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89/ [[left margin vertical]] Very hot [[/left margin vertical]] of Bakelite Corporation in an effort to sell their Bakelite Stock here or in England They have pledged their stock for loans from Chicago banker who now drive to sell that stock. Passed special resolution to limit amount of publishable information within limits which might not cause [[strikethrough]] haun [[/strikethrough]] harm to our business [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] and might serve our competitors. [[underlined]] June 22 [[/underlined]] [[left margin vertical]] Very hot [[/left margin vertical]] Went to buy some summer suits of light material at David's Then went to Chemists Club where I had not been since a long time Found several old friends. Dr. W. C. Taggart of U. of Pa who is leaving for Europe and whose address will be Hotel Regina Place de Rivoli. Also [[underlined in red]] Goodwin [[/underlined in red]] of London England who is here on a visit Took them both to our offices, talking over old times. June 13. Cooler. - At Snug Rock all day. [[underlined in red]] Ninette [[/underlined in red]] has left for George Baekeland's house when she is to join her mother and family at [[underlined in red]] Cape Cod, [[/underlined in red]] prior to leaving for our camp after July 4. [[underlined]] June 24. [[/underlined]] (Sunday) Here all day. reading & writing etc. No visitors. [[underlined]] June 25 [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] & 26 [[/strikethrough]] At office [[underlined]] June 26 [[/underlined]] To dentist for cleaning and examining my teeth. Then drove to our [[underlined in red]] Bloomfield [[/underlined in red]] laboratories. Everybody [[end page]] [[start page]] 90/ very busy. [[underlined in red]] Wightman [[/underlined in red]] making a run of [[strikethrough]] cotton [[/strikethrough]] beaker of cotton and liquid A, which he says is cheaper than [[strikethrough]] Alp [[/strikethrough]] Alpha Cellulose and much stronger. All other men very busy. [[underlined in red]] Place looks crowded [[/underlined in red]] everywhere; men after the additional buildings erected in 1931.. Took supper at U.C. [[underlined]] June [[overwritten]] 26 [[/overwritten]] 27 [[/underlined]] At office interviews with Sanford Brown and others questioning them on present conditions. Orders keep up well. [[left margin vertical in red]] Pensions [[/left margin vertical in red]] [[underlined]] June 28. [[/underlined]] At office all day. Meeting discussing a [[underlined in red]] new system of pensions [[/underlined in red]] for all employes of Bakelite Corporation Geo. B. Rossi. Sanford Brown, Redman, Wieth and Holmgren present. Holmgren presented the subject which had already been discussed and approved by them. The [[underlined in red]] pension age is 65. [[/underlined in red]] Contributions are made part by us and are proportionate to their salaries The pension at 65 is about [[underlined in red]] 50% [[/underlined in red]] of [[underlined in red]] their annual salaries [[/underlined in red]] or wages. If they leave service for some reason or another or be discharged they draw out the accrued sums due to them just as if they had put them in a savings bank. Insurance companies take care of all this. - If we agree to enter now, Bakelite Corporation [[underlined in red]] shall have to start making a payment [[/underlined in red]] of [[underlined in red]] 210000$. [[/underlined in red]] - I am in favor of it and told them to prepare accordingly. At same time a further program was brought out letting all participate in certain proportions according to respective salaries
