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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PART III (1887-1898)
Thomas E. Jeffrey Microfilm Editor
Gregory Field Theresa M. Collins David W. Hutchings Lisa Gltclman Leonard DeGraaf Dennis D. Madden
Mary Ann Hcllrigel Paul B. Israel Robert A. Rosenberg Karen A. Detlg Gregory Jankunls Douglas G. Tarr
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THOMAS A. EDISON PAPERS
Reese V. Jenkins Director and Editor
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Robert A. Rosenberg Managing Editor, Book Edition
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Assistant Director for Administration
Associate Editor
Paul B. Israel
Research Associates Theresa M. Collins David W. Hutchings Karen A. Detig
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•Deceased.
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS
PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Charles Edison Fund The Hyde and Watson Foundation Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
PUBLIC FOUNDATIONS
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PRIVATE CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
Alabama Power Company Amerada Hess Corporation Anonymous AT&T
Atlantic Electric
Companies, Inc.
Battelle Memorial Institute The Boston Edison Foundation Cabot Corporation Foundation, Inc. Carolina Power & Light Company Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Consumers Power Company Coming Glass Works Foundation. Duke Power Company Entergy Corporation (Middle South Electric Systems)
Exxon Corporation Florida Power & Light Company General Electric Foundation Gould Inc. Foundation Gulf States Utilities Company Idaho Power Company International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Iowa Power and Light Company
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Katz Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. McGraw-Edison Company Minnesota Power New Jersey Bell New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
North American Philips Corporation Philadelphia Electric Company Philips International B.V.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company RCA Corporation Robert Bosch GmbH Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
San Diego Gas & Electric Savannah Electric and Power Company Schering-Plough Foundation Texas Utilities Company Thomas & Betts Corporation Thomson Grand Public Transamerica Delaval Inc. Westinghouse Educational Foundation Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
A Note on the Sources
The pages which have been filmed are the best copies available. Every technical effort possible has been made to ensure legibility.
PUBLICATION AND MICROFILM COPYING RESTRICTIONS
Reel duplication of the whole or of any part of this film is prohibited. In lieu of transcripts, however, enlarged photocopies of selected items contained on these reels may be made in order to facilitate research.
DOCUMENT FILE SERIES
The Document File is primarily a collection of incoming letters addressed to Edison. There are also letters addressed to Charles Batchelor, William E. Gilmore, John F. Randolph, Alfred O. Tate, and other Edison associates. The letters frequently contain notations by Edison or his secretaries indicating the nature of the reply. Occasional drafts of outgoing letters can also be found in this file, along with unbound tissue copies (similar in character to the material in the General Letterbook Series) and a variety of other documents such as intra-office memoranda, reports, lists, circulars, and, occasionally, a laboratory sketch on the back of another document.
Most of the items in this collection were initially part of Edison’s own correspondence files, which were maintained by his secretaries and stored in a series of cardboard "letter boxes." After Edison’s death, the documents were transferred by archivists into folders and reorganized within each year according to subjects. Some additional items, not part of the original correspondence files, were subsequently added to the collection. All documents that received a substantive response from Edison have been filmed, along with other letters that contain significant information about Edison, his laboratory and business associates, and their activities. Dockets, endorsements, and other secretarial markings appearing on the backs of letters have not been filmed, except when they contain important information not appearing on the document itself.
Many of the letters for years 1887-1898 relate to the manufacture and marketing of Edison’s improved phonograph and to legal and financial dealings among the various phonograph companies. Much of this material pertains to the business of the North American Phonograph Co., which controlled Edison’s phonograph patents in the United States and Canada. This company served as the exclusive marketing agent for the phonograph in North America from its establishment in 1888 until Edison forced it into bankruptcy in 1894. There are also numerous items from the late 1880s and early 1890s regarding the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co., which produced and marketed Edison’s talking doll. A substantial portion of the Document File for the late 1890s consists of documents relating to the activities of the Edison United Phonograph Co., which handled the phonograph business in Great Britain and Continental Europe.
During most of the period 1887-1898, Edison continued to maintain an interest in electric lighting and power, and there are many letters relating to the technical and commercial development of that technology. Among these are documents pertaining to the business of the Edison Machine Works, the Edison Lamp Co., and the Edison Electric Light Co., and to the affairs of various local illuminating companies, particularly the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of New York and the Edison Electric Light Co. of Philadelphia. There is also material regarding the organization and operations of the Edison General Electric Co., established in 1889, and its successor, the General Electric Co.
Other letters deal with mining and ore milling, the phonoplex system of telegraphy, electric traction systems, and the mimeograph. There is also correspondence pertaining to the technical and commercial development of motion pictures. Among the documents for 1896 are a sizeable number of letters concerning Edison’s x-ray experiments. In addition to the business correspondence, there are documents relating to Edison’s personal finances and to his family affairs. The "Edison, T.A. - Family" folders for 1897 and 1898 contain numerous letters by and about Edison’s oldest son, Thomas A. Edison, Jr.
The items in the Document File are arranged by year and are subdivided into broad subject categories within each year. Many of the entries relate to technologies such as the phonograph, the electric light, and motion pictures. These technology folders are frequently subdivided according to one or more of the following categories:
(1) "General" (e.g., "Electric Light - General");
(2) a particular company (e.g., "Phonograph - North American
Phonograph Co.");
(3) a more specific aspect of the technology (e.g., "Mining - Surveys");
(4) "Foreign" (e.g., "Electric Light - Foreign - United Kingdom"; "Phonograph - Foreign - Frazar & Company").
Documents that deal with more than one technology or that do not fall under any of the main technology categories are filed in the "Edison, T.A. - General"
folder. Readers interested in a particular topic should consult the various "General" folders in addition to more specific subcategories relating to their interests.
Documents pertaining to various Edison technologies can also be found in other folders throughout the Document File. For example, the "Patents" folders contain correspondence to and from Edison’s patent attorneys and agents. Thus, a letter concerning the status of a particular phonograph patent would be found in the "Patents" folder (rather than a "Phonograph" folder), along with other letters whose focus was on the patent rather than the technology. Other folders that frequently contain technology-related material include "Edison, T.A. - Articles," "Edison, T.A. - Outgoing Correspondence," "Exhibitions," and "West Orange Laboratory." Unsolicited (and, generally, unfilmed) letters relating to various technologies, as well as to a variety of other matters, are usually filed in one of the "Edison, T.A. - Unsolicited Correspondence" folders.
Although most Edison companies are categorized as subentries within a particular technology, a few companies appear as main entries because their activities embraced several technologies. For example, the Edison Manufacturing Co., which was involved in the manufacture or marketing of phonograph cylinders, motion picture equipment, the Edison-Lalande batteiy, and several other Edison products, is treated as a main entry rather than as a subdivision within the "Phonograph," "Motion Pictures," and "Batteiy" folders. Related material regarding the business of Edison’s various companies can be found in the Company Records Series.
Undated documents pose an especially difficult organizational problem, since the filing system for the Document File requires the attribution of a year to each document prior to its placement in a subject folder. Undated documents that were likely generated within the year of attribution, along with others that present no compelling evidence of being misfiled, remain within the main run of dated folders. Thus, for each year of the Document File, there are numerous folders that contain one or more undated items following the chronological sequence of dated documents. On the other hand, undated documents for which no specific year can reasonably be conjectured are filed in an "Undated Documents" folder at the end of the run of dated folders for 1887-1898.
Incoming correspondence and other unbound documents can also be found in other series on the microfilm. See, particularly, the Company Records Series, Legal Series, Special Collections Series, and Vouchers and Attached Correspondence Series.
Unbound letters and other documents relating to the period 1870-1886 that were discovered subsequent to the filming of Parts I and II of the microfilm edition can be found in the "Supplement to Part I and Part II."
1887 DOCUMENT FILE
1887. Bergmann & Company (D-87-01)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of Bergmann & Co. The company manufactured electric lighting fixtures, sockets, and other devices used with the Edison system of electric lighting, as well as equipment for the Edison phonoplex system of telegraphy. Some of the documents pertain to phonoplex batteiy experimentsconducted by Charles Wirt, electrician of the company, while other material deals with increases in the company’s capital stock.
1887. Dick (A.B.) Company (D-87-02)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the mimeograph and electric pen business of A.B. Dick Co. Some of the items pertain to the establishment of sales agencies to market the mimeograph and Edison inventions such as the phonograph. A few letters deal with royalty payments.
1887. Drexel, Morgan & Company (D-87-03)
This folder contains correspondence about financial transactions undertaken by Drexel, Morgan & Co. for Edison or his companies. The letters deal with topics that do not fall under the main subject categories. Most of the correspondence relates to routine exchanges of money.
1887. Edison, TA. - General (D-87-04)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, covering a wide variety of subjects. Some of the material relates to personal matters. Also included are documents that deal with more than one subject, such as a letter about both the electric light and the phonograph. Documents concerning subjects that do not fall under the main subject categories are also filed in this folder. Among the items arc several documents pertaining to Edison s plans for the West Orange laboratory and his attempt to obtain financial assistance from William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., and his associates in the Boston area.
1887. Edison, TA. - Articles (D-87-05)
This folder contains correspondence requesting Edison to write articles; correspondence relating to articles about Edison or his inventions; and letters from journalists seeking to interview Edison.
1887. Edison, TA. - Autograph and Photograph Requests (D-87-06) [not filmed]
This folder contains routine correspondence requesting Edison’s autograph or asking for photographs of him.
1887. Edison, TA. - Bills and Receipts (D-87-07) [not filmed]
This folder contains bills and receipts for routine West Orange laboratory, personal, and family expenses.
1887. Edison, TA. - Bills of Lading (D-87-08) [not filmed]
This folder contains bills of lading for the shipment of merchandise to Edison or to the West Orange laboratory. 6
1887. Edison, TA. - Book and Journal Orders (D-87-09) [not filmed]
This folder contains correspondence, bills, and receipts relating to the ordering of books and journals.
1887. Edison, T.A. - Outgoing Correspondence (D-87-17)
This folder contains copies of outgoing correspondence similar to the material found in the Lettcrbook Scries Much of the correspondence was typed by Edison's office staff. Most of the letters cover the period Novcmbcr- Dccember 1887 and pertain to the phonograph, the phonoplex system, mining and ore milling, electric lighting, and other technical and business interests. Some of the letters deal with the construction of the West Orange th0 ms'a"atl°n of electric wires at Glenmont. There is also some personal correspondence. Much of the correspondence is by Edison’s private secretary, Alfred O. Tate. There are also letters by Edison’s associate, Charles Batchelor, on behalf of the West Orange laboratory. 3
1887. Edison, T.A. - Real Estate (D-87-18)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the purchase of land adjacent to the West Orange laboratory for construction of the Edison Phonograph Works. There is also an offer to purchase land owned by Edison in Washington, D.C.
1887. Edison, T. A. - Secretary • Insull, Samuel (D-87-19)
The year 1887 was a transitional period for Edison’s office staff. Samuel Insull, who had served as private secretary since 1881, began taking a more active role in managing Edison’s business interests, especially the Edison Machine Works, and began assigning many of his secretarial responsibilities to Alfred O. Tate. By the end of the year, Tate had officially assumed the position of Edison’s private secretary. This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to Insult's role as Edison’s secretary and business manager, along with occasional items pertaining to bis private life. Included are numerous letters by Insull, instructing Tate to act on his behalf in matters concerning the payment of overdue bills, stock transfers, the discounting of promissory notes, and other financial affairs involving Edison and himself. There is also correspondence regarding a personal dispute between Insull and Tate. In addition, this folder contains those letters addressed to Insull in his capacity as Edison’s secretary or representative that do not fall under the main subject categories. Letters addressed to Insull that deal with a specific subject or the business of a particular company can be found in their appropriate subject folders.
1887. Edison, T.A. - Secretary - Randolph, John (D-87-20) [not filmed]
This folder contains routine correspondence and other documents relating to John F. Randolph’s role as Edison’s bookkeeper and Alfred O. Tate’s office assistant. Included are memoranda by Randolph pertaining to the shipment of miscellaneous equipment from the Menlo Park laboratoiy; communications from Edison’s banks regarding various personal and business accounts handled by Randolph; and other material relating to Edison’s personal and business expenses. Also included are routine letters addressed to Randolph in his capacity as bookkeeper that do not fall under the main subject categories.
1887. Edison, T.A. - Secretary - Tate, Alfred O. (D-87-21) fnot filmed]
This folder contains correspondence and other documents addressed to Edison’s private secretary, Alfred O. Tate, which do not fall under the main subject categories. Some of the documents were sent to Tate in his capacity as Edison’s secretary and deal with routine business and legal matters. Other items relate to Tate’s private affairs, such as his membership in various clubs and societies. Also included are routine documents pertaining to the phonoplex system of telegraphy and to business activities unrelated to Edison. Letters addressed to Tate that deal with a specific subject or the business of a particular company can be found in their appropriate subject folders.
1887. Edison, T.A. - Shipping (D-87-22) [not filmed]
This folder con tains correspondence and other documents relating to the shipment of supplies, machinery, and other equipment to the West Orange laboratory. There arc also some items pertaining to the shipment of Edison’s personal goods.
1887. Edison, T.A. - Suppliers (D-87-23) [not filmed]
This folder contains correspondence pertaining to suppliers of equipment and materials for Edison. Letters that are directly related to the West Orange laboratory or to a specific company can be found in D-87-56 (West Orange Laboratory - Suppliers) and in the various company folders.
1887. Edison, T.A. - Unsolicited Correspondence - Foreign Language (D-87-28) [not filmed]
This folder contains routine personal requests, fan mail, and other items for which no record of a significant response by Edison has been found. Included are letters asking Edison for educational advice, personal information, loans, charitable contributions, exhibits of his inventions, and other personal favors.
1887. Edison, T.A. - Visitors (D-87-30) [not filmed]
This folder contains routine letters of introduction and requests to visit Edison and/or tour the West Orange laboratory. Some of the correspondence pertains to an appointment for George Charles Spencer Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough.
1887. Electric Light - General (D-87-31)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to electric lighting and power, the incandescent lamp, arc lighting, and the search for bamboo and other fibrous plants in Latin America. Some of the documents arc by Arthur C. Payne and Frank McGowan, who conducted the fiber search in Latin America. Included also are a series of letters from William Barr pertaining to the installation of electric lighting in his home in Llewellyn Park.
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison Electric Light Lo. Much of the correspondence is by Edward H. Johnson, president of the company, and Frank S. Hastings, secretary and treasurer. Included are proposed amendments to the company’s by-laws.
•Hus folder contain* correspondence and reports relating to experiments and tests conducted on dynamos phonoplex condensers, tubes, wires, and other equipment. There are numerous reports and letters by Hen™
citmles Batdiehlr v- C° °f 'v ?'“!! Machif Works in Schenectady. Many of these items are addressed to Charles Batchelor, vice president and general manager of the company. Also included is correspondence by Batchelor pertaining to dynamo tests conducted by him. P '
1887. Electric Light - Edison United Manufacturing Company (D-87-38)
Manufacmrri^nclnST^rrCSPOndCnCC “1 °thC|; documcn,s relating to the business of the Edison United toctudinf x ™mpa"y Sarvcd as thc salcs a8cnt for various Edison electric light companies,
including Bergmann & Co., the Edison Lamp Co., and the Edison Machine Works Much of the to thesqleliTT “» ^ Pjf/1®8 E‘ Chinnock' vic0 president of thc Edison United Manufacturing Co., and relates to a^^^Ukmla^the'eleclrhlJ^^hidusUy^ isolated plants, and central stations. Some of the letters pertain
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 laboratory and at Henry B. Auchincloss’ house in Llewellyn Park.
1887. Electric Light • Western Edison (D-87-40) [not filmed]
This folder contains routine correspondence by D.H. Louderback, secretary, and John M. Clark, president, pertaining to meetings of the board of directors and to Edison’s election as a director at the annual stockholders’ meeting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1887. Glenmont (D-87-46)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the furnishing and maintenance of Glenmont, 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. Related documents pertaining to miscellaneous household purchases can be found in D-87-07 (Edison, T.A. - Bills and
1887. Mining - General (D-87-47)
This folder attains 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
1887. Mining - Edison Ore Milling Company, Ltd. (D-87-48)
re 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.
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 W SerreU C°’ Am°Dg ^ COrrespondents are attorneys Jol>n C. Tomlinson, Richard N. Dyer, and Lemuel
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 Co.
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 comury. Much of the correspondence is by George E. Gouraud, Edison’s foreign phonograph agent residing
1887. Telegraph - General (D-87-52)
This folder contains correspondence pertaining to quadruplex and wireless telegraphy. Many of the documents deal with the organization and management of various domestic and foreign railway telegraph companies, mcluding the Railway Train Telegraphy Co., the Railway Telegraph & Telephone Co, the International TeIegraphGjraPh C°'’ ^ ConsoUdated Railway Telegraph Co, and the Consolidated International Railway
1887. Telegraph - Phonopiex (D-87-53)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining to the Edison Phonopiex System of Telegraphy. Most of the documents relate to the installation of phonopiex circuits on various American and Canadian railroads Some of the items deal with the problem of Ending suitable batteries, condensers, and other components. Much of the correspondence is by W.S. Logue, field agent for the phonopiex system. Most of Logue s letters are addressed to Edison’s secretary, Alfred O. Tate. Tate served as the company’s electrician
and oversaw its daily business operations. There are also documents addressed to Samuel Insull, manager of the phonoplex system. By 1887, Edison himself was only tangentially involved in phonoplex operations, and very few letters to or from him can be found in this folder.
In the selection of documents, a case study approach has been used. Most of the items on the microfilm relate to the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway and, beginning in late November, the Pennsylvania Railroad. Both of these companies adopted the phonoplex system. In addition, the following documents have been filmed: material relating to foreign phonoplex operations; items regarding the system’s commercial difficulties and its competition; and one letter addressed to Edison’s father, Samuel, concerning a phonoplex contract. Among the documents not filmed are the items dealing with phonoplex operations on the Lehigh Valley, Canadian Pacific, Norfolk and Western, Philadelphia & Reading, and approximately fifteen other railroads. Some of the lines not selected, such as the Lehigh Valley, adopted the system, but most declined to employ the phonoplex due to its cost and its reputed technical problems or because of unsatisfactory trials.
1887. Telephone (D-87-54)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the telephone in the United States and abroad. Many of the documents deal with the Edison Gower-BeU Telephone Co. of Europe, Ltd. Some material pertains to Edison’s European patent assignments and contracts. Also included are royalty notices from the American Bell Telephone Co.
1887. West Orange Laboratory - General (D-87-55)
This folder contains correspondence, agreements, specifications, and other documents relating to the design and construction of Edison’s West Orange laboratory. Most of the documents are addressed to Charles Batchelor, superintendent of construction. Included are letters from architects, contractors, construction companies, and suppliers. Some of the documents pertain to the replacement of H. Hudson Holly, the original architect of the laboratory, by Joseph H. Taft.
1887. West Orange Laboratory - Suppliers - General (D-87-56)
This folder contains correspondence, agreements, and other documents relating to the equipping of Edison’s West Orange laboratory. Most of the letters are addressed to Charles Batchelor, who oversaw the construction and furnishing of the laboratory. There is correspondence from Armington & Sims, J. H. Bunnell & Co., Janies W. Queen & Co., and other suppliers. Also included are specifications from Babcock & Wilcox for boilers and letters from the Holyoke Machine Co. and Otis Brothers & Co. regarding the installation of the
1887. West Orange Laboratory - Suppliers - Edison Machine Works (D-87-57)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the purchase of supplies for Edison’s West Orange laboratory and the shipment of tools, machinery, and materials to the laboratory. Most of the letters are by Harry M. Livor, manager of the Shafting Department of the Edison Machine Works, and John Kruesi, assistant general manager of the Edison Machine Works. Related material can be found in D-87-36 (Electric Light - Edison Machine Works).
1887. Bergmann & Company (D-87-01)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of Bergmann & Co. The company manufactured electric lighting fixtures, sockets, and other devices used with the Edison system of electric lighting, as well as equipment for the Edison phonoplex system of telegraphy. Some of the documents pertain to phonoplex battery experiments conducted by Charles Wirt, electrician of the company, while other material deals with increases in the company’s capital stock.
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine correspondence relating to accounts, stock certificates, and orders for phonoplex and electric light equipment; meeting announcements; other routine business correspondence; bills and receipts.
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Dear Sir:
Enclosed find copies of letters, which I. have sen t to Mr.Johnsoi on the subject of our fixture business. Please read the same careful ly-they will explain themselves.
It ls> my Intention to call a meeting of the Directors of this Company sometime next week, to discuss the matter and I desire that you be in¬ formed in advance about it.
Yours truly
S. Bergmans
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ACNOBERG, New York
Mr. S. H. Johnson
Pres. Eergmann & Co.
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New York. Sept. 10th. 1887
Dear Sir:
I wish you would give me your views carefully considered, as Pres. of Bergmann & Co. and a principal stockholder in same, on the following matter.
Since Mitchell., Vance & Go. have failed we have been urged from every quarter to furnish fixtures, insulating joints &c. and we already have been compelled by our moral obligations to the Edison Company to refuse about $100,000 worth of orders, which would have netted us a handsome profit, as we could get much better prices than we get now from the Edison Companies. There is no doubt that our good Work in the past, our prices and designs have placed us at the head of the business of furnishing electric light and combination fixtures and that we could, with-' out any great effort enormously increase our business' in this line and double our dividends' immediately.
We owe a duty to our stockholders as well as to the Edison Electric Light Go. and it is my duty to call their attention to this, matter and ask. their views ana wishes. I, need not detail to you all the circumstances surrounding this. questiOn-you are as familiar with, them as I am. The Edison Electric Light Co. have bound up our fixture business by a contract, which is unequal, but which
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A*- have thus far faithfully kept. We recognized in the beginning that the Edison Electric Light Co.could not be called on, as they were morally bound to do, to protect us against infringements, by refusing to recognize the work of infringing1 manufacturers or to permi t their goods to be used on their plants, but the time is at hand now if it aver will be, when the Light Co.can take this stand.. We have asked them to do so and have given them our reasons, which you yourself found good, but they have refused. We have from them a license to manufacture exclusively the goods used by them for their installations ..but I am not afraid to take the position that we manufacture these goods at prices and in a manner which will secure us the largest share of this work.without an exclusive license, If the same was thrown open to the public, for we have held just as good a busiV ness outside of that which we have done under the contract, simply on our wprk. and prices and against the strongest kind of competition .
As regards the fixture business, we are in the position that we have to refuse work, which can be gotten without trouble anywhere by the publip and we take money out of our own pockets- and put it into that Qf our -competitors- and entoies. The Edison business is not benefited by- our refusal to furnish the fixtures to the public. any iongef. There was a time when the art was a
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general .eob.oic.l kno.ledg,. tur.isb futures, If .not da every ,ay as gbcd ours : at l..at good eoougb. Beside. «. .a. restriction ,g,ltat,6lM ...pi,,.- bas. kept 00 oot of a considerable i.co« b, preventing con.u.matlo, of fU,"r* “snufacturersotbere are tu-Sred.. ot sool ■ 01 tev‘ ,“""a f“U *‘« *»= or our lioeoses' and tbe* ar. .Loot
universally .illl.g a„d antic,. sign th.m.i, restricting b, re.ov.d or Dodlfied. tel, toe. tbat it amount, to note, ng and tbat tb. Edison plant. »r. 90* of to, .tel. business. So. Ac. but fall te pursu.de «be. and Instead or sign ->ug the licenses they .prer.r to infringe and -be toe futures anybc.
». have reduced our term on. tbird and are : trying pest. lo increase toe number or our licenses., bleb ton. tar are 9 out or 200.
H is .y unequivocal verdict tbat tb. interests, or to. stockholders Of Bergmano-S go.arn antagonised by tb, contract nitb tub Edison .gieotrle ligbt 0 in its. present form. ud -that nolens tb. Edison Electric ligbt Co.,ui p,,.u . ns to rurnisb fisturns. to. any fed,. it .ill be to our sto.kbolders, interest to ask tb. Ed,*,. Electric ligbt Co. to sftb.r alter tb.i, contract in accordance b tha above or to release us from the same entirely. .
The Edison Electric Light Co.should either do this: or else try to
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purchase, at its- value, the controlling interest in the business- They cap than use our name and reputation and facilities- without friction of any kind.
Yours truly
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.Give me your careful verdict and advise on this. I, do- not deny that I am very much discouraged and unless- something can, be done about the matter., my dis-’ couragement will be complete
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York, Nov. 18th.: 1887
ACNOBERG, New York
Mr. T. A. Edison
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Sometime ago Mr.E.p.Johnsoa^Y^&a transfer of 38 shares of this Go. to F.S.Gortod.whioh was to have been made in three parts of 121 shares each by Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bergmann and yourself, I have sent Mr. Johnson 121 shares from Wr.Berg- mann. Will you please send me a oerti floats transferring 121 shares to Mr. Johnson^ and the balanoe to yourself and I will straighten up the matter.
Yours truly
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Nov. 26, 87.
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Via sand you herewith the instrument, whiob wa have finishad,but cannot j yet send the box. We send the. instrument in- advance so- as to enable you to adjust I it while we are getting the box ready. "
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Yonr kina invitation to-.Mr6.Bergmann- & myself duly received for which I am much obliged, I will surely make use. of It when the time arrives,
I take this opportunity to- inform you a little about our business here. You remoter the last time I was out to- your laboratory I tola you that I would probably 9reot a building along tstde of our factory, put the party with whom I was negotiating wanted the whole earth and therefore that scheme fettil j through. But as I was compelled to- do something to- Increase our facilities..! have In the meantime rented a building. 100.x 100 feet, "4 stories and basement l it I used to- be a segar factory ] on the corner of 2?th.St.- and lst.Ave.*rtght arpsind our neighborhood. .1 have rented this for 2 years at a rental of $4500.00 per annum with the prlvelage of a renewel for 3 years at the same rent.- This includes; the use of the steam engine and boiler and I consider it a great bargain-. I do not see why we cannot catch up with our orders now. J
I have sold to- the Bammond Typewriter Cov’., as I told you I would do:, the tools i and stock that we had on hand for the typewriters onl^ on . . . . the top floor _ j
for the sum of $2?!,00O.O0 which th9y hav9 pald,half in cash and half in notes.- !
Our last monthfs sales ran up to about $80., 000, which is just about double that of last year for the same month. This of course does not Include the sale of the typewriter •teols,- We are keeping. on. gradually improving our appliances, ;
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Considering all this I think we are doing pretty well ana satisfying everybody all around. .1 thought I would send you this little news for once;, as I under 4 stand you get . lots of bad news from our friends, Indirectly, about this concern.
If the Edison shafting Co.will have the shafting ready and put up, I will have our new factory running next week sure.
How are you getting on with the 5 wire system? Has the switch and instrument box been all right? I have been waiting right along to get an ordet for a dozen or sov
With kind regards, I remain
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Yours of the 30th. tost. at hand and contents notedi- In reply to- saeiO; nuld say that we wrote Mr. yogas on the 2$th. last.gtylag hla the Information- aslcod for In you*. letter. We enclose you herewith copy of the letter we sent to- hi ii.- and he certainly, should have received same before this. '
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1887. Dick (A.B.) Company (D-87-02)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the mimeograph and electric pen business of A.B. Dick Co. Some of the items pertain to the establishment of sales agencies to market the mimeograph and Edison inventions such as the phonograph. A few letters deal with royalty payments. Some of the material may be partially or completely illegible due to faded ink and water damage.
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LAKE STREET.
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O. Tate
ears of T. A, Edison
40 V/all St.
Dear Sir
Mew York
Enclosed please find copy of contract, properly ex, us, cover ir.fr u. S. Pat e,.+ >Tn 00 ’ 1 ex
el at ing
aouted by us, cove, .... autographic styncil ;5ee.
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stole, concerning the present condition of t , g’eIpp- ril T P°S'
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m our proposed fight with the Cyclostyle people!" aa"1StanCe Dictated Yours very truly,
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Edison Mxm^ogiraph,
LAKE STREET.
Chicago
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Chicago,
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Edi son Mim&egpajph.
LAKE. STREET.
Chicago,
;lV0Gt ln “ '’‘'iiwoETdpj out lit , although they arc oa -,xth th ix c pram,, than with V
Jxx _.i.. L,y j i co u'y lo . '.,’o .think by soiling them
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you would'
reduction in the, royalty
pay you on the present" ma*
for all such attachments p;ut -out
Our profits on thic^att aolment would be v01j much
"■ ' and .are . ‘ • b e , :b-
uui on the -.Thole machino^only doing this for the sake
■ mg the machines introduced, as Quickly c.c possible. The .
; cn ‘Jet 004 * thc :: Conor our bus-incob .will grew to large':
ions K t as ,on,o\u onq^utQ Qjjt ; helps "to sail other echmcs.\
A.B.OIOK OOMRASS* Y?
Edison Mimeograph.
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A-B.DIOK 0«PMF»AiM Y,
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2^/}. LAKE STREET.
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A.B.DIOK COMPANY,
Edison MimeograpSs.
2^4 LAKE STREET.
. V ‘
. Aug* 4th-
A. 0. Tate Esq.
40 Wall St. CITY,
Dear Sir:-
I have written the A. B. DICK Co. that the Electric Pen
s unhampered by any lici
• agreement , and that Mr.
a position to gacant them a license or negotiate I have the papers you gave me, which I will re-
or he -ep for the present as you may
from Dick before long. It would be well for you to let me know when you do as I have several id.eas in regard to what arrangement you should make with them, the value of which you andMr. Edison
can determine.
Yours truly,
2^4 LAKE STREET.
®C3(l@^®®o AuB- 271 887 •
Mr. A. 0* Tate,
40 V/al 1- st . , New York, N. Y.
Dear Sin--I had hoped to see you again before leaving New York, but failed to find you at your office on Tuesday* There is nothing special that I desired to bring to your notiee, excepting the matter of agency for the Phonograph, which I would like to secure for the Western terri- boyy, before other arrangements are made by your Company. I merely eall your attention to this now, so that you will bear it in mind, and let jae hear from you in reference to same, as soon as you are prepared to negotiate.
You can address mo here in referenet to the " United
<\y
Company" if you conclude to submit proposition to me.
Thanking you for the many favors extended and the hospitality 'Jkr, while in your City, I remain,
Youufsr Very Sincerely,
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A. B. Dick Company,
Jl?e {^1509 f^im^rapl?.
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2Jff LiiKE STREET.
W" CHICAGO.
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Mr. A. 0. Tate, --CONFIDENTIAL, -- 40 V/Wll St.,
. New York, N, Y,
Sept. 20 1887.
Dejar Sir : —Replying to your favor of the 17th inst.i, would say that I am indebted to you for the) infor¬ mation given me. Sinee my return hornet. I have considered the matter^ pror and c on; and have tel t that I did not want to go to Now York and engage in the. business mentioned, unless I could be an interested party ii^the way of a proportion of the profits should any aayue. , "
My plan now is, to establish a Novelty Mfg. Co., to bo operated from New York and Chicago, and to include the manu¬ facture and sale of desirable office^ and other novelties. I would like to interest Mr# Edison in it .to the extent of hav¬ ing him place such of his inventions in our hands^ (on the royalty basis tj that we think would be advantageous^ to add to the success on the proposed venture, and if possible to include his Phono¬ graph.
I have feathered from you t during my several talks on
the subject, an impression that he has a number of very desir¬ able inventions that could be placed on the market and money
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Sept. 20 1687*
Mr* A. 0* T. 2-
mado .-out of them. I am prepared to undertake a business of this kind, and push it with vigor, and if you think a proposi¬ tion of this nature would moot with the approval of Mr. Edison will you kindly send me a list of the inventions that he would be willing to place with us, and a general idea of the terms on which we can handle samej.
It would be my desire also to include Mr* Edison’s
name /in tie Company sueh as "The Edison— Dick Novelty Mfg, Co/
/
or The Edison Novelty Company" Awaiting your reply, I am Yours very truly,
,/<s
A. B. Dick Company,
Tl?e ^disopj
Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
Caro of Tho Edison Lamp Factory, Newark, N. J.
Dear Sir: --Your favor of recent
date at hand, and noted. We do not think it would be advis¬ able for us to have our paper paraffined so far away from Chicago as Menlo Park, and we are arranging to do it here our¬ selves. Would be very glad to utilise the machine which
you have perfected if it will work satisfactorily, but think it ought to be operated here so that we can put through quickly any kind of papqrr which we may run short of.
In refrenco to the manifold copying ink and carbon paper would say that we will be very glad to have you make us your lowest price in quantities, after adding your manu¬ facturers profit, and if there is anything left in it for us, Y/ill be glad to push the articles.
Wo have at last perfected manner for ramking stencil sheets on the Type-writer, and herewith enclose you a copy of work done. this day. Will be very glad to' hear frunyou in reference to it and other matters.
Yours very truly, ,
Enc los\ire
BMrra
254. LAKE .STREET.
^ CHICAGO.
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Edison Mimeograph.
2U LAKE STREET.
CUtA* n/cy OHiOAGO‘
/ V October 10 1887.
Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
40 Wall St.,N(w York, N"Y“
Doar Sir;--
Oetober 1st., wo sent you New-Yokk Exchange for $ 351.13 in full for balance duo on royalty account to October 1st., but have received no acknowledgement f ran you up tp this date. Did you receive the flraft| 2f so please send ae,r
knovr lodgement, and greatly oblige,
Yours very truly,
A. B. Dick Company,
Jl?e ^509 /T\im<?o^rapl7.
2-jty LAKE STREET.
CHICAGO, November 7 1887.
Mr. A. 0. Tate {/^
4 0 Wall St*.,
_ , Now York, N.Y*
Dear Sir; ««We liaVe your favor of the 4th inst wit'h enclosure from Mr. Sransbury Norse in re ereneo to the duplicating process, and will await a eommunieat ion from him in reference to the .mattery *•* '*
■ ■' J‘ If 7 it' is something we can use to advantage wit h
the Mimeograph satisfactorily, wo should like to handle Tty^
‘r Yours very truly#'.- ;
o yt cyfl-, H. M. LIVO'R, J
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WORKS,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
SHAFTING DEPARTMENT.
.49 Dey Street,
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Totif s very
A. B. Dick Company,
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2^4 LEKE STREET.
CHICAGO.
T " ' December 30 1887
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Yours very
1887. Drexel, Morgan & Company (D-87-03)
This folder contains correspondence about financial transactions undertaken by Drexel, Morgan & Co. for Edison or his companies. The letters deal with topics that do not fall under the main subject categories. Most of the correspondence relates to routine exchanges of money. Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been filmed.
D REXEL, MORGAN # GO., Box 8036 P. 0.
Dear Sir ,
We are in receipt of your favor of the with enclosure as stated Xs~y d 7 d~j{L
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1887. Edison, T.A. - General (D-87-04)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, covering a wide variety of subjects. Some of the material relates to personal matters. Also included are documents that deal with more than one subject, such as a letter about both the electric light and the phonograph. Documents concerning subjects that do not fall under the main subject categories are also filed in this folder. Among the items are several documents pertaining to Edison’s plans for the West Orange laboratory and his attempt to obtain financial assistance from William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., and his associates in the Boston area.
All the documents have been filmed except for duplicate copies of selected documents.
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^ Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Llewellyn Park, Orange, N.J.
)>/ dear Sir,-
Wlaen I was at your house some weeks since you spoke of being able to procure aluminium at $4.00 per lb. Will you kindly advise me where I can obtain a few pounds for a friend who wishes to make some experiments?
Thanking you in advance for the favor and with very kind re¬ gards to Mrs. Edison and your family, I am,
Very truly yours,
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TYPEWRITERS
And SUPPLIES.
Type, Roll and Flat Papers,
Manipolding Appliances. Carbon Paper, Inks
*== THOMAS HALL,—*
• 853 6R0ADWAY,
/NeW
Feb. 17th,. 1887,
Thomas A, Edison, Esq,, j
City,
Dear Sir;
Replying to your favor of yesterday.
I will call at your o f f i ce w 1 1 h i n a few days, j
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Hazleton Pa. April 18 1887
Dear Sir
:I have now recovered from my sickness and am now . ready to ne¬ gotiate with you in regard to the Presses & ect. which you now have that formerly belonged to the Mt. City Mfg. Co. we have all of there machinery and would like to dispose of it. If you will send some one up here to go over the .balance of the .machinery and inventory ly we will .be willing to Sell it for what it's actual worth is. We have a great deal that . I think you could use. Please advise whether you .would :be willing to buy the whole plant, or -just the .machinery that you .have in your possesion.
Yours Truly
Lavalette Wilson, A. M.,
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An Open-Air Entertainment will be given for the benefit of the Ladies’ Association of the -Manhattan Hospital, at the resi- .
dence arid grounds of Mr. J. Hood Wright, 1 74th St. and Kingsbridge Road, on Saturday, June 4th, from three until seven o’clock p.m.
A Mother Goose Cotillion will be danced by young ladies and gentlemen in charac¬ ter dresses. Twenty-five cents extra.
There will be a sale of Veiled Statuary, and other articles both useful and orna- mental.
Aunt Sally and the Gipsy Tent will be among the attractions.
Punch and Judy for the children.
An Orchestra will provide good music for the occasion.
Ice Cream and Strawberries. •
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1 am not yet free of a thousand and one details here and am busy night and day 'getting some business matters closed up.
To show you, however, that I .have not forgotten your request in re¬ gard to a new form of heat engine, I will make what may.be called -a Preliminary Report on the matter. The idea of heating and cool¬ ing a fluid in a cylinder full of small pipes and utilizing the expansion by moving a piston requires, as X see it, many more de¬ tails than this, The final combination will in fact' be very much like an air engine. The .sketch shows what I think would be an op¬ erative system, in which A is *2e cylinder and piston to receive the pressure and arranged with any proper details to utilize the motion of the piston. X propose to provide three separate vessels, one marked “Hot- through which the fluid will be circulated to be heated; another marked “Cold" through which it will, similarly be circulated to be cooled; ,and a-third marked “Reg. - to act as a regenerator. The hot and .cold cylinders would naturally be filled with tubes with the operating fluid cn one surface and the heating and cooling mediums on the .o'th^'^t^mTri'hrpfe^^ combus-
tiori of. fuel can be used for heating and water would naturally b used for cooling. To perform the circulation a smaller cylinde:
B would be provided with a piston in the same arranged to receive ^ motion in advance of main piston "A", like the pump of an air en¬ gine or in some such equivalent manner. Evidently, as piston B moves towards'dold'the valve on ‘cold" will shut, and though the other end of Cold is open, the circulation will necessarily flow through the Regenerator, but being stopped by the valve to cylinder A will flow from the Regenerator' through Hot and thus to such cyl¬ inder. As the resulting expansion of the fluid cannot: be gauged exactly to the motion of the piston, it is. arranged that the fluid connect through a pipe b back to the, other side of the circulating piston, connecting en route to an accumulator G weighted to the working pressure, which will move and take up the resulting expan¬ sion providing it is not immediately utilized on the piston A.
The piston A completes its stroke from the increase in volume of the fluid regulated by the motion of ihe 'accumulator. In advance of making a return stroke the circulating piston B is^ed in the direction from Cold“ towards' Hot\heh it *£11 be observed the circu¬
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I feel pretty certain that I can calculate the efficiency of this system on the basis of the above sketch, when X can get time to properly reach it. Meanwhile; X suggest that you think it over and let me know if you see any simpler solution of the prob¬ lem. X will get around so as to take up thinking oh the subject in earnest after a while. Meanwhile, please do hot forget to in¬ form :me as to the progress of the Pyre-Magnetic Motor and give- me an opportunity to see it in operation. I am keeping Batchelor's- HaH and can run over and confer :with you almost .any time, though any discussion requiring considerable time :would be more convenient in the evening until I get business matters, straightened around.
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atilii. much too small to compete with an ordinary at Cam engine* If, instead of allowing the expansion, the water At the higher pressure werejj returned through a regenerator and used to heat the water go¬ ing to another cylinder, or the other side of the main piston, the efficiency would be increased, but it will be observed that about 199 tarts in 200 6* the h®at originally imparted to the water must be transferred from the regenerator to other water about to perform work^ in order to make the engine as economical as ordinary steam engines* It does not seem possible td me that sdeh ah efficiency of th;e regenerator could be obtained.
n The limits of 212° to 400 were selected because the tem¬ peratures and pressures ware within the limits used in ordinary steani engines. By working at higher temperature e greater effic- ienoyj can be obtained* Between 89.1*’ and 21 if there is required 40 hejat units for one per cent of expansion; Between 212° and 400 & 12 heat units; and between 400® and 840° only 9 heat units for each one p|er cent of expansion. The Becond presentation is based upon temperatures between 400* and 540° , and as you will see gives 0.83 foot lbs. per heat unit,, or about five times as much work as be¬ fore, || but still altogether too little to compete Wth steam en¬ gines; moreover, the temperature# are very high And the higher pressure 980 lbs. liable to ean|e mechanical difficulties.
j; 1110 ab0ve considerations show that More work is done *e the molecules become farther separated and •*? Vibrated With great- er intensity. I therefore determined to teat ap ©ty hobby of m 0*“» f**» * engine operated by W.ternat^y heating and oool>
ing metal. On comparing this in the same way, using a range of only 200 which is as high as oould be need safely without breaking thejibara or pipes if for any reason they wore prevented from con¬ tracting freely, an efficiency Of, only 0.0164 foot lb. per heat «nit was shown or about 1*0 that of water at the lower limits of temperature shown in table. This calculation was made without considering any work done during' the expansion, as the resulting pressures were uncertain and in any case the energy is expended in stretching the metal, but it was assumed that the force due to
str|tching was utilized in performing work during the cooling. Undoubtedly work could be performed in both directions, perhaps doubling this efficiency, but this result would at ill be too small unless regeneration can be made almost perfect. If iron bo worse thaijj water and water be better^jit lower densities and higher tem¬ peratures, we apparently have two points in a series showing that the proper direction to search f&r, the future heat engine Unde. |
pendpntof the steam engine) is by the use of gases of very low density* and even then, the suggestion arises that the limit reached «%be only with . fluid haying a density of zero, i„ other words by the direct conversion of one tom of motion into another.
Please remember me when you get your pyro-magnetic engine •0 that' it will wan regularly and let me hear from ypu aa to the dbov| or any kindred topic and .oblige,
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Thoinas A. Edison Esq. ,
Dear Sir
Mr.. Garrison jfias mentioned your wish to have one °‘® pUBlpSi 111 ejection with your new apparatus for electroplating We are rapidly pushing things to an issue in the matter 'of raising funds and will set about making pumps immediately. I shall make the maeJiine as nearly automatic as possible, perhaps entirely so ; and the pipe I think will be made of gutta percha, which can be drawn out like lead pipe into any length.
Have you thought of my pump in connection with your fruit -preserving patent ? Possibly is might work the.re to mutual advantage.
As applied to lamp£, I have discovered a very simple scheme for isolating each lamp attached to- the pump, so that in the event of any accident to one lamp all the others will be absolutely safe. In this ease the pump can be used to the limit of its capacity and the lamps can be put on and taken off with as much ease as in your own system. -Very truly yours-
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My dear Edison,
Gouraud informs me that you agreed with him gener¬ ally, that he should handle the phonograph in England, but that you left it to me to decide the method in v/hich he should handle i-t. 1 did not commit myself one way or the other, as it occurred to me that the "illustrious Colonel* has construed your silence, or your simply remarking that fce>.\ must deal with me, as meaning that you were satisfied that he should have it if I were. I have got to meet the gentleman on Monday. I have been talking broad platitudes to him all day and have put him off until Monday. Im¬ mediately you get this letter, please write Ae to 40 Wall St,, where I shall be Monday morning, saying whether you agree to give him anything or not.
With relation to the Gowejr-Bell telephone matter, after the talk I have had with him and from my knowledge of the affairs of the Company, T shall advise you to join him in suing the people who have ‘gobbled up this concern. It looks as if we have a good fight¬ ing case, and the only way that we will ever get a s^le, solitary cent out of Gower-Bell telephone shares, is by fighting Winslow, Lanier ft Co»s. friends in London. Incidentally, I found out that
Col.Gouraud owes you quite a block of this Gower-Bell Telephone Go's, stock, in addition to the. shares belonging to the Edison Telephone Co. of Europe, and which are now in London, t will Sea you either Monday or Tuesday with relation to this matter. 1 am compelled to go to Chicago to-night on underground work.
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My dear Edison,
$inee writing to you early this morning, t have a letter from late, which i a almost like a thunder olap, and in whSeh he says you require #8,000*00 on Thursday or Xriday; at the same time he asks me to arrange to pay the LampOo, about $BOOO.OO, you having overdrawn your aeeount $80Q0,00 with them, aid they be¬ ing short of money. ’ Vow I have no objection to struggling to finanee for everybody, but 1 have a very strong objection to so - short a notice being given of your requirements; -you promised to let me know a week ahead that you would require. ’ 1 have $60,000.00 to meet within the next is working days, that is at the rate of about $8800.00 a dag. to Suddenly have $10,000,00 put on the top of this, without even fit hours notias, is a littjjii more than 1 ean stand without protesting, t have sent tate to-day, a note of the Ilium inat in? Oo. of Detroit, which has about two konths aid three weeks to run. Mounting to $10,116,08; i imagin' the lamp <J0. ean dlseomt this in their Bank. You had better put your eignature on the note mdemcath ours, and then with the lamp Co*a, signature, it will make extrcnely good paper. Tate ean thorp ay you $8000.00, keep about $B000 for himself, and if you still want anough money to meet the interest on jour mortgage, I will send you a Cheque
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#11,647.78. This is made up partly in email amount* for rant, office pay roll, and email bill* at 40 Wall $t.; partly in large amounts of each to meet notes whieh you yourself have given out, and one mount of a not* for #8087.47, which, I ; gave to Ximer ft Amend. I am, ae you well know, perfectly willing to rrn all' round the eountry to hunt 19 money for you, and .1 ean by hook or by erook, supply your wants, but 1 cannot do it unless you advise me ahead of jour requirements. The note I have sent Tate to dis¬ count to-day, I had reckoned on getting diseounted some time next week in order to take eare of some of my notes for the week fol¬ lowing. You will see that the #15,000.00t: which you statfrtwas a debt of honor on my part, so to speak, has not only been paid back, but 88 more than this.
Tours very truiyA's-.
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' v/e were told some time ago by a prt>fessor, a customer of ours, that you were getting up a small dynam5> machine. As we have frequent calls for a small,' one arc machine., we \ou^d be very glad to know if you have yet perfected this, an<^ if th^ \ Edison Co. has put one on the market, and t o have avails and prtce .
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35 tons. When tha instrument is completely finished and set up I will ask my friend Mr. keeier to have you a full set of photographs taken which I presume , will be of interest to you.
In regard to the character of the work you have Asked about in your letter, I beg to say that it is almost out .of. our line. .1 have many times been so¬ licited to do work of this character, but T have found the demands of astronomical and physical work particularly that pertaining to spectrum analysis is quite all that I can carry out and pay careful attention to' all the details of the work. Science is enlarging its boundaries so ( and specialists are growing up all o^er the land, demanding instruments for particular research that T think^±ha**the suc¬ cess of instrument making in this country will be in giving to each firm a particular class of work and this seems to be the general consensus of opinion. Pauth « Co. are particularly interested in the construction of meridian instruments; Warner & Swasey in the mounting of large equatorials, Alvan Clark in the making of large object glasses, while^speetros- cppe and its accessories , the telescope and its
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accessories, accurately plane surfaces, parallel surfaces , polarizing helioscopes, rock salt and quafrtz surfaces and work of a kindred nature is • best adapted to our part of the work. Then we do considerable work for specialists. For instance, take Frof. tangley's researches on thejlunar temper¬ ature; we have done nearly everything j for him in the way of instrument mak ing ^except the spectro-boiom- eter which was made before we got into, making in¬ struments of precision. Frof. Langley can tell you all about our work. I think, ther efore,that the work you have asked me about could be done be-frfrer by those having facilities and experience in this line of work. It is very kind indeed, however, for you to offer it to me and I thank you for it. The propo¬ sition you made on the first page of your letter has occupied my mind very much. Your own success in this direction is evidence that you could make the
business part as well as the intellectual part of such a concern go right along, and I will certainly *> write to you again about the matter. I thank you in¬ deed very kindly for all the interest y,ou have taken in our work, and' I shall always endeavor to keep up the character and standing of the output of our works that it shall answer fully the requirements for which . it is designed. Should, you come through our city at any time^ I shall be delighted to have you visit us and personally examine work that we do, a^anything that I can do to: contribute to the success of your physical laboratory, I shall feel a**-* honor in doing. With kindest regards, I am.
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DEAR SIR!- YOURS OF THE 26 ULT. RECEIVED. IT WILL GIVE ME THE GREATEST PLEASURE TO SEE THE WORKING OF YOUR PROCESS FOR OR I F— EROUS SULPH I DES, AND I HOPE IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE YOU WILL LET ME KNOW WHAT DAY TO COME. COULD I NOT SEE THE PR0CE8S IN OPERATIOI BEFORE THE BU I LD I NG ,THAT YOU ARE PUTTING UP ; I S FIN I SHED, AND THE WORKS RUNING? | AM GREATLY OBLIGED TO YOU FOR YOUR KIND OFFER TO SEND ME A PHONOGRAPH AND WILL APPRECIATE IT HIGHLY, IN FACT I THINK I SHALL HERE NEED A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM* • J' '
YOU SURPRISE ME GREATLY WHEN YCIU SAY YOU HAVE NOT THE FACULTY OF WRITING, AND MY SURPRISE IS I NOR EAS ED WHEN I READ WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN. BUT SINCE YOU MAINTAIN THAT YOU HAVE NOT GOT IT ,1
WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CONFIDE TO THE PHONOGRAPH "ALL THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT TREATING 0RIFER0U8 ORES AND LET IT TELL IT1 TO ME WHEN IT COMES HERE. IF WE CAN BE OF ANY SERVICE TO YOU AT ANY TIME PLEASE COM¬ MAND US, AND IF THERE BE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN GIVE US CONCERNING THE APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICTY IN MINING OR METALLURGY I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO HAVE IT IN TIME TO GET INTO OUR ISSUE OF THE: COM I NG V/EEK, WHEN WE SHALL SEND A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF COPIES THROUGH EVERY PART
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Dear Sir:-
Inasmueh as we have assumed the liberty of including a portrait of yourself in the Metropolitan Gallery of Eminent Americans, a sense of courtesy prompts us to forward you one of the first copies of the Group-Picture issued from the En¬ graver's press.
It has been our aim to select the beat and most charac¬ teristic photographs attainable for the purposes of this illustra¬ tion, and we hope that In your instance as in others, the effort has been satisfactory*
In an educational and historical, a& well as artistic point of view, we believe the work trill prove interesting to young and old, and be worthy of a place in every household, and we hope you will coincide in this view.
The picture is forwarded by the present mail* Will JfpU kindly acknowledge its receipt and oblige.
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
My dear Sir :
I enclose an invitation to witness the trial of the Westinghouse Air Brakes, as applied to freight trains, that will be made on the West Shore Road, on Monday afternoon next, and es¬ pecially desire that you be there. X shall take the train leaving Jersey City Pennsylvania R. R. Station at 1:45 P. M., and will be on the lookout for you.
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I enclose a letter from Major Eaton, in reference to certain reports which were sent to Mr. Edison during 1882-3, relative to Mr. Ladd and the Pacific Coast.
Please make a thorough search of the records which are now avail¬ able,^ and let me have these reports as soon as you can find them.
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Dear^disoni
Please send me at once a life-'ai:id photo'; or ;photo-lihho,gfkph which ! have somewhere aeon Of yod,™ one -With -the hair somewha-t falling c&er' -your forehead, which 1 remember impressed mOiaEtcbeing a very .admirable- and: powerful likeness of ybu. I want ope to hang in -the Phonography of£if<rev and also one to,place in the saloon of tile Royal Society.
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Mr. Thos. A. Edison, Bear Sir!-
On the ?.7th ult. I mailed you a copy of our Gallery of One Hundred Portraits Of Eminent Amerio ana, and as it in¬ cludes your own, an accompanying letter notified you of the fact.
As no aoknowledgpnent of its receipt has come to hand, I fear that as in one or two instances.the picture may have been lo3t in course of transmission. If so, it is our desire to replace it because I think that you and your friends will appreciate the pro¬ duction.
Awaiting your answer, I am,
Very respectfully yours.
Manager.
J. S. Richardson,
40 Perdido Street,
NEW ORLEANS.
Adarm zcttcra sox Kii. flew Orleans* la. Doc ember 8th. 1887.
Dictated.
Thomas Edison. Esqr.
Menlo Park,
Middlesex Oo.N. J.
Dear Sir.
I learn that you are getting up a cotton harvester, and representing the Estate of my late father(Col.Ednond Biohardso* who was the largest cotton planter in the world, 1 am greatly inte¬ rested in the enterprise, and if you are looking into the invention of a machine for the gathering of cotton 1 should like to know of It. 1 have taken considerable interest in the developement of ma¬ chines now in the course of construction and if you are at work on this much needed invention with any reasonable chances of success 1 should like to hear from you before 1 invest on other machines.
We plant about thirty thousand aores of cotton and would necessarily have to have a good many machines when one is perfected for the succesful gathering of co*ton,and should be pleas ed to hear from you on the subject.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
CABLE ADDRESS:
■XYDSUN NEW YORK.”
Schenectady, N. Y„ _
924 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A.
Solo Agents for TH. & H. DUBOSCQ, VERDIN, OROUCH, pS)ELKAN^gOdiE£E QENEVOISE,
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Deo. 14th. 1887.
Thoma s A.Edison;
Orahge, N.J.
Dea- Sir;
i having the large Ruhmkorgf Coil which you sent us, repaired, and think it will turn out much better than r we had hoped; at the latest report an 8 1/2" spark was gotten from it, and it was thought that with more favorable circunstanees , such 3 different battery, etc. it would give more.
But the base of this was in a very bad condition, as you may remember, being delated, aid cracked We can have this pr actically made over as to the base, so as to make it look like new for about $8. or $10. more than it w uld take otherwise. We suppose you will be willing to have this done, but thougit best to ask you. Will ya * you kindly let us know at once?
/ ^r*9n<* Professor marker -was in to see va^a^^y or two a®°
/Y4> am gave Vs a veby interest ing account of yo ^Phonograph of which / V^W9 hSV0 alS0 reSd tlB acclunts 111 thc Journals' we would like to
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I enclose letter from U* S. Consul at Christiania, in answer to my inquiry about woodon match-boxes* As you know whore the machines are made in America, you may think best to send one oyorT*}
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
Llewellyn Park, Orange, N. j. Bear Mr. Edison,
Mr. Perry has just been in to see me to ask whether you had tried the experiment with a vacuum, and what day he and Mr. Bradstreet could go out to the laboratory to see.- the apparatus work. If not troubling you too much will you kindly drop me aline?
Yours sincerely,.
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A WATCH THAT CANNOT BE MAGNETIZED
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Thomas A.Edison.Bsqr.
43 Wall St.
New York.N. Y.
Dear Sir.
tfew Orleans. La. December 26th. 1887.
1 have your favor of the 20th, ins t. 1 am very much interested in cotton and the invention of a Machine for har¬ vesting it, and should be very much obliged by your keeping me in- fonned of your progress in the developement of such a machine, and as 1 am often in New York should be pleased to call on you if you will pennit me to do so. 1 have been several times to see Masons Harvester, they have a machine that gathers the cotten but does not care for it after it is gathered too much falls on the ground, they have the picker but not a complete machine. I saw it in operation this fail.
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I enclose power of attorney to Edward Watters of Melbourne. Will you please sign opposite the seal your full name, Ihomas Alva Edison? This power is a copy of the one sent Mr. Seward except that I have provided in it expressly that the attorney under it shall in no way effect your obligations to the Western Electric Company.
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On Nov. |lst.,I wrote you for sxm6 old daily reports of mine, touching Mr. ladd and the Pacific coast.and received a reply dated Nov. 86th. stating that a search would be made and the papere sent to me. Although one month has past,! have, heard nothing more about it. Will you kindly do*e t>9 favor to let me know whether the search has been made, and with what result, and
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PROSPECTUS AND PI, AN ON ORc, ANXf-.ATION of the
EDISON INDUSTRIAI, COMPANY.
In the course of ilia many ana varied oxperi-
nionts, far Raison i,»u -a. .
, 1MB has discovered. various processes, and
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less cost tiiari by the moans no, employed. Tn other cases at tne same cost, the quality and efficiency of the articles could bo greatly improved. He has also inven¬ ted a number of no, devices and articles of commerce,
/'or ,n ich there would bo very large sales if proper facil¬ ities were possessed for manufacturing and introducing them, some of those invents have been patented, and are so r«r developed as to be capable of immediate intro¬ duction. Others have been perfected, but have not been pat inted, ana still o.tJ.ors require further investigation experiment.
No, that his electric light, which. has largely occupied i, is tin* for several years past, no longer re¬ quires liis active attention, ho proposes devoting himself to such industries as offer the most promising .field for invention and experiment, and with this view has recently eroeton and equipped, at a great cost, a labratory, con¬ taining every facility for scientific research and ex¬ periment.
Instead ftf, as heretofore, merchandizing his
nib invent, tuna through different channels, Mr Edison is desirous of securing one organized avenue Tor tho mnnufac tura and introduction of ail of his inventions. To accom¬ plish this, ha proposes forming a corporation, to be cai- iad too EDISON INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, which shall have suf¬ ficient capital at its aisposal to erect and equip racto- rias for too mnnufacturo of all or his inventions, tho manufacture and salo of which the Company may doom it profitable to undertake. They are not to deal in Patents or patont rights, but aro to ha restricted to manufactur¬ ing sucli now articles as Mr Edison has invented, or may invent , or such old articles as may hava boon improved, or tnoir cost of manufacture choaponort.
Annexed to this prospectus, as an Exhibit, is a proposed form of contract between Mr Rdison and t Ja Com¬ pany, wj licit explicitly defines tho nature and character of the inventions to bo assigned to the Company, the con¬ ditions upon which they are to bo assigned, and tie ex¬ tent or tiio Company’s ownership or the same.
The Company is to bo organised under the laws of New Jersey, with an authorized capital of
It shall begin business with
paid in in cash.
Dollars.
actual oppital or
Doi lars,
Upon an invention being submitted to tho Compa¬ ny, if it snail decide to undertake its manufacture and
bonds shall bo isauod rrti * i u .... \ ,
iaauoa ror such sum as shall
required to oroct a
oquifj a factory for mnnufactur-
! t lie* business. These 5, anu shaii boar interest
ssignmunt of tho inventions, stock
i turn v/iii assign to
I proportion bo their holdings or too bonds.
Wnen a nev/ factory is started to manufacture another invention, a second issue 0f bonds shall bo made suf'f iciont to moot tlia actual cost of erection and tlw equipment of this factory and the ojq.onsos of starting tJio business. Donbio the amount of this second issue shaii bo issued to Mr Raison in stock, one half of whir.Ji, as before, shall be returned to the bond-holders, in pro- portion to their holdings of the second issue of bonds;
and tJiis pian sJiaii be followed in tin* case of every new factory until tho entire capital stock has boon issued. Tne bonds snail bo sacuren by a single deed of trust, co¬ vering the entire property of the Company, real and per¬ sonal, without preference of one issue over tho other.
A reserve rund shall bo established out of tho earnings of tho Company for the redemption or tho bonds at matur¬ ity. With the OKception of the earnings so seservod, the entire profits, of tho Company shall be distributed
A 0 R E E I
3 N T , mado this
1UU7, between THOMAS A. EDISON of Llewellyn Park in tiio Stats of Now Jarsoy, party of tJio rirst part and tho EDISON INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, a corporation organi- zod and existing undor the lav/s of tho Stato or Now Jer¬ sey, and haroinaftar called ti.o “Company”, party of the second part;
WHEREAS tho party of tho first part lias horei fora mado a number of inventions, soma or which oovor now dovicas or articlas of comma rce, others constitute improvements upon old dovicas or articles of commerce ar still otiiors ralato to processes, methods and meand by winch various davicos and articlos of commerce can be manufacture more economically than by the methods, pro¬ cesses and moans now in vogue, and
WHEREAS tiia said Edison lias recently built and equipped a laboratory containing every facility Tor scioiv tific investigation, research and experiment, and is about to davoto himself to the dovolopmont and perfection of the aforesaid inventions, and to the making or and fort, liar inventions, useful in the arts and in nKJrco, and
WHEREAS the Company has been organized with tie view of manufacturing such of said articles and devicos as it may consider win furnish a profitable invostment for capital and result in a profitable industry or enter-
2
prise, and are desirous of acquiring the necessary rights and authority so to do, and of securing the co-operation and assistance of the said Edison in building equipp¬ ing and operating the necessary factories therefor,
NOW THESE PRESENTS WITNESS:
FIRST: The said Edison hereby agrees immediate¬ ly upon tne execution hhroof to submit and fully explain to the board of Directors of the Company , or such Committ eo theroof , or persons as they may designate, each and every invention heretofore made by him, by which either:
1: Any new device or article of commerce may be mad.^
2: By which any old device or article of commerce may be improved, or
3: By which any such device or article can be pro¬ duced or manufactured more economically than by the pro¬ cesses or methods at present employed.
And he further agrees that during the continu¬ ance or this agreement ho wiii devote a large portion of iiis time, reference being had to his other pursuits, to the prosecution of investigations and experiments relat¬ ing to the three classes of inventions above mentioned.. And as any now ana further inventions are hereafter, and from time to time made by him, ha win immediately submit and disclose them, and each of them, as made, to the said Board of Directors of $ho Company, or such Committee theroof, or persons, as it may designate, and at the sace
tima furnish such apucirioations, descriptions, drawings,
information, data or module as may bo nacossary for the
Tull and complato understanding thereof. Inventions
wi.icJi relate or in any way appertain to the generation,
regulation or application of electricity to light, boat' -fltZZtc-iA. ‘t/t t
or power^ to th& telegraph, the telephone, t)io ocean ca¬ ble, tno milling of ores, the piionograph or duplicating processes shall not come under or bo in any way affected by t.iiis agreement; but are hereby expressly exempted fron the operation hereof.
SECOND: For the period or throe months from the time such inventions are respectively so submitted as aforesaid the said Edison shall not offer the same or any of them, for sale; nor make known their character to others, nut during such poriod the Company shall have tie exclusive option of acquiring the right to manufacture the devices or articles to Which, or to the manufacture of which, said inventions respectively relate. In caso the Company within such poriod from the time said inven¬ tions are rospoctivoiy submitted as aforasaiddocline to undertake the manufacture or said articles or devices, or fail to notify the said Edison in writing of their in¬ tention to undertake the manufacture thereof, then tho said Edison shall be at liberty to deal with said inven¬ tions, and oaoh of them , as he may see fit, freed from ail obligations whatever to the said Company. But should the said Company within such time elect to undertake the
ilect
manufacture of said devices or urtiolos, or any of them, tjion tiio moneys necessary tiierefor shall bn obtained in tiie manner herein provided.
THIRD: Immediately upon the Company determin¬ ing to undertake the manufacture and sale of any article
commerce ur device, which :
) manufactured by a process
means or method invented by the said Edison, a dead of trsut, cover inn and to cover, all the property or the Company, real, personal or mixed, thon acquired or posses sad by it, or to be iiereaftor acquired or possessed, shall be executed and delivered to such Trustee, or Trustees, as the Company may designate, to secure bonds to bo issued by tiie Company, as and when occasion may re¬ quire, to raise moneys to purchase tiie necessary real es¬ tate, and build thereon and equip with tiie necessary machinery , tools and devices, factories for tiie manufac¬ ture of articles or devicos to be dealt in by the compare Sucii bonds snail bo issuod in separate and distinct, ser¬ ies, oqualiy deourod under said deed of trust, and with¬ out preference or one series over another, and shall be in denominations of Dollars
maturing years after their date, with interest pay¬
able thereon at five per cent per annum, half yearly, on the first days of January and July. Each, separate Indus try or manufacture undertaken by the Company, and requir¬ ing moneys for its establishment, shall secure the moneys so to be obtained, by the issue of a separata series' of
bonds, under tho original deed of trust; the rirst manu- racture bein« established by the rirst series, the soooni by a second series, and so continuing until tins entire
and so continuing until the entire » secured by the dead of trust shall
os of bonds shall
} stock-holders, other tha
Ln proportion to their ho Id inns of stock. All ; series of bonds shall be orrored to the jtef>is- Ihoiders of tho Company, other than tho said
FOURTH: Upon tho bonds i
ies boinij sold and tint proceeds tiioreof deposited to the credit of tno Uonipany, tJie said Kdison shall transfer, ussiyn or i;rant to tiie Company under any and ail hatters Patent of tho United States lie may have obtained or app¬ lied for, tn a solo and exclusive rifiht to manufacture arri sell within the United statos, tha articles or devices, to .mieh, or to the manufacture of which, the inventions oi such Lettors Patent and applications roiate, and to ea
tabiish a factory I
i manufacture of which tho par¬
ticular sorios or bonds has been so issued and sold as aforesaid. ln case tha said Rdison iias not as yet app lied for betters Patent of the United Statos upon such
inventions, ot any of
, lie wiji promptly cause ■
proper applications for letters Patent
will
aforesaid to tna Company the Company doom it proforabi any such invention or invent!
sacrats,
sorios in stock si.aii ho issued as and when the b.isinoss of tJto Company may demand, until ti.e full number of bonds auti.orii-.ad to ba issued under ti.e deed or trust, and the antira capital stuck of ti.a Company i.as been issued as aforesaid .
SIXTH: If after any industry „r factory lias
boon started, any new or furti.ar inventions are made by the said Edison relating to ti.a respective articles so manufactured, or ti.e means, manner and process of the man ufacture tneroof, ti.e Company sl.all without furtl.er con¬ sideration to the said Edison, bo entitled to receive suci. ri.pits to use sucl. new or furtl.er inventions as may be necessary.
The Company snail pay ail the expenses and charges or procuring Letters Patent in such cases as ap¬ plications for patents are prosecuted by them, but where euch applications are filed and prosecuted by the said Edison, they shall reimburse to him, as a condition to acquiring any rights under said patents, the actual costs and charges incurred in the procurement thereof.
If, at any time, the rights of the Company, which are protected by hatters Patent, are disregarded or infringe, the Company snail immediately, upon being informed of *uch infringement, if they deem it wise so to do, insti¬ tute suits to restrain the further infringements thereof; the costs and expenses of which shall bo borne entirely by the Company.
SEVENTH; The erection, equipment, management and operation of all factori.es established by the Com-
I' any
under
lontroi or tho said Bdi
li'i Wees to usa iiis bust efforts to causo suoJi factoring to bo proparly erected, equipped, managed and operated. Hia general business or tlio Company, and tia method and policy to bo adoptod in effecting solos or such articles as ara manufactured by it, sliali rost oxclusivaly with the board o/’ Directors or the Company.
BlflHTH: Save <
essary to keep tho faetoi work-inn condition, and p<
in except so rar as may be m Los or the company in proper provide Tor depreciation in
tools and machinery; and may be required to bo put
save and except such gioneys as ’ aside as a sinking rund -with
•vjiicii to pay
bonds issued by
maturity as hereinafter provided,
tiio Company at their aii tho not profits of
tho Company shall bo distributed as may be determined upon, after
yearly or otherwise, paying interest on its
outstanding bonds, as dividends upon the stock or tho pany .
NINTH: Out or t.ho net earnings of tho Company there shall be ste aside each year such sum as tho Hoard or Directors may determine upon, to provide a sinking * fund with which to pay the outstanding bonds of the Com-j pany at their maturity. The moneys of. tills fund shall
bo invested and kept invested in Government, city or State bonds, or in rirst mortice bonds or some railroad paying dividends upon its stock: and tnis fund shall in¬ case bo used or drawn upon to meet tho expenses or li.
ol' tha Company, or fo or the establishment
TENTH; This oontrac Tour yoara from the d years from tho dato h id to pay tii-3 interest i fivo par cant on sue LtJiar party shall have ar sixty days notice o > to do to terminate a
IN WITNESS WHEREON f.ii 5 hereunto sot liis han icond part iiorato Jias .
by its Prasidam
1887. Edison, T.A. - Articles (D-87-05)
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