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to my loans for the [[underlined in red]] purchase of that Bakelite Stock [[/underlined in red]] from R&H., large income taxes etc. Nevertheless [[underlined in red]] I want to avoid the property falling in objectionable hands [[/underlined in red]] or real Estate Speculators [[underlined in red]] which may disturb my rest when they get busy, [[/underlined in red]] planning and subdividing.  Furthermore this added strip will increase the total value of both properties. So this evening when the Real Estate came around and assured me that the total assessment was $48000 I offered him [[underlined in red]] $50000 [[/underlined in red]] and not a cent more if the property were delivered free from debt, mortgages etc. He will submit my offer and see Hays Tuesday. [[strikethrough]] This added [[/strikethrough]] Beautiful bright cool day.  Went to Larchmont. Cornelia and the new grandson doing well.
[[underlined in red]] George Roll [[/underlined in red]] left here yesterday
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for a further [[underlined in red]] vacation in the [[/underlined in red]] Adirondacks. 
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"Crags" assessed 48,600 
                + 1 500
                -------- = 50,100$ [[/left margin]]
[[underlined]] Sept 23 [[/underlined]] (Sunday)  [[underlined in red]] Bryant [[/underlined in red]] the real-estate man came here at noon to tell me [[underlined in red]] Oppenheimer accepts my bid for $50000 [[/underlined in red]] for the "Crags" altho' it is 100$ less than it is assessed for taxes.
[[underlined]] Sept 24. [[/underlined]] Have notified Hays about purchase of [[underlined in red]] "Crags" [[/underlined in red]] and he will carry thru the details of transaction.
Deposited [[underlined in red ]] $240,740.00 [[/underlined at red]] at Guaranty Trust Co as my 20% [[underlined in red]] dividends of Bakelite,  [[/underlined in red]] together with $20,000 fees from Bakelite on account for 1928.
[[underlined]] Sept 25 [[/underlined]] Drove to Bloomfield from office with [[underlined in red]] Berliss [[/underlined in red]] so as to investigate [[underlined in red]] why they do not deliver white lightproof bakelite. [[/underlined in red]] Conference all afternoon: [[underlined in red]]Redman, Shannon, Weith Jr & Senior, Schmidt, ^[[Ellingwood]] Nielsen, and Berliss. [[strikethrough]] They [[/strikethrough]] Redman submits [[/underlined in red]] excellent