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16 suggestion of putting 6 story addition to Bloomfield instead of hunting for new location. Celine, Dicky, Celine Roll and Brooksie arrived here at 1½ A.M from [[red underlined]] Adirondacks [[/red underlined]] by day train. Report snow there [[underlined]] Sept. 29. [[/underlined]] [[left margin in red]] Bakelite [[/left margin]] Deposited my check for $250000 obtained from loan of American Exchange, Irving Trust Co. and went with Hays to office of [[red underlined]] R&H company [[/red underlined]] where I gave to Schleussner and [[red underlined]] Hamman [[/red underlined]] my check for [[red underlined]] $500000 [[/red underlined]] payment in full for [[red underlined]] $1900000 [[/red underlined]] which is the purchase price of 5000 shares Bakelite ex-dividend. [[underlined]] Sept 30 [[/underlined]] (Sunday) At home all day except afternoon when I went to Larchmont. Celine and myself inspected [[red underlined]] "The Crags". [[/red underlined]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 17 The house is in much [[red underlined]] better condition than I imagined. [[/red underlined]] So is the Greenhouse, which is stuffed with plants. [[underlined]] Oct 1, 1928. [[/underlined]] Busy day at office. Major W.W. Hofmann came to ask me to give my name on committee of Americans born in Belgium as support to Hoover's candidacy. Accepted. Evg, University Club for supper [[left margin in red]] Halowax [[/left margin]] [[underlined]] Oct 2. [[/underlined]] Yesterday since [[red underlined]] Sanford Brown [[/red underlined]] is back found that our time limit for patenting [[red underlined]] vacuum distilling of Halowax has not yet expired. [[/red underlined]] So we can hustle and apply for [[red underlined]] protection [[/red underlined]] which may mean 17 years additional for [[red underlined]] Halowax. [[/red underlined]] Hectic day discussing all this today with Nielsen, S. Brown, Hanson, and Delaney, and preparing for action. Also suggested several additional patents
