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We acknowledge gifts from many other individuals, as well as an anonymous donor; the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies; and the Edison Electric Institute. For the assistance of all these organizations and individuals, as well as for the indispensable aid of archivists, librarians, scholars, and collectors, the editors are most grateful. A Note on the Sources The pages which have been filmed are the best copies available. Every technical effort possible has been made to ensure legibility. PUBLICATION AND MICROFILM COPYING RESTRICTIONS Reel duplication of the whole or of any part of this film is prohibited. In lieu of transcripts, however, enlarged photocopies of selected items contained on these reels may be made in order to facilitate research. EDISON GENERAL FILE SERIES 1915 Edison General File Series 1915. Phonograph - General (E-15-65) This folder contains correspondence, interoffice communications, and other documents relating to the commercial and technical development of Edison's cylinder and disc phonograph. Included are letters pertaining to the selection of talent, music, and musical instruments for recording; customer relations; and activities among Edison’s agents and competitors. Many of the incoming letters bear Edison's draft reply in the form of marginalia. Among he documents for 1915 are numerous items regarding the marketing of the Edison Diamond Disc phonograph. A communication from Walter L. tcKert general auditor of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., lists monthly expenses for recital and demonstration work from September 1914 through January 1915 There are also references to recitals sponsored by local phonograph dealers. In addition, there are testimonial letters and reports by demonstrators in regard to a series of non-commercial recitals at churches, hospitals, schools, police and fire departments, fraternal lodges, and other organizations. A sample of these documents has been selected. Other items relate to the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego and the Panama-Pacific Exhibition in San Francisco, the preservation of sound recordings, and product quality testing. Also included are recommendations of songs and recording artists, complaints about the technical and artistic quality and limited repertoire of Edison recordings and suggestions for improvements in the phonograph, some of which Edison referred to members of the laboratory staff for consideration and comment. Several documents refer to an attachment that would allow the lateral-cut records produced by Victor and Columbia to be played on Edison Diamond Disc phonographs. At the end of the folder is a 72-page pamphlet with annotations by Edison, entitled Edison Retail Salesman's Sales Manual along with a promotional brochure for the Edison Dictating Machine entitled The Goose, the Typewriter, and the Wizard. The correspondents include George L. Babson and L. S. McCormick of the Phonograph Corporation of Manhattan M M. I B|acJman of ^ Phonograph Co. (Kansas City), Herbert E. Blake of Blake & Burkart, H. H. Blish and George C. Silzer of Harger & Blish, C. E. Goodwin of th Phonograph Co. (Chicago), and numerous other phonograph dealers and marketing representatives. There are several letters by Thomas P. Westendorf, composer of "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen," which reportedly was Edison’s favorite song. A letterfrom investment banker, benzol supplier, and phonograph enthusiast Clarence Dillon recounts an amusing anecdote about his six-year-old son (and future U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) C. Douglas Dillon. Approximately 25 percent of the documents have been selected. The material not selected includes unsolicited suggestions and inquiries from inventors and other unsolicited correspondence receiving no substantive reply from Edison. Also not selected are lists of phonograph dealers, letters of transmittal and acknowledgment, and daily and weekly reports concerning quality testing, sales, and other commercial matters. Edison General File Series 1915. Phonograph - General (E-15-65) July - December Doar Mr. Meadowcrof t : The Edison Phonograph arrived a few days ago and it was put into opera¬ tion by the man you kindly sent. It is oortainly a wonderful instrument and I have greatly enjoyed some of the splen¬ did rooords. Please aooept my best thanks for your kind interest in this matter. Mr. YJ. H. l.toadoworoft , Edison Laboratories, Orange , H . J . JL„ My dear Mr. Edison: I wish to express to you my best thanks for your kindness in send¬ ing me the new phonograph and reoords and particularly for the highly valued dedioatory plate. I have already enjoyed several of the splendid reoords, among which I have found the Female Solos and Violin Reoords to be exceptionally fine. I shall treasuro this gift most highly and valuo it also for the friendly continent with whioh it was convoyed, as indicated by tho namo plate. Again thanking you most sin- Thomas A . Edison , Esq . , Orange , Hew Jersey. Master and Miss Paradofska WJ at ^ j July 6, 1915. u / -r(^ vt'( — — nd uer Mr. Thomas A. Edison. . ) ixurfi*— — "• “• j- on. ^ ^ ^ ..-4- Dear Sir: at^' " j It is with a great degree of satisfaction that I offer the recital of Master and pHUs E&r adof ska r ^ In these two children we have a jreally distinctive musical novelty. Already they tove made a place for themselves here in Town, and have been accorded the recognition of the musical world. I am now hooking their Summer engagements and should he very glad to arrange an appearance for you. Yours faithfully, -fcr,«£ <-cc* j ‘h^'g^jnterr^iew^ ^Lth Cha^es^Jiankel the composer who has set helore theWrld snesd “aaterfly musical themes a^K‘p!S|§pxtl^y ^ }ff PJfif This man',1'' ^ ‘feTar n'^'i e ,, a 'ataunch friend of Philip lv*- «*--■£ ^ * *" Sousa many of whose Best compositions havejjsen submitted to him (Kunkel) for criticism. Mr. Kunkel egj^Llarge £®es for his criticisms of other composer'e themes. This Kunkle is an admirer of the DIAMOND DISC and the object of the interview, at hie own solicitation, was to records and instrumental solos. He criticises these severely, not alone our instrument but all reproducing machines claiming that these accompaniments far from being executed correctly as to balance etc. Ee informs me that this Pall he intends negotia¬ ting with the Victor Co. to produce some "perfect piano records" and "perfect piano accompaniments such as have never been known before". He imploys, he tells me, a' method ¥hat renders the ree- ording of the piano nearly perfect and, as relatives of his (one a son) are local representatives for the DIAMOND DISC under the name of Kunkel & Kenkel he is as willing to perfect these accom¬ paniments and produce piano records for you as for the Victor Co. if sufficient inducements are tendered him. Mr. Kunkel' s address ie *2828 Nest Pine 3oulevard,St. Louis. Very respeotfully , 01tc Ituiuersity nf jEttutcanta (Enllrgr of Srlcitcr. Sitcralurr. anil tljr Arln ffllm iirnlta July Mr. Thomas AlvaJjt Edison, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Dear Sir:- The enclosed circular is self-explana¬ tory, and X need not dwell on the national im¬ portance of the undertaking. Permit me to men¬ tion, however, that under no circumstances is there any hope for personal gain of any kind whatsoever connected with this on the part of those who are starting this enterprise. We are sending thi3 letter to about fifty men of na¬ tional standing with the intention of using their endorsements as an exhibit in our petition to the Carnegie Institution, and should be very glad if you would consent to express your approval by your signature on the enolosed card. Permit me to add a request for commercial advice , which I ask you to refer to the appropriate department. In submitting the petition it will be essential to give an appropriate estimate of the probable oost of the undertaking. On the basis of collecting one thousand records a year — assuming one thousand to be a minimum which could be multi- piled as the financial appropriations may permit— what would he the cost of preparing these records merely from the technical side; that is, not count¬ ing expenses for field work, correspondence, and similar matters. Trusting that you will he willing to co¬ operate with us in this important scientific enter¬ prise , I am P-P We are enclosing herewith a, com: a ~uJ 3 V M/WWVWV fcafJMrtWjr e Globe-Demo crav; one of our leading da: have forwarded a copy to all of Thie series of articles was gotten up by our Ur* Silverstone and published twice a week - Automatic) Stop Arm Mr. Edison:- A model of this device, like the attached photograph, has been made and teeted out. There many difficulties in the nay to make it success¬ ful and believe that the call for it uould be small. Advise that nothing further be done uith it, and can see no objection to aliening Hr. Pettlbone to manufacture this de¬ vice as an attachment to the phonograph, if he nisheo to. John P. Constable. Assistant Chief Engineer. _ k. wnnTXNO jit-ubvjicn statpje oticbis* FRAMHNHJIIIA.M CENTER IHL^SSACJJUUJSllCTTS ^7 / 'Summer addrees Box 231 :::::: Ogunquit Maine Ogunquit, Maine, July 15th 1915 Bear Mr, Edison: In one of your kind letters you Bpoke of a new series of Diamond Disc phonographs. May I trouble you once more, to aek if the mechanism of the later instru¬ ments io "an improvement" over the present machines, or just the same? As soon ,as they are ready my intention is to order another (my fifth order, by the way!) and thiB is why I ask. I take a sincero interest in the ”£(d this afternoon a party of music-loving f our bungalow to hoar what the diamond d Very truly yours, Mr.Thos A. Edison. tiU**** 2- \ ( p 4-t— 1 Keokuk, Iowa July’ 17, ISIS . . . with off Ar> OOO Kr. H. t . Miller, Secretary, Thos. A. Edison Laboratory, Orange, H. J. Dear Sir, ^ b(jg to ROknowledge yours of the 14th. inst. viith Ar < ■ th- invention that 1 made for you. I will accept on those terms thrft tn- invou draw up your contracts at once if you ffflBn proceed to Jet the asoiSenfmade over to you exclusively. > can correspond to me concerning what I should do, and I will meet/our commands. / As for getting a patent, I think you will have no tXble. T .h1nk that thisSwill not conflict vith the French patent i/^lOlas, L 5; os not encase the speaker like the French patent but i filler of Rubber which is a marvel and peculiar to itself on the 2d i- son monograph. Ijill^end to ^ich^you c^ and"sof tness of the tone is marvelous in the voices especially. Have Mr. Edison inspect this devise that I send and Judge as + n merits . I sent the diaphragm arm that tho oevise v.as attached tn T'r readoweroft, Mr. Edison's assistant. This diaphragm arm has a feed nut of the series #22409 *hich I cannot get from the agen- rv If “on can send me a duplicate so that I can preserve my machine, I will remit on price if it is at your convenience. vou will understand that any improvements that I may be able to make at any time will be gratis to the ;,d is on Co., that is, if it is anything of Importance to your corporati n. Yours respectfully, jzrf ,/S. .■«« l.c**-£*-! th/e four-minute machine only and 1 would like to he advised as to whether we want to go Into this matter for two-mlnute machines , which will necessitate a twoemin- ute Recorder, a two-mlnute Reproducer, two-mlnute Feed Sorew, and a two-ainate Feed Hut, which will he different from the regular standard tohorola "BO". As I understand at the time the I. 0. s were to use our standard equip¬ ment for the Anfcerola "BO" except the Recorder end Roprodnoer, and that would he standard for the Home Recording on this machine. Kindly . advise me on this matter and I will take It up with Ur. Edison, to see what he wants me to do on the subject. Might report for the present, that the Home Recording hoe been held up for some more Important work vtoloh Ur. Kennedy has had to take care of ftoe for lhax Mr. Edison. Also that this work shows progress, hut it will be some houtho be¬ fore we will be able to put anything on the nniket for Home Recording, and that there are still a good many difficulties to be overcome. John F. ConB table. P j . o Assistant Chief Engineer. O* t*-' - v* f/^Ct tiger • comas that plaguoy Mr .Whiting againl Tou floa I am an^disona" enthusiast, and am studying my inatruj^^^ y>J °°nwh^ri1«pra8Bed tha personal opinion thaVthe inatruuente of the a ana number or prioe did not give equal results, the agents in Boston \ ^ smiladl Wall, I an constantly more sure of it, and there must be a reason, and the reason is important to you, Whatever it may be. . J/ux • Yesterday I received the large and impressive folio of kta the ^ lA < Aeolian-Vocalion. It is surely costly advertising, but is very inter- iUt^ eating to real mueio lovers, instructive if true,and giving many sug- ^ gestions in regard to phonographs generally. Of course you have seen this, but if not by all means send for it to the Aeolian Company, Hew York. /h_i I"/ Part of it tends to confirm my opinion that the construction of LJ v the motor is far from the whole. That the box or case has a good deal ' to do with the result. Experiments along this line might lead to something. 1 ■ Aside from my personal experience or ob servation, other sliave re¬ ported to me their ideas. Yesterday a guest who was delighted with the little "80" we have here, was surprised to findit an Edison. A friond and neighbor of hers, at her home,had a "250" Edison and it was inferior to the Viotrola next door. I gave a son and a daughter eacg a "250" Edison. One of the sane aiae was bought^ a friend (at Framingham, Mass. ) and is inferior to the first two. Now I realise that this may be partly owing to environment. The room may be unfa¬ vorable to best re suits; but I think the instrument is not equalto the others. I have ordered from F.H.ThomaaCo. .Boston.thefirst of the new series Model A-I00, that is received by them. But this "80 I have here is so dear, so free' front defsots of tone-reproduotion, from noise (comparatively,) that I would not give it up for anr larger instrument unheard.. So I am still more convinced that the in¬ struments of same sise vary, and that they cannot be turned out auto¬ matically, like the parts of a Ford Motor. You seo I am a sort of volunteer and unreoompensed preBS agont for The Edisona.out of personal enthusiasm and admiration,and also gratitude for the pleasure I have realised and given others; so I can't feel it quite intrusive when "an idea" comes to me that may possibly be of value, to pass it along. Sometimes oven .the Pulpit may get a useful hint from the Pews! I have taken a page or two from the Vooalion folio and enclose it on the mere chanoo that you may not have seen it.And if I “*®“ “ aive or over-persistent, pray lay it to genuine and admiring interest and not at all to oritlcism. __ Yours very truly, y Ur.Thos A. Edison; (Cc V'^U.-^ UUW longer be that of the violin; might indeed sound like that of an entirely different instrument. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] st rail'd Ilian l>.v ils remarkable success in per- In the order of llicir functioning these parts feel ill)? The Aeolian-Vocalion. are as follows: _ The Perfected Phonoffraph Referring lo I he wave which carries llie eom- plcle ell'cel, of an orchestra (shown on pages 1‘2 and Itl), it. will be seen that, all the microscopic variations in the contour of the wave, or wlnil maybe called the sound line, are important, and indispensable factors. Kvery variation in the sound-line represents the elfecl. of partial tones, tile number and character of which absolutely determine the quality of the lone and its identity. Just, lo the extent, that a phonograph is able to create an exact, counterpart, of the original lone-wave, it may be said lo be a perfect iiislru- W’liile scion I ideally speaking, no phonograph has vet been able lo do this, il is a fact llial The Aeoiian-Yocnlion conies far nearer lo it. than anything hitherto produced. Due lo the unparalleled conditions under which this iiislriimcnl has been constructed, il is able to deliver an almost faultless reproduction of any recorded musical lone. Exclusive Tonal Features While not generally recognized il is a fael that every part of a phonograph has a more or less definite elfecl upon the supremely sensitive • contour of a lone-wave. This being the case il will be readily seen how vitally important, it. is llml every factor em¬ ployed in actually generating and delivering the sound-wave, from the needle itself to the extreme outer rim of the horn, shall be designed and con¬ st rueled on strictly scientific lines. Only under these conditions can the recorded lone be de¬ livered from the instrument without over emphasizing, minimizing or obliterating certain of ils pari mis and thus definitely changing its finality, if 110L its entire character. In constructing The Aeolian-Vocalion, each of ils parts has been the subject of careful study, and il is due largely to this and lo llicir perfection both as units and as a correlated whole, that the lone of this instrument arouses amazement. THE Needle It will be remembered that the function of its needle is lo trace the sound-line made by the cutting-tool, and lo transmit, its variations to a reproducing diaphragm. To fully grasp the part the needle plays, it should be realized that the sound-line it traces is micmsmpic. It is imposed on tile side walls of a groove approximately 4/1000 of an inch deep and so minute, that 00 of these grooves, separated by relatively substantial side-walls, occupy but one inch of space. Now also bearing in mind that this sound-line must faithfully reproduce the variations in a tone-wave conveying I he effect, of a fiill-orchcsl ra —that is, a tone-wave with an almost infinite number of definite variations, the necessities of the case become apparent. The reproducing needle must represent the most delicate balance of adjustment, just rigid enough lo respond to and transmit even the slightest impress. Experience has shown that among the different reproducing points employed on phonographs, what is known as a stiff needle is most satis¬ factory. This type is the only needle capable of trans¬ mitting the impress of all the minute variations in the sound-line lo the diaphragm and hence of generating a faithful reproduction of the recorded tone-wave. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] tujcfTf IX. l*-**y-& *y «''*'*■ LU Lt^JiZX, ^ yM^ ^“f 1 «' Dr. Thomas A. Fdison, Orange, New Jersey Dear Sir r , to ms and may be to you. A.^ ™ J ^ ' The idea is to use a phono "for (Vtend^d printed works . (Ut^ . S A great many people have trouble with their eyes. ( and would ce glad to have some one read to them if they could o-at someone : .but unless one is wealthy a reader is a luxury. My idea is to use the phonograph for a reader. Use a.cydinder Machine with a stationary reproducer ana have the long work recorded on a continuous, flexible tape' or film, made rfof a material fairly durable and suitable for receiving a record of vibrations . It is to be wound on a spool or bobbin on one side of the machine, passed over the cylinder when reproduced, and rewound upon a spool or bobbin on the other. side. I am not a mechanic, but it looks to me as though such a thing was practical, so I send it to you for whatever it may be worth. I think entire novels or operas could bo recorded. If they could be produced at a reasonable price, it seems to me a large sale could be worked up for them. It would be a new adjunct to the publishing business, and could be used in lecture, club or educational work. Hoping this may prove of some value, I am Yours truly, l/l't yS x-z/’ '^^e/ (^Lt^4y -^2- - -Y^ 2-"^ 'ZzY ^&c*-*- ^^^y ■£**/ *6^ ^ y^ yC^-^u/ Cf ^r~ ! t^pLe*ty C>- C^c. ^^Ce^e^iL^yy^' y^*'**' ■ ^yy^s*&*y-<£y>_. ■ ^L^cSy y*M~y? y&<-t- '/A-ya *n^tS-iC&) ' C/*^/ /gfiS tQd^^ty y%Z^ Jfad , cM' &Zt- (^Ztyzytd ^/tyxt^dyi (^^4yy-t,e-ci&) ' */~0-xZ-/y iet^JL yyyy~ tfyd < 0^ tztL&kc/’ /y&\ Cld£^y *-** yfaif . (&e*^&-itz

6/p /ftuJ e*-/P&d&) ^>4tt«i^, Ci^o ytZtJL^^y yy^^/J ytd ^e. ^zC*/- ^ay^/> & xt^cey y^Z? ^uP-tOc- sZe-dd-t f^cys ^ct^yydd) y^ yt^^yy^y-i^yy^^ '*-* f^d d ^Uy(^Lt2i^- y^yyy y^^£Z& . A^eyJ _^/ fay/, /^yyz. y^y^- /^ JZ& .w2- **) , di yy^y^ ^j%?t -y£y /&*— -ytyyt^y 94Uy^ \J /l , t^^>'c”w*T,v";' 7V: f^n : . £r“W_ y' J' $sU X<>aO wa-uM a.u /V<^n-OLc0 9t-A AA.f^L.OdLt^fi.tS) 'JcAA^fcc lcCU,\.rid . ( - <=n Citl/WWv ' . . AJlidtluJi LAZfi^Qlfcj &4jwl. ,oW-^T“ft& 1 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] THE NATION’S HEART (ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS) LO, a mighty nation, Standing for the Right, - Justice . . . Honor . . . Duty. . . Through the threatening night. America, My Country, God’s glory shines on thee, And patriot hearts calling. From the prairies to the sea. All honor to Our Country ! Where e’er her children be, Loyal hearts are calling, From the prairies to the sea. Hark the patriot voices Sounding far and near ! Glory to the banner Of our country dear! Warmer now the heart beats, Bend before the prayer Of a mighty nation Quick to do and dare. All honor to Our Country 1 Where e’er her children be, Loyal hearts are calling, From the praries to the sea. . \ Then onward, Christian Nation ! Upward be your way, Ever toward the glory Of the Perfedt Day. ,, Peace with Honor ever May your watchword be, The dtars that bless your banner . v Shining gloriously. All honor to Our Country ! Where e’er her children be, r Loyal hearts are calling, From the prairies to the sea. —Frederic A. Whiting. '• ’’-V. \ *"r Qz£aL - J^CKsoJ' '7sU~£. Z>ft ytJL*— A*-e°i " C/ti^o ft " /CaJLaa /&Cza2ATaGaZa' S^aiaa^Caaic/ - sly!, ,7-z-o /ClaS-v-iaa^" ftb^GAsisf $ d — $Jt~ jt/ftt- ^ftftriAA ^^La aQ. *a-aia9~ -^b <=■/*•'«- a^a CT>\ftly O'- O0/1- E- C*AA2Al_ . AZ^y-ftdbft AI^^XaIca/a. ift^A. aC. oL £ <70 '1aU-ZX-A> ^1aaa4^~ Atftt^l AlAA^-A— a^xA, A~7A^-L AJh JrA ^ MAc^s. ^ ^ _ yCA.&~JW __ A- &&SLS- a^^J-yA^ / sA^. /O^o SlsSSlSt^A [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 7)f-, i p ; _ _ jflc CjLLC^ f-t'rn. CJ t Tuu'C. LUC. W Cl (LUC LUC ■yiti C ci cC ,y\ ( cct hvx_ XVi,.«Vij-c4-j . Aue,. .**/*' f tcie.cn- . C LCCt-Jc I'l cfc Aul 4 CVlXiC-j J Act'Cci ■ tj O-U. LU-tX-C- 'III •rl-Lce -jicn-ii JtYX;i cCin-Lt •Ctsttc* _ &t__L . , .A. ft s- _ nCCrcfCJ ... Hied. fflc Cl. «-! fie-Xil-Cit ■'l-r.C.t- . .0334~-.—*jr-. .. ^ ncefc. \ ■ r.f C O-f-l/'Cll l t<‘iy Ae-r cm oLt l>U.U-l -CO ... ... ■ 3{__, foe, _ rfy - [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Mr. Meadowcroft:- '< The idea of put tin" an oil, or sreaoe, pan under the Spiral Goar of the "A" type motor, as per LIr. Lininger's letter, was developed here and the drawings issued to the factory for this part, io dated February 13th. 1911. A blue nrint of this drawing i3 being enolosed with this memorandum. You will note that Mr. lininger cuggcsts a Fan to contain oil. Also , of ouch sice that it covers the whole lower end of the turn table support frame and extends under the spiral gear. In my letter of June 7th., I said that the idea of putting oil in the gear pan was very good, which io perfectly trye, but we cannot uso oil in this part because of the shipping of the phonograph. We are forced to use grease to overcome the danger of the oil opining out. Oil would he better than grease :or this part, but we adopted grease for the foregoing reasons and have put this on 0.1 "A" * type machines, except a few of the vory first ones shipped out. Mr. I,in- .ngor probably has ono of those very first machines. As I have said, the use of oil on this part and a properly de¬ signed pan would be very good but impracticable from our standpoint, hence we have seen using the small drip pan filled with groaso. »ia pan, as put on our modele Ln the past, ie not suited to the use of oil, honoe I said, there ie no objection to his using a special pan designed for oil. but of course this would be impracU^ for us on account of tho oil spilling in shipment. ' ^ Trusting that this information will be satisfactory, ' r . G John P. VtfgVStable c A blatant Chief Engineer. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] TURN TABLE im/m'GEm GMASE ~BQX. superseded BY — ' Pattern NDr /4/ff3 - - MATERIAL — " I SIZE OF STOCK FOR OHE „ ■_ I ~ QUAHTITY OF STOCK F0R488 1000 -C.R STEEL (SOFTlirn .Q32VX g^,"(T.) .1; .r'" 1.5B /g LBS. __ WHERE USED ■PHQHO. */4ooo *30 Vff ILL EDISON PHONOGRAPH WOWS CHECKED BY J.R.R. 3/6-/I DRAWN BY.. TRACED BY- " . /3" ■ 3Z . ;~7rr ■ ( r - !3 " S ~~ /6 \ gif - - ili ' 8 - - ® juu-k ^ ml k t 10 &t<-~ ^ h^~*zzs£Z~ aj-^nr ^ * -*s j} | j (^> ^xsCK^sd ^ ^ j| 0/fe- — , Luttfc ”^V^s . O, . ^ x WV\ C\Xa '_Aw- 'A \ Va/VV ca'o t ( ' . , ~Vflrvw wv\6s X^^Ky, f . „:K>mAS-' wv\6s v^'A'yyvx^ u V^WvVvyC\\ >*juoo $\wwv> *&&C p* ^ LJU£, X 0.^VG &aa OCvj\\, ^ „ \)^'>U UW xvw\^ Aa WWt Wxjvw WsaOw NiNA^l ^ vXw vV Vv Va v^wOv Ufcuq VvwVV/ l^vA^Ov WvW Mv&w MV '^VnMAaSjx'^ X'lVVxAs, (\jvwv XkIaX) WJvSl. W, Wdw Ox- ^ $M. vW^VVvaaaxaAo! XIXAJV^ X \vjNvvwcy Va W MV *Wv wx VT* X«VS. ^A»ycaXw, VS\- NA'U-vWvulA- NA'O’S C)v\^i ^5- E(jison Disc Phonograph ' Thomas A. Edison Inc. Orange. N. J. Gentlemen: - To quote from Uncle Josh; ’I am so mad right now, that if I had have bitten my self, I -would have hydrophobia, and if I was able to put into words, just what I mean, you would certainly «nM investigate the present mode of man¬ ufacturing Blue Amber ol records. 'I dont know just how records are made, - but I do know that the later Blue Amberol records are not made like they were formerly. It seems to mo that they are not originally wade from the artists, but are duplicated fdom the Disc records, for I no- tice that whertOver the same record is on both the Disc & Cylinder, . fafaat # they are exactly alike, h< J Mr. Thomas A. ^ ss . August 19.' My Dear Sir: /LfO-jk 7) It iB wi tjrma ny~ misgivings that I send to you the enclosed y& ut I wiah to express to you my appreciation^ your wonderful . personality and to thank yoy4or the many houra of pleasure that I have derived from your wonderful disc machine . With my kindest regards I remain . yours very sinoerely 1 I [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Y/orcester Mass. August 19 1915 The mine is like a garden rich and rare.. At first the glistening hud . then beauteous flower. And many en unknown vine entwineth there In weirdly shapes o'er field and bower. Many are the kinds within these flowery fields , Many like the little grainB on sanded shore That look and seem alike . Their modest yields Are what kind nature planned for them . Ho more. Many are of weakly fibre. Others more stately grow With strength and beauty . With natures naive finesse Wrought in her grandest moments . These deftly show Their rarity by the beauties they possess . [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Alone; among these mental flowers is one Fashioned unlike the others by its side. Standing preeminent . Like the glowing sun Whose stronger light the other orbs will hide . This the master mind, Nature gave him the key To her wondrous workshop . There through the night He pondered o'er her secrets . There worked he And chenged the derkness to brilliant light . And yet more wonders wrought . In one volume found As pege he turned within that saored place , Vibrations oould be made to sweetly sound Even like the voice . Each note and cadence traoe. And thus he taught inanimate things to sing In joyous voice or murmurings Blow and sad . The breath of life he put in wheel and Bpring As in the soul . Both sorrowful and glad . Taught he mans shadow on the wall to walk Take mens excentrio movements of arms and feet , pat soul and voice within so it oould talk , This shadow then, e living man complete. Long live the Magic King . Long after the fire burns low And the flickering embers partake the hues of night The name of Edison will in fire lit letters glow Even like the starB in heaven . With radiant light . August 2Cth. 191! Mr. John B. Taylor, 23 Lovell Boad, Sohan-oetady. 11. Y. Dear Sir: T am in recall" of y°nr favor of the 14th instant, together with the four photographs which you have so kindly sent mo. This is all very interesting indeed, and T am glad to receive them . Lot me say in reply to ycur question that we dold CO ,000,000 phonograph records having 200 threads to tho inch, and about 79,000,000 other rec¬ ords sold had 100 threads to tho inoh. Tho first -??phBhograph was 24 per inch. If you are not going to ptiblish the photo¬ graphs which you have sent mo, I would like to have your permission to uso them in tho "Phonograph Month¬ ly" , which is a house organ published by us. Yours vary truly. tUX [CvmrM> if'®. U-eustit VlOg i i /b v y b-Uwt lATU « * *•** <#■«•»•»• \* lUftfc- *«“"-*• v 7!te Voices*/; Phonograph Company ^ „ Worcester, Massachusetts ^ VZk >. . “H J&£-e-^r - fc*ri<2— ■**,t$PzLZ*-< •zz.y*-**t r ‘ |a>* / CL***-***"* Ua-> J-<~eM*-t”< J.TU.6— ■^7* -o ^ r Wsi/U> c — * /O^y^hCytC^iu Chelsea Drug Co., inc. Prescription Pharmacists L 7/U- JUAvd/>^^aiv^| 'TV-'CLp (Q-©--rv'-£- ■ (jU^cUbu^Q , '*Lfry y .: ,CTq^\JL JJ^Uyvuj O'LLA) P^OSaA. O-A/f .; QktAjoJtZ' OC?X /fer~ .; JUL&qsy cl . GUUu> /koch- p^'Jt- t ^ kajd Asa, T)X(a be) CA-' p,UlA ydi&Aj " (Ofc/U , U,C Q,tA\tl. : rU.M-OL-l^Aj fUUMsi~t{i o Oaa,K WcLiwa^ <%$ : ‘is-ktsuL, & ikjbAj ~7F^ f">sj ;<■'■ ■■> L ( ,7)-\a.u) Ajjkxk .aJLuo Xl^jULaXL (Ma\~WjL/ UL <3LA_C_ "n/ oTlo-o :j ^LoLvvv xhaI o-^cqx-o qX,g-'qZL.. cuLi/jo_fi_ f .( Xv- GyjOJLCfcci — y$~ X-'O ■vCfc-' rjtccp XJ ju Jm '~y\AJcuh-JL ~~ >j~bs\AA^ pgk-nO . aJi^hjL — OJJ.JkSL'Kj Ruotuni'UZ'l dr* ,; js o xa^0-iv^, rr T&, w &cfcj>^ /-■/ i- JJjU^Q^JX Gu^X^4j'-' '’^UaIwa. JULLJUJi lyTYuXxL /Y\AMs’QJJ5j f .. OJlM^ drf Q^i'L&'QJL 'p&A£W^vvXiC - sVl, j (J 7U mj U^ub(r\JL p&J&Q'ir\Sl /WVK-4 TZfrfcf l ~t&y^sL IjkJlo (ml ^ia^o^x eWl., UX'&'L l&Z QAsL,C\^L/V^ l I ^ apeaking voico. Ho thought 82053 the finest record Lho ever heard, and he- is eloquently converted *“ the Edison, tho ho - “'method a .... .„ _ victrola. His voice and of the highest ordor,and would make offect- , ive records. I asked him if ho would Bing for r ~ orda and hs naid ho would bo glad to if^the^oelec- f tions were such as ho would fied with. Hs was impreused s bolanco of your 80168,0 would bo glad to if the oslec- j io would bo glad to bo idonti- / npreused ae we are by the porfoct-YUk 58, and made notos from both Pv VJ <=) vowfe ***~sift s/ 1&~ those by Frank La Forgo t a for t j boot— frooat Iron tho tin-panny tono. The two I tried are 70065 and 60048, and thoy aro much truer than much higher pried recordo by tho high priced artisto; and yet thoy are without tho sweat, true, liquid tono of the piano 1? your beautiful Carl Flesch record,# 82063. Tho Wrightsona have .asked bo to build a bungalow lor thon on our estate hero.as this is whoro they pass thoir suiuuora— until Octobor, Pardon my long ocrood— bom of enthuaiaaa for your "Edisona". , Yours vory sincerely. Ur. Thou A. Edison, Orango , N . J . fit- fetch -t A.C Cce> ii I J m.ci-ico , Jvd)_xU ujitt. ryvUfU- 4lLw^-AAjvx- -to -t)U wrrvt ,JU SLfix^* ^Wr ^ vJ^ ^i-tyvvgiA-^ . nrcrtxJ (W^ ex ~ -\Jt_p ^ OoolJ^x Q-ero^sk . 3. x:3w'- 'nrvoduofiN^- ojxAs. Of — icrV '-^AJL/iJUiorN — «2- vx, aJt(2-fL. H * . - V 4 jlA ^)w«yvj0^_oJYlfv f ^ ^rrr^U l ^-Gt. ^vxA^VAsJl U ap>C ^SUCJ^cK^ cro^v Cr^ yU " Oo'JW*- ^ ^WtiJLs. ' C cui/vY-^o— {^otr<--®~^-ci-Xk. Oo - A O Oua-'vyj . >Ccmv-o-«a ^'-'A-Wr C ^ &a5$IjvvvJ. , (^v-a^rr^^ CWjtxaJi *Po^val vTcoJt. ^tr Jv Cal^, Mr. Edison: In accordance with your suggestion I am collecting material for a booklet to contain typical exclusive phonograph stores, also statements of profits. This proposed booklet, together with the history of the experimental store in East Orange, should make pretty good ammunition for the solicitation of dealers. i-> mi-AE - 3^- ^£>Z -*-* e— ^ -ZX^* Z^zr £ £L^ ■2Z&JT v*^-' €^/&L~~-t- <£L ^ ^t^(f/ ^ ^X< iCZ aZ TZdaL^C 'P*^-i> (t-Z^C^, ^ 5*-^ ti£SL*t _ — ji/c-~<-~^. -&ZZZf vt^c/L -~z** ax, &LLc & ^ 2^ ‘xix^Ls? 24SX f. f ~CtA/Xuxi—^ *t*^, 2o^ ■iCCL, /£* *!Cx> •'i-^lX. tt*- <* *?— •* 2S&: s^€-L__ &~yi~tda^ your very oourteoue and kindly acknowledgment end was ' delighted to learn that the verses were acceptable to you . If you think that they have sufficient merit to werrsnt giving them a place in the Phonograph Monthly it will give me additional pleasure to comply with your wishes . T/ith much esteem I am . Yours very sincerely [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] h'>. ^4 >:s~* Tij^J-kTi'^r *'/ ( r OUt' /' IcUv ,.-h f w.««- (lP''Jtil-U.^-6v^‘^-‘rfU [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] ■puritan Cifr Slurutranrr (EiUiUmUg Ilium- Ottki- I’rov iilcncc. K. I. iVr August Twenty-aovon Ur. Thomas A. Edison, (feat Orange, N.J. ear Sir: U U ( \zZ\~l.*dL 1 Aa I am an owner of your most excellent phonograph, you will ^ ^ ^ (^ft lard.n , I know, a suggestion, the adoption of which I personally 'ould add much to the efficiency of filing records. / Why would it not be a good idea to have printed In white .otters similar to the numbers which now appear, the subject of the re- / •otd itself on the circumference of the record. It would seem that this ,ould be done very easily because of the thickness of the Edison Disc. If this were done, the records could be filed in your cabinet ,1th the name visible on the top and there would be no need of any Index whatever , as Is necessary with all other mohines. /S’5 e&L 9* vru: oUvm ^ f- ^ ^ -*■* LO-Ci .<*£ X AA*.“Cr-.W'— <» ^ c^‘ loi (v V-jlXLX- «-» " , i^c COT Personal. August 27, 1915* Mr* Edison: / dated August :^5tli, X am in receipt a letter from Captain Hurd, the Brooklyn Hard, from wh*4 1 quote as follows: •■yesterday I Heard Hr. /Wricks play for records at the recording studio. He /d not know the maximum or minimum ti. Ximit and some of the pieces that he played were too long a: - -o short. However, he had one that appeared to he of proper length and sounded weii when played with the reproduce: in the studio. This was the first that I have heard a reprodu< the original wax and no douht it sounds quite differ 3 cord will give out. 3 I cannot say what I think of Ur. Fredericks' record. However, he told me that he is to go away on a concert tour on September 8th, and hoped that a decision would he given as to his records before he left. Does nr. Edison pass on all these records personally? I read in the Herald this morning that Hr. Edison narrowly escaped a serious accident yesterday, and it made my hair stand on end to think wh?t might have happened. I suppose it is impossible to keep him from taking risks and we will have to trust to his good luck to keep him from being injured. I certainly am thankful that it was no 3 above for your infoimatioi r. HUTCHISON. August 31st, 1915. Miss Ala S'. Gardiner, HOTEL LAFAYETTE , Portland, Maine. Dear Miss Gardiner: T mi,q 4* oak vou to kindly arouse the long delay in aoknoKing t J Ifmffime letter of appr eolation. ®°rv^y largely to my new ^emSaf SStf^d X6tefe been obliged to allow my c orre s pondenoe t o loll into arrears. Your letter £**«■„■£ Xigb^thrown upon it by Mr. Meadoworoft Bel myself, a has given me si*°er< ^mSio my OTathies^ are with those great lover J00*XravooMtaiitinoentive through my of the same mind, ana wy oons^ hon raph has been to many years of hard worK on p really fine musio. It feed the soul that from many others whioh s-.o-nSi- ”«.?£»? «. ^ appreoiated. no™ In regard to the matter vfhioh you took up with Ur. Ueadoworoft^aaa au to '^Wuh ue son^ ^ dtt ss*? » SS'Sesfuk* a- idea you suggest of a there is not one person in a ing to our «per^°!* a record, and if they did thousand that would buy 0™h a r e regulate the instrument they would not take the pain0 bo regu^a faot is to it. Possibly you do not realis® ^ re0ording that the repr oduot ion at J^naT o onoopt of the phonograph, si “•* “ “ fundamentally true and proper. w w - .s” Mia a Ada P. Gardiner, Page -2- Auguat 31st, 1915. and perseveranoe enough to auooeed, and you are reaping the benefit. One of the moat emphatio of our dnstruo- tion8 to our ouatomera ia about the regulation of apeed, and we try to drive the point home in a score M different waya. Aa you are aware, there ia a stop pin in our regulator to prevent excessive apeed, but you will aoaroely believe it when I tell you that we have aotually found on investigation that many people have aotually taken theae atop pins out. Heed I say more? Ihese things aometimea make me despair, but on the other hand when I hear of the careful and intelli¬ gent oare that you and some others give to tto instrument Ind reoorda, I am enoouragea to go on ana try for still fnrth* and higher oualities. When my new building is finished, I hope to have the pleasure of putting out some of the symphonies ana sonatas of the great masters. yours very truly. "US September 3, 1915, Mr. Ireton: I am planning to leave on Sunday , the fifth, for a fortnight * s vacation, ana oall the following matters specially to your attention: Pi vis ion of the Baltimore Zone Confirming our conversation on the Bubjeot, we have agreed to divide the Baltimore zone Company ana C. B. Haynes & Company, Richmond, on the basis of ££S: .. ?heaEl?lon°phono^aph bustoes^of c!B^ynes ^jpa?an amount ^.poo, ?«=.”£»• oounted. I saw Bauman on Monday, and as far as I was able to judge, the deal is going through. This morning I hav following telegram from Haynes: "Everything 0. K. Will be closed on Monday and all papers sent on." The papers to wh*°* [/^ne^pa^J^iPS** aHJopy^f license Agreement signed by Pinanoial statement showing the articles of i™«porat ion; W You will note the financial condition of the new parser * t l)ar let OBrbon from my letter to 0. B. Hayne s &< Compa ny oi^ | ment lB not to met. You and Mr. Philips should submit the articles of co¬ partnership to Mr. Holden, and if they are in satisfactory form we should obtain a letter from the new partnership formally enumerating and as sinning all of the old company’s liabilities to us. This method is suggested instead of getting new notes, ) the old notes have been discounted. As soon as Haynes meets our conditions, a new License Agreement should be sent Girard Phonograph Company for their signature, and letters of notification in the usual form despatched to the disc and combination dealers affected by the new^ division of the Baltimore zone. A list of all dealers fdiso, oombination and cylinder) gained by each Jobber should be forwarded to suoh Jobber, and the Jobber should be reminded that the notification has been sent only to disc and oombination dealers, and that it is therefore necessary for the Jobber to get in touch with the oylinder only dealers. In accordance with fur praotioe, the Jobber should be cautioned not to intimate to oylinder only dealers that they are required to buy their cylinder goods from the zone Jobber. The MoKee Company has about $6000 worth of goods which it wishes to dispose of when it discontinues 3® a^+^non8 worth ' These goods are all at Baltimore and consist of about §2000 worth of records, nearly all disc, and $3000 worth of B-160 and B-200 instruments. These goods are to be divided between C.B. Haynes & Company and the Girard Phonograph Company on the following baBis: Mr. Davidson will immediately determine as nearly aB possible the amount of business done by the dealers acquired by eaoh Jobber through the division of the Baltimore zone, and each lobber will be required to take his proportionate Bhare of the aforesaid $6000^0 rth of goods as determined by Mr Davidson’s figures. It is understood with the McKee Company that uo phonographs or reoords may be returned unless in merchantable condition. Mr. Gibson has assured me that all of ^he goods are in merchantable shape, and that the instrument e which he wish® s to return have never been removed from the originoloasings. He understands that the factory is not going to take the goods back end that they are to be divided between Girard Phonograph Company and C. B. Haynes & Company. As you are aware, we allotted to the MoKee Company fifty- nne (61) B-250 phonographs vdiioh they refused to take. This allotment will be divided between Girard PhonographCompany and C. B. Haynes & Company on the same basis as the goods whioh MoK desires to return. All of the foregoing is fully understood by Gtr^>. Haynes and MoKee. It is possible that Haynes, in his oharaoter- ietio way, may raise some minor objection to some of the that the^MoKee Company wants to turn over, but ^^^th^reoords upon him that it doesn't make any difference whether ^ereoords axe ones that he wants or not, and you should insist that he take his share. As soon as the Haynes papers are in approved form, you should immediately appoint a day in Baltimoreandtheremeet the Girard, Haynes and MoKee people and put through the transfer of -3- these goods. It is possible that MoKee will require Haynes to pay oash for his share. The Baltimore allotment of B-250's to Girard and Haynes should he shipped out as soon sb Haynes has met our conditions. When at Baltimore you will also please mate arrangements with reference to any reoord return allowances earned by dealers from the MoKee Company but not yet credited. If, when the papers are reoeived from Haynes on Monday, Mr. Holden discovers anything that will delay the acceptance Of Haynes & Company's new license agreement, you will please send to the dealers in the Baltimore zone a notice similar to that recently sent out to the dealers in the Houston zone, naturally the MoKee Company is not taking muoh interest in the jobbing business at present, and we must see to it that the trade does not suffer. In addition to sending notices to the disc and combination dealers in the Baltimore zone, you should of oourBe send each jobber a complete list of the dealers he is going to get (including oylinder only dealers), so that the jobber oan aolioit oylinder as well as disc business. On Tuesday I visited the Juelg Piano Company #13 G Street, Washington, D. C., and the manager, Mr, Posey, deoided to take on the Edison line on a Class A basis. I named §6000 as the initial order. The annual quota should be §12,000. The manager had to obtain authority from Mr. Arthur Jordan of Indianapolis before signing the application and license Agreement, but Mr. Jordan has already told me that he is willing to have Mr. Posey handle the Edison line, so that this matter should be dosed up very shortly. When you go to Baltimore to divide the $6000 worth of goods between Girard, and Haynes, you will of course also make settlement with MoKee. Ypu are, familiar with the condition of the account and the his September note. After you get everything oleaned up you will please have the McKee Company write us and deliver to you the following letter: "Referring to Jobber's lioense Agreement signed by us and dated April 12, 1916, we hereby waive notice of the termination thereof and desire you to treat same as terminated herewith." You will also please have the McKee Company execute Class A agreements for both Baltimore and Washington, it having been deoided, as you know, that they will continue as Class A dealers. In Re Division of Albany Zone Ab you know, Griffin's hands are Company, Hew Haven, suoh goods as it is necessary to take off to be distributed among Pardee-Bllenberger the Phonograph Corporation of Manhattan and -4- F. E. Bolway & Son, Syracuse, aooording to the territory each ao quires. Mr. Davidson has already prepared a statement showing the purchases of eaoh dealer in the Albany zone, hut owing to the fact that Griffin has worked his territory bo in¬ differently and is so poorly represented, it is difficult to make an estimate based on the dealers' purchases, undoubtedly flew York will get the best towns in Griffin's territory, yet none o f these towns in the past have shown anywhere near the amount of business they should, and I think if we divide the goods among the three jobbers strictly on the baBis of past purchases. New York might gain a slight advantage. However, as soon as the territorial division of the Albany zone among these three jobbers is worked out by Mr. Rogers, you will please oaloulate the percentage of business in each sub-division !nd see whether it affords a fair basis for allotting Griffin's stock. If it does not, then readjust the allotments in acoordanoe with your beBt judgment. Wo have written all of the ■jobbers oonoerned that our division among them of Griffin s stock oould not be very exact, and that it would be necessary for them to acoept our decisidn. If any of the other jobbers balk on taking the quantity of goods we allot to them from of territory allotted to him. You will probably see Bolway in a day or so at. Syracuse. From hie correspondence apparently he is willing to take his share, and Mr. Eardee has signified a similar willingness. In the event that Griffin requires us to give him sixty days notice of the termination of his Jobber s lioense Agreement, we should nevertheless open his territory immediate¬ ly to the other jobbers in the same way we have done in the Houston zone. You will please consult Mr. Holden with reference to sending Houston Phonograph Company a sixty toy termination notice? As you know, thmn and I have had some trouble with the speoial agreement, but I think we are now on the right track, ante, final draft will be completed sohb time next week. * suggested to Mr. Wilson that it would possibly be advisable for mo to stop off at Indianapolis on my return in order to get this agreement signed. However, there is a Kipp will oome to the faotory before long. If it seems advis¬ able for me to stop at Indianapolis, please send me the agree¬ ment so that it will reaoh me at #1406 East Fremont Street,/ Galesburg, Illinois, prior to September 18th. Bhis address is way out in the oountry ana there is hut one delivery a day, so ^greemerX’is^aiLed’so lha?k I shall he expecting it. In case thiB agreement is sent to me. Hr, Philips will pleaso forward me a statement of Eipp s account and notes. You have on your desk a letter from CeJ?s-0^0“* graph Company, Balias, addressed to me, in whioh they agree to take their entire allotment. ’Jill you please have this order entered up and shipment made. I attaoh letter from El Paso Phono- CTaph Company, El Paso, in whioh they finaUy agree to take twenty (20) B-250's, shipment to he dividod hetween Octoher 1st, Jfovemher 1st and Beoemher let. You will note that seven (7) of the twenty they express willingness to order must he fumed oak, whioh we oannot furnish. In their case I think we shall have to content ourselves with the mahogany, weathered and S°l^en oak models, thirteen (13) in allr that they are willing to take. I believe you have the correspondence with Montana Phono¬ graph Company concerning their allotment. Ehey should he required to take at least part of their allotment. X note that while Southern California MusioCompany agreed to take their entire allotment, only half of the allotment is marked down as specified. You have the correspondence: possession. The remainder of their allotment should he marred 10 r shipment. Edison Week I am taking all of the papers with me with a view to working up press matter, cards, eto. while 1 am away. In He History of the Experimental Store I dictated the final chapters Ihursday night. This part of «« iS SS S5-SK mei S for me - very carefully - if you will. Buring my ahsenoe I shall he very glad to hear from jou oooasionallyas to how things are going, partioularly shipments. C. C. to Messrs. Edison, Wilson, Philips and Bavidson. COPIES TO MESSRS. T. A. )ISON, CHARLES EDISON, WILSON, MAXWELL: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED SEPTEMBER 4-1915. PHONOGRAPH COMPANY OE KANSAS CITY. MORGAN BOOK COMPANY, BALDWIN, KANSAS. Population 1,386 Business - Books & Staty. One poor cylinder dealer in town. Initial order: 1 each B80, A150, A200 and 150 Disc Records. To handle Diso only. Edison exclusive. L. H. LUCKER. WALTER EOLSOM, B RAISE RD, MINNESOTA. Population 8,951 Business - Pianos, etc. Two poor cylinder dealers and 1 Diso only dealers in town. Initial order: 1 each Amberola 30, 50, 75 and 150 B. A. Records. 1 each B80, B100, C150, and 150 Diso Records. To be combination dealer. Edison exclusive. MUSICAL PHONOGRAPH DIVISION. Phonograph Agreement Department. E. E. Davidson, OEFICE— SEPT . 7-1915. DISC DEAI'Epg .OBALIEIED PROM AUGUST 3QTH TO, SEjPT^TTH. »5000.00 JSS'S.nSS? M“lnS “-"IS i Columbia . HEW DISC ONLY DEALERS.. Through Chan oxer & Co^ggf°^eld> He. Exol. 494.00 J • E« Willey Through Diamond Music Co., Inc. 425.50 Morgan City Ele^rT^CoTj^r; MorgaiTBity, I*. Exol. + through Harger & Excl. 442.50 j, L. Wightman 360 No .Broad St. Edwin Kuestner P. J. Schuaacher B1 Paa. , „ „lc (Suo. to lenorJi Piano & Music / Co.) Through. iii- -H-.-^U-C^.Spr lng Grove, Minn/ Exol. 360.50 Through Phono .Co . ¥/is00nsin. Exol. 393.00 ar Evansville, Wis. Exol. 330.50 ^^R^o^C^ansaSiClt^KanBas . Exol. 605.00 Through Pacific Phono. San Francisco.. Santa Rosa, Cal. Edison & Columbia. 507 .60 If DISC & CYLINDER DEALER,. E. J. Parvin & CoT - Hutchinson .Kansas . Exci. ^ox.w 4 No .Main St. CYLINDER TAKING ON DISC., Thre^_Texag-oxianoma^hox,ugo. exas . Exeluslve 471>84 Lubbock ug ° Through Harger pWa, Exclusive 360.50 F* ^ 6 S 6r Through, Texas-Oklahoma Phono. Og^ EdiBOn & Crescent Drug Co. * Victor. 361.89 rrzr -* ™ ^ *• *• Th°rne ^iv^a B. E. Smith TOTAL $11,626 .73 W, W, Eagely, Bloomsburg,Pa. Continued . . . NO. 2. . .Continued. REMOVED AS DISC DEALERS: Kpb. Mary Holding, Friday Harbor .Hashingto: Fred Waster lain, Enumclaw, Washington. C. V. Brubaker , Napoleon, Ohio. J. M. Hart Music Co., Abilene, Sexas. DISC JOBBERS . CLASS "A" DISC DEALERS., DISC ONLY DEALERS . DISC & CYLINDER DEALERS TOTAL DISC DEALERS . CYLINDER ONLY DEALERS.. ...42 ,.128 ,.850 .1713 .2563 ,6011 PHONOGRAPH AGREEMENT DEPARTMENT. fs/srfrSm/'f ///pm Sept. 7, 1915 .( y _ ..^ V1 A. Edison. Ino.? (l3Lj 1 j Orange, Ifa^Jersoy. /, — yy^A. • 'J — ' - ~!2^T V Attention Engineering Dept. a cylinder record that would he practioally indestructible. By this we mean a record that would reproduce with a fair degree of volume and elearnese in the neighborhood of three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand time8, the requisite being clearness but notpartloularly very much volume, and the matter of artistic requirements not being of any We wish to get a cylinder that would he of sufficient diameter Q that during one revolution would reproduce three or four short words, it being our intention to use a multiple of reproducers each traveling around jp i it its own groove but their being no longitudinal movement of the reproducers.^ Is it possible to make up a cylindrical record of sufficient wear- >- resisting material to withstand this number of reproductions? In that the volume of sound produced need not be very great we did not know but what the sound wave engraving might be made comparatively light and thereby possibly i) might be provided to revolve the cylinder in Borne lubrioating medium. The matter of the oost of the cylinders would not be of a seriouB #2 oonsequenoo unless they ran ovor several dollars eaoh. A special machine will be required to accommodate the enlarged cylinder and the several reproducers, for instance, we might have as many as twenty or more reproducers in a row operating on a single cylinder. We have the balance of the requirements from a mechanical point of view all worked out and the whole matter hinges upon whether we can obtain a practically indestructible record or not. If you oould furnish us with this information we assure you it would be greatly appreciated, tinder date of Aug. 27th we misdirected a letter to the Edison Phonograph Co., Camden, IT. J., and we are writing this covering the points brought up in that letter not knowing whether you had received the letter sent to Camden on account of the mistake in address. Yours very truly. Sopt. ‘;£h. 1915. Prof, luigl Homa.no , Station S , Bos 27, How Yrk City. My dear Prof. P.omano : I have receivod your lotter of the sixth instant, together with the five dol'ars enclosed, and I am having sont to you h parcel post, five disc records of the Kinatophone .alts, which X trust will ho received promptly and in good order. Those records cost one dollar each in the store, hut X am allow a discount of 25":., so thajr cost ine seventy- five cents each. I will give you the honofit of this discount, hut must ask you to ploaso say nothing of it to anyone. If you sell thorn, you must he sure and charge one dollar each for thorn. Do not sell them it any lower price, as it would make trouble. Those five rooords at 75^ each would ho $3.75, and I suppose the postage would ho 20$?, so I am returning you Cl. 00 herowith. I have noted all you say in your letter, and re- grot to think that there might havo boon any prejudice in regard to yoursolf. X tiust that such was not tho cas . I am very glad to loam that you expect to sur¬ prise me with soro good news shout yourself. I shall always ho veiy glad indeed to'hear any good nows concerning yon, and hope that there will ho much of it. Yours voiy truly. f»4 ;■ “{”7; Mr. Meadowaroft h/o Thomas A. . Orange, H.J.^- Icw lu-i-Ui*-/, Dear Sir:- Papek-Mill-Wouk- ,m=n. Sept. 8, 1915. j. son Co., \ *)1\" lt': (/•‘V' .j'‘\ ^ ^ o 7r<^^W^-S '<4 ' I quit e TTeoently received a letter from Mr. Frederick W* Rice, one of your demonstrators, advising me that he had made inquiry of you as to the horn which Mr. Edison used for the pur-v^~ pose of properly hearing the re-produotions of sound on your <- phonograph. From the letter whioh X received from Mr. Rice, I c understand that you can have a similar horn made to he used hy \ my mother, at a nominal charge; Mr. Bice stated in his letter that the charge would he anywhere from ^?3.00 to .j5.00. I should he very glad, indeed, to have one made up, and trust that it may prove satisfactory. H whether satisfactory or not, I am entirely willing to make the ex¬ periment . Would he very glad, indeed, to have an acknowledgment Horn you, as to whether my understanding is correct, ana also whether you will have this horn made up for me. If you do, kindly have it forwarded to me in any way that you may find most convenient to yourself, sending it to Pottstow£, Pa. , with transportation charges oolleot. X would understand that this is entirely aside from any¬ thing pertaining to your regular line, and would therefore, all the more8appreoiate8anything that you may do in having this horn made for me. HeverlhelS kJ T6ry truly yours, C. B HAYNES & CO. GRAPHITE HORNS Cylinder WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SOUTHERN Disc RECORD TRAYS Phonographs EDISON Phonograhs — - sas Records DISTRIBUTORS Records PSS ENVELOPES ,-k" - T\ 200 EAST BROAD STREET Orange , RICHMOND. VA. Sept. 9, 1915- ‘ov _ Bird, /. i c/o Thos. A. Kdison, Inc., pAP -U Hird: CT^rS' I want you to go bao4c ovSjf^t!ueJ*Ia'?rwrt)ur or five supplements and see ’now many 'nits you can pick out ■£*. . of them.' You a.re filling up our shelves with a lot of old ”*• stuff and no new and popular records among them. V/e send these lists out to our customers and do not get any res- ( pond and I want to tell you the truth, we think the Ir-’- four or five supplements pretty punc. I know if this tinues much longer you will get kicks from all Jobber fact they are beginning now. We wish the lord you would see the day of g< ting out popular stuff, cutting out this old stuff tin has been dead for years. I wish you were in the deale: ship-end for a little while, it would give you experience that would benefit you in your position very Yours very truly, c* 3* Haynes g y kiw - OJJLr /VyOL /^j ^C" '(^rw 1^ jl '^r*JL. Cr|_ (kxA'*- ''A-L#uL. (Tv* t£ji. , ^ Uj~ CL^_ v-€^ Avot-jc va^^vvMu-2^ Olj^Jk. • 6^^€A^xlul-J UHU- **Aa r 4a. a ^ 'tixt' I^avn. j (^ ^Ivju^c /UT Vv& d'j ,J ^ %v Q ^0^ CHICAGO fflAJLs /yu^ C&sd^. ^ (CzJtosO — £%*- Sept. 14th. 1915. Mrs. Ii. I". Llnlngor , 2909 Hewbury Street, Berkeley, Cal. Dear Madam: Chore has Been sons delay in replying to your favor of the 8th ultimo. This delay has been occasioned hy reason of Mr. Edison doairing to havo a full investigation made of the whole matter to which your let- tor refers. In Mr. I-ininger'ti original letter of April 30th,. he suggested a pan to contain oil. IV a think we cannot do letter than give you he low a copy of the rrport made hy our Assistant Chief Engineer to nr. Edison. This explains the whole thing. "The idea of putting an oil, or grease pan under the spiral gear of the "A" type motor aB pek Mr. f.ininger' a letter, was developed hero and the drawings issued to the factory for this part, is dated Eohruary 13th, 1911. A blue print of this drawing is being en¬ closed with this memorandum. You -will note that Mr. Lininger suggests a pan to contain oil. Also, of such size that it covers the whole lower end of the turn table support frame and extends under the spiral goar. In my letter of June 7th. I said that the idea of putting oil in the goar pan was very good, 7/hioh is perfectly true, but wo can¬ not use oil in this part leoauBe of the ship¬ ping of the phonograph. We are forced to uso groaso to overcome tho danger of the oil spilling out. Oil would be better than graase for this part, but wo adopted grease for tho foregoing reasons and havo put this on all "A" type machines, except a few of the very first ones shippod out. Mr. Lin- ingor probably has one of theBo very first machines. PORC tWQ- As X have said, the use of oil on this part and a properly dosigrod pan would he very gocd hut impracticable fro our standpoint , hence we have been using the small drip pan fillod with grease. This pan, as put on cur models in the past, is not suited to the use of oil, hence, I said, there is no objection to his using a apodal pan d ’Signed for oil, but of course this oul d ha impracticable for us on account of the oil spillin? in shipment”. You will see from the above that inasmuch as we covered the device in question by. regular manufacturing orders to our factory over four and a half years ago, we have done no injustice to J.'r. Lininger, nor have we appropriated his idea, which was over four years old when he wrote to us last April. Yours very truly, Edison Laboratory . Gundlach Advertising Co. ShomaB A. Edison, c/o Sliornas A. Edison, Orange , II • J . l^+TLJ* - C ;o you a young man / i Sala, to make someX Some months ago I sent to you a young man / from Spain, by the name of Antonio Sala, to make someX 'cello records. This man is an artist of the vory highest rank, but not yet known in this country and I suggested particularly getting hold of an artist of this type. Bruno Steindel is a very excellent ’cellist and a true artist, but Sala' 3 emotional and tone power would probably appeal to the public even more, besides being, like Steindel' s, a high order oi art. It is certain that Bruno Steindel or Sala, either one, is worth two thousand of the Gruppe and Kronold records that we are now calling real art. How today Hr. Sala sends me a letter signed J.A.L., Recording Department, saying that these records can not be used. just for curiosity; I would like to see the regular record that was made from the master by which this was judged. Also X would like to know whether you heard these records yourself. When I first wrote you about this, I did not care anything about Sala, but thought I was starting something which was advantageous for the Edison_Company. I have since become very friendly with this young man. At the same time, does not the Edison Company want all the good new artists that it can get when the oppor¬ tunities are offered? [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] IfC-sst*. 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COUNSELOR AT LAW, Sept. 15th, 19Wi-~ Ur. M. H. Meadowcraft, o/o Edison Phonograph oo., West Orange, IT. J. hear 7£r, Meadowcraft: 4rly My purpose in writing to you again is to call to your attention the matter of 7fiss IT. helphine Rauch who has made one or two trial disc records for Mr . Edison, who, as you will no doubt remember, thought so much of her voice and said that he would want her as one of his recording artists. You will recall that Mr. Edison odd the voung lady and me at the time of our visit to Orange at Hr. Edison's request, that many of the singers have to try and try again before they master the art of recording. Hiss Rauch tried but twice at long intervals, and while her work seemed to not quite reach the point of perfection that Mr Edison requires in accepted records, she was given to understand that yet another chance would be given her. Be¬ cause of the fires you had last winter, I have let the matter rest so, long and X am now taking it up again in the belief that Mr Edison is in a position to give attention to Miss Rauch' s’ request for another chance, and I take some hope that this chance will be given her by a reference to your letter to me of -necember 19th, 1914, in which you say: Your favor of the 16th instant was received, and I have called Mr. Edison's attention to the matter. Me requests me to say that the records made by Miss Rauch, which he heard, were not quite good enough for our purposes. Either she was” not in good voice, or she was nervous. Me thave a great deal of trouble even with old ex¬ perienced singers. More than half the time they are not in good voice. The recordings referred to in your letter were made, as X remember, on an excessively hot day in June and that may account for the imperfections noted by Mr. Edison. Triss Pauch, as Mr. Edison said, lias a glorious voice and all the operatives at the recording studio say that her voice is peculiarly and decidedly a "recording" voice, and I am sure she could render valuable services to your company. We have made no attempt to try for new record¬ ings because we were referred to Mr. Edison for further advice. I should be glad to hear from you that Mr. Edison desires and directs Miss Eauch to try again. With sincere respect and regards to Mr . Edison and to you, I am, Pespectfully y H r fhpjib watohis DIAMOND IMPORTERS 82.1 KANSAS AVENUE Thoms. e A. Edison, Edison la.bratory, Orange, If. J. Dear Hr . Edison: — We are jui the medallion which suggests a matter t( ally otout for some TOPEKA, KANSAS, September l6th, 1915 Qr^LO 6ujb (SUx^C UXJ& n receipt of a circular letter reS»*tive to to he placed on nil ?2?0.00 machines. This > which we have been going to write you persor.- Our competitors in the Victor and Columbia line insist upon explaining to all prospective buyers of Phonographs or Victrolas that you are not interested in the Edison Diamond Disc proposition in any way except to loan your name and that the machine ie manufactured by a. factory and labratory entirely separate from your factory. They claim that you are -naid a. certain royalty, etc., for the use of the name Edison. A personal letter from you that we could display in our Talking machine room setting the facts forth as they are would be invaluable to us. Will you kindly give us something of this kind Thanking you in advance for your kind consideration of this request, we are COMPANY UjffiwisiLH5ir^pnn> Mum w^woihiibs DIAMOND IMPORTERS 821 KANSAS AVENUE . TOPEKA, KANSAS, \/lfi fvv<-or‘i-T xi&r ji-uf- w Ctf-XCt-^ '^‘September : 16 th;. Edison Phonograph" Co .. v^' tsstJ^-r ** ^r? 9j wufe^lLike tohave you supply mdl with then, information as to how the Edison people select the Artist that mate the new Edison Diamond Disc records „ the reason I ash for this information is, oeacuse there is a cert*! an young man in this city that has just returned, from Europe where he has been studing voice ,, s He has just started the report aroma town that the Edison people go to the schools and pick out some of^the students to make records , He told this to one of our customers where we have a new Edison Machine on approval and has almost qjieered this sale This is the reason I would like to h&ve you furnish me with a letter that I could show to this lady and cmvince her as to how the Edison People select their Artist .. / I. would also like to have you put my name on your mailing list for all of the late circulars whljch are mailed out from your Factory as I am manager of this Department and. some of the literature n never reaches my department unlesg/it is addressed to me personaly,, Trusting that I will" have the pleasute of hearing from you s September 16, 1916. Paoifio Phonograph Co., Mr. A. R. Pommer, President, 140 Geary St., San Frnno i sco, Cal. Dear Ur. Former: On April 17th last Mr. Edison personally agreed to donate to the Panama-Pacific International Telegraphers Tournament Association a #160 Disc Phonograph and 26 Disc Reoords. Ur. E. Cox. Secretary of said Association, adviseB that they would now like to have this maohine, and instead of shipping it direct from here I am going to intrude on your kindness by asking that you deliver it from your stock and charge Bame back to us at price billed to you together with any expense you may be put to in the transaction. Kindly let me know by return mail if you oan ao- commodate us in "this mat/ 'tor* I have sent to Ur. Cox an order {oopy enclosed) with advice that when presented to you you will deliver the outfit to him. Thanking you in advanoe for your kindness, fours very truly, CHff/lWtr Vioe-Pres. & Gen. Mgr. September 16, 1915. Mr. E. Cox, Secretary, Panama-Pac 1 f ic International Telegraphers Tournament Association, 100 £ Postal Telegraph Building, San Prahoisoo, Cal. Bear Sir: lour letter of the 4th inst., to Hr. William H. Uoadowcroft, Assistant to Mr. Edison, has been handed to me for neco3sary atten¬ tion. Rather than ship the outfit from here, I have to-day written our San L'ranoiaoo distributors, Paoifio Phonograph Company, 140 Geary Street, to deliver it to you from their stock. Therefore, if you will kindly present to them this letter they will do so. Yours very truly. CEW/ IWW Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr. O&C-WHU THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, OFFICE OF ASSISTANT TgVrESIEENT, < j/'\i CUIRKE, SCRANTON, FA. I n it/‘ H\ 'a ..if' September 17 , 1915 . U (f 4?1 4 /y My dear Mr. Meadoworoft, / Can you infornyni where the Edison (D.D.) reoords can he purchased in Hew Ycnfk? X have tried every other way to ascer¬ tain - except the CVfcy Directory, and I didn't think of that - and on last Wednesday, I tried several places by 'phone while I was in Hew York. I want to get some new records not obtainable in Scran¬ ton. Very truly yours, /' Yf. H. Meadoworoft , Esq. , Secretary to Thos. A. Edison, Orange, H. J. j ' vt 0.0 J*' \ V/V' f" K f T] |l^v/« : j .v1. Wn'l'ilr. _ 1 - - 1 - T — ISS - WAKE. 2a ■ j : . ■ 'kpiLofeift.-:---- J— ~ : 1 .. ...5ihe Frame..:... : . . SrpiSV- MAKE. 2. i dviMNei j . “q ^ Qt? ' Muss- Make, 2: : - Pin- ^Ake. 4 - ®zsn - 7^@>-T - - TsLS 1/)(aJsL -m The National Children's The Kansas Children's I wiBh to express my hearty appreciation of your kindness in trying to secure the selection "Come Where the lilies Bloom" hy Will Thompson. X would cheerfully pay $5.00 for a record if that were necessary. In case you produce a record, kindly have one sent to my address at once. The hass solo in this selection is the finest X ever heard. The soprano ohlagato is also very fine. Yours very truly, ; Sept, as, 1915. 1®. MAXWELL: S Recording Department is plan¬ ning to give us soraa/€hristmas selections, I under¬ stand there 7/ill b^r about six new numbers, which to¬ gether with four/ftuinbers already listed will make a fair showing unit enable us to get out a Christmas Sup¬ plement. i Should like to handle thiB special sup¬ plement independent of an separate from our regular numbered supplements and the printed matter should be more attractive in design and make up thun the other supplements. Think also that a special Christmas window hunger should be prepared und shipped wi.th the records to Jobbers for distribution among their dealers. As soon as the new selctions are approved by Mr. Edison and catalog numhers assigned, the information should be given to Mr. JicChesney, so that he cun proceed to procure the supplements which should be ready not later than October 15th, so that he can mail them to distant points and receive the Jobbers' orders to begin shipping on November 1st. If this schedule cun be adopted and followed, it will enable ua to make deliveries to all points about December 1st, at which time the records should go on sale to the public. If you approve this j/lan or have any suggestions to offer, please let me know at your ear lest convenience. C. C. TO MESSRS : EDISON, WILSON, MCCHE3NEY. Sept, 22, 1916. Ur. H. T. Learning On Saturday Sept, 18th, Messrs. Walter Hiller, Hayes and Simpson met in the Laboratory to consider reproducers which had been returned from the outside. Sixteen reproducers were listened to, these had all been previously inspected with reference to the Diamond which were pronounced to be O.K. Of the sixteen,- seven were found to be commercially perfect, one the tone was O.K, but the Gold Plating being worn the reproducer was poobably return¬ ed for that reason. In one case a readjustment of Clamping King brought the reproducer to an O.K. condition. In two other cases resorting to the same readjusting of Clamping Ring improved the reproducers some what but did not bring them to commercial standard. Following ie an itemized report of the sixteen reproducers. Phono. Corporation of Manhattan, New York City. R. S. Hos. 22269 & 22271. Reprod. Ro.jU.8429 - Gold Plate O.K. , Diaphragm weak, slightly buckled. Rcprod. llo. 40786 - Gold Plate O.K. , Tone is fussy, gasket readjusted, quality improved but not quite commercial. Reprod. iio. 30419 - Gold Plate Horn, Reproducer otherwise in perfect condition Tone good. Reprod. Ho. jU.6589- Gold Plate O.K. Reprod. otherwise in perfect condition, Tone &ood. Reprod Ho. 32644 - Gold Plate O.K. , Swivel Stud in reprod. so tight that it was impossible to test. Reprod. Ho. 35745 - Nickel Plate O.K. , Reprod. otherwise in perfect condition. Tone Good. Reprod. Ho. A7932 - Hickel Plate O.K., but very, very greasy & dirty, Reprod. otherwise in perfect condition, tone good. Buehn Phono. Co. , Pittsburg, Pa. RL 8. Ho. 22294. Reprod. No. A7161 - Nickel Plate O.K. , Reprod. otherwise in perfect condition Tone good . Reproducer Ho. 38621 - Gold Plate O.K., Diaphragm buckied, tone slightly fussy, readjustment of Clamping Ring big inprovement, ugter adjustment would pass commercially. Reprod. Ho. 22391 - Gold Plate O.K. , Reprod.. perfect condition, tone good. Reprod. Ho. 14877 - Gold Pl9.t£„Q.,lC. , Tone muff led, 'Diamond Point Arm too ^ 1 tight" causing this' def eot^. ■'*' - * - " Husical Record Co., Los Angles, Oal. R. S. Ho. 22227. .. . Reprod. Ho. 13906 - Nickel Plate O.K. , Reprod. too loud causing blast. Reproducer No. A 13734 - Reprod. has a buzz, cause unknown, diaph. not buckled Leeraing; Mr. H. T. L. H. Lucker, Minneapolis, Minn. R. S. 1408. 22229 - 22267. Reprod. No. 25900 - Nickel Plate O.K. and v/ith a buzz, tone almost to a , Diaphragm 0. K. Reproduction is muffle readjustment of Clamping Ring improves commercial standard. Reprod. Ho. 9915,- Gold Plate O.K., Reprod. perfect in every respect no evident reason for returning. The Key Co., Baltimore, Md. R. S. Ho. 22262. Reprod. Ho. Al 59 33 - Hickel Plate O.K. , Reprod. perfect in every respect, tone It v/as decided to offer the following suggestion:- That a suitable number of questions be supplied to our dealers with the request that whenever a reproducer is returned for repairs that these questions be answered. At the bottom of this List of questions the following recommendation might be used(B» SURE YOUR RECORD IS TRAVELING AT 80 REVOLUTIONS i’KR MINUTE WHEN ANSWER1 liG ABOVE (iUESTIOHS) . J. E. H. i CC to Messrs, R. A. Bachman, Walter Hiller, Bayes J.E.M.S./E.B. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] a Vsji (B^ £66. j *1*/- is'. -4l—g. *-.Aj u*~?t iy^) J£? '+ &§r£J /u^AJ. fc> ■ SV&.0O. 3 V*J*~ a2£^> mc*U~, s-j-JUU ^ ^ aw 3U , r •■ fO/)^„„'£.'ciJ Qr'TJl^Jn. r**" r^ d * yj7 2 * ^yryy^t. S CT 4X^CL0 V-ma^-W/^ , •-«' ■***v*fe.. - - x \tJLs~i. s£-h^ sU^n~£fJ -v'^ -t-t-Lf-fr *£ , ^1 v££* ?=v" £(£roJ &£.■ r^ lh J d?_ On, SMITH & HLLEtt CO. 309 - 3U WEST FIRST STREET &ULUTH a°Pt* “THE HOUSE OF MELODY FAt 1915. PIANOS: Kranlch &*Bsch Kurtzmann Smith at Allen Victor Victrolas Edison Diamond Disc Phonographs Orally Doar Sir: The writer has over 150 custom ivor age Edison o leu S U- *■<*- r feels V ownership of his Edison Disc in — iVvyi 0 4 ice v* p-v ronuestssLdurinf; the pasA*tfcar estf***-* for records/otf you?-N(oiab. J K^jr 4X ( /*«*♦*►* 1 T‘-f lui ihtonse priclo strura&nt, .nnK there is . rvJ o a \c.e w UvJ it** jr certain ftrittc ln(tto h»rt ntangiblo conneotionwith your eonoorn. mV record, von a brief one, w^^a^ovT : characteristic^ remarks by ourself would ho most enthusiastically received by housands of ovmors , and undoubtedly would bo tho most idely troasurod record in their entire collection, now nd in the futuro. I asked "r. Lueker to mention tho above matter to you when ho went to the factory last Feb. , but very likely it was overlooked in the pressure of business. The writer, a short time ago, assumed oharjje of the Edison Disc Department of this company, and I miBht say 5MITH THE & HOUSE ALLEN dfei 0F CO. Wf* MELODY” PIANOS: Kranlch SBaoh Kurtzmann Smith * Allen 309-3//WEST E/RST STREET DULUTH that ray purchase of an instrument from Hr. Luoker, in Minneapolis, two years' ago, was the main factor in causing me to embark in this line. Trusting you will not consider this an unreasonable request, and assuring you that you will contribute great¬ ly to the pleasure of many of your customers if you accede to it, I remain Very truly yours, ^ _ / n. S. Enclosed photographs represent; our pro lini nary shipment for tho fall trade. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] An ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE OWNER of AN EDISON DISC Phonograph [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] iF YOUR EDISON Disc Phonograph hos no tone-modifying device we Will odd one to it at -Cer? small expense, q Please send in your order now so that we may correctly estimate tke number of these de-dices which Will be necessary to bring ever? machine we ho-Oe sold down to date. q We are glad to be able to announce that the factory is ogam able to produce the promised quota of six nerd records each week. q NeW artists are being engaged continually, and the quality of the productions in the 28th to the 37th lists leads us to expect a Oer? large demand for Edison records this fall, q We maintain 0 complete stock of all records made and incite you to come in at any time to hear tke newer numkers. q George M.EyferthJs no* in charge of our Edison Disc department, q Mr. Eyferth -dill appreciate an opportunity to learn your needs and to be of service to ?ou. q We wont w • ->* 5 Edison Laboratories, t Orange. New Jersey . ^n\ r,T |VJ <-****•■ • Dear _ir'^ £rt|^ U> l3’ Talking Machine Suggestion . 1h fit- J.l* ;£*-' * 1 » There are many evenings at home when I like to hear a little,musio and sometimes it seems sweeter wiveti the central lights in the room are cjjstrkened and the only light comes from af shaded lamp in the corner or from the fireplace When the room is thus darken¬ ed, it is difficult to manipulate the machine carefully and to substitute records with any great precision. For this reason, I suppose, the idea came to me, that it might be a good plan to have a little light set in the case, or the top, in such a way that while inconspic¬ uous, it would automatically burn when the top was opened and shine directly on the parts under adjustment . This light could be "frosted" so as to avoid brillianoe and could be switched, off when the machine ia used in the daytime. The above ia simply a sugges¬ tion, but to me, and perhaps to others, it would be an aid at such a time to the impressions received from the music. ■‘Furniture . V e ni oxt Xhat^reports you are rendering to immediately to advise me Jast/vhatrepor ^ that you U80 in Mr. Edison and from whom y leave 1 may arrange g^tS-TS: Sr&mV office tha/you yourself have heen handling up to this time, i H. E. Learning Copies to Messrs. Edi^C Wilson, Uamhert ju “P cia£ /..i rut / SELLING ONLY PIANOS OF QUALITY pauns prntola ALptjnnzo gmiitlr atatto 23, 25, 27 FLATBUSH AVENUE, Near Fulton Street Ironhhjn-Nfui $orK Sept. 30,1915. Thomas A. Edison, Ino, Orange, New Jersey. Gentlemen: We are this day returning to our jobbers a quantity of defective Diamond Disc Records for credit'. We regret very much that we are still laboring under the defective record difficulty, and are more than sorry that this condition nOt only exists in old issues, but in many of the late numbers, such as the piano. record ana the last Spalding record, also the Oberon overture. We do not want you to feel.that we are "kickers" although this trouble is a great annoyance to us and to our customers, out we do want to appeal to you to eee if this can not be overcome. It is certainly not helping sales any, for as you know, the bad points oi an article usually obtain greater publicity than its virtues. We will thank you for a prompt reply and a thorough in¬ vestigation. Z*Sc “g-( td-dUZ* < rf . smx*/ September 30th, 1915. Mr. T. A. Edisons- Please note 9 records with cracked varnish are' in the lot to go out with the 42nd Supplement this week and 8 in the 43rd Supplement which will probably go out week ending October 9th. Sel. Mo. Total Cracked Varnish Scratches Total 0. k. _ Varnish Spots _ & Dents _ Inspected 50282 162 80230 1375 80246 550 80246 431 80251 828 3 0 5 1 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 165 0 1381 0 550 2 440 0 831 ghb/amo. ^Lsi^\fyqAf~oy&*-'c' ^ r \urv ■ ^ Au^i is 7/_. /uivv^v-^ ^4^ J ^^^AjulojUc % jL nrnrJfc**' -r stLs^ aMjl^ ^n sUasvvvma^x ^Juu&i, Y^CC 'tLsAt-' ^ ixL jJu^^^~°^^L jb 1^ 'kju^JU^L A^-v-^ yn. jJLuZ^ sL* ylAuu /yvwjLt-'t-J (fJL^U, OIL r~f "5^-* Ai/iaJulAaI^ yi^AJ-sis^-s , «k» 9h ^ ^rr ^-v- Jb>-^oJL AjuJUsy C^aU^ f^ rryjLj ,o*-saa-^ 'JajJI^0 ,c_X '^*'j% - Ll. thti-t^ )(L 8£ /D. J^M- 71^^ [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Oct. 6th. 1915. Mrs. . K. Jenkins, 116 Ho. Frnncosco Kedondo Beach, Dal. Dear Madam : Your reoent favor to :.r. Edison has been received, and he requests me to say that the phenomenon you mention is a strange one to us, as wo have never had this experience. 'Ye aro anxious to learn what has hanponed to your records, and Mr. Edison v.ouia he very glad i you would kindly send us half a doze of the records you mention, either by parcel-nost or express. ’.Ye will send new ones in exchange for them without charge to you, and if it develops that the fault is o irs, wo will roplnce the records so complained of at our exponso. Then you send the records, please for¬ ward the", to W. H. Moadonoroft, Edison Laboratory, orange, 11. J. , and mark them as coming from you, so that wo can identify then. Yours very truly. .-JL . . 1 Assistant’ to Mr. Edison. Messrs. Wilson, looming. Maxwell and files- DISC RECORD REPORI OF DELIVERIES AMP SHIPMENTS Saptamber. 191S 5046 9055 10058 11285 12271 8913 13259 12455 10899 9837 9409 10916 ' 11005 11362 11832 8670 7709 10666 7577 8491 10694 9941 249611 310 14336 19632 8947 3866 8158 5576 2428 4640 2414 7689 9996 1802 1403 10590 15691 6963 18109 638 4566 14980 19578 23537 236990 AVERAGE DELIVERY Pi February - 5827 Maroh " 6623 April - 8640 Mby - 8369 Juno — 10691 July - 8060 August - 9175 September- 9984 GHB/AMO. J C.C. Mr. T. A. Edison. AVERAGE SHIPMENT I 4267 6118 6098 6636 8100 8929 6996' 9480 iO/l/lS.^Jp- y Ootober 1, 1915. VV Mr. Leonard.: Mr. Davidson reports the completion of the oounty card file. Mr. Davidson will please take note that these cards are to he kept up to date hy Miss Scott in the following respects: (1) Each month’s purchases of eaoh dealer (2) Eaoh visit of a jobber's traveler, the date thereof and the traveler's estimate of the dealer - "good", "fair", "poor" or "remove". Also eaoh visit of a supervisor should he similarly annotated and preceded hy the abbreviation "Sup.". , , . , „ . (2) The information aB to other lines handled on the jobber's monthly sales report should be oheoked with the card, end if the dealer has added or discontinued competing lines, a corresponding change should be made on the oard. The oards must at all times Bhow what ■ *,~/~~ yAA /a *"■ y ~~~ (Acs 'fy&s • (2s^S'- . ■PP? jfa^^s /VtAA yA^ AA A? .-*AA c^P s?vt^& P<«y fa. s&~*7 aP - '&* ,j^L^^>> 'v^y' fzZt~^4>e Pfy 'fLy.fafafa? ^c AA^A +~‘ — ~’'ycy~* ^vL^y'-u-' 6? ’ y*^£i£/ , MESSRS. 'EDlgfo, CHARLES EDISON, WILSON, , .... MAXWELL, IRETOB, LEONARD , McCHESNEY. OEEICE — OCT. 4- 1918. DISC DEALERS QUALIFIED EROM SEPT.27TH TO 0CT.4TjL_ Tlirougl The Ludwig Piano Co. 1103 Chestnut Street. .... W The Phonograph Sales Co. 430 Bloomfield Avenue. NEW DISC ONLY DEALERS. Through" E. E. Bo 1 way *^0 n. George L. Starks 3T5o 7 Saranec TSke.N.Y. Main Street. C. R. Rodgers Gouverneur.N.Y. 67 Main Street. H. 0. Keefer 316 Main Street. Exclusive Exclusive 728.36 622.75 C. C J. E , LaEollett , Ruffing & Son Delphi, Indiana. [ison Sr. Col . 605 .00 605.00 1110.00 Through Harger & Bllsh.Des Moines. Thornton Drug Co. - - ^WdSoIaflowa. Exclusive V/. E. Chandler 442.50 490.50 Through Girard Phono .Co . Ph i 3. a deljphi a^ Pa^ Ross W. Quicksall Mt. Holley, ll>. Excluslv 44 Main Street. Throl>gh phono .Corporation Manhattan. Snowdon ft Wicks - E - PittStoT^a. ESIson & Victor712.25 14 Ho .Main St . piSC & CYLINDER DEALERS. ^8.00 14th Street. (McAllister & Reynolds, Props . ) Through E. A. Sheldon 100 No .Main Street. Through Harger & Bllsh. Sioux City, Larrison Brothers - Mitfcireil, South Dakota. Exclusive 337.76 210 No .Main Street. Continued. . . Continued. . H. M. Huemann Kellog, Idaho. Exclusive McKinley Avenue. Through Phonograph Co, .Kansas City, Jacoby & Lee " Enid .Oklahoma. Exclusive Commerce Bldg. -Grand Ave . $277. SO 900.00 OLD CYLINDER TAKING OH DISC. Through Texas% Oklahoma" Phono .Dallas . L. Landgraf * Brenhom, Texas. Edison 5-7 Alamo Avenue. & Victor 280.85 H. M. Hodges & Co . Caldwell, Texas. Exclusive 706 Buck Street. Through Montana Phono , Co , .Helena, A. VT. Huxsol Culbertson, Mont. Exclusive 467.87 360.50 Through Harger fc Blish, Des Moines. Frederick Heyl * Marble Hock, Iowa. Exclusive Through R. S .Williams, Toronto. H Forsyth Norv/i ch , er.t . , Canada . Exclusive 1 TOTAL 490.50 508.15 REMOVED AS DISC DEALERS: •DISC JOBBERS . CLASS "A" DISC DEALERS.. DISC ONLY DEALERS . DISC & CYL. DEALERS . TOTAL DISC DEALERS . CYLINDER ONLY DEALERS... F. D. Weaver, Ackley, Iowa. V/. J. Litzenberger & Son, Belvldere, H.J. Sam Christensen, Hot Springs, South Dakota. E. 0. Osborn, Knoxville, Iowa. Bowman & Kohl, Osage, Iowa. Frederickson-Kroh Music Co. .Oklahoma City,0kla. . . . .40 .. .141 . . .888 , ,1746 . .2633 ..5953 PHONOGRAPH AGREEMENT DEPARTMENT . E.E. Davidson. copies’ TO MESSRS. T. A. ED^jBON , CHARLES EDISON, .: WILSON, MAXWELL: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED OCTOBER 5-1915. TEXAS- OKLAHOMA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY. E. D. COATS, MERKEL, TEXAS. Population 2008 Business - Pianos & Sewing Machines. No dealer in town. Initial order: 2 Amberola 30, 1-50 and 150 B. A. Records. To handle Cylinder only. Edison exclusive. LAWRENCE H. LUCKER. W. J. PHILLIPS, RED WING, MINNESOTA. Population 9696 Business - Pianos & Photos. No dealer in town. Initial order: 1 each 100, 150, 200, 260 and 150 Disc Records. To handle Disc only. Edison exclusive. PHONOGRAPH COMPANY OF CINCINNATI. CHARLES M. LAMBERT, JACKSON CENTER, OHIO. Population 685 Business - Pianos. No dealer in town. Initial order: 1 each Amberola 30, 50, 75 and 150 B. A. Records. To handle Cylinder only. Edison exclusive. PHONOGRAPH COMPANY OF DETROIT. H. S. BLANK, FOWLERVILLE, MICHIGAN. Population 1175 Business - Jewelry. One Cylinder dealer in town. Initial order: 1 eaoh 100, 150, 260 and 150 Disc Records. To handle Disc only. Edison exclusive. PHONOGRAPH COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY. C. D. HUNTER, VERSAILLES, MO. Population 1240 Business - Books, Drugs & Phonos. Only dealer in town - handling Cylinder. Initial order: 1 each 100, 150, 200, 2-250 and 150 Diso Records. To he combination dealer. Edison exclusive. PHONOGRAPH CORPORATION OF MANHATTAN. T. H. KEFFER, BAYONNE, N. J. Population 55,545 Business - Phonographs. One Cylinder only dealer in town. Initial order: 1 each 100, 150, 165, 200, 250 and §150.00 Disc Records. To handle Disc only. PHONOGRAPH CORPORATION OP MANHATTAN. THE PHONOGRAPH SHOP, 2945 B'way. , NEW YORK CITY. Business - Phonographs. Initial order: 1-100, 2-150, 1-290,1-250, 1-276 and §600.00 Disc Records To handle Biso only. Will handle Columbia but to give Edison equal show. PHONOGRAPH CORPORATION OP MANHATTAN. R. V/. OLSEN & CO., 926 PLATBUSH AVE. , BROOKLYN, N. Y. Business - Sporting Goods, etc. , Initial order: 2 each 100, 150, 200, 1-250 and Bisc Records. To handle Biso only. Edison exclusive. B. S. WILLIAMS & SONS CO., WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. WINNIPEG PIANO CO. , WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. Population 203, 265 Business - Pianos, etc. Two combination, 1 Bisc only and 5 Cylinder only dealers in town. Initial order: 6-80, 14-100, 12-160, 8-200, 1-250 and 420 Bisc Records. Td be elevated to Class “A" Biso only dealers. Handling Victor but to give Edison equal show. PROUBPfflT SPORTING GOOBS CO. EBEN PHARMACY, EBEN, IBAHO. Population - None given. Business - Mrugs. No dealer in town. ' „ Initial order: 1 each 80, 100, 150 and 150 Bisc records. Now only dealer tin Ileyburn, Idaho and moving to Eden and becoming combination. Edison exclusive. v. E. BOLWAY & SON, SYRACUSE, H. Y. PRAHKLIN B. NELLIS, AUBURN, N. Y. Population 34,000 Business - Pianos. One Bisc only and 4 Cylinder only dealer in town. ~ Initial order: 2-100, 1-150, 1-165, 1-200, 1-250 and $375 Bisc Reoords. To handle Biso only. Edison exclusive. RUEHN PHONOGRAPH COMPANY. HARVEY TOBIAS, GRAPTON, W. VA. Population 10,000 Business - Musical Goods. One Cylinder dealer in town. (Applicant) Initial order: 1 each 80, 100, 150, 250 and 1 each all Bisc Records. To be combination dealer. Handling Victor but to give Edison equal show. MUSICAL PHONOGRAPH BIVISION. Phonograph Agreement Bepartment. E. E. Bavidson. Mr. Wetzel: Oot. 5, 1916 A 1 Please arrange to put the Amberola 30 phonograph e l schedule of 132 per day, effective immediately. H. T. leeming Copies to Messrs. . Bdil@1^6? /C-LCVc ^ l ,fT'> 1054- Cowell Street, Drorfx, / V ^ , ooto»,^.?«h y,’£ ,J„c/c * “• %fj£. --•'-i^ u -h'^XIV T.rr . Th brans A. Edison, . , Edison Phonograph Co.)-' Orange, Hew Jersey. +fe Dear Sir: ' a #250 Diamond Disc Machine, 1 satisfactory explanation from ' ■ - and Being the owner of and having tried to secure 1 others in your company, I turn to you - --- — -- _ trust you will pardon the intrusion on your valuable time. t ain an enthusiast over the Diamond Disc, and record-.:, hut cannot understand why Jour producer rasps, shatters, or harmonises with certain notes, take \or instance Record £80210, in this record the voice shatters out, and the string orchestra harmonises spoiling an otherwise perfect rendition. Record £82531 , you will note Emmy Destinn actually scuawks on the high notes, and in most of the Anna Case records, the same thing occurs, in fact all the Grand Opera ■ records, the singers fly off the key on caching a high note. You will note the same tning in record? #03003 > - m new producer received with the machine to your llew York Distributors and received a scratched second handed one in return (which was not fair treatment) but reproduced much better than the other for a time. Raving disposed of a high priced Victrola in . preference fo an Edison, 1 am - frankly - very muen disappointed, and would appreciate your inveotigation and reply, or irom some¬ one who j„y stylus and records mentioned out to Orange, if 1 can better explain my criticism, or should be pleased to meet n representative at my home ary time, by appointment. Thanking you for your courtesy, 3 am Very truly^yourB CF.ll/WU. Oot. 11th. 1915. Prof. Luigi Komano, Station S, Box 27, New York Oity. Hy dear Prof. Romano: Your favor of the fourth instant has been reoeived, and I have shown it to Ur. Edison in order that he might bo acquainted with the nature of your request. Ho says that if you will refer Carl Pisher to him, he will write them a letter stating that you have done composing for him, and that your work has been very satisfactory. X would suggest therefore, that you tell them to write direct to Mr. Edison, and then he will write direct to them in reply. Yours very truly, MB/n. Ootober 13, 1915. Mr. Wilson: From investigation thuB far made it appears that a considerable number of perfectly good reproducers are being re¬ turned to us for replacement beoause of blasting, although if played on instruments with the horn properly adjusted, they would not blast at all. Mr. leeming and I discussed this matter at some length. He is preparing instructions for dealers, showing them how to determine whether a horn is properly adjusted and adjustment. When these instructions are complete we shall require the dealers to test each reproducer before returning it to the jobber. If a reproducer plays all right on the dealer's testing instrument, it will then be up to him to adjust the owner s in¬ strument. As you know, we are at present asking dealers to see that a diagnosis card is attached to each reproducer returned. It has been suggested that a question blank be prepared for this purpose, but I am afraid the use of such f ^lank would be^cited by our competitors as indicating s our reproducers. l large amount of trouble with I wish Mr. Simpson would take this r - - , request that the inspection report shall always show the content s of the diagnosis card attaohed to the reproducer *ken returned. I believe that the Eeoeiving Department has been instructed to note on the reproducer return sheet whether a oard aoocmpanied it. but in any oase where they omit to do so, I wish Mr. Simpson would supply the omission, as it is important for us t know what dealers and jobbers are failing to carry out our instructions. 5' ) /Y> )l C, 0. to Messrs. Edison, Leeming, Wetzel, SimpBon, Bradley, Ireton and Brown. SUPERINTENDENT BOSTON BUILDING ENGINEERS PRACTICAL, ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT BUSINESS BUILDINGS . BOSTON, MASS. fra. /S', If* A- - /br two of your own familiar mords. /Further informakipn upon request. Operatone Phonograph Company Treasurer's Office: Demonstra 909 Tremont Building, Boston Hnlnl.I Ur. Deeming, Ur. J. E. Simpoon, Mr. Konnody and. Ur. Uarabert. I have received a memorandum from Mr. Edison as follows: "I hear lots of bad reports on Blasting Reproducers. Suppose you take 50 Reproducers and get some loud records and test them all. I think that our diaphrams, that is the separate papers, after shellacing, are not dried long enough before putting to-gether and pressing. Also, large lots of Diaphrams should bo made up ahead and thoroughly treated and given a final pressing as the alchohol will be all out then';'. Ur. Halpin now has 50 stock Reproducers - these are to be tested by Ur. Kennedy and Ur. Hayes, on a record whioh is liable to give trouble from blasting and a careful count kept of the number of Reproducers showing this trouble. These Reproducers can then be returned to stock. Ur. leoming and Mr. Simpson will take steps to follow out Ur. Edison' b in¬ structions regarding the "ageing" of the shellaced paper and after several months 50 more Reproducers will be sent to Mr. Halpin for another test. Those Repro¬ ducers are to be equipped with Diaphrams which have been made up "aged" according to Mr. Edison* instructions. Please arrange to have a sufficient quantity of Diaphrams kept in stock as per tha above suggestions from Mr. Edison so that if this test proves successful this method can be adopted at onoe. Ur. Kennedy and Ur. Simpson, in the investigation of the manufacture of these Diaphrams have found out several points whioh might give more uniform results. They will co-operate and see from now on, all Diaphrams are made according to the most approved process of manufacture. Assistant Chief Engineer. jpc/pu c. c. Mr. Edison. Heport on Reoroducsrn teatod Lot £ 8-9- jiickel (Pine) Speaker Humber " A- 324 75 " A- 3234 7 " 42484 " A- 324 68- " A-32458- “ A- 6999- " A-29593- " A- 30361- n A-29587- 19331- “ A- 30 324- “ A-31485- ” A-31460- " A- 30909- " A- 314 74- " A- 3090 5- " A-32305- " A-29561- " A- 31 4 69- A-21100- A- A-31645- " A-32441- " A- 32339- ” 53893- Tone quality O.K. 0 .It. swivel stud in reproducer tight cannot teat. "buz" in this. O.K. O.K. O.K, O.K. O.K O.K O.K O.K o!k O.K O.K Total 24 (The reproducers ore commercial, but do riot run oe uniform) / Sdisoi I.B.jmyoa. 10/25/15- Copy to 5Sesars Sdison-Leemingr Simpson file, Oct • 25 , 1915 J. Borggren; 1()t me iuj.vo certified copy of resolution ud opted at 5 12000 So typo 150. 8000 «o typo 200 and 11000 arc typo 250. l.o); for style 100, ■ stylo 250. 0. B. Pricos, £L6 oacl: for stylo 100, j £27 eaoh for stulo 200 and \j32 each i< Orange, ii. J. 'forms , 60 day a. It is a soecial condition of thin arrangement that this order WMii&S-pMktM- B0ythatWat SfSfao in thoefaturt:f tS ardor will' total ioOO oabi- notn. s?:ris-.- ;ss.sisnnn: »$s *>» -«*• lot has Been dolivored. ft further a orovlsion of this arrangement that these prioos are leS than with the prosanu provailin.^ f the oahinoto in oxoooc of thSfirS“0°00^So°Saho’rog1aatod accordingly on a basis to ha mutually agreed upon. EliSi IllsIsiS K21.BB 11. 2. looming Copies to iiossrs. ijdison, Wilson, iioadov.oroft, H. iii^or October 26, 19X6 Mr. Learning Mr. Berggren has referred your memorandum of October 26, 1916 relating to the purchase of phonograph cabinets from the Bruns wiok-Balke-Collender Co. to the Legal Department to have prepared a resolution to be adopted by the Board of Direc¬ tors of the Edison Phonograph Worte. Y/e have gone over the letter of October 6th from the Brunswiok-Balke-Collender Co. and your reply of October 26th, and are of the opinion that the agreement is not set forth therein with sufficient clearness. We therefore suggest that you have a conference with either Mr. Holden or myself to discuss the advisability of having the agreement embodied in a formal contract. In the meantime, I have notified the Purohasing Department not to send out the purchasing order until the same is submitted to the Legal Department. M HL-JS C.C. to Messrs. Edison, Wilson, Berggren and Cheshire ure of 'bearing a nipger whose voice seemed to me very' good, hut it needed further cul¬ tivation. This young lady - she is very young , possibly not over nineteen or . twenty - had a "bug" of being very desirous of singing for the Edison Phonograph- Her name An hiss I.:. G. 1'unn, 1158 Halsey Street , Brook¬ lyn, K. Y. If it is practicable I w.ould be glad if you would favor me with a card or note of introduction so that she may pre¬ sent herself at one of the Edison Studios and be heard. Thanking you for your courtesy in this matter , I am, Youre Mr • Y7 . II • lieadowcr of t , Orange , K . J • Recording Department, l’hos. A. Edison, Inc., 79 Fifth Avenue, flew York City. Dear Mr. Miller: You probably know Mr. John W. Lieb , Vice President and General Manager of the flew York Edison Company, who is one of Mr. Edison's oldest associates in the electric light business. Mr. Lieb is a very good friend of ours, and Mr. Edison thinks very highly of him. He has asked us to take a trial record of a Miss Munn, a singer whom he has heard and thinks well of. She has an ambition to sing 'for the Edison Phonograph. I have written to Mr. lieb sending him a letter of introduction which Miss Munn will present to you. Bill you kindly give this young lady every oppor¬ tunity, and be sure to send the trial records over here with a special note requesting Hayes to call my special attention to them. Will you kindly give this matter your special care and attention as I know Mr. Edison wants everything done that is possible to please Mr. lieb. Yours very truly, Messrs. Wilson, learning. Maxwell and files- Biso Record Report of Deliveries and Shipments October. 1915 DELIVERIES SIlIPMBHgS October 1 9406 2 6859 4 7467 5 8856 6 10118 7 10603 8 10051 9 6811 11 10061 12 10202 13 10133 1A 10713 15 10735 16 11132 18 10103 19 12012 2439 0 7083 5120 9201 6176 7494 6094 2857 14365 9913 20183 12407 6466 3461 4761 4696 5302 506 7700 7096 7912 4200 7983 26621 12645 200678 Average Shipment ner day February - 5827 Maroh - 6623 April - 8540 May — 8369 June - 10691 July ~ 8060 August - 9173 September - 9984 October - 10097 GHB/AMO. C.C. Mr. T. 4257 6118 6098 6636 8100 8929 6995 9480 8027 Hovember 1, 1915. Mr. William II. Uaadowcroft , o/a Edison laboratories. Dear Mr. Uoadoweroft: Further referring to my correspondence with you in August; I shall be glad to hear from you advising what progress you have made, if any, in the use of Kraft or Uitbleachod Sulphite for your record discs, and if there is anything we can do in the way of making a sample experimental shipment for your practical investigation we shall be very glad to do so. In the meantime, I think you may bo interested in a prospect ('for obtaining “Pine Wood Flour" that came to my attention when I wao in How York last week in a conversation with one of our large customers. He told me that they have boon using V/ood Flour to some extent, and that thoro was a party in How 'fork aoting as factor for several foreign manufacturers, and that he at present was in position to quote for future delivery. At ray request ho obtained tho party's ad¬ dress which is os follows: (t\,erU « •4s B. 1. Soberski, 9 Poarl Street, Boom 70S, How fork, K.f. If you qf-e not already in touch with this party, I would suggest that you communi¬ cate with him, as it was my friend's understanding that ho only had about 300 tons to offer at last accounts. With kind regards, X remain fours very truly. JBi/ELR BURGESS SULPHITE FIBRE COilPAHY ^ljc (Btol JOnui #lm*c Haying traveled over the state, I aia acquainted with many •prominent people and I think I could, in the way I have mentioned, introduce a great many of your machines. I .would refer you to Dr. M.L. Bartlett, lies Moines, Iowa, formerly head of the Des Moines Musical College with whom I have studied, Senator J.M.Wilson, Centerville, Iowa. and Claude, porter ,U . 3 . Dist . Atty . , Centerville , Iowa . Hoping to hear from you soon regarding the matter, I am, Yours sincerely, \i v| ^ e? JL, ^ ~ !>- ^ H# s-'Hf. ^ ry ~~ y« ^ aw *“ ^ j/*u -tsaJ^U^ -v Tfc- i>t^>^A- hxjjl r~* y£i 0/ w*^ xX— eri^ ^ /.w ^ ^ ^^y^-xyy & ^d. <^» y&~^. (Xu~ \JLY Cedarville, Ohio. Nov' 1st, 1915, Now that you have taken time to talk across a / line 3,400 miles as your First attempt at a telephone conversation^ I am going to be brave and ask you to take time once more, and girve us a little talk on one of the EDISON Records. I am the happy V_ possessor of an EDISON Diamond Disc, the $350. Model. There are two tilings which will add greatly to my Library, and that it a real EDISON-RECORD right from your lips, and a nice little note written by Thomas A. Edison. Among my many interesting collection of letters from Authors, I would surely appreciate just this very letter that I am asking you for. The sinature is the most important. But, I feel sure that you have a great deal to talk about. You are such a wonderful man, it would do my heart good to talk with you, for I would like so much to know how you made this dear old box TALK? Per¬ haps you will tell something of this on the RECORD (?)or in your ans- I just envied those young ladies who escorted you to the train when you left Tor the Exposition. I thot it so clever that I clipped and sent the clipping to the gentleman from whom I purchased the EDISON from. So I think that I am entitle to just a word from you. Winston Churchill, Orrison Swett Harden, Gene Stratton Porter, Margaret E. Sangster, Jr. and Ella Wheeler Wilcox, are numbered among my wall-letters. MAY I HAVE ONE FROM YOU, PLEASE 't And don't for-get the Record. Perhaps you have already put one out , if so, I do not know about it, but I do want one very badly. Thanking you for the pleasure you are already giv¬ ing me with this very interesting TALKER, I have one more question to ask you. WHO is the gentleman who gives the sketch-of -discript- ion on the opposite side of the OPERA Records? They are my favorites. He has a most wonderful voioo, tliere-fore must be a most wonderfully nice man. Do not for-get to tell me all about him. There is enolosed herewith for examination with a view to adoption by your Company, specifications and drawings (extract from patent. application) of a new phonograph winding device. Winding a phonograph with the crank: usnally provided be¬ comes very disagreeable and tedious to the operator, and detracts considerably from the pleasure sought. A kindred annoyance is the frequency with which the spring motor is allowed to die, and the con¬ sequent necessity for rewinding while a record is being played. By devloe consists of a meohanlsm between the tone arm and the spring motor whereby motion of the former in one dlreotion winds the latter. This aooomplishas at onoo a superior method of winding and insurance against the machine running down, as each time the arm is returned the motor is wound sufficiently to play at least one reoord. I shall be pleased to taka under oonsidoration any offer Thomas A. Bdison, Inc., might wish to make for the American rights, on any basis you might suggest. If further particulars are desired, please advise. Hespaotfully, ilovember 5, 19 15. Mr. Edmund V. Parr, C/o bruns, Kimball fi. Co. Inc.. #115 Liberty St., I! ew York City. Pear Sir: 7,'e havo your favor of November 3rd, in criticism itedifficult°toVunderstaud the" hand leaps we ’ hav* b uen wo rking und^r duo to the enormous demand for those rucoraw. ^ruen have already put out, and to our efforts, as well, to cater the diversified tastes of diamond bisc owners. 7('e shall have to crave your patience a while longer. and assure you that nothing is being "noint^hero nnnnmnH Phed to bring Oi-T record catalog up to the. pOinT, V.neru it will satisfy the many. At the present ^^Y/o are putting out a supplement of 6 brand now selections at Inters a! sofnot more than ten days apart - anft in many instances only one week and with this schedule and the i*P“ve^ts™ 1 S distant the schedule, you will appreciate that the time is not distant when there can be little criticism on the score of variety £“L the point of quality. It has been absolutely impossible to supply the demand for some catalogued numbers - among them those which JTS,; 1*2* iS »«-«*' - bxrio°L?c™?»SX5. of annlvino- so much of our production to the current Beieovioup. "a are getting around slowly to the point however, where wo can builk both for the new1 and for those numbers already in the catalog Patriotic selections such as you mention will be comSisfd in a list that will probably go on sale about the middle of the current month, and later on in the month ana in the early part of bee ember we shall have something to offer in timely and seasonable selections that we feel -2- iidmund V. Parr, Hov. 5, 19X4. very sure will be pleasing: to you and to our other good friends of the public. Trusting that this assurance will be satisfying, and with thanks for having written us with the constructive criticisms that we are always glad to receive from Edison patrons, we are. Very truly yours, Thomas A. Edison,' Inc. , Phonograph Sales lent.. Asst. Sales Manager. P. S.-- Sally in our Alley" - Record i.’o. 80149 in Seventh Supplement attached is considered an unusually fine Hale Quartet number. Have you heard it? Hov. 1915 Mr . Meadov/croft : Returning herewith letter from the Burgess Sulphite Fibre Co., in which they bring up the subject of woodflour: I wish to confirm my conversation with you of even date wherein X stated we were just at the point of closing out f0v ou^ next year's requirements of this material with the Du Pont people and believe that inasmuch as they manufacture in this country and are the largest producers, it would be much more to our interest to tie up with them than to con¬ tinue to be dependent upon foreign sources. In any event, X notice that this particular communica- ^ tion states that only about 300 tons are possibly available ana this small quantity would not interest us or pay us .0 go in¬ to the question, unless further supplies are available. HSIi.BB Deeming A. O. SPENCER - A - *' O'Jl . 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'' § A- J-L^ o^^/(Zfrc^. cL/^ ^o*A JU*'' (jUA^^A^aA- S v~e**^^u: alc!L %wl I^omac (^^^va/'W^aa cSO ^ C^A^^fe<7vvA o*$5L ^a.<^^iAA-c^^^aASXA^«AAAA' >%V e-i^Ony^AAAY^c. ^ T HT — ST5L — P"nJ"75T_l^f Q " ' 0 'Jck oJuuiuwvcAAAotA' cy. wk4> aX o^kxxZL oM \o ~aW JIiaaSuIm -^R O^ ^ AAA^O^^CW Cw (^La/ ^^aaaa«aJ^ ■^cw^^To'*ocaaX0^ (T^GaJL-JL^ ir^^O.oACtA .- ^lAtCo^p. ^1, ^JlicAAj ^L-e^ Ilov. 15, 1915 Messrs. Hioolai, ffisoher , Waterman, Parkfcdrst, Schiffl. V/etsol, Ellis, Davies, Hiley (Shipping): ^.^^V£-£’-5SE Sr* MU2& >• Corson to perform tlilB inspection work. Hr. Henderson is assigned ? SM&J&ZXfZS&t&Z not 1. =«*»« aooordanoe with our. known standards. H. 2. leeming Copies to iJessrs. Wilson, llamhort , Constable, Halpin Copy to Mr. W. P. Henderson ilcv. IVLii. x91i It. Prank Vvaldo, 110 Summer street, Boston , ;iase. Beer 1' ir : Your favor of the Ibth ultimo was received ana held over pending --i return from California- I have read ,,our letter with muon in¬ terest, and in reply beg to say that 1 am not ready yet to take up the study of the technique of violins. 1 aspect to do so later, hov.ever, and will then be glad to consider the matter with you. Yours very truly, JEWELRY AND KINDRED LINES LOCAL AGENTS FOR EDISON PHONOGRAPHS. COLUMBIA GRAPAPHONES VICTOR TALKING MACHINES j Wells. Minn. ■ Nov. 17 tti 1' Vh A. 01 L^£. & Bear Mr all son: - IUm ^ 1 ICite Edison Disc Machine that came absolutely unsolicited, and spontanlousiy. *rC* ” 7 The letter la so goodjthat It seemed to ur'That it merits a personal letter of thanks from the company. we certainly appreciate it and have extended our thanks to the Editor Mr F.R.Sahr for the honest expression of the impression the machine made upon him, and the space freely given to the article. Kindly acknowledge the receipt of the [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] The Wells Mirror Our Job Department Complete. Try Us. WELLS, FARIBAULT COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1915. THE LAST WEEK A fll'iSSl Mirror Home Circle Column mnr IlirnniUPO ents four miles southeast of \ Ur HL.UUIRUO Mapleton where the reception . _ was held aud a most delightful Pleasant Evening Reveries-A Column . wedding dinner was enjoyed by Dedicated to Tired Mothers as They i Three Couples Happily Joined m about 60 guests, relatives and Join the Home Circle at Evening Tide / Wedlock. Father Mikolai Per- friends of the bride and groom. forms Ceremony, for two The tables were tastefully de- , _ _ corated with smiiax, myrtle and Crude Thoughts from the Editorial Pen bouquets of white October flow- _ “ _ _ _ _ Mosser-Dvlla ers. The afternoon and evening „ , . “ " “ ~ .J Mosser uyua nleasantlv sDent bv the Making a Man where. Be willing to sacrifice «£ at aSS . Hu7an!he ^ Tdoing mir’s Catholic church, the mar- ® ri ® “ M“s° j“hn Kuotl, Hurry him, worry him, make other person happier. Do Sail nage of Miss Mary Dyl a to Jo- ^ “sa“Sr3' him a man. ' this and see when night comes ZhJlot^Mi^aitrThe mU rrutheaT^ ^f Mapleton. Off with his baby clothes, get if your own heart is not full to Father John J. Mikolai spoke the charmin(t young lady of him in pants, overflowing with peace and joy Tut couple'for life ‘ The'sistm's Feed him on brain food and unspeakable. [ Played the wedding march while P^sins manner and has a very .make him ^vanea. * * * ? the wedding party entered the large circle of friends who wish Hustle him as soon as he is able Duty J church and took their places at her the choicest things in bfe. ‘°'vallc- , . How many times we. could the alter The groom 13 the son of Law" In‘° the gfaITar schoo,: cram make our mothers, fathers, jsis- to thehome "of the bride’s par- Mi^Or Home Cirde Column IP ents four miles southeast of _ ^ W Mapleton where the reception . was held aud a most delightful Pleasant Evening Reveries-A Column . wedding dinner was enjoyed by Dedicated to Tired Mothers as They m about 60 guests, relatives and Join the Home Circ,e at Evening Tide / • friends of the bride and groom. The tables were tastefully de- 7 corated with smiiax, myrtle and Crude Thoughts from the Editorial Pen bouquets of white October flow- _ ® ers. The afternoon and evening „ " ” " I 3TT 7 7T™ unr was very pleasantly spent by the Makl"g a Man where' Be 'vllllng to sacridc<; guests at various pastimes. Hurry the baby as fast as you your own personal enjoyment if The bride is the oldest daugh- can, by doing so you can make an- j ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kuotl, Hurry him, worry him, make other person happier. Do sail. l a bright amiable disposition and Feed him on brain food and unspeakable. e pleasing manner and has a very make him advance. ■ . e large circle of friends who wish Hustle him as soon as he is able | t her the choicest things in life. to walk, jjow many The groom is the son of Law- Into the grammar school; cram mnke QU1. mQ The bride was attended by her Staloeh. a well-to-do farm-1 him with talk ters and brothers ’happy! cousin Elizabeth Stencil and the er llvlng 4 mlle3 northeast of Fill his head full of figuies and fm t,)e ,ack of thoughtful£egs groom’s cousin, Mary Stencil, Wells and he is a young man of we so oftentimes forget our fluty who wore tan voile dresses and the highest character and worth Keep m pumping them ■ « till uut„ jt js too late> and we Jake carried boquets of white earna- and 13 fu"y deserving of his it eiacks. . our lives a sorrow. In theirfdis- tions. The bride wore a pretty !lively bride. _ ■ Once boys grew up at a rational appointments, trials and troubles dress of light blue messaline, _ m™, we could often soothe and help trimmed with lace and wore a DULAS-GORACZKOWSKI Now we develop a man while jugt by doing our duty- Welfor- veil and carried a shower boquet The marriage of Miss Hedwig we wmt. get tbe disappointments which of cream roses. The groom’s Goraczkowski and Julius Dulas, Rush him through college, com- come up(jn otherSi but are fcon. attendants were his brother Leo both well known and highly re- P® b™ ™ tinually looking at those wfiich and Peter Woitas, cousin of the spected young people of Walnut of every known subject, a dip cQme upon ourgelvea and thjre- bride. Lake township, was solmnized aadl 1 by neglect our duty. We do mot After the ceremony a recep- at the St. Casimir’s Catholic ®et klm 13 business and after tbink tbat everyone bears 1 as tion was held at the home of Church in Wells, on Tuesday, ‘beeasn, the bride’s parents, where a November 9th, at 9:30 o'clock, 411 by the time he most bounteous dinner and sup- Father John J. Mikolai spoke mustache, per was served to the attending the words that made them hus- ^ him torget he guests. The afternoon and band and wife. The sisters °-v’ evening was very pleasantly played the wedding march while Make gold his god spent in social conversation the bridal party entered the gle his joy. and the younger people joined church. The bride was attended KeeP b>m a hustlin! in various pass times to while by her friend Miss Anna Schum- out of breathy away the time. ski, of Fairmont, and Miss Anna Until he wins ne The bride is the daughter of Dulas, cousin of the groom. tration and death . ,, , ca , ' . . , great, or greater burdens than Ml by the time he can grow a £ cou]d foreverl{eep mustache. j„ mjnd the times that we ljave et him forget he was ever a fe]t depMgged and how we Jsh. „ ,-Vl ' ,,,. . ..... ed for a kind sweet word! or Make gold his god and its j.n- ^ and_ too> how we rejo7fed gle his joy. bo gefi our motber>a and father’s eep him a hustling and clear face gmile upon us|or ou of breath give ug one word of cheer. propritor, seated in the rear end of the store with a dozen or more phonographs circling the room, and naturally the conver¬ sation drifted to the phonograh. Mr. Stiles had just gotten in a couple of new Edison perfected machines and had us sit down to listen to a demonstration of this latest scientific wonder. The phonograph has, to us, al¬ ways been one of the most won¬ derful inventions of all the re¬ markable things that science has produced, and as we sat there and listened to this latest per¬ fected instrument that repro¬ duced the voice and articulations of the speaker with the clear¬ ness and fulness that one al¬ most seemed to feel his presence and the animation of his life and soul; and the music both vocal and instrumental of the great artists was so faithfully reproduced, just as they are heard when performing before an audience on the opera or con- sert stage; the whole history of this most wonderful invention past in review in our mind. From the little machine that one paid ten cents to hear on fourth of July celebrations and circus days by attaching a rubber tube or conductor to ones ears, and all the developments up to the present time. While the phono¬ graph has always been a mar¬ velous invention to our mind, the grand perfection of the lat¬ est Edison production truly fur¬ nished the climax. That a needle drawn over a revolving disc should produce a musical or other tone at all, is in itself a great wonder, but to note the power of this wonderful , invention to renrodime the sound LAID LOW BY COLD HAND OF DEATH rs. George Mosser Passed to Great Beyond. Death Came Peacefully Friday Morning ;For days the life of Mrs. Geo . Mosser hung in the balance. Friends had been advised that she could at best but survive a ' few days and they almost ^ourly awaited the sad news that was inevitable. The cruci- rl moment came Friday morning, Nov, 12th, 1915 at 10 o’clock. J Miss Mary Stencil was born in Germany, on May 5th, 1865. At the age of twenty years, in the Efall of 1885 she came to America, (following her parents who had preceded her one year. On Sep¬ tember the 9th, 1890, she was jpined in wedlock to Geo. Mos¬ ser. They first took up their residence in Danville township and from there moved to the vicinity of Mapleton and then iteturnod to Waseca county a uttle northeast of where now is llatawan and then came to the farm in Dunbar township, where they resided until death separat¬ ed the bond between husband and wife. Five children were horn to them, they are: Joseph, Leo, Augustine, Loraine and Mrs. Louis Dylla. Besides the ‘children and the husband, she 'leaves to mourn six brothers and one sister, they are: Vin¬ cent, Thomas, John and Frank Stencil, of Wells; Joe of Minne¬ sota Lake, Anton, of Evanston, [CONTINUED ON NEXT FRAME] I . • - . uiitil i a it cracks. . our lives a sorrow. In theindis- Once boys grew up at a rational appointmenta) triais and troubles dress of light blue "?es^l‘ne’ dULAS-GORACZICOWSKI Now we develop a man while j^by doing QUr dutyi We, =r? <*3^* -**•* brAfter the ceremony a recep- ^^he^SrbSsimfrVcTholic Get llimin bu3ine3S and after thinVthat everyone be»..»» tion was held at ?he home of Church in Wells, on Tuesday, b< » “*• he ca„ a great, or greater burdens tkn It^eomr^^ “hfi. “Sr’S ^ — t he was ever a ^ per was served to the attending the words that made them hus- Let h™ fo,get felt depressed and how we wish- s& js*rs£SS.tA.ass s&mszsi £,ri^^£r.--r£"2:;rs . timp, ,vhile bv her friend Miss Anna Schum- „ou., , hieatli _ give ua one word 0f cheer. could often soothe and Jielp Past ‘a r?.T,?W 'n our nala • a iJ 1 r. From the little machine that one ^ j , ,b paid ten cents to hear on fourth ^ j. of July celebrations and circus j “ j ich days by attaching a rubber tube |Iata e. or conductor to ones ears, and ot all the developments up to the . luul ever unc uca,a as present time. While the phono- d ^ at, or greater burdens tfian graph has always been a 'aal-‘ ind If we could forever feep wlous invention to our mind, )Qrn mind the times that we Save S™ad perfection of he lat- i nnH hnw wp wish- est Edison production truly fur- r ’ ■yoncterrui inven ion .idence in Danville township T in,0U H1l and from there moved to the •t e alachlne that8ae icinity of Mapleton and then nts to hear on fourth L*, to Waseca county a ebrations and circus northeast of whore now ig inching a rubber tube |Iatawan and then camo to the )v to ones eal^* farm in Dunbar township, where ' °w^wi,UPlnnn hey resided until death separat- e While the phono- L the bond betweon hugband always been am Lnd wife> Five children were tntion o 0 » t,orn to them, they are: Joseph, perfection of the lat- ? Augustine, Loraine and production truly fur- ^rg- Loujg DyUa_ Besides the ilimax. children and the husband, she wer of this wonderful aQta ^ Anton( of Evangt0n. 3 rePr°^ w™ “ ent Pnois, and Miss Elii!abeth Sten' ce or aa k of East Chain, Martin coun- g a revolving disc should produce r a musical or other tone at all, is , in itself a great wonder, but to j note the power of this wonderful invention to reproduce the sound of the voice or an instrument with exactness, even down to 1 those finer shades and delicate I tones, is something that to our if more bers of tne same nousenom aim ph ag the mogt wonderful in- „T. r"” ;"AVn r.med and , own? the constant contact througl *Jtion that We know of. The come to ■tie arts long association, there is apt t< power and volume of this instru- tw0 vveeic’s ag0. She \The cause of her death was b night’s disease. She was sick for about three weeks during Ivlr. and Mrs. John Dylla living The grooms attendants were J. ife) daughter, sister, duty? , . . V with exactness, even down to ?>>- of East Chaln- Maltm northeast of town and is a most P. Dulas, of Minneapolis, broth- M°“ 8 power 'to make „ . . \ those finer shades and delicate ty- estimable young lady of a pleas- er of the groom, and John Gor- ^ one hJpy? PDo you aban. Home Courtesies \ toneSi „ something that to our She was sick ing disposition and many ac- aczkowski brother of the bude. don thoughts of self sufficiently In the close relations of memj mind at once marks the phono- bTfibt 3 d3 , d , complishments which fit her es- After the ceremony all repair- k th ; happiness of more bers of the same household and graph as the most wonderful in- °i , ... , , pecially well to preside as mis- ed to the home of the bride’s fon~fc“ tteT vour own? the constant contact througl] “Jion that We know of. The 0rbf“n?Xh n ime to tress of the home, and make her parents Mr. and Mrs Stanley d ■ long aggociation, there is apt t] and volume of this instru- f* !e™ “i, she a congenial companion and true Goroczkowski, where the recep- °°d ]nfluence3 o attain an object be a lack of friendly greeting] £ient is another very remarkable ?Kr<* ^ bed agnin a week helpmate. The groom is the tion was held and a most sump- Then do you not and delicate attentions whief feature of thIs invention. In mu0'’! vandsZlv ank son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mos- tuous wedding dinner enjoyed. “ vf to g'ek vour own content- are given to visitors and stranf the reproduction of music and dgo Thursday and sloirty sank, ser living northeast of this city The afternoon and evening were tQ yQU jn the ers in the household. Childron aong it mounts to the height werehefd and he is a young man of sta- very happily spent in games and 3at’ . h their is one are commonly not trained to sle and volume of the full chorus ijbf l mornlne- at 9 o’clock bility, industry and of sterling various amusements. ^rt at least, dependent on you courtesies in their treatment^ that will fill a large hall and at Monday mormn^a^ ^ clock character and is held in the The bride is a daughter of Mr. . , . * nd Vou real- parents and one another. Hus- tbe same time follows the sing- ^f001 ” • _ , , highest esteem. and Mrs. Stanley Gorsczkowski , tbat'tbe variation of a band and wife do not persevere eraor players to the softest tones, cPu^ch' 8 ‘ . E We join their many friends in and is a yonng lady of pleasing Zoeneta“rieg weight that ^ ^the ex- in their first gracious care for reprodu(/ng perfectly the voice jnducb"^tb , S ™ wishing them a very full mea- ways and sunny disposition and , of „ smde a gianCe, the each other. But thoughtful and or jn3trument of the performers, ferment . sure of joy and prosperity as has won many friends during gignificance of a wird, an action, loving little services sweeten dnd It is really worth ones while Mosser was a kind gen- they start upon life s journey her residence here. The groom “ , th aunshine pour the oil of joy over da\ly to spend a half hour at the Stiles Prs- M° Christian wo- together. _ is the son of Mrs. Simon Dulas ^y for thTone and if you experiences. When a husba\d sto P to hear these wonderful X X3e hands were ever and is a young man, whom , mnr„ ,„„rpdiv or son is prompt and helpful in machines. , , ... ,, , sure 01 joy aim * nas won many significance of a word, an action, loving uwie services «v~ is really worm oi « ». .= r M „ kind gen. they start upon life s journey her residence here. The groom ° , tb„ aunshine pour the oil of joy over dally to spend a half hour at the Stiles rrs- Mo e^, . . .. ’ \ together. is the son of Mrs. Simon Dulas Tv for thTone and if you experiences. When a husba\d “ P to hear these wonderful 4us and noble chiton wo- - and is a young man, whom more sacredW or^ ^son is prompt and helpful tn machine3. W,h I Staloch-Kulot everyone respects and holds in ® keeninc of the most placing her chair for her at the\ ^^^^55555^^ ready to do a , On Tuesday, November 16th, the highest esteem. precious jewd-then you need table, what women does not feel Albert Lea’s Building Boom Con- b®lp XTfdthfuf wife and a at 9- o’clock a. m. at St. Theresa They will make their home on not feel the rivairy 0f strange happier? tinues kind loving mother and a true Catholic church, of Mapelton, the Wm_ Movery farm four women nor rumshops, nor any An act of courtesy cultivates Tbere seems t0 be no let up to f , d nd willbelongremem- occured oneof the pre.est wed- miles southwest of town. May other business or pleasure. Thus in its performer moreapprec.a- Albert Lea.s building operations, Xd by those who knew her. dmgs of the season when Miss heaVen’s choicest blessings at- th charm of your presence tion and attachment. The spirit .. t first called a .-boom-. be;ea ^ extends sympathy Julia Theresa Kutot, of : Maple^ tend them. gladdena the^spoT made" mo"s"t which prompts little attentions JJJf "f'V'boom m‘Tvhatev"e7you ^ gHevd family“and on and Mr. Paul J Staloch of - 7,y on earth, bearing the sa- and the habit which preserves ^ agoing ahead right ^ ^aSves. Wells, were joined m happy Went Away Disappointed. cred title of home. them will bemsh hard feeling, j Dr Bessesen, a local _ - solmn high'massand snoke the A great many people went * ‘ * oZarv and ea Uv tmo fn -an of considerable means has LeIand Hotel Has New Proprietor. wtTs that made the twain one. away disappointed from t h e If you have any doubt ,n your nata ally jdjas ^ judgment ,et the content .for the ^construe- E_ A Larson_ f Manley Iowa, Miss Mariraret Norton a friend Model Bakery of late, because mind as to the good that can “ . itt tion of a $70,000. theatre buna ig the new proprietor of the Le- of the bride played Lohengrin’s the supyly of those delicious come to you by hving the sun- 1 ing to be located on broadway , d HoteI Mr. Larson arrived wedding march ' while ^ the wed- cream puffs that Mr. Nyhus shine way, we ask you to try for in the heart of the city work on "ay and took posesion of ding party entered • . niakes was exhausted and they one day and prove by personal There is no fault so h i£s con3truction will be pushed ^ houge and has thoroughly The bride was beautifully could not get any more, Mr. experience whether or not it overcome as the hasty temper wjth au possible dispatch and is over it, putting it in shape dressed in white silk ^messaline Nyhus has been increasing the is worth your while to scatter We may make any number of guppoged to be completed by |0°r opening it to the public, trimmed with lace and bead number he makes every day but sunshine. Begin at once by try- good resolutions, and then t e pebruary 8th. It will bear the M Larson has been conduct- mm ng Lie wore a silk veil still all cannot be supplied. These ing to make those about you in first time we have any provoca- name of “The Beatrice Bessesen in“be\otel at Manley, Iowa, caught up in cap effect trim- cream puffs are so delightful your home happier. Keep a tion away we go without an n- Theatre... This with a fine new « . and it is said, that med with yellow roses and fe^n that people just simply relish sharp lookout for little opportun- slants warning, and before we six gtory hotel structure are he stands in well with the com- on the sideLnd carried a stream- them as one of the choicest mor- aties for helpfulness. Be cour- realize what we are doing the among the projects in the build- mercial travelers.. He is said to erboquetof yellow roses and an'd'no 'matLhLv much regret ^t'tm'be the' bride ^"trousseau. “The was better phone in your order. They e^P&.feel they cannot be unsaid. once, In looking backward ^ of thed hotel bugineas. He precious jewel— Uien you ne°ed table, what women does not feel flibert ’tea’s Building Boom Con- help wiftandL not feel the rivalry of strange haPI>leJ\ cultivates tmUef , t , kind loving mother and a true women, nor rumshops, nor any _ An act of 'courtesy ^cultivat^ ^ bg nQ ,et ap to ^ wm be ,ong remem. other business or pleasure. Thus in its pertormer more appieo.a Albert Lea’s buiMing operations, bered b those who knew her. the charm of your presence tion and attachment, itie sp it that wag at first called a “boom”. The Mirror extends sympathy gladdens the spot made i holy on earth, bearing th cred title of home. lied a “boom . The Mirror extends sympathy whatever you tQ the deeply grievd family and g ahead right sorrowing relatives. of the groom, who wore dresses cle of pastry that Mr. Nyhifej Things that we see, hear and !| of light blue French batiste, makes every Saturday is calleck use every day, become so com- taimmed with chiffon and sha- Butter Pritzel. This is someJ mon to us that we scarcely ever j dow lace and wore bopuets of thing exceptionally nice for yout . think of their construction or the | unkind word has been spoken, ing line j„ the business section, be, a thoroughly experienced ho- and no matter how much regret j that will be pushed forward at tel man and knows the in’s and U^feel they cannot be unsaid. ,nncB in looking backward '8‘t™of thg hote, buginegg. He 7 .i,T w. pink carnations. The groom’s Sunday breakfast and attendants were his brother, beginning to call ft Thomas and John ICrawiarz, cou- If you haven’t triei sin of the bride, who .vore dark missed one of th* blue suits. j ever. Phone in yo After the ceremony the wed- j for next Saturday. all for it regularli. and labor that it has cost to pro- it you hat* duee them. Some of the most f news we called at best things^ wonderful inventions in the _ r order earlAworld grow to be commonplace, • tdes Jewelry Company s S '\ecause we are in daily .contact i nd found Mr. G. M. Stiles, inded of the wonder and great- tben_and that without any spe- the pUbllC - ' >ss of some things and see cial contributing causes-one is Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence lem as one whose appreciation , forced t() the conclusion that it Warner, living on the McBroom » not been b*un‘ed by da,ly is a bunch of real liver pragres- goutheaat of this city, on intact. Last Friday morning 3jVe young business men pullinB , b b i making our weekly rounds in together, that have built the Sunda. , y A7- jest' of news, we called at the fine progressive little city of Mrg cha3. Douglas and Mrs. o news, we ca e a e | Albert Lea. Such a bunch of I Nixon, spent Friday i Jewelry Company’s Store boosters could build a town any- 1 Jam®3 WIX0 1 v T Mr. G. M. Stiles, the where. ’ 1 Mankato. [CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING FRAME] llr. Edison: Some time ago Ur. T. E. Williams, one of our very enthusiastic Jobbers in South Australia, visited the Factory and had the pleasure of meeting you. Practically all of Mr. William's time during his stay in the East was taken up by visiting our more important Phonograph Jobbers and he returned to Australia with entirely new ideas about exploiting our apparatus. Before leaving he asked if it would be possible for him to obtain an autographed photograph of yourself but I explained to him that you were exceedingly busy and I did not care at that time to place his request before you. I attach hereto a oopy of a communication just received from Mr. Williams, whioh I believe you will find interesting. You will note that he reminds me of ny promise to obtain for him, if possible, one of your autographed photographs. WAITER STEVHIBjA 7® |. t. Williams 152 Sub Masters were Plated in the Preliminary Eath to-day. J. McMULLEH, THOS A EDISON EDISON LABORATORY! ) ORANGE NJ NEW HAVEN EDISON SHOP NOW OPEN . YOUR PRESENCE ONLY NEEDED TO make affair complete success regret you can not be with us today. THE PARDEE ELLENBERGER 12 35 PM November 20, 19X5, Mr. H. T. Looming :- Rep lying to your mem\ regarding Punofe presses, I asked Mies Jenks to ohook a list up a few days ago. X liad one of my men make of the Presses that are to be installed in the new press Koom Building #11, 1st Ploor, and as far as I know this is the only time your office, has been asked for information on Punch Presses to be installed in the punch Press Koom, previous to thiB I gota list of presses from Mr. Waterman. Mr. Bdi son the first part of this week told me to make a layoug of this floor with other which X will now do, as soon as possible. Mr. Edison had a layout made for his model of the press Kootfi which is located on tables on the 3rd floor laboratory Building some 76 templates are located in this room, during my con¬ versation with Mr. SdiBon I stated that I could only find 41 machines and that the balance were aliasing. Phase templates instead of being power presses and Shears were for other machines that should not he installed in the power press Koom. If I have boon the means of causing any inconvenience to the different departments, I trust this memo will explain matters. Regarding information for Screw Machines to be located on the 6th floors of buildings numbers 11, 13 and 16 this layout has been made for Bomotlme, the shafting, hangers motors are now in place and await the moving of machinery ffom Storage Battery Building and locating of machinery that have to or have been repaired, and then Bet up on the floor, the lighting for each machine will then he installed. The stock Bins have been ordered, and tool closets. The sorap bin shoots have not been in¬ stalled although the bins have boon erected for sometime. „e also are working on lay out b for Mr. L. A. KeesebDepartment and Mr. Hell's Department and have secured what information we wanted direct from them. If you wiBh the writer to get this information again dlreotly through you, we will be pleased, to hear from you. S. Li. SCOTT. AB, CopieB to Messrs. Edison, Mambert, Wilson and Berggren. t\X£ Thomas A. Edison, Ino. Orange, N.J. Gentlemen :- ov ember 80th, 1915. I beg to ad-rise you that I have £j(lx had in use in my. home for a year or more, one of ,* frg, #**1 your No. 850 Diamond Diso Phonographs, and in oonneo-U*-6-1' tion therewith, I am very anxious to secure a vooal , I*®' reoor.d both :of . the"3extst Prom luoia" and the cvU'*' \ — /, da- •x "Quartet Prom Rigoletto"". *iCA*fe \ I believe up to this time these reoords hav e \^-o \ never been catalogued by you, and if you have not . H \ already produoed the reoords containing the above a o \ numbers, will you please advise if you expeot to do \ 80 in the near future? •***■ r- \ I would also be glad to know how soon you exr . \ peot to have twelve inoh reoords on sale. In this connection, I am taking the liberty of writing you direot as I am unable to obtain the above info'rmation from our looal dealers. . _ V . - Very trulv. •*eS=S !. t 'ft. J BOSTON BUILDING ENGINEERS Practical, Economical and Efficient I USINESS BUILDlQS^/' { -4J2~cC XX^e. S^Lccl^- ajL \ls- oU 3tZJL.lv. aM *f-vj-&~U ' V.TrT. 7 44***^- mJL*. «ju ^7 ^7 ' ' . . yW^. UdcJLcLc. 2- £c ^Jct. &kZ&0 ^ ‘oybi* 6J-^* _ . ^ 19113. Ur. J. 33. aimpsoni- Ur. Kdiaon has instructed me to procuro some of the hardened Rubber Gaskets that are found in repair Reproducers. You will ploaso sole-ct these Rubber Caskets and send mo a number of the worst onos. If you have any on hand at tho present time - please send them over at onoe. '.oeardins Reproducer Diaphragm ilanufaoturo; ploaso got after tho Diaphragms made up according to our oonvoroation of several days baoJc. Slds is important and I want rocults at onco. If you can not take oare of this kindly advise mo and X -will take choree of it personally. Kindly glso tills matter your immediate attention, and advise. John 1. Constable, Copies to Messrs. Kdlson. Wilson and file. Assistant Chief Ihieineer. J . C Believing that you, Sir,\ would sense immediately the point of this letter if yo\knew the scientific investigation which has led to tha.v method of manufacture of the piano made by my House toda^, I write to call your attention to the enclosed article from the Scientific American regarding a most important in^ntion, namely, the Tension Kesonator. I know you are a very busy man and do not wish to detain you here, but I frglieve you would object to having such a circular as tha-tr-lstjued_ by your House under date of Sept. 10th, 1915 » Bent if you realized the situatio^n^; - - [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CO*--' w lu to tf. |a>uvettA QjL,t~a-K,d^ US-Cv V cXn ... urt , . b r**4*^- ^ f04' c0?~ 6(m^u ^ LO'U tL cUm* u> a*\*w. ^£(W frivc *) :y>**xm. | JC 5 I'VSLUt I osdxi U Uct& Am^U Jr Uo^ (X VX^cf 3U uvvj'aft e»V'?wv joicfc-^a ctMl> jSJ.cp®-® it^cf a rfef « ^ [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] ie Cute a. n*.vwJrfJ :u "(a ‘Z^ycLi&aXl <£L,IV'. £ ct-K j»( t t- o tVC ^•(■iA.-f'U l"i‘^LJ ?- ’H dld'U-t <4£; U IbCu^J to tC( xf^tef Tutv (jPt £Cv\A b'e. IweudU. UA, £jM.AO\ZiiXxt ftjtn~3‘c*-&t (V#} ^JL. 1 l i']/Ll.^-^'^ * . fuh***-’ &-*- /oe> TEMPORARY OFFICES / 1A{1xa — tr ly E CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART *** f)* FREDERIC ALLEN WHITING DIRECTOR ,L TELEPHONE :r .Edison! Yours of the./lSth v CLEVELAND OHIO >**« Ry- * l"“Sv J/A. J tZ ^ A«_ ^7-^*4 ^ ^e-c^-7 t£e- '£-* fj' -T- >//4.< J*+X<££ iCeLx- eZl'JLof" V fcmiJL. . &i a< y~~*- Th /L. 77/— ^ A«-<^ A£ . SflJs ? •? f ?. (WAS >:fi4LH44 | to *?' ^ Jay~- ^ Kp t L i I fY‘ }A°~~ A‘~L f^> f F ^ 3h R YY-£ Y*~ *4. Y-mI^ y ' -Q T. f, ^ a^MZZy S&~~- f^- t ? f> ^ ‘ "4) F OfrivL y~**— ^4^-*-, £>£.g*^ M i*.^*~*~ * ^ ^ ^ / \ [ C ^yr Y&a^jLY^ t j> ^ Z^V^ _ , Yt' A.O-0-m— *-£ £e£.a^Ze_ f r f y * ^ y ' k £ s^L ■ tf-.^a.a*£z.(jlfy -2- /2^-t &-Ao£. -7 ~//.S./x’r^^s._ O^-e^Acl^uy •^o p * if W* ^4-uJ tU k*Hr*/u ©-c-cf uu.'Tfcz l^tdoux-a^ (4 x918> . v / 4tA^ MOTW UGrfn IfO**- -HUWWIHrt Mr- Bdison: C H Keferring to Ur. V/hitinFs letter, I am sure that there is considerable disaffection among Victor dealers, contributed to by the increased competition and other causes. X judge from Hr. Whiting's letter that he has been criti¬ cising our cabinets. It is worth remembering in this connection that ours are the only phonograph cabinets that consistently pattern after the great furniture designers. It seems to me it requires considerable temerity to criticise the work of Adam and Sheraton. Certainly when the new 250 Chippendale is on the market we shall have > finest line of cabinets i furniture sense of any talking machine manufacturer. This, of course, does not mean by cubic contents we give equal furniture values, but : that in a true furniture sense our cabinets are superi of any of the talking machine people. It remains for this thought over with the public. We have not even in doing it with our own dealers. Indeed, some of ou of any of the talking r \J -M, FR»4K ^^GTO,V^ ^ ^r**'" I have found that at a certain point a voice sounds personal and real. With a little mn„„ nr a little less volume it is an ord.Lnarj phonograph voice- It was so much toother to rind the right, volume at each playing, that I P«t a small scale graduated in centimeters on the little ledge toy the side or the lever that controls the volume. 1 mark each record with the number of centimeters at which it should toe played, and U takes no extra time to set the lever at the right place. Then each selection is played just right, and! can enjov the music without jumping up to adjust it, as is so much done. Mv scale is a very crude affair- just a piece or cardboard three-rourths inch 'vide covered with celluloid andput on with thumb tacks— but I wouldn’t like to play the plionograph without it- T°think that if you would manufacture them with such a device it would add to every one’s enjoyment as it has to mine. ^ . . ^ Very respcctrully » fT vt ' \JO ICC« Wn***' 0/ qiU (L U-a, J»— u«*. %"y^r^^av% CJV^*' I ,w K)--^ -^43=^ s^fcr J , ^ . m^A' v , A**s i^r1 ^c-rd^Ti \(t3W ^ J ^o.t. «£fk The Phonograph Co. Exclusive Edison Distributers Snlnsrooms St Offices -'J2!) So.Wnlmsli Am. December 1,1915. Mr. W.H. Meadow croft, Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange,N.J. -( Dear Mr. Meadoworoft, f Jp ,t Jr I am pleased to send you under \ / / X ’ X" separate cover a set of “Ask the people who own one" y\(/' £- ( L-. oircular that Mr. Edison wants. \ I am further jhleased to note that he thinks it is iSW-""1 X'r alright. I r ■ Our Verlet concert last night was quite a success. lours very truly, a „ . wf TicsvrtX ^ , fa&e^toL - , ^ A / ? /SJ Norili Snptiat ffllfurrlj *rt «****.«. parsonaga,_ 22! Ccuuuo'vn^ &<*i**^ CtrvJL %-J a. Inf®' Ur^ctTr W§. device commercially ! Eui the man might got home earlier and that is worth some¬ thing. I neverr oven saw a rocord groove under a microscope and all this may be so muon “dutch" but if so it cant do^' much harm at most and I draw tho "bow at venture" in hopes that it may do some good. With very kind regards, and thanking you for the pleasant entertainment of last evening and wishing you many, many happy years of activity as do all the great Ameriacn people. }Jii, „y„ ]i»]wnT<( irc,'.i(m' ai^iid jwwmaumiK Thomas Edison Inc. Orange , II. J. Gentlemen: - December, i. ISlo^.^y lb Y / Will voir olease tell us when the first Edison Disc Machine was patented, and was the disc record patented and by whom, and what date. Thanking you in advance for this informat¬ ion we beg to remain. Yours truly. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] December 13, 1915 Ur. Ueadowcroft:- Ur. Edison's original British patent is dated April 24, 1878Ja V/hile this patent does not claim a disc record, it both shows and claims a disc machine. I return herewith the letter of Ur. E. J. Barman ’,YH- JS , Ino.$**{ ^ ' lrm'\ “~ ■ ^ ovti -', (i4 d-Ln4^ i Mm ,%tu .cJl ^ ^ w^t u^m<^ ^^sasr^r- ' wju^ ■ ■-' i**M'?%\ V4 L&sf- Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Sheet £3- 13/ c/ seen the like anywhere else. Mav 1 suggest also that Mr. EdiBon's gratuitous advertisement for ur Edison ought to be aware of the fact that because of Steinway can^say ^yo^se^Mr^Edison^frankly^ell^you^that^ourjmusical judgement Edi Bon1" is^a^nic ^machine , °you*c anB saf ely^ac cep t our judgement ’that Victor is beet as a talking machine. To-day the Aeolian Company can say to their prospective patrons- not the organ) 11 . Bccond raters, but at the top. Please bear in mind that if Mr. Edison wants to make P»°l£® sis aa a: Ss.TOSS^nT* ** - Very truly yoi wch/rai.i Itecutttful !omtu>Ml (tototta TENNIAL PLANTS AlthUHt, N«U f 0^1 25 & <=- . 7~ // ' =- r * fSNJU *"*• ■ ■ aiU,W, r ■*» A^l' ^ vr **"■ %*iy ^ " ‘**-'-*£^1=- ^YzL -r~ j t— 'tzJZe- yhus'tt Pzus- 7a~/'C— —4-. — ^ =*J&z£5 %$&£&& £*2& £- J-e~* - Jt'cSZZ.m- /3*— (A. t/#2~J ‘*-~~>- ^l£Z^ ***? ' /Z-^C* ?' _ Thomas Alva Edison, Esq., Llewellyn Park, ’.Vest Orange New Jersey. Deo ember 7&h. 1915. ^v«ovx &k | ^ New Jersey. /Ui- fWA\<*-*'v**av' Zu~* My dear Mr. Edison:- — — on builalw^lnacKlnc. Edwin C. Barnes & Bros. The Edison Building, 72 West Adams Street Randolph 6732 Chicago Dec. 7th, 19X5. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Orange, New Jersey. As’*'/ My dear Mr. Edison: - y On the occasion of the anniversary of the great fire at the Edison Works, December 9th, I want to congratulate you on the remarkable you are engage^ < I December 9, 1915. My dear "r. Edison: I have your very kind favor of Dooerabor 7th, in which you advise me that Miss Munn's voice is not up to tho high standard which you have sot to make it available for incorporation in your list of phonographic artists. Please accept my very best thanks for the kind attention given to Miss Munn, and for the poroonal intorost you have taken in tho matter. I ap¬ preciate your courtesy most highly and the kindly sentiments expressed in your letter. I expect to give mysolf and Mrs. Lieb tho honor of oalling on Mrs. Edison in tho near future, as X have soveral little souvenirs of the last Edison Convention whioh X desire to hand to her. With boot regards, and again thanking you for your kindness, I am Thomas Alva Edison, Esq., Orange , How Jersey. / Deo . 9th. 1915. Mr. G. J. DeGarmo, 33 West 42nd Street, ilew York City. Dear Sir: X am in receipt of your favor of the 7th instant, and am much gratified to learn that you and your family are de¬ riving so much enjjoyment from the Diamond Disc Hecords. appreciation such as yours is one of the rewards that comes to me after many years hard work to effect a perfect reproduction of music. I note your remarks in regard to Mr. Alfred E. Henderson, and would Bay that if he is anywhere within a reasonable dis¬ tance from the Laboratory, I should be glad to have him come out here and make an ex¬ perimental record at anytime that is con¬ venience him. I would suggest, however, that he communicate with my Assistant, Mr. Y.. H. Meadoworoft a day or so in advance. Yours very truly. BETTS & BETTS CORPORATION New York,Deoember 9, 19X6. fa id fl-£* ELECTRIC (w'ndina) STREET KLOKS 0/ * [ . M.r Mr. Thorns a. Edison, ^ ^ ' Hew1 Jersey. " **• ^ w'/tv7j Mr. Miller 'informs us that the / BellB meet with your approval and for us to U - • go ahead and finish up the instrument as soon Is possible. V/e expect to he able to deliver * same in fine shape this coming week, and trust. / .vs that the bell records will be all that jou an- \ ticipate. UuX CcrwAt****1- J Thanking you fpr your-, kind so- “T> \ Yours veVy truly, 1 BUTTS & BBTTS CCRP. Phonographic Diet.— 2. /MGR. BELLS & CHIMES. DEPT. December 9, 1915. Alice Terlet Coloratura Soprano Christine Miller Contralto Charlotte Kirwan Soprano ( If necessary sfee will make one or more additional records). Marie Kaiser Elizabeth Spencer Helen Clark Thomas Chalmers J. Phillips Vernon Arohibald Dan Beddoe Van Brunt E. Bandolph G. W. Ballard fee yiXjdLh-*-**1 Mr. Edison has lately discovered an exceedingly good violinist who will probably be able to make records Rood enough for the oatalog, and no doubt will be_ available _ for tone test work at a reasonable price. He will probably* come across other instrumentalists who can make records good enough for the oatalog and who will be available for tone test work. As I understand our conversation with Mr. Edison yesterday, if we run across an artist who in our opinion has the necessary qualifications to give the lecture used in connection with the tone test work, Hr . Edison will consider the mueioal ability of such artist and decide what use, if any, can be made of him as a musician. When Lyman returns I should like to have Mr. Edison hear him play and perhaps he will be considered good enough to make a flute trial. Also I wish you would look up WalBh i violin trial, and if Miller thinks another trial justified arrange to have Walsh make it. us Mr. Edison deslres/to continue to feature Verlet and book her in aB many of the large cities as possible. I think that the results we have gotten with Verlet will facilitate booking her after January 1st. I hope she will Mr. Fuller -2- v„ooma a little more tractable, and certainly we must inBist thatlt all times she work with the instrument to produce the desired performance rather than try to show off herself, as she is apparently inclined to do at times. WM-AH C. C. to Mr. Edison. ALL ORDERS FILLED COMPLETE SAME DAY R^EIVED *\U?3?< LDESTAN^MBWJOBgRS of Edison Phonographs Recordsand Supplies 345 MASS AVE’’ TimTAmpozis.lND. -+'***&• ^vo^oeml>ar 9 • 19154 w |4 "A“* oUf ^ ;.'r . Thomas A. Edison, J? c/o Thomas A. Edison, Inc,, f Orange., II. J. !,'y dear I.Ir. Edison:- Tliis is not intended to bring hack to your mind the terrible calamity that overcame you „ear on this day. It is merely a letter of appreciation for the great effort and courage that vou displayed in that hour of trouble. ThJ-S letter is meant to convey to you my _ -thanks *°*-!*a* accomplished, because I realize that r »n„i a this tremenduous v/ork that yoii accomplished, I could not enjoy the privileges that have been ours. I was just thinking that it was just a vear ago that the fire occurred, and I '7B?ted to lot you know that I was thinking of it and all that you accomplished. Assuring you again that I am grateful for your many great kindnesses to me, and wiihbest wishes to both you and Krs. Edison, I remain Very respectfully yours A YffilC— UB M3. John w . Howell, ’-Edison lamp ViOrks , General Electric Co., Harrison, H. J. My dear John IV: ^ few weeks ago you asked me to give you a letter for a young lady to go over to our Recording Laboratory and make a trial record. She went there and made the trial record, which was sent over for Hr. Edison to hear. I wish I could make you a more favorable re¬ port about it, but unfortunately cannot do it. In explanation, I do not think that I can do batter than to quote the following which v.aB written by Mr. Edison to a personal friend in a similar case. "My system of recording is the most severe test of a singer’s voice that I know of. an artist may sing ever so acceptably on the concert platform or on the operatic* Blake, but on recording the voice on the phonograph every trilling defect is shown up and cannot be eradicated. .-.L a concert or theatre the hum of the audience, the little oxwra noises. of the accompanying instruments and other slight noises cover all trifling defects, but you cannot conceal them from tho phonograph. I had an export travelling all over Europe for two years obtaining trial records of all tho opera and concert singers v.ho were of reputation. These were sent over to me, and I have pretty near 3,000 of them. It will surpriae you to learn that not more than 3 fc of these were acceptable. This, however, will bear out what I stated above. There are certain technical requirements which we are obliged to insist upon for our recording, and I am sorry to say that Miss * - voice was not one that came up to our standard, and although I am constantly on the lookout for additional artists, I am sorry that I shall be unable to add her to our list." You will see from the above that the conditions are very severe, and there is no appeal. I am sorry. Tilth kind regards, I remain. Yours very truly. December, 10th. 1915. Mr. Kdison:- The f ir3t three selections are by Spalding and v/e are not duplicating any of Spalding's records on account of royalty. The fourth "Morning-Moon and Might in Vienna" Will appear on February list. The fifth "Carnival of Venice" v/e 1 0/fe, — ^ ' ,kt _ U ^ tC urt C ( ( -f nrV s' E. BOWMAN C. B. HAYNES & CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Cylinder southern Disc Phonographs EDISON Phonographs Records DISTRIBUTORS 200 EAST BROAD STREET Records r Ur. Edison: ^ ^ LfJbler** fH-V***** ~ “ id^iead , Dec _ _ _ _ of i Norfolk, Va. , of/t: Diamond Point Shop] Inc., 326 VGranby street, ms in o/r store to-day. He tells us that he is having big success iu selling the United States V/ar Shi os at his port, and vye wpuld Use to have you write him a personal and encouraging-aette" UB has one great obstacle, to cotdnd Iwhth.that ir ■* - 1 ” checking of the surface on the DiBC records if salt water has any effect on them, becaui change so many with this particular clap- object to it very seriously. / 7/e thank you in adyrince if you will kindly write to Hr. Y/oodhead personallyhhd explain it to him. V/e regret ver-/* much that the 9th of Dec. passed without wiring you, because^you know well what ^happened a year ago and we all hope that^fou have 1 the peeling and whd wants to know e he has to ex- K/of trade and they recovered from this disaster* Yours truly, C. B. Haynes & Co. cbh/c. UdL V' • ,CV)< , i 'Berl ’V.eloy , eal, I : ■ ■;.%/ rtoo. IH, J.315. *m*m*». !'■ <&OM & — ^$!.-Z£rX±~J •Ssnsuas;*** Ml non Is by far the i re talked with agents 'nave been Oru ngo , How Gentlemen: For some time I ha Phoi ,m¥ter. xs&%ztzacr If^it T^uS* confidently expect gradual increase in the list since th-n I have carefully kept track of the records l^ued ■ nfl « that wit, Vue exception of a only first class artist nnhirJfeb^s for # ^ ^£5s!£fc£e-e» mostly in instrumental recordT^hd would liW? to|kr.ow if ^hc_e *• * ™y z“a oMtzisTt^f fSlHHST is far superior in reiwodueticpUJ-Hny others 1 have heard, out orchestra itself does net see^^mpaj/with the orchestras making records for the Victor and colunbjB'foople . Are you likely to get out any more piano records by gpod' artists? Another point that i wish to nia.-.e^i s uliat jo seems to bo to increase the rfri ca^C-AO»r iyoh1,iios an* cnt^onlj the class of^pej$$? T object to paying 9. and the latest have not life contracts a few records by the Hew York and Boston put one over on the Victors. Very truly yours ^r^daj.oovile sural y If «»>• ».ve, y. 15aS Scenic Avenue, Berkeley, Cal' ih* T" 'Au L, kk ®''^ T** , ^4^ Wr« :^4IA aV^t ysivf-v wai [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Cl. December 29, 1915. Mr. Edison: pro. that i». Bii»h *•« “• »• is “* *. tto “Il,al 101 “ *7 ,1th. e»d .!». “» **» «“ l° h'lie . .,t wi.n, .t sue, of «- p— *“ unusually heavy. At th. ,»»»* «« * -Aetat.nAluy 1. »* “• BH.h «. — a. »ot ■»»"* *■ *“ — ™ “ H"S" 10“' tut rtffOAl.™ of thl. «h» aAdltlo».l •»»!.• “* „„e„ ao..a to ttt fton, .it. . 10- * — — “• E"S”r ... .celled to bo to tho Pacific ooct — *’» *B° “ .count of hit health, sine, uhioh t» hi. to, toon and ..ill 1. i» 6».hetn Clltonnla, hi. doubt being 1766 he Bf«. Ar... Hollyoed. Cl.. - tu“““a his letter-bead. CffiV/XVAT Eno- c^.. . M A \ , vv A s AV- 'V /X QU.S&lg* ^ December 16th. 1915. Report N ew York! Automatic Stop, submitted by Ur. Duncan of the Edison Shop - ■J\C <*> ■ . The model of this Stop submitted by Ur. Diuioan some time ago, "has been tested out with the following conclusions First: this Stop is adapted only for our regular "250" Horn that is, it can be applied to the "250" and more e^ensive instruments. It is not adapted for' the »200"-"150" or the "100" Horn, and cannot be used with those Second: this Stop very satisfactory manner, similar to those U3ed 4” cs absolutely autoraaticly as claimed, and in a . This Stop operates on three cells of dry battery mrmll flash-light, or used in our Standard Tele- No test has been made for the length of time these batteries will operate this Stop, but from its design and principle of operation it is veiy similar to a door boll talcing even less current, and because of its ot a use these batteries should work the Stop for a number oi months if for not years time. it can be so arranged that the batteries con be connected into the case 5 r^sfbf a^gef S3 be used which are puroiiaoable any where, and understood and used by the public at large for other electrical devioes similar to tne door bell. We have re-designed this stop and now have a °^Dt^ia'V^e°3i5n0d xs sets sjsss^ vzzz** by Ur. Duncan. I find that this stop entirely practical, and believe that it will be a very valuable attachment on our expensive machines. operated s a safety stop. r present stop, which will always be \|NfP JOHN P. CONSTABLE, , ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER. JPC/USH C.C. to Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell, Leeming, MrJdiMRh, Chaa’ MiBon* and file. Thomas A, Edison,- Inc* Orange, N, J. £)e£e a.^ dit Stnlr-KntUfreitu of^ou tCnlmrntprfrs uf Animal iUioInuu have been certain rumors/floating about he ire to have Edison records of 'Melba. -^50~mai'eiffce4--ttr-fcTigw~ /f he~ther to the effect that this may i hall be able to get other be so Wa^^r-^50~TTitereb-feed--ttr-tniOT:/.'netner we snan ue recordings of Destinn, ■ Bonci. Kartine'lli and other forcer Edison artists who^re-^SvT^aiined~by the Victor /eople as their exclusive artists. Be "enjoy very much your fine record/ of Anna Case, Alice Verlet, Urlus and others. Be often wonder why it /Is that so many of the older artists who are” now world famous are satisfied with recordings which seem to some of far inferior to/the Bdlson_rg^SEa&iA»«M-. — ” fbere is only /one criticism that I have to off er with respect to the Edison 'record. L'W found that a few of my records develop spots which ?ive a very harsh-’ scratching sound as the needle passes over ths!'‘* Some of these soots ^pear to be a very fine flaking of the material of the record On examination with a hand lens the bottri of the sound grooves seem to be lined with snail crystalline granules which will not be removed by washing in "warm water and ivory soap". This appearance does not seem to be caused by’ the reproducer since it appears in but a few of the records. This criticism is not givers an indication of dlssatisfa6t on in any way. On the contrary I am more and more pleased with my phonograph 42o0 otyle) • every day'. These annoyances arise with every manufactured article,, but by having ,4t tent ion frequently called to such defects as may be found will eventually lead to their elimination. Yours very truly. i-tr. CiyJiJr 1K*~> 7 \i*J~ ^ QO'i-/ l-t-frL ssi'ZtZ?'' December 17, 1916. y ' “ ' 'SJj ;“;i !.,..utl.n for th. of What Is now known, as .he „- K H, s3 U sent mo a fillnd, formally opened hy President Taft. a„rt wlth r««. rr. aara was r I si; ^jsxstr entertained me with a Fhonocraph. I • n ,n(uiry , he informed no, was the host, that I had -2i«™ Hi** Ml' Olso. The Idea naturally «**£• trmelnthar?f I* ou™«X ®* «" of “ ™,Ad ^ s" lV&jk .rrrisrrsj. ~ - ?t, jk.. This has bee n pr -»« * -» T onnoluded you mi:;ht rtJ. rmi, of writins this .letter to you, for, ^ + Yours vorr Sinco^uXy , .ut, atw, II, b. I send you, under separate ooer ^^00^/ of my book, and other Uterature, in which, yon ma; 1 Thorotis_A.JS(i' Orange, N.J. Dear Sir:- Anamosa, Iowa. Dec. 20th. 1915 ScuA Urt.\nc*ru™ **» 1 . ■rt-1 ^U^-e-tvi-vuco , ^ ix ^ Your favor of the 9th.inst.recieved in reply to / my letter of the 20th. ult. in which you state that you have made / it a rule not to examine any invention untlll such a time as / application shall have geeh^rnade^fo r patent ^y the_^nv^pto^ ^ f J I appreciate the Iffact that this policy is logical and fair, however I wish to make a proposition on a matter that I believe is out ofthe ordinary and. should be put uw to you— ±hi "l an unusual way. CU1SU*^p ^Ay6 s*0* 2% /Z^&trij3yyupZe^ A ^*'<1- ZAl- a^xsnk*- , _ _ _ _ _ /ceA**~ A ’ rf~- &&a-eso ~AL^ sAjs&z. Ac,-j j.<( syJUZ* a-i_ stesspyt^Le* ^ ^ ■zA&***- ‘^CA_ _ _ _ e.~£sU^<-&*- <20c&Ca. 52^, spu^-yitj-est-^ ^ ~ ^ a^a ^Q^e^e^a */> &U- &C*~G- f, s^tOy*- Agy^ «**- Zkkpi^Ukre^. Oc^e- <2tn*£esP<*>6z**‘ c December 23, 1915. Ur. Holden: I attach typewritten copy outlining the plan of the proposed American Commercial Securities Corporation, an institution projected by Helson of Albany and his associates with a view to discounting phonograph leases in the manner set forth therein. The author of this dooument is a Mr. Hoffman who is associated with Mr. Helson. He submitted the plan to me several days ago for our opinion. At that time the plan con¬ templated requiring the jobber as well as the dealer to become liable for all monies advanced against the dealer's leases. I told Mr. Hoffman that we are opposed to any plan which would involve the jobber in any Buoh liability, and he has undertaken to amend his scheme accordingly. There seems to be nothing particularly new or novel about Mr. Hoffman's plan. It is similar to the schemes that piano manufacturers are promoting, although 25 r. Hoffman claims that it has some refinements. I am sure that Mr. Edison and Ur. Wilson will both be greatly interested in this matter, but before submitting the dooument to thecal wish you would read it and comment on Wlt-AH william Mcknight JstjtJi'trrvL* huM**- ^ (V^3‘S^ rz/l&'-iJ,.* *££*,.* <£**«*»*** . *" 'll19 ) ^^y^jtcu,- c- K'^. rXy ■ ~~ " y/ -y /•"' /' Cc*f^u£'JL o*~/J%'~-7 7%t^‘ . l/‘ /~? /? /? v ' » , ub: ■. ^ , L— ^ - « . / - / A / ■^' ■ /r C <■< <; y/^'- f' f ^ ^ ^ -{ySm»r- (, ... Private Sec., to || ■ Hon. Thomas A. Edison I . ttl- 0°t ^ Orange , New Jersey. Uji jf ‘ * My dear Mr. Meadcworoft ^vi\£e-ri*£ Ever since my son^lf5oason , he d the pleasure of ay- visit with Mr. Edison at his home, he has been in the hope that some day he would own an Edison Disc phonograph, end this Xmas he h=8 succeeded in accumulating §50.00, with the result that the Victrola people are nov; after him to buy their machine in preference to the Edison, and the thought occured to me that perhaps you had in stock a good first class machine that perhaps you had been using as a demonstrating machine,, or perhaps one that some of the agents have been using and that is in^just as good a condition as any machine, excepting the fact that it has been in use in this manner, and if you have that kina of a machine available perh-ps you would be/willing to sell it for §50.00 cash. ew~~ This machine is to be used by him at Yale, and it would be shipped direct to Woodson-'Stuaebaker Carlisle, 603 Wright Hall, New Haven, Conn. Won't you kindly investigate the matter a little oit, and if you find anything that you feel would fill this order please let me hear from you promptly, and thanking you for the courtesy of your kind attention, and with best wishes for the New Year, believe me, y£^L/~ ftp. . . i, n c "JP*- Doo. r:0t.h. 1015. Mies Helen a. Hayes, 115 East 34th Street, Hew York City. i.iy dear Mies Hayes : Mr. Edison received your favor of the 23rd in¬ stant , and nas asked me to write to you with our latest cata¬ logue of disc records. He also desires mo to pick out thirty records that you would like to hnvo. If you will do this and send no the list I have instructions to send them to you with Mr. Edison's compliments. He is so exceedingly busy that he has no tiine to answer letters as he would wish, but he is taking the liberty of answering throuirh me, a e ho is well aware that you are ac¬ quainted with both of us. He appreciates your kind letter and the nice things that you say about the Diamond Disc. 4.s for myself, I suppose I am almost beyond par¬ don. for I have utterly neglected you. If you could understand how we have been plunged head over heels into an enormous mass of business during the past yeai, I know that you would easily forgive me. She only thing that I can do is to ask you to take my word for it- Mr. Hayes will back this up. Yau will realize how busy we have been when 1 tell you that I have not hud two leisure hours in Hew York since December 9th of last year. 'Huff |aid? ..ishing you all the good wishes imaginable for the I remain, coming year, Yours very truly. c/ /K^& /7 vp£ j X JL~ &LtxJ '*»**■ *- *£■ ^ <^:i, .,».- - v ^ ^ '*~ ir^- ~™"- <& ^ -a—*-^- *■* *- -Vf ^ - ^A-o /nn*~ -&~U- tr^L*JZZ? <^- X XL*^~ * q. (Ar^- Xu^r/^y J&. '/i.J- otxix- $U 7 le^X-^ ^ <*^ Ca^- 1 7fc £jL -^ ., {+ ^ ^ **+ ^ ^ ^r 7^-*# ^ P-/^A-' tA ‘ r^-ctA. tu~/ ^ ./ 5^ ^ l4jUtr*J~ (f^***^' ip*t J. *W ^ ^ <***^~* u^ ', ^ Stff^}"\ L vj)^**'*/ _jT3usL-^ ^ ^ ju. tf-A -V^0 c^o-crc)-. . 3 -^^s~ ~W\ ^/-CK-'^'-ci^ Ci — 1. U1— VAJ-ty-nJ^ /'S3'^'^\C> _ " o-'WcA. — cwA -•=^\^^JLj3AOJ_c.IL ✓w-'- °-^A>;\ - \ "U^-^o ^-*J'-li-i2'V_. CNf\Ji_c^2^cCfcc_cr^ . >> jc-r-^-N-g^^O- Ct-vaJC %AT^AiXsL>^^r^:^^AAy0^^myuJ Q „-jd5Av_ _(^r^^~-5-~- '^'-a- \ " Edison General File Series 1915. Phonograph - General (E-15-65) Undated, ca. 1915 Y | Y) j{ uOi tLLcf (q.cJ("'U'-c vu,^t ct^"7| <-<>£ £Cu_<-| t:|/ev^ VU-lc-iSiC <-(>£ (\IA ' f L£-tf>'tl X [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] TRUTH”! S' On Normal Green Given Fine Production. || Mr. Eaison: In the numerical trade list of disc records - in which I have inserted the mould numbers, and the letters oftg This means that if the master moulds of this number are not exceptionally good the selection will have to he recorded again. pB+ Ho 50061 - MEMORIES OF HME has been recorded again as - ~ - 2641-A-B-C. {C |5 has heen plated and accepted. Oat Ho. 80091 - HEAKTS AMD ELOWEBS has been recorded again ■ - - - but was rejected tho we are allowed to use the new mold 2642-C until a better one is made. With the above exceptions, I believe the list to be complete and accurate. I believe that the greatest obstacle to increased production is the imperfect masters now in use j - (1) The Submasters require an unreasonable amount of work in the repair room. (2) When repaired only a small proportion will pass Ernie to go on the presses. (2) Being rougher to start with than they should be the moulds will only run a short time before being taken off. The only way to remedy the trouble is to plate masters remaining in the vault. ' We will soon be able to plate 80 per week, but to carry them thru - replacing the old masters by second masters from the new moulds, will cause a congestion in Grimes depart¬ ment unless provision is made to take care of it. The repair room is where the greatest strain comes now. and where the greatest strain will be for the next six months • I believe that girls should be paid better for this work than for any other work in 'the plant, and that it would be good policy to at once offer at least 60?o more money to get the class of help required. I understand that the woman who is responsible Tor the room gets only about 12-1/2 cents per hour. worked in thiPlSSmWrtt^ devise some equitable plan^ ' °£j;yno |0od put her out. girl enough to i?4*™ to repair ana the next may not One Submaster will tahe all aay vo p given the hardest K& “att ao Mfof fhonus or piecework system. + a SSSgBSy*0^ °ing°one tSnI may have,coSsiaerahle effect one day and none the next. On account of having 1000 records in stock most of the that require a new mould for every 160 records. The new selections to he added to the catalog will help to keep the presses full and keep up production. ^J;he repair room will still have to hear the burden of keeping up the diff_- cult moulds to supply the demand for those records until better master moulds are obtained. There will be cases in which plating the white master in the vault will not help us, as it may he with the Urlus records, but in all cases the repairs will be less. Hot over three second masters should be printed of each, at this time, as we can get started quicker. If vou will go over the little black book giving numbers of masters in the vault and put some mark opposite each one which you want put in a book arranged with songstogether and brass bands together etc., I will make the book for you. Very respectfully, Cl/. (A) ' by,-,, r, '^£4i- jjL i.o L(nr--<-h ■....*! ^ bdJ-d^ ( ^v,a j»- ~jjl~-,\' isUy-A -t'rM-. s-j Vybbytr yttiZTO- : ■ h'oui.4 a. >i-^vN 4 '/■•• »c-.-kU. akx. ■^r,\ Vvy 4 ^ #***>:**' 'iOfyM. yWM'K ■ 4^1. ■b>'i^r'r\ /' 'Ud ~^Jj\ 6 ttu'.-x (>t'Y--: :.:. W(/b../( ^\s-jUcJa-V- . u-j ^vWii - ^ \ "/; • 7- a- "y1- dj/^ ,- 'T'A'^K yh ^ OYi-'- '■ '■ -•• -••'> - - v --7/ ' ^ . ^•■/- ■'-• - - A^-' g- ^ ■ - ' 4 -'"'A_ - u.bt ^,.^r.,.,.,x - £5.. ,-.., -u - S*' AAAJ^bv;y52b?-! 4/J“- '•'-•*<) 2- f- •-/.. .~./i //V\ /.%/:*.■••'/! •*•••'*'5 ,(t;;r .v / 1, ^ ;J' / attw\ ^ . Jf 5k awz ® (f3^ i c' '*f>a(/^ ■ &acL <^yd^t^h\ 0 ' adjusting screw - - 15 11 110. Tighten set screws - - 54 " 111. 112. Assemble winding gear shaft, spring and pawl- 60 " 113. Assemble winding gear Bhaft and washer to 30 " 114. Cotter pin in winding gear shaft - 10 " 115. Wa3her on barrel shaft - - 20 " 116 . Oil shaft ehdo - - - — “ - 50 " 117. Assemble barrel with bracket - " - 56 " 118. Screw fast bracket- - - “ --25 " 119. On plug screw in barrel - —15 " ' 120. Wind motor—— - - - - 50 " 121. Oil gearB - -100 " 122. Attach oil ripe s to governor drive - -120 " 123. Attach oil pipes to barrel drive - 30 " 124. Unloosen screws for oil pan - 150 " 125. Fasten oil pan — - - - “ " 5 " 126. Turn over machine — - - - - - . 40 " 127. Wic k around spindle - . 45 " 128. Oil machine from top - - - ?IHATi ASSET.® . MECHANISM ItTTO CABINET. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. Take out grill— - - - - - Take rarer off horn - Ball in ster - Oil - - Horn in cabinet - Take outside, frames - Mechanism into cabinet - Pelt under first lug - - - Pasten screw and nut - Pelt under second lug - Paoten screw and nut - Pelt under third lug - Pasten screw and nut - Assemble horn, handle and friction spring in mechanism - Put on table - Put on Breaker - - - Adjust step - Set horn - Set rack - - - Set friction — — - - — — - - V/ood strip for horn stop - Rubber cushion in strip - Block for horn stop— - - — - - - - “ Rubber cushion in block - - - - - line up speaker by twisting and bending horn. Time varies from 1 to 5 minutes. Remove table - 10 " 25 " 90 60 57 15 15 10 Wind motor — 155. 15 -2- W HI All ASSES®. HECHAHISM IHSO CABIHE? COHEIHUB1) 156. Brill Bor name plate - 157. Brlve two screws - 15B. Plug In winding shaft - 159. Plate on plug - 160. Brill holes - - - 161. Brive three screws - 162. Put hack turntable - 163 . " " side frames - 164. Put hack grill - 23 men 200 daily. Getting 150 cabinet ready 1550 seconds - 8 men. Assembling motor 1645 seconds - 9 men. Assembling motor in cabinet 934 seconds- 6 men. 20 26 10 5 20 30 10 10 10 Edison Retail Salesman’s Sales Manual 3^6 a-ea < In ^ U^k 0j3 4ao * Z. 3 3 Retail Salesman’s Sales Manual for Edison Dia¬ mond Disc Phonographs and Edison Diamond Disc Records OCTOBER, 191+ Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Orange, N. J., U. S. A. The Product of a Master-mind in Acoustics "M l AT the Etlison Diamond Disc bears tlic im¬ press oi a master-mind in acoustics is evident to everyone who hears it. This instrument is the .nine achievement of Mr. Edison’s research work coustics. It represents the mature results of Mr. on’s wonderful inventive genius applied to per- ng the art of recording and reproducing sound. : differs from all other discs. IT IS SUPERIOR, re is a reason for every difference and ample ind on which to sustain every claim of superiority, 'he record itself, for example, is thicker and harder i any other; the reproducer is heavier; the arnpli- g arm is carried across the face of the record — not the friction of the reproducer point against the id-wave groove, as is true of other discs — but by ticntifically designed mechanism. These, and the iy other points of difference between the Edison mond Disc and so-called talking machines, are not c peculiarities. They arc the ultimate results of nustivc experiments which have demonstrated their ortancc in achieving the end sought — PERFECT PRODUCTION. The Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph Its Difference Its Superiority Numerical Catalog and Salesmen’s Manual of Edison Diamond Disc Records Directions for Pronunciation FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO Retail Salesman’s Sales Manual EDISON DIAMOND DISC RECORDS Nos. 50153 to 50183 S1.00 in the United States; S1.25 In Canada 50163 Hungarian Fantasia, Theodore M. Tobini (Toll- bah1 -nee), Band Now I am going to play y< /fEZSiff, . . ■'Ox&yxb *1 tier of chat »n tliemcs. * T« Halid’ *nd arrangement of di Witcomb Riley’s i . Raggedy Man” (a raggedy roan, you rot of handy man around the farm.) The second poem is ca “The Bumblebee,” a ‘‘cautionary tale for children. L_,. nf all he gives the humorous lines, "An Impetuous Resolve. 50I7S Moan! Ke Ala (Moh-ah-ne SECOND SUPPLEMENT 'IX) Retail Salesman’s Sales Manual EDISON DIAMOND DISC RECORDS (Inter! in your copy of Form 2669) Nos. 50171 to 501% $1.00 in the United States; $1.25 in Canada Minn* *'• A *1) ream,"*' ilia l f think exceptionally lieaniiful. 50176 Jolly Coppersmith March, C. C. /V/cr, Descriptive, Kli/al^ll^Sl.^cci ^lidc'C«!ve^''nic V)nrk'vUic Dance," an old-fashioned | v walk which jovially depicts the darkies* festivities. * Nos. 80161 to 80189 $1.50 in the United States; $2.00 in Canada vs «f Long Ago — II»p O’ Mv Tliurn, Klein, reenrd — by Walter B . _ . _ ...usical play "Hop o’ f tirm. The beautiful "Barcarole’ mi wonderfully popular in this it one of the daintiest and most as# i i." by Offenbach, when first ’ given on this record became count rv that it was heard in lid theatre of the city. 1 think charming operatic pieces ever il Reed Miller, Soprano n (J the show. Nos. 82055 and 82062 $2.00 in the United States; $2.50 in Canada 82055 The Palms, J. Faure {For), Thomas Chalmers, 1 Probably th Clialmers/5Tai eftlafoly you will aRrc# t£ar nertme could am, Thomas Chalmers, sour hits of’ the operetta, “Pretty Mrs. iiviv .i icwnm .*v Thomas Chalmers and chorus— a Cl mas sour called “6 Holy Night,” by Adolphe Adam. .•> was a celebrated operatic composer— a 1 nrisian. Christmas sour was at one time immensely popular, at still well known. Pari a (Pahr'-lah)— Vocal Waltz, /. ter), Mary Carson, Soprano 7/t* (///<*»/<• <■*- "(Tie oosez lhe ypewriter, and the izard The Goose the Typewriter and the Wizard The story of the evolution of ■writing as applied to business. It begins with the days when the goose furnished quills with wh ich to write and ends with the present time , just touching the intermediate high spots to show where and how the wizard took hold. THOMAS A. EDISON, INC. ORANGE, N. J. Introductory EDISON can travel along a well-used road and still find virgin soil,” remarked one of his assistants. That is exactly what Mr. Edison did when he sought and found a method of voice repro¬ duction. Scientists for ages past had attacked the problem without success. Dreamers had prophesied — one that it would some day be possible to preserve the voice in a hollow trunk or pipe in such a way that the words would come out when the pipe was rightly opened. These men failed because they started from the source of sound. AyjP.: They tried to make a machine that could talk. Mr. Edison started with '* the eject of sound— the recording of vibrations — and succeeded. He travelled the same road the rest had travelled, but saw the thing they had overlooked. There is, and always will be, a certain amount of mj'stery in the principle of voice reproduction— in the fact that a sharp point will cut into a wax cylinder in such a way as to record sound, and that a button-shaped point will bring the sound out again, clear But in developing the Edison Dictating Machine of today from the first crude machine of 1877, Mr. Edison has, by years of persistent effort, taken all the mystery out of the appli¬ cation. of the principle. And in doing so, he has given to the world an appliance that ranks well up with his other inventions in actual economic value. This booklet is presented to tell you just how simple the Edison Dictating Machine is in operation and how its economy is effected. [4] Chapter I Overcoming Your Father's Handicap YOUR grandfather used to write letters in long hand at a cons penditure of time. He did nc expenditure, partly because it was not a loss according to the business standards of his day, partly because the volume of his business correspondence was com¬ paratively small, but mainly because f he wrote his own thoughts in his own words — directly. Your father found in the typewriter an answer to the demand for greater speed, legibility and economy, and because he gained much in these respects through its use, he cheerfully hired a sten¬ ographer and learned to dictate. But he lost in directness. He spoke his letters to a stenographer instead of to the men who would receive them, and each letter went through several distinct processes at the hands of the stenographer before it came back, ready to be signed. This discouraged individuality in dictating and led to misunderstandings and errors in typing. Now it is found that with the Edison Dictating Machine you can gain what your father lost in directness and can, in addition, cut the present cost of your business correspondence in two. [5] ! But the adoption of machine dictating, unlike that of machine writing, does not bring about any upheaval in your offices. It does not require any change in your own [6J Chapter II In Your Office WHEN you arrive in the morning your Edison Dictating Machine is ready for use. Instead of waiting for a stenographer, you take a record from its box, slip it on the machine and start the motor by throwing a switch. Pull up¬ ward a small lever at the top of the machine and the recording point is lowered so that it rests on the record. Everything is now ready for your dictation, but it is not necessary to start until yon wish. The principle is exactly the same as in an auto¬ mobile. There you start the motor, but the car stands still until you throw in a clutch. You have started the motor in your Dictating Machine, but the cylinder itself does not commence to revolve until you throw in a clutch. This is done by a slight pressure of the finger, or the foot, as you prefer. Pick up one of the letters on your desk, read it through, turn to your Edison Dictating Machine and dictate your reply into the speaking tube just as though you were talking to your man over the telephone. If your telephone conversations could be recorded they would make mighty good reading. They are direct and forceful and are accurate reflections of your [7] 1 individuality. So it is with the letters you dictate to the Edison. Speak as slowly or as rapidly as you wish, for the Dictating Machine places no restriction on your dic¬ tating speed. When you wish to stop a moment in order to review some matter in your mind or look for data, a pressure of the finger or a lifting of the foot stops the machine immediately. After you have used the Dictating Machine an hour or two this operation is accomplished without mental effort. The Edison Dictating Machine is entirely at your command and under your control every second. You don’t have to continue using it until you stop the motor any more than you have to keep going in an automobile until the gasoline runs out. Start dictating when you please, stop when you please . and as often as you like. •1 In case you are interrupted and wish to have the last sentence repeated, iTj wish to have the last sentence repeated, iust ,ift t*le recording point from the record, and by a single motion swing ' - it out of the way and swing the repro- "aX" ducing point into its place. The """ machine reviews clearly and distinctly as much of the dictation on the cylinder as you wish. Then swing the recording point into place again and go on. The recording point is a sharp sapphire that cuts your words into the revolving cylinder as you dictate. The reproducing point is a rounded sapphire that does nothing but reproduce what you havesaid. Both are mounted on the same mechanism and it takes but an instant to change from one to the other. Both are plainly marked, so that you can make no mistake. As you dictate, the recording point travels along the revolving cylinder. When it has nearly reached the end, a warning bell rings. Kinish your sentence, release your dutch and press back the top lever, thus lifting the recording point from the cylinder. Eight minutes of dictation at the average speed will fill a cylinder and will mean about 1,200 words. In Chapter VII we tell you how, after the record has been transcribed, the cylinder may be shaved off and made ready for re-use. A cylinder will stand about one hundred shavings, so that the expense is reduced. to a slight figure. Remove the cylinder, place it in its box, slip a blank one in its place and continue with your dicta¬ tion. This operation is also a simple one, quickly performed, and will not break the thread of your thought even though thechange may be necessary in the midst of a letter. There is nothing difficult or intricate about talk¬ ing your correspondence into the Edison Dictating Machine. You have already become accustomed to dictating, and have nothing new to learn. The opera¬ tions described may seem numerous and confusing, but that is because this is a description of them. If you should read directions as to the proper way to take a knife from your pocket, open it and sharpen a pencil, you would find the processes even harder to follow. As far as your dictating is concerned, the Edison is nothing more nor less than a mechanical stenographer. After you have used it for a short time its operation will come naturally and without conscious effort. [9] Chapter III In the Offices of Others Chapter IV j In the ). Transcribing Department WHILE you arc dictating in your office, your partner is dictating in his office, and your assistants and other correspondents are also dictating in their offices. You and your partner do not hold up the dicta¬ tion of others for your own convenience or for the dispatch of more important matters. Each ^ man has his own Edison Dictating Machine and starts as soon as he is ready. Some dictate very rapidly and some very slowly, i- ! A 's his best work because he ■ *— -yP . is alone and because his best replies come spontaneously and are recorded after the first reading of each letter. The eight o’clock mail which used to clog the whole office routine during the entire day is now out of the way when {he ten o'clock mail arrives. Everyone brings an addetl enthusiasm to the work because tile work is always "up.” Thus the Edison Dictating Machine induces the highest form of efficiency in your entire dictating de¬ partment-boosts the volume of business correspond¬ ence and improves its quality and at the same time lessens the effort required to produce it — removes all obstacles and unnecessary operations, and increases the power of each dictator to think and to create. [ 10 j MEANWHILE, the same girls who for¬ merly spent at least half of their time in taking shorthand notes, do nothing under the Edison System hut transcribe — produce corre¬ spondence. Each operator has a machine to herself. Each is kept supplied with records which are to be tran¬ scribed. There is no hitch, no interruption, no loss Instead of taking time to read and study over her shorthand notes which were written so hurriedly, each tran- - scriber sits at her typewriter with the I hearing tubes at her ears, and writes | just what she hears as it comes off the machine. If necessary she can repeat parts of the dictation just as you can on your machine. Having your own words to transcribe, and the advantage of as many repetitions as she wishes, the operator can write with far greater accuracy than was ever possible when transcribing from shorthand notes. Punctuation is never uncertain, because the reproduction of your voice suggests the natural place for the comma and period. As you know, one stenographer cannot read the [ H] shorthand notes of another. Whoever takes the notes must do the transcribing. One stenographer may be loaded up with work beyond her daily capacity, while others may he sitting around in idle¬ ness. There is no alternative under the old method. But a record that has been dictated to the Edison Dictating Machine is intelligible to anyone. What it says cannot be mixed up, miscon¬ strued, or incorrectly transcribed. When you dictate a letter to a stenographer the last thing in the afternoon and sickness prevents her appearance in the morning, you must either re-dictate your letter or wait until her return. When you dictate a letter to the Edison Dictat¬ ing Machine you do so with the assurance that nothing will prevent its transcription, because any¬ one can transcribe it. The adoption of the Edison Dictating Machine does not necessitate a change from your present stenographic force to a staff of specially trained operatives. In fact, it is far better to retain the stenographers who are already acquainted with your office and its work. The economies you obtain by the system are so great that well paid operatives are a still further economy. A dictator that feels the convenience of high speed direct dictation to a machine can afford the best help to transcribe it. There is very little about the Edison System for the stenographer to learn. If she can hear what is spoken to her and can operate a typewriter, she becomes competent just as soon as she becomes accustomed to hearing a machine instead of hearing a person. Chapter V What the Edison Saves A1 ie taking short- As an Edison Dictating Machine ope spends all of her time transcribing. A stenographer spends between a half and three- quarters of her transcribing time reading and ponder¬ ing over her shorthand notes. As an Etlison Dictating Machine operator she is not asked to read or study over anything. As the machine talks she writes. - - - Result: Nearly half of her total tii saved. Over half of her transcribing | time saved. All of her time spent at the typewriter producing — a gain of at least half her time and a 100% increase C in her producing ability. A reduction of 50% in correspondence cost. The cost of writing letters by st ography is seldom calculated, but if this is done it will be found that writing forty folios ( 100 words) a day at a salary of ten dollars a week costs 4J‘!c. per folio; at fifteen dollars, 6j4c. per folio. The average stenographer who can write forty letters of 100 words each day can easily produce sixty letters with the Edison Dictating Machine and eighty [13 1 [12] Chapter VI Convenience N "O matter if your stenographer is late or absent, for your Edison Dictating Machine is always at your elbow, ready to take your ictation. It is probably necessary for you to put in an ccasional evening or holiday at the office. Under he old system you were only able, on these occa- ions, to read over the mail which necessitated your xtra work, and make notations on each letter so hat it might he answered on the next day. When he next day arrived you had to read each letter iver again, reviewing the whole matter in your nind before dictating. The Edison Dictating Machine is as ready to :ake your dictation in the evening or on a holiday as on any working day, and the letters 8 you dictate can be transcribed and . in your hands ready to sign the next A morning. Business firms who use the Edison =7 Dictating Machine are constantly save time and eliminate confusio In many cases executives dictate their orders .. the Edison instead of calling in their assistants and delivering instructions verbally. These orders arc quickly transcribed and delivered, thusdoingaway with the necessity for calling anybody from his work, and supplying instructions which cannot he forgotten. t 16 ] But all these are conveniences that are brought about by the Edison System. A careful study of the conditions that exist in your office will bring to light a number of ways in which the Edison can he used to advantage in addition to its regular use for the dicta¬ tion and transcription of routine correspondence. What conveniences are you offered by the con¬ struction of the machine itself ? Application In the first place, you do not need to worry about motive power. The Edison Dictating Machine is attached to your regular lighting current. It makes no difference whether your current is alternating or direct, or at what voltage it is delivered. The Edison is equipped with a motor which is quickly adjusted to any electrical condition that may exist in your office, by pushing a pointer to the current and voltage desired. Before Mr. Edison invented and adopted this motor, machine dictation was necessarily limited. It was only available to those firms who had cur¬ rents which would operate a direct-current motor — probably representing only five per cent of the territory of this country. But the Edison is now universal for any electrical condition or office use. This advantage cannot he over-estimated; machines are frequently used on two electrical currents— day and night on factory and city currents; or the machine may be transferred to another locality where the current is different. Ini the business office where there is no electric current, it is not necessary to forego the advantages of machine dictation, for the Edison Dictating Ma¬ il?] chine can he furnished to such offices equipped with a long-running spring motor having a re-ivind alarm —a necessary feature which none hut the Edison In tcrc ha liveability Again, the combination of the Recorder and Reproducer in the form of two separate tools is most desirable. This feature not only makes it possible for the dictator to have his dictation repeated at any time, hut also makes the Edison perfectly inter¬ changeable between the dictating and transcribing departments. You never have too many machines in the dictation department nor too few in the transcription department, nor vice versa. Shift the machines about as may he necessary in order to keep the correct balance between these two departments. Corrections l’erhaps the greatest improvement that has been made in late years is the invention by Mr. Ellison of a system by which letters may be corrected and indexed as they are being dictated. Think of handing your transcriber a record con¬ taining long letters, short letters and memoranda, without being able to tell her the length of each! Think of the futility of having said “Make two carbons of that letter” after you have dictated the letter on the cylinder! Consider the waste of time imposed upon the operator when, after having dictated the greater portion of a letter, you say, “Begin that letter over again!” It is not to he wondered at that stenographers formerly complained of dictating machines for these very reasons. U ntil these objections were overcome [ 18 ] by Mr. Edison, the successful application of machine dictation depended almost entirely upon the dictator’s ability to remember his carbons in advance, to dictate fluently, clearly and without making any mistakes. But the Automatic Dictation Index takes care of each emergency as it arises, and does away with all lost time and wasted effort due to mistakes on the part of the dictator. It is an absolute necessity. Each Index is made of two pieces of celluloid with lettering between so that it cannot be erased. Before starting to dictate, slip an Index into the holder made to contain it at the top of the machine. This holder travels with the Recording Point, carrying the Index past a pointer. If you make a misstate¬ ment and wish to correct it, pick up the pencil which is handy at the hack of the machine, draw it across the space marked “Corrections,” resting the side of the pencil on the side of the pointer, let go of the pencil, and continue with your dictation. Mark the length of each letter and the number of carbons in the same way in the space accorded at the top of the Index. If you do not think to mention carbons until after the letter is dictated, mark the space entitled “Carbons” at any time with the num¬ ber required. “Rush” letters and notations for enclosures are made in practically the same manner. When you have filled a cylinder and put it in its box, take the Index out of its holder and send it with the record to the transcribing department. The operator with the Index placed in a holder on her machine, is fully informed on every matter regarding the dictation of that particular cylinder, and cannot possibly go wrong. [19] While the office hoy shaves each cylinder, he and returns it to you inside the freshly shaved record, ready for instant use. There is no waste of stationery with the use of this indestructible form; no carrying of printed forms in stock; no stoppage of the system of indexing because a printed form has been mislaid. Chapter VII The Cylinder , the Shaving Machine and the Cylinder Box THE wax cylinders used on the Edison Dic¬ tating Machines are sufficiently thick to allow for repeated shaving of the surface at least one hundred times. As each surface of the cylinder will contain about 1200 words, it can he shown that the cost of cylinders compares favorably with the cost of stenographic notebooks and pencils. The Edison Self-Cleaning Shaving Machine has many unique features; the chip chute, which is directly back of the cylinder, receives the wax chips shaved from the cylinder as the knife arm moves across in the shaving operation. The chips are drawn downward into a compartment prepared for them by means of a small fan, avoiding the objectionable dis¬ tribution of the wax on the machine or operator. In connection with the shaving operation, which must leave the surface of the cylinder perfectly smooth, the composition of the wax plays an essen¬ tial part. Edison wax cylinders are free from impur¬ ities and made of high grade materials which take a fine surface. Each cylinder is contained in a cotton-lined box for protection except when it is on the machine. To prevent breakage of cylinders as a result of dropping out when the boxes are carelessly handled, a metal bottom with spring clip is attached. The clip holds [ 21 ] [20] the record securely. These metal bottoms are de¬ tached when new cylinders are purchased and are attached to the new boxes. Each box lias space for a number which is copied on the accompanying dictation Index. The cylinders, in their boxes, are placed in trays for further protection and for convenience in hand¬ ling. This tray can be kept on the cross-bars of the machine’s base or wherever else it may be handiest Chapter VIII Demonstration WE have spoken throughout this booklet of the Edison System. This is a system upon which your individual system is to be built in order to obtain the best results. Ask for a demonstration of the Edison Dictating Machine. The salesman who makes this demon¬ stration will study your office and its work with your assistance just as though you had engaged him as an efficiency expert. He will then devise and build up in detail the Edison System that will best solve your problem. He will ascertain the number of machines you need, will install them, will watch over their use and make any changes that are necessary. He will stay with the system he has devised in your office until he has worked it out successfully and put it on a practical basis. He will then show you in actual figures just what the Edison Dictating Machine and the Edison System have saved you during the period that the demonstration has been going on. Your present dictators and stenographers will he used, and will become thoroughly acquainted with machine dictation and transcription, and the regular course of work in your offices will not be interfered with in the slightest degree. If you do not know the name of the firm selling the Edison Dictating Machine in your locality, we shall be glad to supply it. Address THOMAS A. EDISON, INC., ORANGE, N. J. [22] note of mod¬ ern business is prompt¬ ness. B u s i - ness efficien¬ cy and busi- (r'0_ nesseconomy demand the elimination of waste and delay The man who has learned the secret of briskness and de¬ spatch in his business affairs spatcn in ms Business aiuuia ■■ ■ - holds the advantage over his competitor. Promptness is an essential of “service”— and “service” brings business. 17 T^V f Cl o 1\I Dictating Machine Hi M-J 1 and Transophone Makes promptness second nature. You may reply to your correspondence Instantly— at Jirsl reading. It it is only an acknowledgment of a letter received or notice that a matter is being held for further attention, your answer is prom pi. You merely turn to your machine, dictate your reply and it is olT your mind. Nothing need be deferred. All causes for delay are eliminated. Send the Coupon for j- Tk~a7~E~iZ~tZ. our Literature j Cli.'jkci^.i^i.r.i; Thomas A.Edison, Inc. j A few “important facts and reasons WHY Our Regular Inspection Service Should be Subscribed to 45 North Third Slroel, Columbus. Ohio SERVICE BRANCHES Dayton, Ohio, Chmlcton and Wheeling. W. Vn. COMPARISON CASES or wc hove gathered nates on a number of our users who did and did no/ subscribe to our Inspection Se and complete satisfaction reigns, where services were subscribed to. Voice Writing Machines Do Human Work and Need Human Attention WITH all the skill ol the inventor in designing, and the greatest care in manufacturing, it is impossible to provide against the time when any mechanical devise will need clea ng o I g and adjusting. In these requirements voice writing machines arc perhaps the most neglected of any of the office appliances. There are good reasons: — The users arc loo busy. This is not a jest, for the busiest people find the most use lor our machines. New employees do not always receive a training in the proper use of the appliances. Office employees are not mechanical, and need direction in the supervision of such work. “The Customer Be Pleased” This has been the constant aim that has brought us success. Therefore, wc wish to assist your office (oi the care of your machines, so that you will secure the best possible results. For a small monthly payment we agree to render you regular services. Wc believe the assistance we ol necessary, whether your machines are new or old, because it covers a systematic examination of the appliances; avoids delays, and insures better results; prevents the wear of unajusted parts; and provides for the training of I . _ _ 1 „:„„c irrtii lipnefit of our knowlcdoe of better letter writing . Regular Inspection Service gets the mail out right and right out at all times. You have the machines and the system, but if you are not a subscriber to our Inspection Service you are missing something. No user of Edison Dictating Ma- chines enjoys the full measure of benefits without this Place a Money Value on Time and get a maximum return on your Dictating Machine investment, by having an ideal condition for Dictators, Transcribers and Machines, (all three.) To head off troubles will save time and increase efficiency. Your Edison Saves You Time provides you a means of independent dictation, saves your stenographers the time of taking dictation, and enables her to write twice as many letters. It has reduced your office expenses and pays you big profits, but will pay you more if you will give it all the consideration it should have. What Our Inspection Service Is Expert inspection, cleaning, oiling and adjustment of your machines. Mechanical troubles corrected before they materialize, thereby saving operators time that would otherwise be lost. Benefit of our expert knowledge in better letter writing, advantages of good ideas j we get from being in personal touch with other users of our system. Co-operation to get the maximum efficiency and economy by using your ma¬ chines as a convenient habit. Instructing new dictators and transcribers on the correct and systematic way to use voice writing to get a maximum result at a cost. ; Correcting time-losing habits of users. (Habits are easily formed, and there is a right and wrong way to do everything.) Completely overhauling the machines when it is considered advisable. Regular Inspection Is Cheap Insurance When are your machines oiled? Overoiled or under- • oiled? Would you ruin a fine machine through lack of L SM attention? Will you have us render “First Aid" when ! your machines won't run, or “Save Time’’ by our keeping them in good condition1 Look This Mailer. Sa> “Interested,” and we will tell you more about Regular In- spection Service. Wo,l“ Rl“l" WM' Y°u A" 0l“ AGREEMENT Regular Inspection Service rie Ludalmqlllackmc Ca. 45 N. 3rd street. COLUMBUS, OHIO Please extend to us your regular inspection services, which include the inspection, adjustment, oiling and cleaning of all our Dictating Machines and Shaving Machines at a net price of seventy-five (75) cents each, per month. (The object being to co-operate with us to keep our machines in first-class operating condition, at all times.) This service is to include your advice in the better handling of our cor¬ respondence, correct use of the voice writing system, instructions to new em¬ ployes and overhauling of out machines when necessary. We understand that your charge is to covet service only, and is not to include supplying any repair parts or accessories for the machines. We agree to pay for your services monthly and reserve the right to discontinue same, by giving you thirty days notice. Authorized by AGREEMENT Regular Inspection Service ftidaUncj ffiaeki/rtc Cff. 45 N. 3rd Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO Please extend to us your regular inspection services, which include the inspection, adjustment, oiling and cleaning o( all our Dictating Machines and Shaving Machines at a net price of seventy-live (75) cents each, per month. (The object being to co-operate with us to keep our machines in first-class operating condition, at all times.) This service is to include your advice in the better handling of our cor¬ respondence, correct use of the voice writing system, instructions to new em¬ ployes and overhauling of our machines when necessary. We understand that your charge is to cover service only, and is not to include supplying any repair parts or accessories for the machines. We agree to pay for your services monthly and reserve the right to discontinue same, by giving you thirty days notice. Authorized by Edison General File Series 1915. Phonograph - Edison Phonograph Works (E-15-66) This folder consists primarily of interoffice communications relating to manufacturing operations at the Edison Phonograph Works. Included are documents concerning the development of a motion picture projector called the "super kinetoscope." Also included are items pertaining to the fire of December 9, 1914, that destroyed or damaged more than half of the buildings in the West Orange laboratory complex. One document announces Edison’s intention "to establish an entirely new system of manufacturing Phonographs when he moves back into the old buildings." Other items refer to a reduction in the production schedule for the Amberola 30, one of Edison’s cylinder phonographs, and the use of the old Federal Storage Battery Car Co. building in Silver Lake, New Jersey, for cabinet refinishing work. Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected items consist primarily of letters of transmittal and acknowledgment, meeting announcements, and routine correspondence concerning financial matters. Messrs. January 12, 1916 Mr. Gifford who is working at Silver lake on the shaving wax records at the Silver lake plant. HE1.BB Copies to Messrs. H. E. learning Edison, VJilson, Chas. Edison, Walter Miller, ylesworth, Nicolai, W. 1. Eckert, Green, ehr, Baldwin, Moore, Hird Maroh Ena, 1915. BAB- 9- 27 E Mr. Muaa ana file: According to our conference yesterday Between your¬ self, Mr. Eckert ana Mr. Bizon, please arrange to stop all WOrk on the system we are trying to establish for the Phonograph Works at the present time. This, however , aoes not effect the piece work rates „d to of Foremen end tt.pe.tore ere doing in o.nn.etton .Hi the eyetem. ei.Ply stopping yonr end of it, loginning February 28th. Mr. Eaison informs me he will establish an entirely new system of manufacturing Phonographs when he moves back into the oia buiiaings. In view of this, there is no need of our spending any time in trying to establish a similar system we have here at the Battery Company. Please arrange to let Mr. Berggren have the men he let you have temporarily. R, A. BACHMAH c^. Edi^n", H. ®. Deeming Wilson, Chas. Edison, Gall May 2Iat. 1915, Mr. Y/.H. Miller Report on Tracked Blank (3750-A) with 10 Needle You will find enclosed. Surface Card from Ernie, and an Inspection Sheet on the Master Mould, showing you the number of Chips which are 28; Mechanical Injuries -9 I light Scratch, I Chip Out in recording. I listened to Surface of Mould myself; the Snaps and Crackles are very light; the General surface fair; and slight run-out in last half. There is also a blind in last half, which gives two snaps. I am sending you a Report on B. Mould next. Copy to Messrs. Edison, Hird, tteecrt. Uaiawin crui Knyeos toy fits, m3. ,31th t). vIob to oentrollBlnR reoponoibiiny, ffe". ;Jol-'iwin will Aboqo till air* record production oifflo ro. %Ju3wia am olno handle iaoofala-; aloe record ordero. Ho oUl orUrult wltb t!» ! Jsloo .sopartoont in rognrd to prollnlnirry tSStStaB Stare on aacftxm for which w br.ve no ovdore In tend. OP. noyoB Win loose fill aflviccB to Koloe, tho . nloE end {JsnoliBOtoslns ’opcrtneato. *»£tcr consultation with tfco ; aioo ena iw* feoturlnf? i'cpartaeoDa K*. aoyea «ai oioo Soi- ooob dloo mwlanent with a liat of 0U^“°R nyiDi- orajploQonta of vMcii 86 hovo Siirno otool.o. ln oiflm tbot K liot coy bo Cffjortiod to tto in connection with o j^iob talk aeoleaeft to pack tJioa. Ro will oloo errauee to OTfPlyJJ ho will have hla banito fall of otfer® work. o, C. to r-OECFO. IVllBOO, GhOJflOO ■ Ire ton. h. C. fioOhowncy. ■V&lcon and locoing. iiconnrfl* Jilrd, niohio September Ilth. 1915, Mr. Edison:- vtv Confirming my understanding of your instructions given verbally yesterday afternoon, Y/orking Moulds of all Selections accepted by you, are to be made up irrespective of their matching and held pending the issuance of Supplements weekly. This plan will be put into effect as soon as possible, by increasing the help in the Mould Making Department to the extent of running this Department continuously Day and Night. Copies to Messrs. Y/ilson, Deeming, Mambert . Edison General File Series 1915. Politics (E-15-67) This folder contains correspondence and otter do — r conjrnlng 5S^S ssssss sSSSSbSSbSES response from Edison. Parlfortt Qiljrtstmn ^nhea&or pinion =,cwc«v»,«w- tz^&i*--***'1*^** ' ' ^ ^ ^v^Wv-u, 1^ ^ _ Feb. 23, 1915. ' 2- / r. Thomas A. Edison, range, II. J. 3 in the issue of Tuesday, February 16th, Hartford Oourant, your name was used in such a way as to make it appear that you had taken a definite stand on the question of prohibition. A copy of the advertisement is enclosed herewith. A meeting of the Hartford Christian Endeavor Union, an organization composed of thirty-three Christian Endeavor So¬ cieties in Hartford and vicinity, discussed the use of your wim in connection with the said advertisement and in behalf of the Union, I am writing to inquire if your consent was ob¬ tained in connection with this advertising program of the li¬ quor interests. A line from you on this subject .will be of great in¬ terest to the thirteen hundred Young People in the organization named above and we trust that we may be favored with a reply at your oonvenienoe. Thanking you in advanse. Yours very truly. 0- [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] PART TWO PAGES 13-20 HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY J 6, I9J5. Prohibition Hie Enemy of Temperance Prohibition in the Southern States Proves Conclusively That It Does Not Prohibit; That The Stronger and Adulterated Liquors and Drugs Take the Place ot the Lighter Beverages, and the Moonshiners Manufacture Them Without Regard to the Government Laws or Paying Revenue and Sell Them to the Blind Tiger, the Kitchen Bar-Room, the So-Called Social Clubs, and to the Homes, Creating a Condition ot Depravity and Lawlessness. Read A Few Opinions of Men Who Are Not Fanatics 'Upon Any Particular Subject , and Who DO NOT Receive Remuneration For These Opinions ; PROFESSOR CHAS. FRED ’K CHANDLER, Chemistry Expert oC Columbia University, on October 5, 1914, said; — “Beer is ono of the few foods that is free from bacteria. BEER and BREAD are both made from cereals. Broad contains water and is solid. Beer contains water and is liquid. Yeast makes both more palatable and digestible. And only when taken in largo quantities is beer intoxicating. ’ ’ ARTHUR BRISBANE saidr- “The man who has his beer or his light wine with liis'cvening meal, if temperate, is far better off', physically than the total abstainer.” In the “Lancet” of March 30, 1907, sixteen eminent medical men, professors and others, signed a, statement of which' The following is a part: “As an article of diet wo hold the universal belief of civilized mankind that the moderate use of alcoholic beverages is, for adults, usually beneficial, is amply justified.” PROFESSOR ARTHUR GAJIGEE, ; Montreux “ Subject to limitations as to amount and manner of consumption, it appears to me that alcohol is a valuable constituent bf tho dict of man. DR. G. W. F1TZ, Cambridge, Mass. : — “As to the value of alcohol as a food, I believe that in cortain conditions.it. has a distinct food value. As a inodicino I believe it has undoubted value.” PROFESSOR H.P. B. BOAVDITCH^of Boston^ Mass. : — •“ I liavo always taught that alcohol, sinco it is, in moderate doses, almost wholly used up in the body, must be regarded as a force-producer or a food in the same sense that starch and sugar are foods.” . REV. AY. A. WASSON, New ' York:— “The use . of alcoholic . : liquors is and always has been iconsidered not only legitimate ns a beverage but is consecrated; hallowed in the most solemn and weighty rites of the Christian church.” -. FOTHERGILL’S Practitioner’s Handbook of Treatment.— “In practice we find that in many persons a small quantity of alcohol im¬ proves digestion, and that a meal by its means can be digested which otherwise would be wasted.” : - LANDOJS & STERLING, Text Book of Human Physiology.— ' “Alcohol in small doses is of great use in conditions of temporary want and where food is taken insufficient in quantity.” v : SIR T. LAUDER-BRUNTON; London, Eng. : — “Moderate quanti- ties of alcohol may be used as a food.” •DR. HENRY DAVY, Presidcilt -British Medical Society, London, Eng. : — “Beer, bread and cheese for a meal is infinitely more scientific than the American meal of bread, tea and jam.” PROFESSOR ADOLPH STRUEMPEL, Vienna, Austria:— “Be¬ cause his brain was starving his body from over-activity, I prescribed beer and bread for Mr. E. H. Hiirriman, to give him added energy, build tissue and give nerve strength.” , ‘ MAJOR-GEN. LEONARD WOOD, in his anmial report to Con¬ gress, 1910. — "It is believed that the ro-cstablishment of the canteen ' would bo to the best interest of the arihy. ” ■ THOMAS JEFFERSON :— “No nation is drunken where wine is cheap.. Its extended use will carry health and comtort.to a much en¬ larged circle.” " HENRY WATTEIISON :— “Tho introduction of Beer in America has done fftoro for temperance than all the temperance societies and . all the prohibition laws combined.” Privy Councilor, PROFESSOR SCHMIDT, M. D., Member of tho Nationnl Health Council, Marburg, Germany, usaid: — “I appreciate the moderate use of alcohol, in the form of winebr beer, from a hygienic standpoint, and'regard it ns devoid of all danger.” RABBI HTRSCH, Chicago: — “Tile best safeguard against drunkenness is that drinking should be enjoyed openly. In coun¬ tries where tho family are in tho habit of drinking together in places of public resort, where the wifo accompanies tho husband, the tone of tho cafe is ns high morally as that of the home.” PROFESSOR ADOLPH CLUSS, Royal College, Vienna:— “It makes good the wnste of human tissue, due to excessive mental or physical activity.” PROFESSOR JOS. ZEISLER, Northwestern University:-" The small percentage of alcohol in beer induces medical men to favor it — it docs not malto drunkards.” PROFESSOR AVILLIS KING, Kansas City, Mo.:— “I have prescribed beer for forty years in many cases and always found direct and beneficial results.” Statement formulated by PROFESSOR FOSTER, of London, Eng., and signed by sixty-two of the most eminent physiologists in Europe : — “Tho results of careful experiments show that alcohol taken in njoderato quantities is oxidized within the body and so supplies energy like common articles of food.” PROFESSOR C. VON VOIT, Munich:— "A moderate uso of light alcoholio beverages — os, for instance, beer— is not injurious to ✓ health.” The Consensus of Opinion .of Physicians, Clergymen^ Fayerjng^the_ Moderate Use of Beer arid Other Alcoholic Beverages, with tie Overwhelming Evidence of Its Benefits to the Human Race, Proves That the Regulation rif the Sale of These Beverages in the Cafe and the Hotel by thC-PRESENT LAWS ARF JWEElRIENT,^d,,^ Temperance. ( Thomas Edison, Everybody’s Friend, Says: “Our Worst Drawback at the Present Time Is TOO MANY LAWS.” '• EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE I EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATED RAILROADS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY T2I COMMERCIAL TRUST BUILDING PHILADELPHIA, PA. Afl an employer of labor you undoubtedly recopize ^ , oam> the desirability of obtaining the repeal of the so-called LCa^- in the campaign of publicity which we are waging with a , i?\ ^^«um i view of obtaining the repeal of these laws and you are, TV* therefore, well acquainted with all the facts. £»***•' With a view of bringing this matter to the direct V fl'tf'vv'c' attention of all of your employee we should be glad to place * ^ J*. in tin hands of each, a cojy of our panphlet "Bo You Know ®h l • r What The Pull Grew law Means?". The thought has occurred Vv ^Wyj* to ua this might be accomplished by including the same in ' cr\ the p^ envelope of each individual, and if you can con- Itu, h£*fit&' LU/V Blatantly see your way clear to assist ua in this way in ^TT » V . J) »■«,*-< arch a distribution, to shall be very glad to fur- (j^CrtV-y rr'a* ni ah the leaflets in whatever quantity may be required to u _^ talco oare of your needs. dj*M> We earnestly solicit your support and thadc youirfA*- in advance for ary favors along this line which you may Bhe fit to grant ua. is UVf Vary truly yours. Q4yCn&o yyrr^A Chairman, Executive Committee. Pamphlet #13. -•in VOTES FOR WOMEN Empire state Campaign committee PRESS DEPARTMENT ROSE YOUNG, DIRECTOR PRESS AND PUBLICITY COUNCIL I hear indirectly , through your daughter , Mrs. Sloanfy-. that you believe in Y/oman Suffrage and may be willing to do something to help us in our campaign. Y/e realize , fully , the amount of work we must accomplish if we are to win any one of the four Eastern States— Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachu¬ setts and New York, that are to vote on the question this year. Y/e need all the assistance that any one, who believes in Woman Suffrage, can give us. That is why I have found the courage to write to you. Will you write us a statement as to why you believe that women should vote ? If you could connect it, in any way, with the change in conditions and the developemente of the last half century, for which you, yourself, are so largely responsible, you cannot imagine how it would help us. The most effective means^of using such a etate- ment from you,would be first, to let it appear in the form of an interview in the daily newspapers, ihen we would like, also, to weave it into a statement, which we are preparing to send out to the Trades Journals of the country. Y/e believe that these journals are very important, as they are probably read by a number of men, who have no time for daily newspapers. They, however, refuse to accept any neu&items, stories or statements, that have no bearing on their particular trades. VOTES FOR WOMEN EMPIRE STATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE PRESS AND PUBLICITY COUNCIL Contribuling-editors Committee March 16th , 1915. #2. Y/e think we could show that such a statement , as that which we are asking from you , would be of direct interest to men of every trade. News Committee Mary Austin Newspaper Committee Mrs. Seymour Cromwell, Chairman. iYill you make the necessary sacrifice of time and thought to help us? All Suffrage work must now be done in a hurry. Our time seems very short. If you will not only give us the statement , but do it now, we shall be doubly grateful. Yours sincerely. V bb Katherine Dreler Mrs! Carr^Van Acnh awilllams Theatrical Committee Miss Aones Morjjenthau, Chairman. Mrs. Robert Bowlor Miss Bessie Bralnard Mrs. Rob't Francis Carlwrlflht Mrs. Sumner ^Gerard^ Hunt Miss Carrie N. Isaac VOTES FOR WOMEN EMPIRE STATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE PRESS AND PUBLICITY COUNCIL 1 have your note of April 9th , saying that you already overworked with a vast number of important i. ; be nmumcrable . If yo woman suffrage, which we < Hew Jersey, Pennsylvania c shall prepare and send yo\ ir approval, 1 h°Pa Vou will } that I have been told correi favor of woman suffrage, and i to help us if possible, but r i very important work . — — * J ^ 3 — -f — *6 “““* hJL-, '**• i t i ~tu U^p^-f K— ^ *1 / 6' iy /' lQs2~&ur\ / - . ^//&. Ainsfij^Lj-f ^^^~f^_Si^_ JjCij^jTo <^- '✓'^ IA/)t^i<£?Caj^ aY < p <^\ "i/Aj^ dsLstr^Cfti JzYzYY '~i/bz_ YTYjL^ ' z2<7 £? C^, c^v^JZ^ °i We* ^ pK^3^ ^?^ Vtf^M^rri--' — $&?K ,, ^ fa TZtrY- tr7'£^' oJ-tcsee-Oj/io^ /ZcY ^ZzYLjY. -^c At Yfa fZ^z^r z£*lY fa? f- {ctzt ^YrY_ zrzt'Z- fa/fa^ l fa.A^fa, »*«■ Y f>^r W tey;zU4J2:. *> 'be^-C- a. ^ .. /o*w* Y ' Zy&Yz ^yY o^^Y^^YY-zY . Cfyfat/t,*e4. c£&k~ . Y ^Yy fa% , c^*Y Y^Y Yf ‘-^Y ^L**^ *tfa„ aYY c a- y wU ?tIZ^ ffi Q 5 jP£^/^T7~ }Z>Y tstYYZ^z-Y^ ^^/YaY ctcfa v v/j.^ -//,/,/vJ f(5 ) ■ . .l3>/. (^/yrf^cC />f< :^c^v;v/ ^ '*//$*'% yAr,„. f/ic, Y(c„ >'<; " /i *" si 7c’ * o&t' */r- ■*>'**/”«£ in *cAU :■ CL C'jinTZcry. , -ei A' f /r- '/&*. - ) e+mS-etA tee/ Sc Air y* * ^cXL , cA, «/*// ce ir' y f/ , ^tr '‘ /Acte (+«-' ,t«s/ct* Act) trco J A j 'AS y / , • "/z: t- //« <*•“ / "Y ScJ gS- //2Z22722~c y rr T*’ ^ Y z 7 ^/4< y£ ^cS^eS S&r Ak. (2/A- iSSe % ■*> > ** y , a y /^2* ^ "y//. /A / y / J^r/, r r- (2c i //2r/o-;f t Of / /■ J^ry-pAA'A &**c*sA*~/ eSmrrifo y^/y [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] IfSOW THOS. A. EDISON TPvnA -7* Ml Jfah $ aXtc^vu A&~fC A^AinUir /jtjfcu'. Jj tf-> -*> /tA^f 1892, with the recognition and support of the Maccabee associations with which Major Boynton, during his life, was so closely identified. This Association has proven very suc¬ cessful. It is composed exclusively of women, and now numbers a total membership of over one hundred and eighty-five thousand, with invested assets for the protection of the home of its members in the neighborhood of nine millions of dollars. Teare of the opinion that it represents larger financial interests and more responsibility in this connection perhaps, than another woman's organization in the world, and it is so well founded upon a system of adequate rates and proper reserves that it has a great future before it. We feel that this building will be unique in being the largest and most beautiful, as well as the first building of this kind to be erected as headquarters and owned by a society of women, and that the laying of this corner stone will be an important event (ir.^the^ history, not only of our Association, h«t r t also of the State of Michigan. We desire to extend to you a most cordial invitation to be present on this occasion and to take a place on the platform with other distinguished men and women who have promised to honor us with their presence. The ceremony will take place at two o'clock in the afternoon and will be preceded by a parade in which all the Masonic - 2 - Fraternities of Port Huron and Sarnia will take part, as well as all visiting Masonic Fraternities that can arrange to do so; also other local Orders and Societies. Sincerely hoping that you may he able to attend, and assuring you of the encouragement which your being here would be to the city and to this Association, whose permanent home it is, we are, (Miss) Supreme Record Keeper. Edison General File Series 1915. Proudfoot’s Commercial Agency [not selected] (E-15-69) This folder contains commercial reports on individuals, companies, and charitable organizations. Edison General File Series 1915. Radio (E-15-70) This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the technical and commercial development of wireless telegraphy or radio. Included is an exchange between Edison and his chief engineer, Miller Reese Hutchison, concerning the market position of Edison’s storage batteries with regard to the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America. Also included are remarks by Edison about government ownership of telephone and telegraph lines. Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected material consists primarily of unsolicited correspondence that received a perfunctory response or no reply from Edison. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] LYNCHBURG, VA„ cute..*- l|^SZ Edison y_ ... New ■ange, N.J. uear air. ^ wiBh to maie some inquiries in regard to your property in Glen Ridge, II. J. First-V/hat will you sell the whole property for cash? Second- What will you lease the whole property for on a five year flat Xe^®|_what wlll you lease the building on Belleville Av., the long brick building, for? We are in the market for a factory in the vicinity of Newark for manufacturing liquid air and liquid and ease ous oxygen theref S^^S* JSWKTiiS&'SS* ^ »: JSAS? » K absolutely necessary. Kindly let me know, if poesible by return company baa several properties in view which they are to coming Wednesday. mail pass as our on the Very truly yours, Home telephone— 2208-W Glen Ridge . Ojvn oi nj'HOJUnf' ' (&* AND o.stillation of air ^ n n C \ ^ ***"*, * f~*~\ 0 0 0 w AMERICAN AIR-LIQUEFYING CO. /I ‘ c-aj. LiJ4<"r r J ., ,r_;4SA/r *ut test vj^- WraSS^B a. Edison W*'*'4** New voRiJ.^.- April 23, »1 I received your favor of the 15th inst . in reply l will say: I live in Glen nidge, and have lived there for 25 years. I probably know more about what the Borough want to do Or will do than you do. 1 know one thing, they will buy no land with buildings on it, un¬ less the seller agrees to remove the same at once. Your land iB assessed at $7,000. and your buildings at $20,000. According to that, if you sell to the Borough, three-fourths of the value of the property would have to be sacrificed— as every brick would have to be carted off the lot, before they would even agree to buy it or leaBe it. You do not say what you will rent the building on Belle¬ ville Avenue for:, or whether you wish to rent it at all. Very truly yours, * ^ ALFRED D. HYDE, NEW JERSEY REALTY. t^u"* ncw jEnsEv-5-ii“15* . Mr. Thomas A.Edison;- Regards your letter of the 27 th. Ult, .... , . I would like the numbers of the lots on which the labor¬ atory is situated-also the privelege of buying the lots at y°'“J^g!j“'e of $35. — each, for thes reasons-I am hopefull of Siting my plans to a successful issue and will therefor like to aoquire the lots and at the same time have some benefit as well also keep others from getting in on the plot and not improving it. . T .m In my figures as to the plottage oftthe whole tract I will consider your acreage © ||oo*oo per acre as I will enplain when I again write you. ^ dQ not pu^p0ae paying at onoe for the lot3 in the lab¬ oratory plot-but want the sole privelege of purchase within a reasonable time-say 3 to 4 months in order that I can get the large project more to¬ wards a finish. as re. details and actual agreements as to performance on developement. Very truly yours. ■ -cruiy youi'8, . The tract is to be divided into ^ aoreplots and you to receive pavment at rate of $450.— per acre .provided you bear your pro-rata share of the co3t to put in one arterial road that Trill not amount to much say $500. — as it will be mads of 3 * stone covered with ash top or surface and this oiled. The sales Co. to bear all and every expense and to get their $■!?* out of sales above your proposed $. , The pooling or centralizing of the varied holdings and the sane conducting of an effort to sell undBr comprhensive and intelligent oeoftle oh a safe and sound plan is the only way to lead Menlo Park out of it's still gloomy and dark condition — I have the people and it remains for you to say whether you will be one of those joining in and accepting the plan. X have no fear of accomplishing the results as planned and am working to that end, I await your response and thanking you beg to remain very truly yours; Q/l/lAWjLs'AJ , lUsm The Edison Portland Cement Company STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. December 13, 1915. Mr. I. W. England, Passaic, N. J. Dear Sir:- Replying tc yours 7th tc our Mr . Carhart , which has been awaiting my return, I wculd suggest that if Mr. Ricker and ycurself will call on Mr. Edison relative tc the property matter it will not really be necessary for me tc be present, but I would suggest that you make an appoint¬ ment tc meet Mr. Edison either by writing tc Mr. W. H. Meadow- crcft, whc is Mr. Edison's private secretary, cr telephoning him ('phene 908 Orange). If you 'phene him, please state that ycu are 'phoning him at my suggestion. Ycurs very truly, V/SM-KBS [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] £ L i'Li-s typw/JpR&mrimik m I. V/. England, Esquire, C/o Passaic Metal Ware Company, Passaic, IT, J. Dear Mr.rEngland: V/ith reference to your letter of the 14th inst. concerning a proposed conference with Mr. Edison, I regret to have to advise that I could he of practically no benefit to you as a party to that conference. Hr. Edison used to visit this plant occasionally twelve or fifteen years ago, hut I have not since then been directly in touch with him and it is quite probable that he has entirely for¬ gotten that X ever existed. This is more or less true also v/ith Mr. Mallory, although I have had some correspondence with Hr. Mal¬ lory on one or tv/o occasions in recent years. Thinking perhaps Hr. Sexton or someone else in the Hew York office might have had closer association with Hr. Edison and could therefore help you out in this matter, I mentioned the subject to Mr. Sexton while in Hew York recently. He stated that he knew of no one there who had any influence whatever with Hr. Edison. As you are probably aware, Hr. Edison is a man with a rather unusual personality and from what I know of him the matter of a release of the mineral rights in question will be something which he will de¬ cide as his will may dictate, regardless of any influence which may be brought to bear. I feel sure that I could be of no assistance to you in [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] -2- this matter, tut I trust that you can make satisfactory arrange¬ ments. Thanking you for your kind v/ishes, X am, Edison General File Series Religion and Spiritualism (E-15-72) This folder contains correspondence and other documents regarding Edison's opinions and widely publicized statements about immortality, theology, superstition, and related subjects. Among the correspondents for 1915 are journalist Edward Marshall and the noted spiritualist Bert Reese. Approximately 5 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected material consists of unsolicited letters and printed matter that received no response from Edison. 8mfc% states fast (Office Dear Sir; read an articie concerning yourself in the • daily papers recently, I find myself interested in some similar subjects as yourself and hence I am imposing upon your good nature in hope of securing a little information. 'Vould you kindljr tell me in what mannev or in what, you obtain the same "friendly" germs found in buttermilfc, which are so beneficial to the human system, and how or from what reliable Astrologer I may obtain my Horoscope. Assuring you your reply will be most sincerely appreciated. truly yours Dear Mr. Meadowcrof y t am rainiT out/to see you tomorrow, Taut I v/ant to thank you ver7much for ,/our letter of April 5th, which reached here during my absence In Y/ashington. I have studied Reese with the utmost care. Among other which certainly was remarkable ♦ Hot so mucii nj-s his upper head was more than pink from blood suffusion. He also drew my attention to the very apparent beating o. a pulse S2SS- *&*££ S a strain. There was no doubt of the genuineness o The onlv really remarkable thing he ever did for me was to find a watch which I did not know I had lost In my room o_n Twenty-third street. He came i^one^night £«[ lost yoi^awatoh"?a ltdemurred fo? I was wearing 0X“*1^1Jhti“S^ie" true. Inasmuch as he had never been in the room before, thought this was an extraordinary stunt. it thP Reick dinner Judge Goff asked him where the bridge a certain river. Judge Goff was the only man who ever had heard of the river and it afterward developed t the name which he used was the ancient nomenclature o- a Grec¬ ian strl^ Reese replied that there was no bridge across the river. Judge Goff said that this reply was correct. I was present years ago when Reese did an equally aston¬ ishing stunt in finding a mislaid article • thl §?ofess« the house of Professor Hyslop. He had never met the Prolessor -2- tefore and had never been in the house before; haA ne^ Been Vrs Hyslop and, X think, did not know who they were. This was while Hyslop was a member of the faculty of Columbia. I had . minri a. tAst of Reese’s power by Hyslop, although neither at any rate went with her to a room in which a bookcase was located. From this book case he took several books , opening a way to the back where a book had fallen, and opening this found a lock of hair. Mrs. Hyslop was very much affected. The lock of hair had been cut many years before from the head of a girl baby who^f terwards died. I have told you, \ think, about the day Reese met me in the Waldorf iust after I had signed contracts to go to Ha/ti fo? The Columbian Magas ine. I did not tell him that I was go¬ ing away, but he volunteered the information and said uhat I was going where the people we re blafik. I had the tracts in my pocket. The thing seemed somewhat uncanny to £sL? h-ss ESFKViiS S-oXt#gia-»1S people ’were SM "'.Til and raadine figures, writing, etc. in isthave done when he told seeing through solids and reading » one’s pocket as, for example, he musthave done when the dates on pocket coins that day in the laboratory. I will close this little dissertation uppn-this' e 2££“ ?JTrs. Borden Harriman, whose name X do not remember. In some way or other the subject of fortune tellers came up and she told me that she had once been swindled out of a ruby ring valued at 51500 or $2000 by one of them. Describing him I IhoughtI recognized the portrait and asked her if Ms name was Reese. She said it was and that she submitted to the loss as she believed he knew she would, rather than let her husband know that she had done such a foolish tiling *8 *°-S° a for¬ tune teller at all. This occurjed many years ago. Her hus hand has since died. According to her story, Reese got poss¬ ession of the ring through telling her that he would be unable to furnish certain information which she vividly wished and had gone to him to obtain, unless he had in his possession over night something valuable which belonged to her. Very sincerely yours, Ur. W. H. Meadowcroft, Assistant to 7Jr. Edison, PROF. BERT REESE 23C^ fUlfV * I Hew York. Hay 22nd 1915* Mr. Thomas A. Edison, West Orange, H. J. My dear Mr. Edison: When X was last over to see you at your laboratory, you were so kind as to offer me one of your viotrolas and some of the victrola records. My wife's birth anniversary is near at hand and X would very much like to surprise her with one of your machines. I would greatly appreciate your remembering me at this time. With kindeBt regards and best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Winchester, Massachusetts, July 5, 1915, tkzry«~ ■7 covrx S C a- "urf°oes). In a turbine the fluid travels through, and wastes a lot of energy by leakage over the ends (as well as making construction and adjustment difficult): above we have of the sniral being contrary to the virtual spiral made by die motion engine with no close fits and rubbing parts: there will be sevoia_ serious structural difficulties which I can see mow. Either the casing, or the shaft, or both could turn. If both turn (as, e.g. , on .. rear axle of a motor oar) there would be structural difficulties in gat- L„r. j.t.. ■pinia inside the casing, but gasolene could be put muo a revolving carbureter without much trouble. That engine k|lao a g^®* _ miie ideas I work out on storage baucerias and cold light axe f«r better than this guess at an engine: there is no room in a leuuor to make them intelligible, however. 23 The next 500 pages is physical science. This is the part that will interest you particularly. I finish up aU fine old uneorie^. matter* they are all good when completed: we oan moke as many d: ‘•f- forent' sorts'7 of pictures or theories of matter as we like , gaxtetira f i? is Bhown that if tbsy a^° n°t Dolf-contradictory finey^all^mean^e^aot^y . gYSta foot; or mlTU* oj «hlg oan bo seen in an hour or so with a ba.3in of wauer and some ooap. Hith a-? root experiments anti a few observed iaccs to give us ins eon- SloSS — Of «MM>, I *»«»»<* S>.~ ' **» verse so the.-!; they can he understood. For insuance, I givo -houC a dosen easy ways of illustrating the raeohanics or gravity, and showing e^activ its general principles, which are not expressed at all hy Jew- ton'slaw. In this 500 pages I probably give nore do carls ten you oare for. I had to write it so that the expert scion „ist o witn the ir roass of dotoils conlcl seo that I v/as consisteno v/xcli all one jOio.m facts. But you could ship or read casually such details as you did no' ©.ho a first class st< iside particular atom! id out' exactly how ce: it is 3hown how to find ouc exact, and how to use that knowledge. I arc battery, breahing down ta** u tery. Gold light is much more si reasonably good guessing at mater 2A, 5ho last 500 pages solv the basis of the details obtained the problems can be easily conden thereby easily grasped and rigoro isly solved, a for the ph; itelligible. rare battery by good intui- , say hi and Fe atoms. But tain atoms are made inside, ; job. Coal is really a stor- of no further use o.s a bat- couia probably be got by Ly human problems on science part. . All simple equation, and i could ship all this jal science, but simplj 25. If you read the booh and then think it is worth while naving it published , and that you have got on ougn good ^Y-hoitld li'f ££ for saving so to whatever publisher I select, ohon i^houia 11,-0 you SS»f StF«» Sr ff « '•’■foy0U^» ti “ t’SKf’jOT?" £ W»f“-e sk?« -ft Si lrt- t.r; ana I shall just pt tho booh Jool as SWSMiS «ruVSj«,^.|uoit WLfaf e i. earned it, and more. ^ BlBO0rely youra, S. IClyce. Edison General File Series 1915. School Children Letters [not selected] (E-15-73) These folders contain letters sent to Edison by the children of Public School 10 in The Bronx, New York. The letters, which are all dated March ilO, 5 lire wSen in response* a demonstration of Edison's Diamond D,se phonograph the day before. In addition to a general expression of thanks, each letter indicates the student's favorite song. Edison General File Series 1915. Secretary - Meadowcroft, W. H. (E-15-74) This folder contains correspondence and other documents authored by, or sent to, Edison's assistant, William H. Meadowcroft. In addition to items pertaining to Meadowcroft's personal affairs, there are also letters directly related to Edison and written on his behalf, similarto those in the other folders of the Edison General File. Among the documents for 1915 are letters concerning the efforts of Italian composer Luigi Romano to secure an autographed photograph of Pope Benedict XV for Mina Miller Edison. There are also references to public functions involving Edison, including the banquet in his honor at Carnegie Hall sponsored by the Civic Forum, and to holiday celebrations in the Edison household. The correspondents include libertarian author and social critic Albert Jay Nock and longtime Edison associates James Gaunt, William J. Hammer, T. Commerford Martin, and Sidney B. Paine. Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The material not selected consists of personal correspondence with Meadowcroft’s friends and acquaintances, along with routine letters of transmittal and acknowledgment written in his capacity as Edison s assistant. SAN FRANCISCO CONVENTION, JUNE 7-11, 1915 NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION My dear Meadowcroft: I note that you have had another fire at the Lab¬ oratory and I confess frankjy that it makes my he arts ink when I think of the perils which that wonderful collection of data, relics and historical material is being subjected to. I do wish the cement idea for a museum for their preservation could be carried through. I guess it makes you busy. My secretary tells me of having seen you^o^ Edison's birthday^in a moving picture f ilmjwhen you had every evidence of being fully occupied. In this connection please note the enclosed which is from one of my friends, Mr. Herbert S. Hallalieu who is Private Secretary to Mr. McGraw of the HcGraw Publishing Company. Doth he and his wife are English but have been in this country sometime, although they are relatively quite young people. The purport of this letter you will readily gather and I shall- be very much obliged if you could help put Mrs. Hallalieu next to the opportunity that she 1b seeking. I do not know just how to go about it myself as I am not in touch with that element of the business. Thanking you in advance and hoping Sficretjjgry soon to run out to: the laboratory, believe Yours truly, I I. W. Me Canclless & Company MANUFACTURERS OF MINIATURE INCANIIESCKNT LAMPS March 20,1915. Mr. V/. H. Meadoworoft, Edison Laboratory, Orange, N. J. Dear Mr. Meadoworoft: I presume you will be surprised to learn that I have severed my connections with the Ever Ready Company and am now connected with the above concern. Naturally I was very sorry to make this change in some ways, but as you are probably aware, the Ever Ready Company have built a million dollar factory in Long Island City and are moving their whole plant over there at the end of this month. On account of my wife's health it was impossible for me to leave Chatham, and therefore I had to make a change. I need not say that if there is anything I can do for you at any time I shall be only too pleased to take care of it for you. With kind regards and hoping to see you in the near future, -I am, Yours very truly. H. W. McCANDLESS & COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO CONVENTION, JUNE 7-11, 1915 NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION Now Y ork .April 2 , 19 15 W. H. Moadowcroft, Esq., Edison 1'eBting Laboratories, Orange, K.J. Lear Mr. Headowcroft: I have yours of A^ril 1st and note that you are going to be extremely busy Saturday ^Ihgeo^lJI I . 1 1 II I ^ -^.imagined how busy you gust be and At hat join, ub at_ lunjfti. We will see you later, around two or two thirty, depending whether we have lunch in Orange or get a mouthful before we start. Meantime, with regards, believe me. a- truly, secretary O^ ^ di*S ~A& ~e~t s' sStT' *^/7~ S^r-S y^^-A^AA* Aala^a *** rx , _ y&*« *XZ ’ ^tZye. Z /> <~^" ^ X s^y ?***■ 7^ y^y '7A~ f- r~ ^Zj12A ■Vm*- A^ty &<*aA £> A rS...r*s r^air /&*s-/i^»* ‘AZy^s^syz /A^y ^ ~<- A^'y, y^S- y€~*. —A-. S—*2*~/C* yn /Zc. . . — y s' SismSAy/ srrn* /4^ti* ~ s-yy^A^^' I i/fA y'yyxs^^ ^ r^EET — - " /Zc+3 /yjr^y''£^y ~Cv-+S /XyS' \ -/~/d 'X^A y, A~~ ^*y,^Y' Lj > ^ ZaMdiui, AAuM ^Ut ■& ^ ^7 /v/ /t/t t c ...^ Y yv *i»v — 'dd‘dt fric-oU*'’ /- yiLxO' iftH't July 10th. 1915. Mr. Herbert T . Wade, 331 Madia on Avenue , Hew York City . Dear Sir: I received your favor of the £9th ultimo. We have bean bo overwhelmed with work the last six months that it has boon practically impossible to take up any matters except those of the most pressing nature, and 1 shall have to ask you to have patience until I return from a little vacation which I am obliged to take now. I shall hope to give you some of the other informa¬ tion you desire when I return in the beginning of August. Yours very truly. Assistant to lir. Edison. NEW ESSEX AND SUSSEX SPRING LAKE BEACH EY Jc (X^b. -7- aJ2JL_ &Z~ CaJ^uZ. c^1tX^6^C-£2^^_- CU+-t?(s £ ^ISJUUx. ^CC^^tTZi, yo-zcp. tfUyjLvzJ- '%L . ^cr/ /ti~>v>^sz. ax^~ C. . i26^L^r^Cy. / J/* C-~0 ajzxL crfc. c^£ jZaz- . J%e*~£>L- 'fi&i. £c_^ s^UkJZZxP^ 2S/^fl-z^ 4/ 6j^a^Sl-~P£q <2J2s2_ Pk_£x-^/ ^5^U2_-fe^ /^G2_ J^Cn^/ <&C, z&-. a-2xy~<~~y^-C^ZCjL- i <2s*P(£a--/^ 6* \ CU^^-, 0*-X£-jC>(_SL£y Zois^S— ~Z&~ <^Q_ I CW^- o^-^c coJ£~zfc-“s&e> 7:654 ; THE EELS. WARE i LACKAWANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, OFFICE OF ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT, SCRANTON, FA. September 82, 1915. Dear Mr. Meadoweroft, I thank you for your very kind favor of 31st instant, in which I note with interest that every one around your place is overwhelmed with work, which means large business, although nerhans some of your extra labor may be in connection with Mr. Edison's new departure to boost the U. S. M. , which is greatly nl easing to the public generally. I thank you for giving me the address of the Edison Phonograuh Company of Manhattan, which I was unable to find in the telephone directory. With kind regards. Very truly yours Mr. Wm. H. Meadoweroft, Secretary, Thomas A. Edison, C-G Orange, N. J. Oct. 19 tii« 1915. , fl. J. bear iir. sock : I ar'' in receipt of your esteemed favor of yesterday, and in reply t.oald say that now the grand Old Kan is gone west,; I am if anything busier than efer, because X have to take care not only of my own v.ork, but a goodly portion of hie also. Hi;. but.iue...e 1- anything but a playtime for me. to the biography, all we cun do i; to patiently wait for a while until this terrible rush has .0 some extent subsided. Xhere are signs of its subBide-.ee. iver since the war commenced last yea-" J have practically given ray entire lue to .Jr. xdi.-on an^his business ,Pand thereto been mighty little left over from v.hat has been used up in the way of energy. 1I0 one but thobe immediately in contact with affairs here can ham 1 any _ idea of our intense concentration and strenuousness. My heart aches, ..nd my conscience also when X think of the long daluy what nas enbucd, but on tho other hand, I perk up again when 1 think how much ®°r® able the work of the last year and toe present time will oe tne biography. Please don't give way to aispair, as -t - J^Q UP the work again just as quickly as possible, enu 1 nope that it wi-1 not bo long. I am very glad that you and Mr. McChesney had ruch a pleasant interview. I ao not know how long ne takes to decided upon the acceptability of plays. However, X will make a casual inquiry, which possibly may hurry up the matter. Uith kindest regards, I remain. 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Luigi r.omano , station S, Box 27, ii ew York City. :,iy dear professor: X must ask you to please excuse the long delay in re- plying to So« * >■»« *« *-» 111 my correspondence has been very much delayed. Of course, v:e shall bo glad to see you at any time if you wish to come over to the Laboratory to bring the photograph to^yr. Edison. 2c ie exceedingly busy day and night, and i can¬ not tell when he will surely bo here. However, I v.ould say for your information that he is usually here every morning. In regard to the proposed purchaee by Hr. Franc olini of an Edison talking lac nine, I think you had better refer this W Shomas A • Edison, Inc, Orange, K. J-. — not to me person¬ ally, as 1 have nothing to do with the sale of the Salking Ja- cnines. I have not received any news from the iiinister degli Esteri Baron Sonnino in regard to you.. If I Ho near from him at ai.y time, I shall let you know. V.ith kind regards, I remain. Yours very truly. Cty" ■a^e^J) w^l^/ '/Lv-et^c^, _ ^ ^ w /^ ^ ^ 6y. ^-,,/^r ^ Zu.. 7 9£<2d ^-l) JL*. cfi^j / Jfc^r Cowtc 'MtcUcKi ^ CWUtok^G ^ c) ivUv^T- HeMi* !»/'• ' w«- /-fcfc*. ($' feo*,?/- The Edison Portland CemenjJ6c5mpany STEWARTSVILLE. N. J. December 4, 1915. j r Mr. Wm. H. Meadcwcrcft, Edison Laboratory, Orange, M . Dear Kr. Meadcwcrcft : - The last few visits I have made to the Labcratcry I have ncticed that you seem tc have very little to dc, and I have frequently found you at ycur desk with your hands folded, ycur feet up on ycur desk, reading the morning newspaper (assuming that ycu held the paper up with ycur feet), and knowing hew hard it must be for ycu tc fill in all your office hours, I am going tc come tc the rescue and ask ycu tc dc a little something for me. In all probability I will have a part in making a present cf a Disc Phcncgraph, and I want tc select 200 to 250 cf the best instrumental and vocal records, and I would appreciate it very much if ycu wculd pass this letter cn to seme cne cf ycur people, and ask them tc mark in a catalogue and send it tc me, say 250 selections, which in their judgment represents the best music cf cur records, as the gentleman tc whom the gift will probably be made is a great lover cf fine music. I would dc this myBelf, if I had knowledge cf the vocal records, which I have net. -2- I know that you will thank me for giving you this work tc dc, and if at any time I can reciprocate, please dc net hesitate tc call cn me. Yours very truly, WSK-RBS fyt" //ft t. *.&■€*. ye tc t-J J zto if- to-e.CG Jj? J fc < iv/£-C«f fa f«'l4ui£iS,v4 ^ ?•» utc/L J ^ ' 1//. , » i ftiru.£2 y n il ■fy-o n t-eX- fo cCo tCu.4 J eutfl/ y ^<'^1- 1, . fly}, ^ r oc . 'th. 1016 . :.ir. ... 6. Kullory, i’res ident, x ho .'id t son Portland Oomerit Co., .. tewartevil 1 o, Ji. J. hoar ..'r . 1’al lory: 1 have received your favor of the fourth in- ctant, ana you cannot imagine what a relief it ie to me that you have broken the spell of ennui that has set in around the laboratory within the last tv.&lve months, ily feet have gotten ciuite weary holding up the newspaper throurh the dey. 0 f course, I an always willing to do anything 1 possibly can, and shall only be too glau to undertake the commission mentioned in your loiter. I have put the matter in hand right away, and shal 1 expect to send you the marked catalogue within the next day or two. anew! 260 selections ought to keep your friend busy for a few minutes. very truly, Bee, 7th. 1915. Mr. v/.S.Mallory, Edition- Pulverize: St. James Bldg- : Mew York, City., Limestone Co.,- i-way and 26th. St. Enclosed please find marked catalog. I have marked with an X 150 selections., which I think are good. Hoping this will be satisfactory , I am Very truly yours Music Dep't. NATIONAL electric light association New York, December 7, 1915 W H Meadowcroft, Esq Edison Laboratory Orange , N J My dear Meadowcroft: Please note the enclosed which possibly you have ..... and if .O, 1 would „e glad to Mv= you r.turn. I might say that yesterday afternoon I had ... pleasure of .eeing Hr. Mi.on unveil t.e Joan of Are Statu. „„ Riverside Rrive. S.e looted very well, lust lit. ... California pictures, and the function was a most interesting one. Secretary Bee. 8th. 1916. T. Commerford Martin, Esq., 29 West 69th Street, hew York City. My dear Mr. Martin: Shanks for your favor of the eeventh instant enclosing nowspapor Clipping about the unveiling of the mem¬ orial tablet on the Edison Homestead at Milan, Ohio. I had not seen it, and am much obliged for your sending it. I have shown it to Mr. Edison and return it herewith. Of course, I knew about the telegram. Ke are stiil on the jump around hero, and some¬ times I have to stop a moment to think what my name is when I am called upon to sign it. However, this activity just suits me, especially as it is productive of beneficial results to Mr. Edison and to people who are suffering for products such as we are turning out. Yours very truly. national electric light association Hew ^ork, December 9, 1915 W H Meadowcroft, Esq Edison Laboratory Orange, H J My dear Meadowcroft : I have yours of December 8th and am much obliged to you for the return of the Sandusky - Milan clipping. X mentioned the matter to Mr Dyer when X had the pleasure of lunching with him yesterday at the Engineers' Club and when I also showed him the set of photographs of Edison Day which 1 received recently from San Francisco. He was also interested to learn from me that in their £reat America^ series . MacMillans have recently got out a life of Edison which has been sent to me by the "Electrical World" for re¬ view. I forget the author's name but it is not at all badly done. I am sorry that Harper's did not make more use of their great op¬ portunity to push some sales of our books at the recent San Francis¬ co affair, but they seem to be totally lacking in energy of that kind. I note you are busy and am now confirmed in my con¬ viction that Mr Edison has no intention of letting you get stout. Meantime, believe me, with regards Secretary Dob * 10th. 19 i'll', a. V.estbury, % H. McCandless & Co., C7 Perk Place, Hew York City. ily dear Mr. teetbury : Mrs. Edison wants three dozen miniature lamps, clear glaS6, 14 volts, miniature base for multiple burning for a Christmas tree. I hope you can let me have these* for Mrs . Edison. If so, kindly send them to me horeaat your earliest convenience. Xours very truly. ( ir. William H. Sloudowcrolt < "\rt & w Sdison Laboratory, * * „ , fcC£*.» K.J. ^ ft f 3or.r Ur. Ueadowcroft:- ^ I have boon reading lately a collection of tne French v;nr songs, by Theodore Botrel. Very noon J wrt hie patriotic songs. They ^e al ^ "^‘^"on’erttiae thov rre smsint They are making a Great inpreeeion in Franco They not only affect the eoldiero, but a Croat ■STSbiiJ non have spoken *&2T records flin^Pari6 ) you try Botrel. It my be that he is not fitted for ouch u scheme, but if no is you would s-et something out of it. 1 p. s. X alnoot hate to refer to our cherished but if there is anything to say about it won t ochorno again, you pass the Dec . 1916. Mr. John E. Phillips, % The jimerican Magazine, 381 Fourth Avenue, Hew York City. Dear Mr. Phillips: 1 received your favor of the tenth instant in re¬ gard to Theodore Botrel's Y.ar Eongs, ana showed the letter to Mr. Edison. He wishes me to say to you that unfortunately we have no Recording Laboratory in Europe, and, therefore, we could not even mako the attempt to have Mr. Botrel record these songs for us. Our only Beeording laboratory is in Hew York City. Ur. Edison wishes me to ask you w .ether the war eongs of Botrel are published, and, if so, where we could obtain the words and music. Do you know I am almost ashamed to mention the sub¬ ject of our cherished scheme. X feel' embarrassed about it, on account of the lone, long delay. It is practically impossible to convey to the mind of one outside the Laboratory the extent of the enormous pressure under which we have worked since the be¬ ginning of the War: Mr. Edison has had a busy life, as we all know, and my own has been a strenuous one also, but the work of the last twelve months has capped the dlimax. I hayeworkedasl never aid before, end it has been simply impossible, physically and mentally, for me to undertake more than my onerous ^tiesde- manded, - which was practically my entire life attire?!* But even assuming, for the sako of argument, that the matter were all ready, there is nothing under the sun that would induce the hero of the story to look it over. I have not given it up by any means, and I can only ask you to have patience. The great achievements of the laBt year will pay for the waiting. Yours very truly. ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT New York, December 16, 1915 W H Meadowcroft, Esq Edison Laboratory Orange , E J My dear Mead owcr oft ; I have your esteemed favor of December 15th with the extraordinary document from Dr Mabee . I am much obliged to you for giving me the opportunity to see this. It is certainly unique and has added interest with your comment and that of Mr Edison. Thir ing you might possibly like to keep this. 1 am returning it herewith. Meantime, with regards, believe me WILLIAM J. HAMMER Mr. William H. Meadowcroft, Secretary of Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J. My dear Mr. Meadowcroft : - Sometime ago I wrote to Mr. V/. S. Andrews of Schenectady, asking why he had not been present on the very interesting occasion when Mr. and Mrs. Edison talked over the long distance telephone circuit from the San Francisco Exposition to his laboratory in Orange, at which time were gathered together, such an interesting set of the old Edison men. Mr. Charles L. Clarke informed me that evening that Andrews ,had not come because he was so hard of hearing, but I told him that he should have been present on such an occasion at any rate and that he would have enjoyed meeting a lot of his old friends. Mr. Andrews wrote me that he had not received any invitation and he felt very badly ablaut it, that he called attention to a similar oversight of his non- attendance at the dinner at Mr. Edison's house on the occasion of his 65th birthday anniversary. As I know Mr. Andrews has felt quite hurt that he was not included and as I feel quite confident that Mr. Edison has always had a high regard for him as a man for his ability, I felt sure that it was mere¬ ly an oversight and it occurred to me to write you a few lines, suggesting that his name be placed upon any list which you may have of the old Edison men, so that he might be in¬ cluded hereafter. I well remember that Mr. Andrews was one of the ablest mechanicians and model makers at Mr. Edison’s laboratory in '79s- '80, '81 and '82, and he later did most important pioneer work in connection with the early Central Stationsand has been doing splendid work in the research and other departments of the General Electric Company. Trusting that the omission of his name will prove only to have been due to an oversight and that he will be in¬ cluded among the real Edison men hereafter, when special invitations are sent out from the Edison Laboratory, and with kind personal regards and with best wishes for the holiday season, I remain. Very truly yours. December 27, 1915. Bee. B8th. 1915. Mr. William J. Hammer, 153 i.est 46th Street, Hew York City. Uy dear Ur. Hammer: I have received your favor of the B7th instant in regard to our old friend Vi. S. Andrews. It was a matter of groat regret to mo that he was not down here with the rest of the old bo;s to participate in the interesting occasion we had at the laboratory a few weeks ago. So far as I know, Ur. Andrews' name was on the list that was made out for invitations. I had nothing to do with sending than out. Prom the fact that there was one other slip-up of this kind, 1 am afraid there may have been some clerical error, br that two letters got mislaid in tho mails. Personally, 1 am exceedingly sorry about this, as J.Ir. iindrews is an old and valued friend of mine, end I would not for the world have him feel that there was any Blight in¬ tended, for there was not. It is one of those unfortunate things that sometimes occurs in the best regulated families. We all experience that occasionally in a life-time. Trusting that you are well, and with -kindest greetings of the Season, I remain. Yours very truly. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Eiue Works In Reply Refer to Erie, Pa. Dec. 31, 1915. Ur. Y.'H. H. I.Ieadowcroft , Sec. Thomas A. Edison, Bant Orange, H.J. Hy dear Hr. Meadov/croft : I thank you for yours of December 89th, regarding Hr. George H. Stevens, and regret that I have caused you all this trouble. It is evident that my under¬ standing and letter was not quite clear on the subject of Ur. Stevens. I now hear that he did not claim of having installed Hr. Edison's Carbolic Acid plant but claims it was the same kind of a plant that he proposed to install. Thanking you very much for your kind¬ ness in this matter, X remain. Yours very^gly^ I1L/CB EITO HIEBR -ERIE Y.'OP.KS . Edison General File Series 1915. Secretary - Miller, H. F. [not selected] (E-15-75) This folder contains letters of transmittal and acknowledgment I unsolicited correspondence, documents concerning the whereabouts of other documents, and other routine items relating to the duties of Edison s private secretary, Harry F. Miller. Edison General File Series 1915. Stock and Bond Offerings (E-15-76) This folder contains correspondence, prospectuses, and other documents relating to the purchase of stocks and bonds. The two selected items for 1 91 5 pertain to the General Film Co. and the Lackawanna Steel Co. Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected material consists primarily of unsolicited correspondence that received a perfunctory response or no reply from Edison. $6,000,000^}—' ^ Lackawanna Steel Company 6% Two-Year Gold Notes Interest payable March l and September I in New York Coupon Notes of $1,000 each, principal of which may be registered The New* York Trust Company, New York. Trustee Authorized and to be Outstanding ... $6,000,000 From the accompanying letter of Mr. E. A. S. Clarke, President of the Lackawanna Steel Company, Since March 1, 1910, funded indebtedness has been reduced $5,482,000 (in¬ cluding present financing), and $6,814,669 has been expended for additions to plants and other properties. The present financing will reduce annual interest charges $139,700. Assets of the Company in excess of prior obligations amount to over $56,000,000, equal to more than nine times these $6,000,000 Notes, Company's investments in iron ore properties are conservatively estimated to be worth $6,165,000 more than the value at which they are carried on its books. Valuable patent rights are owned by the Company and are carried on its books at a nominal value. Since 1900 Stockholders have subscribed for $27,250,000 Common Stock, which was paid for at par in cash. These Notes will be the direct obligation of the Company, and will be issued under an agreement which will provide that, until the entire amount has been paid off, the Company will not mortgage any of its present plants, real estate, etc., or pledge any stocks, bonds or obligations of other companies owned or held by the Company, or permit to be created any mortgage or pledge thereof, except by the issue of bonds under the First Consolidated Mortgage. Balance available for interest charges on this Company’s bonds for the past nine years (1914 partly estimated) averaged $3,745,544. Deducting $1,250,000 prior interest charges from this amount leaves $2,495,544 available for $360,000 interest on this issue of Notes, equal to almost seven times the amount required. Depreciation charges are on a liberal scale. For the nine years ended December 31, 1914, $13,519,951 was charged off for Depreciation (in addition to the regular charges for upkeep included in operating expenses) and Sinking Funds for bonds and exhaustion of minerals. The supply of iron ore, and coking and gas coal owned by the Company is suffi¬ cient to maintain operations at full capacity for many years. The Company's steel mills at Lackawanna, near Buffalo, N. Y., on the shore of Lake Erie, are well located for economical operation. They are of modern construction, and produce rails, structural shapes, sheet piling, splice bars, tie plates, merchant bars, billets, plates, and other forms of finished steel products. All of the Company’s properties are maintained in excellent condition. All legal details in connection with this issue of Notes have been approved by our counsel, Messrs. Cadwalader. Wickersham & Taft, New York. Price 98 and Accrued Interest Kean, Taylor & Co. 30 Pine Street 134 So. La Salle St. New York Chicago Blair & Co. 24 Broad Street New York Robert Winthrop & Co. 40 Wall Street New York John Burnham & Co. iii?}=°«Ti.AN STOCKS AND BONDS NEW YORK 115 Broadway. April 6th, 1915. We have buyers for General Film Company preferred stock at $52.00 a share. If you are interested in selling at or near this price we will appreciate you communicating with us. If you are a buyer we will be pleased to keep you informed of any offerings. JOHN BURNHAM & COMPANY. Edison General File Series 1915. Telescribe (E-15-77) This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to Edison’s Telescribe, a device for recording telephone conversations. Included is a remark by Edison doubting the value of an automatic recorder "as the demand is only for recording a business conversation." The correspondents include Joe Mitchell Chappie, of the National Magazine, who publicized Edison’s invention with an article entitled "The Triumph of the Telescribe.” Page proofs of the article are included. Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected material consists primarily of unsolicited correspondence that received a perfunctory response or no reply from Edison. JF~ LtrCjf~ &%&**•* t-vwv^tAuitnW ^O-dTU t ^ 432 East 69. Str., * «j M^^jszza v'^trto'k? \tff. Mr. Thomas A. Sdi30n, ^ Vvot*£!^i (Ast&Aft o-* orange, N. J.-pj^t o^vvd U» ***-4 ^ *~"T latest announced invention, the recording telephone. If these jic- _ _ counts are accurate and full, it seems that the wording of the r^edrd- inr instrument is conditioned on the presence at the receiving end of some one to set the instrument if the person called is not there respond in the usual way. £ But this leaves great numbers of us just Where we were hefb*a=r those of us who are living or working alone or all the members of whose families may be out during working hours. We can not go out to lunch or down town for a few hours to attend to imperative business without running the risk of missing important calls and also subject¬ ing those at the other end to the inconvenience and cost of calling us several times during the periods of our absence. What we need is a method that wLll enable the caller-up to leave his message at our desk after central has told him there is "no an¬ swer." There are multitudes of instances in which no answer is required, it being requisite to leave a message only. To illustrate: I am the secretary of a dining club, and A wants to tell me how many covers he wants at the next dinner. X may have to be down town two or three or four hours and during that time A nay have called me sev¬ eral times, and all this without result. Tlhat 1b your answer, Mr. Edison? I know you can give a good answer, if once you perceive the importance of an answer. Yours respectfully and gratefully, Secretary of The Sunrise Club. o>"' NATIONAL MAGAZINE Mr. Thomas A. Edison West Orange, Ns™ Jersey My dear Sirj We enclose herewith rough page proofu pple's arJ - *™“ - - +T,n TBloB' which is to appear : RATIONAL MAGAZINE. -\A Editorial Department. eeB-w [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] NATIONAL MAGAZINE [PROOF from Boston, Mass. || The Triumph of the Telescribe & Mitchell Mannering [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] El NATIONAL MAGAZINE he finished printing ill appear as perfect ns [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Mr. William H. Meadoworoft, c/o Thoraa3 Edison, Orange, New Jereoy. My dear Mr. Meadoworoft: — Your cordial favor at hand with photograph of Mr. Edison and the printed matter describing the "Tolosoribe" which is just what I wantod to proparo my skotoh. I hope to have an oppor¬ tunity of getting down to see you for somo real fresh information just before I finish it. With cordial best wishes, believe me Yours sinocrely, Town of Townley OFFICE OF MAYOR 3 V1 ^ ) TOWNLEY. ALA.. Hon. Thos Edison, Hew York; N.Y. Dear Sir:- _4poligi ing for the seating impertinence of renown -^sH alXJ.ave^en ^ouf ^to^^ose. ^ ^ to it of anything if x rinG y0ur office S^-S to* « ?LveU^en^e??.rePrnott0a7eleo-t1rician, and of course dont know the difficulties there -.ifJ^it can’ or where they can he entirely over conie. I believe that it can- and will y^done^ t# figure t0 h a visible scroll, under some celluloid cover, or any transpar- ent substance, attached to a 11 meter" system, so that when the Current Is on the scroll would be made to move slowly then when the keys that would neeessarily have to he P^ced on the Pho^Box to make the figures necessary in leaving your call, were pressed,' they would not blot out the previous record on the scroll. You can see that such an contrivance, is really commercially valuable. With it you ring your customer, failing to get an answer you press the keys, recording your your number on his phone, when he returns to his office he may find that during the day twenn$y people nave called him an* lefg i^sting’that'this id ea, if practicable, will find in you the man to give it to us, and I should like to know that I had played even tho part of suggesting it. Thanking you fbr any eonsideration given this matter in the event this letter is permitted to reach, I sir yours ^v/sAor/y, Mr. T. Staere, 84 Exchange Street, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: Your favor of the 14th instant has been received, and in reply we beg to say that Mr. Edison has patented and mar¬ keted such a device as you mention, which is called the Telescribe. Yours very truly, Edison laboratory. I'M 295 Parke Street, Pasadena, Cal. , August 4, 1915. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Bear Sir: I notioe in the publio press that you have completed and perfected the invention you name a Telesoribe. About January, 1914, I wrote to you giving an outline of suoh a machine, and in February 9, 1914, received a letter from your labaratory, which X still have, initialled by W. W. M. , in whioh it was plainly stated that Mr. Edison had no time to spare to consider suoh an invention. Mr. Charles Ulrich, of 666 Evrett Street, Pasadena, on whose behalf I wrote , was the originator of the idea which I submitted to you, and he cannot understand how, after refusing his suggestions, they are now taken up and acted upon. . Any light you may be pleaBed to throw on this subject will be gratefully received by the gentleman referred to. Respectfully yours. Edison General File Series 1915. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. - General (E-15-78) This folder contains interoffice communications and other documents relating to the organization and administration of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. and its constituent concerns in America and abroad. Many of the documents for 1915 pertain to the new divisional policies implemented after the reorganization of March 1, 1915. Included are items concerning administrative structure and accounting practices, which were developed in consultation with public accountant William Mitchell Lybrand. Also included are minutes from meetings of the Engineering Committee and the Film Committee; memoranda and reports by Edison's efficiency engineer, Stephen B. Mambert; the company's financial statement as of February 28, 1 91 5; a list of divisions as of October 29, 1 91 5; discussion of plans to extend the divisional policy to the Edison Phonograph Works; an organizational chart from January 1 , 1 91 6; and estimates of the cost of buildings. In addition, there are documents relating to the newly designed Super Kinetoscope and the reconstruction of the phonograph plant after the fire of December 1914. Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been selected. The material not selected includes accounting statements and additional periodic reports bearing no significant marginalia by Edison. Also not selected are numerous memoranda prepared by Mambert relating to internal accounting, billing, and record-keeping procedures. Aoted \,C 0 v> v* V *5*V rV> W / • W. MoChesney were present. Three films as follows were exhibited and all aooepted for regular releases "June Friday", a four-part melodrama. An excellent four-reel subject which was given tho following votes Subjeot 20; characterization S; conflict 10; brevity 9; ooherenoy 8; woman interest 10; comedy relief 2; susponso 10; thrill 8; confliot 10; total 95 out of a possible 100. "Hot Wanted", single reel child story. A picture which the Conmittee felt was rather mediocre, but ehioh was neverthe¬ less accepted for regular release with the following votes Subjeot 0; characterization 8; conflict 5; brevity 18; coherency 13; woman interest 0; comedy relief 0, suspense 3; thrill 5; climax 9; total 61 out of a possible 80. "The King of the Wire", three part melodrama. A fair dramatic auhjeot, featuring Pat O'Malley as a elaofc wire artist. Accepted for regular release with the following average votes Subjeot 20; characterization 7; confliot 7; brevity 7; ooherenoy 6; woman interest 8; suspense 7; comedy relief 6; thrill 6; climax 8; total 81 out Of a possible 100. Eespeotfully submitted. PQR THE FILM OOMMITTEE. THOKAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED Report upon Examination of Aooounto R8 of 28th Eetiruary, X91?. Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS NEW YORK PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA BOSTON CHICAGO NEW HAVEN ■0. THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEETS ASSETS: 19 15 28th February Cash Accounts and Notes Receivable : VCash in banks and on hand Accounts Receivable @594,525.41 ' - 175.879.07 770,404.48 234,108.23 Notes Receivable Less: Reserve for Doubtful Amounts payable by ■Insurance Companies Outside Investments Due from Affiliated Companies: Edison Phonograph Works Other Companies @ 198,077.70 1,103,718.31 270,521.72 28.000.00 742,404.48 44.349.12 *$1,020, 86l. 83 " 160,856.72 ‘ @1,572,317.73 I 133,206.72 I M 85,896.04 12.983.27 Investments in and Advances to Subsidiary Companies: Australian & South American Cos. 437.147.J0 English .Prench & German Cos. less: Reserve Inventories of records, films, batteries, raw materials, supplies, oec. Deferred Charges: Disc Master Records Negative Film Subjects Kinetophone Investment Miscellaneous 1 a n t: Real Estate and Buildings Machinery and Tools Musical Record Plant Film Plant Carbolic Acid Plant Kinetophone Studio Outfit Furniture and Fixtures Automobiles Plant Shop Orders in ProcesB 702,938.93 345.791.33. 171.933. 88 118,525.50 19.387.92 357,147.60 309,847.30 459,223.16 384.968.20 844.191.36 127.427.36 12,983.27 798,695.73 164,035.33 74,324.96 5,583.48 31.686.37 275,630.14| @5.223,049.091 COMPARATIVE! BALANCE! SHEETS, Continued. Fo rward Insuranoe Reserve Fund: Cash Securities Bond Reserve Fund: Cash. Patents, Rights, &c. ASSETS, Continued. 19 15 28th February 19 14 28th February §4,205,889.21 §5,223,049.09 Notes and Accounts Payable: Notes Payable for Loans Notes Payable for Mdse • Accounts Payable §147,000.00 62,165.51 362.532.13 Due to Affiliated Companies: Thomas A. Edison Edison Phonograph Works Edison Storage Eattery Co. 202,130.32 50.910.52 Mortgages on Real Estate when purchased: •“K s:*m“ a., 000.00 James J. Atchison 7 1 25Pj-2P. Total Liabilities §571,697.64 253,040.84 31,250.00 §855,988.48 Insurance Reserve Account: Reserve Account Accumulated Interest 57.399.89 Note: The Company was endorser on - the following discounted notes 28th February, 191?! Edison Storage Battery Co. Edison Portland Cement Co. Customers’ Notes §130,000.00 43,000.00 6o.5lB.Q2 §233.518.02 ;j Capital Stock Surplus CAPITAL: 1.900,000.00 6-211.693. 08 8.111.693.08 §226,000.00 43,929.71 373.681.29 §643,611.00 192,255.44 363,57|.22 615,924.49 24,000.00 7.250.00 31.250.00 $1,290,785.49 52,434. 19 6.785.14 59,219.53 1,900,000.00 7.138.262.90 . . 11 - 9.038, 262. 90 PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNTS Balsa, aa annexed Year 1915 $6,565,392.02 Year 1914 $6,363,604.24 cs: Labor and Material ( in¬ cluding proportion of Mfg. Expenses 191?) Depreciation (Disc Maaters and Auto only 191?) Expenses (Administration & Selling only 191?) Royalties Operating Profit or Lo S3 $5,060,762.23 85,371.67 972,694.23 4ol433.34 6.159.261.47 4o6.13o.55 $5,210,002.79 309,044.68 1,380,156.22 54.340. 59 6.953.544.28 589,940.04 Additions: Income, Motion Pictures Patent Co. Income, General Film Co. - Profit Foreign Department Discounts on Purchases Interest Received Miscellaneous 141,000.00 117,707.51 37,667.04 4,515. 63 33,828.02 A. 206. 12 745,054.87 235,172.48 14,711.84 215,286.35 10,715.65 29.507-58 135.331.60 50,785.46 Deductions: Exhaustion of Patents Discounts on Sales Interest Paid Interest on Water Bonds Bad Debts (including reserve 1915 Miscellaneous Iosssb 366,064.22 95.473.98 39,589.24 1,200.00 36,296.11 373.27 387,372.98 70,210.13 29,838.65 1,200.00 538.996.82 554.911. 84 Profit or Loss for years before deducting fire loss and amounts reserved for possible losses on foreign companies $206,058.05 i, 1504,126. 38 SURPLUS ACCOUNT: Balance, 28th February, 1914 Reserve credited back to Surplus Account Profit for year ended 28th February, 1915 Less: Fire Loss, aB annexed Reserve for possible losses on foreign companies Balance of Surplus Account, 28th February, 1915 $919,788.00 345.791.31 $7,138,262.90 132,951.46 206. 058.05 7,477,272. 41 1.265.579.31 $6,211,693.08 SALES Horn Cylinder Phonos Amberola Phonos jS. 6o Diso Phonos Heoords: Blank Cylinder Diso 3,976 ft 49,321.09 20,567 401,907.69 737 23,345.65 9,595 383,740.12 6*039 45f;268.63 4,361 486,645.00 7,856 989,400.20 236 32,572.50 70 10,071.00 62 9,400.00 52 11,981.00 33 8,010.00 21 5,348.21 _ l£ 4.101.25 53,620 $2,871,112.34 ft 11,373.04 2,955,199 462,409.69 l| 079. 655 677.822.14 16,791 ft 237,551.60 30,188 712,247.35 2,937 86,367.85 3,440 139.873.00 3,259 248,197.88 2,592 263,791.00 3.713 471,387.83 103 14,172.25 91 13,398.50 43 6,540.00 55 13,284.59 24 5,800.00 31 8,362.86 33 9.046.00 63,300 $2,230,020.71 ft 13,535.65 5,905,560 946,129.43 438.397 291.7l2.3i 538 ft 1,611.98 Business Phonographs and Supplies 3,369 Business Shaving Machines 744 Do Blanks 359,555 Dictation Records 1,145 $221,005.71 26,227.14 51,617.66 Projecting Kinetosoopes and pi?rli0B 13.034.279 «. , 1 ftl92,$ L 12,458,294 1.121,3 Home Model Projecting Kinetoscopes ^ ^ ft< Do Films ->q tn ’ Do Lantern Slides 3 Si 22 ftH.233.93 3AIBS, Continued. Year to 28th February. 1915 Year to 28th February. 1914 $794,450.10 $750,320.88 Kinetophones and Supplies Do Films Do Reoords $ 7,453.99 19,343.32 4.996.15 $31,793.46 $ 67,872.48 77,508.97 29. 500.35 $174,881.80 Gas Engine Spark Coils Fan Motors Electrical Apparatus and Supplies Scrap Miscellaneous $ 244.93 8,676.19 3,514.94 204 $12,640.61 $ 2,337.35 469.90 11,219.03 665.49 580.35 $15,272.12 INVESTMENT 8 and SUBSIDIARY COMPANY ACCOUNTS 1 i 19 1? 28th Feby. 19 14 28th Feby. lutBide Investments: Kotion Pioture Patents Co. Stock General Film Co. Do Motion Picture Publishing Co. Do Do Bonds General Producing Co. Stock Phonograph Co, Do Universal Copyrights Co. ,Ltd. Do Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. Do !' Mortgage on Real Estate, Newark i Royal Hotel Ventnor Bonds ! Pere Marquette R.R.C0. ' Receiver's Certificates i $ 50,000.00 10,100.00 5,500.00 3,000.00 31,100.00 50,000.00 450. 00 3,706.72 7.000.00 $ 50,000.00 10,100.00 5,500.00 3.000.00 31,100.00 25,000.00 1,350.00 450.00 3,000.00 3,706. 72 $160.856.72 $133,206.72 English, German & French Companies: / Thomas A. Edison, Ltd. Capital Stock 1 Do Open Account Edison Gesellsohaft Capital Stock Do Open Account Cde Fr, du Phono Edison Capital Stook Do Open Account 230,460.00 188,379.31 1,500.00 52,367.78 19,167.44 150.675.42 230,460.00 46,619.74 1,500.00 57,628.91 19,167.44 122.831.59 f , $265,791.33 III" 1 1 I, $384,968. 20 Australian a South American Companies : Thomas A. Edison, Ltd. of Australia Capital Stock Bo Open Account Compania Edison Hispano Americana Do 0>) 114.981,03 $43 7 » 147. 6o 24,300.00 314,947.17 119.97?. 99 $459,223.16 la) A reserve of balance deduoted in the item to $4?,000. 0>) A reserve of halanoe $125,000.00 has been sheet to reduoe this deducted in the item to $312,147.60. SUI.'I'ARY of VIRE LOSS Record and Film Stock Phonograph and Projecting Kinetoscope Supplies, charged off • • • Buildings, charged off Machinery and Equipment, charged off .... liusical Keoord Plant, Do . . . . Pilm Plant, Do . . . . Miscellaneous Expense (net) . . . . Less: Amount received from Insurance Companies ^363.615.52 86,752.37 142,843.58 310,899.02 71,456.54 1.490.12 977,057.15 97.269.15 $919,788.00 vn.irpml ima record rtiruF.-.STrnrr, btyisiom r Mould Preliminary Mould Finishing 31ank Making Manufacturing Maintenance Bent. (Mr. leeming) Chemist Production Book-lceeping Elevatormen V/at chmen ••:•••• blmtm "Jjcr.To (vs. H •> f-"C . 172.60 746.53 194 7.40 4989.49 139.02 108.50 65.00 26.43 19.30 Manufacturing 22- 50 Book-keeping tv.-biom :i(TU!g: Biviiio. CR- ?rc o;:mxtei]_ Administrative & Sales Outside Hepresentat ives Manufacturing Book-keeping & Billing 3R0EX 3'JiIDIO BITISIO'T ('?■■ 1. :.MC OM^SMEY) - Regular Pay Holl Outside Posing Overtime 317.00 20.00 803.69 01170.69 $8596.63 PRIMARY BAM?. Mi" DIVISIO:: C'R. HUBSOMl Administrative & Sales Salesmen Road Inspectors Chicago Office Chemical laboratory Manufacturing Production Cost & Pay Roll Book-keeping & Billing APVERPIS 1'lG BIYISIO'.T (13. 1.0. MO 0H751TCT) Preparing Advertising Matter Printing! Service & Stockroom Multigraphing Book-keeping & Billing r>Tn?:.ni--(t MACHINE DIVISICl. CM. Buami).. Administrative & Sale3 Salesmen Book-keeping & Billing 278.00 12.00 35.00 2478.07 127.00 313.00 60.00 35.00 18.00 9 426.00 255.00 77.50 28.00 $ 360.50 Order & Bequisltion Book-keeping a;n . r.u •.;o33 divioic:: isnjE OFFICE Factory Supervision Production Book-keeping & Billing Cost & Fay Holl Auditing Order i Requisition F.'.c'orri Cabinet Finishing & trimming (Silver halo) Silver Lai® 'Warehouse Jobbing Soolmaking (Laboratory) Bates lianufaoturing Blacksmith Dipping (ITiokel Plating) Electrical Ilotor Uanuffeoturing Phono. Assenhling ( Saw Sooth Bldg) Phono. Block & Pack " " " Phono. Seating " " " Shipping " ’ " " Watohmem Ioe Plant Sransportntion & Garage iliscellaneous (Fire Chief) Water Plant power Plant Polishing & Buffing Drafting Bulkier; Shop (Works Proper 8 ) Inspe ct ion (Silver lake 4 ) (Outside 2 ) Receiving & ('./oiks Prcper 8 ) Stock (E. S. 3. 13 ) (Raw Stock-Only ) oo.issnuosio:: aid papsiirAroE DEPacanBires Sash^Oonstruotion (Pettit) Carpenters Painters Electricians Sinsidtla1* Plumbers Yard Laborers Steam Fitters 95.00 49.00 25.00 $ 169 • 00 187.50 512.75 165.00 206.50 36.00 $1107 . 75 1191.64 197.09 $1388.73 249.86 159.11 $ 408.97 737.33 105.10 41.65 501.53 159.92 306.55 79.23 76.49 159.60 21.00 249.03 20.00 42.00 388.82 1504.06 30.00 $4422,31 427.65 $ 477.65 289.79 $ 289.79 274.62 $ 274.62 174.50 329.16 133.92 250.12 §ii:?2 425.10 264.08 12.20 nrnT.«fi a. SDisai, iko. * FOHEIOH SEPAHEEOT warns - TOTAL 047,313.60 OHEOK GI7EIT 33DXS01T 8S0P-.SB BATTERY 00. TO COVER imTF.ni? PHOHOORAHX '.70P.Ig.JjgL ITRiHT) TOTAL $47,313.60 507.00 17.107,17 ft64.927.77 r aa T3ATP BY ms miSOIT STORAGE BATTSM^ fdisoe phohoohai If •RirPIlTO -XI GIB? 14. 1915 — Screw Machine Reproducer prill Press Japanning Lathe Sheet lietal Grinding Finished Stock Cabinet Finishing Packing & Shipping lli ckle Plating Tool Hoorn Gen'l. Inspection Punch Press Jobbing 439.00 1030.94 1015.90 1900.45 1549.02 790.49 1246. 5S 361.27 1506.15 1603.79 550.15 406.69 104.87 209.02 654.41 1126.81 806.33 367.82 684.59 $16546.87 Repair and miscellaneous woik Storage Battery Employees for done by Edison Phonograph Works 560.30 $17107.17 Hr. Member t: V 0ct* 6’ 1916* Ab there seems to he some misunderstanding relative to Mr. Edison's plan and wishes in oonneotion with the issuing of orders for the produotion of finished product, and as you are undoubtedly more familiar with his ideas than anyone else, won’t you please issue, a memorandum to me, with copies to MeBsrs. Leoming and Tftstzel, outlining Just what his plan is and how it is to be carried out, giving in oonneotion therewith an example oovor^Super-Kinetosoopes. whore we want to bring them through at the rate of 7 per week; also Disc Phonographs, where we want to bring them through in the different types at the rate of 1200 per week. I am very anxious to get this matter straightened out and have it thoroughly understood by all concerned without further delay. I therefore trust you will give it as prompt attention as possible. CHT //IWY c" H* Copies to Messrs. Edison. Looming and >70tzel. 25, 1916 Mr. E. J. Berggren: Please let me have certified copy of resolution adopted at speoial meeting of the Board of Directors of Edison Phonograph Works ratifying and approving the placing of a contraot with the Brunswlok-Balko-Collender Co., 623 So. Wataoh Avenue, Chioago, Ill,, for 46000 phonograph cahinets, of wlixch loOOO are type 100, 12000 are type 160, 8000 are type 200 and 11000 are type 260. Prices, $16 each for style 100, $22 each for style 150 $27 eaoh for stifle 200 and $32 each for style 250. E. 0. B. Orange, IT. J. farms , 60 days. sjsaskb-. thev will add to this basic order as many cabinets o. the various xh re “ zrastt nets. It is further u provision of this arrangement that whenever we cabinets it being understood that v/eokly deliveries are ° tinue in such quantities as may be agreed upon until the entire lot has been delivered. u a provision of this arrangement that these prioes mutually agreed upon. will note in connection with securing the Board principle cl the entotlo r.ne.lne propceiticn. HT1.BB Copies to Messrs H. T. Deeming 3. Jjd^don^ WilBon, Meadoworoft, H. Milled Edison Record Recording Division Phenol R03in and Wax Manufacturing Division Disc Reoord Manufacturing Division Cylinder Record Manufacturing Division Musical Phonograqh Division Dictating Machine Division Edison Studio Division Motion Picture Division Export Division Carbolic Manufacturing Division Primary Battery Division Advertising and Printing Service Division The time has now arrived when Mr. Edison is desirous of extending the above policy, and applying the principals of same to the various Departments of the Edison Phonograph Works. Accordingly, effective immediately, and ns rapidly as possible, this policy will be applied to the different Departments of the Edison Phonograph Works j and the first Department to which said policy will be applied is tho Cabinet Department. The Management appreciates that at the present time we are right in the heat of production, and working under more or less temporary and unusual oonditions, RESULT ACCEPTED _ ! _ 191- COPIES T0- COPY FOR PERSON FOLLOWING UP Form 1203 3360 EFFICIENCY ENGINEER'S MEMORANDUM NO,. DIVISION IN QUESTION- Ownership and Aotivo Executive Control. DATE- Doo. 1,1915 SUBJECT ***• Edison's Policy relative to Proper Approval of personal HUBJEUi- K2;peniitureB pn the interoet of tho Thomas A. Edison Companies. RESULT WANTED BY- iiff00tiVe B80eml,er X* 1916< FOLLOW-UP - BY - ^ Auditing Service Dept. Mr. bybiand and ilr. Iff. L. Eckert. Ur. T. A. Edison, Ur. Charles Edlsoni- In aooordanoo with your memorandum to mo, adviBlng Mosers. Ly b Kind, Boas Bros, and Hontgoraoiy, at their request, relative to your "Api^roval iolioy of Persona} Expenditures incurred in the interest of tho Thomas A. Edison Companies, " I have to-day wrltton to Ur. Lybrand as follows s- "ilonbort write lybrand that I trill each month O.K. oxpenso account of Barry Hiller, Yourself, Bachman, '.vilson, Tliompson. Also John V. Hiller. Other approvals must be in accord with tho Organisation, as laid out." iy understanding of your intent, in regard to the above, is that your above named Executives, are to aoouro your O.E. of their executive personal expense accounts onco each month; and also are to take such stops as to secure proper control and checks upon all personal expense aooounts in their rospaotivo branohoo of your interest; bo that no personal expense aooount will he allowed, without propor authorization in writing for same, by proper executives in the organization or someone authorized by said proper exeoutives to exeroiBO this function for thorn. Is ny understanding in this regard correct? ii. 1). Humbert, Effloieiusy^i^iinoer. SBil/QA . i - ' / RESULT AUCEPTBD _ _ _ 191 - OUPIES TO- Messrs. 7/llson. Barry Hiller, John V. Biller, Bnohman, Thompson and Uambort. ADDITIONAL COPIES. Form 1203. Almquist is satisfied with this proposition 'and states that he is willing to pay all costs in excess of thy' amount offered hy the insurance company out of his own pocket. The insurance company has submitted a form of release in which hoth Ur. Almquist and Thomas A. Edison} Inc. agree to hold harmless Schwartz & Sons from any claims which may be made against Schwartz & Sons by any other party because of damage to the electric truck hired byyMr. Almquist. The object of this is to prevent Schwartz & Seme being sued by the owners of the truok^from whom Mr. Almquist rented the same. Of course, if Mr. Almquist puts the/truck back in^good shape, as he promises to do, there will b/ no valid claim of this character. If you are satisfied with this form of release , will you please sign both’ copies ther/of on the lines indicated in pencil with an X. FB-JS DIVISION IN QUESTION- FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES UEUORANDUU NO. >'Uy.'.Q All Divisions & Departments. DATE* Doc. 27, 1915 SUBJECT- A Hov/ Years Hesolution HESOLT BANTED BY- Continuously affective. PLEASE CO-OPERATE «ITH- 3voryone. Mr. H. P. Killer, A HK.V YiiARS -•i'joOl.U'JI Oil After the fire whan the Plant and ilquipmont had been roplaoed and the payments of name wore com¬ ing rapidly due. Hr. iSdison put an effioionoy program into Operation, a service program, a morality program. Ho decided he ..o old make every dollar do a dollar’s worth of work and he would proas every effort to make the different contributing Companies, Divisions and Departments earn as many dollars and render as good service as was morally possible. While you and I may or may not mai:o other Hew Years He solutions, can wo not co-operatively resolve to perpotuate I,Ir. Kdison's program of Si'fioionoy, Ser¬ vice and Morality throughout each day of tlio New Yoar. faithfully at your Service 3.B. Mambort. RESULT ACCEPTEO _ 191 - _ COPIES T0- fora ISOS. ORIOINAL a.i39 DIVISION IN QUESTION- • Orgmicatiaa Chart. subject- Kffootivo Ira-QdiatQly RESULT WANTED BY- PINANCIAL EXECUTIVES MEMORANDUM NO._ L Divisions of T.P.ii. luo. , PLEASE CO-OPERATE WITH- Hr. V/.H. Meadoworof t : - Upon roooipt of the attached Organization Chart of Bating January 1st, 1816, IdncUy return, By hoaror, Organisation Chart of dating iiaroii lot You will obaorvo that Bovoral funotions, otaittod In tho oarlior ohart arc now Included in tho later ono, for your groator oonvunlonoo. ■o.a. ioaaort. MW miolcnoy 'hginoor. oo t. 12, 1916. V/hon a*. Edison announaGd Mo Divisional i'olioy on l-uroh lot, 191S, it involved so many changes, that it taa not poosihle to do nwro than outline ouoh policy in momoranfliaa fona at that thro. omi of t)io items will ah has had to tabs ito proper turn is tlio attached Organlear.lon Chart, sotting forth in aiagramtio foxra tho relation of the different funotiono or tho otgeniaatien na announood by hr. lilioon on Caroh let.. and vhiohikr. aiioon and Air. V/ileon now ash mo to roloaao, after a thorough six month’s trial proving its fitness. Undoubtedly, tho swift fitting into place of this polioy was booauao it ram right, boonnso it mot tho fundamental noods, booausoathlo polioy should ha vo boon, lon>; before it was, a part of tho CD lean ordor of things. Innovations not of real merit do not amalgamate in thin way ith a large organisation, do not become an unoonsoioua organio part of it. With slnoerest appreciation of the co-operation you have ex¬ tended in th raildns of tho many neooosmy ohangos involved, I remain. t).B. Jtimbort, tiffiolonoy Buginaor. RESULT ACCEPTED. COPIES TO- ORIOINAL [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] O/fQRNIZAF/ON CHR/TT OF Thomas Tj. Eb\so/V /a/c /]ff //./?/ ted Cocjp)iH/es JANUARY j!Vt/9/6 Thomas/]. Eihson Pees. (m« CH/lftLES ED/SO/V) **9 SfUare Corners Renoie 0EEfrnnrV9- oo 5904.00 3 ISO 73.00 _ ^{isxfun.oo DOST OF BUILDING LAYOUT #1 Qf'-r) Floor Floor Total Floor Cu. Ft in B'ld'gs Cost 0 .10 Cu. Ft No of AoreB P?er Aore Approximate Total Cost Land ,0. 300.00 goooO.OQ Administration 12000 48000 708000 70800 70800.00 General Store 12000 48000 708000 70800 70800.00 Chera. & Phys. Hesearoh Laboratory 18000 72000 1044000 104400 104400.00 Haohlne Shop (Small Farts) 18000 72000 1044000 104400 104400.00 Haohlne Shop (Large Farts) 18000 18000 648000 64800t2 129600.00 Garage 9000 9000 180000 18000 18000.00 Gasolene Tank 200.00 Foundry 9000 9000 270000 27000 27000.00 Forge Shop 9000 9000 270000 27000 27000.00 Lumber Shed 5000 5000 100000 10000 10000.00 Pattern & Carpenter Shop 9000 9000 163000 15300 16300.00 Boiler & Sheet Metal Shop 9000 9000 153000 15300 15300.00 Explosive & Exp., & Resear oh Drying 9000 6000 9000 6000 G .06 153000 @ .06 72000 Q .06 72000 9180 4320 9180.00 4320.00 Storing 6000 6000 4320 4320.00 Boiler & Power House 8000 8000 240000 24000 24000.00 Retort House 2400 2400 60000 6000 6000.00 Gasometer 3500.00 Guard House 144 144 1728. 173+3 519.00 _ hu — $£,746 39-00 ( ,l4b29 ■ Land & BulldlagB Coring -ail la rlancro iihaporo Lathoo Plotting iiaohlnoB Hilling uaoblnoo Qrindoro Drills Goar Out torn Forgo Shop u’oodmoifclne Drafting Hocra i.n ooollanoous Foundry Chemical Apparatus Hydraulic Apparatus Boiler & cower House i- U/W.00 41000.00 23380.00 13940.00 .00 eo eo.oo 49070.00 11510.00 19303.00 6300.00 9379.00 6601.00 723B.00 1925.00 w-«> 0904.00 3)S(>73 - { 0 031 OF BD I1BIH G LAI OUT i 2 Floor Total Cu. Ft.’ Cost No Prioe Approximate Area Floor in G 10(3 of Per Floor Land IQO J 300. oo 3oooo.oo Administration 12000 48000 708000 $ 70800 70800.00 General Store 12000 48000 708000 70800 70800.00 Chem.Lab'y 18000 72000 1044000 104400 104400.00 Large & Small B 9& UnnVif no Shop 36000 90000 1692000 156510 156510.00 Large Haohine Shop 18000 18000 648000 64800 64800.00 Garage 9000 9000 180000 18000 18000.00 Gasolene (Tank 200.00 Foundry 9000 9000 270000 27000 27000.00 Forge Shop 9000 9000 270000 27000 27000.00 Lumber Shed 6000 5000 100000 10000 10000.00 Pattern & Carpenter Shops 9000 9000 153000 15300 15300.00 Boiler A Sheet iletal Shop 9000 9000 163000 15300 15300.00 Explosive Exp., 4 a .06 fleoearoh 9000 9000 153000 9180 9180.00 Drying 6000 6000 72000 4320 4320.00 | £3 .06 ♦4. ' ' Storing 6000 6000 72000 4320 4320.00 ! Boiler & Power House 8000 8000 240000 24000 £4000.00 Hotort House 2400 2400. 60000 6000 6000.00 Gasometer 3500.00 1 Guard House 144 144 1728 173 x 3 519.00 j Itt m^OO | f BUILDING IAJOUI #3 Floor Area Per Floor Total Cu. Ft Cost No Price Floor in <3 .10 of Per Area B’ld’gs Cu. Ft Aoree Aore Approximate Total Coat Administration General Stores 12000 12000 18000 54000 Large Machine Shop Garage Gasolene Tank Foundry Forge Shop Lumber Shed Pattern 4 Carpenter Shop Boiler & Sheet Uotal Shop Drying Storage Boiler & Power House Eetofct House Gasometer Guard House 48000 708000 70800 48000 708000 70800 72000 1044000 104400 162000 2736000 273600 18000 648000 64800 9000 9000 5000 9000 9000 9000 6000 6000 8000 2400 9000 9000 5000 9000 9000 9000 6000 6000 100000 10000 153000 16300 163000 16300 a .06 163000 9180 0 .06 72000 4320 0 .06 72000 4320 240000 24000 60000 6000 § 3ooo0-oo 70800.00 70800.00 104400.00 273600.00 64800.00 18000.00 200.00 27000.00 27000.00 10000.00 15300.00 15300.00 9180.00 4320.00 4320.00 24000.00 6000.00 3500.00 519.00 ~»7^033T7v Edison General File Series 1915. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ■ Fire (E-15-79) This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to rebuilding efforts after the fire on December 9, 1914, which destroyed or damaged more than half of the buildings in the West Orange laboratory complex. Several items concern the work of the committee, chaired by architect Cass Gilbert, that investigated the fire on behalf of the American Concrete Institute. Also included is a 20-page typewritten draft of a paper by structural engineer Theodore L. Condron that was presented to the American Society of Civil Engineers in April 1 91 5. Other correspondents include William Andrews, who once worked for Edison as a steam fitter at the Edison Machine Works and the Pearl Street station, and New Jersey Commissioner of Labor Lewis T. Bryant. Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been selected, including all of the documents written by Edison or bearing substantive marginalia by him. Two scrapbooks of newspaper and journal clippings pertaining to the fire (Cat. 44,509 and Cat. 44,510) can be found in the Scrapbook Series. Additional documents regarding the fire and its aftermath can be found in the archival record group, Edison Phonograph Works. A finding aid is available from the Edison National Historic Site. CONDRON COMPANY zrtij.a.r./fyir o-j cuu- J- fz£~r ^=- '^r^2Tlc Zw- ?^~Z~ ■ " ^ j ^ « yi«s-~-£J ~A^c*s]' -W^ *€ J^Lc^^rX<- &> 0^0 o— _*5T) a (Y?l*^e/^- ^L) o^~ J&syrt£^> y Uv-V^ sry-«»1 — ^ Jj a/X ( . *?v sCX^> ~ yZe^oy &?&n/0~ ■*■ ^ f ^ I CONDRON COMPANY XfsF./s/'^ — <^?--Zr-i*SL^c/j tArvC/JL — <2Uo (V ^CyO ^ejL*u~s. /yds-^i /3/dori^t » -*■ «— °^C__ A^ <3 ^ C^0 caC^ e/(SLtr6^t-~, slsi^*- csC* - <^~c ■''Vi* , . 7 * _ ^ 1 y^L-rd yC-f ^ X^cf1 ~-,C^ C*-v — fT&A. * y^d^e-Ji^Ly cA-yl^-cXs ~/C^*f'^ ^ *aCL^S — Ce£siy- S?Pt ^CdcA^-t- -eAS '*-''L-"'<;-'*'_^^ ^2-/^ — •''*■"'• aMCA'^djL, . ^ ^Ada-t/ tfC/ i^rv“/ Qdiaiy^ *»"> — o^ A £s^s~-*-’~gz^^ '~^Atc>A,~' Cj£~ /2l^*Z^Cs&dd^^sCA*, ■*£ lUldC <^*Z4s<£&Sls* complete repairs. 3rd Story: The columns and beams here have been stripped for we can use the 0 thi£ stSry ( Below The 4k floor) is the most beams and girders in this story (Below ^ hav0 to be repaired. 'f glass to enclose this Btory. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 2nd Story: The columns have all been poured with new con¬ crete and on Saturday evening the first "gunite" was "shot' into one column. It is not proposed to make extensive beam or finder repairs in this story unless heavy loads are to be carried on tne third floor. I recommend that a floor test be made as soon as possible on one of these floors to determine the action of these beams and girders under load. In general I find by stripping the old teams that the reinforcing of same has been carelessly placed and that the stirrups shown on the plans, have not been made or placed in accordance with usual practice and therefore they are not as shown in my sketches. I also find that in many places the concrete slabs are badly disintegrated around the columns, the reason for which !s not clear and this seriously effects the shearing resistance of the girders where they connect to the columns. I am planning a reinforcement of the girders which have developed shear cracks that will strengthen them materially, xx In repairing the other buildings there are several features that can be improved upon with the experience that we have gained and are gaining in Ho. 24. ■Regarding enclosures of stair and elevator wells and other nartitions and doors, these features are being attended to and every effort will be made- to reduce the fire hazard in Building 24 in accordance with modem ideas based upon the experience of the •oast I regret to see wooden buildings and especially wooden mofs being^built° ) even temporarily) in close proximity and even contact with Bldg. 24. Y0urs respectfully. (Signed) T. 1. Condron. H |S - 'f.VxiL Ilooaro. Looming o-n^ 0on< *7110 £irut work to do with tho "rorico manufacturing plant la to repair tho pillars ana teens, secure bids anit at ' talk to j€ in rogin 3 and methods for liny I coco over now and di nonce there ir.i: tiers with you and try to show you how tho siso of this Company's f roil i ties would be advantageous to you? I.'r. Thomas A. iSdison, -2- Jenuary 5, 1915 ’.Vluh hast wishes for a speedy complete resumption of business end a Prosperous Trow Year, I am. Very truly yours. OL'C/APB CJ.OYU M^Ouai.»mak :.ii.v;a lakk ahd midlahd avkhue IV * C OlttSEKC iax. buvhks Jan. 4th 1007 - finished Jan. 5th 1000 - finiehoa. SUB-UAaVER VAX (CYXi. ) 400 lto. toatoto finlaho' to-day roady to-morrow (5th) PHBH01 BE3III Clio aigostors toatod to-day aro all tho or.coption of ono which looked, start to-morrow. mac aasCTia nuaixa 'ill otart manufacturing to-night. for delivery O.ii. with Koady to j. ■;>. Aylsworth. Jan, 6, 1910, Thomas A. saloon, Ino., Orange, U. J, Gontlemon: In confirmation of to-day' b conversation with Messrs, lewis & Simpson, regarding tlio raoi'its of one of our latest model 45 Inoh oleotrio oontinuous rotary blue print raaohines, would adviso that wo will bo very pleased to send this machine to you, arrangod to oporate on either 110 or 220 Volt, D.C. on 30 days free trial without obligating you to purohaso if it dooo not turn out satisfactory work such as wo claim. The list price of this maohino, equipped with two now 15 amp. mercury vapor lamps, guaranteed for 1200 hours caoh, is 1700.00, f.o.b. Hew York, loss a discount of 10,t> not cash 30 days, and an extra disoount of & for cash 15 days, after the termination of the trial period. We trust that we may be favored with an immodiato acceptance of this proposition, and if so wo wi ! 1 make n special effort to rush the machine to you ana make shipment by next M-day. At the same timo wo will make arrangements to have one of our men oomo over and install the maohino and instruct your operator how to run it, which we know you will find to bo a very small nattor. Jan. 6, 1915. Chomas A. I5dl3on, Ino., Orange, 3. J. Sontlemon: In confirmation of to-day's conversation with Messrs. Ionia & Simpson, regarding tho morits of one of our latest model 45 inoh oleotrio continuous rotary blue print raaohineo, would advise that wo will bo very pleased to send this machine to you, arranged to oporate on oithor 110 or 220 Volt, D.C. on 30 days free trial without obligating you to purohaso if it does not turn out satisfactory work suoh as wo olaim. Bho list price of this maohino, equipped with two now 15 amp. mercury vapor lamps, guaranteed for 1200 hours each, is ;7i)9»00, f.o.b. ilow York, loss a discount of 10, « not cash 30 days, and an extra discount of 5'/:' for cash 15 days, after tho termination of tho trial period. v;q trust that wo may he favored with an immediate aocontango of this proposition, and if so wo wi'i 1 raako a special effort to rush tho maohino to you and make shipment by next i’rlday . At tho same timo wo will make arrangements to have one of our men oorao over and install tho maohino and instruot your operator how to run it, which we know you will find to bo a very small mattor. Bhanking you in advance, wa aro, Vo ry truly yours, HKVGIiUBS MAC IIIIH-: CO. Accepted by Bhomas A. Kdison, Inc. /*/•* President. Co s*« b-y [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] ^dltS£7fc/rtT -X. ^x4«Jx|c '-^Cf&.4U 1 I/Vi rhsx^a ^ ixrt. c\ CO^, cQ-£ [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Sk*. \l>«Lc(\n^ fS^r-CT-A - i^vrr fCl*C~C~£i l\£UX />-C> ^-*-£ ^Vl^-4 rtn AC L~-C • J.'/-0*il(«f r^o-r’k 4 rv-v o opo 0-e- (\j4-fi (>-<4 fV/jf1 4\a_^ UmK i5- -I fU^U • ~Tf4 h U-e-<^ S lirxO . f^o.c Cwv' c a «Va rc. l"l Cfc/O (j€Q^v> \ i S nm ol ^e \ ■ _ _ - . . . _ i ivvw-C u-j? "to *"{ €otX\| OM jC+- lJ\ ~ ■Oxs-, s(^s 6Lt 1* a\e o-l r-e.*-^ (rr4-<4 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Cc-r~ -o Vi r®-^>pid fV [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 4 o>c fc© o-©.\s^»-e ©T t-C-^rf U-— cdw- TL-f hL Jan. 7, 1915. Messrs. Bachman and Simpson: Relative to Blue Printing Machines, do not purchase one just at this time until you have made a - thorough trial and advise me whether the present equipment will not be sufficient if worked both day and night shifts. ,T. A. Edison. ni? 10. o, ~ V&X&r — January 7th, 1915 RAB-9-16 Mr. Edison: Regarding Blue Print machine, X think you are making a mistake hy holding up ordering of same. It is not only necessary to have a maohine to make blue prints of drawings you are making at the Laboratory, hut you must remember we are putting through a system here to take care of work done at the Phonograph Works, something you have been trying to get for years, and it is now necessary to re-write and get it up to date, which will save you a great amount of money. In order to get this work out in a hurry it te necessary to have two machines working day and night in connection with work you are doing at the Laboratory. The total oost of the machine is $265.00. You can get same delivered at once if you will approve of it. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] THE ONLY CONTINUOUS MACHINE USING BUT ONE LAMP [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] The Shaw Blue Print Machine Co. THE CURRENT CONSUMPTION IS SURPRISINGLY Concrete Engin lot Dear Sir: \J^ ^ ^ ' She writer recentl^ySrrote you requesting some explan of why, according to ne^atfaper reports, your concrete building destroyed by fire, ap^you Jcinoly replied .under date of necemb lal4, advising tiy£t it was your mill constructed buildings v.'hi it your concrete buildings would have su L they been provided- with wired glass wi: yh prewar ing a very complete catalogue t corporate a large' number < jsigning data, etc., ar nforced concrete as a fireproof building material. V/e therefore respectfully request your pormiss ,s letter as suggested above, and unless we hear irom i liberty of proceeding along these lines. however , if you object to t CONCRETE ENGINEERING CPMPANY "Huimurn Engineering Scowe’l _ Jan. 9, 1916. Ur. C^n^on: ) Xn order to satisfy yon beyond doubt that the buildings that have been through the. fire, especially Ho. 24, will withstand factory loads and give us sufficient factory safety, what sort of a tost do you suggest? Would a test in one of the buildingB in the lower part of the plant be of any value in regard to 24 Bldg. , ^'one or two plaoes where we might load the floor to destruction? Also it might be possible to use some of the West end of Building 24 beyond the partition. X feel that every precaution should be taken to insure the safety of the employees, and if neoessary we oould continue the test that you have already made in the manu¬ facturing floor of 24 Building. If you could give us an early decision" on this test, we could go right at it and it would not delay us in the resumption Charles Edison. fhomas A. jSdison, Inc., Post Orange, H. J. vc will 10330 you E oemont gun maohinoo, each onuippod with 50* of material hose, 50* of voter hose, 1 nosslo, 1/^ dos. 3/A" ruonor liners for same and ono oxtra nozzle body at IS. 00 toi world. nr day for the first SO days - thereafter at <10.00 por d"V If you oloet to nirchaae ono or both of those machines within 30 days we will apply the rental that may have accrue, on tlio P«roto». . p«l~ SS S5%.«S*3«t a liconoo to uso thoao guns in all of the United : J 1 ^ ° +at o s* in** tho exception of 3 Pacific States and Ilovada and aoout G otatos in tno middle west, the dotailo will he given in tho ovent that you oloot to purchase. -n will rent you a 314 foot holt driven compressor with air rocelvor mounted on skids, delivery to ho mado f.o.h. Cars "t -ilrainrton, del. and to .ho returned it youro^enso to our at tho following: prioos: 1'atorial hose 75 cents foot; couplings Joroame. 3.00 set; wator hooo oouplod at 14 cents foot; nozzlo bodies at #6.00 each; liners for oamo 55 oonts each. forms of payment monthly. Your aoooptanoe on dupllooto herewith will he sufficient General Manager. ANDREWS ENGINEERING COMPANY 120 LIBERTY STREET new York, Jan. 9th, 1915. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J. The writer in early times was your Steam Fitter at Goerick Street Shops in Hew York City, where the first Jumho Machine was built, also at the first Pearl Street Lighting Station, and at the Lamp Works in Harrison, H. J. - these for identification. I now control a combined System of Fire Sprinklers and Heating Pipes for warming the building, very simple and cheaper than two separate systems. This System is now running successfully at the Mills of Pierce Bros., Ltd. - Hew Bedford, Mass. Bates Manufacturing Co. - Lewiston, Maine. Gray & Eavis - Cambridge, Mass. Mr. V/. B. Hammond, of Boston, is the Inventor. He is the gentleman Mr. Steven Barton wrote you about. Should you care to look into this System, I will be glad to give you details and submit plans which will pass the Insurance Companies. Yours truly, CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS / y” i ctCh^x^ / ' /4' Svsit/SK^' £*-~ “ <2~~ ,_yC. c*sis£- ‘^*i __ a.U^.c^ j(^ CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS S', ■ X "" . X ~facs-b ^tsyXJL OB^y ■ //-/3X(£ idle). pi-.-n.3e note the following report on machines in operation, • , not in operation, (with reasons given opposite for their toeinj Cj Jewel Dept. Machines running 23 Machines net running 9 -4 Spind. Presses work, some with tools mis Ring and others not 2 Milling Lachines- not set up. 1 ripeed Lathe -nc work 1 4 Spind.Dril 1 -no work 1. " " not set up 1 Spec. Bril 1 ing Machine Obsolete- 1 Speed I,athe-no use at present. 1 4 Spind. Gang Prill not set up 4 Mult. Spind. Presses-ac work 1 2 Spind.Pressrno work 1 4 Spind. Prill -no work 3 2 Spind. press-nc work 1 1 ^pind. Press-no work 1 4 Spind. Drill-no work 44 Profiler-no work 6 Pilling pch.no work 3 Hand. Mil ling Machine no work 2 Hand l‘.illers-no work 1 Spec. Prill Llch.nctaet up 2 Tapping Mach. -not used at present 1 3ng.Lathe-nct required at present 2 Tapping machincs-ne work 1 Bering mach.-no complete 1 pel.Lathe-not set up 1 Semi -Auto. for Arab . 30 Hep. Arm-no fixtures- not com¬ plete. net set up. 1 Tapping maoh.-no v/ork 1 Speed Lathe-no work 1 2 spind. B. press-no work 1 Tapping ranch. -nc work Machines net running 1 'Match lathe-nights only 2 h h .. >i 1 Grinder-being repaired 2 Bench Lathes-nct required at present. Running r-.ichineo net- running 1 Watch "l a the -no tools 1 3ench DriXl-nct set up for tool work. 1 watch Laths Heado being set up. 1 " " not required. 1 pol.l'aoh.net required 2 Chicago Luchinas net required at present. 1 l’ccl Rccm rillor-nct a iv required at prr 1 Engine Lathe for Teel - - - , rcein work. W 27 Lathe Dapt. Material running n - 29 V Kaciiine a net running 1 staking much, -no parts 1 Cork Grinding machine working nights only. 1 V/.W. Lathe-net required 1 Poet Pro no-net required 1 Lfg. Bench La the Su nod for Teel work. 2 Sing. Spind. Bench Brills net set up. 1 3ench Piling ruch.no tcclB 2 Sing. Spind.D, press-tact set up. 1 Rivetar-not required. 1 -^ruah Wheel-net required at present. 1 Spec. much. -not requir’d 1 Bench Miller-net required 1 Spe o . Itaoh . - net required 1 l ilUnc much. -net req. 1 Chicago Kill er-not roq. 1 Hand. i;il ling rach.net set up. 1 Bench Lathe-net ant up. 1 Beet press-net required. 1 Killing mach-nc material 1 Feet press-net req. 1 Pol. head-net required. 1 4 spind.dril 1 -ne material 1 Sing. Spind. Drill-net req. 2 pci. lathee-no material 1 " " not set up 2 Speed lathes-nct req. Material not running 1 Hand.mil 1 macVi.net not up 2 Reaming Lathe s-nct runnin steadily 1 Lathe re am. much -net set up. 1 Hasping roach-net set up 1 Ting . Lathe- junk 7 Threading machines set up 1 Png. lathe fer tccl Grinding Sept. Luchineo running 15 - running Jtf,. )* -^f j ■ =^innin°Pt‘ IGaohineo not vunning 3 Cyl. recessing latiic s not used at preasnt. 2 Bench. speed lathe B-nct net up. 3 1 opind. Drill presses-net running. 2 Bench lathe s-not set up. 1 "e ed Scs.lathes-no tools 6 A.enembl int,- fixt.urec- 2 reaming lathes-nct running fu]] 2 lathes-i"fcr tool 'room v/crk-1 obsolete 2 Lapping machine 3-nct rec. . 8. Bwight-Slata Gear Cutters 4 Turning lathes for above 2 Sing. Spind. Brill Presses 4 Pinion cutters net req. at present. 2 Schuckardt-Kxxjitfjchuette G“ar cutters- no ",'crk 3 " being reoaired 5 Drill Presses -no v.'crk 1 Tapping mach-ne iverk 1 Klllini; mach-cbaelete $r’ > Machines not running 1 Grinder -being repaired _ 8 1 Drill Press-net set up I'achines net running 1 Helling mchins-net used continual ly 1 rcct press- " " 2 Burring ma chi nee -not set up 1 Tapping mach.-tc be repair ed 20 furnaces in geed condition ready to be used-net 'vork. 1 Cir. shear-in good ccndi- tion-used frequently. 1 e B & S 3pindle-tc be rep. 2 00 B & S to be set up 1 00 B & S to be onneirbled 4 II 2 E & S to be set iip. THOMAS Attention It. Nioooll, Door with Door Loo It Frame No. No Glass 9" Wall 1 3^.50 8. SO A. EDISON INC. 1/11/15. 13"“wull Doori Frame Door* Frame Door.. Frame DoorAFrame For 9" V/ull For 13" Wall For 9" Wall For l')"Wull "Mob With 4" R.W.G.WithP.P.W. 0. With F.F. V, 0. 9.50 40.00 41 10.00 40.50 42< 10.00 43.00 44 10.50 47.50 49 11.00 65.50 67' 11.50 66.00 68 11.50 67.50 69 11.50 70.00 71 11.50 72.00 73, 12.00 76.00 77. 12.00 81.00 82, 00 45.00 16.00 00 46.50 48.00 00 50.50 51.50 00 56.00 57.50 00 7 5.50 77.00 00 77.00 79.00 00 79.50 81.00 00 83.50 84.50 00 87.00 88.00 50 91.50 93.00 00 98.50 99.50 Deduct .f6.50 ea. If looks are to be omitted R. W. 0. - Ribbed Wire Glass P.P.W.G. - Polished Plate Wire Glass The above prioes are f.o.b. Philadelphia, freight allowed. David Lupton’ s Sons Co. Eleventh Annual Convention Chicago, III. February 9-12, 1915 AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE Hen York City, January 11,1915. Itr. S. B. ITambort, Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Valley Hoad !: lakeside Avenue, Orango, 17. J. Ky dear Hr. Humbert: In accordance with Our conversation on January 6th, I am submitting herewith lor your approval and corrections copy o£ notes which were made from information obtained from you re¬ garding contents of the several buildings at the time of the fire. In your examination of this report your attention is oallod to the following: - 1'. Description of the two story southerly portion of Building 6 is not complete. The stairway from the third floor of Building 7 to the second floor of Building 6 indicates that the latter floor was at the lower level. The bridge from second floor of Building 6 to Building 11 evidently did not connect to second floor of Building 11 as curtain walls under windows are in place, where was the bridge connected to Building 11? An examination of walls indicates that possibly the second story of Building 6 had frame and not brick walls. Will you advise which is correct. 2. From inspection of ruins there seems to be two separate parts for Building 10 and this building is entirely separated from Building 8. Were both sections of Building 10 used for painting and finishing phonograph horns? 3. Referring to Building 12 the writer recalls some conversa¬ tion to the effect that there was a pile of coal used in the 2- Mr. 'S.B.Hamberfc, January 11,1915. furnaces for melting wax. Just where was this stock,- in the basement of Building 12 or on the first floor? 4. Building 14 is noted as one story frame and corrugated iron, hut photographs indioate that roof of this building was opposite third story of Building 13. V/as there any direct connection between Building 14 and Building 13 on second story? With kind regards. Yours very truly. Enel. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Eleventh Annual Convention Chicago, III. February 9-12, 1915 AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CEMENT USERS HARRISON BUILDING Hew York City, January 9,1915. CCIITEHT3 01? EDISON FACTORY BUILDINGS w wm tie of fi 55 as xmrnss frce TMMSMM M ia. miasm of EDISON "OOIffAKY. JANUARY 6th. 1915. BUILDING 6 - PUNCH AND TRESS SHOP. DESCRIPTION: One story with brick walls ana wood interior posts and roof except small area at south end which was three story brick and frame. CONTENTS: Flat stook metal storage, metal working machines. Third floor of Bouth section was connected by a stairway to third floor of Building V and by a bridge parallel to railroad tracks to third floor of Building 11. It was used for film manufacturing. BUILDING 7 - MACHINE 3E0F. DESCRIPTION: Three story reinforced concrete. CONTENTS: First story — metal grinding machines. Second story - tool manufacturing. Third story - film manufacturing. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] January 9, 1915. sniiiDiRS a. PESORIKDIOH; One story briok an! frame. OOHPKHES; Manufacturing Bbeet metal perts. srrmiHQ 10. hbsqriptiohv One story brick and frame. OQHCEims: Painting ana finishing ebeet metal parts. bu nanus ii«- sksoripiioh; Five story reinforced concrete. flomaras: Plrst story. - Rortb Wing, -packing, storage, and shipping oabinots. Gallery on wost side for oabinet parts, suob as onstorB, eto. south Wing.- Storage of round metal parts and commercial stook of metal parts. second Story - Sorth Ulng,- Drill maobines. south Wing.- Automatic screw making machines. Third Story- Worth Y/ing.- Cabinet and mechanism assembling. fourth Story Plfth Story South ffing.-* Meohanism assembling. - Hortb T/ing,- Metal cutting and finishing. south Wing,- Plating. - worth Wing.- Metal finishing. Japanning ovenB, south Wing,- Jobbing, miscellaneous machine -2- [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] January 9, 1916. BIIIT.MHS 12 - i7AX HOPSB._ nasoRimoH: 2no Btoiy and basement reinforoed oonorete. OPHTSHTS: Basement - miscellaneous storage. First otoiy - wax storage and molting. Second story- wax storage and molting. BOTB;- Direotly east of Building 12 and where two frame ebeds which were used for lumber storage and rough wood working - Under Building 12 next to Aldon Street there was a pile of coal UBed in wax melting fumaoes. ■RTTITiDIHG IS., HESORIBTIOIi : Five story reinforced concrete with south wing constructed continuous to both Buildings 11 and 16. cobtbhts: gig* story - Worth Wing.- Slim finishing and inspecting. snath Wing,- Printed advertising stock. second Story - Antomatio 3orew Machines. -ghird Story - Horth fflng^- Mechanism assembling. south Wing.- Testing mechanism. Fourth Story -Horth Wing,- Hardware storage and fitting oabinet hardware. south Wing.- Lathes. Fifth story - worth Wing.- Assembling of reproducing machines. south Wing.- Assembling film projecting machines. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] January 9, 1916 * giggsa i* One story frame ana oorrugatoa Iren 02£SSSSi nntixoly for moving picture films Shie tuiiaing ««s uso ^ flnlB*0a films, ana including etorafte of raw «*». 0 W1 msmsmumm, SSSSS2SH. HW -l»» “““ ”lnB Vivo « ™ ....ootoatoo.-o—""' nomiKHTSi • „ . ntow, — - — ' _ oHnu - Bom Paotoiy. ^ "• s2"s‘ ZC ^ :01 *«— . — « ■*■«■ - tfnmrth Bto re¬ fitting. ,000! ““ TmTT.TIIHG- 18i_ story- jSSORI^lOSl EBree atory steel and wood. 3oo.»il Storj- 0.M«‘ *’0i -Mrt StOW "S’'100* [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Janaary 9, 19^6* BUILDIHg 19. PESOHimOH; One Btory brlok and frame. OOHl’EHfS: East End - Was Working. West Ena - Dryers, Grinders, and Compressor Plant. BUILD IRQ 81. DESCRIBE IOH: fDwo story brick ana steel v/itb wood floors ana roof. ooffljiaras: PlrBt Story - Cylinder Reoord Storage. Seoond Story - Disc Reoord Storage. BUILDING 24. -RECORD HASTgACTURIHG BUILDIHG. DES CRIPS IOH: five story reinforooci oonorete. COBS EMI'S; Blrst Story - West 8nd& Heoora Inspection Room, contained a stock of unused oelluloid. Central '.Vest Seotlon,- Ilatlng Tats and Lathes. East Seotlon,- fart storage, part unoooupled. second Story- Disc Reoord Manufacture ana Inspection. Third Story- West End,- Wax Storage (about BO tons). Reoord Shaving Maobinery. Central Seotlon,- Offices. Bast seotlon,- Cylinder Reoord Inspection. Rourth Story- Hydraulic Presses, Ovens, ana llaobines for Ditto Record Manufacture. -5- l.r. Charles h. ' eolrs, structural & Safety Engineer, State of i!ev; Jersey, Department of Labor, fronton, H. J. i.iy dear Ur. "eohs: I hog to acknowledge your favor of the 9th inst., togethor with copy of your report to Mr. H* E; Looming, regarding your inspection of the Offico Suildlng and null ding !Io. 24, at this plant. I have carefully noted all of your suggestions and recommend¬ ations, which are as you outlined them to me on your visit and I will endeavor to have your suggestions complied with in evoiy way posaiblo. ^.y’' Thanking you for .your c irtesy, I remain. ./ 1‘olU s vs truly, Lord Electric Compan' new York, n. y., January 12, 1915> Ur. Thomas A. Edison, Orange , li • J. Dear Sir: tu*. Uut- 4 j „^-- (ItruJLT-*'* ^ .. \7e write to ask if you would consider arranging witli us to do your electrical wiring re¬ quired for the rebuilding of your plant, on some close percentage basis , whereby we would agree 1 employing as many or all of your old men as you desired. We refer, by special permission, to Ur. C. A. Coffin, and also to Ur. Garrison, who is the writer's brother-in-law. Yours very truly, LORD ELECTRIC COHPAUY , VOIGTMANN & COMPANY •459 WEST ERIE STREETa CHIC AW .. A, 6a * Jan. 12, 1 15. Mr. Thomas A. ^Edison, uJfx a> •H“ opportunity to BUbmit a sample or details in support of c the Laboratory of the National hoard of Fire Underwriters and are offered with an unqualified guarantee regarding their acceptance by those controlling insurance ma elieve wc can maice you prices that should be ent: ,nd are confident we can satisfy you in all partl< Just after your fire the writer thought it might be advisable to call on you personally, depending upon nis family's long acquantance with the Y/adsy/orths of Cleveland to secure an interview with you. He "believes, however, that time will be saved you by handling this matter through correspondence and trustB Yours very truly, Voigtmann & Company. (o.yy^^-ouCnxdJ^. Westinghouse church Kerr & Co. ENGINEERS 37 WALL ST.. NEW YORK New York. January 12, 1915 nr. Thomas A. Edison, A , Orange, If. J. Dear Ur . Edison: On Friday last at tlio laboratory you expressed an interest in i.iothocls for preventing the dusting of concrete floors, and I mentioned tho method which wo have used in many cases for years past, which consists in simply soaking tho surface of the floor with, linseed oil and wiping off the excess with a cloth or mop. This process has proved successful in almost evory case, and although we have experimented with a large number of special coatings on tho market for dusty concroto floors, we have found nothing superior to plain linseed oil. In a few casos whore the expense was warranted wo have boated tho surface of the floor with a hot iron to increase tho penetration of the oil- The method followed in these cases would be, to coat the Tloor with oil, then iron it in with a tailor's goose heated by oloctrieity, gas or gaBoline. This method of courso adds con¬ siderable to the oxpense of application, hut tho depth to which tho oil penetrates is increased and to that extent the durability of tho coating is increased. In eithor ease; that is, whether tho hot iron iB used or not, ho excess oil should he left on the surface of tho concrete to form a Ekin or paint coating. Thomas A. Sdison. l/l2/l5 Floors treated in this way may be walked upon very noon aft or treatmont, although of course the drying of the oil in the pores of the concrete does not take place for some days or perhaps a week, but as no excess oil in left on the surface no harm is done by walking over the floor. The oil ncod not be boiled. The raw oil will dry fast enough. While at the laboratory Friday, I had a talk with General Manager Bob Bachman and Sal os Manager Billie Bee about the storage battery. After returning to this office I took occasion to inquire as to the uses to which oar company have put storage batteries, ar.d also along what lines and for what particular purposes the use of storage batteries might be developed in our railroad repair shop and factory practice. The very general successful use of the small storage battery truck for handling baggage and express as well as froight at rail¬ road stations and in warehouses has led us to consider the use of a largor size truck for handling matorial in and about manufacturing plants, railroad shops and storage yards, planing mills, foundries, etc. and the uso of a storage battery locomotive for switching equipment into and out of repair shops. Those have proved very satisfactory in a number of cases- We have successfully usod storage battery oars for handling materials, hot metal, etc. In the scientific operation of manufacturing plants and shops we are now better able to demonstrate the economy of spend¬ ing money for equipment of this kind to reduce the cost of common labor • <5 1/12/15 ■ Thomas A. lidison. Tho olactric locomotive with overhead trolley is now aeod naito extensively for this Purpose, tat there is serious objection to stringing an open trolley generally throughout shop buildings. We are no* considering for at least two propositions a storage battery locomotive to run on standard gauge truck to handle trailers and to switch equipment through the shops. The special service for which such motors are required honor- ally necessitates our working up the design, and adapting standard motors and storage batteries. The present day practice of electrically operating shop plants facilitates the ready charging of storage batteries at convenient points about the plant without curtailing the use of equipment while charging batteries. When you want to do some construction work, even repairs or rebuilding, I hope you will remomher that you can get a complete, experienced engineering organization to do your bidding, and it would cost you no greater percent of tbe cost of the work done than the service of a single expert in one particular line. Our buying facilities and special discounts would materially reduce the cost to you of many classes of work. ( /( „ Open the pot with even a” white chip' and we will boo you- Always with best wishes. CHC /CC Yours very truly. [able Appraisal (Enmpany DFEREsfDENCE9^”NTS J SPECIAL EXPERTS EMPLOYED =.1^' j "*'*■■ for All classes of work IJVJi 1 j ft"™* " 4r- - ^ • % \ j \ j / .v\ 3- 'j— | Ur .^TlsLac J^Eaicon, \J\^Vy 5 w 4 V/osi? Orafego , H.J. \ ^ HS? Sir J | \)0U V ■J ^ vf r* Having'*: road in the paper that you are ' s> - v £Z v» y >j 5 -^-cuf faring some* mis fortune from fires, v€ T k'T-'--*- . lU _+re «-.W . rtTs) . r ;bCi> t> .. eel ml U-fM tAll h «ux- k l rtrd?W^ , Sekto Ui rcc . c> i od( o~^ M CU-^c fl £ “2. GuSVv~ Ifata • $. £/ W. ^ retina cl^^ S.cJ \^ -tL sfbJX a«A W~'^‘c* _ ^(Jl ...a(( ...cr^ i^ fW-+' - G. (&6ck P‘(C •7. f/^Lf<7-t|^ fn? 4<- 1 < ^ . " . o£v Jan. 16, 1915. forwarding to you the papers relating to building contents in connection with the investigation of the special committee of the American Concrete Institute. It is my understanding that you will assist me in no wording a replj «“>» th» l“tor"Qll“ ”* for the p.rpoeo which it 1. intended and for no other pnipoee. S. B. Humbert. Jan. 20, 1915. Attention of Mr. E. J. Moore. Secretary of Special A. C. I. Committee investigating Edison firo. My dear Mr. Moore: I take pleasure in returning to you duplicate copy of your latter of Jan. 11th. I have had those notes gone over vary carefully and corrections made on same where it was necessary to so do. I hope that you will find the information contained therein complete in every regard, hut if it does not fully answer your needs, feel at perfect liberty to make further inquiries relative to same. Mr. Edison is very desirous that this infor¬ mation should bo used only for the furtherance of engineering knowledge and not for commercialism. I believe that both Mr. Humphreys and yourself, as well as the other members of your distinguished committee, fully appreciate the necessity of extreme care in this regard. Yours very truly, ED I S0I1 LABORATORY, Fire Film Franconia, 1 Congress St., Jersey City, H. J. Efficiency Engineer. Eleventh Annual Convention 1915 A ME R 1C AN CONCRETE INSTITUTE ASSOCIATION OF CEMENT USERS HARRISON BUILDING 11 Broadway, Hew York City, January EE, 19 15. Mr. Stephen B. Mambert, Efficiency Engineer, Edison laboratory, Ihomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, H. J. lly dear Mr. Mambert: Your favor of the EOtb received and in behalf of the Committee I beg to thank you for the information furnished and the valuable assistance you have given the Committee in studying the effect of the unfortunate fire in the factory of your Company. You may be sure that paragraph of your letter, 111 *e ™et ^gggo*** Yours very truly. 17 U>.0. "c fa-tr- •••*'• v\ v • 1 ut thut should not deter ua from -• vnildinf -'R6, if v.t cr.r- to ervo it from destruction, un- ilttilrtinc is i'Oinf to he torn do-m in tne not.r Cu.u\«.-. inasmuch ns Komi,.' { 58 fire proi.-'Oti. it. -.7culd sor.tr in. • is-; lin' d v:i th cor: pornenont building u i to Vj.j‘ def.lt' ‘with tho setae ft: /' 3. Horcc?f ^7f COPY EO.IIK. ’.711.30 II. an -to strength details and . especially as a fire retardent our fire tests of underwriters labratory at Chicago and actual tests such as Dayton fire where our sash saved part of the city have demonstrated the superiority of Fenestra sash as a fire retardent over all others makes we urgen you to sake a comparision and test of our product and refer you to Ur Robbinson Engineer of Underwriters* laboratory at Chioago for Complete fire test information we would appreciate word from you as to your objections as we realize the national value of your company as a customer and feel that you should know the importance and quality of our product before making a final decision Detroit Steel Products Co. John D Rumney,. General U onager. f H ir l D i o.o. - &Ugr- r "> ' L c\i s> 0"v-. . (Ve Uu Q^X^J $L i, Lb-eX^i X .--L-cdU |v>OL-r(p Itt Viivj ~ i ). - ~0 v\_^v .fiX -i"U Tlv..-Vtf-i.A Ct, <2/0 Tk C^KCM'rv-B UT0- «• C. . 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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CO^sed MAGAZINE EVERYTHING PNEUMATIC. John V. Schaefer; m. E. (ement-(un (OBSTRUCTION (OMPANY Cl 914. SO. MICHIGAN AVE. V JL* _ . . Nicolai , r Thomas A. Edison, - , V/est Orange, New Jersey. Chicago. U. S. A. February — At our last conference regarding th. r reinforced concrete »i T. ngrooa that o could not bo sure how ouch this orach affected the roBiotnnce of thia born. It v/ould therefore be doeirablo to tost and sos what can bo learned here regarding a atruotuml defect duo either to firo or other cause. it would oortaialy bo doeirablo if pocalblo to make a couple of lead. teats on portions of floors that are repaired, in order to comp are the raaultB with those obtained boforo repairs. Manufacturing eporauions may sake this impracticable, but too value *6' tho relnforoed concrete industry of the tc3ta already made and those sugsootad would of course bo vary grout. I had hoped to got all the material in shape this week for a complete report to you to accompany my plans for repairs. rtioh «. 00«pl«.a. Sh«. nro a *w I »*■>■ « >**" that aro not jot In Ohnpo. W I «““Ior l” t*a«a to Chicago cad £oxm*& W *°port and tomorrow and rotu.u .a — * yon «« th«o. » *» » *• t0 .*• ho» ooo»oi«.»aW - - — «* ** - W oth.z OBrvloo that , can «=«. -tor* «. »*«- insa « *,=0 notation ant nahtne than an ohjoot la.a.n to «U * stoat rhino 0* roinftno* Conor*. tot **<*>•■ «4 .--ho, . . a. >ti nc -.Tin tiioc-ko. iiaoh nas ucon •buildiacs houaine Aqacitiuit •irivtoa and puliliohoa oa tho su^oot, flono of v.-ion i- tr**® "‘‘d °_C° a +. pvaoli* to i’aotu and proaont fa'lso. It will ho nty purpos-s to <-o.i-i— cy-tOJ- ... _ . ■ . ..yiitcro v'.'.o'i'O iajurj- h£3 oseurred. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] /fc 7". 7a/ feu /?# (3///J. / — / //m7c>/ vfataf 70a/ /%\ 7&//pectf \ ;%tf #' # yt/esfaz? fa //?t7frkt/, /7/fa/fafa /fa fa Mr &f. cfrfafa/fafafa i fa -77b/ fafa/7 ~ ~ T^fa.fafa /m^fafafak s/tf# faptg- rs/fa/fai/. /// 7Za J/bsMy/ib/b // am*, fa met#/" r /7#/7/ew/M? fa" fa - &/ fawsMViM 1 The G. M. Parks Company Fitchburg. Mass. February Eighteenth Nineteen Hundred fifteen 4«ti Dear Sir:- Several weeks ago we wrote you regarding combined heat and sprinklers and it occurs to the tZZz-t writer that before the heating season is over you . . /) -f- might like to have some member of your organizatiorc^aJ-^* *-C< 1 in whose judgment you have confidence, inspect some of the installations. Since but two or three weeks of possibly cool weather remain, such an inspection trip ought perhaps to be made shortly. irurtU b-MA-tAw If your representative could reach Boston in the evening, I could take him to the Fore River Shipbuild¬ ing Corp., at Quincy, Mass., the following morning, reaching Providence soon after noon where the six story concrete ware house building of the Outlet Com¬ pany could be visited, and leave ample time to catch the 4:07 train out of Providence back to New York. Assuming that this subject interests you suffi¬ ciently to investigate it as above suggested, I would personally enjoy accompanying your representa¬ tive, and will gladly keep any appointment that you may care to make. I believe an inspection of these two systems will show you all that you would care to take the trouble to investigate. One is in the New England Insurance Exchange and the other in the Factory Insurance Asso¬ ciation, and both have been formally accepted. Awaiting with interest your reply, we are. Sincerely yours, THE G. M. PARKS COMPANY. O , FWP-H . PRES. Mississippi Wire Glass will not be used for the buildings which are now be¬ ing contracted for. In fact, none of our distributors even had an oppor¬ tunity of figuring on the glass as we were informed right along that the glass would be contracted for with the steel sash. After giving you the good service which we did on Buildings #24 and #25 we thought we were entitled to some consideration os we did posi¬ tively give the execution of the first order precedence over everything at our factory, in fact, the Syenite "Wire Glass" furnished for the Trussed Conorete Steel Go., in building #24 was out from our stock at considerable loss so that we would not delay you in getting this building enclosed. We were handicapped to some extent by the frame maker holding the order up for almost a week but notwithstanding that, the order was given precedence over everything and we have been complimented a number of times on the quality and appearance of the installation whioh is evidence that it must be absolutely satisfactory. Knowing your fairness in this matter we thought best to call your attention to the fact that we did not even have an opportunity through our distributors to quote the glass required separately instead of through the steel sash people. If we had known this we certainly would have been glad to put some of our distributors in a position to secure the contract in Mr. Thomas A* Edison - #2 - 2/23/15 question. Your Mr. Learning informs me that the price submitted on our glass is .02 s foot higher than the competitive material. The steel sash man or one of our competitors distributors may have used this as an ar¬ gument against our product but whether it is a fact is a question. We furnish the major portion of the "Wire Glass" consumed in the United States and in most instances large users of Wire Glass prefer Miss¬ issippi product as we introduced and perfected the art of making "Wire Glass", the product which has stood so well in a number of practical demonstrations where it has been properly framed for use in window openings. We recommended to you Syenite "Wire Glass” which we consider bet¬ ter suited for your work and though it is ordinarily sold at a higher price than Bibbed Wire Glass we made the price the same for Buildings #24 and #25 and figured on doing so throughout your entire plant. We cannot understand why we were not informed that the glass would be separated from the sash contract. If so. we would have been glad to put a price in through our dis¬ tributors which would have undoubtedly been low. If this matter has not gone too far we should like to have the opportunity of submitting a figure through some of our distributors. As Mr. leeming informs me there is no great hurry for the glass to be used in this part of the work we, therefore, feel that it is possible that it is not yet too late and only fair to us that new bids should be called for so that we may have an opportunity to figure the job through our distributors. Trusting that you will see your way clear to do this, we remain. Most respectfully ^yerffr£, MISSISSIPPI GLASS COMPANY [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Co,^-£ Q iM ic&Lv \r Sprue k«/ -if-ee *’ ' - 1 ■" . /iwitiee- . . J-V-f . (>evyv . cSifKi : tc j? ru-!^-i'. S'-plitn-eo Ud" •OeJ-. &*£> Wo-b °~ ^J*- SO .Hrpkxi -U-r i'k« . ft"ff«r c ■ _ _ •J&e (3 _ IJv-VW — .et ,_"A4ivs.J .. _ . -SlS'3yw£' l^t-s-^-uJ . . . (..j Pw Oo—Ct Cv Mk t tKll U4v( .'^7^ ^ jlksJlA LsLP-lUL Kir^r^J ~^.____ _ _ . CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS March 15 Mr. Thomas A. Edison, West Orange, New Jersey; 5 Jl J915. / I am sending you under separate cover a copy of a brief paper on fireproof construction prepared by me for the American School of Correspondence in 1911. This paper contains records of a number of fires in reinforced concrete buildings and also the results of tests on concrete and other building materials made by the United States Geological Survey under the direction of Mr. Richard L. Humphrey. I also enclose a duplicate copy of this paper B. V. EDWARDS. B. S. M. E. (iblAM ^ V .+}«frf«ffi- 4 *«■ <3~w; ZuZ} *#=xru'~t~ | Harch 15, 1915. Lower oft. # „^s«" Hr. Vftn'. H. lieadowerof t, J ^ Thos. A. Edison Co., Orange, II. J. ^ j j Uy dear Ur. Headoweroft, ' V I have a note on my calendar to write you v"— > this morning in regard to your letter of Janu¬ ary 19 th. If your problems have matured so tht you are ready to take up this question at the present time, I should be very glad to call if you will mention the hour convenient. I believe that I can offer you a service viiich you will find pro¬ fitable to use. V * y x •**/>?/// * \ . w \ has informed me that I am set down for an illustrated talk to the memb&cs of the Society at New York, on Wednesday, April 7th, on the subject of "the effeots of fire and the methods of repairing the reinforced concrete buildings of the Edison plant." I therefore plan to spend Easter Sunday in Washington city and be in New York the fol¬ lowing Wednesday. I should like very much to be able to include in my presen¬ tation before the American Society the results of a floor test on an uninjured panel of Building No. IS and also a test on the repaired panels of Building No. 15. which were tested before repairs were made. These are two of the tests covered by the recommendation on page 5 of my report to you of Eebruary 27th. If this would meet with your approval I would arrange to spend Monday and Tuesday at your plant superintending the making of these two tests. As you doubtless know, the question has frequently been raised by investment and insurance interests as to the fire hazard on reinforced concrete buildings, and the lack of experience in the repair Qf re info reed concrete buildings injured by fire has led investors and insurance underwriters to assume the damage done by fire would be of such a nature that buildings, while not destroyed, would require re- CONDRON COMPANY Mr. T. A. Edison — 2 3/17/15 pairs that would involve great expense and might almost be rated as total losses, because of the uncertainty conoerning amount of damage. Eor this reason much interest attaches to the repair of your buildings, both as to the cost of such repairs and the efficiency of the repairs made. And if it can be demonstrated that in this case the repairs have been efficient in restoring the strength to floors that were great¬ ly weakened and that the cost of the repairs themselves, while con¬ siderable, was still much less than the cost of complete renewal, X feel sure such information will prove a great benefit to the cement industry in general. Since my return to Chicago many inquiries have come to me from architects, insurance men and those who contemplate building addi¬ tions to their shops and warehouses with regard to the results of the fire on your buildings and the character and cost of repairs. You will recall that we had a proposal to do the entire re¬ pair work on floor beams, exclusive of the furnishing of the steel angles and wire mesh, but including the erection of the same a3 well as the placing of the concrete, on the basis of approximately one dol¬ lar ($1.00) per lineal foot of beams$ and that Mr. Moyer felt satisfied that this cost could be reduced by the method of pouring adopted, and I trust that this expectation has been realized. Will you kindly have your Secretary advise me. whether or not you desire to have me include any information on the subject of cost as well as results of tests suggested, in the presentation I hope to make of this matter before the American Society of Civil Engineers on April 7th. Awaiting your advice, I remain Yours v^ryj t, CoJ tx>c/ms 77t/y C/i^A ^'^M'iP'L In a test to find failure by crushing of the < Ute d&t wM i‘^4S ... foJrl'CSXXuWtAl ^ V*****-*’-* ■"“( a Bteef^^ion wh^^-Would^jcauBe j 6 inforced slab with fixed ends, X observed cond it ions'7 which do not agree j/ith the accepted assumptions used in the design of monoli; struction. The slab tested wsb, as shown by the phgJrfSg raphe deep, 6" wide and 5’ clear span, and was loaded with a con¬ centrated load of 1800 pounds at center of span. A 1:2; 4 concrete, one month old, reinforced with three round rods was used. While loaded 1 cut more than half the concrete from compression side of slab at supports and center of span, throw¬ ing a compressive stress of about 7000 pounds per square inch into the concrete and there was no indication of crushing. Tension cracks, extending from bottom to tog, of slab, occured at the quarter points at 1000 pounds load arid did not incline toward center of span but toward, supports^. The result of this test clearly indicates that the strength of continuous construction, with the reinforcing properly bonded, depends entirely upon tensile values, has no relation to simply supported conditions and that monolithic structures designed according to the usual assumptions are supporting an unnecessary dead load of concrete.. March 19th, 191? R. B, Melvin, 108ll Columbia Ave., \ Cleveland, Ohio. =Q-/f-Cy h'\ Ct l K ~ 3/ 7. / 4 t ctcUe. . , 3H“' h ... ft) • //■ ^ Mct'it.-ujc ‘7% ,l>' ^ CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS CHICAGO Hr. il. I. Moyer, r resident, Moyer ynglneering h- Construction Co., Brooklyn, New York Dour Sir: i have just received a telegram from Mr. Meadovicroft saying that Mr. Edison has autiiorizou you to ri aka two teata sometime next week, und suggest ing that 1 communicate with you aa to date. I hava/jfcherefore wired you as pel" fetielooed confir¬ mation. A ^ I plan to v ivc/Jdh) informal talk before the American Sooiety of Civil EngindaSrs on Wednesday evening, April ?th on tho aubjeot of the Edison fij^^lLllustrat ing tho talk with several lantern slides showing the repairs; which you have made. And in connection with this it woul^sdem to me very interesting and instructive if we could give the results cf testa on one or more panels of the repaired floors. I therefore wrote to Kr. Edison to that el’fcot on the 17th inst . and suggested the desir¬ ability of a tost on the aume panels of Building h'o. 15 as the original tost was made on, and likewise,! think, a tout on the portion of th6 seoond floor of Building ho. IS that was not injured by fire would be most valuable. I would lihu to ace the results of a test on tho panel of Building No. 11 that was tested before tho fire, and from results of these testo we could see whether or not the repairs have increased the stiffness of the floor construction to reelst doflectii , >^^ML°r,ANY CHICAGO X am having a full aet of prints made of my own small photographs so as to have a complete aet for you when I see you next, and also to to otic to hand you a copy of the report that I showed you when I v;as last in Orange. I will onrtninly appreciate advice from you with reference to the progress of the work since I aa.v you, as '.veil ..a notice of the time when you plan to muko tr.e floor testa. /> CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS I enclose herewith a copy of a paper whj to read before the American Society of Civil Engii jer 9th and the repairs to the reinforced coi have had made to illustrate the paper. I shall t you look this paper c make upon the same befori publicly presented. I plan to be in West Orange on Monday and Tuesday next and will have these lantern slides with me so that should you care to see them you can have them shown on the screen in your office. 1 would call your particular attention to the introduction paragraph as well as the paragraph beginning at the bottom of Page 10 and the closing paragraph on Page 20, on which I have referred to you personally» in order that I may not be in error in expressing your personal views and opinions. I have a letter from Mr. Moyer advising of the progress of the repair work which apparently has been very successfully Trusting that I may have the pleat Monday next, I remain TLC :H [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS CHICAGO THE FIRE AT THE PLANT OE THOMAS A. EDISON, INC. Dec. 9, 1914 EFFECTS OF THE FIRE AND METHODS OF REPAIRING THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS By T. I.. Condron, Mam. Ain. Soo. C.E. - 0 - On the night of Deoembor 9, 1914, a destructive fire swept through the plant of Thomas A. Edison, Ino. at West Orange, New Jersey, Fig. 1 - and, although this fire has been fully described in the techni¬ cal press and in various reports already published, you will perhaps bo buildings. All of the buildings in the path of the fire were totally de¬ stroyed except those built of reinforced oonorote. The diagaam - Fig. 2- shows clearly the number and looation of the buildings swept by fire. The lightly hatched areas represent the buildings of brick and frame con- otruotlon, in some oases with wood floors on stool framing, and shoot iron roofs on steel or wooden trusses. These buildings were completely destroyed. The heavily hatohod areas represent the reinforced oonorote buildings, which were aloo swept by fire, but left practically intact. After being repaired, as described later, it iB boldevod these oonorete buildings are now in as good or better condition than they were before [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY - 2 - the fire. The photopraphs^-^^^^Jo^-a and 7-b inolusivo, show graphically what happened to buildings of different typea. The conorete buildings remained to be photographed, while nothing remained of the others but wreoka of charred timbers, bent and tv/isted iron and Bteel, and crumbling brick walls. The lesson of this fire aeemu 30 plain that it needs only to be told by these photographs, without elaboration, to teach that roin- foroed concrete made for itself a splendid showing and that no other buildingsoonet ruction now used in this country favorably compares with it in firo resisting properties. The enormous spread of this cnflagrat ion was duo to the highly inflammable nature of t^^^^ntents, the absence of firo walls and stand¬ ard automatically closing fire doors and to large window aroas fitted v/ith wooden sashes and plain (jj&mra. Furthermore, stairway and elevator shafts were either open or enclosed on*y with three inoh hollow cinder gypsum plaster blocks, the openingiioWinE fitted with sub-standard metal covered wood doors carried on metal oovered^t^oden supports. In the oase of one reinforoed concrete build ing<*Flg. 8 - a temporary wooden curtain wall five atoties high, closed one end of the building from the weather but provided reudy means for fire to spread from one story to another. Even when buildings are non-burnable or fireproof, the combus¬ tible contents and fixtures will burn. A conflagration will spread through the combustible oontents until it 1b interrupted by "firo stops," "put out" by fire extinguishing apparatus, or until nothing more is left to burn. In this oase there were no adequate fire stops nor fire extinguishing apparatus and consequently the fire was free to burn itself out. The result was utter destruction of everything that fire oould destroy; therefore, to the structural engineer, this tremendous [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] fire test has most un^qS9r^t9OMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS The evidences of temjjWiSASffes reached during this fire have been carefully studied by numerous invest inatdrs and are recorded in the admirable report of the National Fire Protection Association and the National Board of Firo Underwriters, prepared under the direction of Mr. Ira II. Woolson, Mem. Am. Soo. C. E. This report otatos:- "The heat attained in thi3 fire was exceptionally high and continued from one to three hours owing to tho quantity of inflammable mate rials and laok of water. Evidences of temperatures ranging from 2000 to 2500 and probably higher were found in many places." Tho report also re¬ cords ovidenoes of fused concrete in the basement of the Wax House. Regarding that feature, ife^should be borne in mind that in this location the fire reached the cWj&Ation of a blast furnace and the only wonder is that anything there remained . /JRljtwithstand ing that fact, this building still stands without any rop(y£rs having been made to it and the upper A portion is occupied. A general survey of the'oonorete buildings direotly after tho fire showed that apparently the columns hfl^Suf fered tho most damage, ceilings or the under sides of the floor slabs hod been scarcely Injured at all. The condition of the columns - Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive -wae startling in appearunoe and so many columns appeared to be seriouely injured if not utterly destroyed, that it Is not surprising some were ready to prediot that the buildings would have to be entirely romovod. At first I was startled by this apparent destruction of the oolumns and ■would not have been surprised by a general collapse of the north end of Building Ho. 11. Indeed it appeared a most hazardous undertaking to put in shores to take the loads off of the oolumns. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY This shoring woSrJrU-T)!j^|^J$f E1S , 15 ana 16 - was skillfully and successfully done by Messrs. Miller, Daybill & Company, under the dirootldn of their engineer, Mr. T. S. Griffin, Ass0o. Kern. Am. Soc. C.K. without accident of any kind, and where necessary the floors and spand¬ rels were raised to thoir original alignment. Doubtless more shoring was done than was absolutely necessary, but it was quite impossible to determine the strength remaining in the injured columns and the rule of "safety first" was followed wherever appearances indicated danger of possible collapse. After the shoring had been placed in the most critical places all loose and injured concrete was removed from the oolumns. The oolunms in all but one^^^^he buildings were so.uare with mitred corners. The reinforcement in the columns was simply four or eight vertical rods. These rods were set from thVgjC'ko four inches in from the surfaoes of the oolumns. The injury to columns .fhon. the fire was very general. In fact, wherever the fire swept ^h^concrete oolumns were more or less damaged. This is always to be expected anu^s anticipated by designers and by building ordinances. It is customary to provide a "fireproofing shell" of oonorete on all concrete columns, making this shell from lb to 2 b inches thick outside of all ro inforoement , and not oaloulat ing this oholl to carry any part of tho load. Modern praotioe roqulres that vertioal reinforcement shall be tied together or handed by horiz&ntal ties or hoops spaced at short intervals in the length of tho column or surrounded hy a helical spiral of small pitch for the full length of the column. This was not such common praotioe when these buildings wore built and neither hoops nor spirals wero used in those square oolumns. In Building Ho. 7 round oolumns were built with hoops around the vortioal rods and outside of the hoops a shell of porforatod metal - as shown in [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY Fig. .1?. The concrete of the agJjygijjGgas poured within this metal shell whloh was left in plaoe and fireproofed with oemont piaster. Theae oolumns suffered no greater injury than the general destruction o X' this shell of cement plaster which was about one inch thick. ThlB plaster can be readily removed add'replaoed restoring theue oolumna to their original strength and oondition. The square columns spalled as the result of unequal expan¬ sion due to tho heat of the fire, but in the majority of cases the spalling did not expose the reinforcement. Assuming an average live load of 135 lbs. per square foot over the 4th and 5th floors of these buildings, the compression in the 3rd story oolumns, which were badly spalled, varied from 380^^2^0 lbs. per square inch of gross aootion, or assuming a fireproofing she 11^2 Inches thick, not carrying load, the stress per square inch on Mp^roitiainlng section varied from 550 to 720 lbs. per square inch. This represents fairly the prob¬ able maximum load on the remaining iwafc-fon of these 3rd story oolumns after the loose add|injured concrete had been/papioved. Inthe 1st and 2nd stories the stresses on the remaining 4rect ion of the damaged columns probably did not much exceed tho above figures, except in Building Wo. 15, for the live load on the floors could not have averaged as much as 100 lbs. per squaro foot. In Building Ho. 15 tho columns were smaller in seotion and the stresses in the remaining oores in the 1st story probably exceeded 1200 lbs. per square inoh. In some places it appears that rather heavy floor loads were carried, but tho heaviest loads determined did not exaeed 150 lbs. per square foot of floor area. The spalling of the outer shell of oonorete on the oolumns produced vertical araoks - as seen in Fig. 18 - the depths of whioh were uncertain until the oraokod concrete was xenved romoved. Instead of these araoks extending directly through the column radially, they almost [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY raoked oonorete disclose ly uninjured. In faot, boci . least 60/-' of the column :tions sufficiently t umn, originally 24 inches square, with the spiral hooping 26 inohos diameter. In a few oases vortical cracks were discovered extending directly into the column and order! columns and replace them with new < failed completely due 'Columns by deep spandrel walla lion of the floors and lequently of the spandrel girders, without a corresponding expanslq^of the spandrel walls, set up destructive bending and shearing stresses in these exterior columns. The columns tlmt failed were usually near the ends of long buildings. Of course end or corner oolumns would not be restrained by spandrel wall*, but would be free to bend outward from their foundations and so not suffer the severe stresses whioh destroyed adjacent exterior columns- It is worth v/hile to note the ewe with whioh a reinforced concrete column may be repaired, or replaced, provided the injury does not involve tho section to which the girders and beams are oonneoted. In but few oases was any injury apparent in that region so it was a simple matter to remove the damaged oonorete, surround the sound oonorete core with a spiral hooping and pour new oonorete, or cement mortar, into [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY enclosing sheet netal fo rmuR-co^*ah^w Nf nR^'lgu . 20 and 21-a, b , c,d . If the original columns were so damaged as to require complete romova). it was not very difficult to cut away all the concrete from the floor level to the under side of the girders and pour anjentirely now concrete column reinforoed with vertical rods surrounded by a spiral hooping. It was first planned to pour the now oonorcte up to within a few inches of the bottom of the glrdera and to build up the upper portion by means of the "Cement Gun," and a number of columns wore re¬ paired in this way. This work progressed rather slowly and It v/ao decided that it could he done more rapidly und probably more cheaply and quite as satisfactorily by pouring the concrete entirely through holes cut in the floor a^A^/at foot of one column and direotly over the one to be repaired . Probably a slight void occurs between the top of the new oonoreto and the of the girders, beams and slabs but that was also true when the "Cement Gup" was used. In the case of the entirely new columns such a void w^uleKirean a very slight settlement with a corresponding ovorstress in the vert^Wl reinforcing steel across the plane of the void when the shores we»“» “* girders. shown in Bigs. 2S and 24. Very pronounced^ and^'diagonul tension or shear cracks had developed, The only plan of any of the buildings that could be found after the fire was a general plan of Building No. 24. This plan called for the beam and girder reinforcement for negative moment to be placed below the under sides of the floor slab, and the slab reinforcement to be simply straight bars laid olose to the under side of the slab. The amount of reinforcing used in the beams makes it clear that the designer figured the beams as Tee beams. The plan bears the legend "live load [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY ' 10 " STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS on floors 200 lbs* per square CtU^AGCffhe oeotion ol* the flor hama beams ware shown on the plan as 8 inches by 18 inohas, but were aotually built 10 inches wide by 1? inches deep below the slab. The actual construct¬ ion is otherwise as shown on the plan, except that cinder filling and wood floors were laid on top of the slabs, but not called for on tho plana; and. the interior columns of the 1st, 2nd, 5rd and 4th stories of this building were all 24 inches square, ad in tho 5th Story 8 inch round tally columns were used instead of 14 inch square concrete columns. The plan shows no stairways nor elevator shafts und makes no referenoo to the pavilion which was built on the south side to ucoommoduto toilets, stairs and elevator shaft?-. I prepared d^^Kgs - ono of which is Pig. 2b - showing the general design features of the/Rbors and columns of tho several concrete buildings. Owing t^ifo position of the beam re inforoement , the negative moment these beams oaii/^milop is indefinite. Hence it probably is consistent to assume a negative moment of WI.V40 at the supports and a positive moment of VL Z/X0 center. Under the assumption that the slab would act as a oonbtituont part of the beam, the stress in the steel would be 16000 lbs. per oquaro inch for a load on the slab of 200 lbs. per square foot. If the beam, acts separately from the slab,,1 as it was evident these did, only a very low stress would be developed in the tension steel, without greatly overstrossing the concrete in compression and shear. Therefore my objoot was not only to design a mothod of repairing tho damage done to these floor beams by fire, but at the same time to strengthen them for compression and shear stresses, so that they would bo able to develop the tension reinforcement with whioh they wore bo amply supplied. Of course the fire made more evident, this structural weakness, whioh was thoro before the fire oaourred. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY Had the 3laba been oast IrSTB^ia^ beams, the damage to the CHICAGO flora would not have been oo aerioua exoopt in the eases of the moot ext re mo temperatures, as for instance, at the west end of the 3rd story of Building Ho. 24, where about 20 tons of wax are said to have been stored. There the firo was so severe that ono interior column was completely destroyed, and girders connecting to it were practically destroyed - as shown in Pig. 26. In order to strengthen these floor beams in compression the plan first rcoonmended and attempted is shown on the drawing - Fig. 27, dated Deo. 23, 1914 (On which figures S to 12, inc&usive, appear). Attention is called to the fact that these sketches show the negative moment cranks found quit^g)ne rally in the floor slabs over beams and girders, for, as alreai^xplained, the slab bars were in the bottom of the slabs only. Fig- 11 drawing 3howa 3tlrrUpa of U shap0 with upper onds bent out lnto&e This was supposed to be cor- eot when drawn, hut as the work pr^^sed it was discovered that the beam stirrups were L instead of U shaped only extended an inch or two straight up into the slab from the b^Kstem. Begardinrr the so»eme for repairs shown on this plan.it was found impracticable to bolt the compression angles by expansion bolts in the manner indicated, but a few angles wore attached by drilling continuous holes through the beams near the top and passing holts ordinary bolts through both angles. In- stead of setting expansion bolts into the slab, holes were drilled through the slab and ordinary bolts with plate washers used to fasten the angles to the slab. Wire cloth with 3/4 inch square mssh of Ho. 15 wires was used in place of the triangular mesh. shown. The arrangement finally adopted for reinforcing these beams l3 3hown in sketch -A- - Fig. 88 - and this scheme was followed [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS throughout in Building* Boa. MHKW<*nd lb and generally in Building No. 24. The angle* used were 3 inch by 3 inch by 5/16 inch except for Building Mo. 24, where the spans were nearly 23 foot, and there 4 inch by 4 inch by 5/0 inch angle* were used. These angle* had 13/16 inch holes punched 6 inches apart in both flanges. The method adopted for doing this work was to raise an angle and strip of wire cloth into position and temporarily bold them in place by two wood struts from the working scaffold - as in Big. 89. The atrip of wire cloth was bent about the steel angle, part of the wire cloth hanging down beside the beam and the other part temporarily held up against the ceiling. The necessary holes were then^rilled through the concrete slab, using the punched angle as a A* -on as the angle was ,-rpperly bolted to the slab, the portion of ire cloth that had been held up against the ceiling was dropped dowi(C££ bent around the edge of the angle and carried to the underside of the bea^.'horo it was fastened to a similar piece of wire cloth from the othc^e of the beam, as in Bigs. 30 and A At first the encasing concrete was placed by moans of a "Cement Gun" in accordance with the original plan, but, as in the case of the column repairs, a change was made to pouring a grout of comont and sand into forma through holes out in the floor slab. As aliov.n on the plans for repairs - Big. 32 - this concrete or grout was poured into the form through four pouring holes, two on each side, and vent holes were drilled for air to escape through. The four layers of wire cloth the ful length of the boom form a very efficient shear reinforce- ment. Great dependence has, of course, been placed upon the bonding of this oomont grout to the old concrete and to the steel bars. The sides of the od beams were roughened by picking with a cold chisel [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] the surface of course, gave further chance for bond between old CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS and where the cruohod concrete waoHiOKGiwd froJfltho soffits of the teams :y rough. The projecting stirrups also » concrete ao that altogether it is confidently expected that these be r.n sWill be mater¬ ially strengthened and made stiffer by this method of reinforcing, "*ero beams did not show oigna of aeparation from the floor slabs or diagonal tension or shear cracks, no repairs were ordered except to replace fireproofing that had spalled off of the aoffita. In fact, all the repairs neceaaary after a fire in a reinforced conorote building of this typo should be repairs to beam aoffita and replacing column f ircproSf ing, if the original design and construct ion is in accordance with the beat modern practice. (//> Th° damage to girders throughout those build inga was generally less than to the floor beams, a^j^gh in a number cf instances, whore columns failed, the girders ware pruoti^y destroyed. Many girders wore discovered to have developed dia^fel tension or shear cracks near the middle of their length where the floor bc/^fconnected. It was therefore dooidod to reinforce this region £or additional shearing strength and the detail for "Girder Class B« was adopted, as shown in , the original plan for Building llo. 24 the stirrups in these p the columns and far apsxt at Pig. S2 girders were spaced olooo together r the center, although with the center loading the shear was practically uniform in the length of the girder. To make up for this deficiency four or six holes were drilled in the slab near the floor beam connection and as many 5/8 inch bolts suspended through the slab to support two light horizontal angles which hung directly under the two floor beams. These bolts and angles formed two hangers or stirrups add with wire cloth fastened to the bolts, the entire reinforcement was encased inc,onorote. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY ’ STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS This detail la calculated to the shearing strength of the girdors in this region. Where the girders were practically destroyed, the detail on the same drawings for "Girders Clase A" was adopted. This provided top and bottom angles the full length of the girder, connected together and to the slab by special bolts and covered with wire cloth, and all encased in new concrete, or tho entire girder re¬ placed with new concrete. Up to the time X left We at Orango no "Class A" girder repairs had been made, much to my regret, au this detail, like some others, may have required modification to make it readily possible to accomplish. Generally speaking, it v;as found that the concrete was very hard and therefore difficult to out and drill, so it may have been found dijp^d^lt to cut away concrote girders that were ‘ i require complete removal. apparently wrecked so badly i On the 4th floor o^Building: Ho . £4 wore a numbor of heavy presses for printing dlso pha^j^aph records and alsb heavy ovens. The loads from these ovens and presses amount to approximately 15,000 lbs. per floor beum and the beaniB/Jxive spans of 82 feet. After tho fire theso particular beams were found to be seriously oraoked and deflected. Nevertheless they continued to support theso heavy loads, without apparent increase of deflect ion, at least a mofahh after the fire, by which time the work of repairing had roaohed this partio- ulr section. On January 12th I reported that the apparent condition of these beams, after tlioir surfaoes had been cleaned and all loose concrete removed, was much more serious than tho condition of the beams in other parts of the building. It was not intended to remove the presses and ovens, so that the method adopted for repairing beams [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS elsewhere oould not he carried out here, as that method involved drill¬ ing many hole a through the floor slab for bolta. The bod plate a lor the pro ssoa and ovena wade thia drilling impossible. Moreover, with the beams badly deflected and crackod and at ill supporting such heavy loads it was ovident the tension reinforcement v:aa under very great stress. Therefore the use of otruoturol stool ohunnola ana boans was adopted to reinforce the concrete floor beams and girders and a com¬ plete plan for this reinforcement, made. This plan provided for the structural steel as shown in Pip;. ZZ, except, instead of the hangers supporting these members from above, it was planned to support then on steel posts and brackets u^id against the concrete columns in order to avoid cutting holes ifcf&c 4th floor. One reason for doing thiB was to avoid all interference ^^)preparat ions for resuming manufact¬ uring operations on the floor Wove. Later it was decided to. substi¬ tute hangers for the posts and brae’^^nd holes were cut in the 4th floor for hangers at eaoh end of enoh beam an* girder. It will be soon that these steel channels and beams i^fiforced the concrete mem¬ bers in bending only. The reactions are developed entirely by the shearing strength of the concrete sections. These structural steel repairs were of necessity expensive and only warranted by the unusual conditions met in this particular location, where, by incurring this oxpense, the cost of moving machinery add the consequent delay to manufacturing operations was saved. So far X have not referred to any flosr tests beoause up to this stage of the work no teats were made, except one made on a single panolof floor in Building No. 24. Only about 140 lbs. per square foot was put on this panel with an accompanying deflect ion of 5/16 inch. A rocommendat ion was mado to test two panels of the fourth floor at the west end of Building Ho. 24 to their ultimate capacity, as [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CONDRON COMPANY at the time However, that ooheme was not kb carried out and on January 22nd, a teat was started on the 3rd floor of the weat end of Building No. 24. It is interesting to note that no repairs were made eaat of the loca¬ tion of this test, on this particular floor, indicating that this teat wao not made where the injury appeared to be as great ao in some other locations. The result of thia test, which is designated aa test "A," is shown on a diagram v/ith the results of tests "B" and "C." Pig. 34 shov/s the test load "C" in place and Pig. 35 shows the ceiling directly under toot "C", while Pig. 56 is the diagram of tost results. The diagram-shows the teoults so olearly as to need no description. Prom it viMtlie seen that tests "A" and "C" showed the floors to be much weaker than sjj®s construction should be under normal conditions. I oannot say def^^tely how much the floor had been weak¬ ened by the fire, aa no floor toots made °n uninjured floors. Records of tests on floors of similar design and span, where slabs and beams were poured monolithio, show dcflc vXj/lfZi of l/l6 inch to 1/8 inoh. for loads aa great as 400 to 600 lbs. per square foot instead of 1/4 inoh to 1/2 inoh recorded for these test loads of 200 to 300 lbs. por square foot. It is not assent, ialjthat reinforced concrete floor construction should show such small defleotiono aa is usually tho case. Structural steel beams and girders give inuoh groater dofleotions under test loada than are recorded for oonorote beams. On these diagrams I have shown lines indicating ~<. showing your letter of April 2B, 1915 to the Editor^f the Free a/'ua / Press and referring to the terrible fire in your plant |^n December 9, 1914. We have for years made a specialty of reinforced concrete, having our work in many of the best Government and private buildings in Washington. We used the last large shipment, before the plant closed down, of Edison cement, to place three acres of floors and fireproof five miles of structural shapes in the Old Post Office Building here for the Union Garage Co. We are at present estimating for what will probably be the richest finished building of its class here, the Truesdell Apartments, and are endeavoring to have reinforced concrete substituted for steel and tile. The Architect, Mr. A. B. Hoaton, doubts the genuineness of the Detroit Free Press article and it would be a great help to us if you could find time to write us an endorsement of the article, which we assume was published with your approval. Assuring you that your letter will not be used for public and are endeavoring t Very respectfully, DavisjCm tro(%n>Co , .. liifc i UJ't+d-tl &aJ<& c\ d*l.i U*Z&A $ JxteMJ llut. ^fc* €k&«J*An font*** ip c-^STATE OF NEW JERSEY t t fios. A. Edii v S 4 (Prenton, II* J* , June 17, 1915* 3 ^ ^ o/o Thos* A. Edison, Inc#, 9~ 3 Orange, H. J. 3 <“ r~sa£ « £ My dear Sir: ! < J •; ; "* T nnr office will permit. Yours respectfully. /&/-,*-& AJO) —*Z£ZCO/ZD C3uy cf niyj The Mould Vault was tho first permanent building built after the big fire in Deoembor 1914. It is divided into six sections - three on each floor - Each section holds 7*00 Moulds. 43,200 total capacity. It is absolutely fire proof and is provided with a system oi ventilation which keeps it bone dry at all times. - A Y/orlcing Mould is shown - The blank Department was entirely burned out on tho night oi - Tho Roof was burned off and machinery badly damaged in the Powder drying and Moulding departments and the two story building containing the grinding mills and the screens was entirely destroyed. Ton days after the fire we had the moulding and drying departments rebuilt and part of the plant running across tho streot to grind and screon the nowder. The screons are now arranged in two long narrow buildings to aiiora ample ventilation; tho grinding mills are placed two in a building and the motors which drive the mills are in a separate building from the mills to protect them from the dust. There will bo eight separate buildings when the last mill building is complete. Vo are not only insured against a possible recurrence of a fire to interrupt our rooord manufacture but the new arrange- ment pives far better working conditions for tho men. rno men in tno x l> ✓>-. & CUtisH'- K DC, / Ofufi* CL Iti^CoxJ i;j a-c<- LCc,\, Lq Cenul^^j L>Y /3 Ca,,LCo^ -/^!j &L( 3 y*-«* '$*<+ T * , ^J(y(u,i, (fioJuit'H- 3 , '9'* f /to •cjL.'t a^. /*** ~ sx~*-

< ^ ^ (U<^ [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Stye Animal frntPrtiue Assorutitnn ®ljP ffltizsv Iro%ro “IHrmtMy 31 tut” for Worsts IV 1 14 Emit fflarnluuTeirrrt . tfyfj ?! (?S. a- f r*> S'ti-i-Aii * iSS .■** .r- S( fSiHr Si^ ^^/~JclL«JlGZ *1. &L-IU (, 7^ lU^Mo &f Ansua tU-J OA>*~r-£M ^ a/V^^4t<.c^, ■*fo-<^r~ etsOiyty' JoCf ■ ii^ *'y"s ^ "*> ft_&A^<-^f(f-c-o Ptit /U^'o 7iJi$/ ^rU^.crt jfuU> *~£a .t-c<*f -<*a*s 'J-cjrxfv aL^tfZ. fov-t 'fy 7^_ jfcr-<^i /jO^i *ftr<~- GLi-K^- /£&&*— f£*Z t rffi f£*y Anff 'T-vgv~ Utx^tHX. y out o--**-' &**-' f7‘*~‘*~yj ~~ f-ff-ij of f>% ' 3 Oma— "7o^ a-ttf' ff(r\ S” i4^*> I ff**~*7 JuLc* JL jr-* r “7 . /Li/Vi^uu. w!m—- Saoretary /: i Electro-Mechanical laboratories WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO. Newark. n.j., u.s.a. ■ Ilo.lBishop St. MONTREAL !.Iay 22r.d.l915- i,Ir. '.V . H . .Mead owcrof t Edison Laboratory Orange H . J . Lear Ur. Ueadowcroft . Our !.!r. Larin about ten days, and I will give him end that he nay have an opportunity interesting place the "LAB". He is a very bright young man. Of course audience with the Uaestro, as Uc. Cowan called Ur. Edison. I am in excellent health, and have no doubt you can say the same of yourself. In case there is any real need of home defence, I feel almost fit to shoulder a gun I understand my old''college chump" Sig. Bergman is making bul lets. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Mr. Thomas A. Edison, 11 ^ ^ \ ^ ~r- - - At a meeting of the Mayor's Committee^ The Special Committee having charge of arrangements will communicate with you shortly as to the details. It is understood by this office that the party is not to exceed forty in number. Assuring you of our deop appreciation of your cour- Yours very truly, \co> [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 72. SIum/iM. C^J\/^^A-lA/&Qstri^ : - - / "5- cua.40nnr /y^X^u^Ff .fa' p (tjuamLo^i 'fasc^.fa^ 'dfatj /UrfflUd^ LdMl, faT^rpk dp? 4tfX* yi '4wl Axjm/Y aamm^ £UX dhAMW.yoGJfa oS-fa<, fJL HAAA/VV'.A1AJL£LAA^ O ^ l/£W <=**''-' «Afl/osX sJiiydzti^tpL SoC^ c/feifc fc ^ t?Y -e&UL %/LrvJitiy £uc^l e^- ^^-CiXeXj aJfzr M Ly>™*^ v^oJU CW ^ '^cc/i ^7 vO^4iu^ c^. C €^ <)** — ■6-^-^KaejL . fl/XOCc'c*^' r^w> — ’ <33 7^4 /Lc/vkvo>-~ r\cx^Ar • / tu. c ^L cXSUy ^N^C*/vvy>-^*^' (fift- ft tjp (~ N-Yvjk. «a_^Sc*^ . £~e. <2X two boxes containing the literature of Edison batteries, ;Rdcord supply and 25 pictures of your own respectively. It is a great honor to me to have the opportunity to express to you, in behalf of the Commission, our profound apprecia¬ tion of the courtesies that you so kindly extended to the Commission during its visit to your great Works. It is the sincere hope of the Commission that through this personal meeting and contact the commercial relation betv/een the two Republics may be from now on greatly extended. In conclusion, I desire to say that all the above mentioned articles have already been forwarded to the Commission and that I was directed to write you this note of thanks in its behalf. With renewed thanks, I am, Respectfully yours, Orange, N. J. Dear Sir:- I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 17th instant together, under separate cover, with two sets of photographes, 25 each, of the viBit of the Commission to Edison Works. They have already been forwarded to the Commission. In the meantime I wish to take this opportunity to express to you, in behalf of the Commission, our profound appreciation of the courtesies that Mr. Edison and yourself so generously extended during its visit to Edison Works. Thanking you very., much again for your kindness, I remain, Very sincerely yours, CAMPBEI & PRATT .3 EXCHANGE PLACE July V, 1915. Orange, Hew Jersey. Dear Sir: I em enclosing herewith letter from Doctor Kunz to you, ana also copy of letter of introduction to Hr. Edison therein referred to. Doctor Kunz suggests that I call you on the telephone after your re¬ ceipt of the enclosed, which I will do some time tomorrow, Thursday, morning so as to arrange definitely for an appoint¬ ment at a time that will he agreeable to Hr. Edison. Yours truly, 2/Y Enc. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 401 - 5th Avenue , now Tori'. City, July 7, 1915. 71111am II. IJoadavcroft, Asq. , Ad is on laboratories, I am handing a copy of tlis enclosed to Ad.vard I-'ardiJVY, A a most serious man, and I shall greatly appreciate it if you can a rajige to have Cion iroot ;ir. Adis on for a short time. r0S3ibly, they may be interested in meeting ;.!r. John Alo and to loiov; moro about the storage batteries. I have already s. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Uhomas A. Auisoll, Asq., Orange, if. J. Hr. Henry Harrison Bupleo and Hr. Adward Harding. Hr. Suploe v/a a recently a member of the Council of the jenorican Sooiaty of Mechanical Mngineers. Hr. Harding is a partner in tiio law firm of Campbell, Harding £• fratt and is a napliov,’ of the late George Harding, the eminent patent lav/yer of Philadelphia Both gentlemen are deeply interested in the latost developments Both here and abroad of electricity as applied to motive power, especially in relation to automobiles end flying machines. 1’hoy are desirous of having a short talk with you and if you can give tlien a little time , I nr.i sure tlia you will find thorn nos t serious . Any attention you may show them, they will groa Q^)©va| lwc,(K Q-t-C- 'J ) l '-- 'fcCcj a i ^>LflLi) UK- /Kttt ■tc-Ccjt.£ce.~n,cI2 i 2) ~fi Ctc t,t-/^Lerr~it.Ztfj C*u£i... Jl'Ltryi'b, /O okCecA. k ■iCj 10 1« ?)t ce^^ef-<.o-e-uc^'(^ SEND lta allowing Telegram, .object ttWbe term. July 22nd. 1915 . Philip Bannyan, 115 Bast 24th Street, Hew York City. Mr. Slison will see you this afternoon. H. P. MILIEU . Your [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] n. Jy, cty S ho iohd- ^ ~4>-oUth, JU stha*A.’<>.iu> aoJiccjU j4£Uc /LlD*-* 4ah -fat+L. ifuciKthn %lii}jji^ dfchfe* Jm/Iail^, “7&- U> -UL ,' (fi ..... ~ 4ts Jl4^ Jhuk Jili \yhj- itMjL* jamlcJU' 4t, Mucj &Ui+~. M&o^ ^ +**- [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] district (Court Upper Montclair, IT. J. Aug. 30, 1915. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Orange, U. Bear Sir:- Uh^0<^ U^*-" Enjoying a vacation visit with a daughter and three fine grand-children at Upper Montclair, am booked to leave for Denver Wednesday evoning. To oee you for a minute and shake hando with you any hour Tuesday or Wednesday would greatly please me. By telephoning may son-in-law, Ur. Frederick T. Rubidge, 491 Broad, I would be sure to gat the message. k Respectfully yours. 130 if & Hew York, September Hintb, nineteen fifteen. wouia like very much to bring to you Hr. William j. Eobinson, Hr. Robert C. Mayer and Thomas C. Meadows , who have the most interesting and un¬ usual proposition I have ever seen in the motion picture business. I feel that it is most im¬ portant that you meet those people as the propo¬ sition is sufficiently unusual to attract your immediate attention. Hill you kindly let me know as soon as possible what day. after Tuesday of next week it will be convenient for me to bring .these gentlemen to see you. 3 (JVfj? CfUvf Sapt. 10th. 1915. Ur. A. G. Whyte, To Whyte's Uotion Picture Enterprises Ino., 110 West 40th Otreet, IJev7 York City. Dear Sir: Your favor of the second instant to Hr. Edison was received. He has been exceed¬ ingly busy day and night at his chemical plant a few miles away from here, hence the delay in reply. Mr. Edison says that you can come over at anytime and he will see you. I would suggest that you call me on the telephone in advance of your coming. Lot me also add that ho expoots to he away on Wednesday of next week. Yours very truly. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Llewellyn Park, Orange, Hew Jersey. My dear Mr. Edison: while I am in this part ol the world, it has occurred to me that nothing could possibly give me more pleasure than to see you, and so X wired you, to-day, asking for an appointment. Xi you will be good enough to let me know where and when, after the receipt of this, I can see you, I shall be very much indebted to you. VA-W, etc (6*1 *~Wl\ Cl WaJu) * «. 6-fc. |a.Cja.v“ {■xa-e'j* c^c a-o u, Cr-iyt*t~*'-si **2Ljrtx. tx wJul *3 — {>c£*-«~«X(. kfcf/A-*— -V ^ Oot. 4th. 1915. Mr. Keufel, $ Keufel & Esser, 300 Adams Street, Hoboken, JJ. J. Bear Mr. Keufel: I spoke to lir. Edison in regard to the proposed visit of yourselve and your two son^to our plant. He wishes me to say to you that after the fire we placed our machinery in various shops, and that while we are working in some of the build¬ ings,. much of the machinery ie still scattered about in different plaoes. He expects, however, that by Christmas, wo will be in our newly renovated concrete buildings, and then he would be glad to have you go through, as the shop is organised on a new and en¬ tirely different basis from other shops, and ho is sure you will be pleased. Yours very truly. Assistant to Mr* Edison. at-Orange.N.J. 30m9 time before November 9th. If such a visit is possible will you kindly advise me. You will also note that it is the intention of the Club to carry out a strickly iraerlcen programm throughout the year, in keeping with the spirit of Neutrality. Some years ago, I think 1898,1- as a youngster had the pleasure of meeting your youngest Son at Chautaugua.N.I. where we spent many happy hours ae playmates in Miller Park, sailing boats in the miniature lakes in Pnlistine. you that it the Club. If you are in a position to give me assistance I assure will be appreciated not only by me but by the other members of Yours very Sincerely, Mr. Thomas A. Edison, & W _ H' , fl, sr-ri*,. ly/ ^ My dear Mr. I-de-sun: Tas we always pronounce your name in Chin£ I am just in from five years of fascinating lecture work in China. This was preceded by eight years of investigation and experiments in the use of science lectures as a "leans of reaching the leaders of the Empire, and more oken Republic. Single individuals on our lecture staff have spoken to ten thousand people per week for ten weeks in succession. This marked appreciation on the part of such Sreat_numbers has been a great encouragement, but not more so than the ex pressions of appreciation and co-operation from the officials of the National government and from the governors and other officials of the provinces. President Yuan Shi-Kai has for several years contributed, and Vice-President *;i *uen Hj"f is one of our very enthusiastic boosters. Just before I left Shanghai^ the redeems a bunch of letters ‘‘•I81"0” in acknowledgment of a little memento we in recognition of their fine co-operation in a nation wide lecture campaign. In these letters are many interesting things, and I quote this from His Excellency T'an Hsiang Ming, at Changsha: (From the Military Governor of Hunan to Messrs. G. 8. Eddy and C. H. . Robertson) '•I most respectfully write this letter in answer to yours, the contents of which I was exceedingly pleased to read. That you should have come from your Sreat opportunities to our humble place to conduct these meet¬ ings, with the result that very many of our scholars and literary men have cane to see and know you. 1 with them greatly endorse and appreciate what you ^avedoneu And although the pressure of official duties interfered with my having been a better host, I am constantly in Thomas A. Edison 12/7/15 remembrance of you. Nov/ on receipt of this book of beautiful pictures I opened and looked at it, and recognize the earnestness with which you two princely men work for the progress of the world, both by exhorting men and regardless of the toil and exposure. As the breezes of spring make all the earth to blossom with life, so the places to which you go change as the blossoms change the mountain sides. As I look back upon the days of your visit X still think of them with astonishment and look forward with the hope that we shall meet again. "Although you are separated far from me, I trust you will not forget and that sometime I may have a letter of exhortation from you. So I specially write this letter to thank you and wish for you a virtuous peace." I am in America for a year, most of which will be spent at the University of California in scientific research work and in digging up ideas and equipment for my associates «,v,n nn the road in various partB of China to-day. I have spoken so often of you to the people of China and with such appreciated hearing that it is my earnest desire as I go back to carry with me a more intimate knowledge oi your work and, if possible, to be prepared to extend your influence by a more accurate and stirring presentation of your creative woric . One of the greatest sorrows of my thirteen years of life there has been to observe the loss that all the world suffers because of its failing to receive the results of the undeveloped genius of China. I tell them that if America produces one Edison, China ought to have four, and I believe th/t the future holds for us even such a wonderful pro bo ect. Lectures on Wha-shJng^un and Lin-kun have been per¬ fectly remarkable in their influence upon Chinese audiences. Y/hen X go again I should like to take a really effective one on I-de-sun also. To this end I would appreciate it greatly if I might have an opportunity to meet you and to observe some - Thomas A. Edison -3- 12/7/15 thing of the wonderful work that gathers around your personality. I expect to be in New York in the spring, probably in February or March, at which time I will communicate with you and find _ ^ if it will be convenient for you to grant this privilege China. Very sincerely yours, chr/ibp {. ROBERTSON Dec . 13th. 1915. Mr6. MS. Beckett, Bolton, Mass . My dear Mrs. Haekett: It would not he polite in writing o letter to a lady to ref or to "old times", but I am certainly glossed o have a noto from you after the little while has elapsed since we last met. There are some things we cannot discuss, and one of them is the index finger of Old Father Time when he points to the children. I am a 'Noting "grand-pop" to two promising youngsters. 1 am glad to learn that you are such a flourishing fruit grower. It is better than passing your life fussing with a lot of papers and the other things incident thereto. I am still in the vortexv and this year has been the busiest of them all. If your son will come over to the Laboratory and see me some day when he is in the vicinity, I think I can make the promise that we will let him see something of what is roing on around here, and try to make it pleasant for him. All the boys who have uny red blood like to see "the wheels go round". fir. Edison is very well. He certainly seems to have the secret of perpetual youth, and energy, - especially energy. It is undiminished. with kind regards, I remain. Yours very truly. Mr.C .H .Robertson, San Franoisoo.Cal. Dear Sir: — I am in receipt of your favor of the 7th inst., which I have read with much interest, let me say in reply that if you will call at the laboratory when you come East in the Spring, 1 shall be glad to see you. You had better tele¬ phone to the laboratory from Hew York when you arrive there, so as to make sure I am available. Yours very truly^" A.H, My dear Mr. Edison:- I have a grand-son about eleven years old, who lives In Birmingham, Ala. His father and mother were origi¬ nally from East Orange, where I live myself. This boy has for a long time expressed a desire to meet and shake the hand of Mr. Edison, and asked if that wish could not be gratified when he came on with his parents to spend the holidays at my house in East Orange. Now, my dear sir, I ask you if it would be possible to gratify that boy's wish, that he may shake your hand. If you will please drop me a line to the above address, and let me know when it will be convenient simply to see the boy, X would esteem i t a wonderful personal favor, and thank you very much therefor, I recognize that you are a very, very busy man, but, my dear sir, that is my boy -- I ask the privilege for him. Incidentally I would say, that I lived in Metuchen when you were working out thd Electric scheme at Menlo Park, N, J, and at that time I used to be around your, wprks very much watch¬ ing it. In the hopes that you may gratify this boy's wish, | i I am, Very truly yours. Dec. Slst. 1915. Mr. Daniel Pierson, Jr., 827 Broad Street, Newark, H. J. Dear Mr. Pierson: Your favor of the 18th instant to Mr. JEdison was received. He requests mo to say in reply that if he is here at the Lab¬ oratory when your grandson calls, he will be glad to shake hands with him. Mr. Edison will be away from the laboratory on Thursday of this week, but I expect he will be here Friday and also Monday and Tuesday of next week. Please ask for me when you call. Yours.'.very truly, Assistant to Mr. Edison. •t. ifcvi Jx-vv{~ (,(ic.4. Le-~.. . sia.^ 4-'t P 4 i0o_Up^ H~ .JL (U&4*. ^aALuj ^6 a. of-tL*- /k*^ j*/^ -jt*&i£&*4i, ^Cl Ureis{&ei~*^t' loa&v &- to€ovCfo "to ^ Jj+iaaaaaA. mZUI** t^tx, urtileA ~t^f t^ajUa. . Uj>J}t^lA'~1'‘:*' — G3/i^J< Kay 21, 1915. X ^€.Ct*vri. VA OK*»CfCct LVO.^cK West Orange, H. J, p^^'1‘L^*'' lU~^ . Thomas A. Edison, Dear Sir:- 0^3-W Vft« ^ ' We would like to eallVour attention to the J matter of the -proposed improvement of main btreet ana f Valley Poad in West Orange. As no doubt you know the Town Council of W. Orange have passed an ordinance on first reading to have this Street repaved and the cost to be charged tp the City at Large. The medium mentioned in the ordinance is Granite block, but the council are not in duty bound to use this material. We would call your attention to Creosoted Wood Block for tMs improvement a?d we believe t^at it will be found to be the most desiraole material in point of cost, durability, noiselessness and sani¬ tation. To the end of haviag wood block adopted we are circulating a petition soliciting signatures of prop¬ erty owners on' the thoroughfare requesting the council that this course be taken and we will ta=ce t^e liberty of calling upon you m the near future andJ™st that you will Se able to sign the paper as representing your property. e sending you under separate, cover liter¬ ature treating on wood block pavements, and if aSneeablet0 you will be glad to arrange for an interview to answer any questions or give further information regarding-our project. Ur. Thomas A. Edison. At the council meeting of May 18th they presented an ordinance for the improvement of Lakeside Avenue, also mentioning granite block as the material to be used. If the noiseless feature of a wood block pavement will be of benefit to your property we feel that the mere request from you to the council to have this material adopted will receive prompt approval, and as we mentioned before our material can be laid for a less cost than granite. Offering this as a suggestion and hoping this matter will receive your consideration, we remain. Very resepct fully yours, U. S. WOOD PRESERVING GO. EHB-3 bkls. snt. (/j*-*-*-'--"’ May 27thj 1915. “• Mls“: a®4- Monday we will observe Decoration Day. I hevejposted notices that the factory will shut down from Saturday noo/until Tuesday morning. I expect to go to Trenton tomorrow JS#f& and he in Philadelphia Saturday. If you have nothing specialffi-r me, I will leave here about 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon^^^tried to see you this morning hut you were not in. <_ CL June 11, 1916 All Works an! Inc. Foremen: In these days of disorder in most every part of the world, we are all glad that we are living under the Stars and Stripes, Monday, June 14 is Flag Day and it will ke observed at this plant by the raising of the American Flag on. the laboratory Flag Pole at 12:05 noon, next Monday, the 14th inst. You are accordingly instructed to notify all the employees under your jurisdiction to leave the plant promptly at 12 O'clock and proceed to the Valley Hoad entrance of the laboratory, so that the Flag may be raised in the presence of our operatives. H. I. Deeming EEIi.BB Copies to All Division Managers Copies to Messrs. Ed^Tchas. Edison, Meadowcroft, Bachman, Vfilson, Harry Miller, Hutchison SPRAY MANUFACTURING CO. CONTRACTING ENGINEERS 201 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS. U. S. A. , \ June so. (Vy (Attention rfo. H. Meadowcroft) Thomas A. fedison, \ y Orange, 11 ■ J- ^ - ^ Dear Sir: We have sent you information relative to the eoollnG .f 600 sail... of .« *«• a .a»J P»*. 140° S', to 67°!?, with 70°F air. Vie would litre to know if our suggested plan raouireraents - If 1. aoftains farther than we can do in this matter. Trusting we oan serve you, we are Yours very truly, 3PRAY I.lAlflE?ACTURIHG CO., President . ' IV S yc. - MANATI SUGAR COMPANY^ OHIENTB “*2>YC U£* CUBA IE::™ “ t— pr**^ — •=•- “““ /\j^u New York, August 18th, 1915. V/e noticed recently in the New York,,,--—- ( papers that you have done away with the very loud ^ f; ^ whistle that you had at your plant at West Orange, replaoing same by a softer one. As we have been looking around for a very powerful whistle for our J ^ (J,^ plant in Cuba we take this liberty of writing to you to ascertain if you would "be willing to dispose 0 of the one you have discarded. If so, will you aCuivtf kindly let us have full particulars as to size and ^ also the price at which you would Bell this whistle. Yours very truly, / IAANATI SUGAR COMPLY. // //' [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] <4 "Pfl/-/4T- 4' 7tfr, Mmh; /kjsti*,' A. ‘T'lC'lV tjjr* \<>-&/ZsQ+ (Ss-vlr^-oZ ^cPtCuw/Cfa iCii. &\siA.6~t+*vl<3 <^ > (sw)\\ H QwJh, Z "the •&*»+] "tbs? ’Cvwk '&&(*{ dtx -#iJn a. ‘t-lcmaS *r&C& <*. -TdAAs /^AA^A, ^ACcPcC 'kfpnSL /*Ay- ~7€U* j -&6( vpJau -JL^f y*y i^u£^ 4* 'UPf’Ui AAAl '^v IxztfLo -£y 0V>A<9-\iL-fcje <0*=*^ To ^ f to -you a few Aonths ago statiek our interest \ te" qaT yt J **+ Hv-u-c e>^u-a~i^d i the par ijlcatlion of the] water of the stream : your Storage Battery and PhonograpljiaHrSrVs, :ourteous reply/Nind stating your/intention I have observed since 1 s factory pipes which lead to the gutter 'treet and V.’atchung Avenue and i where along the brook s hearty cooperation in this and that you may be able Yours respectfully, / J - Chairman Complaint Committe) Sept. 21st. 1915. Mr. Edison:- / Replying to attained; It 1b true that I gave instructions to Grimes/that no repairs were to he made by any of his men ( dbpy of instructions attached hereto) until this Room was turned over to the Mfg. Department. In regard to the "starting up” of the 2nd. Dynamo, the man referred to, was Instructed by Grimes to start up same, under the Engineer's direction. I believe this friction could be avoided, if the Engineer was requested to give instructions to either Grimes or myself instead of any of his men, as I hold it is not good practice for a man to take orders from two persons in authority. In connection with this matter, I am glad to advise you that the product from the flew Plating Room is O.K. in every respect. / \^C U 7- I V j ^ y y^r. ffcu& W*^ £ Edison Laboratory Eire Department. Reorganized October 6, 1915. Chief - John J. Allen. Assistant Chief - A. H. Kennedy. Foreman - Fred P. Ott. Assistant Eoreman - Wm. Almquist. Active Eiremen C. B. Hayes - Captain Jos. Wheelan - Lieutenant JameB Burns John Francis H. Barnes Chas. Harper Geo. Ott E. Klenz Jos. Zlemba A. Foroe H. Coppel J. ChriBtiansen j, Patton Robt. Burns j,. James Firemen will respond to calls from Box ?17, and 64 ' Practise drill every Monday at 2 P. M. EFFICIENCY ENGINEER'S UEUOHANDUU NO.__3iii£- DIVISION IN QUESTION- laboratory of Thomas ---• Idison.-erconaiPATE- act. 22,1915. SUBJECT- Saint! 4S of -a □ oratory Buildings. result wanted by- pt.ib» he CO-OPERATE WITH- 'Oho writer. think. possibly it is a good one, cnat.' Building is very badly i*i neeu .01 navi: v/or1’' noihted and sainted at unis time. I bolUve originated with tne men who ; etecl ’windows, for I understand that ii their work, they found that in many eases they put into " — ■** *“*• +n‘' mv L :j au.-gestion installing the nnection with . _ . I the grout wiiioh w ,JUU walls ” ran out of" the building at noin t 3 a considerable distance away, thereby indicating the necessity of ' the pointing aoove recommended. i ao not know whether or not thio memorandum 13 in oraei, 01 whether'! am referring same to the proper party attention, out I feel confident tnat in any s r will refer the nutter to the proper party, «.o base action if necessary. rt, ant yo iffioianc y Bngi a >-'-■/ Z--H RESULT ACCEPTED _ _ _ _ 191 - COPIES T0- ORIOIWAL Torn 1203. December 16th. 1915. Ur. Edison - Ur. Wilson:- \ This is to announce that Ur. S. G. Warner will l of the experimental and developing work of the ThomasVA. Edison Inc., Engineering Department for all moving picture machine manufacture. Ur. Warner will keep in close touch with the progress of the manufacture of all moving picture machines, and will make necessary experiments, and approve all changes or design or manufacture after consultation with. Ur. Gall and Ur. Constable. This is especially neces¬ sary at this time because of the now model Supor-Kinetoscope which is beginning to come through the factory, and constant supervision, and experiments are needed to bring this to the proper state of manufacturing perfection. Ur. Warner will consequently devote his entire time or as much of his time as is necessary to tho supervision of manufacture and will report to Ur. Constable, and Mr. Gall. JOHN P^jJSTABLE, JPC/USH ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER. C.C to Messrs. IJambert, Learning, L. W. UcChesnoy, Bachman, S. C. Warner, Wetzel, Waterman, Gall, Hutchinson, file. The Western Union Telegraph Company MANAGER’S OFFICE ORANGE NJ DEC 22 1915 EDISON LABORATORY ORANGE NJ GENTLEMEN * WITH THE YEAR NINETEEN FIFTEEN DRAWING TO A CLOSE I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF THANKING YOU FOR YOUR VALUABLE PATRONAGE OF THE PAST AND TRUSTING WE MAY LOOK FORTH TO YOUR FAVOR IN THE NEW YEAR AND THE YEARS TO COME. I WISH TO SAY YOU WILL FIND US EVER READY TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS IN ANY CAPACITY WE ARE ABLE TO PERFORM. WISHING YOU ONE AND ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR I REMAIN. Grain Alcohol can ho used for cleaning the glass slabs on which the paper is varnished. Please he sure that no Denatured Alcohol is used on any stagOB of process that may effect the Diaphragm. John JFC:USH Assistant Chief Engineer. G.C to Messrs. Jjfliafla . Deeming, V/ilson, Bachman, and file. 2- StcU £Ua.Ji A-(/ WlA^UU*- vs-rJ| Iwvrt -l£>-l,v_c J~ Jc^<, - ^0-vJ<- &,<2xr x<^ L j u^i u t?o„ k £*-'Jc /7^t sJU- /d.t'l'- , ?' &&&*■ su&'C^f-vC c^ £ rOv\x^xc^c^v — "— leyfrk cJr 0-u*n \ ’ w d . dr. uh^jA.. «uA fW &k &* «>ce.*V- C^hc^J Xwj J»5X&. tCd. jl-w^ t e^Jy^i "- M-o^ . (r& . ^ ; ■ . . . }faz^-:l.->*--*}:-r*-> ■'■•■-. . /J -'t> — A-* ■'<~ i /-£■/'■/ r: \. (L ( I«v C^l ! !r‘( (Zfy -l-yxst-it/u .. •’•'!" _-.• ' /?*.• j V 3:4 ...-^ - ■ j /^H^hy C'^ . rfsi-stfabd . s'J i t- i' : S '- >“' i- ^ ,~v»- . /J u"''r . //• 'f>/ -v; vi - f ■ . stAbr, -£&■<*■ .'VC ■ ^V'Ct'r—si— s't'h'vyp'}^- (\Js\y.' /7 Cy.Av. ,-A . -wj*n. ^sv/it/Ccv- y/yv i:/.'¥'1 . ,-'’?.^Vi S'tfT'si--. &*,&+»+&- (AyrAr . «^*-V / -/> rf// • !‘ '/ x . gbpr*?.-.- . V C.*-Z<£6c~- .'Asa^h /^/ r.y'pdt'tY'-* Edison General File Series 1915. World War I (E-15-83) This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning Edison’s attitude toward World War I and other war-related matters. Included are remarks by Edison about preparedness, the munitions trade with Germany, and his preference for a republican form of government in that country. The correspondents include longtime associate Etienne de Fodor, who writes from Hungary that he shares Edison's "fear that the present war will last long." Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The material not selected consists primarily of unsolicited correspondence without a substantive reply from Edison. J. MATTHEWS. Kmyt 2ftmtral flf Amoita TEMPE, ARIZONA Thomas A.Edi January :erning the unpreparedness of the United States in event oi . The whole trend of the times eeems to he toward war. As a scientist, what do you think of the expression, r la a biological necessity^?) Would not disarmament of the nations at the present too radical a move? I shall very greatly appreciate a brief personal reply Very truly yours, — \ /. * pc*, ' ^ Vfealfc. ^ it t-c- ‘J* - y n ^ y^ve>. ^ fe&jek** r~T 1 ■CKe, ^ * "rry***^** '*>-f - [>rf U tHl- 1 L La. /i'iL «■ Axk. fc- ^ ^ a^juut' i>tL f'-»<-~ prfr^ ~z w , .6$, , SUrgOnyozim: EGYENARAM. TELEFON 3-62, 3.63, 3-64. VII, Kazinczy-utcza 19. Hungary . Bud ape s t , Mar ch SObh.1915 Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Orange, ^ew Jersey, United States of America. My dear Mr .Edison:- It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge the reception of your cordial letter of the 18th. inst. and from its contents I am very happy to find that you and your dear family are all doing we 1 1 and enjoying good health. Please tender them my sincerest regards and greetings. You fear that the present war will last long. This too is the opinion that we entertain here in Europe, and it is a far crying disgrace that so much hlood is spilt in such an useless manner.The present strife has ruptured and demolished all the notions of the rights of men, civilization and culture , and thus it is not only the material damage but also the spiritual and intellec¬ tual loss that the world will have to mourn and deplore. Specially regarding us here in Hungary, I may say that Russia thought, that with her first ingress, she would flood and deluge our country with her hords, spread¬ ing devastation everywhere s . Eight months have passed since this dreadful conflict has broken out, and the Rus¬ sian intentions have been frustrated everywhere s here in Hungary, and our country practically has bean happily s pared from the horrors of war. In the same manner as the Hussian intentions have been paralysed by Hungary, so are all the exertions that Prance and England have undertaken against Germany ineffectual. The day ought soon arrive in which our enemies, after these eight months of persistent yet fruitless struggles, should come to the conclusion that all their exertions to crush us to pieces are useless and unavail¬ ing. Unfortunately this day has been pushed in the far future through some people in the United States of America. There is no doubt that the Russians are at present lacking guns and ammunition, and the same need would also exist in Prance, because there, Germany has occupied all the regions where the french matallurgic industries existed. It is alone some people in the United States that deliver to our enemies arms , ammunit¬ ion, aeroplanes and other sorts of war material , that amount to billions in money; their deliveries prolong this dreadful strife and carnage.lt is through their fault that further on streams of blood are flowing here in Europe, and further hundreds of thousands of families are deprived of their supporters , of their husbands and sons. Thus, I will request you, you whose opinion is listened to in the United States, to endeavour and strive to induce those of your countrymen to remain strictly neutral, and abstain from exporting war material to Europe. Should your endeavours in this direction be crowned with success, then will not only your fame glitter in the annals of Technics end Arts, but it shall receive an additional iUBtre in the history of Humanity, and the blessings of mankind. It was always you that detested and had such an abhorrence of war , and thus let those of your countrymen hear your protest against the same, and try to prevent them from delivering material that only inflames this terrible combat the more. Tell those people how they burden themselves with an awful moral responsibility when they persist in prolonging this fight through their deliveries of war material, and how they thus set up a barriei’ that obstructs the road to peace, thereby prolonging its realization to an indefinate time in the future. Regarding the other part of your letter, I am most happy to note that since your big fire, you have had the time of your young life again, and I know too that with a man of your calibre this rejuvenescence is a lasting one. One of our best Hungarian authors has said, a man is as old as ha feels, and that an aged man need not be an old man. It Is simply stupendous to think that after the destruction of your works, you were in running order again after twenty-two days. Let us call that phenomenal energy and push. In conclusion I send you my sincerest com¬ pliments and the kindest of wishes, remaining thereby, Budapest, VII. ICazinczy utca 19. Hungary. Ever truly yours, ( d'OtllTi , Director general. /' Ajanlva ''‘v, _ (j 1 9/o A * j y\o 5 clu»o Wlu*u i-o-tx^ ^m\ /A, / r-h^ ^ j? ,(JLc,.r/ /jw- ^xzric ^ t/'..v,^^y p [i^ SJ~ (-r' ■■ ’-•' U^0-tfc~f^T« - •■ -• r ^ Lir-tK^ff >QJVV\a- M. <>.*■•*«. -/« :--« -fjJ 5J,, Cf^WU- •-; . ‘W'vl^ fj&ttz, & K^. X-J., ... . "uX urh-t.^-^ Stfcj w ^\-x-L /W^ r; °i jy ^ ^ ^ L^:,,(^.,.,,,(" a X-.-- M'«K, ^rfZjtX^ 'TZ-.n*..' j i /> 0 , . (' .— r C&-c (Xaa-\ S \ ,i P-5, ^v ,.. -i 0 js. irz,.:*/ a.y Jj UlL . "{/ .\s\AJsOk ‘t^sr / ^ vie*** ue*^2 Krt&*~ £.e*yU&- ■ &****> V <<>**- y^— *l**r? • &c*£si ^ t*s-v*~e>t 'i~-* ^ t-t*-r-£& 'fee* ■ %€csr *#• ^ | ^ ^-*-*^0 eOs^ /stc^^e-e^ t»£-,/*~-*- *r£^!ZJ f *r* J& /**" -~'s' f «2Z%~U??Z ~fe£*» S ^UL /Z5 cr-CefC — Ur. John Pedbank, San Diego, Cal . Dear P.edbank: I have received your favor , which T have taken the tire to read carefully. Let me say in reply that to my own knowledge manufacturers in the United States have sold Germany immense quantities of things for war purposes up to within two months ago, through Italy and through Sweden. At the Hague Tribunal nearly all na¬ tions agreed not to sell arms to belligerents, but Germany would not agree to it , as Krupp furnish'd immense quantities of war munitions to all nations . How Germany sees what an error she made . T understand your feelings and do not blame you, but you should try and Bee both sides of the question. Yours / unlifuwv* tvvo Uv. 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