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22. Messrs. [[red underlined]] Dring, Robinson etc all there [[\red underlined]] and many other men who make an excellent impression. [[red underlined]] Chemical research [[\red underlined]] and physical laboratories considerably enlarged and rearranged. Found dear old baldheaded well fed and [[red underlined]] cheerful Smith [[\red underlined]] in his well equipped office. He is Mr. Smith who was formerly at Darley Dale and has become a valuable sales agent. Is just back from South Africa. [[vertical notation in red in left margin]] Laminated [[\left margin]] The [[red underlined]] laminated department has taken considerable extension [[\red underlined]] and is kept busy to full capacity. Larger plates are now produced also very thick (about [[strikethrough]] 9 [[/strikethrough]] 6" or over) fabric laminated being made for [[red underlined]] airplane propellers [[\red underlined]]. Notwithstanding this unusual thickness, product is said to be homogeneous. This is a resurrection of the work of Westinghouse on propellers during the war. The [[red underlined]] laminated sheets used for tables [[\red underlined]] and wall coating have excellent designs, imitating best Mahogany, Ash, Walnut and other woods. Others have [[strikethrough]] mines [[/strikethrough]] imitation of pale blue sky with little clouds in it and suggest out of door views. Automatic cutting of the sheets by means of special machines etc. [[red underlined]] What a progress! [[\red underlined]] [[left margin]] Progress! [[\left margin]] [[left margin ]] X [[\left margin]] I wish [[red underlined]] Celine [[\red underlined]] were here with me to see all this. [[red underlined]] She is the [[end page]] [[start page]] \23 [[left margin red underlined]] Celine [[\left margin red underlined]] only living being who could [[\red underlined]] enjoy this thrill and fathom the immense progress, since my humble beginnings in my laboratory in Yonkers. Our children and grandchildren naturally take all this for granted; but miss the elation, [[red underlined]] the thrill we both experience in all this technical progress, - a greater reward than any dividends and to see so many fine fellows [[\red underlined]] here in America and elsewhere who seem happy in their work on Bakelite [[next sentence has left side bracket in red]] If I had been born "with a silver spoon" in my mouth; if we had not met our difficult years, we might also have missed the thrill of progress and achievement. [[/bracket]] [[strikethrough]] Tomorrow [[/strikethrough]] Intend to cable a long [[strikethrough]] letter [[/strikethrough]] telegram to Celine expressing some of the thoughts which struck me on my visit [[red underlined]] Some of our men must be sent here, [[\red underlined]] and more visits of our English Bakelite men [[strikethrough]] our [[/strikethrough]] to our plants and laboratories are very advisable Returned with Potter in train to London. - Cheerful well kept landscape, cheerful houses small but well kept. I notice a large amount of new houses have been built and many others still in construction. There is undoubtedly new prosperity here. [[red underlined]] This has been a great day for me! [[\red underlined]] I noticed that daylight was still
