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1887. Electric Light - Edison United Manufacturing Company (D-87-38)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison United Manufacturing Co. This company served as the sales agent for various Edison electric light companies, including Bergmann & Co., the Edison Lamp Co., and the Edison Machine Works. Much of the correspondence is by Charles E. Chinnock, vice president of the Edison United Manufacturing Co., and relates to the sale of electric light system components isolated plants, and central stations. Some of the letters pertain to competition in the electric light industry.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: meeting announcements; routine financial documents; routine business correspondence.

replying ploaso "The Edison

The Edison United Manufacturing Company,

65 Fifth Avenue,

. July . 2nd.... .1887 .

Dictated

Thomas A. Edison Esq., President., East Newark N.J.

My dear Mr. Edison: -

I am in receipt of yours of July 1st and the news therein contained is just about right. . While the mercury outside is very high and our spinal marrow is correspondingly low you can well understand why a verification of this kind on the lamp question is particularly opportune. per

If we are anxious for 15 lamps/^d^ electrical horse- =' power and requir^f bracing, I am quite sure you will agree with me that our various agents are also in need of the good news.

I trust you will not object to our sending a circular letter, em¬ bodying all contained in yours, to our representatives throughout the United States.

I hope that on your next visit to New York, if you should happen up this way, you will give us a call, as the knowledge that I have your support is particularly valuable to anyone, holding the position that I do here.

The information that you have given us, ought to prove adequate to secure every important installation, upon which we have a chance to bid and if it fails to prove a Waterloo to our enemies, I am ready and willing to take the blame.

Trusting that I may hear further from you on the subject

I remain

Very truly yours

The Edison United Manufacturing Company,

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In replying ploase

65 Fifth Avenue,

NEW YORK, . August . ,15th.. . 188 7

Mr. T. A. Edison Newark, N. J.

.Dear Sir:. -

The .following iresolution .was adopted ;at :the meeting .of .the .Board :of Trustees held today, .viz.

" That -on .and ;after ;September lst.next, all goods supplied to .the .United Co. by the .various shops, :be furnished .a. .the iprices .now ruling.less .the .202 .allowed profit, except :in .the .case ;of .the Edison ;Maohine iworks, which is ;to .furnish the goods at cost of Manufacture .and that . in :the .event and whan the ’profits of the .United Co. paid to Bergmann & Co. and the .Edison tamp Co;, shall have exceeded that .which .would be represented by the .profit on their .proportion .of the .business .done :by :so .much .as their :loi:ses .have exceeded .their .due proportion, then .a. ire-rapportionmen't .of .the .in-' te rests :of .the irespeotive shops in the .United ;Co.shall :be .had ;on :the .basis :of .div-' .iding the .profits .and .losses :in .direct proportion .of :the ebusiness .done':.

A motion was :then :carried :that :this -iresolution lie .on the :table .until the .next meeting. :The .next meeting :of :the Board of Trustees will be held on Friday the ,19th. inst.;et :2,P-.Mi ■ ,Your .presence .is .earnestly .requested,

j .Very Respectfully

The Edison United Manufacturing Company, ^ / /

65 F^ifth Avenue,

replying please address

"The Edison United Mfg. Co." NEW YORK, . SQ.pt . 14.th..l887 . 188

Edward H. Johnson, Esq,

President,

#s 16 & 18 Broad St, City.

Dear Sir:-

I forward you communication from Gen. Huidekoper, Vice-President & General Manager of the Metropolitan Telegraph & Telephone Company, that will explain itself.

You are well aware, no doubt, that the plant they now have is based on the old lamps, and the figures given them are so low, that we stand to lose a small amount on the sale.

If you advise a further concession, please notify me, and I will act accordingly.

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Edison United Manufacturing Co.

C. E. Chinnock, Esq. Vice :Prest. 65 Fifth Ave.

Dear Sir:

I am informed that the lamps which you have furnished us require a current of 7-10ths. of an ampere and that you are making lamps of only 5-10th. of an ampere. 'As it is very important that we should have the .best lamps I beg to ask that .you will do what you can for us in this partioular.

Yours Respectfully.,

Vice Prest. & Gen. Mangr.

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The Edison United Manufacturing Co.

PAINE & FRANCIS, AGENTS.

...Sept, loth, l.>87

m . Personal.

T. A. Edison, Esq, ,

hare Edison Lamp Go. ,

East Newark, N..J.

Dear Sir;-

When in New York on the 13th ult. you will re¬ member that in Mr. Johnson's office ] spoke to you in regard to the «f» „ plant to the Bates Manff*. Oo. , in which we were to use 'l lamps and 103 20 c.p. lamps; that these lamps were to :w type. You explained to me that the comparative life '. P. lamps of the new type was in the ratio

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303 24 c. | be of the of the 13, 20 and 24

i order to bring the conver-

of lb, 18, and 22. j mention this . sation back to your mind.

Upon learning that these lamps were needed' b,y Sept, lbth you very kindly offered to give the matter your personal attention and see that the cutting of the caroons was commenced the following

1 was in wew York yesterday and was informed that they would be unable to supply the new lamp of these candle powers.

This sale to the Bates is a second increase from the orig- mal plant. On the first increase they were obliged to wait three’ weeks for lamps and at an interview with the agent of tne mill about the first of this month, he asked me whether we were goinw to have any delay in getting the present lamps. 1 assured him ’ hhere would be no delay t personal attention.

Will you therefore soon' we can have these lamps, next week.

i you were going

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to give the matter your

know oy return mail how ill be ready to start

Yours very truly,

Mr. Chinnock : --

The V/m. Strange plant was put in, I think, in 1881 or 1882. It was at the time when we were using 8 c.p. lamps and were working under the illusion that this lamp would give as much light as the ordinary gas burner. I think Mr. Moore was Manager of the Isolated Company at that time. The Gas Company, as soon as we started our plant, put in burners which gave about 20 c.p. illum¬ ination and made the 8 c.p. lamp look very weak. Mr. Strange dis¬ continued the .use of the pjdison light and this Conpany were en¬ deavoring to fix up a compromise w th him for a long time but failed and the plant was taken out about three years ago. I hardly think the facts of this case could have as much influence in Paterson as Schrobder seems to think.

J. Hut chins on,

B^MC

The Edison United Manufacturing Company,

65 Fifth Avenue,

In replying please addross

"The Edison United Mfg. Co."

New yoRK,.....0cto be r 10, . 188.7, . 188

Thomas A. Edison, President,

The Edison United Manufacturing Co., Llewellyn park, Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir: —

Your communication, criticising the United Company's inability to properly canvas thoir territory, I take the liberty bf answering direct.

Our agent for New Jersey ( Mr. Schroedor) allowed the Sawyer- Man Company to sell ten plants in Paterson, either because he was incompetent, lacked time, or the Sawyer-Man Company's agent succeed ed in convincing the purchasers that the system he represented was the best for the money. Mr. Schroeder ' s answer please find en¬ closed.

My answer is the utter impossibility for any one man unaided to properly cover a state like pew jersey. I have always thought, and do now, that the United Company should have a representative in every large city in the United States.

The plan of having an agent secure large and valuable terri¬ tory, more than he can possibly handle, and then coolly wait for the orders to come in, is a dead failuer, as a means to down the opposition.

What we want here is fewer policies and more agents, joined with a reasonable amount of ordinary, everyday common sense. When I assumed the duties of Vice President , April 1st, the Company

was behind at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000(. The shops 2 were assessed immediately, and it proved to me conclusively the time had not arrived to increase the pay roll to any great extent.

I tried in a feeble way to prove what could be done, by authorizing an energetic young man, engaged in the Telephone business, to can-' vas Long Island in his spare time, with the following result: 8-

In five months lie has closed nine contracts aggregating 3200 lights, in fact more than any other agent in the United Spates in the same time (outside of Messrs. Humbird & Gorton) and in the face of opposition from all sides, United States, Westingliouso, Sawyer- Man and Mather, one plant being under the shadow of the Sawyer-Man factory. I show this as a sample of what can and should be done .

If I am responsible for the vacillating policy, and plans adopted by this Company duringthe last six months, I am ready to admit myself a flat failure and told myself in readiness to step down and out with what little reputation I have loft. This hang¬ ing by a thread without proper authority or confidence, trying to smooth conflicting interests, I am heartily sick of.

While I have been with the Company forty thousand lights have been sold, almost' double for any corresponding period and at one- half loss. I have made no attempt to change any verdict the Directors may have arrived at concerning myself and ask that this be not considered an endeavor in that direction.

Hespectfully

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G- Bcnwrd,- tho energetic representative of tho Sawyer- aiaii#Conitiaiiyf lias been inn king a specialty lately of knitting mills and silk factories. Record has already been made In these columns of his success among tho knitting mills iu tho upper part Of the State. Just recently he has made a complete capture l atersan, N. J., where tho plants supplied and ordered numbo round two- dozen. Ho has lecelycd orders for an additional < llubts for the Phamix Manufacturing Company, Paterson: <; lights for tile Hnmil & Booth Manufacturing Company, 150 for

H. II. Froonmn & Co., 150 for Join. . . . for ,1,„ Crosoont

Mmmfnctnriog Cuni|iaiiy, 50 for Vroolnnd & Co. Mr UrnmnI " so . "iio. Is dOO light* ordoted tor tho lllohimlson SilK Com,, any, or Mtohlgnn. In Nmv York Htnto, Mr. Hornnrd'» lost list oom’ lirlsos 150 lights for Ainstordntn, N. Y.; 150 for Luwls Honwur,

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[ENCLOSURE]

UNION HARDWARE CO.,

SKATES, SKATE STRAPS, ROLLER* SKATES, CURRY COMBS, HANDLES, '

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The Edison Unit^jyMi lecturing Company,

FiftlfiA^nuef'

jr NEW York. Moves mb or . 12., . 1««7, . 188

Mr. Edison: --

I have delayed answering yours of the V tli inst in ordei' to .forward you enclosed statement of October' business. You will notice by it that we are earning at least $7,000 ,per monthf (41 plants closed, 10,400 lamp capacity as against, in 188(3, 28 plants of 4,600 lamp capacity) and that in itself should be a sufficient answer to predictions made by any one. Of course you are well awaro of the wild and awful prophecies uttered at my expense while at Pearl Street. Many of my friends holding their breath waiting for a grand and terrible collapse.

I have one man travelling in Maine and >rew Hampshire, another m Connecticut and a thrid one will start Monday morning through Hew York. A synopsis of what they report I will forward you with¬ in a day or two. I am in communication with a Mr. Shain of Chi¬ cago, employed by tlio United States Company, and I am quite cer¬ tain that he is an A 1 man in every respect. It has been reported to me that Mr. Y/arren owes all his success to this man's endeavor's Of course he is high price but if ho is the right man that will not deter my action. Mr. Griffith called on mo and I used my best on- deavors to have him cancel his engagement wi th the Springfield Gas Company but he held off, stating he could not come with us before January. I am in hopes of securing ono or two good men fro other Companies, as I believe- that men experienced, even at double the salary, are better than green men for immediate results. V/hile we are doing double the business over accomplished before at av lax-go profit, taking our October statement as a criterion, I am still of the opinion that fourntimos rate and the limit to the number governed by tho amount of money ^orders.

It has been reported to me by several outsiders that the westinghouso Company aro sweeping the V/est in the Central Station Ausness on the Cash Basis. I am satisfied that a concontx-ated eifort should be made to check this wholesale business on tho of Y/ostinghouse, if reports aro true; Kow would it do - bull by the horns" and give intending purchasers tho t ween a fac simile of the YVestinghouse converter i

and trust to tho intelligence of our agents to p:_. . . U11U

superiority of the Edison apparatus. Messrs. Eergmann & Liver have appointed a Conmit.teo to consult with myself and try and devise^some comprehensive scheme that will cause part of this bus- * . -'rt t0 this Company. I certainly would like to be in

mount (should be tho ' of plants that can be sold is expended in canvassing for the

s part ) take the the choice bet- stem and our own

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ideas eoncerningtlii s "branch of the businosi

Mr. Stern has cor ainly done very well in Pittsburg and 1%*- consideration of this success we have concluded to increase his

am2l he iflf allx0l‘ P8n»«ylvania West of the Allegheny 3,

ant, ii he will remain true I an quite sure he will accomplish P0 od work m the field allotted him. His spe cifi cati ons are certafnly veiy complete and comprehensive and I have written him to forward'

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llavinE one or two interviews with parties operating small central stations on the cash basis, I am convinced that one of the tnSm rKyS t°ib00m that Particular branch of the business would be 0 make existing small stations thoroughly successful. For in¬ stance,^ Mr. Marshall, having charge and being the largest stoeb- ii m a small central station in Laconia, N. H. , has just left oiiice and in that interview he states that ho has unlimited ^'at f\S !,S SSlllne for <?4-50 P°r M anci that he could place ghts (at the present time he has but 300 inoperation) and what ho. H^l0 S?l:L fcl’-° entire Plant to this Company , for 25* of 1-at he paid foi it, and in addition to that will furnish all power we require, up to 130 h.P. , free of charge for three years. It is and t° fefrain from buyiflg this entire plant myself

and taking a man or ordinary intelligence, send him-on niter e and Luld Wlth 3 little Judseniont, at least 20*

could bo made on the investment. If tins is a -ample of what other

\Vestin0r°lltlal Stati°fs have t0 Put VTP with, I do not wonder that ‘ Westmgaous?, or anybody else, are closing orders by the wholesale.

1000 lights yet I10 offe

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STAI 1? U E H T

OCTOBER

1887.

Amount ,

Installation sales,

41 plants, 515 Dynamo a* 10,484 lamps, Renewal Sales,

Fixture , Sale s,

Total all Dep ar tment s ,

$66,813.44, 35,460.25, 14.072.49, $116,346. 18,

profit.

$4,187.66

3,671.47,

_ 2,931.48.

$10,790.61

R u n n i

Expenses ,

Office salaries, §

Rent ft Jfousa Expense,

Stationary ft Printing,

Inspection ft Estimates,

Advertising,

A. H. Reoce,

Repair Shop,

Fixture Department,

Interest, account,

Travelling agents, not including salaries, Insurance,

1,525. 33

233.43, 558. 65 481. 11 198.08 378.88, 292. 94

229.44, 276. 92,

50.

26.52,

$4,251. 36.

Total collections month, 62,907.97,

Bills Payable issued month, 44,746.68, Amounts deducted from vouchers 71/2# as per agreement & credited to Profit ft Loss A/C,

Edison Lanp Co., $29(3.42

Edison Machine Works, 730.85,

Bergmann ft Co. , 906. 53. $ 1,933.80

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THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,

SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.

49.Dey Street,

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My Dear Edison:-

Since my meeting with you, and the other members of The United Company, on Friday last;I have given my whole thought to your proposition, and liberal as it is:as relates to compensation and control of the business, and much as I would like to associate myself with you personally, by becoming the head of so important a branch of one of your enterprises, I, find that my other business re¬ lations, my home life, and the duty I owe to my children, precludes the possibility of my accepting it.

I could write a long communication, multiplying my'^reasons for declining, but you know as well as I do, that werej i to under¬ take it, I should sacrifice every other interest for success, and this under the circumstances I can not do.

I appreciate the tender of the position to me, more than'‘l can express, and the fact of having been the first and unanimous choice of T^e United Company, is a compliment.;,, £. s'hW'l/rfot soon forget it, as it demonstrates that my past efforts in pioneering, were not wholly unappreciated, I beg however to, say, that if at any \ time occasion should require any special work) such as preventing _a competitor from, closing a contract for a plant in some-desirable terri tory, y6t>~ ard; .a^li!i>erwfe4S-?sg-,M- on and j I promise to give , <

,you my best efforts, either with.o^ without compensation; at

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To Tlios A, Edison, Ksq.

discretion. An as a further evidence that I. still retain my old time enthusiasm and convictions of the superiority of the Bdison Systems of. Electric Lighting, I will promise to sell not less than three Central Stations on your cash basis, before the first day of January next. Again thanking you, and through you, the other mem¬ bers of The United Company for the compliment you have paid me,

I remain

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Memorandum.

The enclosed letter was dictated on Monday last before I sent the telegram to you of that datejbut after further considera¬ tion of the subject I have concluded to not take Bold of the mat-

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The Edison United Manufacturing Company,

65 Fifth Avenue,

. pec -.-mber 21, 188 7 , |.

Leonard & Izard' i A. H. Keece's tei

State of Maine, Paine & Francis

Here is a list of the salaries and expenses in con¬ nection with our travelling agents: --

territory, one agent, salary, $2500.

expenses, 1500.

ritory, one agent, salary, 1200.

, _ expenses, about, 1200.

w. S. I’egcr s territory, travelling agent, salary, 1000.

Hughes & Browning's territory, W. A. Giles, salary, ' 93G.

n expenses, 1200.

" Oeo. H.Moseman, salary, 936.

expenses, 1200.

H. Cothron, salary, 936.

expenses, 1200.

I e>pect to secure the services of Mr. Slattery,

which will increase the expenditures- about. .'$4000. Making a total of, $17808.

In regard to the 7 1/2* will say that this was originally intended to make good loses but subsequently the matter was talked over and changed, and it is to be used on account of payments on cap ita 1 stock. At the last meeting of the Executive Committee it vas definitely settled sonthat the 7 1/2* is practically eliminated and cannot be considered as additional profits in connection with the business.

Mr. Johnson has forwarded me your remarks in connection with the transformer on arc light circuits. What do you think of the idea of making a drive for that kind of business, that is, adver¬ tising it in the technical papers?

The amount this Coup any nets from the plant sold by Mr. Mose- man, the agent that succeeded in closing a contract after being in our employ three days, is $150. Of course that would pay his salary and expenses for one month.

Truly yours,

1887. Electric Light - Edison Wiring Company (D-87-39)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the formation and operations of the Edison Wiring Co. This company served as the contractor for the installation of Edison electric light systems. Among the documents are proposals for wiring work at Edison’s West Orange laboratoiy and at Henry B. Auchincloss’ house in Llewellyn Park.

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The writer has been informed of your verbafc agreement with Mr. Bergmann re¬ garding the subscription to a certain nuniber of shares of the capital stook of this Co,, but in-as-much as Mr. Bergmann had forgotten the number that you were to take, I have been unable to notify you of the amount due on your assessments. Kindly advile me at your convenience whether it is five or ten shares, and I will then immediately mail you bill of assessments now due, and hold your stock ready for delivery pendititf the receipt of your check.

Very t|:uly yours.

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Dictated.

Mr. A. 0. Tata,

; 40 - 42 Wall St.., City.

; Dear Sir: -

Acknowledging the receipt of your esteemed favor of the 4th. inst.., I beg to state that my letter of Oct. 29th. was in accordance with the request of Mr. Bergmann, who, I am quite sure misunderstood the matter :of your subscribing to the stock of this Company.

Regretting that you should have been troubled with a request of this nature, without in the least meriting it, I am

Very truly etc.,

su-

TELEPHONE CALL, 1

EDISON WI^I-NGE0(

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12 EAST 17TI-I StR-EElijift

OPE ICE 65 Fifth Ave.NEW Y O R K, _ _.jN.o.v.emher..:.25,. _

Dictated. *

Mr. Chas. Batchelor.,

Orange, New Jersey.

Dear Sir: -

Enclosed. herein, we beg. to hand you .proposal and duplicate for wiring the Edison Laboratory located at Orange, N.J. You will notice that with the .exception, of a few flexible pendants, we have included no fixtures. This.was done simply .because we were unaware of what you required. .If you desire us to furnish the.f ixtures, kindly send us memoranda. of the.klnd or class you desire and we.will.be only too glad to send you suppllmentary proposal. Awaiting .your, advice, ..we beg to :be Very truly yours,

EDISON WIBINQ CO.

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Edison wiring CO., 05 Fifth Avenue,

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tle.w York, December 27th. , 1887.

Auohincloss, Esq.,

Orangs, fe j.

Dear Sir:- ‘

Being im possible to arrive at a stated .figure /or doing j ;! th3 wor'« required at,. war premises, located as' above, we hereby propose and agree to wjJw^sioh changes ait yo>v my direct on the fol-,

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Material supplied at market prises, plus cost of handling. ; • Labor at $4> P®r daSi °ar .fare to and from Ne.u York for I

each man employed per day, in. addition, j

This proposal contemplates, the placing imposition o/ switches, and plugs and to make connection with tubes, and the testing1 out ,of entire building. Where tests are imperfect the wiring will i be. put in proper condition for carrying the current, but where test- ; ing shows that circuits are Ur working condition, ttfey will.. be left | as found. This proposal however, do ei: not contemplate this Companys I assuming any responsibil ity /or the work placed in position by j

original contract and not altered in accordance with the Edison stand¬ ards.

111’., . Respectfully submitted, :

jj SDISON WIRING CO.

[Signed.] Frank M Kitohell

Seo-y. |

EDISON WIRPNG CO. !

Gentlemen: -

l . I .hereby accept. -your proposition ais stated in !

lithe above, and will pay .your bill when done.

|| Hespeot/ully ..yours,

j; [Signed.] Henry Bb Auohincloss.

Bated 31 Deer. 1887.

1887. Electric Light - Foreign - General (D-87-41)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the establishment of electric lighting systems in foreign countries. Included is correspondence regarding the lamp manufacturing concern in Berlin, Germany operated by Deutsche Edison Gesellschaft.

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ESTIMATE OB' 'LIGHTS*

PUBLIC BUILDINBS. Proposed

Mo. of Lights. Yearly Rental*

Governors Residence 100 <&£ 800

Colonial Hospital 60 District Hospital 30 Police Hospital 10 Jail I -30 Princess Building SO Police Barracks 30 English Cathedral SO Rom* Cath* Cathedral 30 All Saints* Church 30 Gov’t. Printing Office* 30

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INSIDE LIGHTS*

Public Buildings as per Schedule 480

300 1st rated Houses at 12 lights each 3.6O6

■sf 4,020

Maximum in use at one time 2-3 of total installed, say 2,700 lamps of 12 candle power*

2,700 in use for 3 hrs* nightly - 8,100

875 in use for 2 hrs.nightly - 1.350

9,450

9,450 ni$itly lamp hrs.X 365 -annual output of OUTSIDE LIGHTS

500 Street Lamps in use 10 hrs. nightly for 26 nights per month equal an annual output of

Total annual output of say 5,000,000 L HrsU

3,449,25G,L5Hrs

1.560.000 L Hrs 5,009,250

[ENCLOSURE]

I N ST.I D E LIGHTS.

Private houses only 3,600 at a maximum of 2-3 in use equals 2,400 lamps.

2,400 in use for 3 hrs. nightly - 7,200

600 in use for 2 hrs nightly 1T200

8,400 nightly L Iirs*

or an annual output for privaterhouses only of 3,066,000 lsnp hours* As the lamps are of twelve candle power this output equals 18*396 "Thousands" of Electricity, a "Thousand" feeing equal to the amount of light obtained from 1,000 cubic feet of gas or there¬ abouts*

MAINTENANCE OP PLANT*

Inside Lights 3,440,000 lamps hrs at 40 Watts -16. .Jj H*P*Hours.

Outside Lights 1,360,000 " " at 70 " 145.600 H*P*Hours.

329,066

Add loss by Transformers 5# 16.453

345,519

Add loss in Cables 10# 34.541

380,070

Add loss in Dynamos 20# 76.014

Total Annual Energy 456,084

To maintain this amount of Energy if the consumption of coal be taken at 3 lbs* per horse power hour, 520 tons will be necessary*

Coal say 550 tons at 26/(/'l^!^*^5 In

Oil and waste, 20# on above say^ ^ 150

Water, so

Superintendence and J.abour as per sohedtde 2,010

Office Rent say 'lOO

Director's Pees say 150

General Repairs to Plant say iqq

3,240

Contingencies add 10# . 334

Annual Cost of Maintenance cf 3.564

MANUFACTURERS OF MACHINERY AND TOOLS.

TELEGRAPH ADDRESS, SHARPE, PROVIDENCE. PROVIDENCE, R. I. JUly 13^ 1387,

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

104 Goerck St., New York, N. Y.

Dear Sir;- We have received a small order from "Deutsche Edison Gesellschaft, Sehlegel-Strasse 26, Berlin N. ,Prussia, Germany, "which they say they will remit us for on receipt of invoice. As we have no knowledge . of the credit of this concern and thinking you might be posted in the matter, we wish to inquire if their finan¬ cial standing is good. The present matter is a small one, but as it may lead to further business, we thought best to post ourselves now. If you will kindly give us any information in your power, you will very much oblige,

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1887. Electric Light - Foreign - Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company, Ltd. (D-87-42)

This folder contains correspondence relating to the affairs of the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Co., Ltd. Almost all of the letters are by S. Flood Page, secretaiy of the company. Many of them deal with jumbo dynamos manufactured for the Edison central station in Milan, Italy. Others concern improved Edison lamps shipped from continental Europe to the United Kingdom without the consent of Edison & Swan.

Approximately 90 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: meeting announcements; documents that duplicate information in selected material.

dear sir,

THE BOARD HAVE HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION THE QUESTION OF PAYMENT OF RENEWAL FEES FOR PATENTS. THESE ARE RATHER HEAVY, AS DURING THE YEAR 1887 WE SHALL HAVE TO PAY a' FEE OF £10 EACH' ON TWENTY EIGHT u.DI SON PATENTS. THE BOARD ARE OF COURSE MOST ANXIOUS TO MAINTAIN IN FULL FORCE ALL THE PATENTS THAT THEY ARE ADV I SED ARE, OR CAN POSSIBLY BECOME, OF VALUE. ' BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY TH INK THAT THERE IS NO USEFUL OBJECT TO BE GAINED BY MAINTAINING IN FORCE PATENTS WH ICH THEIR SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS TELL THEM ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE OF. ANY FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE TO THE COMPANY. BEING ANXIOUS HOWEVER TO CARRY YOU THOROUGH- -LY WITH THEM IN THE MATTER THEY HAVE INSTRUCTED ME TO ASK WHETHER YOU SEE any OBJECTION TO ALLOWING THE FOLLOWING PATENTS TO DROP- THAT IS,

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/yours very TRULY,

IRETARYi

TELECRAPHIC ADDRESSES.

. aMD F£BHUARY» .

s:. <:.

I CABLED YOU TODAY AS FOLLOWS: -

"HAVE BEEN EXPECTING LETTER REFERENCE YOUR CABLE CANCELLING LETTER NINTH NOVEMBER. MANIFESTLY SOME MISUNDERSTANDING ON YOUR PART.

IF YOU HAD ANSWERED OUR CABLE AND LETTER WITH REFERENCE TO DYNAMOS FOR MILAN NO DELAY WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. PLEASE WRITE YOUR VIEWS. EDI SWAN" WHICH I NOW BEG TO CONFIRM.

AWAITING YOUR REPLY,

YOURS TRULY,

J . Cov2 y

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SECRETARY.

T. A. EDI80N ESQ. ,

42, WALL STREET,

NEWYORK,

DEAR SIR,

I BEG TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT TODAY OF YOUR LETTER OF THE 24 TH JANUARY IN WHICH YOU CONFIRM THE TELEGRAM WHICH YOU SENT ON THE I3TH ULTIMO AS FOLLOWS?- ;

"EDISWAN LONDON. OFFER' CONTA INED MY LETTER NOVEMBER 9TH LAST AS TO ADJUSTMENT OF PATENT ACCOUNTS AND FUTURE PATENTS IS HERE- -BY CANCELLED. ED I60N.M

YOUR LETTER G0E8 ON TO 8AY.J- * 'SUCH A LENGTH OF TIME HAS ELAPSED SINCE I MADE THE PROPOSAL TO YOU THAT IN JUSTICE TO MYSELF I FEEL COMPELLED TO CANCEL MY PROPOSAL. ' •

YOUR LETTER IS BASED UPON A COMPLETE MISCONCEPTION OF WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE, OF WHICH PERHAP8 YOU ARE NOT AWARE, OWING TO YOUR

RECENT

ILLNESS* I FEEL 8URE THAT AFTER READING THIS LETTER YOU WILL SEE THAT THE DELAY HA8 ARISEN ON YOUR SIDE AND NOT ON OURS* IN YOUR LETTER OF 9TH NOVEMBER AMONGST OTHER THINGS YOU STATES-

" LORD ANSON THOROUGHLY UNDERSTANDS MY IDEAS IN RELATION TO THIS MATTER AND I WOULD SUGGE8T THAT YOU HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM ON THE SUBJECT."

YOUR LETTER OF 9TH NOVEMBER REACHED US ABOUT THE BOTH OF THAT MONTH AND THERE WAS A BOARD MEETING ON THE 23RD AT WHICH LORO ANSON EXPLAINED AT LENGTH YOUR VIEWS AND WISHES. AND LAID' GREAT STRESS ON YOUR DESIRE THAT WE SHOULD ENDEAVOUR TO SELL THE JUMBO DYNAMOS TO THE MILAN EDISON COMPANY AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO TO MILAN AND ENDEAVOUR TO EFFECT THE SALE IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WISHES. AT THIS TIME WE WERE DAILY EXPECTING THAT OUR LAMP PATENT CASE WOULD BE TRIED IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AND TH 18 PREVENTED MY STARTING FOR MILAN TILL THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER* PROFE8SOR COLOMBO BEING IN ROME, I HAD TO GO THERE TO SEE HIM; AFTER SEVERAL INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSOR COLOMBO, MR.LIEB AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY, THE ITALIAN COMPANY AGREED ON I6TH DECEMBER TO PURCHA8E TWO OF THE JUMBO DYNAMOS, PROVIDED THAT THE DYNAM08 IN QUESTION

WERE

OF THE SAME TYPE AS, AND COULD BE WORKED IN MULTIPLE ARC WITH, THE JUMBO DYNAMOS NOW USED IN THE MIOAN CENTRAL STATION, I LEFT MILAN FOR LONDON THE MORNING AFTER THAT ARRANGEMENT WAS MADE AND ON BOTH DECEMBER I SENT YOU THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAMJ-

" PLEASE CABLE WHETHER THE RESISTANCE OF ARMATURES AND FIELD MAGNETS AND GENERAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DETAILS OF OUR JUMBO DYNAMOS WHICH YOU HAVE IN NEWYORK ARE IDENTICAL WITH MILAN STATION DYNA-

FROM THAT DAY TO THE RECEIPT OF YOUR TELEGRAM CANCELLING YOUR LETTER OF 9TH NOVEMBER WE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR SOME COMMUNICATION FROM YOU.

IF YOU HAD ANSWERED OUR CABLEGRAM IN TOE AFFIRMATIVE OR THE DYNAMOS, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN A T TO YOU AT ONCE INFORMING YOU HOW MANY DYNAMOS WERE LEFT YOUR OFFER} BUT UNTIL YOU GIVE US THAT INFORMATION WE

-THER WE. HAVE FOUR DYNAMOS TO HAND OVER AGAINST PATENTS IF THE MILAN COMPANY WERE A

SHOULD ONLY HAVE THE OTHER

“TORS NOT HAVING ACCEPTED YOUR OFFER OR DONE ANYTHING IN THE MATTER, I THINK YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE DONE ALL IN OUR POWER TO ACT IN ACCOR- -DANCE WITH YOUR WISHES AS CONVEYED TO US BY LORD ANSON AND IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE UNFORTUNATE FACT THAT YOU D ID NOT ANSWER OUR CABLE AS TO WHETHER THE DYNAMOS WOULD WORK WITH THOSE AT MILAN THE WHOLE MATTER WOULD HAVE SEEN COMPLETED IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. PROFESSOR COLOMBO IS NATURALLY ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHETHER HE HAS BOUGHT THE DYNAMOS OR NOT,

BUT THAT DEPENDS UPON THE INFORMATION 1

i HAVE BEEN EXPECTING FROM

YOU AND WHICH WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED. I FEEL SURE THAT AFTER TH EXPLANATION YOU WILL SEE THAT THE DELAY HAS NOT RESTED WITH U8 BUT T WE HAVE BEEN Y/AITING FOR AN ANSWER TO OUR CABLE AND LETTER OF 20TH A 22ND DECEMBER AND THAT THERE Is THEREFORE NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD C -CEL THE OFFER CONTAINED IN YOUR LETTER OF 9TH NOVEMBER, 1886.

I AM, DEAR 8 I R,

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secretary.

CABLeo V0U A8 FOLLOWS ON 28Trt,; uCtimo:--: . - .5 '. 'i

'PLEASE CABLE WHETHER OUR JUMBO -ijVNAMOS^'l^wok^WITH •

MILAN DYNAMOS, ** : .

** MOST INCONVENIENT WE HAVE No' ANSWER OUR REPEATED * V

CABLES REGARDING OUR DYNAMOS WORKING WITH M I LAN ^DYNAMOS* PLEASE REPLY.- I AWAIT YOUR REPLY ON TH IS POINT AND TRUST TO RECEIVE It" IN THE COURSE OF TOMORROW. AS THE DELAY IN FUrN'ISH ING US WITH WE INFOR¬ MATION ,N QUESTION IS SERIOUSLY PREJUDICING OUR PROSPECT V BE ING ABLE

TO DISPOSE OF THE MACHINES IN. QUESTION -TO THE MILAN COMPANY^CVU^^,

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I AM, DEAR SIR,

YOURS TRULY,

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES,

Ztmdtms. . 3rd .March, 1887 . .

s.ur

T. A. Edison Esq.,

42, Wall Street,

New York...

Dear Sir,

I thank you for your cablegram received this morning as

f.ollows:-

■Your dynamos will work all right with those si at Milan. Edison*.

I write today to Milan and I have no doubt that in the course of a very few days I shall be in a position to communi- -cate with you telling you what we wish, done in regard to the dynamos, and carrying out the instructions of the Board as given , in November last, which would as I have already told you in a pre- -vious letter been carried out long ago but that we had not until today received any answer to our cables and letters with reference

to the machines at New York working with those at Milan.

I am, dear Sir,

Yours truly.

Secretary

SAMUEL INSULL E8Q.,

42, WALL 8TREET,

NEW YORK* U.8.A.

MY DEAR SIR,

I THAHK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 3RD INSTANT TO HAND THIS MORNING CONFIRMING YOUR CABLEGRAM OF 2ND INSTANT.

I AM VERY GLAD INDEED TO LEARN THAT MR. ED ISON IS RAPIDLY REGAINING HIS HEALTH.: I

YOURS VERY TRULY,

SECRETARY.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES.

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NEW YORK. U. 8. /

DEAR SIR,

;l THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 7TH INSTANT, CONFIRMING YOUR CABLEGRAM OF 8AME DATE 8TATING THAT OUR DYNAU08 ARE EXACTLY THE SAME MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY AS THOSE AT MILAN.

I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SEND YOU 8HIPPING INSTRUCTIONS FOR

TWO OF THESE MACH I NE8 VERY SHORTLY.

rel.ifcn. to this matter, \

) furry

Vhis 1 ■raves ns two r! •■-r'v' "'':cr: to ti;;..: -:.r. cwmoc ?,ii n ■„••[ •1-^.ny <•: nii^ Hi-' ti s ii Patent.; v hie; ionr.ation pi' 'the :on Com i

i'hn l)i7‘r;c or - ufP to pl'Of.GH:. 1. Vi.a- r.^y :• Irl pay y,n! t

you ' - v beet: pur. ■ In connection •.

i .ar:ri ■: 1;. Hew 'lor!: :m. to this Com- nken out since t>h»

you

O-.'T up.

si.ui.e in your account amount. to $11,215 which v.’e taJce i equivalent to *8812:8:8, but fran J)ds sum certain deductions have to bn made, for t.he fol 1 owingSHslj^&e h*v«

with Electrical

railways or gas engines you know this Company has

nothing whatever to do. I find from an analysis of your account together with that ox' Mr .Hand ford that on the patents via: Noe. 1019, 1022, 1882 , 3894 and 3961 there has been paid a sum -of

4?.

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a-8;x>y

We

We have sold altogether 3 of the JigoVtyiWos , but. aB ^Hat ^ich ws 8°ld for Holland war acme time ago we do r/-t take the price we got for that dynamo as „ criterion oi' the orice at, the present time. We hav* sold the two <V nemos to the Milan Owp&ny for i'laOO. We purpose therefore asking you to take CVSP our two’ dynamos which will be left after you nave shipped two to the Milan Company at the same price vis: *1800 and then we should, propose sending you a cheque for £210:13:6, making the total payment on our.

part equivalent t.o £2010:13:8.

fe- ■ • .1" :

f ••You "sire aware that some of the patents are 'not re-

-garded by the Directors ru; of any value to us in this country, but on the other hand we fully 'realise that you wish to deal with them as a whole and therefore we no longer ask you to allow 'us to take a part but re agree on the above terms to take the whole of the British. Patents that you have taken out sinpe the formation of the Edison Company excepting those which |^e'> numerated above and which have nothing to do with ol eci^fo'*Uf^ting.

I need hardly remind you that we lose a very con- -sid enable

My dear Sir,

It> has come to our knowledge that a number of your

new lamps have been introduced into England without going through this Company, and we have reason to believe that they have been sent into England by Mr .Dyer your representative at Antwerp. I feel certain that you are not aware of these lamps having been sent into England. You will however see that it is of the utmost importance to this Company, who have purchased from the BdiBon Electric Light Company the whole of their rights that your agent should protect our interests and .that everything that belongs to this Company and which comes from America should only be supplied to our order and through us. Keeling sure that you will assist . us in ascertaining the number of lamps that have been introduced into England and the persons by whom t^ey have been introduced, so

that

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES,

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that we may receive payment in full for the same and if necessary take proceedings against them.

I am. My dear Sir,

Yours very truly,

. tfSbntt

Secretary.^

W-tuffl/. 19th December.

T. A. Edison Esq.,

42, Wall Street,

New York.

My dear Sir,

I beg to acknowledge and thank you for your letter

of 7th instant. I am very much obliged for the conclusive answer

1 .

that you have made with reference to my belief that some of your newest form of lamps were being sent to England. I felt sure that in addressing you direct you would give me exact information, and so certain was I that you would do this that I have not raen- -tioned the fact of ray letter to you to my Board or treated it in any sense in an official way. I think it however only right to say that I did not write to you without mature consideration, and after I had satisfied myself that although I was not able to ob- -tain any of your new lamps some of them had arrived in England. All that I can say is that some persons in London had made promises which they were unable to fulfil as certain of your new lamps had

been promised to a gentleman in London who waB himself my infor- -mant.

I am glad you are doing so much business with the new lamp in America and I am sure that, you will also be glad to hear that our business is increasing in London and that there is every prospect of our turning this Company into a financial suc- -ce8s. We have been a long time about it, but it is difficult to exaggerate the state of confusion and mess in which the finan- -cial affairs of the Company were when the amalgamation was ef- -fected.

Again thanking you, lut^ Jjv a. %'iu^

I am,

Yours very truly.

1887. Electric Light - Foreign - Edison’s Indian &

Colonial Electric Company, Ltd. (D-87-43)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents by Charles Francis Stone regarding money owed the defunct law firm of Porter, Lowrey, Soren & Stone by Edison’s Indian & Colonial Electric Co., Ltd.

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i° Thomas A. Edison, 55*.

No, 15 Broad Street,

New York, June 7, 1887.

Dear Rir:-

I have received your favor of yesterday.

You will see by the enclosed copies of a letter from me to Mr. In- sull of Oct. 18, 1886, and of his reply thereto dated Oct. 18,

1886, that the enclosed account statesr-correctly the sum due by Mr. Edison to Porter, Lowrey, Soren A Stone in the Edison Colonial Co. matter. The account now' enclosed is made from a memorandum dic¬ tated to me by Mr. Insull on Oct. 18, 1886, in an interview which 1 had with him just before writing the enclosed letter of that date. As 1 understand, it, the facts are these:

Tinder the arrangement made between Mr. Edison and Drexel, Morgan * Co. Hr. Edison was to receive 65 per cent, of the net pro¬ ceeds of his British Colonial Patents, and Drexel, Morgan A Co.

35 per cent.

Hr. Lowrey's arrangement on behalf of our late firm with Mr. Edison was that Mr. Edison was to deduct 15 per cent, from the above 65. per cent, leaving 5Q per cent., of which one-third was to go to our firm.

On the formation of the original Indian St Colonial •Electric LigHt Co. of London a sum of -£35,00p in cash was paitl to DrexfeL,

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Morgan * Co., from which they deducted commissions and expenses, Mr. Johnson's 3$ per cent, and Mr. Oourand's 3, leaving a balance of <=£ 11,79.0, of which 35 per cent, was retained by Drexel, Morgan A Co. and the remaining Q5 credited to Mr. Edison, of which 3 of 5o per cent, belonged to our firm.

It was found necessary to subscribe for a portion of the shares of the Indian ft Colonial Co at £§., Mr. Edison's propor¬ tion was 724 shares and our firm's 3(32 shares, making in all 5430 on. 1086 shares. This amount was retained by Drexel, Mor¬ gan ft Co. out of the above cash Bonus. There was paid to the 10

Indian ft Colonial Co., however, only.i'2 on each share. This

was in the sumner of 1882. In December, 1885, when the Colonial

Co's, rights were transferred to the new •: Company, .. called the

Australasian Electric Power ft Storage Co., the full paid value of

these subscribed shares was reduced one-half,- thus making it

Unnecessary to make any further payments therein and leaving in

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to Mr. Edison and 3 to our firm - that is £z on Mr. Edison's 10

724 subscribed shares oT" -£l8l0, and £ 3 on our firm's 362 subscribed shares or -^905. The whole, however, was credited bV Drexel, Morgan ft Co. to Mr. Edison's account, thus making 3Ir.

our firm on December 31, 1885 £qob. Thi-s has

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never been paid.

Mr. Edison also received his 65 per cent, of the shares'of the Australasian Co., being 4225 shares. From this he deducted his 15 per cent, or 633 shares, leaving 50 per cent, or 3592 shares for division between himself and our rinn. The firm's 3 of this was 119V, to which was added 3 of the 1086 subscribed shares, making together 1550 shares which were -transferred by Edison to Mr. Lowrey and received by him from Mr. Insull ,1 ast March or April. A dividend of Vs. 6d. per share was paid on the Australasian shares reaeived by Drexel, Morgan & Co. and credited iy them wholly to Mr. Edison's account. This Vs. 6d. on our firm's 1559 shares has not been paid and is the item of i‘584 in our account now en¬ closed.

Mr. Insull fully understands the whole matter as you will see by the enclosed copies correspondence between us.

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1887. Exhibitions (D-87-44)

This folder contains correspondence concerning an exhibition at the American Institute in New York City. Also included is an invitation from the Belgian consul general asking Edison to serve on the American commission of the International Exhibition of Sciences and Industries to be held in Brussels in 1888.

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ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT,

AMERICAN INSTITUTE EXHIBITION,

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apart for you in this Department , and will be ready for you to arrange by. September -jlh. The Exhibi¬ tion to open September iith, at a P. M., by which time we trust you will be in complete order.

Inclosed Map gives approximately your po¬ sition. .

Yours, &c.: .. .

CHAS. WAGER HULL,

Geo. Supt. American Institute.

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

40 Wall Street, City.

Bear Sir:-

The Exhibitl on has been opened a week, as yet no evidence here of your exhibit; to you we have forwarded two notices that we were ready to receive your goods and that space had been a lloted to you.

Will you be so kind as to inform us when we may expect your exhibit, for the reason that the incompleteness of the exhibition is the cause of well and deserved complaint on the part of the visitors.

W9 are extremely desirous of getting exhibits into shape, and your individual exhibit when arranged for and placed^wili be not only a satisfaction to us, but T trust as well to you a benefit.

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CONSULAT GENERAL BELGIQUE.

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invitations have been extended -to the following personalities, vu

Hon. A. S. Hewitt, Mayor of New York.

Hon. Wm. M. Evarts, Senator.

John Newton, Esq., Commissioner of Public Works. I-I. D. Purroy, Esq., Commissioner of Fire Dep’t.

J. E. Simmons, Esq., Pres’t of Board of Education. Major General John M. Scofield, U. S. A. Commodore Bancroft Gherardi.

William A. Camp, Esq., Manager of the New York Clearing House.

A. S. Webb, Esq., President of the College of the City of New York.

Hon. W. B. Cockran.

Hon, Perry Belmont.

President of the Chamber of Commerce.

President of the Produce Exchange.

President of the New York Cotton Exchange.

Hon. Wm. R. Grace.

Hon. Carl Schurz.

Chief Editor of the New York Herald.

Chief Editor of the Tribune.

0. Ottendorfer, Esq., New York Staats Zeitung.

Dr. W. A. Hammond.

Anhauser Bush, Esq.

Gfco. F. Blake Manufacturing Company.

American Window Glass Association.

American Iron' and Steel Association.

Ansonia Brass and.'Copper Company.

Benedict & Burnljam .Manufacturing Company.

Also all the Belgian

Albert Bierstadt, Esq.

Carnegie Brothers & Company.

J. D, Cheever, Esq., (of the New York Packing & Belting Company.)

F. W. Cheney, Esq., Pres’t of Silk Ass’n of America. Chas. F. Chickering, Esq.

Robert M. Colgate, Esq.

Corliss Engine Company.

Chauncey M. Depew, Esq.

T. A. Edison, Esq.

H. F. Fairbanks, Esq.

Norvin Greene, Esq.

T. A. Havemeyer, Esq.

Holmes, Booth and Haydens.

Jl' T. Johnston, Esq.

Henry Lamarche, Esq.

A. S. Lacelles & Co.

Marvin Safe Company.

Dr. De Plasse.

The Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Company.

G. M. Pullman, Esq.

The A. Roebling’s Sons Company.

Richard P. Rothwell, Esq.

Rossiter W. Raymond, Esq.

G. Reusens, Esq.

Messrs. Steinway & Sons.

John Stephenson Co., (Mr. Delamatre.)

P. Wright & Sons,

Consuls of the United States.

Mr. Thos.'A. Ediron

City.

Dear Sir.

Please remit amount of entrance fee due by on , toe are anxious to close our aooounta. $23.'40.

you for apace at .eathibitit

1887. Fort Myers (D-87-45)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining to the maintenance of Edison’s home and property at Fort Myers, Florida. Included are property tax receipts; correspondence about the shipment of machinery to Fort Myers; and two undated ground plans of the Fort Myers property showing the location of Edison’s residence and laboratory along with the residence of his associate, Ezra T. Gilliland.

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1887. Glcnmont (D-87-46)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the furnishing and maintenance of Gienmont, Edison’s home in Llewellyn Park. Included are documents dealing with electric light system installation and with cleaning and other household services. There are also inventories of furnishings.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: estimates and bills for furnishings; a bill for furnishings purchased in 1882 by Henry C. Pedder, Glenmont’s original owner; duplicate copies of selected documents.

Related documents pertaining to miscellaneous household purchases can be found in D-87-07 (Edison, T.A. - Bills and Receipts).

ROUX & CO.,

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1 Revolving book case

2 Phonography

1 Aeolian organ

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2 sets of Curtains satin

1 Port ior«, one side satin other sido plush Window seat cushions •’> M2 octroi iars 1 Electrics lamp b Loathe r blotters

2 Leather blotter

1 Sewing basket

2 Rug

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Johnson Heat-Regulating Apparatus,

In New Yoke City and Vicinity,

No. ISO Broadway, Now York.

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Mr. Tiioniac\ A. Edison,

Dear Sir,-

Over a. year ago, you signed a contract with us, t hr ouch our Mr. Greenfield, to fit up your house in Llewellyn Park, with our temperature regulator, using a hana pur.® for confessing the air. We have endeavored through our agents several times to gain permission from you to install this apparatus. We are very anxious to get this done, as we feel sure that we could sake a warm friend of you; for the reason that you always appreciate anything good, even though it may not be your own, when you know that it is good , and we would like very much, through this cumin- winter to refer to you as one of our satisfied customers; and more than’that we feel assured that after having tneu the temperature regulator for a few weeks, you would find lou^ o. Uoage for the apparatus in tao other rooms of your house.

Trusting tuat you will either notify us to go ahead with tie work, or grant an interview with the undersigned at any time and place that yo.u nay name in answer to this,. I remain,.

YourE very truly,

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1887. Mining - General (D-87-47)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to mining and ore milling. Some of the items deal with Edison’s ore milling and ore processing machinery. Other documents pertain to the purchase of mineral samples. Among the correspondents are William E. Hidden, a former Edison associate; Witherbees, Sherman & Co. of Port Hemy, New York; and the Green River Zircon Mining Co. of Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine

correspondence regarding ore samples sent to Edison for assaying; correspondence offering to sell mining properties, minerals, and ores to

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[ENCLOSURE]

OFFICE OF

Geo. L. English & Co.,

JDmilcrs in j^iiicnils,

1512 Chestnut Street.

S'Llta.'LeJji.Lla,, £(. £. JL., june 17, 18£)7.

Mr. T. A. Edison,

for ri son , N. j. ,

Dear Sir,

Inclosed please find bill of minerals sent you to-day by express, as per your order of the 15th inst.

In regard to supplying you with specimens for a collection, would say that our facilities are the very best; wo have a large stock, and have experienced collectors gating material for us all the time, and as we got all our minerals direct from the mines we are enabled to sell them at the lowest prices. As vie have several specimens of each variety, of course there is a great range oi prices; if you would send us a list of what you will want we will bo pleased to give you quotations- on them.

Hoping that the lot stmt you to-day will oroXve satisfactory and that wo will hear from you soon again, we are sir,

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Dear Mr, Painter:

I have sent to Mr, Edison, Harrison, N* J. by Adams Express

the following named books:

	Vo Is	Title	Author	Date
Bound	37	Agricultural Heports		1847 - 1884.
	1	Public Domain	land Office	1884,
	1	Henry Mountains	G.K.C-ilbert	1877
	1	Geo, Survey	Powell	1880 - 1881,
	3	" Monographs	n	Vols. 4, 6, <6 8
Bound	1	Mineral Resources U,S,	Brown & Taylor	1867 - 1868
	1	N,W,VTyoming.	Captain Jones
	1	Annual Report Mint	DirectorBurchard	1880
Bound	2	Mineral Resources U,S*	Raymond	1869 - 1872
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Bound	a	•1,2, 3,& 4 Annual Report	Hayden	1867n-1870
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	1	Census, Precious Metals,	Clarence King .	1885,
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Ores

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Mr. T. A. Edison , A ' % 10 • 1887-

Harrison, N. J. ,

Dear Sir;-

fspmntio . hav® «ivan careful attention to1- procuring in-

11 i#r*S y°U W“nt f°r S°mo of tha rarer metals.

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Hoping to hear from you, we are, sir

Very truly yours ' 1

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Can ba applied to Pans and Settlers in all Mills, or attaehed to Stamp Mills.

Pntontod gjj»fc Ill®; 37»;3no; Specifications filo.1 in 1883.

potency of this tr attempts to utilize it have have been reached and ha

The cost for insulating each pan and settler will be about 85. (Patented Mo. 312,421.)

The cost of a dynamo will be from 8100 to 81,000, according to the capacity of mill and wire apparatus to apply the electric current.

Saves all floured amalgam and mercury, and can be attached and applied to any gold and silver mill at a nominal cost. Will more than pay its cost of introduction in saving of values every week it is used.

The electric current can be applied to any stamp mill by adding a large settlor to receive the pulps and slimes from stamp batteries and plates.

Mr. Brayton, of Banldn, Bray ton & Co., Pacific Iron- works, San Francisco Cal says in Dr. Bae’s pamphlet: ’ ■

" Thc application of electricity to the working of ores has long attracted the attention of metallur- for many years has been the subject of most profound study and investigation. The value and force in this connection has been universally recognized, but hitherto all (led. U ithin the past few months the results in the field of practical working been conclusive and satisfactory; and experiments have at last been crowned with success, resulting in a discovery the magnitude and importance of which can hardly be estimated the demonstration is on so extended a scale, and is so complete, as to leave no doubt whatever as to it practicability, as well as of its adaptation to all classes of ores that are worked by amalgamation ' $

“ This system is founded upon mechanical, chemical and electrical laws, and is not presented a- a theory, but as an accomplished fact, an assured success beyond all experiment. It is positive and certain in results, yet so simple as to be easily managed by persons of ordinary skill and intelligence, and com¬ paratively inexpensive after a plant is once constructed. It can also be readily adapted to the machinery ordinarily used m mills with but little change. '

" The loss ordlnarily occurring in the process of amalgamation, it is well known, is from the fouling of the quicksilver, rendering it sluggish and lessening its affinity and normal activity Many ores also carry bases that in thc ordinary course of treatment cover thc gold with a coating that resists the action of quicksilver, making amalgamation difficult and imperfect The action of the electric current cleans the gold and renders the quicksilver clear and bright. It also imparts to it a highly magnetic force, which makes possible under all circumstances a perfect and complete amalgamation.

“ In the process of stamping or grinding ores, quicksilver is floured and separated into infinitesimal particles, which arc rendered so light as to be held in mechanical suspension and float off with the water The vitalizing force of the electric current aggregates these particles and holds them together until tliev acquire sufficient specific gravity to settle y

“I” any system of crushing ores much gold is floured and reduced to such a degree of fineness that “ it will float with the current, and consequently does not even como into contact with the plates. The " difference between the assay value of ores and working returns is largely accounted for in this way.

“ The plan of running the pulp into agitators and there subjecting it to the electric current, makes “ Possible the most complete amalgamation and aggregation of the finest float gold, resulting in the largely “ increased product obtained by this system.

“ Even free gold, when found with sulphurct ores, is always more or less coated or tarnished by the " various bases, rendering close amalgamation impossible.

“ The small expense involved in the treatment of ores by this method also makes practicable its “ application to all low grade ores, on however large a scale they may be worked.”

EXTRACTS FROM BIRMINGHAM PATENTS.

" 1 he process of amalgamation is made more or less complete as the mercury is finely diffused tnrou-rii- " th* 1>U|P and lhe minmc metallic mineral brought into intimate contact with it. The mcrcury°so diffused is more or less in minute particles, known as • floured mercury,' which experience has shown to “ be. di,licult 10 aggregate or collect into mass and settle into its original fluid consistency. To surmount ' this obstacle, and to amalgamate the fine particles of valuable metals in the pulp, I apply the electrical " current, as hereinafter more particularly described.

" In the process of amalgamation, as in the practice in modern mining operations, the flouring of the mercury and the difficulty attending its aggregation or reunition are known facts, and as a consequent result in the failure to effectually settle and collect it, a double loss is experienced in the carrying away " not only of a large percentage of quicksilver, but of fine gold or silver, or floured amalgams of the same “ h 18 at this P°inl 'vhcre tl,e electricity is made available, and where in part the feature of my invention “ presents itself for by passing the current through the slime or pulp containing the fine floating particles ol gold and silver which arc then coated with mercury, their precipitation into mercury or amalgam, or “ t0 U,e bott°m ofl ia Pan or "“ta; is ^tcd. With this mode of collecting the floured mercury imd saving the float gold, no /other apprehensions need be felt concerning the losses by means of floured mer- t cmT tarred to, for it will be an object now in the usual amalgamating processes to thoroughly intermix " a"dblcnd mercury as far as possible with the pulp, after which it is thrown down by the application ' * of electricity into its regular amalgam. y PP Cat,0n

“ In applying electricity to the pulp a heavy current is best rather than sharp ones, and to apply such " cuIre,nt a larS® sarfa“ should connect from the wires. This may be accomplished by placing plates pro¬ vided with suitable conducting and distributing points in or on top of the pulp and connecting them with ‘ wires, thus affording a large metallic surface to receive the electric current from the wire and°pass it into

„ ,, " 1 “"! awal? that many attempts have been made to use electricity for amalgamation by passing

the current into tables, sluices, and other apparatus holding mercury-, the pulp, slimes, and water being

- coin!; offwbh Tfl rT v k “Tr fl0'V °f feed and diScharse' ,hus in Part lhc electric current going off with the flow of the discharged slimes and water, the sands causing an attrition and nassi " OVVbe mCrCUr>'' carrying away more or less of values, so that the various modes of electricity heretofore applied are imperfect and inoperative. 3

“ I apply the electric current to any given quantity of pulp, held, preferably, in any insulated anm- “ ratus, until each separate charge is fully and completely amalgamated and settled. The current is applied „ '° ‘hc P“'P °r Sl""a attd ,Cntcrs lbro“gh thc cntire raass- findinS ^ way out through the pan or settler, or passing out through the bottom of the apparatus which holds each separate charge that is under treatment " Gold is often difficult to amalgamate, even when it appears to the naked eye in a free condition ‘‘ but when examined by a microscope will show that it is covered with a film or glaze of oxide or other base, which prevents its absorption by mercury, and when in a minute state of fine subdivision with such coating, will cause the fine particles or precious metal to float instead of being taken up bv the merer- “ f0lh fine goId and racrc“r>’ attract 0!iide and sulphide coatings, and even globules of pure mcrcurv will by gravity roil oyer each other, the oxygen coating preventing their combination. Fine free gold and amalgam when held in water in a small bottle, will, when shaken, rise to the surface and remain on ton for months, but give die bottle a jar or shock, and down goes the metal, and will remain under water

“ intimately n " the floured

" electrode, su

singling or grinding the ore with mercury and subjecting the ore mercury to the action of a positive current of electricity, the positit ic slimes or pulp, the mercury amalgam being Anally deposited c ubstantially as described.”

pulp or slimes containing re electrode being in con- >r collected at the negative

yr * . * 10 ™°flouni* of tllc mercury throughout the pulp, as in the customary

“ he eleeLw SamfT’ kT * addUion ‘° thc ^rcgalion of the floured mercury by the use of the electric current after such flouring or the amalgamation is considered more or less complete and the pulp has been discharged into a settler ready for final settlement.

„ In an clcc,.ri1cil1 “ulerfor collecting floured mercury, the combination of a vat constructed of non¬ conducting material and provided with a metallic bottom with suitable insulated agitators, and means •• specified"8 “ C,,rr°,U SH lhC SC“1Cr "nd SlimCS' substaalia")' « described, for the purpose

.. ,*,*• “n cIec,rica’ sctllcr for collecting floured mercury, thc combination of a vat, provided with a

„ bo“om> and an a8i,!Uor constructed with alternate agitators, of conducting and non-conducting

material, substantially as described, for the purpose specified. G

i, r " Tbc.comb'inrUion of the annular bed or receptacle having a continuous copper lining or inner surface, horizontally revolving arms or wires projecting continuously into the contents of thc rec -ntacle anc ,tde?^ .“ons' through the , copper: surface: anti the,

a cathode and the latter combmcd stirrers and anodes, and the electric circuit is continuous through the ~y b°Tn ,hC conti.n,,ous|y-acting stirrers or anodes and cathodes, the float-gold be „g deposited thereby on the copper surfitce or cathode, substantially as described. >' b

in a"y Syftem °£ ^PPamtus for applying an electric current to slimes are

wn theyhaV° lcensG fl'?,n Birmingham Company, and all such parties same^vithout Sse'b ° dam<,se8’ lnc,udinS fuI1 Profits for infringing or using the

Theundersignpd states under oath, that from his experience in assays and metal- “ f1, 0 knows of no gold and stiver ore carrying sulphides and refractory bases that “ successfuHy treated under the full Birmingham system, which converts the ®f‘a .to ‘y l,ases nito sulphates and oxides, and with the aid of the electric current amal¬ gamates and 1 wives all the gold and silver down to near a trace of assay value, and at a cost of about 88 to So per ton, according to the cost of fuel and the size and capacity of *“ *** “ “,rr “ - Sworn to before me) MARK BIRMINGHAM.

November 25, 1S87. j

Benjamin Yates,

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ELECTRIC AMALGAMATION.

THE BIRMINGHAM ELECTRIC SYSTEM OF AMALGAMATION OF GOLD AND SILYER

Can bo applied to Pans and Settlers in all Mills, or attaohed to Stamp Mills,

Pnlonlml Ml,i' 20. 1880. No. 312. 121. - , • ,

Pntontou Sopl 20i 188Jj No 37(,;3aQ. Specifications (lied in 1883.

The cost for insulating each pan and settlor will be about 85. (Patented No 340 401 ■>

The cost of a dynamo will be from 8100 to 81,000, according to the capacity of mill and wire apparatus to apply the electric current. l ) oc mm

Saves all floured amalgam and mercury, and can be attached and mnliorl

stssKs; isssr ™ - - « •fi'saaaK

B"i*“ * °°- *** *» «», o»i,

“ potency of tins mysterious force in this connection has been universally re^w T l T ^ Ue and ;; attem r* to mili“ il h«ve Within the past few months the resulte in the fieW or practical ’"'k'"

^ sue" 'I,""11 haVC T C°nCl,USiVe 8nd a"d exPeriments°havc nTlast been crowned

with success, result, ng m a thscovery the magnitude and importance of which can hardly be estira 'teH ;; The demonstration ni on so extended a scale, and is so complete, as to leave no practicability, as wel! as of its adaptation to all classes of ores that are worked by amalgamation This system is founded upon mechanical, chemical and electrical laws and is not i

„ lh«ory, hutasan accomplished fact, an assured success beyond all experiment ' It is positive and certain in results, yet so simple as to be easily managed by persons or ordinary skill and intelligence and com parative y inexpensive after a plan, is once constructed. It can also be readily adapted to the m ch neT,' ordmanly used in mills with but little change. * P machinery

“ The loss ordinarily occurring in the process of amalgamation it is _ • r , , ,

'• UeItSi!Vel'' trcnd dinS “ S'USSiSh and leSSening itS affinily“d normal activity! JlTny ort abo

'■ c u cksiW maVinir mital!.TmritiC0U d Y0111!!0-111 °0*r thc g°ld with a coati"e «*•> «ta action of „ makm? amalgamation difficult and imperfect The action of the electric current cleans the

„ g0ld and rcadcrs ‘he Tfksi'vcr clear and bright. It also imparts to it a highly magnetic force wl ' h

makes possible under all circumstances a perfect and complete amalgamation 8 ’ h

mrl. , In d‘C prOCeSS stamping or grinding ores, quicksilver is floured and separated into infinitesimal

" CSiringfomeTl * “ ‘° * he'd in mcchanical SUSPansion and off with th“

The vitalising force of the electric current aggregates these particles and holds them together until ffiev acquire sufficient specific gravity to settle. b the>

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it is again" submerged'. " “ ^ " remain UnlU a"y impuls0 °r “ncussion is 8iv0n 10 wl>“>

in remoWnBdu!iI°lw tbC ff of dl 'composing flo“red mercury, I use the current of electricity to assist ,„r(=“-n ll‘rouS'> ‘he electric impulse on each particle, as the electric agency is passing ores are nrefer>l I S f pn?’ '° PrcclP"a‘c and amalgamate the small particles of precious metal, (The .883 and t mvyinvePr " T'f - my Rcissued Lctlcrs PiUcnt No' dated November 6,

the base and reTmZ T" forth Lctter* Fatcnt Na '29«,it6, dated April t, 1884), whereby suiphato and * w,,ich are ,hcn hLuss -

tl reagents, and the m

maj oc intermixed with the saturated ore and with any other necessary cliem- ouln difniwl tn „ charged into an insulated pan or other appropriate mechanical vessel, with the

ZLrvsaltaLanvlMV ?Z bei"S aSitatcd b)' an>' suitabl° mechanical appliances, the

ZZ - f, u y add‘t,onal chemicals required for the character of the ore under treatment are in-

[ENCLOSURE]

live current of electricity, the positive electrode being in cc amalgam being finally deposited or collected at the negati

' the floured mercury to the action of a positi ‘ tnct with the slimes or pulp, the ‘ electrode, substantially as describe

" lm alectrical settler for collecting floured mercury, the combination of „ „„ . . , . ,

materia', subsmufla"^ dracrite^^^ °f COndUCtinS and no"-“"‘l«cting

a cathode and the hitter combined stirrers and anodes and I °.1 n? " hereby the former becomes

ore and mercury between the continuouslv.nrfmo- * 1C * C?nC C1,rCuit is continuous through the

deposited thereby on the copper surface or hthod® substantially as describ“ >°dCS' th<! fl0!“‘80l<1 b°ing

Sworn to before me ) MARK BIRMINGHAM.

November 25, 1SS7. )

Benjamin Yates,

yolanj Public ,V. Y. Co.

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1887. Mining - Edison Ore Milling Company, Ltd. (D-87-48)

a Jn-S f°!?er contains correspondence regarding the business of the Edison Ore Milling Co., Ltd. Among the documents are letters pertaining to Ocean Magnetic Iron Co. stock and to Sherburne B. Eaton’s claim for money he loaned to the ore milling company. The documents also include Edison’s resignation as president and director of the Edison Ore Milling Co.

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EATON & LEWIS

• EQUITABLE BUILDING)

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Edison Ora Milling Oo.,

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,

Dear Sir:

Referring to my claim against this Company, and to your letter to me dated October 29, 1285, wherein you stated that my claim would be settled as soon as the Company had any money, I beg to inquire whether the money which the Company is like¬ ly to soon receive from the Ocean Company cannot be turned over to me in part payment of my account. Win you kindly let me hear from you on that point, and will you also please favor me, if not putting you to too much trouble, with your views as to when my claim will be likely to-be paid.

It may be proper for me to say that I began to advance money on Aug. 24, 1881, and that the statu te^imitations will soon begin to run on my claim. Ir my claim is not settled before long,

I suppose T m»st ask you to put it into such shape that it will not expire by statute.

Very truly yours,

THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.

CABLE ADDRESS:

11 XYDSUN NEW YORK.”

Schenectady, N. Y., - AtfliL-8S.th . 1887 . _

AvO.Tate Esq,

CtO T. A. Edison Esq,

40 Wall St. New York.

Bear Sir,

I have your favor of 25th. inst. with relation to the Ocean Magnetic Iron Co. and their relations with the Edison Ore Milling Co.

Will you please look up the contract between the Ore Milling Co. and Bell & Co., as I want to look into the matter when I am in town on Monday.

Yours very truly

Edison Ora Milling Co,,

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.^rasidant,

Dear Sir;

Please Je^ina call you? attention to my latte or Feb.18, 1887, regarding my claim again.t this qompany fpr cash disbursements. I have received neither answer nor acknowledgement,, As stated In that letter the statute or limitations may rpn against my claim in a Tew months, and I would be glad to get It into goo* shape as will prevent its being outlawed, ir you will Tavor me with an answer to my letter, I will be much obliged. Believe me to remain.

Very truly yours.

EATON 4 LEWIS

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Edison Ore Mining Company,

T.A. Edison Esq., President,

Dear Sir:

1 to acknowledge the receipt of your valued favor of the 7th. inst. stating that as r^ga^s my claim fegaimsti.thleiOtwpany for money lent, you will attend to. it shortly. Without wishing to appear to be impatient, I neverthel ees trust that I may hear from you without further delay. .Hoping you win be able to give the matter your attention soon. I beg to remain, dear air,

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Dear Sir:-

A Special meeting of the Board of Directors of The Edison Ore Milling Company, Limited, will, bo held at the office of Mr.

John 0, Tomlinson No. 40 Wall Street, Now York City on the [day of 1367 at ff such day to authorize

the execution of the new contract with Mr. Edison and to authorize the issue'of the increased stock of the corporation.

it iu very important that a full Board should be present. Yours respectfully.

]ret ary.

Thomas A. Edison Esq.

Llewellyn Park.N. J.

1887. Patents (D-87-49)

This folder contains correspondence to and from Edison’s patent attorneys and agents, along with other letters relating to domestic and foreign patent applications, patent litigation, and other patent matters. Also included is a letter from the solicitor general of the United States concerning litigation against the American Bell Telephone Co. Among the correspondents are attorneys John C. Tomlinson, Richard N. Dyer, and Lemuel W. Serrell.

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DUNCAN, CURTIS & PAGE,

January 14, 1887,

Richard N« Dyer, Esq.

My Dear Dyer:- .

X have examined the Edison Telephone Repeater case and return same herewith.

If you filed in '84 you are too early for us. Our ear¬ liest available date is nearly a year later.'. Under the circum¬ stances I suppose we can do nothing further, in the interference, that will be. of advantage to our case. Should X make any move I will give timely notice, but I ean see nothing more that I can do but to let the case gxx. * ; ^ j

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Thomas A, Edison, Esq. ,

April 18,1887.

Fort Meyer .Florida.

Bear Sir:

I am charged in my official capacity with the conduct of the suit recently instituted in the name of the United States vs. The American Bell Telephone Co. , to test the validity of patents Nos. 174,465 and 186,487 granted to Alexander G.Bell, and dated respectively on the 7th of March 1876 and on the 15th of January 1877. It is claimed on the part of the patentee and his assigns that these two patents cover sub- stantically the entire art of telephony , arid under them The American Bell Telephone Go. has claimed and thus far secured the monopoly of telephone operations throughout T the- country.

It is import ant, there f ore ,to ascertain all the facts con- nected with their grant and issuance, in order that :the Govern¬ ment may inflict no injustice in’the prosecution of the suit which is commenced. The information on that subject now be¬

fore this Department induces a grave doubt as to who in reality invented the telephone as to whether or not the credit

Thomas A.Edi son, Esq. ,

of having done so ms rightly awarded to Alexander G.Bell in the judicial and other proceedings through which hitherto the exclusive use of electricity in telephony has been maintained . These questions would seem to have been presented and decided in favor of Prof. Belt in two contests to which you were a party .namely: in the suit of The American Bell Telephone Co. vs. Peter A.Dowd.and in the telephone interferences had in the Patent Off ice. but from some facts connected with these cases, it would seem that they -were, both conducted in the interest of the claimant of the Bell patent and that the. decisions rendered in them would not be entitled to be considered as the result of hostile contests on the issues involved. It ap¬ pears as a matter of record in the Patent Office that pre¬ vious to the adjudications had in the cases referred to, The American Bell Telephone Go. had become the owner by assignment of all the patents issued to you and applications for patents filed by you which were involved in the interference proceed¬ ings .and. this seems to be true also as to most of the other parties. so that in fact The American Bell Telephone Co. had the right to control the entire controversy.

In order to enable the counsel for the Government to

Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,

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judge intelligently in this regard.I would desire, if con¬ sistent with your sense of propriety, to have answers from you to the following questions: ■ First. Were you a real party in interest to the Dowd suit or to the telephone interfer¬ ences, or were you a mere nominal party and represented by the Western Union Telegraph Go. or the American Bell Telephone Go? Second. Did you have any active personal connection or supervision of these case 3, or either of them? Third. Did you employ and pay counsel to represent you, or was the counsel who appeared for you employed and paid by either of the Com¬ panies referred to?

The Government is not prosecuting this suit to impair of advance any individual right, but solely for the public benefit, which consideration, as mil as the interest of science .requires that it be known what inventor developed the telephone , and whdther or not any one has iuch right to such monopoly as to exclude the claim: Of all other people of the United States.

It is assumed that you can possibly give most important information upon all these questions, and I respectfully re¬ quest that you -will have the kindness, if you may consistently

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and conveniently do so, to furnish me such as you have, as much in detail as you can find time to give it, and should I he of the opinion upon receiving it that it is necessary to do so,

I will send one of the Government counsel to Florida to take your testimony in legal form, if you have no objection to giving it.

I should be glad to hear from you at your earliest con¬ venience.

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I started in to cross examine Mann yesterday in the fibrous-carbon suit. I remembered your saying that Cheever knew all about the original application. I asked Mann what Cheever had to do with it, and he said he "thought he had something to do with it , but of course could not remember just what". I called

on Cheever at 5 o'clock, and he told me the whole story. I remain¬

ed at his office until late making notes and extracts from his pap¬ ers; went there early this morning and worked until 1 o'clock when I had to cross examine Mann again. In the meantime Cheever had told the Sawyer-Mann people in order that he, Cheever, might not gift into trouble, of what I was doing. Mann is very much broken

up, so is Broadnax & Bull. I have got at the bottom of the con¬ spiracy and know the entire truth. There will be some very inter¬ esting developments. I will see you about this personally, just as ‘ soon as as I can get time.

I do not profess to be fond of work, but for the last two months in the language of Mr. Evarts "my labors have been ar¬ duous and protracted. mJin tniUnm". i feei rather jubilant this .

afternoon at the result of my work, and I believe we are going to win all along the line. Yours sincerely,

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You may remember that some time ago you gave me a copy of the English record in the suit on the Filament patent. I have been recently reading the decsion of the English court of ap. peals in the case on the Sanyer-Mann patent. I think you mentioned once that you had a copy of the record in that case also; if you have will you kindly send it in to me as I am very anxious to examine the testimony. 1 consider it important to the proper trial of the case here that I should post myself in regard to the testimony in the Ehgf lish suit on this Sawyer-Mann patent.

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My dear Mr. Edison;

I have Mr. Hand ford* s letter of the 7th inst, with your request for our reason in making the change in sending two cases to Messrs. Harris & Mills rather than to Mr. Handford, also Mr. John¬ son’s letter to you on the subject.

The two patents referred to are those on the pyro-magnetic gene? rator and motor. Before preparing the English cases we had received the actions of our Patent Office here and had carefully examined the publications referred to by the Patent Office. We felt, therefore, that we were well acquainted with the state of the art and that no examination in England and revison of our papers was necessary. You know that we liave formerly sent your cases to Mr. Handford for the purpose of having such an examination and revision made bu£ in view of the particular circumstances we did not consider that this extra ex¬ pense would be justified. After discussing the matter with you, you agreed with us and gave your consent to the sending of these cases to our regular agents.

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what we considered an unnecessary expense. Harris & Mills, with whom we have done business for years, and whom I have known in business for at least ten or twelve years, are careful and reliable men. We have always been satisfied with the services of Mr. Handford and believe him to be everything that Mr. Johnson claims for him.

With regard to the Gouraud matter referred to by Mr. Handford, you know that Col. Gouraud had entire control of the cases and we did no tiling more than send him the papers. Col. Gouraud never asked our advice about English solicitors and we never volunteered it^We

can see nonsignificant in the remark Mr; Handford states Col. Gouraud made to him.

A» our instructions fra, you stand at ft. present time we expect to scud future cases of yours to „r. Handford unless you generally or in some paricuia, case instruct us not to do so. „r. Handford Has no

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1887. Phonograph - General (D-87-50)

This folder contains correspondence concerning the manufacture and promotion of the phonograph and the organization and management of domestic phonograph companies. Some of the documents pertain to the formation of the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co. and the liquidation of the Edison Speaking Phonograph Co. Among the correspondents are Uriah H. Painter, a stockholder of the Edison Speaking Phonograph Co.; Ezra T. Gilliland, general agent of the Edison Phonograph Co.; and Edward H. Johnson, treasurer of the Edison Speaking Phonograph

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My Dear Mr. Painter:

A friend of mine has Juet returned from a call on Mr. Tainter of tho G|i<^phon8 instrument.

He hays that Tainter tells him that he is hard at work im¬ proving his Instrument; that he works on it night and day; that he has improved it very considerably, and has adde.d-several important I 1 things to it, not changing the general groundwork of it, but to

improve the mechanism. He also says that he has made a machine for Comae reial use of a double nature by which two cylinders are run, and the merchant tan keep one and send one off, by which means there : can be no controversy, er in other words a copy ef the matter is

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Some time ago you wrote to me and stated that Mr. Edison de¬ sired to have a meeting of the Phonograph Co, oallod for the pur¬ pose of making some changes to oblige him, I wrote opposing the calling of the meeting until we' had a majority of the stock to vote whatever you and he and I agreed upon,

I offered however in case that you chose to chance it on get¬ ting left in the minority to give you ray proxy which would cover nearly if not quite :one half of the stocjf,

you did not acc.ept that offer, nor did you send me the pro¬ posed programme,

I do not know what has been done by you or Mr. ?Edison in the last sixty days towards getting the stock to control the old Co,, but X am now ready to vote on' 10,300 shares, exclusive of the 1,800 owned by Mr, Edison, Col, Reiff and yourself,

9,801 shares are a majority of all the stock entitled to vote. X am in favor of creating, a new Company to whom shall be as¬ signed our contract with Mr, Edison, and the purchase from him by the means of additional stock or money of the toy and clock con¬ tracts, which have lapsed and fallen back into his hands#

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Mr. Hubbard has sent his resignation as president and Director of the Old Company to you, as I am now informed.

Will you please confer with Mr. Edison at once and arrange for a meeting the last of next week bearing in mind that it takes ten days notice to the stock holders to make a legal meeting.

Ihere is no necessity for calling a meeting of the Board as all it could do would be to submit recommondatuons to the stock¬ holders which we can just as well submit without the intervention of a Board Meeting,

Mr, Hubbard authorizes me to say to you that you have author¬ ity from him and in his name to call a meeting of the stock-holders, you of course sighing as secretary, by direction of the President.

Please urge Mr. Edison to give this his immediate attention, as

I cannot learn that any steps have been taken by him to prevent the

infringement of his patents by the Western Electric Company who are

making three hundred for the graphophone Co. of Washington, or by a Company that I ~)

^new understand firom Mr, Gilliland that he has organized to manufac¬ ture them in New jersey at some place that I now forget the name of.

If it will expedite matters any I will agree to meet Mr. Edison Mr* Batchelor, Col, Beiff and yourself at any time as we five con¬ stitute a majority of the Board of the Edison OP., which Board you

no doubt recollect was elected by you and I to carry out the agro'e- ments made with Mr, Edison prior to your going to Europe for him on the Telephone business*

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My Dear Sir;

I have your endorsement upon my letter of 11, 30,

1 do not concede that the phonograph patents in this country are void,

I do not know except as you now tell me what you thought or what you are doing,

X do not know- of any insinuations of dishonesty that have been made against you.

None have been made in my presence, nor to me,

I have no desire to see Mr, Tomlinson or to make his acquaint¬ ance any further as it has neither been pleasant nor profitable to me what I do know of him,

I do not know of any reason oiwoawfch why you and I cannot ■ transact any business that we might have without the intervention of any lawyer.

You say that if I will have Tomlinson explain the whole sit¬ uation, I will see that •Yo.ujhave been treated outrageously J

I do not understand who is meant by “You",

If you mean the Old Phonograph Co,, X can only reply that it consists of seven directors, a majority of them put there at your :

Five of the seven are as follows:

Thomas A. Edison,

Charles Batchelor,

Edward H. Johnson,

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0* H, Painter,

If you will show me one instance where they have, acting collett ively, done anything of an outrageous nature, or in fact done any thing except under your directions, I will make you a present of my stock, . . • '

There is not one of those men who does not have an unimpeach¬ able record as having been and sire today your friends against the world.

There is not one of those men who ha^e not .shorn in the past their willingness to go it blind for anything that you wanted go far as 1 know, so that I come inevitably to tlie conclusion that some one has> wickedly misrepresented their action to you.

Now about myself. There are some things that are dearer to me than money,- and mne of them , 4s my ^gjpreputation for fair dealing*

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If I have ever before been charged with having treated any one outrageously, I never heard of it.

If you will establish any specific outrage, that I have com¬ mitted against you, I will present you with- a majority of the stock in the old Company,

I have been very particular recently .to express no opinion whatever except what I expressed in a. letter to Mr, Johnson, which he forwarded to you .with my consent.

There is certainly nothihg in that letter to which you can take exceptions, unless you do not concede to me th.e right to differ with you under any circumstances on -a legal point.

There is one thing, in view of your letter, that I want you to frankly state to me now, and that is , if I have ever acted other than thoroughly just to you in every transaction or relation I have had with you* '

Second, Since we succeeded. in getting control of the old Phono Co, is there a single act. of that Company of which you complain?

■Whether I ever make any money out of the Phonograph or not is a matter of minor importance with me.

Last September when. Mr, Johnson wrote to me and stated that you wanted to have a meeting of the Company called for the purpose of submitting a reorganization scheme, I replied by return mail

telling him that he could have my -proxy jjal though I did not know what he wanted with it^but telling him that he would make a mis¬ take if he called a meeting without being sure thatbhe had a ma¬ jority of the stock.

To show my. confidence in him and in you, I-’did not even ask what your programme was.

I shall be very sorry if nothing comes out of the Phonograph of a pleasant or a profitable nature. I shall be sorry on Mr. Johnsons account because of the faith he has always had in it and in you. It was so strong at one time that he took all the m ney he had in the w.orld and put in to. help buy out stock enough to con- trol the Company, with the beliof that as soon as the control of the company was put into your hands, you would again take it up and develop something out of it,

I can stand disappointment for I am used to; it, I have a private cemetery into which I turn down my disappointment and losses, and I can if necessary tuck the old. Phonograph away into a .quiet corner and soon forget it, bu4 I have no room for the lodg¬ ment of a charge that either the Company or myself have treated you outrageously in any matter on earth.

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Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N, Jr IJy'Dear Sir:-

Your favor of IS, 5, reached me on the 7th, and I have delayed answering it to get a copy of Mr, Hubbards letter to Mr. Johnson, in which you said he insinuated dishonesty on your part.

As I now understand your position, the only outrage that I have committed upon you is in declining to accept your proposition.

Am I correct in this? and that you have no other cause of com¬ plaint against me or against the Company,

When I asked for an interview with you and Mr, Johnson on the 27th of last month, you referred me to your lawyer, so you cannot complain that I have not volunteered to come to see you under those circumstances.

The question of the validity of the Phonogrpah patents is a question that can be tested and if necessary and an act of Congress can be had to revive them,

I do not agree with *ou that there was any insinuation in Mr. Hubbards letter to, Mr, Johnson.

Mr. Hubbard has been your friend and admirer all the long

years that I have known him.

I do not think he has ever done anything of which any one can complain, except when the Bell crowd got up the impnoveroents on the Phonograph, and started out on the theory that the Edison pater* were void, in order to prevent, their proceeding on that basis he took a small amount of stock in their Company, and went in to oppose and has up to this time successfully opposed anything being done by them in violation of the Edison patents, unless we abso¬ lutely refuse to make any terms with them whatever, which under your directions, we have so far refused to make,

They are willing today to recognize the validity of your pat¬ ents, and to pay a royalty for their use.

If they do not question them, you certainly cannot,

Mr. Hubbard took the ground that you were entitled to all the honor and profit that there was due from the invention of the fundamental basis of the phonogr ph,

Mr, Hubbard is worth several millions of dollars, and I think is incapable of doing anything by insinuation, or from greed.

Ills letter to Mr. Johnson was intended to disavow having any idea that you were knowingly doing anything that from your stand¬ point you did not consider you had a right to do.

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He desired to pave the way for a friendly interview and dis¬ cussion of the matter, and when he afterwards made up his mind t that the proposition that you made to him war; not not in your in¬ terests or his, as. being the best thing that could be done, he again asked for an interview, and on a failure to receive any re¬ ply from you felt that he had not been treated properly by you, and immediately resigned, from the Old Company, both as President and Director.

•Am X to understand from your letter to Mr. Johnson, which he gave to Mr. Hubbard, and which X have now a copy of, that you take the ground there are no patentable improvements in the phonograph you are now making, and that any one is at liberty to make it so far as you are concerned*

You complain that X did not accept of terms that you offered to go into the new Company, and in the same breath admit that you did not expect to have me go in on these terms, but there was anoth¬ er basis of which I knew nothing, .

I was requested by Mr. Johnson to do nothing in the matter until you had an opportunity to retire if possible on a basis of your own the minority stock holders, who behaved so badly in 79, that you desired the management taken out of their hands,

I have given you every opportunity to make a trade with them

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ancl I should judge from the fact that Mr* Cheever is now claiming to have nearly enough stock to control the old company, and is trying to get somebody to help him to make war upon you, that you have failed to get rid of the objectionable men in the old Company I now earnestly desire that some basis for a continuation of the monopoly of the Phonograph business be had, and can only re¬ gard the present situation as fatal to your best interests and in¬ jurious to those of others*

I think it has been unfortunate that you should have launched out to the extent that you have without any consultation v/ith me, or as far as X can ascertain, v/ith Mr. Johnsonr§.nd if there is any thing that I can do to mend matters I shall be glad to do it*

Yours truly, _ *

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THOMAS A. EDISON,

E. T. GILLILAND,

Edison Phonograph Co.

19 Dey Street,

New York, Dec.l0,iu87.

l.tr.T. A. Edison,

Orange ,N.J.

Hy Dear Sir:

. I want to get out a descriptive pamphlet; .1 mean to have it first-class, and want the pamphlet to give a short history of the Phonograph. I am going to' arrange' with Geo. Parsons Lathrop to write this up and I want to furnish him all the data possible. Cannot you help me to it , or tell me where I can find it. I will of course sub¬ mit the proofs of this pamphlet to you before having them printed.

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19 Dey Street,

New York, Dec. 14,1387. •

Mr, Thos, A, Edison,

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IS/. Dear Edison: -

I have tried to set out to your house some night to get your approval of the Agency contract, i find, however, it is necess¬ ary for me to work every night in order to keep up my office work.

As it now stands the cost of the apparatus to the selling Agents will be about 530.00 and the selling prioc has been fixed at 580.00.

It is equivalent to 50£ discount from the selling price. I have drawn up a contract on this plan, and have submitted it to several good non who propose to become agents for us and they are all satis¬ fied with it. According to the plan we first adopted, as sot forth in

W contract, the selling Agents profit is determined by a sliding scale

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dependent upon the cost, and it is ' therefore heveiyrilike. It places us at a disadvantage with the selling agents, giving them all the ad- , vantage of any saving that we may make by improved facilities, buying material cheap, etc. The contract provides tor giving this benefit to the public by a reduction of the selling price, but of course 7/e v/ould not want to reduce the selling nrlce $.50 or $1.00 at a time.

I suggest that we adopt the plan of fixing the selling price, and

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agree to give to the Agents, 50SS discount upon the apparatus and 25#

UDon supplies. As the sale of the suoplios are guaranteed to the sell- 6 i/i*

ing Agent, and as Vi 'ey are a running expense against the use of the Elio nograph, he should not receive so much profit as upon the sale of the apparatus. ‘ • .

There is a clause in the contract which provides for not only changing the list or selling price, but provides for changing the dis¬ count, consequently, if this plan does not work well, it can be chang¬ ed. It will be satisfactory to the selling, agents and 1 think it would, bo to our advantage to adopt this plan. I enclose a copy.

You will remember that 1 told you sometime ago that X had certain notions as to how the Phonograph should be made. I have been working along on it nights and at odd times, and am making one of them, iff x( works all right, I will show it to you; if it docs not I will drown it.

Everything seems to be going all right at the Factory. There is no use making apologies ar.*l explanations to you, as no one knows bet¬ ter than you do, the delays and disappointments in the manufacture of a new article and the starting of a now Shot cry 1 Do not forget that in. this ease we. are doing? both. iVe are doing the best we can.

Yours truly,

Edison Phonograph Co.

19 Dey Street,

New York, oec. ic, iaa7.

Mr, T. A. Edison,

Orange, M.J. l-tr OCfi Edison:-

I mst say to you that I am awfully disappointed in the message whioh Teppari brought to me the other day. V/hat ever harm has - been done, has been done, as the instrument which 1 referred to has been completed in all its details and the model partly finished; and I want to assure you that in doing this I have in no way ncgieet<xUor delayed the work, in the Factory. I am out of my house early in the morning, making a short call at the office, spending all the balpinee oi the day in the Factory, and attending to all of my correspondence at night. The work of designing this Machine has been done between the time the Stenographer leaves at night and my bod 'time..

This is the first opportunity 1 have had to do any work of this kind. If the Machine is better than others I should think you would want it. If any of your workmen should produce a superior UaMvine, ynu would not hesitate to adopt -it. Surely, I must be entitled to’thc same consideration. The present form of Machine .that'; wo arc at work •' upon in Bloomfield, would np&-=compare favorably in ary resnoct with : the Graphophone, and I have*' never felt that you would put it upon the market in that condition.-' certainly, we are capable of producing a

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Machine superior to the Graphophone, and knowing you as well as I do I X3lt perfectly sure that you would never allow the Machine to go out if it was not equal to the Graphophone; and I believed that you would leave nothing undone in order to produce something superior, and it was witKthc desire to do rry part toward bringing about this end that I have worked out a Machine that is not only equal to all of the claims made for the Graphophone, but superior, inasmuch, as it' provide for a±±-±d»e important points which they do not claim to cover.

It works upon correct mechanical principles.

Looks well in its general appearances.

Makes a reco'rd with 1-14 threads to the inch.

Provides ior repeating sentences by one movement of a convenient¬ ly xocated key .

Takes duplicate copies,

simply dopr-ssing a key it will wipe out ai y sentence which i's ae sired to be taicen out.

Provides for stopping when parties hesitate in dictating, or when copisus are reproducing.

Is adapted to be run by any form of Motor.

Is a hand machine at all times.

This is all accomplished without complicated mechanism or multiplici¬ ty of parts. It is not simply invented but is worked out for na,nu- iaeturingto , advantage. This has only been accomplished by careful work. _/

Toppan says you particularly dwelt upon the point, that no man aouid invent and do business at the same time.

I want to say that I started a new Factory, invented and worked out for manufacture, Ifcgneto Pells, Switch Boards and other Telephonic apparatus; travelled and solicited orders; had no assistance but hired

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have never been enangad in the slightest particulars in S years, and are universally used in this Country and Five Countries in Europe.

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If) Dey Street,

New York, Dec.

Thomas A. Edison Esq. ,

Dear Sir;-

In the matter of descriptive pamphlets, X have arranged with the man who made all the cuts for the Hammond Typewriter. Please hurry up scrap book; it is important this work be done as soon as possible.

I note what you say in regard to the exhibi¬ tion for the Institute of Technology. I have been thinking it would be a good plan to engage some competent person to deliver lectures end make exhibtions. We will have many calls of this kind;, we could use him for' our first exhibi¬ tion in New York. I believe it would be a profitable way to advertise. Such a man as Spice, or perhaps, a choaper me

Yours truly.

THOMAS A. EDISON,

Edison Phonograph Co.

19 Dey Street,

New YorkPsc. 31st 1

A. 0. Tate Esq. ,

Orange, N. J.

My dear Tate;-

Yotirs enelosings^^fipplng from Cincinnati paper received. Pie ase say to Mr. Edison that I had already seen it and written a letter to Cincinnati giving them a blowing up. There is nothing left for roe to do now except to wait till I go to Cincinnati and go in and lick the editor.

Yours truly.

Ben'l Agent,

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Washington, D, 0. 12, 27, 1S87.

My Dear Mr, Edison:-

Wont you kindly take time enough from the whirl of bus¬ iness that you seem to be always in, to answer me two or three questions that I put in my letter to you on the 11th instant.

Do you care to name a price at which you will sell your stock in the Old Phonograph Co?

I had an offer for mine today, but will not do anything if not satisfactory to you and Mr, Johnson,

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1887. Phonograph - Foreign (D-87-51)

This folder contains correspondence relating to the phonograph business in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. Many of the letters pertain to European patent applications. There are also documents concerning phonogram messages sent to the United Kingdom and the exhibition of the phonograph in that countiy. Much of the correspondence is by George E. Gouraud, Edison’s foreign phonograph agent residing in England.

Approximately 90 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine correspondence regarding the translation of foreign-language letters and the transmission of cable messages; duplicate copies of selected documents.

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Norwoodi July 2d!

1887.

' CONFIDENT TAL.

My Dear Edison: .. ' • . . .

... The so- cal led Oraphophone, of which doubtless you have heard i— a narap given to the' results of certain patents taken out by Graham Bell and .others, in the name .of the Volta Oraphophone Co.,— is be ing ^ br.ou ijht 'forward here, and I have been offered an in¬ terest in it. , I. am 'aware that 'for some time past, negotiations have been going on in 'Aiiier'ica for the union of the Volta Co. ’s in¬ terest with the Phonograph Co. • but I am told that no result has yet been reached,,, and in spite of your Phonograph patents, which apparently .contain’ principles fundamental to the Oraphophone, the Oraphophone Co. has been formed with a large capital, and its shares are at a high premium. Seeing that this machine- -which I believe is to be worked on an enormous scale— is so much due to your genius, and to. that most marvelous of your numerous inven¬ tions — that which perhaps I am not wrong: in saying is the one more than all others ta-, which the world-wide extent of your fume and name rests,— it at once seemed to- me that the circumstances pre¬ sented an opportunity, of which X gladly availed myself, to do something toward continuing the identification of your name with, the apparatus in. question, as well as. that of the company which is to work it. It also seeme d ■ that notwithstanding , no claim could

be made by you or on your behalf, if put in the light of a claim, to the extent of giving you sprae_ pecuniary interest, — in view oir' t,nr’ the fact that there is no .longer ' any L Bt’it^sh' Phonograph'! tp'a ten t , ~ ,

you are aware,— that if-'g'ud'iciibu sly (handed rl.tWiG^fe^be.^le, .thro' taking a very large interes t;;ip ,the propo^e^ company1, —ah" well' as" 1 ‘ an active part in its raa nag e me n t, - -th'a t' 'Y InighVsu c cesIS-f dll y: put'1 forward the idea of giving yoU wlia-t’ woti Id - perhaps; -be . ,mor ercorre c t- ., ly styled a complimentary participation in the shares of the pro¬ posed company. The par ties .concerned' hVre>!wJre' so 'WsiWuh of ••••.'< having me take the; matter up', that ’’itr e'sdlte d’,J ?.I'usm ; hap py; to ( .in-, form you, in the acceptance of the. principle 0in :both. o£ %e above respects, and I hope as a consequence J.to accompl islj'‘one ‘!or ^lie ■ oth- - er, or all, of the rollowing:‘•• "firA’t'.'^ihe per ria-nenfU dent ifi ca¬ tion of your name with the company; 2d, placing of your name upon every instrument made; 3d, the placing in your name of a substan¬ tial interest in the capital of the company, '-^without any cost on the part of yourself. Ifara sure you will appreciate this course <>n my part, and shall be glad to have a few lines from you to that effect. There was considerable difficulty in the question of priority of names, under the head of putting yours upon the in¬ strument; am having in view the Tact that the attorney of the Volta Co. is a member of Graham Bell's family. I felt that if the word "Oraphophone" should be substituted for "Phonograph," (which of course they have a perfect right to do,) they should consent to letting your name go upon the instrument as first, to be follow-

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ed by Bell's; that suggestion was obviously impracticable, so

I finally, — and I think I may be permitted to say, happily, _ solved

the problem by proposing that every other instrument should have your name first, and Graham Bell 's second. The parties inter¬ ested agree that no other names besides your own and Bell's need appear upon the machine, — this excluding the names of Taintor and Chinchester Bell, who are parties to the patent-rights, and are associated inventors with Graham Bell.

I hear indirectly that you are, occupied in some experiments upon the Phonograph; if^thi s be th e case, which I sincerely hope, and you have taken out ai^Jatent s, or intend taking any out, I shall be glad to assume my old relations to you as regards your European patents, if agreeable to yourself. Of course my in¬ terest in the Graphophone patents would enable me to better secure consideration of your own. Your early reply upon this point would very much oblige me, as if you have, or are taking out any European patents in this connection, and you acquiesce in the a- bove proposal, it would of course be easier for me to secure con¬ sideration for you under this head— that is to say, under what we 4 will call the 4th head, as to compensation for any patents of your own for improvements upon the Phonograph, —now, before any company has been formed, than later on, when many people have to be treat¬ ed with.

Kindly regard this coranunication as strictly confidential; by which, however, I would not have you understand that I would keep secret from those concerned here in the Graphophone patents, the fact of ray interest with you in any patents oir your own. The proposal last-above-mentioned, --if indeed it have any foundation in the assumption that you are wo ik ing upon the Phonograph, I should of course make known to those, with whom I am here interest¬ ed in the Graphophone. I shall associate with me in this affair of the Graphophone, only a. .very select rew of my friends; not failing to profit by experience in the past, to th e exclusion of the Whites, Bouveries, Vogles, and the like. Before finally com¬ pleting ttie syndicate, X shall , in-addition to the considerations above referred to, be glad to secure for you, as I no doubt can if you wish it, a share in the syndicate on the ground-floor, ir you will intimate- that- you Ides ire,, I should do so. I consider it a stroke of great feooii l^pk 'iaj at,,I was soutfit out in this connection, and am thereby able', to ^ protect, your name, in connection with that most marvelous- of all 'your discover ie s, as well as to poss ibly secure you some' financial participation; to see the principle of the Phonograph—however' modified by subsequent inventions — come into use with your 'name in no way connected with it, would have been, I think, something quite, deplorable..

Referring again to this. rumor that .you are engaged in improve¬ ments of th e Phonograph, — i j;. this, be - the, fact-, and you have taken out or applied for any' patents, or. expect toy and you accept the suggestion I have made ypu/as to the application of bur oltf ’■’ele- phone arrangements' thereto, kindly, cable me -at once the word "Im¬