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[[underline]] plan of reorganising manufacturing committee so that Rossi should be surrounded by assistants who could frequently visit different plants, [[/underline]] and carry out action which now is often postponed or delayed. [[underline]] Shrimpe & Redman agree entirely to my plan. [[/underline]] [[double underline]] Valentine [[/double underline]] will be called from [[underline]] Chicago [[/underline]] and will be tried to work [[underline]] under Shrimpe at Perth Amboy. [[/underline]] This will [[underline]] release Lowe for assisting Rossi. Lowe will keep contact by frequent visits [[/underline]] to all the plants, [[underline]] giving prompt verbal and written reports to Rossi [[/underline]] and with his advice will propose action and will be [[underline]] urged to see that things are carried out [[/underline]] [[double underline]] timely. [[/double underline]]  
This will give Rossi, Thompson [[strikethrough]] ap [[/strikethrough]] construction, and [[underline]] Lowe [[/underline]]
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[[underline]] thus two assistants. [[/underline]] But in order to [[underline]] prevent delays [[/underline]] in decisions or in action [[underline]] I intend to have Layman [[insertion]] n.g. (!!) [[/insertion]] [[/underline]] [[Left margin]] !? [[/Left margin]] checking up the [[underline]] Manufacturing department [[strikethrough]] this [[/strikethrough]] independent of Rossi [[/underline]] so that he can act or advise freely. All this to avoid that [[underline]] Rossi overwhelmed with too many various details should be behind in taking a decision or in carrying it out. [[/underline]] This way he [[underline]] will be stimulated and helped from within as well as without [[/underline]]
Sept. 22. Very busy morning at office. Afternoon to Ceremonial of opening of [[underline]] lectures [[/underline]] ^[[Columbia U]]. [[underline]] Dr. Butler [[/underline]] spoke then Lapie Recteur of University of Paris, then came a very long speech full of repetitions and platitudes by [[underline]] Prof. Lucke on Engineering [[/underline]] research and invention.