm solution which was mixed directly in the barrel and gave a favorable temperature of 22-23◦C
[[strikethrough]] Oct 1. [[/strikethrough]] Sept. 24 Early in morning barrel was in good fermentation Consulted Redman about Harold Hibberts proposal to found a scholarship in Yale We concluded to postpone Long conference with Redman on many other matters. He tells me that with CH2Cl2 they have succeeded in making excellent Novolak indistinguishable from the ordinary product made from phenol. Also hexamethylentetramin by reacting with NH3 [[strikethrough]] At 2:15 P.M [[/stirkethrough]] Went to Chemists Club for lunch.
Afternoon had visit of Takamine Junior with another