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[[underline]] Told him all this in a friendly [[/underline]] polite way. He [[underline]] once more promises me he will act; [[/underline]] but must wait [[underline]] return [[/underline]] of [[underline]] Lowe [[/underline]] to decide [[underline]] whether Lowe [[/underline]] or [[underline]] Oakes [[/underline]] will be his assistant. [[underline]] Same delay![[/underline]]
Afternoon went to see the [[underline]] Vitaphone, simultaneous rendering of motion pictures and song, music and speech. [[/underline]] [[left margin]] !!! [[/left margin]] Truly startling seems to [[underline]] indicate a coming revolution in theatrical [[/underline]] performances, etc
[[underline]] Aug 25 Rossi [[/underline]] was to go to [[underline]] Toronto [[/underline]] where matters do not go well. They have now plenty of orders in [[underline]] laminated goods [[/underline]] and [[underline]] molding mixtures [[/underline]] but [[underline]] Mills is on the point of a nervous breakdown [[/underline]]
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and orders are behind. Today I receive news [[underline]] Rossi has the grippe [[/underline]] and a temperature of [[underline]] 102°F. [[/underline]] Have to act quickly delegated [[underline]] Layman [[/underline]] to proceed to [[underline]] Toronto [[/underline]] and report and advise. [[underline]] Why can Rossi not have someone or even two assistants for frequent visits to all our plants? [[/underline]] Either [[underline]] Layman, Oaks or Lowe [[/underline]] would answer the purpose. The [[underline]] trouble with Rossi [[/underline]] is that he [[underline]] wants to be so thorough [[/underline]] in [[underline]] his decisions [[\underline]] that [[underline]] he cannot make up his mind [[/underline]] and [[underline]] does not act. [[/underline]] Some kind of [[underline]] mental constipation! [[/underline]] Got a [[underline]] bombshell [[/underline]] by reading newly issued patent assigned to [[underline]] Selden Co, [[/underline]] which seems to drown all our work on the use of [[strikethrough]] bytyl le [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] bytylphtalate [[/underline]]