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in Rochester and engage a splendid and numerous group of men paid and treated them well and took a general new attitude. No men in any industry were treated better than Eastman treated his during the latter period of his life. But the men never felt happy.
He did me the honor of inviting me a few years ago with Edison, Pupin, General Harbord, Dr. Whitney, Coolidge, Alexanderson and [[strikehtourgh]] many nat [[/strikethrough]] a few other very distinguished men at his house, [[strikethrough]] for the [[/strikethrough]] to be his guest there on the
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occasion of the first public demonstration of [[strikethrough]] his [[/strikethrough]] the new color photography motion picture camera. He was very pleasant to me and we had a long conversation but [[strikethrough]] he was [[/strikethrough]] 
^[[he had]] the same mysterious cold sad look which culminated a few weeks ago with his suicide leaving a letter [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]]: "My work is done.-- Why wait longer?" Leaving no family but having donated his many millions for excellent purposes, well conceived. Honor to his memory. [[With?]] my limited means I am in things worth while, by far much richer, in [[strikethrough]] friends [[/strikethrough]], family