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surtax, [[strikethrough]] and the fact that [[/strikethrough]] my supposed compensation [[underlined in red]] barely amounts to $1000 [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] (i [[/strikethrough]] (instead of the apparent 30000) if I consider that the same sum disbursed by simple dividends would come to me net only $1000 less. 
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Salary grabbing [[/vertical annotation]]
[[underlined in red]] This discussion every year is irksome to me and both Karpen and Schleussner [[/underlined in red]] band together but this time Karpen was more obdurate than Schleusssner who speaks for R&H 
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[[underlined in red]] If I ceased to be President and let them have their own way there would be a general grabbing of funds on the part of those at the head. in the same way as the R&H company is bled annually by its directors [[/underlined in red]] 
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A very strenuous day. I feel very tired and at 5 P.M [[underlined in red]] Dr. Owen [[/underlined in red]] [[underlined]] formerly secretary of Franklin Institute [[/underlined]] came 
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to call. Altho' he seems strong physically his mentality seems to have strongly deteriorated reminds me of the case of Dr. [[underlined]] Francis Herreshoff [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] Dec. 15 Annual stakeholders meeting, [[/underlined]] [[underlined in red]] preceded by another Executive Committee [[/underlined in red]] meeting. [[strikethrough]] Hectic work [[/strikethrough]] and a Directors meeting. Hectic work. 
Read my report on the situation. 
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Hamman [[/vertical annotation]]
Dividend discussion brought forth the [[underlined in red]] usual objections from Hamman [[/underlined in red]] some of them rather absurd. but I carried my point. [[underlined in red]] Hamman is a gentleman, sincere and honest but never was quick witted nor brilliant and is slow to grasp and situation and seems very much under the influence of his fellow directors of R&H. [[/underlined in red]]
At stockholders meeting the only present outside the directors and [[underlined]] Weith [[/underlined]] and [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Alan [[/underlined]] and