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[[red underline]] written mostly by Oaks and Lowe, [[/red underline]] with [[strikethrough]] help [[/strikethrough]] cooperation of [[red underline]] Thompson. [[/red underline]] [[underline]] But [[/underline]] they had not arrived at a location, and [[red underline]] their guesses cover several states. [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] (See [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] I showed them that in their attitude they overlooked the practical considerations [[/red underline]] and many others, and were warped by onesided point of view. That I was willing to accept the report [[red underline]] after they had agreed upon a location. [[/red underline]] That as the report was only handed to me now I [[red underline]] I should at least have one night to study it. (See [[/red underline]] my letter which I sent. [[red underline]] pencil written to Miss Brownell so as to have it typed and copies sent to Geo B. Redman & Karpen. [[/red underline]]
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Nevertheless I [[red underline]] wanted to pin them down as to any recommendations of immediate reduction expenses in Advertising, Selling, Office Reorganization of manufacturing, Salaries, [[/red underline]] discharges of employe etc. [[red underline]] But all unanimously declared [[/red underline]] [[triple red underline]] no [[/triple red underline]] ^[[reduction of]] expense should be [[strikethrough]] done [[/strikethrough]] in any department but manufacturing and for this they needed new central plant which should be started [[underline]] at once. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] (They do not yet know what location!) All agreed Redmans dept should be curtailed.
So I got no farther. [[/red underline]]
[[strikethrough]] Then they smoothly discussed putting our stock on the [[/strikethrough]]
[[red underline]] Schluessner & Hays agree with me that no dangerous hurry should be taken in the building of that $900000 central plant [[/red underline]] before we