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 on the little island of Java.  But I must stop my wandering.  Later my thoughts will be clearer and when we meet, I hope to be able to tell something worth while concerning my impressions of this grand island.

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I am glad you made Mr. Miller President of the Alger- Sullivan Co. He will save you lots of worry and will doubtless be very agreeable to Ed Hauss and his associates. How the earnings hold up? Good! Thanks for your attendance at the Parke, Davis meeting and for the copy of annual statement received. Should Mr. Taylor or any other persons of the right sort and for the right purpose desire my holding in the Great Lakes Engineering Works I hope you wont hesitate to let it go at any price and terms agreeable to yourself and our associates in the Co.-- the Russels and their friends, I mean.

Glad of Copper Range's boom, especially