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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 Gitelman Leonard DeGraaf Dennis D. Madden
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THOMAS A. EDISON PAPERS
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1889 DOCUMENT FILE
1889. Battery (D-89-01)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the procurement and testing of batteries for Edison’s phonoplex and phonograph. Included also are documents pertaining to William E. Hidden’s search for chrome to be used in batteries. Related documents can be found in D-89-32 (Edison Manufacturing Company) and in D-89-68 (West Orange Laboratoiy - General).
1889. Bergmann & Company (D-89-02)
This folder contains correspondence 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. Most of the letters are by Joseph Hutchinson, secretary of the company, and Samuel Insull, general manager. Many pertain to the manufacturing and pricing of phonoplex devices and electric meters. Other correspondence concerns new types of insulating materials for electrical devices submitted to the laboratoiy for testing. Related material can be found in D-89-66 (Telegraph - Phonoplex) and in D-89-68 (West Orange Laboratory - General).
1889. Dick (A.B.) Company (D-89-03)
This folder contains correspondence, circulars, and other documents relating to the mimeograph and electric pen business of the A.B. Dick Co. Some of the letters concern Edison*s patent infringement suit against the Cyclostyle Co. Other letters pertain to the Scott Legacy Medal awarded to the mimeograph by the Franklin Institute. There is also correspondence regarding royalty payments and mimeograph sales agencies.
1889. Drexel, Morgan & Company (D-89-04)
This folder contains correspondence about financial transactions undertaken by Drexel, Morgan & Company 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.
1889. Edison, T.A. - General (D-89-05)
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 arc also filed in this folder. Among the items are several documents relating to the acquisition and shipment of the marble statue, "Genius of Electricity," which Edison purchased for his West Orange laboratoiy at the Paris Exposition of 1889. Also included is correspondence from engineering schools regarding scholarship funds and donations of electric light equipment and laboratoiy apparatus. In addition, there are numerous letters from Everett Frazar pertaining to Edison’s business interests in Asia: correspondence by Philip S. Dyer, Edison’s patent attorney in Europe; and letters regarding the illegal use of Edison s name. Near the end of the folder is an undated 21-pagc memorandum in Edison’s hand, declaring his intent to go into the ore milling business in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, providing the rationale for this decision, and explaining his plans for financing the venture.
1889. Edison, TA. - Accounts (D-89-06)
This folder contains documents relating to Edison’s personal and business finances. Included are bills and accounts pertaining to the purchase of library furniture as a birthday gift to Edison, along with a list of employee contributors and the amount donated by each.
1889. Edison, TA. - Articles (D-89-07)
TTiis 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. Also included is a conductivity*^ ArthUr E' Kennelly conccrnine his articles on electric meters, zinc sulfate solutions, and the
1889. Edison, TA. - Autograph & Photograph Requests (D-89-08) [not filmed]
This folder contains routine correspondence requesting Edison’s autograph or asking for his photograph.
1889. Edison, T A. • Bills and Receipts (D-89-09) [not filmed]
This folder contains bills and receipts for routine West Orange laboratoiy, personal, and office expenses.
1889. Edison, TA. - Bills or Lading (D-89-10) [not filmed]
TTiis folder contains bills of lading for the shipment of merchandise to Edison, Alfred O. Tate, and the West Orange laboratoiy.
1889. Edison, TA. - Book and Journal Orders (D-89-11)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the ordering of books and journals. Also included arc letters about the purchase of state geological surveys.
1889. Edison, TA. - Clubs and Societies (D-89-12)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to Edison’s membership and activities in social clubs and professional societies.
1889. Edison, TA. - Creditors (D-89-13) [not filmed]
This folder contains correspondence relating to unpaid bills for Edison’s personal and West Orange laboratory expenscs. Related documents can be found in D-89-09 (Edison, T. A. - Bills and Receipts).
1889. Edison, TA. - Employment (D-89-14)
This folder contains correspondence from or about employees and prospective employees. There are also etters of recommendation in support of individuals seeking employment. Most of the correspondence relates to employment requests for the West Orange laboratory. Some documents pertain to employment at Glcnmont and at the various Edison companies.
1889. Edison, TA. - Family (D-89-15)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents by and about Edison’s family. Some of the letters *y? s daughter, Marion, who was traveling in Europe. There are also letters from Edison’s dentist,
, ,B;.E.ly- and requests from various relatives for money or personal favors. In addition, there is a list of vital statistics for Thomas and Mina Edison, prepared for their passport applications.
1889. Edison, TA. ■
(D-89-16) [not filmed]
This foUer contains routine correspondence from insurance agents requesting Edison to purchase personal and business insurance policies. Also included arc laboratory insurance inspection notices, inspection requests, and an insurance dividend notification. H
1889. Edison, TA. - Outgoing Correspondence (D-89-17) [not filmed]
This folder contains duplicate copies of correspondence found in the General Letterbook Series.
1889. Edison, T. A. - Real Estate (D-89-18)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the purchase and sale of land and buildings. The letters concern the acquisition of land in Bloomfield and Silver Lake, NJ. Most of the correspondence is by George P. Kingsley, Edison’s real estate lawyer.
1889. Edison, TA. - Secretary - Randolph, John (D-89-19) [not filmed]
This folder contains correspondence relating to John F. Randolph’s role as Edison’s bookkeeper and Alfred O. Tate’s office assistant. The letters deal with routine financial transactions of the various Edison companies, especially the Edison Phonograph Works. Many of the letters arc from Thomas Butler, writing on behalf of Samuel Insull. Also included are routine letters of acknowledgement and transmittal.
1889. Edison, T. A. - Secretary - Tate, Alfred O. (D-89-20)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to Alfred O. Tate’s role as Edison’s private secretary, along with occasional items pertaining to Tate’s private life. Letters addressed to Tate in his capacity as Edison’s secretary or representative that do not fall under the main subject categories are generally filed in this folder. Most of the material deals with routine business and legal matters. 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.
1889. Edison, TA. • Shipping (D-89-21) [not filmed]
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the shipment of supplies, machinery, and other equipment to the West Orange laboratory and to the various Edison companies. There are also some items pertaining to the shipment of Edison’s personal goods.
1889. Edison, TA. - Suppliers (D-89-22) [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-89-70 (West Orange Laboratory - Suppliers) and in the various company folders.
1889. Edison, T. A. - Unsolicited Correspondence - Advice (D-89-23)
This folder contains routine correspondence suggesting improvements in Edison’s inventions, asking him for advice on technical matters, or requesting his assistance in improving or promoting an invention.
1889. Edison, TA. - Unsolicited Correspondence - Business (D-89-24) [not filmed]
This folder contains routine correspondence from individuals requesting agencies for Edison’s inventions, inquiring about their purchase or cost, asking for other information about his inventions, or seeking to do business with Edison.
1889. Edison, TA. - Unsolicited Correspondence - Deafness (D-89-25) [not filmed]
This folder contains requests for information about the technical and commercial development of a hearing aid by Edison. These inquiries were stimulated by Edison’s work on the improved phonograph, which drew attention to his own deafness.
TThs folder contains correspondence inquiring whether Edison was responsible for a bright light appearing in the sky above Menlo Park, N.J. Newspaper accounts claimed that the light, referred to as thT"Ed "tar” was "he placet Venu^ SUSpCndcd from a ba,,00n' Edison denied responsibility and stated that the light
1889. Edison, T.A. - Unsolicited Correspondence - Foreign Language (D-89-27) [not filmed]
TTiis folder contains routine and mostly untranslated letters addressed to Edison. Some have been annotated with a brief summary of the contents.
1889. Edison, T.A. - Unsolicited Correspondence - Personal (D-89-28) [not filmed]
™S/°'de,r C0“!ains r°uliae Personal requests, fan mail, and other items for which no record of a significant S Ed,s°n has been found. Included arc letters asking Edison for educational advice, personal information, loans, charitable contributions, exhibits of his inventions, and other personal favors.
1889. Edison, T. A. - Visitors (D-89-29)
This folder contains letters of introduction and requests to visit Edison and/or tour his West Orange bboratoiy. Among the requests are several concerning prominent Latin American figures such as President Soto of Honduras and politician Agusto Matte of Chile.
1889. Edison Machine Works - General (D-89-30)
TTiis folder contains correspondence relating to the business and finances of the Edison Machine Works. Most dvnomic v Sam“ naUl1, treasurcr and general manager, and pertain to the sale and shipment of
SSktrl0!* Pr°dUC,S- S°me °f the corresPondence concerns experiments and tests conducted by the Machine Works on compounds sent from the Edison laboratory for use in insulated wiring Other letters relate to explosions in junction boxes in New York and other cities, mai - S
ains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison ). Most of the letters are by Philip S. Dyer, Edison’s European agent in Antwerp, and deal own Edlso.n and Fcl“ Lalande for the r'gh*s to the Lalande battery. Related material can
1889. Electric Light - General (D-89-33)
is correspondence and other documents relating to electric fighting and power. Included are o the incandescent lamp, the alternatingcurrent controversy, and electrocution experiments Jd P'r?™wn' a Naw Yorfc electrical engineer. There are also documents concerning lamp . uf- P1^0. Burlington & Quincy Railroad and by the Niagara River Hydraulic Tunnel itablished to develop a hydroelectric power system in Buffalo, N.Y. Edison advised the
Co., which
rampany about the construction of central stations and about a direct-current distribution system. A seriesof lengthy memoranda written by Edison on this subject can be found near the end of the folder. There is also a sahne pamphlet relating to the patent litigation of the Edison Electric Light Co. Among the correspondents are H. Ward Leonard, an electrical engineer involved in lamp tests, and Edward D. Adams, president of the Cataract Construction Co. and a promoter of the Niagara Falls project.
and Sims (D-89-34)
This folder contains correspondence concerning the steam engines suppUcd to Edison by the Armington and PWtad^to C°' Am°nS th<! d0CUmen,s is a lcltcr about thc °Pcration of *t>e Edison central station in
1889. Electric Light - Edison Electric Light Company - General (D-89-35)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents rclatingto the busincssof the Edison Electric Light "" are lctt.er* a^,u‘ th,e technical development of meters, electric wires, and transformers. Most of the correspondence is by W. J. Jenks, director of thc company’s standardizing bureau.
1889. Electric Light - Edison Electric Light Company - Illuminating Companies (D-89-36)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the organization and management of local Edison illuminating companies. Included are documents concerning the annual convention of thc of Edison lllummating Companies. Among the correspondents arc Jonathan H. Vail, secretary
1889. Electric Light - Edison Electric Light Company of Philadelphia (D-89-37)
Tins folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison Electric Light Co. of Philadelphia Most of thc letters are by William D. Marks, general manager of the company. There are also reports by Marks to the company’s board of directors concerning the construction and operation of central stations and a blueprint containing a transverse section of thc Philadelphia central station.
1889. Electric Light - Edison General Electric Company (D-89-38)
C^ta‘nS “rresP°ndcnce aad °‘her documents relating to the organization of the Edison General ^ “a,ny/ he CrS ar° b? Hcn,y Villard’ a Promincnt financier who became president of the company, deluded also are numerous letters by William D. Marks regarding a dispute over his authority as chief of the company s engineering department. Related material can be found in D-89-44 (Electric Railway).
1889. Electric Light - Edison United Manufacturing Company (D-89-40)
M‘Lf^C°nrinLCOrrei?°ndCnCe and °thcr documcnts relaling to the business of the Edison United ? • . CO"eSP°.ndencc is CharIcs E. Chinnock, vice president of the company. hflheTMfdwesrfrom dT* w* *°.pr°b ems m ‘Jj® instaHation of electric lighting plants and to sales competition foiled ^ n wfJt rci h, .WIe?1‘nigh°use and Thomson-Houston electric companies. Related material can be found in D-89-43 (Electric Light - United Edison Manufacturing Company).
1889. Electric Light - Foreign - General (D-89-41)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the electric light business in various foreign countries. Borne of the correspondence concerns competition in Japan between the AUgemeine Electncitats Gesellschaft and Frazar & Co. Other letterspertain to Edison’s stock transactions with the Edison Spanish Colonial Light Co., the quality of Siemens cables in Europe, and a royalty dispute between the Canadian Edison Manufacturing Co. and the Edison Electric Light Co.
1889. Electric Light - Foreign - United Kingdom (D-89-42)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertainingto the organization and management of Edison s British electric lighting companies. Included are letters relatingto the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Co., Ltd.; Edison’s Indian & Colonial Electric Co.; the Australasian Electric Light, Power & Storage Co.; and the Metropolitan Electric Supply Co., Ltd. Also included is a newspaper clipping regarding Edison’s opinion of the electric lighting business in Great Britain. Among the correspondents are Waterhouse, Winterbotham & Harrison, Edison s British patent attorneys; Samuel Flood Page, secretaiy of the Edison & Swan company; and John B. Verity, a director of the Metropolitan company.
1889. Electric Light - United Edison Manufacturing Company (D-89-43)
Tins folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the United Fdicr,n Manufacturing Co. This company was organized in 1889 as a successor to the Edison United Manufacturing Co. Much of the correspondence is by Jacob H. Herrick, president, and J. C. Henderson, chief engineer of construction, and deals with comparative costs of wiring systems for central stations, canvassing of potential districts, and franchise negotiations for installing electric light distribution systems.
1889. Electric Railway (D-89-44)
TOs folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to Edison’s involvement in electric railways, borne of the documents pertain to the acquisition of the Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Co. by the Edison General Electric Co. and to related stock transfers involving Edison. There are also two reports dealing ^diKin General Eindttl-0Q)f ^ Sp|agUe company' Related material can be found in D-89-38 (Electric Light
1889. Exhibitions - General (D-89-45)
This folder contains correspondence concerning electrical and industrial exhibitions in Canada, the United
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1889. Exhibitions - Paris Exposition (D-89-46)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning Edison’s exhibit at the Paris Universal Exposition. Also included are letters relating to disagreements between Edison’s agents, William J. Hammer and George E. Gouraud. Related items regarding the contract for electric lighting at the Exposition can be found in the Miscellaneous Legal Series.
1889. Fort Myers (D-89-47)
f°!,der contains correspondence, property tax receipts, and other documents pertaining to the maintenance
Tills folder contains correspondence, bills, and other documents relating to the furnishing and maintenance of Glenmont, Edison s home in Llewellyn Park. Included is correspondence from Edwards & Co. pertaining to the installation of a burglar alarm and bell system. Some of the documents deal with floor refinishing and rovering. There are also letters from E. T. Burrowes & Co. regarding a photograph of the house to be included in theirsales catalog. Related documents pertaining to miscellaneous household purchases can be found in D-89-09 (Edison, T.A.- Bills and Receipts),
1889. Mining - General (D-89-49)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to mining and ore milling. Many of the etters are i by John Birkinbine, a consulting mining engineer hired by Edison to evaluate mining properties and to advise him on related projects. Some of the documents pertain to requests for information about Edison’s mining and ore milling machinery. Included also is an undated draft contract in Edison’s hand regarding a proposed Edison Iron Concentration Co. of New Jersey. Related documents can be found in D-89-1 1 (Edison Laboratory*. Suppliers)11 °rdCrS): D"89'3° (EdiS°" Machinc Works ' General) and D-89-70 (West Orange
1889. Mining - Edison Iron Concentrating Company (D-89-50)
This folder contains correspondence regarding the business of the Edison Iron Concentrating Co. Most of the letters are by Walter S. Mallory, secretaiy-treasurerand general manager. Some of the documents pertain to production difficulties at the company’s Michigan ore milling plant. There are also letters relating to the distribution of stock and other financial matters.
1889. Mining - Edison Ore Milling Company, Ltd. (D-89-51) [not filmed]
This folder contains routine correspondence relating to the business of the Edison Ore Milling Co., Ltd. Included are inquiries regarding the value and sale of company stock; correspondence regarding stock
transfers; letters of transmittal; and meeting announcements. 6
1889. Mining - Fore
n (D-89-52)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to mining and ore milling in Canada, Chile Europe, and New Zealand. Some of the items deal with inquiries about Edison’s ore milling and processing machinciy. Other documents pertain to ore samples sent to Edison from various sources. Among the correspondents are Osgood S. Wiley, an Edison agent in the United Kingdom who was dismissed in 1889- James Dredge, the coeditor of Engineering; and S. J. Ritchie, a businessman seeking to utilize Edison’s ore milling process in Canada. *
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to mines and ores to be bought sold worked, or tested. Some of the items deal with the mining interests of individuals who either wanted to sell property to Edison or to have their ores tested. There are also numerous inquiries regarding Edison’s ore Srato^ - SuppIiefs)latCd d°CUmentS Ca" be f°Und in D-89 01 (Battery) and D-89-70 (West Orange
1889. Patents (D-89-54)
TOs foWerTOntains 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. Included are letters pertaining to patents for the electric lamp, the dynamo, the phonograph, and ore milling machinery.
There are also letters concerning lamp p Among the correspondents are Richard N. and Grosvenor P. Lowrey.
latent Utigation in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Dyer, George E. Gouraud, Lemuel W. Serrell, Sherburne B. Eaton,
1889. Phonograph - General
This folder contains correspondence about the technical and commercial development of the phonograph Some of the letters are by Edison’s attorney, Sherburne B. Eaton, and relate to Edison’s suit against Ezra T. Gilliland and John C. Tomlinson. Also included are letters about musical recording sessions at the West Orange laboratory, correspondence regarding phonograph exhibitions, and requests for information about phonographs and cylinder recordings. Individual letters pertaining to more than one phonograph company are also filed in this folder.
1889. Phonograph - Edison Phonograph Company (D-89-56)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining to the business of the Edison Phonograph Go. Many of the documents deal with stock and royalty matters involving Mary Hemcnway, Jesse Lippincott and the North American Phonograph Co.
1889. Phonograph - Edison Phonograph Works (D-89-57)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertainingto the businessof the Edison Phonograph Works. Many of the letters are from the law firm of Eaton & Lewis and relate to stock matters and to agreements between Edison, the Phonograph Works, and other parties.
1889. Phonograph - Foreign - General (D-89-58)
IJis folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the commercial development of Edison’s phonograph in France, Germany, Russia, and Latin America. Some of the letters pertain to the presentation of a phonograph to the German Imperial Postal Museum and the demonstration of the phonograph to Czar Alexander III, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Anton Rubinstein. Many of the letters are by Julius H. Block, Edison’s phonograph agent in Russia. Also included are two letters, written by Block in 1922, enclosing phonograph testimonials made in 1889.
1889. Phonograph ■ Foreign ■ Edison’s Phonograph Company (D-89-59)
TJis folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the commercial development of Edison’s phonograph m the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australasia, India, and South America-territories controlled by his agent, George E. Gouraud. Included are numerous letters by Edison’s secretary, Alfred O. Tate, concerning Gouraud’s business abilities and the efforts of Jesse Seligman to take over Gouraud’s phonograph agency. Most of the correspondence is by Gouraud and Tate. There are also letters by J. Lewis Young, general manager of Edison’s Phonograph Co., and by H. De Cbursey Hamilton, Gouraud's business
1889. Phonograph - Foreign - Frazar & Company (D-89-60)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to phonograph sales agencies in China Japan, and Korea. There are also letters about the presentation of phonographs to Chinese and Japanese government officials and about the search for wax to use in phonograph cylinders. Most of the correspondence !?,bLrer?“ Frazar> Edison’s phonograph agent in Japan and China. Related material can be found in D-89- 41 (Electric Light - Foreign - General).
1889. Phonograph - Foreign - Mexico (D-89-61)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the commercial development of Edison’s phonograph in Mexico. Included are documents concerning the formation of an Edison phonograph company in Mexico and toe presentation of a phonograph to the Mexican president, Porfirio Diaz. Among the correspondents are Ihomas B. Connery, Edison s phonograph agent in Mexico; Edwin M. Fox, a New York lawyer; and Juan B. Ceballos, a New York merchant. Fox and CebaUos were organizers and investors in Edison’s Mexican phonograph company.
1889. Phonograph - North American Phonograph Company - General (D-89-62)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the North American Phonograph Co. Included are documents concerning stock transactions, the relationship of the company to the Edison Phonograph Works and subsidiary phonograph companies, and the advertising and distribution of phonographs and cylinder recordings. Among the correspondents are Jesse H. Lippincott, president of the company, and Thomas R. Lombard, vice president.
1889. Phonograph - North American Phonograph Company - Subsidiary Sales Companies (D-89-63)
This folder contains correspondence concerning the business affairs of various regional sales rampnnies under contract with the North American Phonograph Co. Included are letters about the exhibition of the phonograph and about technical problems with phonographs and phonograph batteries. There is also material relating to the shipment of talking dolls. Among the correspondents are John L. Butterfield, manager of the Michigan Phonograph Co.; Louis Glass, general manager of the Pacific Phonograph Co.; and W. T. Ross, general manager of the Tennessee Phonograph Co. B
1889. Phonograph - Talking Doll (D-89-64)
Tb^ folder contains coirespondence, reports, and other documents concerning the manufacture and promotion ot Edison s talking doU. Many of the documents pertain to the organization and management of the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co. Included also are letters requesting dolls or asking for information about them. Among the correspondents are William W. Jacques, president of the Toy Manufacturing Co., and Benjanun F. Stevens, a company director. There are also numerous letters by Edison’s friend, A. B. Dick, who was making inquiries about the manufacture of dolls while traveling in continental Europe.
1889. Telegraph - General (D-89-65)
This folder contains correspondence relating to automatic telegraphy and other telegraph matters.
1889. Telegraph - Phonoplex (D-89-66)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining to the Edison Phonoplex System of 1 elegraphy. Most of the documents relate to the installation of phonoplex circuits on various American and Canadian railroads. Some of the items deal with the problem of finding suitable batteries, condensers, and other components. There are also documents regarding the phonoplex in Germany. Much of the correspondence is by W.S. Logue, field agent for the phonoplex system. Most of Logue’s letters are addressed infro‘.“n S “C.reta^.’ AlfJfd °‘ Tate- Tate served as ll>e company’s electrician and oversaw its daily business operations. Edison himself was only tangentially involved in phonoplex operations, and very few letters to or from him can be found in this folder. The case study approach begun in 1887 continues for the Pennsylvania Railroad; substantive items relating to the operations of the phonoplex on that railroad have been selected. In addi ion, the following documents have been filmed: items indicating Edison’s own involvement in the phonoplex; documents regarding the acquisition of phonoplex instruments by the German Imperial Postal Museum; correspondence from Charles Selden of the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Co. regarding a special discount for his company s use of the phonoplex; and an undated summary statement issued by the Edison Phonoplex System. Related matenalcan be found in D-89-01 (Battery) and D-89-02 (Bergmann & Company).
1889. Telephone (D-89-67) [not filmed]
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1889. West Orange Laboratory - General (D-89-68)
c°rr“P<?nd<;!>ce.;ePO«s. and other documents relating to the operations of the West me bfchmW nmohnf ‘S * °I pr0P°f d,rf earch Projects in Edison’s hand. Many of the documents are by Charles Batchelor, superintendent of the laboratory, and Arthur E. Kenncliy, chief electrician.
1889. West Orange Laboratory - Machine Shop Accounts (D-89-69)
This folder contains labor cost accounts for the large machine shop at Edison’s West Orange laboratory The HC P*nod Anenst-Decembcr 1889 and contain the names of those working infhe machin7shop.
he Etoributfon PTC,S onIw?ich ,hcy wcre worki"g- Related material can be found fn
the Distribution of Labor books (West Orange Laboratory Records Scries).
1889. West Orange Laboratory - Suppliers (D-89-70)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the purchase of supplies and equipment L Kullfm'8 Wsf °[an?e 'ntoratoiy. There are also documents pertainingto Edison’s purchase of the George L. Kunz mineral collection, including a complete inventory of the collection. 6
1889. Battery (D-89-01)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the procurement and testing of batteries for Edison’s phonoplex and phonograph Included also are documents pertaining to William E. Hidden’s search for chrome to be used in batteries.
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: field reports by Hidden; routine correspondence regarding the ordering and shipment of batteries; printed circular from the Electrical Accumulator Co; directions for setting up a secondary battery.
Related documents can be found in D-89-32 (Edison Manufacturing Company) and in D-89-68 (West Orange Laboratory - General).
Jamary 8, 1889.
Mr. K e n n e 1 1 y,-
I believe you made a detailed report to Mr. Edison on this battery. What answer would you suggest to make to Mr. Higgins' question?
A. 0. Tate
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Menlo: • Park , N. J .
Dear Sir :
. Some friends abroad have asked us to
give them information concerning Dr. Gas sner's Patent Dry
. .
to have you inform us, if you can do so without trespassing too much upon your valuable time :
1. What your opinion of this battery is ?
-c'i* 2. Whether it is the best one in existence ?
3. And do you think it can be improved upon ?
4. Would you advise the pureliase of the Patent,, including all future improvements, for Germany?
Thanking you in advance and assuring you that we shall always be pleased to reciprocate, we remain. Dear Sir, Yours , very truly.
Dear Sir :
w* have y°ur favor of the 11th inst. , and, with your kind permissdon, forward you to-ntglit by mail, a small dry battery of Dr, Gassner, vhich we trust loill answer the purpose •
At your leisure, will you please answer the ques¬ tions propounded in our previous letter ?
With thanks in advance , and trusting that you will pardon us for the trouble we are giving you, we remain. Dear Sir, ‘
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qVANTAq
■£ OF THE ^
D^y xj&tEBiy*-
OVER ALL OTHERS.
l.—It oan be placed in any position, upside down if necessary, as there is no liquid to drain oat.
2 -It oan be used in VERY WARM or VERY COLD places.
8. -For carrying about and for ship use, as well as for general • work, it is perfect. . . .
4. — It has rung a bell for sixty days continuously, through a
resistance of twenty ohms. , ,
5. —H has driven an electric clock for thirteen months, and
still runs.
— G,—H^can be. easily' and prompttu renewed.
It largely recoups itself when allowed to rest,< and may be regenerated
equal to new by passing through it the current from blue stone cells or a dynamo, in the same manner as: charging a storage battery. The porous mass between the carbon and zinc is not liquefied during regeneration, and tests show that a regenerated element is better even than when new. Exhausted cells may be returned and regenerated at a small cost.
7. — It is the best and most perfect battery for house work.
8. -There are thousands in use for all purposes: Indicators,
Bells, Telegraphs, etc.
9. -The necessary moisture is contained in the Battery in
chemical combination, and not in the form of a free liquid.
10— There is no neater, more compact and handier Battery to
be had.
11— It is praised on all hands for its eontinuousness, its porta¬
bility, ancl its immunity from danger.
12— For telephones, especially long distance ones, it supersedes
all others.
PiaiOE LIS-T.".
No. 16, Cylindrical, 7 inch. 3 Inch. $™00
L Oral, 6i Inch. 31- Inch. 14 inch. 1 60
2. 7 " 34 " 14 " 180
3i " 7 “ 6 “ 14 11 2 00
oval. ' medical. " 01, Medical, 44
====== TESTIMONIALS " '
Post Offioe, /lonooiO : Telkoeafh Dept., (April 10th, 1881
Dear Sir:— Yarn Dry Cells, •• Qnssner,” continue to do their work well T „Ln t„ „
>nvnrd ofllclnl order for some more k well. I snail, in n dny-.ot
;v" ' Ai.iiast, Octobor 1st, 1883.
Dear Sir Tlio (list Invoice of Dr. Gnssncr Dry Dnttery Hint you sent mo 1ms been so sntisf ct
be?wt018fly ,,“ill;f?r the tIme ^ your Bntleries in use, wc find Zy give
orm satisfaction. Wo have sold them to n number of customers, nnd tlicynre nil exceedingly well pleased with the notion of the Gnssncr Dry Buttery. wen
- > • Yours truly, MINNEAPOLIS ELECTRIC CO.
- - Jason. Hidden, Manager.
Maodebuiio,: February 31st, 1888.
reported to the Administration of our Hallway. Wc slinll require about five hundred cells for tlio current year, which please Bupply as per order. 1 no current
■I SCHRODER,
Administration of the Royal Prussian liailmy, Telegraph Department.
LrfcoE, Juno 15th, 1888.
Dear Sirs : — As you know, it is my custom to llvo In tile town In winter nnd In the count In
iirpSoZc^
which failed., to boT
will always bo In « working condition now that I uso the Gnssncr Cells. S mny ’ "
Tours truly, F. PIRNAT.
Mr.
Thomas A. Edison, Menlo Park, N. ~J.
Pear Sir :
I should like to see you at my office, on a matter of business , at soma time next Monday or Tuesday, if convenient to you. Will you kindly state the hour at which you may be able to came, and oblige,
Yours, very trxdy^p^
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Mr* Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J,
Dear Sir r
We are in receipt of your favor of the 24th inst *, addressed to our Mr* Jesse Seligman, referrring to the Gassner Dry Battery and giving your opinion of the same *
Please accept our very best thanks for your kind¬ ness in this matter, and believe us. Dear Sir,
Yours, very truly.
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WORKS,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS,
WIRE INSULATING DEPARTMENT.
49 Dey Street,
p ^ / .’*”{ (a. New York, December 4th iaso .
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. A. 0. Tate , Esti. ,
Private Sec’y to Mr. T. A. Edison,
Oraa:;e , H.J.
Dear Sir:
t have been lo see the E. s. Grecly Co. with referonoo to the order I placed with them for 4 Robor^Brecvort Batteries, vihen I Placed the order they advised w* that the batteries were ready for immediate shipment. They say that they beleive that the lotteries hi-vo bc-cn shipped from the Robert*3reevort Factory in Connecticut, but as they have not yet been received I have instructed then to send tracer after then imaediately. This has been done and I have no doubt but that you will hear from the batteries within a day or tv/o. I have been unable to find the Mason-flood battery. It was deads rone lino afeo in Brooklyn, but i t appears to have disappeared. | There would seen, to be
A
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none of the i>'arie«»Da -is Batteries in this country. J. w. 1 Hade lp hi a nay possibly h .scire a few of then, and if it | neccesary for you to have then, I shall communicate with
Yours truly,
JAMES F. KELLY.
THE EDISON
WORKS,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
MACHINE WORKS,
WIRE INSULATING DEPARTMENT.
19 Dey Street,
New York. December I4th 1889 .
A. 0. Tate Esq. ,
Private Sec’y to T. A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir: ■
I have a letter from /5he K. K.Greely Co. in which they say,
"We have just receive^advice from the Robertf-Brevoort factory that they shipped you on the I2th inst. 2 composite cells, which will go in the large boxes in place of the broken ones, also 7 po@us cups ,7x2x15" and X carbon plate 15 x 7 x 5/16". These are to replace the broken parts in the Roberts-Brevoort B at terj/^s hipped you a few days ago. "
U&MC,
United Edison Manufacturing Company,
» 65 FIFTH AVENUE,
isolated plants. New York, _ December 37. 1839,
Thos. A. Edison, Esq. ,
Llewellyn Park, orange, H. J.
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Dear Sir: —
On t lie 12th insfc v/o wrote you concerning your new primary battery, saying we had an enquiry from ono of our customers in regard to it. Hot having heard from you regarding the battery we should be gl d to know if you have received the lotter, if not, wo should liko to know, as soon as possible, 'whether this battery is now roady for the market, and to whom should we refer requests for informal! on concerning same.
Truly yours,
Ass't to Gen'l Manager
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J. .
Dear Sir: — Will you have the kindness tf\ concerning your knowledge of the Woodward and Thompson’s StQrage Battery, commonly known as the "Detroit Storage Battery". A Company for the manufacture of these fetSya-ge Batteries is being formed in Chicago, and before talc ine any further interest in the matter, I would be glad to get your opinion as to their efficiency compared with other Storage Batteries on the market. Will you please let me hear from you by return mail in regard to the matter , and greatly oblige Yours very truly, /
1889. Bergmann & Company (D-89-02)
This folder contains correspondence 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. Most of the letters are by Joseph Hutchinson, secretary of the company, and Samuel Insull, general manager. Many pertain to the manufacturing and pricing of phonoplex devices and electric meters. Other correspondence concerns new types of insulating materials for electrical devices submitted to the laboratory for testing.
Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine correspondence relating to equipment orders and accounts: letters of transmittal.
Related material can be found in D-89-66 (Telegraph - Phonoplex) and D-89-68 (West Orange Laboratory - General).
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Edlsoni'S' Laboratory,
Orange, IT.
•My Dear Tate:
I: gave instructions’ yesterday for a stamp |.dfe tovbe sent. toi.Mr. ■ Edison or some of the ..porcelain- work that, we use. I: also, gave instructions' for sample of the work to1 ‘be sent.. at. the same time.
Mr. - Edison has.. an idea that., he .can make this material for us a great-
deal .cheaper than -we are now : getting Jt; and a great; deal -better in appearance. I. wish you would .call ; hi s ■ attention- to1 the die and sample-, as. he desires, to- ex-' •.perlment: aS' soon- as1 these .parts arrive in' Orange.'
Yours very1 truly.
Gen; ' Mgr.^
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A, Mr Kennelly, Esq.',
Edison tabbbatory.
Orange, N. J^,
. Bear Sirs •
We arf4jifori»ed by Mr. W. J. Jenks that you are writing an article for the -"Scribner”:' fagazlne, and would -like to have a cut of the latest rEdlson me¬ ter to use as an Illustration therein. We send you to-day, by Mr. Jenks'- direc¬ tions a sample :i2-llght two-wire meter, like the one that was made for the Paris ^ Exposition, We would have fiadv.acut made ourselves, :but were Informed by Mr,
" Wlrt tm you Preferred to do that part- yourself. Kindly, return the meter to us when you are through with It, and oblige. . ..
Yours very truly,
r & co
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sets of Phonoplex Instruments to keep in stock. We do not think that the demands of the business (Justify the manufacture of a larger stock order.
Yours very truly.
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- April '12,-1839-, _
A, 0. Tate, Esq., Sec>y,
Edison Laboratory., Orange, R.
My Dear Tate:
We send forward to-day by express to Mr. Edlsop one copper electrical tea-pot made after a model Imported from Europe. Will you kindly look after it, and see that it gets to the house? We will mark It for the house; so you better notify them there to expect It.
Yours very trujy.
\AAAsWy\A
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Gfccne (£fon£,. - -Apjll_16f '13SQ _ _
A. E. Kennel ly, Esq., Eleptriclan,
Edison’s laboratory,
Orange,- (f. j..
Dear Sir:
** “S,e r““VM lmr“ell°“ no. rro. the-sclson Electric Light Oo to ose pore Mno m „ter platen, n »M0 ute to too, i„ regaio to the n„ •eter aether yonr pl.„t socle be or surr.olent capact.ty to rnrnlsb no „„„ •boot thin, pair or no. 4 iter ainco per aa» as a constant apply ror the year, one „hat ,oalo be the price or the he, a, nos. »e „te t0 „t ttI, lnroreatlon at the earnest possible .cent, becaose soae plants that are no, in progress propose to use this new style meter plate.
Awaiting reply, we reiiialn.
Tours very truly.
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CABLE ADDRESB: „
ACNOBERG. M.w Y„,l< ANK,U! FACT,’KV ! 457' F1RS1 AVENUE.
Laboratory or Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J.,
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Sec’y,
Dear Sir:
<yfc™ (2/otA. April r4
Replying to yours or the 23th, we are pushing forward your order ror twenty-rive sets or phonoplex instruments with all possible haste. We hope to furnish ten sets complete on or before the 3th of Kay, and the balance ten days arter. The coming holidays compel us to close our shop for three days; consequently, delaying us somewhat in the manufacture of these instruments.
Yours very truly.
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We are informed by\Mr. Vail, that the Japanning on the new No 4 meter \zlpos is. not necessary, and must nct -be done
We have yours of April 1 ?$, gup ting' us prices cents per palr on new No, 4 meter zincs of pure zino alloyed wi tb . fl ve per cent, of pore mer¬ cury, dochls japanned. Inasmuch as the JapSpnlng Is not required 'this will of pojiree, reduce the price/ considerably. '
As you are. aware, we charge Central Stations at. present ten cents per pair for these zincs, making a small profi^on- them. If :we should buy them from at. the above price, it would i compel us to raise our - catalogue .price on these zincs considerably, which, would call ;foriii:unllml ted ;.protest. from the Cen¬ tral gtatioms. >'
^Adiy go over the matter again on the peter zincs without . .japanning, we tn ' of the above facta, to reduce your price : con our batalogue price.
Awal ting reply., .. we remain, /
^ Tcprs very truly.
J /and furnishes with. your price si that you will be able, in view jjerable, and not compel us to, raise
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Thomas A* Edison, Esq,,
Orange,. N. 0,,
Dear Sir:
In answer to your favor of Kay :io;tb, in regard to six special meters ior the Paris Exposition, we have not yet received Instractlons from Mr, 'Jenks as to bow to proceed with these meters; nor Instructions from Mr, Kennelly as tp the spool resistance, and the metal to be used In the wire of the spool. We have written Mr, Jenks for these Instructions, and will rush this matter with the greatest possible speed. As soon as we receive these Instructions, we will let you know when we can ship these meters.
Yours very truly,
BERGKANN £ CO.
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Orange, N. J., A. O'. Tate, Esq.., Sec’y,
Gfcw (frif _ May_21,-J183*L.-
Dear Sir:
He have yours of May 20th, and note your suggestion in regard to' the holes on the top of the adjustment screws in the glass case of the Phonoplex trans- mitter, and will see that they are drilled all the way through, as you advise.
Yours very truly.
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Enclosed please find indemnity bond to the State of Texas which we rails file with our proposal for the fixtures for the new Capitol at Austin, Texes. Please have Mr. Edison sign it as President, and return it to us by bearer. The Secretary will affix the corporate seal and his signature upon return of the in-
Yours very truly,
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Annex Factory j 457. 459. 4<>i FIRST AVENUE.
A. E. Kennel ly, Esq.
Edison Laboratory.
■ Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir,
We are informed by Mr.W.J.Jenks that you are about to make some experi¬ ments as to the actual current capacity of various sizes of covered copper wire, and are asked by him to send you samples of the sizes we have between h in. and i in.
We have this day sent to you a number of samples, each sample 22 ft. long as requested We trust that they will be of service to you in your experiments, the re- • suit of which we shall be pleased to learn.
Yours very truly,
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Dear Sir, '* . . \ 4
We send you by express tq^dby^e special ampere meter ordered by the
thl irom 0Cto L ! C° f°r Mr*H^ - v,lsh calibrated by'hunored-
.. amperes, upon an al.tpEktt£c^r61uit having not less than 280 to S00 !
alternations per second. Kindly HurJ tufa's much as possible as th Edison Co want it without delay. Enclosed find, orde'r for same, le- the Doison Co
Yours very truly,
Bergmann & Co.
Laboratory of Thomas. A.Edlson,
Orange, N..J.
A. E. Kennelly, Esq.
Dear Sir,
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Referring to yours of May 13th, you quote us the price of 13 cents, per . pair for the new. type of Hov« -eter plates, cast from an amalgam of pure zinc and mercury. You do'not mention in your letter whether this price includes, the furnish¬ ing of the copper ro'd which is jcAst inthe pUte and the making of the mould, if the copper rod is- include^, we presums'that it would reduce the p*ice of, the plates con¬ siderably if we furnished the rods- ready for Casting in the plate.
It is necessary to furnish these meter plates to the meter stations at once, and we should therefore be pleased to receive your quotations for the plates in lots of 10,000 and -also your -reply to the above. If you require us to make the mould for the meter pl^|kindly inform us- of the best form for the same, and if it is- necessary to allow ’^thing for shrinkage. Ke enclose you blue print of the new meter plate furnishedAis by the Standardizing Bureau.
As- we are very anxious- to place the order for these plates- without any fur¬ ther delay, we trust that you will give the matter you* immediate attention.
■"ours- very truly,
Bergmann & Co_
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Laboratory of Thomas. A. Edison,
Orange, R.J.
My dear Sir,
I enclose you herewith two samples, of a material called Bonsilate which is. being put upon the market in competition with hard rubber. I shall be glad if you will make tests, on- this, material of just such a character as. those you have made on previous, hard insulating material which we have sent to you. At the same time I shall also- be glad if you. will let me have a comparative test as between Bonsilate and: hard rubber. I presume you have samples of hard rubber in the Laboratory which will permit you to make this comparison.
Yours very triJly,
Bergmann & Co.
11th. 0o 1. 1889.
Laboratory of Thomas A.Gdison,
Referring to- your letter of the 11th lust, we beg to say that we shall- In an order at once for 25 sets of phonoplex instruments. The idea is that we wi nanufaoture them in sets of 25 and before the one set is exhausted -we will put in >ther order. Of course we cannot make them singly and replace each set sold, but think our method will- keep you w.ith instruments always in hand.
Yours very truly,
Laboratory of Thomas A.Edison,
Orange, R,J.
A. E. Kennel ly, Esq.
Dear Sir,
Referring to your favor of the 10th inst regarding the percentage of mer- oury in meter plates, knowing a little about it, it suggests itself to me that possibly the. variation in the percentage of mercury might work some change on the constant on v/hioh bills are made up. This is probably not so, or you would have mentioned it. ! Please advise me, however, for ive are to-day writing the Edison Manuf.Co to make all plates that are made hereafter with three per cent of mercury instead of five. This is done without consultation with the Standardising Bureau as we understand that it no longer exists.
Yours very truly, j
Bergmann & Co.
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We shall feel obliged to you if you will let us have your reportof ex rents made at the Laboratory on certain samples of "bonsilats" sent you the oth day, as soon as possible, as w.e are waiting to learn whether the material will, a the purposes to which it is intended to put it if satisfactory.
Yours very truly.
Laboratory. of Thomas A-.Bdlson.
■ Orange, ; N; J.
A: E-. Kennel ly. Esq,
> Dear Sir,
We' send: you: to-day. a- sample of ,“RoxHe". a- new. material • for: which hl-gl,
■ insulating, fireproof- and: other- qualities are claimed, by. Its manufacturers. We shall be-glad If . you will make a- thorough test.on, It, andrshow.-us. at the :same: time :how; Itcompares with the. "Bons 11 ate” material which:you tested a short time ago. Yours. truly.
.-Orange, N,.J.
. A.E.Kennelly, gsq.
Dear Sir.,
Your favor of the 13th inst regarding. Roxite material is.reoefved. We. are very much obliged- to .jroufor making, .the test, but admit that the result Is. very. differ¬ ent from what was expected.
Yours truly,
- Eergmann f.sjCo . //■— _
General Manager.
■.Orange, ! NiJ..
Dear. Sirs, . j
:V/e- send-, you; by,:. this- mail a.sample .of .jLnow.. material, which.- tile Inventors | .claim, possesses.: quail ties- which: will' render. It- a-, useful auxiliary, in. our- eleolrioel j work. Kindly: put. it: .through.: the . necessary tests; and.- advise us as. to the result; also : how. 1 1. compares, wi th, the bonsi late: material-. which. you have -already tested.
. Than kin gl-you In: advance, we. are
Yours: truly,
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Dear Sir.,
We send you by this mall a sample of Ebonite which .re .rant tested In regar. to Its suitability; for our work-the same is you have tested the 'Bonsilate V’HoxUe" and other material. We think this sample is in shape to enable you to- give a good i test. Will you kindly advise us of the result of your test as soon as you have made it.. We should like to- have your opinion of It as to using it for making our sookat rings, and as to- Its suitability for the washers used In our sockets.
Yours truly.
My dear Tate,
Referring to your favor of the 10th inst touching delay in the matter of shipping .phono.pl ex instruments, we must plead guilty, but it has been unavoidable i and the real . criminal' is at Schenectady.. Me have been unable to get any magnet wire ■from there, and this is the cause of the delay. They have, however, promised to ship i.t by .expr.eis so that it mill- reach us to-day, and if this is done, the instruments will be rushed out in good shape.
4.0. Tate, Esq..
Labor tor y of Thomas A.E dison. Orange.
1889. Dick (A.B.) Company (D-89-03)
This folder contains correspondence, circulars, and other documents relating to the mimeograph and electric pen business of the A.B. Dick Co. Some of the letters concern Edison’s patent infringement suit against the Cyclostyle Co. Other letters pertain to the Scott Legacy Medal awarded to the mimeograph by the Franklin Institute. There is also correspondence regarding royalty payments and mimeograph sales agencies.
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: letters of transmittal and acknowledgement; other routine business correspondence; duplicate copies of selected documents.
Randolph,-
.Tanuary 2, 1889.
In reference to the attached, Rob't. Gilliland is entitled to three-tenths of all mimeograph royalties received by Mr. Edison from the A. B. flick Co. The amounts which we hav-e remitted Gilliland have been less than three-tenths - 1 think 2/LO. Make up his account to date and draw a check for the balance due him.
A. 0. Tate.
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Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:— As requested in your favor of the
31st ult. we enclose herewith copy of contract between Mr. Edison, Mr. Gilliland and ourselves.
Enclosure.
M.C.
Yours very truly,
R K C K X V K I) -of THOMAS A. KM SON the s.m of Forty-nine hunrtred flml rilty dollars ($4,0*50), ln j\xll for sixty-six sh»res of $100 each fully said stock of the A. B. DICK COMPANY, a coi-po- ration existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, with principal office, at Ohionfjo: said shares to be deli worod within
ten days from date hereof.
Pacific Phonograph Co.
My dear Tate:
eCUTIVe OFFICE, 323 PINE STREET, rt,-
SAN FRANCISCO. ,j t/jT A
I take the liberty of sending you a copy of a let- ter which I sena to Mr.Dick of Chicago on terminating our Mimeo¬ graph agency here. 1 do this for. the reason that I know the fellow is capable of misrepresenting us as he has done so before and will do again if the opportunity occurs.
The Mimeograph is a good instrument, if it were not, that man's method of working it would have swamped it. long since. This fact was apparent to me a year ago when I saw him and off ered to ship all his material back to Chicago clear of freightage; to avoid this, he gave me a commission agency which he did not propose .at that time and never dfterwards lived up to it. We spent, as you see, a good deal of money in advertising and gave out labor free. And I found after, that in proportion to our population, our sales on the Pacific Coast were greater than in the East.
In what way he is associated with Mr.Edison I do not know, but I will say that in consequence of that association,! have allowed him to take ah advantage of us which I am really ashamed of— and I take the liberty of predicting that Mri Edison will one : day suffer from the connection.
Very truly yours.
Dictated.
Iiouis Glass-.
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Pacific Phonograph Co.
April 6", 188 9.
A.B.Dick Co.,
152 lake St., Chicago. *
Gentlemen:
Enclosed we send you draft on Chicago for $112.21, for which, please send us receipt in full.
In making thi s remittance I wish to review our relations in the Mimeograph business. I came into it through Major Me
Laughlin v/ho held a contract from you covering California, Y/ashing- ton Territory and Oregon. This contract was exclusive in charac¬
ter and believing the Mimeograph to be an instrument which would grow in popularity , Mr. Sabin and myself agreed with Major McLaughlin to put up the necessary funds for its introduction in return for which we were to have half the profits. Individual ly , I had had but little business experience, my previous life having been spent in mining, but I soon found that altho* Mr. Edison's name attached to the Mimeograph have it recognition, still at the same time it was apparent that every instrument sold must supplant some machine of the same character which already occupied the field. I also found that your prices were higher than any similar device and your tenns to agents very muchmore exacting, in as much as under the contract we must have paid for all instruments before they could possibly be delivered in California.
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Ao— ; Pacific Phonograph Co.
Of instruments you required us to sell each month in California was a gross absurdity and of course the contract was violated the very first month and had you determined, you could have voided it at that time, but you did not do so . You made slight reduction in some of the percentages and after we had spent a good deal of money in advertising the machine, you allowed the Caligraph Company to offer your machines for sale here directly in conflict with our contract. When I complained to you in this matter, you gra¬ ciously wrote me that in your opinion it would assist our business.
Mr. Sabin and myself have put in the Mimeograph business $1020.94; our profits have been since the beginning $487.23, leav¬ ing us net losers of $533.71.
Nothing could possibly be more unjust than to ask us on surrendering our agency to turn over the material on hand and lose the freight on same from Chicago to San Pranaisco; a large part of this material, as you know, came by express and the charges were very heavy. ! had determined a week ago that under no cir¬ cumstances would I allow you to defraud us out of this item, but in consequence of the fact that we are all under obligations to Mr. Edison and he has allowed you tie use of his name, and the further fact that we do not find many Mr. Dicks i„ this world, I have con¬ cluded to make a remittance and trust that this may end all rela¬ tions between us.
Very truly yours.
52 Liberty St., New York.
April 10th 1889,
To whom it may concern: -
The recent decision of Judge Coxe in the suit of Mr. Thomas Edison et al, against the Cyclostyle Company, on his Electric Pen patent, in no way effects the Mimeograph, which is protected by entire¬ ly distinct patents.
The remarks of judge Coxe in reference to the comparative merits of the two devices which were under consideration by him, refers only to the Electric Pen, and a machine called the Cyclostyle.
The superiority of the Mimeograph over all other manifolding machines is universally admitted.
The suits which we are pressing against the Cyclostyle Com¬ pany for infringement of our type-writer patents, are not effected by this decision, and are being vigorously pushed to a hearing.
, It is needless to add that Mr. Edison still considers his patent for Autographic printing as' being infringed by unlicensed users of the method and an appeal will be taken from Judge Coxe' s decision to the Supreme Court of the United. States.
We feel it our duty to put you in possession of the facts concerning tMs 'dceision, as the items which' have appeared in the various , newspapers, fail to designate particularly the Electric Pen patent, in r.efcring to the ruling of the Judge, and consequently an impression i's left with some readers that it is the Mimeograph which is effected,\which is entirely erroneous.
v-''' Yours truly,
A. Bo DICK COMPANY.
K. B. Dick Comphny,
„ labor-saving office devices.
162-154- LAKE STREET.
15/89.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison.
Orange , N. J.
Dear Sir: — Please find enclosed sample of work done on the Mimeograph by our Cincinnati agent.
Yours veiy truly,
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The above is a MIMEOGRAPH print taken from a hand¬ written stencil. This is taken from a Typewritten sten¬ cil. Anyone who writes, or operates a typevrri ter, can make, a stencil, from which one, or as many as three thousand copies, in any color, and in exact imitation of the original can be taken.
TO DO MANIFOLDING OP EVERY DESCRIPTION AT REASONABLE RATES, our object being to advertise the MIMEOGRAPH.
Call to see the MIMEOGRAPH and our recently invented office devices, or send for circulars "C!
For J2ii|ifieati«y Writing, Ti|pe-writing, drawings or Music.
THE “NEOSTYLE" IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE PERFECTED “CYCLOSTYLE.”
Thetmprovements, being so Important that it reaily Is a new machine, embodying, however, all th< 1 1 l ; " ' ! 1 advantages of the “Cyclostyle” without a single disadvantage. '
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A C°PIBS B'ROM OHE ORIQIHAL. WRITTBH OH AHY ORDIHARY
■1- '-s TYPE-WRITER, with sucb close resemblance to actual type¬ writing that even an expert bas to use a glass to; distinguish a copy from an original.
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J* — This la bur si >g houses and corporations uuunuj who havo used it dully to to-day us good as now, and wlio hoi
Superiority or Work.— The work produeod by the Neostylo, unlike other . I" processes, looks like ordinary writing, inasmuch as the writing is free and natural,
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In Use.— Tho supplies will bo found less expensive than thoso necessary processes, and will cost about half what tho golatlno proooss docs. Not a it on repairs in years (see letter Neicark Board of Education). 1 Other ■o to constantly ronow and ropair than original cost of machine. Bitp'dlly— Original may bo written its fast as one can write with an ordinary pencil- thick choinical ink to writo with. t
Tiro ‘‘Ncostylo” Patented “Magic” Frame is a most simplo and ingon- i self-delivering frame, throwing out tho sheet as soon as! printed, itho frame' itself being raised by spring hinges. It saves more than half tho timo and labor nocMsary in printing by any othor stencil process. Immediately after original is wrltton copies can bo printed at
loft for any length of time, and further ;
do imperceptibly. Any portion of tho r original .caq bo j .... - Ibstltutod oron nrtor u nutuhor of copies huvo' booiiV obtnliicil. This Is impossible with any other process. ' ‘..i
Stencil Paper bolng quite transparent.
Music.— Tlio staff can bo ruled simultaneously with tho Staff Pen/ or Music Stencil Papor is sold ready ruled; also special pen for making tho black notos instantaneously;
Inking Roller hnsashiold to protect it from dust, and at tho sninVtlmo'lt nro'- vonts any ink spattering on to tho hands, cuffs, etc., when rolling at all quickly. Tlils'is 'a great advantage over similar processes, as all inking rollers not so protected nro sure to spatter the ink and the cuff is apt to touch it.
;. i;. Copying Ink will pormit of luttor-pross copies. being taken from any duplicate— any length of timo raoyoln|iso before tho copying.' Thus blanks' can bo made and copied in lotteivprcssaftor samq are subsequently, flllod in.
Fnnoy Work, such as programmes, menus, '.invitations, 'cniondnrs, oti;?" can bo printod in gold or silver, making vory attractive and urtistlo'copics. :i".ns
Accidents.— It is impossible to burst stencil by the occidental olMing of’ frame* tba- springs always keeping saiuu in correct position should tlio operator bo called away The Shoot being stretched bofore wrltton on, thoro is no danger of bursting stnncll whon strctohlng, a frequent ocourronco when stencils are stretched after written as in othor processes. ’
Has none of :tfte disadvantages of other Processes*
NO corrugated plate or file to wear smooth or get clogged up, fj
NO shifting- of paper necessary every two lines. !-
NO cumbersome or difficult wheel-pen to /learn to write with. [l
NO washing-, melting, soaking or dampening necessary. NO chemicals 'j NO expensive parchments. NO aniline. NO joopying-press required. - NO complicated meohagism to get out of order/o^ batteries to keep in order. 1 'NO cumbersome and unwieldy pen to leat£n'&> write- with^ •" •* : * 1
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SUPPLIES.
Mr. Thoms A. Edison,
Orange , N. J.
Dear Sir:— Enclosed we hand you Nev; York Exchange for $ 507.35 in payment of enclosed statement for royalties on Mimeo¬ graph ^ etc.} for the months of April, May and June.
Please acknowledge receipt, and oblige
Enclosure.
Yours very truly,
lln/SOM'S MiHEOGRAPH &. OTHER /.A30R-SAV/MG O F F t C £ DeVi C ES
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Orange,N. J.
Dear Sir:-
M August 1st. 1889.
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Please find enclosed herewith cheek of thB Eranklin Op* Institute of this City for $20 as premium accompanying the John Scott Medal for the Mimeograph which was presented to me this morning. I was not aware. until a few days ago that a premium accompanied the medal.
I wish to thank you for your kindaaaa in the matter of allowing ms to retain tha medal— it will be the best endorsement of the Mimeograph yet secured, especially for Pennsylvania.
Very truly Yours,
H. B. Dick Comphny,
labor-saving office devices,
152-154 LAKE STREET.
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Mr. Thorns A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:— We have your £c£vor of the 2nd inst.. ™ hQ"lCl10BUf„aB rs^ated> ^ thanlc^ou for sane. Note what
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- t0, rQooave the medal, and presume after/he has received sufficient advertising irom it, that he will tupn same over to you.
'Yours very truly,
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K. B. Dick Company,
V, Labor-saving office d e V I c es,
. October 19 th. . &B&S9. .
Mr. A, 0. Tate, Secy,
Orange, N.J.
. . We Presume that you understand thorough ly>how to get
the best results from the type writer attachment of the Mimeo-graph. If you do not succeed in doing so kindly let us know, and we will send Mr, Howison over to give you some suggestions.
Yours very truly.
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Mr pflii/i!! t^a\I„1sh^11 require the original contracts between ’ Mr. Edison and whe Dick Company, and Mr. Edison and Mr. Gilliland and the Dick Company, in order to properly prepare the proposed new license agreement with the Dick Company for the manufacture of Mimeographs for export and sale in foreign countries. These Wil1 reca11 1 Returned to Mr. Edison with my letter of the I8tn inst . containing an opinion in regard to his rights in this connection. Will you kindly send me copies of the two con¬ tracts at your early convenience, and oblige,
Very truly yours.
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B. Dick Company,
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Dec. 21/89.
/l)4r Si/— 1 halve youf fa\r of the 19th inst., and in reply beg /o saWhat it/ is \mp/tant th\you write me con¬ cerning foreign /rade of Mimeographs by next mail, as I am negotiate to manufacture jhem abroad, J you have requested, unless we can make a satisfactory Arrangement Wth you for manufacturing here.
You wii^rercm^/that different parts of the Mimeographs are patented by us, excepting the process of’ making the stencil, and no other concern could manufacture the Mimeograph in this country, after our present pattern, without conflicting with Patents which we own, outside of the Patent which you have. It seems unnecessary to delay this matter any length of time, as it is a question of whether a proposition such as you might submit would be satisfactory to us or not. If not, we will answer to that effect by return mail, and if it is satisfactory, we will be glad to sign a contract with you- to fully'
We urgently ask your prompt attention for the reasons
Yours very truly,
EATON & LEWIS S.B. EATON
EQUITABLE BUILOINC)
"De-eemberSd, ,-I-3&9_ .
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Dear Sir:
License to the A. B. Dick CO. to Manufacture for Export Pursuant to Mr. Tate's request, I have prepared and give you en¬ closed, duplicate copies of proposed license. As this document is drawn it gives to the Dick Company the right to manufacture and also the right to license others to manufacture, within the United States, for export, use and consumption in foreign entries. .As I have drawn the second section, the royalty is . on each "specimen of the apparatus". Mr. Tate used the word*machine" It seems to me that the word "specimen" is better. Am I right?
The third section is based upon the fourth section of . the old agreement of June 27, 1887. ‘
The fourth section is broad enough to cover both the Dick Company and its licensees.
Is the fifth section broad enough to coyer your views?
Hoping you will find the document satisfactory., I remain. Very truly you —
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1889. Drexel, Morgan & Company (D-89-04)
This folder contains correspondence about financial transactions undertaken by Drexel, Morgan & Company 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.
Less than 10 percent of the documents have been filmed.
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1889. Edison, T.A. - General (D-89-05)
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 relating to the acquisition and shipment of the marble statue, "Genius of Electricity," which Edison purchased for his West Orange laboratory at the Paris Exposition of 1889. Also included is correspondence from engineering schools regarding scholarship funds and donations of electric light equipment and laboratory apparatus.
In addition, there are numerous letters from Everett Frazar pertaining to Ed^on’s business interests in Asia; correspondence by Philip S. Dyer Edison s patent attorney in Europe; and letters regarding the illegal use of Edison s name. Near the end of the folder is an undated 21-page memorandum in Edison s hand, declaring his intent to go into the ore milling business in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, providing the rationale for this decision, and explaining his plans for financing the venture.
Over 90 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: duplicate copies of selected items; documents that duplicate information in selected material.
Representing:
FRA2AR & CO., SHANGHAI FRAZAR & CO., YOKOHAMA, CANADIAN PAOIFIO RAILWAY
AND STEAMSHIP LINES.
(JAPAN AND CHINA AGENCIES.)
EVERETT FRAZAR,
124 WATER ST.,
New York. Jan ,10th, 1889.
A. 0, Tate Esq.,
The Edison laboratory. My dear Mr. Tate!
I trust Mr. Edison has reached home ere this and shall be
glad to hear from you, either by note or your calling at conven¬ ience at my office, telephoning me at what hour you expect to be here( 1 or 1:30 suiting me better, as we can then lunch together.) After you have put my communications before Mr. Edison and have conferred with him I trust we may at once be able to make satis¬ factory arrangements for the engagement of an expert to go to the
laboratory and study up the phonograph, preparatory to going to
Japan by the -Abyssinia «, from Vancouver Feb. 19th, requiring to
leave here not later than Feb* 10th,- one month hence
Mr MndL?N"EDI?+°N °°‘ Und6r date °f Yokohana Dec. 2th, my partner Mr. lindsley writes me as follows; f
„n . " I'u;JiokEl tells me that the Niwas were promised, and
fr r*rtually’ Edison from the BerlimCo. it
seems that the Niwas have at last come to the conclusion that the Edison system is the best, but they want to buy it in bBerlin.
Will you kindly read this to Mr. Edison and let me know if he has ' *° “f8 ab°Ut it,; “**• Mn<feley also asks me to ascer- tain from Mr. Edison the prices named by the Berlins- Co. to the Ni-
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Tours very truly,
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(JAPAN AND CHINA AQEN0IE8.)
Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
The laboratory. Orange.
Dear Sir:
124 WATER ST.,
By mail from Japan my firm mention in regard to the Phono¬ graph as follows:
•The most important question for uo in Japan will be; to what extent can the Japanese imitate the Edison Phonograph* ■ l ehall be pleased to know Just what Is your private opinion in this Blatter Prom what I have seen I should Judge it Would be a lon^ time be¬ fore they could make and properly perfect a aflfcchlne equal to yours and at the prioe at which you will be able to sell yours; still, your opinion in this matter 1 will transmit to Japan and it will oertainly be of interest to my fine,
EOS 8L1E-SDIS ON CO, A few days since I handed Mr. Tate for you original letter from my Japan fins addressed to yoi with one of same daie to Mr. Dpt on, which have, no doubt, bee* duly delivered.
It is well that 1 should quote still further from a private letter which 1 have in regard to this business. In this letter they say:
•OSAKA BUSCTB1C 1I0HT CO. Ve can now see that the reports sent back by Hina from Berlin^, of being able thereto contract for Edi¬ son dynamos, lasps and electrical appliances, have done the Edi¬ son business more harm in Japan than all the rest of the opposition
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comblned, uA to this we attribute the failure to aell a central at at ion to the Osaka Co. It appears that the Osaka Co. received full accounts of what Niwa learned in Berlin and, with the expec¬ tation of being able to accomplish what he claimed could be done, they selected Iwadare (the Japanese brought up in your Laboratory at Schenectady) to decide on a system of electric lighting and to purchase the plant, fhe result you know was that Iwadare contract¬ ed with the Thomson-Houston Co. The President of the Osaka Co. tells me that, so far as he understands the contract the T. H. Co. have sold them a 1,000 light plant, with the condition that any in¬ crease up to 5,000 lamps capacity Bhall also be purchased from the T. H. Co. At present it sens probable that Iwadare will make a failure of the station in attempting to operate the miscellaneous collection of machinery which he has asembled. : It has been sug¬ gested that we start an opposition ecaq>any in Osaka, but it is doubtful if this «sa be done. Kioto and Otsu are within thirty miles of Osaka, and their decision regarding central stations is affected byethe position taken by the Osaka Co.
NIQ0TA. Niwa is in fokio now conferring with Prof. Pujioka regarding elaotrie lighting and continues to claim that he can con¬ tract at wary leer prices in Berlin. in this connection we are glad to receive a copy of Mr. Bdi son's letter of Now. 7th, addressed to the Berlin Co., requesting than to withdraw the quotation they have given for Japan, and we hope soon to learn that they have complied. In case the Berlin Co. withdraw we hope to dose a
.contracts for the Nigoya,' central station. ■
You will sea from the above the great importance of your tak¬ ing prompt action to protect my Japan firmand its valued interests in the Edison elec, light in Japan against the unexpected competi¬ tion of the Berlin^Go. I trust you may be in a good position to do this and, as soon as you. receive word to this effect from Berlin, if you will kindly let me know, I will immediately cable fully at my own expense to Japan and have this agtter put aright . Then X should have some hopes of being able to dose the Nigoya con tract, which is a valuable one,- in a large manufacturing district, and am ought to lose no time in doing this.
X may mention to you privately,- notwithstanding any reports which may have been given to you by the Japanese or otherwise, my firm is always ready to meet the Japanese in the way of eoaunissions and divisions of discounts, placed upon the net laying don cost of Edison material, in Japan. The trouble we experience is in just such demoralizing statements as the Hi was have made, together, now, with the unexpected active competition of the thenson-Houston Co., who are also represented in Japan and China*
I trust you will excuse jay pressing you so severely as 1 have done of late in this matter, but aust acknowledge that our very existence and the maintenance of our position in Japan la imper¬ illed if the Cenaazta with the anas patents arc able to take our contracts and baas their own upon same, at their own prices, they being, aa you arc aware, the keeneet competitors of all natiomli- ties, the world over* I can speak positively to this effect from my own long residence and experience in China and Japan.
Believe me, dear Sir, -
Tours very truly.
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Dear Sir:
I thank you for your favor of the 10th ihsta and am pleased to note that both Messrs* Edison and Insull are in accord in the selection of an expert for China and Japan, for both the Phono¬ graph and electric lighting, I shall be pleased to hear farther from you and to meet the proposed young gentleman later on, 1 regret to find that Mr, EdiBcn does not think it prudent to send liim out by the ■Abyssinia*, from Vancouver Bob, 19th, This I should like very much to do in order to earry #ut #ur cable promise of an expert with machines to be placed in Japan within forty toys. If detained for another steamer. We will certainly be thirty days behind* Still , I So not think it prudent to ever-hasten this mat¬ ter and am quite content to accept Mr, Edison's Judgement in same*
I am glad to see that you are taking up the Season matter with so such vigor and only hope that you have been able in the or¬ iginal papers to find Mr, Edison’s position elearly and legally de¬ fined, that he can without hesitation taka strong and immediate steps to uphold our position and effectually atop the Berlin Co, from treating in any way with the Japanese, Please let me have rough draft of the proposed agreement re, phonograph at your early
Tours vary truly,
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Dear Sir;-
I reoeived your letters yesterday, and am very muoh obliged. I sent them at once to ]9rof. Trowbridge, and asked him to see that you received all information at . once.
I should like to scholarship for Electrical Engineering of between three and five hundred dollars a year, to do as well .^possible as Prof. Tyndall did with the proceeds of his lectures in this country.
It is not necessary to turn over the money all at once or within any given time. But I should like Prof. Trow¬ bridge or . Prest . Drisler of the Colle^eceive a letter from you stating that you ajjj found the Edison Scholarship.
The question of determining what shall be the test of excellence of the student is quite important .and the Faculty will be glad, for their own guidance and instruction, to see what ' you lay down as the most important qualification of the student .
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
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I am still residing en Linden Plane near Ridge Street, Orange, New Jersey , and within a short distance ef Llev/ellyn Park, If I can be ef any servioe te yeu professionally at any time I shall be inest pleased to have yeu call at my office or if more convenient te you, I can call any evening you may ap¬ point, either at your house or at your laboratory.
She arrangements for putting in incandescent light plant in Orange, are proceeding slowly, but I think we will ultimately succeed in getting there.
Very truly yours,
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Please cofryfy to Mr. Edison my congratulations on the Bate decision, concerning which I sent him an 'Advertiser* the other day containing an article of mine. I duly received the London Illustrated News, with the account of Phonograph, which you sent, for which I am obliged. f
I notice by one of the papers that Mr. Edison is to go soon to his winter quarters at Port Myers, Fla, , and will you please inform me if the report is corrected about what date he is to go? I want very much to see him about the matters of which I wrote you some time sine? but the coming of Mr. Murray and myself has hitherto been delayed. On hearing from you, we can decide when to go on, as we wish to. make the trip before Mr. Edison leaves.
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I have lately received Yokohama letters dated Jan. 7th, ad¬ vising receipt of my cable of the 1st ulto. requesting that the Ed¬ ison Phonograph be advertised in the Japanese papers, with instru-. ments and expert to arrive out early in Peb. Enclosed I hand you copy of notice put in the foreign and native- Japanese papers,
Frazer & Co., send me enclosed copy of -Japan Gazette*, dated: Yoko¬ hama Jan. 5th, containing interesting article on the Edison Phono¬ graph, for your perusal.- They write: *We hav-e, in anticipation of any special concessions which we understand the Graphaphone ag¬ ent is trying to secure from the Government, advised the U.S,< Min¬ ister of the superiority of the Phonograph and at the same time made inquiry if, under the new patent regulations, protection can be secured by foreigners. On the 2nd inst, we wired you recomnend- ing seeing Mr. Mutsu, Jap. Minister at Washington, and securing., fr. from him. let ter s of introduction, i.e,, phonograms, to prominent Jap. officials, as similar letters were given to the, agent, of the Graphaphone, Mr. Austin Herr (not Herv) agent for l^e Graphaphone here has placed samples of his instruments in th? U. 3, legation Tokio and in theConsulate, Yokohama and has now left for Kobe, Osa¬ ka *o... Among fore ignerswho have heard the Graphaphone. the
impression is that that instrument cannot prove of great conmeroial value in Japan. We trust, however, that when the Edison Phono¬ graph arrigeB, it will be found to be a much superior instrument to the Graphaphone.- (As previously mentioned, the Graphaphone on exhibition in Japan is worked by foot only and this will be objec¬ tionable a's compared to the running of the Edison Fhongraph with -';an elec, battery) Erazar & Co., Yoko,, also add: "In the ’Scien¬ tific American* of July 14th last the fainter Graphophone is illuB trated and described. This is the instrument here which has been brought out by Mr. Herr. The samples we have seen at the Consul¬ ate and legation do not bear the name of maker of patentee, but the box containing the record cylinders has the following: Record Cylinders Am. :Graphophone ; Washington D. C. patent May 4th, *86 No. 341,288, patent Nov. 39th, '87 No. 374,133. • On Jan. 2nd, *89 my firm addressed the U, S. Minister at Tokio, Hon* R. B.. Hubbard as follows: "We beg to inform you that we have received a telegram advising us that the perfected phonograph, the invention of Mr. Thomas A.Edison, will be Bent out here next month in charge of an
expert. This is stated to be far superior to an instrument temed • f
the "graphophone ".•
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The aboye information you no doubt will be glad to receive and plaoe on file for future reference.
Htfu Horning I received your value d favor of the 1st ins tv' handed me through Mr. Tate, enclosing copy of your letter of Jan. 31st to the Edison-Berlin Co,. On behalf of Japan friends , I have to thank you for 'the prompt and firm manner in which you have taken up this question of interference by the Germans with our reserved rights in Japan, Korea and China.. I fear that another in cident has occurred, showing' the probable interference in the same -direction* Eor many months past Mr. lindsley has been in corres¬ pondence with the Engineer of the Korean Govt, in Seoul, having charge of all the elec, lighting matters, and as late as Dec. 16th arid 17th last this engineer, Mr, Bjerre, hands my fi«n a memo, of Just what elec; fixtures are required for furnishing the Korean Home Office with suitable eleo.,. lights, among them being orders for over 6,000 lamps, 1,200 assorted fixtures, 2,000 shades, 300 It. dynamos, engines, Boiler si wire,, electroliers Ac. Ac. , the most im¬ portant and difficult question then under negotiation being to arrange for payment for the plant,, My firm require to give sane credit and take sane riBk in this matter, which we are willing to do. Now I learn from Mr,; Upton that by mail received from Mr,
Dyer in Antwerp, he has received letters from Japan, evidently in¬ spired by such Japs, as the NiwaB,„ inquiring for prices for this identical plant for Koreat "J have personally explained thiB matter in detail to Mr. Tate this noon, and shown him copies of the cor¬ respondence Which passed between my firm and the Korean engineer,
1 await anxiously the result of your request for explanation from the Gexman Co*, in r»g*rd to their iritefferenee with our Japan ter-
rit ory *> As soon asreceived, if of value, jf iri^l at once Cftbje tp Japan, as it is of vital importance to us,
PHONOGRAPH. I have suggested to Mr, Tata that you take the young gentleman proposed from Soheneotady into the phono, works not later than ?eb, 15th, that he may have a good schooling and be ready to leave N.Y.by March 10th* to take our B. P. R. stri' from Vancouver March 22nd, due Yoko, about April 7th, With the expert I would be very glad to have you -furnish me with at least 20/25 phonos , These' should be Bent from here not later than March 1st, to make:, surefor-.tlieir accompanying the expert, Will you please try to have this carried out?
In connection with the Korean plant, 1 last evening wired to
Yoko, as follows: "Telephone $3p. Yokohama, cables Dyer, Antwerp '
about Korean Plant." This will enable Mr. lindsley to ’ascertain '
at once from headquarters where this interference comes from and ^
who are the parties interested. Possibly-,* the German Co. may have secretly
representatives in #apan who are canvassing for such Edison Incan- descent lighting business, but I am hot advised of Buch being the case.
Please keep me informed of the progress of the outturn of the phonographs from your factory, and the proposed movement of our expert for Japan,
I remain,
Yours very truly,
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0 0'lleger4'S'i re oivedt.. .You arei ent itled',.t.b mueh:ntre., appreciative reply thari^myrr'rhe-fcoriei-isi.e.qfial'xto J;oibutr.y.ou^.kaawk:;irithouJ; gay.,at.- tempt at eloquence on .my; part-.-howi sfu-ldy- .we appreciate youjuklnd - ness^and especially your interest in (W^ work
If things go right ,j am going to get a nice Edison sta- tion in Sibley College . I want it to represent your best appara¬ tus and methods . Youh|ere the first to lend a 'helping hand, and a word of cheer in my effort to construct a good course and get to¬ gether a good collection of illustrative and : experiemntal appara¬ tus , and, though all the companies and all the other electricians have been very kind ^nd helpful, z feel especially fateful for your hearty and prompt action in setting a good example'.
I shall be glad to have any stfggj/estions about fjtttting
up the dyn&mp-rooms .wiring and getting in and disjrib|tin^ in such manner- as to make the SibleyCollege^l-^ cred^aWi'e'' to ybu Every suggest ion tlmt yhu can find time to make wl.il ;-bi^carefully
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Yom’ fifends here -^including my good wife - are continu¬ ally askii g if they are not to expect the pleasure of seeing you at Cornell . Ere many welfc# the grass will be green again, and we will give you either a quiet -visit' in our own home ,and as undis¬ turbed as you please ; or we will welcome;: y.'on toMtheoCTuij'ior ball, ’or :t o.i the festivitiesv* o'f Comnten^cement week, later ^ when Mrs. Thurs¬ ton. v/illMbe glad' to jdance.'jariirieaeureiiiKith: you- andfiToshouldeestebm?..':
it a favor*-, -though note; a danbelji too lead Mr’s, Edison t-hrougtolheor 'htaoers WouiahalOnhave^argood tim&sdno just^youfoownviway:; :ii •;! <roi
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I return you herewith letter from Prof. Thurston dated January 17th. On the 1st. of February we shipped to Cor¬ nell University a #12 Dynamo, and X have to-day written to Prof. Thurston a letter, of Which I enclose you a copy.
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h®ve.been growing here at Cirnell at a tremendous rate ,and w *pf* 9- • ■«’ r/: 0o ;t: i w ir.l,1 ir»1o!£f :;c,v J.f ;ov/
the she1,1 is getting a very tight fit for the student body .
i.°v. *cu ... oX,d«*x»t oloilw n,-o. .-[rthlj uoi£ tailw iaKt o i XX© J when I came here, alittle more than three years ago, we
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and Sibley College enrolls about five times as many as then -300 -.eoni i n-jX'icsnie hoove *©>» r:so ov Xiiiri; qoifa biilnos ■ ojVj-’ *rtx •’
students . We have been compiled to limit our entering classes**© -
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I 00, and the total to about the above fi gure . We are all light as
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to drawing rooms ; but the physical and chemical laboratories are X r.i“ .taovfu oi ocf Itixi oilw. ,a-axt: nus 1, qa trot* l&v ono e.vos overcrowded, and some students cannot get in at present : the work- .:ow 0Xt.siiJj07s.Jww «.ioal»*..-:i c ttl o-utitob Itttnauotis bo-ibsostl io v*ir .®hops. are filled, and the foundry and blacksmith shop particularly So . ‘ l“°* n''"Lj' " ;k£x
-..ilfa'.'ao " btta hooi) j)oo-\ s; enoi: znlvssl lo noiioioslsiisjs c-:is ttl u-mi „r,.t , Your little fifty-ligiit dynamo, then ample for its pur-
iiuri a.'::; j>: n 'xjjO . trios ’’.nlJjXxxici olc/ort a rti " eX.-[ -,;ii i’°3f »isnow overloaded, and we must put in another of double its li-iv: vxo-st or.,? xnolaie.:! a jud ; ^a*xdiX ©naB iao-irv '? icr o;t o„ ai • size f extending the wiring correspondingly . We are in particul- PX'iii.oXo na ©on oj ono:! Uci-:t l i.rjs, o:.ds o.:ju: .© j Jxro ia Ja . Xx«- larly close quarters for a dynaqio-room . All of the larger build*1 • TffiwoXXol v'Xirrnoifi \-.r. law; -ni-on-;: £l0 ers, except Brush -who. lias not yet sent up his‘ machine , 'though' 11
is to come - havp sent in sample plants .some of J,arre some of '■ sma11' size f and X: do not .'just -now see what is the wise -thing, to do .
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But we must find a place for attune more dynamo for our own shops, ■ and I am reserving that lighting for your system . The others mat
be put anywhere outside j;but you were the first to be generous to
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men the profession which you and your co-laborers have ereated ,aid : noaihn -web vi:
1 feel that you should have this little field, all to/yourself ,
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Would you like to send us another and larger machine; or . J)f(s,-.oja-L RMof/iremoiff s is XXemjbb in o-tod sniwo^n r:?ed ovad sv.-.oct "Ty
. would" you1 prefer that' I. .Should go; to the company for it 1 Please Ci
• rjhocf 'inojMJij-o Toi dif o-ifcij igxov a mUtW\ -ol XIoda o:U 3 tell me just what you think ,o.n the whole preferable ; for you has e <5 ovf , o^. /; ctsox; oo di ifsiW e-iorn olstllc .o-teri oma» I rtorlW been so generous ■ already that I should not like to seem to take J) 0 •xo oOf) dhotis hits. i-noRtsfacroh aid* iti ataoSn.-te oO uo oG ftrodn lied J. the attitude of asking more . ■
^ir.'ioviriU oiit nJt 0081 ovaii ow won ; *Xo:.- XXjs.VJXsievinU odj ni. ooV .
When we. get another machine, it will have to do its work <\\y hOfi- r.bnli a.? "rw?;: as” aornii ovil Jjjodfi oXXonuo onoXXo! YoXdlrT hda >- in the machine-shop until we can get a good electrical engineer- -try~-aeoaalo •irtidolno' -am Until oi bo'iiatfmo trod ©vail ety . o-riohuJc J —
ing laboratory built by some good friend ; but I have no doubt that *4 c riinxi jus o-.-.e eW , ou.-n 11 ovoda o:i J dnodfi o J J.cjoJ oni Itm 001 j
will come in time , Cornell is making friends all the time ,and J
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some one will turn up , I am sure, who will be glad to invest his
“•brow oils ; jnosenq Js rti io;-, jonrtao einohuis srrwa Sure hshwo-io-iovo ^ fifty or hundred thousand dollars in a handsome and creditable woik- Q ■Xfrislsmtrur qodc .iii[:i«jl»sX:i krre '.jaftrajoT .siit hr.V JioXXl'i ona' sqoha ing laboratory - somethi_hg;.like -youra ,porhaps - taking his* re-
turn in the satisfaotorion of having. . done ja good deed and "embalm-^ —iL’q a j i io*f r-X.pas nedd-.omsrr'h irfcjiXrXtfttft oio-siX u-oY ing his name" in a noble building here . Our ne xt fine building aji oXujJoJi !o •leiiJoftfi ni iaq Jam ow hrta Jisiaol-'evo won ai , oooq is to be the great Sage library ; but a Chemical Labpratory will o -J.uoi j-ifi.-r rri o-u: oV . vt^iisxioqnofxoo ^niiiv/ oils p.rtilwo J;:o, esia built at about the same time ,and I shall hope to see an electric- <s -i.X.j -irr -trL o:U ‘Jo XIA . r !00-x-0P,!sr"ih a «xo£ etoS-tsur eaoXo vital al engineering laboratory promptly following •
f,eant ime, I shall see your work kept in sight .
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My dear Mr. Tate:
I have your favor of the 5th lnst.‘, also your Introductory let ter of today's date, handed me by Mr. Miller, this afternoon. I note what you Bay in regard to Mr. Miller's going to Washington with one of Mr. Edison' b phonographs for exhibition before the Com¬ missioners of the Patent Office. As this will probably be our best opportunity within the next few weeks to exhibit before the Chinese and Japanese ministers and the Koreans in Washington, 1 have given him letters of introductions to the throe legations and have also addressed three separate letters to them, which I mail tonight. Enclosed I hand you copies of these letters, which kindly placebefore Mr. Edison for peruBal. I have impressed upon Mr. Miller the great importance of his trying to convince these offi¬ cials that the original Edison Perfected Phonograph is THE instru¬ ment upon which to pin their faith, and not the graphaphone. 1 trust he will be able to do that in a Judicious, gentlemanly way, belieying it to be preferable to speaking too severely against a”
,, competitor. My interview with him has been satisfactory and I trust we may get good- from his visit there. My letters by mail
will pave the way for his visit the following day and I hope he will bring back several record cylinders to be given to our experl I have also asked him to try to get them to advise their Govern¬ ments specially in favor of the Edison Phonograph, as against the graphaphone. He thinks he can easily accomplish this after the exhibition he will make. He expresses a very strong preference for the real value of the Phonograph as against the graphaphone, both of which he says he has tested very carefully*.
This afternoon 1 have letters from Mr. lindsley in which he writes:
I -The Hiwas have decided, we now learn, to buy an Edison plant | in German*. This order will probably go through Carl Rohde & Co.
I (Germans) who represent Siemens & Halske, the Berlin manufacturers J of the Edison goods in Germany.* This is the most direct infor¬ mation I have yet had of the Germans without doubt intending to make and sell the Edison goods in direct competition with us in Japan. Please read this to Mr. Edison and see if there is notion, further move he can make to stop this course of action/ I awa^t with interest your response, remsining,
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The Laboratory, Orange.
My dear Mr. Tate :
Mr. Miller called upon me yesterday and I regret to learn that he has had such poor success in his efforts to obtain cylin¬ der communications from the Japanese and Chinese Legations. to their friends abroad. The Chinese Minister was absent but he should have pressed the acting charge for the same information, which I am afraid he may not have done. The Japanese Minister on two occasions of his calling seems to have been very buBy and put him off, perhaps with some reluctance to grant the desired inter¬ view.' He mentions! that he might have occasion to go to Washington again within the next two or three weeks on Mr. Lippincott*s behalf with both the Phonograph and Graphophone and might then be able to get what I require. Do you think this can be done or would it be better for Mr. Edison to send the expert we shall engage to go to Japan specially on this trip to Washington? I consider it very important that the expert should take with him several of these cylinders from the Japanese and Chinese Legations ( partic¬ ularly from the former). Mr . Insull telds me he much prefers the young gentleman of English parentage as our expert, although three others are applying for the position.- If Mr. Edison favors this young man upon Mr. Insull' s recommendation and he Btates that he
Representing: ' '
FRAZAR & OO..SHANQHAE, FRAZAR & 00., YOKOHAMA, CANADIAN PACIFIO RAILWAY
AND STEAMSHIP LINE! (JAPAN AND OHINA AGENCIES.)
0* A. Tate Esq.,
has also a goodaelectric light knowledge, which will benefit us, especially in China, in connection with the Edison incandescent system, 1 would suggest your ordering him down to the P honograph works as soon as you think best, to let him get a thorough knowl¬ edge of the working and construction of the phonograph, in order that ho may, without doubt, be able to take the str. "Batavia" from Vancouver March 19th, leaving here on the 8th.- I have, on your advice given the other evening at the laboratory, cabled Mr. lindsley that expert and phonograph are coming out by this Btr.- Mr. 1. is evidently very anxious for him to Come out at once, as he writes in his last letter that he has had several calls for the phonograph and desires to carry out as closely as possible his obligation to the public, through advertising expert and phonograph expected in Japan in February.-
To assist you in making a mxtual agreement with this expert,
I will draw up my ideas of a memo.- as regards salary, travelling expenses and extra boarding expenses and send to you in a few days for your approval and any additions which Mr. EdiBon may suggest as he will be better able to do this than 1. As soon as our ex¬ pert becomes familiar with the working of the phonograph , it is my intention to make an appointment with the officers of the Japanese Club of this city, where a number of Japanese merchants, the Consul^ Manager of the Yoko. Bank and others are in the habit of meeting from night to night, and have him exhibit the phonograph to these gentlemen. I then hope to get cylinder records from the Consul,
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Manager of the Bank, merchants and other Japanese to their friends in Japan for the expert to take with him.. Please give me any suggestions which may occur to you in connection with this business
BERLIN COMPANY. 1 trust you have got Mr. Edison to promptly address the proposed letter to Mr. Villard, to be delivered by Mr. Insull, as arranged during my call at the laboratory on Friday last In order to convince my Japan partner that everything possible is being done, if you like to favor me with a copy of this letter to send him privately, I shall be pleased to receive it.' Of this Mr. Edison will, of course , be the judge. Meanwhile, I fear the Siemens & Halske Co. of Berlin, agents in Toko. Carl Rohde &
Co. have undoubte dly sent forward a positive order from the Japan¬ ese,- Niwas , who made such full inquiries in this country and in Germany in regard to the incandescent plant, as you are aware .'
.1 only hope that. Mr. Villard will at once cable to the Berlin Co. to stop that order and refuse hereafter to treat for Edison plants to be supplied either into Japan, Korea or China.
Believe me.
Yours very truly.
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[ENCLOSURE]
ttbc ttnlclicrbochcr press
February 14th.
\
Mr. Horace White,
"Evening Po6t" —
My Dear Sir;
I have taken pleasure in examining the Eloctro.Matrix Machine which you asked me to look at —
In asking my impressions of the machine I take it that you desire merely my judgment upon its practical working for the manufacture of book plates? Whether its construction is based upon scientific principles, it6 special features properly protected by patents, and its working parts such as to effectually stand the necessary wear and tear, these questions will, of course, be duly considered by scientific experts.-
The mechanism of the Matrix Machine is certainly very ingenious and very beautiful- In looking at the working the following points strike me:
1— The careful preparation of copy required in the use of the machine is, I presume, one of the most serious questions in con¬ sidering its practical application to book work.- Copy must be written by type writer, then corrected by author, then rewritten and, if farther changes are required by the author, such pages of copy
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must be typo written a third time*- In our experience with book composition all proof requires a doublo reading by the author, and at least three readings in our own office*- If corrections are needed in each one of these^the plates made by the Electro Matrix Machine would necessitate five type written copies at least for such < each pages es call for corrections*- Thi6,of course , applies more particularly to book work where changes are more apt to be made by authors than i6 the case with newspaper or magazine work*-
ll*-Can the action of the punches be depended upon to produce an absolutely even impression upon the papier-mache? Upon examining the matrix it appears that the impression is very uniform and the specimens of casts submitted show that these present to the eye a very even surface* I question, however , whether in active use such letters as lower caso *e" and the other vowels would not have a tendency in a ‘short time to wear to an extent that would be very perceptible in the matrix and still more in the impressions from the plate*- 111-
upon the same principle t
,xhe key board being made somewhat s that of the Hall Type Writer, and the letters being, therefore, very near together, errors in the work of even the most expert operator are likely to occur.- When this consists merely of the change of a single letter it can be recti¬ fied by an impression of the perfect letter.- This may perhaps
[ENCLOSURE]
.answer fairly well for newspaper work.it would, of course, not be effective for book plates— In the latter 1 presume that the only satisfactory method of overcoming such errors would be by the alter¬ ation of the plate as is now done with the stero. and electro, plates —
IV— The method of properly equalizing the spacings and of justify¬ ing the lines is certainly si most ingenious invention and the Matrix Machine appears in this particular to be a material advance over any former type 'SaSlwg machine— The working of this is, however, not a little complicated and would require, as in all the mechanism of the machine, a thoroughly competent operator, and one Who would give the closest attention to his work —
V— The matter of speed is an important one and I know of no method of determining this except by a practical test of some weeks in a printing office— The nature of the key board limits the •compos¬ itor "to^one hand and it cannot be used, therefore, with anything like the speed possible on a Remington Typo Writer- In making a com¬ parison between this machine and the ordinary method of type sett¬ ing and casting the following expenses must be borne in mind, first, the cost of writing copy, one to three impress ions, second, the cost of making corrections in plates through blunders or compositor or . operator— It must also be borne in mind that when the matrio
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ri&ed ing backing and finishing before the plate is ready for the press.- Further than this the result in the end with the Matrix Machine will only show a plate with a type metal face, not nearly as durable for book work as an electrotype. -
I have merely touched upon the points that suggest them- selves to me from a very superficial examination.- My genial conclusion is that while the Matrix is certainly a very clever inven tion and may pr.v. Wfa.tiva „a rer n„tp,p„r „ork
I d. not f..l th.t th. ohan... are favorable ft>r It, .Ken.i.o n„ in the bettor class of book work —
FRAZAR & CO..SHANQHAE, FRAZAR & 00., YOKOHAMA,
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY EVERETT FRAZAR,
AND STEAMSHIP LINES. 124 WATER ST *
(JAPAN AND CHINA AGENCIES.) N EW YORK.**. 16th, 1889.
My dear Mr. Tate:
A short time ago Mr. Villard introduced me to a broker named •-Ferry, who has had tonsiderable to do with the placing of Edison stocks, as you are aware; and, on behalf of the Tel. Time Co,, of N, Y., of which I am a director and stockholder, I aBked Mr. Ferry if he could arrange' with me for a re-organization of our Com- pany, increasing the capital to $100,000. Mr. Villard mentioned to me that Mr. Perry would be a very suitable person with Whom to take the matter up» After a few days he replied that he did not think Mr. Edison would sanction his taking up any other business than that of the Edison Company in connection with tflec. matters.'
This amount is small and' would in no way interfere with the Edison interestsV fill you kindly s speak to Mr. Edison about this and get his cpnsent,to allow Mr. Ferry to arrange this business wiU rae, if agreeable to Mr. E.t . '
I trust I may see you on Monday at 12:80 to 1 b'^clock. If in¬ tending to come in,' will you please telephoSwf me in "the morning before that timet as I otherwise may be engaged or out at the time of your calling^
.-"Extract of Proceedings of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification.
Board of Ordnance and Fortification,
VI AB DEPARTME N: T ,
Washington, February 16,1889.
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The B^ard proceeded to the consideration of the application of the Sims Edison Electric Torpedo Company, df Dec. 16, 1889, rela¬ tive to the purchase of Rims torpedoes, referred back to the Board by endorsement of the Secretary of viar, under date of Jan. 18, 1889.
The Board concur in the views of the{Hief of Engineers , that at present it is not advisable, nor to the best interests of the service, to purchase more torpedoes of this design.
The subordinate part which automobile torpedoes, controlled from the shore, can perform in the defence of our coasts, the ur¬ gent need of developing other and far more essential elements, with¬ out which these torpedoes would be useless, and the necessity of making special and costly constructions in our existing fortifica¬ tions before the weapon could be used at all in war, render expen¬ ditures for this class of inventions inexpedient at present.
(Sgd.) C. 0. Morrison,
Captain Ordnance Dept.
Recorder of the Board.
Approved:
(SgdS4 <£• Endicott ,
,)J. M. Schofield,
Major General U.R.Army,
President of the Boards
A true extract furnished for tho information of the Sims Edison Electric Torpedo Company .
Captain Ordnance Dept.U.S.Ai,
Recorder of tho Board.
EATON & LEWIS
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Dear Sir:
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Siance^f1* 0<n*a5ninC a pamphlet entitled "Edison Electric Ap- S + vf^haV! at °n0e written t0 the Paries iss trine the pamphlet ^asking by vflrnt rieht they use the name of Edistn. in due time i hope to report satisfactory process in this matter.
X (tailed at the laboratory this morninr for thosJ. ptupose of havinc a talk with you.azri was disappoint^ tj find you
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My dear Mr. Edigtyn }
X see a statement in the papers that you have had the misfortune to meet witty an accident which X have myself once or' twice narrowly escaped| in a similar maimer .1 sin¬ cerely hope that you are finding tlpat ■ it has in your, case been also ; ^s.cape • X write simply .to ex1 press the hope and to wish you san early and Complete recovery . I; shall send down a party Of good fellows .after a week or two, to 3ee how you are getting on .
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TOion in tfashiivjton last week’ I had intended to coll upon yon, nr- .I'olr. backward in doling so owrinp to the f.ror.t brush of visitors .ipon the Pronidont and yourself. •
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English in vory keen. and Bggrossiva.
An wo arc now no close to a change in tho" posit ion or United States Mini at or in Japan, the lute incumbent, ox Governor Hubbard, of Vexas, having, an I understand, htmdod in his resignation, tho l'iii;.n which I represent, both i’n Japdn and this country, aro vory desirous that great cs.ro should be taken in tho soloet'ion of n suitable c«nt lo.ii an to succeed ox Gov. ’tubbard, desiring-, :i.l* popst- blc, -thst he may bo sdlocto i, not from a soutmrn, agricultural state, but i’rwii an nan Corn or middle manufacturing and progressive edition. I have lately conferred vitJi Messrs. Icirnhai , Parry; 'VillianiH ft Co., of the baldwin loco motive 7/oihs, Pi >il a do ip his*, iivV n, h. vihiir.oy of- haw York and Others who arc vory desirous that we .should bo rsprosentod'.by a suitable Minister, and, having rooaivod from my Yokohama Pirn several letters bearing upon thin special eub.le ert , it will give mo great pleasure and 'honor *to bo alloued to call at your office in' "/ashing! on, by appointment t un '-any. day and hour, next von k, vrhi cn yon may find if convenient’ to name. 1 trill then explain to you more fully my own- and .the vi ews of those whom I represent, in conducting a very largo constituency botv.'ir n this country and day. an. '
Permit mo to add, .as « good Republican,’ tlin.1- 1 sm dell (Ott o <1 t o havo|, the. pleasure -"Of; adding -my- small quote of .greeting' in booing you take charge .of .this. most -.valuable department of our Cavcrnnont at. the' present timo. ‘ ;
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Office and Works : 292, 294, 296 & 298 Avenue 3, Cor. !7th Street.
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Orange, N.-J..-,
My Dear Tate:
I wish you would aSk Mr. - Edison about.- the Inclosed. To what, exteqp.- does he expect.- us- to>.keep on presenting Cornell University with apparatus.- Thurston has had a' great, deal stuff from one concern,^ the other within ihfe last: year or so-. Of course, we will do- whatever Mr. Edison .says in the natter. Please return the correspondence with y:cur reply.
Yours very tru^j
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Ro Smaad flalvania Balt. Referring to Mr.Tato's letter of yesterday.onolosing Mr.Smoad's letter to you of the 8th. inst.,1 bee to say that I wrote E.j.Smoad & Co. on the lath, inst. notifying than that legal proceedings would be c cnmoncod un¬ less they stopped the illocal use of the nano of Edlsai, I will follow this matter up and notify you Of the result.
Awaiting your further favors,! remain.
Very truly yours.
THE WESTERN UMIQIg TELEGRAPH COMP AMY.
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EUGENE H. LEWIS
T. A. Edison Esq.,
Dear Sir:
Re Sinead. I iiave this day redeived from Mr.Smead hisprottise in waiting to atop usihg the name of Edisai. He a^raia not to hae the name of Edison either With or Without any Other name, promising to drop that name entirely from hiB business. Under thebe circumstances, we will not conmenoe legal proceedings. Whether he till keep his promise or not of course I aarnot tell, but if you hear of his Using the name of Edison again, kindly let meknow and I will stop:1 it.
Very truly yours.
Cl o '03
A. 0. Tate Esq. Private Sec'y Mr. Thos. A. Edison
Orange, H. J.
Bear Mr. Tate-
In filling out an application for membership in the American Association of Mechanical Engineers to day, I took the liberty of putting Mr. Edison down as one of the gentlemen to refer to.
Trusting he will pardon the liberty I have taken and if applied to, hope he will say the little he is able to in endorsation of my appli¬ cation, I remain
Yours very truly
EVERETT FRAZAR,
124 WATER ST., '
New York. March 26th, 1889.
Orange.’
My dear Mr. Tate!
I amvjiow wanting to make up invoicea for the shipments of phono s.y’and fixtures lately sent to Japan, and shall be glad to learn from you just what will be the lowest price which Mr. Edison proposes to charge me for the battery and treadle phonos., which I understand to be delivered f.o.b., New York, as is customary in other lines of business; also the price per 100 for wax cylinders and any extras. I shall probably ask yo.u at first to cover^the shipment of 18 phonos.’ via 0. P.. K.- and the 7 via Suez which are nearly ready for delivery, and to have the Phono. Works make me 3 sets of bills, as I do not know on just what basis Mr. lindsley would like to have same sent to Japan. I will, therefore, first ask for triplicate bills at the prime net cost, another triplicate set with #10 added to prime net cost and another set with $25 added to prime net cost. Ab I would like to receive the invoices on Thursday, that I may make up my documents on Friday for the mail .closing that day, I shall be pleased if you will call me up on the telephone tomorrow noon, after you have received this letter and have conferred with Messrsfc Edison and Batchelor as to the price to be charged. We can then come to an understanding quickly and the invoices can be made up following, so that I could get them on
REPRESENTING!
FRAZAR & CO., SHANGHAE, FRAZAR St 00., YOKOHAMA, CANADIAN PACIFIO RAILWAY
AND STEAMSHIP LINES. (JAPAN AND CHINA AGENCIES.)
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A. 0. Tate Esq ,
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Referring to Mr. Ricalton’ a trip to the East for Mr. Edison, as you are probably aware, my Japan firm are buying, through Mr. Upton’s orders, the bamboo splints required for the filament car¬ bons in the Edison lamps. At Mr. Upton’s request, I have Just cancelled an order sent Feb. 5th by mail for 2,000,000 bamboo splints, presuming that Mr. Ricalton may have found some other ma¬ terial better adapted to this purpose. Will you kindly say to Mr. Edison that if he finds any other fibre to take the place of bamboo which can be purchased in the Straits PortB, Phillipines, China or Japan, I shall be pleased to have him, if agreeable, place these or ders in my hands, and I will execute them through my firm or its connections in these various ports. Mr. Edison may deBire to give such orders as these to Mr. Upton to be conveyed to me,' If so, it will be quite satisfactory.
To save my writing a separate letter to Mr. Batchelor, will you kindly say to him that I would very much like to receive the spectacles, recorders and reproducers for all the machines lately shipped in a box, closely packed, to be sent to this office not later than Friday of next week, April 5th, to be Bent to Yoko.' via C. P. R, express service? After the above details have been arranged between you and me, (as the negotiations have all along been carried on together^ I will transmit future orders and attend to all this phonograph business direct with the Works. This you will doubtless understand. I would suggest your writing a letter
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Thanking you for your kindness in finishing up this important business for us, believe me,
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Your favor, enclosing the check for fluorite, $3.50, duly re¬ ceived.
Am not sure that X will have the time. I sail for Europe April 13th to represent Messrs. Tiffany & Go. at the Paris Exposition and also to act as Special Agent for the Gov¬ ernment Mineralogical and Metallurgi¬ cal Exhibit , and shall undoubtedly meet many scientific men, as well as jewellers, on the other side. It occurred to. me that X might be of
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Please sign and swear to the enclosed affidavit either before a Commissioner for the State of New York, in New Jersey, or before a Notary Public of New York State. The Tax Oomnissioner would notracoept the affidavit if it were sworn to before a New Jersey official.
Inasmuch as this affidavit must be filed before the 30th. in st.-, will you kindly attend to it at once and return it to me, for me ti file it with the Tax Commissioner.
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Dear Sir:--I have secured passage on the French Line to sale for Havre on Saturday of next week,the 27th inst. Will Le in Nev; York again on Tuesday morning the 25th inst., when 1 trust you will have everything ready for me, including letters of introduc¬ tion to desirable parties for me to meet in London, Paris , Antwerp , andBerlin, with a letter also to Prof. Hammer at the Paris Exposi¬ tion. I would like to take with me photographs of the Laboratory and Phonograph works, and if you have cuts of the Machin.e Works at Schenectady would like also to have them included.
In your letter of authorisation empowering me to act as your Representative in the matter, please state explicitly that I al.cne represent you. It is quite possible that the other parties will en¬ deavor tb. use your name to- forward their interests, and with such a letter as indicated above I cvn convince any who may doubt my author¬ ity. I would a] so like copies of your Patents in the Foreign Coun¬ tries covering the "articulation" in Ihe Phonograph. These may be of service to me in first presenting the matter.
You can also have a memorandum contract prepared for me to sign covering the arrangement which/ve have talked on Toy Phonographs for the World, except the United States.
Hoping that you will have at leaist twenty (20) samples all ready for me by the time I reach New York, I am , Yours Very Truly,
EATON & LEWIS
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Dear Sir:
I beg to report that I succeeded to-day hy means of your recent affidavit, in getting your name taken off of the City tax list for the current year.
Very truly yours,
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Welch Memorial Fund project, described in the enclosed slips; if not,I am sure you will be interested in reading about it.
Mr S. B. Eaton is deeply interested in this matter. He promptly made such contribution to the fund as he felt able to give when I presented the matter by letter to him, and recommended that I should present it to Mr Edison, as I have done in the enclosed letter He als o suggested that^when I wrote to Mr Edison, I should enclose a note to you, call¬ ing your special attention to this matter, and asking that you will make sure that the
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq., My dear Sir,
So busy a man as you, I presume, may not have chanced to see any reference to the recent death of Philip H. Welch, the humorist, or to the more recent movement to raise what is to be called "The Welch Memorial Fund 'l, for the education of his children, in recognition of the devotion and couiage which he showed during the last month of his melancholy illness. But I am sure that you will feel it worth your while some time t0 rm your eye over the enclosed slips, which will tell you of this re¬ markable man and of this project to honor his memory.
The movement started among the working newspaper men of this city, and they are support ing it very heartily ; but, as you know, they ,re usually men of very limited incone, and can seldom give more than §5 apiece, often not more than §1 or §2. we shall have hundreds of such gifts fron the newspaper men,not only of New York and Brooklyn, but of other cities all over the country Unhappily such sums do not aggregate a large amount very rapidly. Considering the low rate of interest on safe investment, such a fund as is proposed ought to be at least $15,000 or $20,000,1* or¬ der to accomplish the object in view. In o«ler to make tte move¬ ment a success, therefore, it is essential that people of more am¬ ple means shall become interested in it and cooperate. I am happy
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to say that a number of such people are already among the ccntrib- utors, for such suns as §35, §50, §100, §350 and, in one instance, §500.
I have thought that the matter was of so interesting a nature that I would be justified in presenting it to people who would not be likely, Engrossed in business as they are, ever to notiee^its progress otherwise. I take the liberty of thinking that you would like to be included in the number of those who are
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Yours very truly.
Mr A. 0. Tate,
My dear Sir,
I have yours of the
M4th inst. enclosing Mr Thomas A. Edison's check for $50 towards "The Welch Memorial Fund", and I desire you to express to him my warm appreciation of his generous .response t my appeal. I feel also greatly m -clndcbt ed t you for your own interest in the matter.
Yours very truly,
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- itself where it can ..be • well accoranodat.ed,where-.tho ^lectures. can be given, the apparatus housed , and the. work of-experiemntal demonstra- tion,and of investigation, can ;be..carriedon... without interference,, and without; causing difficulties in the-.working of other ;depart-: ment s5 themselves v import antj.t o ,the • proper., operation of .the scientific .side of the University . We have; come ;to . aj.pointjat which .the Trus-
-tees£ mus t either put -up a Laboratory. of Mechanical .and. Electr ical. -.Engineering, for. Siljley ; College •, or-.must let some.one doj.it for-;thegi;
, or. must see a. great opportunity :of usefulness to- .the profession,. and to the country, in part lost • - .... . ,. » .......
. . I: writs to get your -ideas, >a^out. the^best. course- -..You, ha®c_
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mQn J hut it is possible that some one v/ould prefer to do If him- ' siSf , giving it h|s name fhe former course would leave it Open for hny one to do as much more,latei>,as lie-mayi'desire >,Vhile the latter Would give: if amore do finite . t it le , andOwould make it the means of 'doing honor to- a -bene fact or of the profession and :-of-the University < iffhich would -you think •'the; best -and most practicable-^
I don't knovif. but that your inclination- to-do 'things ^oftt-a' 'grander ■;
■ and more pe*fecf , scheme- than moat < men are quite large, enough to at- ~t aln ,may • make- the -latt er- plan an attract ive • one . t o • y ou ; ' but 1 do -not care • to do more,: in; that di rrect ion; than -to • let" the - suggestion stand ‘"before - you for 'mature thought, 'and iater discussion, should it ” strike yoy- favorably-:-' In-that case.you'would have to come-up-and -make your long promised visit , and' see wh'at the : opportunities are ,
• iil ,-all;.‘Vrays , for 'yourseliv. v Buf /yottdmay.be atle -t oigive nio an^toi- personal-' judgement of the general .preposition ‘-I-should'-fOel More confidence -in your verdict than in .that- bf'Jany one else "that 1 know* The laboratory. If made what if s'hou-ld be.,gboa-'-for fhe' ! next twenty, years; at least' .wouid-'be -a' slmriie But-* solid structure, eft-stone, probably- (perhaps 'of:briok with oa 1 6ne : trimmings) 150 ;6r 800 -feet 'long; three ' stories high, -with & basement; ; •'■Engines, boilers ^nd one or tvfo heavy dynamos of the •principal best types- . each, in' the;. basement . ; .'lighter; machines -and the ^paraVus of exact measurement on the- first. floor 1 and-coliections and lecture-rooms >
on the other floors, including the laboratory of applied mechanics; that of st earn engineering -which can be combined without addition^ ^ expense , except for a single experibenital engine^and drawing-rooms , Aesig ing and drawing, blUB-printing, etc ,,otc., etc. f 'y Tlle building would cost from $40, 000 to $80,000 ,accord-
O" j ing to style and finish. If a memorial, and name d; building ,it shoul • be rather fine in finish and indestru ctible in material , The fit- £ ting up would cost about, I should say, $2®, 009, and the apparatus j>/ Jo an<1 maohinory > in addition to that already phn hand, amount ing to fp ' perhaps $20,000 worth, would, if all put in at the start, would cost j „ ^ about $50,000 • The job would not be a very heavy one if two or - A ^ ^ three were to chip in ; but it would be such an undertaking, if £ -rtf-11011® a single donor, as would justify the Trustees in giving it his name and in seeing that provisions were made to have the bene¬ factor of the University suitably honored in the records and libray,
^ per the ohaPel “ ™any years later, we should hope - of the' Universt- <£ ^ ty . — c ( ^ \ {LcJla^y
I f we could get ten' of the foremost men of the profession to share the work , it would be a very nice thing rU***gh .
Please think thematter over at your' liesure,and tell me how it strikes you , It is my impression that the Trustees would
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq,,
Orange, N. J,
Dear Sir:--
7/e have arranged to have both Professor Porbes' article and Dr, Siemen'a reply published in the "SCEINTIPIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT" at an early day.
In order that this may be done without delay will you kindly send by Mr. Wirt copy of the "TELEGRAPHERS' JOURNAL" sent you by Mr. Stieringer containing the article by Prof. Porbes.
The duplicates of these have been sent for, but have not . arrived. Hence the necessity for asking this favor at the present time.
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Many thanks for your note of th^Ottf iiliat. enclosing letter from Mr. Danforth, C. E. of the Shae. Cot. Cloth Mill Co. His letter to -you is quite satisfactory and I am quite sure with our Mr. Wetmore in Shanghae, he is well pleased at the Edison Incandes¬ cent lighting being decided upon by the stockholders (Chinese) for the lighting of their new mill. This was in violent opposition to the Gexmans, probably for the same Edison Incandescent system from Berlin, but of German make.- Mr, Wetmore writes me that he ha s been compelled to take the contract on the smallest possible margin of profit, with Sundry expenses and cabling to come out of it also. The engineer is a personal friend of my firm and was desirous that . we should get the work*- It is the initial manufacturing plant established in China thus far and has the backing of Li Hung Chang, as you know, the Bismark of China. We hope that other business of a similar nature will follow.; This plant will be 450 It. new 16 o.p. and I am now contracting for motive power through Messrs. Williams & Potter and am ordering the dynamos and lamps from Schen¬ ectady and Harrison.
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Mr.’ Edison’s pleasure at the securing of this intial order for Ed¬ ison Incandescent lighting through his agents, Frazar St Co.-., ghang has, to whom you would refer him and all interested for full infor mation and particulars in the future, rnthey being supplied, not only with figures, but with photos., drawings, estimates & c.
Can you not send me your lowest figures for the phonograph, battery and treadle and phonograms, for mail leaving here on Monday next? I am disappointed not vto have received and forwarded one or two hundred of the phono., mailing boxes, as expected from Mr. Chur¬ chill’s remarks before leaving.'
f 1 hear, indirectly, that Mr. Edison is likely to visit Paris / soon,. If this is the case, could he not promise me to personally see the Berlins people in regard to the special matter in hand?
Has anything been done as yet in regard to the consultation be¬ tween Messrs. Insull and Villard on Mr. Edison’s behalf? Pray keep this matter constantly before you and let me rely on your do¬ ing all in your power to assist me in a matter which you and I know to be of the greatest importance for our future in this bus- ine s s.-I
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