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130 of Snug Rock [[underline]] tired of coal [[/underline]] and ashes in winter and furnace bother all day at office [[underline]] Aug 1. 1925 [[/underline]] Home at [[underline]] ION [[/underline]] which is far from ready altho' well painted [[underline]] Aug 2. (Sunday) [[/underline]] Home all day. I weight [[underline]] 190 [[/underline]] lbs dressed which shows [[underline]] increase of 6 lbs [[/underline]] since I left for Asia [[strikethrough]] Japa [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Aug 3 [[/underline]] Long talk about Japanese situation with [[underline]] young Takamine [[/underline]] and N.Y representative [[ underline]] of Sankyo in presence of George. Explained [[/underline]] them frankly [[underline]] situation, how there is little or no advantage [[/underline]] for us, field being small and possibility of complications with [[underline]] Continental Fibre [[/underline]] Co or other American customers who now export to Japan [[end page]] [[start page]] 131 [[left margin]] Aug 4. All day at office [[/left margin]] [[strikethrough]] The Japanese [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Sankyo [[/underline]] has not yet sent inventory of bakelite installation and value of assets as they promised to do. Asked them to wire at once so that we may [[underline]] present Japanese situation to our directors [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] as soon as possible [[/underline]] and then formulate definite plans. Have put "ad" in the papers for a sailor, many answer asked Sam Wethull to interview a few of the best before I meet them [[underline]] Aug 5. George Baekeland [[/underline]] tells me how [[underline]] Worden and Rutstein [[/underline]] are trying to [[underline]] swindle [[/underline]] us for [[underline]] $63000. [[/underline]] Feel rather sore that [[underline]] George B. should [[/underline]] not have prevented such a thing by written stipulations Aug 6. All day office