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118 June 5. At office. [[underline]] Paid Petersen his bills. [[/underline]] told him to go to "Snug Rock" tomorrow. [[underline]] I feel very tired and totally uninterested in my work. [[/underline]] [[underline]] June 6 [[/underline]] (Sunday) Petersen here [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] also Geo. B. who shows me his fine model of a [[strikethrough]] barque [[/strikethrough]] bark. Concluded to send Petersen to camp. Afternoon left for Washington. Evening at Cosmos Club. June 7/. Meeting of [[underline]] chemical advisory board of Department of Commerce. [[/underline]] Meeting presided (poorly) by [[underline]] "Morrison" [[/underline]] of Carbide Co. [[underline]] Hoover joined conference [[/underline]] and stated among other things that he [[underline]] foresees continued prosperity of all industries; unless some political blunders are com- [[/underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 119 mitted [[underline]] as for instance radical artificial legislation like the Haugen farm bill. [[/underline]] That he sees [[underline]] no reason [[/underline]] why there should be [[underline]] periodical financial depressions except for over production and similar blunders or bad politics. [[/underline]] He says [[underline]] at present the only trouble is that manufacturers [[/underline]] in the U.S have built on an average [[underline]] about 50% more equipment than needed. [[/underline]] [[left margin]] Herbert Hoover [[/left margin]] Were present [[underline]] Morrison, Herty, Howe, Trigg, Howard [[/underline]] and [[underline]] myself. [[/underline]] To furnish preliminary funds for printed matter etc to call ^[[heads of]] chemical manufacturers to Washington in November Trigg, Howard, Morrison [[underline]] and myself pledged $500, [[/underline]] until the [[strikethrough]] chemical [[/strikethrough]] association of Chemical Mfrs and synthetic association would vote the cash.