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has [[underlined in red]] left for Europe [[\underlined in red]] and [[underlined in red]] Sanford Brown [[\underlined in red]] has not yet returned but cabled not to do anything with [[underlined in red]] France [[\underlined in red]] until a certain letter about the subject reaches us, [[strikethrough]] next [[/strikethrough]] this Friday. Total [[underlined]] Net [[underlined]] profits for first [[strikethrough]] 3 [[/strikethrough]] 4 months are [[underlined in red]] $827000 [[\underlined in red]] or at the rate of about 2,480,000 for the year. But George B. and Horn think they will reach [[underlined in red]] 3,000,000$. [[\underlined in red]]
[[underlined]] June 11 [[\underlined]] At office
June 12 " " [[dittos for: At office]]
[[underlined]] June 13. [[\underlined]] I [[underlined in red]] intended to give [[\underlined in red]] to [[underlined in red]] George B my German stock [[\underlined in red]] and scrip [[underlined in red]] but he prefers American [[\underlined in red]] securities, and according to advice of Rossi, [[underlined in red]] prospects [[\underlined in red]] are [[underlined in red]] doubtful in Germany [[\underlined in red]] in view of unsettled technical-selling condition and approaching [[underlined in red]] expiration of patents [[\underlined in red]]
Rossi also shows me [[underlined in red]] allotment [[\underlined in red]] of [[underlined in red]] stock from Hecht stock sale [[\underlined in red]]
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of Bakelite Gesellschaft [[underlined in red]] is erroneous and to my detriment [[\underlined in red]]
[[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] June 14 [[\underlined]][[\strikethrough]] Long interview with [[underlined in red]] Turkington [[\underlined in red]] about [[underlined in red]] paint & varnish situation, [[\underlined in red]] told him also we contemplate [[underlined in red]] bonus [[\underlined in red]] at end of year and right to invest in profit sharing shares
[[underlined]] June 14 [[\underlined]] Interview with Hays in regard to [[underlined in red]] profit sharing system.[[\underlined in red]] Then long interview with [[underlined in red]] Prof. Turner [[\underlined in red]] [[left margin red vertical line]] of Columbia, where I explained to him new lines of research in regard to attempt new ways electric, electrolytic etc. for the synthesis of phenol from benzol; pointing out the limitations of direct oxidation of such a stable molecule benzol and obtaining as first product [[\left margin red vertical line]] of oxidation a less stable and more oxidisable product as phenol, thus explaining why such brutal methods of