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[[underlined]] seem very satisfactory.[[/underlined]] Called in [[underlined]] Perkins who came [[/underlined]] with act of transfer. Everything running well. [[underlined]] Ferguson makes excellent impression. [[/underlined]]  
Afterwards visit of [[underlined]] Smith [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] of Moldensite. [[/underlined]] Pleasant impression, seems happy at prospect of [[underlined]] new company. [[/underlined]] Had opportunity of expressing our lines of action, [[underlined]] fair to all and similar to our relations with employes in U.S. [[/underlined]] To morrow [[underlined]] Bishop [[/underlined]] and myself to inspect [[underlined]] Moldensite [[/underlined]] plant on Saturday while Perkins and bankers will [[underlined]] make transfer. [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] Nov. 19. [[/underlined]] Went to [[underlined]] Burberry's [[/underlined]] and bought [[underlined]] sporting coat, [[/underlined]] one heavy wool overcoat and an double waterproof lined overcoat. [[strikethrough]] Total cost $150 [[/strikethrough]] Also a blue serge heavy coat total [[underlined]] $150.00 [[/underlined]] Then to Hugues & sons for repairing my bearing finder 
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At 4 P.M left with [[underlined]] Bishop [[/underlined]] by express to [[underlined]] Darley Dale [[/underlined]] (Devonshire)
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to visit [[underlined]] Moldensite [[/underlined]] plant. Pleasant little train. Had to change and some delay in connection due to coal trains passing since coal strike is over. [[underlined]] E.K. Smith [[/underlined]] technical manager at the station with an old [[strikethrough]] coupé motor car [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Sedan motor car. [[/underlined]] It is about 8:30 P.M when we got at [[underlined]] Hydro-hotel at Matlock [[/underlined]] situated on a hill. [[underlined]] Mostly old maids and invalids there. Hotel artistically and substantially built, [[/underlined]] [[strikethrugh]] My [[/strikethrough]] so is the [[underlined]] oak furniture. [[/underlined]] My corner room, steam heated [[strikethrough]] but [[/strikethrough]] in a fashion; my thermometer shows [[underlined]] 65°F [[/underlined]] as maximum and later [[underlined]] 56°F. [[/underlined]] Everything well kept and good service. Late cold supper. This is a [[underlined]] temperance hotel [[/underlined]] but I got a bottle of [[underlined]] ale purchased outside. [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] Nov. 20 [[/underlined]] Breakfast room only opens at 8:30 A.M. [[underlined]] Moldensite [[/underlined]] plant makes good impression, clean, orderly, well built, without extravagance. Workmen make good impression. [[underlined]] Smith [[/underlined]] is rather talkative and

Transcription Notes:
Mouldensite Limited was located in Darley Dale, Derbyshire in central England (not Devonshire).