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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PART III (1887-1898)
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THOMAS A. EDISON PAPERS
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Letterbook, LB-041
This letterbook covers the period May-June 1890. Most of the correspondence is by Edison and Alfred O. Tate. Many of the letters relate to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking doll. Other letters pertain to mining and ore milling, electric lighting, the phonoplex system, the Edison-Lalande battery, and electric traction systems. Included also are letters to various Edison companies regarding bills for experiments conducted at the West Orange laboratory. There is some material relating to Edison’s personal finances, including a list of bonds bought through Drexel, Morgan, & Co. The cover is marked "General Book T.A. Edison." The book contains 498 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 40 percent of the book has been filmed.
Havknons 3?iw Xstinsuirfher Co*,
Cor, South -SirVh AVo, & Boston. Street, | low Youk City*
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Privat.e So (^rotary*
'•'ny 14, 1890,
Ucasrs'. Byer & ■Ho
Boar Sira:*.
are onvraoratod rebooted hy -the are no Good, an!
Sooly,
i''nll Street,
How York City ,
Replying to your letter of - 13th inotant, in which certain claim in oonnoetion with Application -,819 Patent Ofi’ico, lir. Sdioon oaya that thoae claim J to lot thorn go*
Yours truly.
Private Secretary,
Samuel TnnriTJ
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"/ nil s
'■■m 14, 1890,
t r o o t , r York City.
Dear Sir:-
I enclose herewith Mile against the Delia on Oonoral Electric Company, d*or -espericonts conducted by Edison, from January 1st, 1388 to January 1st, 1890, amount inc to $20,220,23. I also enclose Mr. Edison's explanation of theao various export monts. Kindly acfoiovrledco rocoipt.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary.
[ENCLOSURE]
Liny 14, 1300!
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Ihic is to oartify that. DH« 2?RAHK M* DLE51.13 v/r.a e««loy«<i is vy Laboratory for the pant tv;o and a quarter years* All the rorlr animated to hin during that period ’./as performed in a iivtiai'acicry* mnuor* Dr* Dooms laavos my employ for the ro&con ihat the experimental \ror>. upon which he was onga rod ia finished md 1 iiavo r.o further need of his aorvioea.
1 can cheerfully rc-c ounend DRW D3RI.IS to any one in non d t»£ inch aantU S&rvco aa he is ‘capable of ronderinn.
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^Ba430n *BM!fwa *<"«? 3ctto5. of 144b instant, *Wlaai^ a **"' ** ** W* wk landed to you by
■ ^^^Payucn. ^stor,. the Ttoshinst on Memorial
Arcl. CecmUao* :,\v, Edison yna sitfwa «h» paper, and tla some is soi^ fo^rd hy to Mr'. *V Sianaonsi
'of tho n'orlc/o Jfeir I\srd, JSwYori: tityi
Private Secretary.
toy ifi,
lf» u« liven*, i:Sq,,
Ko* IP Coy stwm,’
Kor/ VorJc City ,
i)oar Sir:-
MrV r'tliicn *“= J-Jad yow Hotter of 15th instant,
**” Ca- *** «*» «» «wa« c«>® «
before ;j? viaita Codec*
Youra -sory truly,
Private 3o or at ar y.
DanioJl 77ela, Esq., 3oc'y.,
EdiuOu yi'.o'.'.o.'-rar.-h Toy Co.,
«»o. ?i' (iil'i Si*, Bouton, "n u 3 .
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X oncjcae iiayowi-th oopy oi" a let toy Hay loth, X°>DO, j'acaivcd by j:io iVoru Iteuaiv.* Dyor. to iho poir.ta to toy phono, patents m
Counsel, lii% }•» K. Bl’cv/n, end vajioh vero embodied ultimo*
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2i-‘~ Yow;, May 13th, 3390*
A'» O'. Tate, liaq. ,
0 v a n g o , u. jp.
Dear sirj»
YoU1' loUor oI> 5Ui instant, owloainc a copy of a lotuci ivosa hold containing aors questions pertaining to the patents for toy piicnograph va3 duly wceivad. Y/e will take up tV* nations in Mr. Void's letter in the order in which he pro¬ poses thorn, as follows:
(1} Y/c do not undsrtftand that you wish re to anav/or thin question, which does not relate to the prionta
(2) The date of the Bnqliah patent of Jacques, December 17th iS W® **“ 17han tii9 Plication v/as filed, it ‘ therefore late than the Sdieon application of December 10th,
(0) Ur, iidison'o application in Gemany was filed March 11, 1390. -
(4) V7a understand thi3 quo at ion to refer to the u. g„ - patents of Jacques, No. 333,299 and 400,851. Y/o do not think thooo patents are broad enough to provent Jacques from waking any 1:ira of Phonocrapir dolls. The broad idea of putting a phonograph m a doll is at least 00 old as 1378 and there can be no patent broadly for this combination. Hie two Jacques intents are for
May 15,1300
or construction and unless tlo.Ua aw made v;hich sulav ooabinationa cla inert in tl» pat onto they a" ;'at0nt3* » «»*“ «»«oati0„ wfors to tto '• Jaco.-.-aa r« aw unable to answer it for v;a have at onta. Amain* hmovur tfiat io . probably, tho patcnta al-'° otaita* to tho U. s, patents a.'.avon v;:U bo undo r/ith reference to theirf.
w any at present- as to tho Goman application patent la»a boon isci»rt in Gomany v;o oouid find 5W 3iw®D«o» ^onto if you v/ish ns to do so, If otil.1 pond in," in Ceivnany there is no nay of t unless you can <j»t the inf oivation from ?lb., attorney or anent throurii whom
(Sirred)
DYER fs SEELY,
Co-pi ^ TVW-^ rcjuBs
to •o,.n* !!”« .r."j"!;Tl,a house in Llov/ollyn ?a‘v-t during .hice '..u .:•■■• view I iv.vi;-, that between Par?: Ave. & Yttiito St. yoi- ;•■•:• w n> poioa i:ovv'. I bog to a*y that i- yon will ba kind enough *.•:• Gmnt va p; .vAao -on to mr. theai wires, v» will pay v:h a; t::~ peiwo ‘<jgw-: it v: 11 b; ntceaaary to incur f«* t.ho era at ion ol‘ polos but voort tho #ti*33t:; *.aut masd, it being of course * traders t.ood S3»t thsso ave your ami property and ttet to you belongs all priVJ. Sega pertaining to right. of way over thorn. All that we dosivi tft doo^t^fli3li ia the completion Of connection bo two on the latiiyftfch' and W*f Insnll's h'-’se In tfc) f&tfk, in tho manner deo ovd-bed* -.Si** we vfj.ll bo greatly indebted *.*/ tty* privilege Of \teifs? jfrXV
polos.
With relation to rtptnpa* 'iha tirisM??- i lr» KustOr^ x.-n^gof t;
Hay 17, 3,300
Sai:ia)l Iwr.tJ
Daar .Ji.-:-
instant, rot;
Phoncyrarh sr
accordance -,t 1‘ilao, copy 1
L, Sssj*,
Ssv Yorl: City,
I &»fi .to -iCa-oovacO;;'.* receipt OV yow letter oi‘ loth ?-Viir,7 Mr, Ancliinc 1 03 a * a letter with relation to tfe °~:'a aortsaoa, 1 Java vritton Hr, Awhincloas, in iti\ your alleviation, anti enclose terotrith, i‘or your ilia lot-ion.
Your a truly.
Privet 0 3ocratary*
H0tUV C* Anc'uijxloao,
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Co ay* Sii**-
Jay, !•<,«. 3„Uo, w ln.; in wt'ly »-« « «u k, =„,^ly ,
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115:a» -® you a?oira«
Yoieo vai»y
/May 17,
» -V>Hi boctD say Postpone t]» pay- ' on Howubor
U-.xly,
May 13, 1390.
Xhontts R. Lombard, r.so.,,
UortlV Amorican PSionograph Company,.
Ho. 1(50 Broadway, u^rr York City.
Lear Sir;-
Tiiis letter ’.Till bo presented to you by Mr. Arthur W. Lt’-ngfai’d, who in doc irons of securing a position with your Company as a phonograph expert. Mr. Langford was employed in tiro Labora- I'Oi'y about a year, and at .the Lenox Lycoum Exposition which ha3 jiiat been brought to a cloao, ho hart charts of ono of the phono¬ graphs, and the speaking records r,ndo by him ware very ’ satisfac¬ tory. He hac a good general knowledge of tiro machine, ami if you can pinks a place for him 1 think lie could render you good service. He leaver, tno Laboratory, for the reason that work iso re is being eased up for ;tho summer, and wo are no longer in nood of his sor- vicoG'.
Your3 very truly,
<
. Pi'ivato Socr^ary.
6«C9, Bo«.f Prosuont, '
Th0 3*bqx Ooujity TAoc-i^x Oo.
Colv- St,, Omni,? , ii. „j.
•Dos}*’ Siw-
1 1300 t0 aoWw,C° «- *»••!* of your* oDtoowa \'aro.- ^ 10th instant, notifyiir ho that the -*.4,
' - tUa“ thj i'1- iviluga aaked f0r
^ let t oi* oi- 17th instant ia i***,^*.
^ra. -o *U T/o appi-o date very
V«)1 rouv courteous oomiaionca r/ith oiu* «,**»*.
Voirra vovj* truly.
Private So pro
91
May 19, 1090«
Mr* Fionas Sutler,
0*24>:a;v gl.i-.70v .
>Vv» •/(.•r!- ait
ftoar Sir:-
Xf) O'japXianao vvv'i i yonr rootest, tsslophoiad this often- ««>«» X enclose 'Jvrrrftji oov.y oT OGi'btCioate of Organisation of t!«5 %ii^n S.anp OoaupaM-y. Kw 9q»itviX of tha Company is Ono Million, poftrota; 'it iiae nevor ho on inc' -ttaod*
Y'vn-'S truly,
i\r\y
Maj op S* B,
$120 Broadway,
Ken? York City, -.
-‘•J'ur Sir:-
Ho Poali:^ A^vaaoMirt bativson My, BtUgon and Cn«*45ft for It*. U, P* 0o« stook* In Qcoordattco y/ith tbo cortainsd *» yc*r hotter of 17th instant, Hr', Mjaon to. Goianmu 03 fcllam ;
“Poolin'; acreanent United Company atook delayed pandit oable from you to Do Huy tor saying it. is all. HcVt« ?loaoo cable Jdtn at ohoe JiDlSOU* "
Yours truly,
20, laso.
Cel>
8upG»ati«« day cabled
Private Soaratary*
Mr.y 20, lQoo
i?, Ujyixp ott, prs(5idtmtt
ifat-tVi araoricari Ph<?n<>civiph Company,
100 Brtxirtnay, How York Oity.
-Bear sir:~
- «cml you herewith bilia amounting to ;}23,<H7«94t
oovorirs- «!» #»n w* «nori*»»ta in connaotion with th» phono-
Btsph ta astewd by Mr;, JJdiaon +»*. t ,u
a io on at t}» Laboratory, durinf; tht> year
Youra vory truly.
Private Seordtdr y*
May 20, i8go
Mr* John IU mOO,
IB 20 .liberty street ,
Hot/ York City,
Dear Sirr-
I onoloeo heroiTith copy of a letter received by Mr. ^diaon Jfajor Baton, inclosing insurance policioo, covering Ur. SA*on»a rovidenoe in ttotrellyn Part. The insurance policies aantionad are in tiw oafe at the laboratory.
Your3 truly.
Private Secretary.
o :p y y,
A. 2d In .0$, Kaq,,
O r n n £ « , if.
Mevr karOc, 15*y 17th; 1390* V
fra a i* fliyt-
Ra Arnold ,&-Cor.b table Uortgafse# I send you herewith •tJ)d raSainaor ftf the policies of insurance recently obtained by me li*ors :«3<u3i'E« Arnold, Constable & Co., upon each of Whioh J iiave had noted tljo aaaicnosnt a f the interest of the mortgagee to fowvaolt, at> that they arc- all now payable to you. • Hioao policies are as folio -IS? Uoa. ,101,409 and 201, Sid in tfc barman Amor 1-can Insurance ?fc^. ^1,234,322 and 1,234,231 in. tty:- Iahcashirc Insurance Co.;
_J?os» 210,138 add 210,189 in the Union Insurance Go.; and Ho.*
^ »fo. 213,120 aft the Greenwich Insurance Company 1,343,063 in tic Guardian Aeaurarteo Co; The 'total amount of in¬ surance represented by these policios is $47,000 and they cover year dwelling hfnjp.c and -other structures erected upon your preial- !if6.ai OSftnjja. ah the other polioios nseeivud by rae wore sent . Vo yb u bn the 30th ult .
Very truly youre,
I Signed) 3i bv Eaton.
****** c. Oootoy,- Bag.,
SuPPlioa,
U9a. Union Tolocmpil CoM
V‘6 »e«r York City,
ft^ay 2CP. 13 go,
, 1 ’“•* 10tto- « ««. 1W», in ..
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w «- «*«♦». ««. . «WSwla at slM **
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*<■•««& truly*
Major SV S'. Eaton.,
J'iO# 220 Broadway,
How York Oity,
I rat,™ h.»mi,h OnpUeato oopioi, „„ agreement reiving the rovnlti.. *.
,(f ' ' '°m thi Edison Phonograph Toy
agrocnt * Angnet Oth Past, ono oow , mi,., , tev<1
l»c to esU yonr attention to the nerds -other than the dnioOd states or Morion... Aion ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. r W"OTPh' *«— *• -0. it net road
“* than the United state, of nmoriea and Cansa.e,,
Yoa.ro very truly,
Edison Phonograph T/orhs,
0 r a n g o , H , J-,
May 20, 1890,
Dear Siva:-
by you against K^ilLy°?<^S2!Sth th? fo»wl,« bills rendered Plica asm Lonor^cow;?h n0CroPto attd sup-
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This material should not he hilled tfyxlmt Mr* Bdison, but should be treated partly as a loan. ** should place it in a loan or nua pons ion account, It in probate W M*5 c66t rf Cylinder*, am Tutors of that *iftd, ^ili he b^n w «* j^on iW
tri« Company, 1 to ih aoj^opondhthift srttjj, m itouli eft thdV (tofr
Job* t\hd </.hl X»t you ukatt iatoi1'.
VMhrs
Major .S'. 8. Sit on,
toy 20, 1890.
#120 Broadway,
Mow Ybr’i City,
I ta/Sto aotaoaaodoB receipt of your letter of 17th
<”’clos4'® °f «* ■»»»*>» «■ obtain**
by you <*„„ lieaors • *»«„, Oonotabio . o.. Tboao p0lici9s «» „
2{J1(POO and 2G1.52-". in the German American Ins.
K0°- 183422 2 “* ».«.« in «. >*«*. ira. Co., to.
2101 583 to •» <«« *— « on. « PbiiadeipM.;
212,120 in ,to On-, and Ho. a,y.„,oos i„ ,M
ounwinn^anncnoo total amount of in.nnance „pr,_
ncntbd bo ins §4V,000.
Yours truly.
Major S, 3. Eaton,
Mo« 120 Broadway,
Hew York City,
May 21, 1890,
Dear Sir:-
I bog to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 17th irui tairt , returning three papers in reference to the Electric Riy, of the United States, which you obtained from me for use in the settlement of the differences between Pioia and Edison interests, the seme being your letter of October 1st, 1888, addressed to my- sslf, and copy of your letter of Pob. 14th, 18S5, to U« D* Pield, and copy of supplemental agreement between the Edison Electric Lffiht Co, and myself, dated Peb, 4th, -1085.
In addition to the' three papers mentioned above, you also received from me, copy of your opinion as to ray obligation to turn W t0 tJW Lisht 0oB*a»y future inventions .relating to electric railways. .if you are througli with this paper, will you kindly Return i-t to me, and oblige
Yours tmlsw^ # fp ,
Way 2a, ISOOi,
Gooj'CO 11, Hopkins, Esq., Soientifio
#3iU Broadway,
Amor ioan, Nov/ York.
Boar Sin:-
*"* lotto, • of 19th lmtont to Mr. meoh, air«otins
“* Mmtim t0 *■««»» for w. ,» connection nth tho
Phonograph, has boon duly racoivod.
S“" ““ *«* Mis™ P Por the
very roll and aocorliohod tll8 ^
yew letter, tot the north taerioan Phoney Co. „,,ia no, it.
Yours truly, / /#}$#.
-Urn?
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Privat e SeEratary.
St B*. Baton,. Eotj,, '‘‘ay 189Cr^
#120 Broadway, How York City#
Born* Six*:—
1 an much obliged -for yoNi!’ lotto** of iv+It 0?tSiS^°rfybfr+r0:l0a8e flVm R1J’SQli‘ t0 the "slab .trio Railway’ Co.
^ StClt0°> datod ***** 29th, 1390, the Bamo having been enclosed with your lottav of 17th instant. • e
Vours tmy,../^ ^ /'v)
Mr* Thomas Bntler, 3eo'y»,
H. J. & Pa# Concentrating Wksi, #44 Wall St., Hew .York City.
May 21, lS&ft.
S**r Sir:**
1 bog. to aointowledgo receipt from you of CoK.ifioate Ifo. 8'4,. for 3S bhara.0 of the Capital Stock of Che iSeK tffwsroy <snd JohnayiVanift Concept ratine Works, tha sums having bean .ensltood . with ybxir letter of 20th instant.
May 31, '1390,
John Hotman, p.aq.,
Monoid. -Butler, Stillman & HuWsard, How Tor): City,
Bear sir:-
Boplyinc to your letter of loth Inotant, in regard to ”** RSi30n appeai*inS “ a witness ajjainot Freeman , in the Supreme Court, part JV of Hew York, I hog to inform you that Mr. lid is on
vrfU ^ in Madinesa t0 ***** for Hew York upon receipt of a tele¬ gram from you *wttogWi presence at the trial in question.
Privato Secretary.
Mr. H a k o s Proaidunt,
Uloktrotacfcnioohar 'Vorsin.
Borlin, Gen;; any.
i>aan Sir:- I
I am in rocoipt oi’ your bjteeinod fuyor qf 5th instant, informing mo that r.t tin Ann t mooting of your Socia^y i was oloatod an ’Honorary Monitor. This information is rocoivod. by mo rath a- i:roat daal of ploasuro, and I teS that yon vm 0Xproi}a to the mamhora of tJso Elektroteelwischor V>roin my grateful thunjeo for tha honor which they have done mo *« o looting mo to Honorary Membership. tthen I noxt visit Berlin I will try and arrange to ns»ot tlio ntombore ol’ your Society and thank, thorn personally for 'tiioi’r hind notion, whioh 1 )otb now the plodauro of acknowledging
May 21, 1000,
Mesorc* Paine & Pranoia,
#33 Poan 3 t root, BOSTOK, MASS.
Dear Siro:-
A abort time ago I tod the pleasure of recoivinc a via it from your Mr* Paine, from whom I learned tint youh firm to A docidad to aovor a connootion with the Udiaon Company which too boon maintained for tto paat nino yeare*
I rojjrot oincoraly that any noceooity for auoh action aliould tovo arisen. Your oxporicnoc in the Sdiaon buainoaa dates from tto coanonoenent of worthy ttot Company, and your ability and anarcy to\o placed you amongst the foremost of succossful acQnt3 ,
I oonoidor. youi* retirement a real lose to the Company. You hava my heart lee t and boat win toe for your personal advancement in whatovor direction you may decide to oporata in the future.
Youra very
^^lUattiAA <1 fcrWo
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21, 189<&
M«Pfiaon," a.- 3.
Dear Sii*o:-‘
m ™iy to „„ !„„„ <* 20th iMtonti , l06 to
m«M you that th. Contirionto W Organization or Mls0„
^ ^ ~ “““ *» - » thou.
,m'tm “a •‘^y-thruo oea,.). „ „ atotea in tho
Oortard.at. organization, Sownt!, ^ ^ ^
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any, «H.r S» tot. „r th. ,i„, *0.^ „ „„
roeoMM in tho Want. Boot or jho Tto.on ^ is m mh toy of January, 1,53.4,
Youro vary truly, '
131
Siasniol Ins nil, JJsq.j
Wall ritroot,
II 0./ York City*
loar Sira:-
I oncloao larovrith bills against fcho f o llov/in,~ F.dison Companies, for experiments conducted at tho laboratory on ir account!
Edison Oro Hilling Co«, Jan. 1, 1890 - - - §141.96.
Bill con lamp Co., Auril 1, 1388 - - - 13.56
• * ■ Jan. 1, 1390, - 202.57
Edison Electric light Co. - 42.33
Bflison Wachino W».t Jan. 1, 1890. - — 165.06
" • * Jan. 1, 1890,---- . 327.16
i explanation is attached to oach of thO above
• Yotirn truly.
• ''-ay 21, 1390*
*’tr« Samel f;.
Bmnt 2ac#, Clarlotte,
IT. c,
Dear Sir:-
2 t0 ™ ^ »" »— (''500), '
■’ r=e51pt “ "“oh M«co MtaoM«te,.
I think you had bettor conn
you bn- * brii;'; 0V0IVthing with
, . . ,x’ «y tmproaBion ia tint
*<os.h Carol ina io r.o Cood for rold ma ,,
or gold, ana there .ia much better proa-
*"** Jh iron proa pectin^ *ountai*, of :W York state.
Yom*a vwrj- tnhy,
m n f : „■
1890,
Philip s, Pybr,
i a t V a r p , ReiGiumt
!• bog to, ticJmowledfjo :
* lottor oi‘ lOtli
WMWJation of a comma, icat ion which yon hav; to. a, ***. to w t0 tll0 orapl, ^
1.1.10.. . aent aim so, timo Ofo, «fo do „at moot with trouble, f-iro of which Bo, Me*. com,, Lin.. She CoU» we* ,0 pel,fsctl,n
6iV° «® »» •.*.*>*» .m bo
Flctod in iho couwao of a coup,. of wochc, when wo rtll „M ?ou
"" “”*'** In lM“ ”» *» «** l««i-a-toatioonialn- which
1,0 " *” ■« moo to to. Uo hoianao.
3 voi’y tjjjiiy, ^
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Yom-£
May 32, 1890
Dan^l v/o Id, Esq., Soo'y,,
Edison Phono. Soy Mi‘c. Co.,
J,’°. 95 Milk St., Boston, Lfaes.
^ocr Sir:-
*- • >'o»r l*t«r of Kth mutant in na>M «««:. Mo. Mi.™ onoontoa , mav fut^
W4»s » tho conroonoomont or noyaltioo . tho lot of ,My to tt, lot da, ,f Apm. : Ociio.0 Mwiniott 4, ^
tin?} s similar document.
Yours vory truly,
14
Samuel Inaull, Kuq.,
Wall Street,
Mow York City,
May 22., 1390;,
Dear Sii*:-
I bog to confirm tile I’ollowiny tolophono no a a, ago cent, you from the Laboratory thi3 looming!—
"Have an order from Prasar tiiis morning for ton ‘ Motor Phonographo and about two thousand blanks* Am still holding last chock received frera him.
TATE, "
Youra truly,
Hay 22, 1390,
Mr* John Biricinbine,
? h i 1 a d j 1 p h i 3 , Pa*
Dear Sir:-
Plaaae soo tlio Rondihg people again on that lease, and soo ii* they will agree to tho modifications herewith:
lot. 20 fl ton mo reliant able ora shipiiod away.
2nd. Six months to proopoct, 30ouro railroad, and six months to erect plant* I paying taxes and watchman' 3 salary.' : v
3rd* Thereafter minimum ton3 alia 11 bo Twenty Thousand shipped away.
4th. Have privilege of throwing up lease and removing im¬ provements on one year’s notice after paying up all dues.
5th* hoasa ahull run for twenty years.
Gth. Privilege of buying after five yoai’3 for Hundred and pifty Thouaand dollars oash.-
Tho royalty of 20 cents is all we pay in Wow Jersey, and all tho parties think it fair, as wo pass through tho mill rock run¬ ning an low as 25 per cent, whioli is of.no earthly value to them. !-:ku*’j yours very truly.
Ul> Cota 3i.rl:inbim,
City Hall ygyaro, Philsdo lphia, pa,«
te“ «*• ».«, of teta„t
of Uoat Point Iron On r a
11 Pre Iaxaa- wd*nalyW fie* con-
ctsrairvj tho orna, In 2-opiy Mr pn.
liy -n# >-li2oa doairoa wo to aa> if „ „ e.Ararot OOO tlio HJHla p -3 “ /ou
__ ni-la. & Dacian, j*** ^i;cut . ^. ^
«BP». and ascertain if they Ti3i u«,+
H w U t},° *««» .stated in
**• 343130,1 3 3ot“^ you of ratun^art it . „ n
-o onto p, , ‘ 11 ao* ••Mn* -ilftiscmcoulci
“ ° "l-^OPJPMo ana ... if
Yovro truly.
Private Secretary*
•May 23, lsgoj.
■»l fcwvll, va u
City,
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1 i'°G to 4hJ ioiloviiiv:
Ki.'-rsiiV; iVori t).w Wat cry:
rajosaao +Pf,aopi1<in0y yon
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tjw s>aa»2-tu it°£ * M3 oJtwicl* q"uvS Satr°y yon
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. i I asawod jiiK1 You v-ouid rf r-uf *5 0 * at is t0° ^<3,
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Youra truly.
Privitw 3 a-c rotary*'
May 37, 38 90*
W* J'» Johnston, Esq,,
The Electrical World,
Tier/ York City*
Bear Sir:»
The proof of the illustration of tin Edison exhibit at tka Par io Exposition, referred to in your letter of 2Sifi inst,, has beon received by Mr, Edison, and la has aslrad me to thank you for your kind3ios3 in sending it to him, Mr, Edison will lave tin picture fra road and plaood in his Library.
Yoivrs very truly,
Private Secretary*
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Daniel Wold, J5s q«, Sac‘y,,
Edison Phonograph Toy Mfc. Co.,
Do. 95 Milk St,, Boston, Maas.
Dear Sir:-
I bos confina the following telegram sent yon to-
“Instill in Chicago. Think it doa arable he bo here when yon and Mackintoah come on. Hoy; tn.ll ifonday next cnit yon? A* 0. Tate.»
Yours truly, S /
Privat o' "'S.qorot ary »
Mtxy 27, 1890
Edrmid. Simmons, K3q,,
Treasurer, World'u Pair p«ndj
io.urth KAt’T, Eanj;, #20 Haoaau Streot,
Her York' City,
'Jlear Sir:- •
Enclosed please find cheek for $151,54, received by n* from the Coreeittee for the International Exposition of 1892, the « b cine '#P ahare of the unexpended balance of the Prelimi- xxary Expense Fund. I have endorsed this cheoj^vable to the Washington Memorial Arch Stem. I also encloJ^Hipt to be handed to Mr, 1&W MciTm-tio Spaer,. Secretary.
Y<JU« .very truly,
i!sy 27, 1390.
dhnfi'. D; Sliain,
■Uiiitpa Edison Kf£. Cov,
^5 PiftJi Avo., Nev/ York.
*» « »rt instent
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md’ an ac wdanea r/ith vamxeaAm also trith your letter Uer reply.
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'/ours truly. , /'//.- - - -
fcv. ]JV. XJditp
*•$* School,
oohcord, jr, j-r.
boar Sii*:-
I orxlpae larevrith chock to order' of st', School, for '553.15, covori^ entribuw too f<* my tv, oi'ch), and $S*&5 for school books forwarded., I .kiiotvladyo receipt, aiii oblige
w roeajvcd your oettor of 22nc
n Gl^d to do what loan in the way of he Ini 113
it. on. Just at this time wo are rum ins very light
cannot do anything for you thors imr.iediat.
bCar you ijl »i»l, however, and rill —
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Yours truly, ,7 . .
May 30, lg^o
Mr, «!•, Adolskolb,
V i 1 2 a o a t a n Ho. ?„
Stockholm, Sweden.
Dear Sir:-
1 bag to acknov/ledge tic rocoipt oi‘ your esteemed' favor under da to 15th instant, stating that you have nonHtatad l.ie tor members hip in the Royal Academy oi‘ Sciences in atneM^iw. I shall he very pleased to loam of my election to member shir, the Royal Academy of Sciences, and beg tint you will accept my sincere thanks for having submitted my name for membership. .
Yours very truly,
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vr-'-W- 7/all Street,
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v Sir:-
1 003 to a the laboratory
ecni'iitn the i'olloviie naas^-e this ai'tornoonj-
to la phoned
“Boston Oomaittec on Hcan^ture v,iU,t,Q ha,,a ,0_ Morron naming bc/tccon ton and tv/olvo o’clock ' Can you bo horo at ole von?"
Yours truly,
Private 'Secretary*
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YOtlK vpry truly,
#• Molina on, .33eq.,
Interior Conduit end Insulation ctfi,
V.-IG & IS Broad Sf. . Kerr v„„i. .
Phonograph -f0y urtf. Company, lilJ: st'», Boot oil, Itaua.,
to eonfinn tho follow^ *ol®Bwus.
L^„yoir-’ new uodol toll be randy f01
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v'lS & 20 • Liberty St root. How yortk City,
Hour sir:-
I to MK, reoo.iw &o„ m „ tM ^ imnrnns,,. policies on Mr. Elio on's »!».«., Mo.iUm tork.Mt by you at tho Laboratory on Saturday iast:-
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.•#80029, Bv. America Asavranco Co, •iSseosi, » u 5 •„
Sc717* T«° KsrCl“nt8 *|M* Co, Of Newark
Alao $250 0 insurance on enginea,. boilers &c, at-aoucd to policy Ho* 511, K&ticttal Ins, Co.
i'IA, ODD (Siimlttira ) 2,500 (‘Dwell inc )
2,000 {Dwell in- ) 500 fSnrnitTOM )
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K&ticttal Ins, Co.. yX
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Samuel Inaull, Esq,, Vice-President,
Edison Ore Milling Company, Limi-dad, #44 Wall St», New York,
*" a8n,““ '<>•. Bdlaon ana the Mison Ore
Milling oow, Muitad, oovorfae certain right, in Y„k staM>
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W. Maine coi x «*!„. that tto resaxa, ouanarir „»«!« „ «- Soa« baa tea aallod far xt™ l6tb, ^ j prsM„ ^ ^ l^atolaiioha WiU be adopted then,
Youra vary truly.
j
Juno 6f 1990,.
Major Si, By Eaton,
#180 Broadway, Now York city,
Dear Sir r-
I enoloae horowith copies of letters Which have b.<m by w. »U« am w t0 tlM ottlo.,. „f *»
auaon Phonoemph To, Mratfaaturtae ooww>, oovootee dh. M
l5th> “»• «*» 30th, 1S90, and b..rtae w.n «.
Yeomans transaction.
?or the purpose of rhaking our position clear,, I will string theao on a thread of explanation, echoing frem* date a few days prior to November l*th, 1839, when X had an interview with Measra* Pieid and Stevens, at the laboratory, during which the question of the aale of the European doll buaineaa was bought up la a general way, and I learned that M* Yeomans was a personal trtena of MrV SioH, the latter speaking in the highest terms of Mr* Yeomans' character and qualifications**
It was then arranged that Mr* Stevena should have a prelimi- tttttsy interview with Mr* Yeomans* after *MoW rffculd .M* Edison ' ««*.««& HHISt «#m tha Woaa B^aWife at WrfMlta&e liml
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S^l0h °f U,0TOae AOTMmont H* Edison and the joy .p.o^
********* JhJgudt 6th, 1889, »hi0h provides th*t
^SSSS^- b* the aeoo»<1 PtW’ty (the Toy Co- ) Of this
S£^£L°*<0t *y ri8htB ^ximdor or of
in nonnains «* Edison as to hid idoas «pon the propofxm sal*. *** M^0W ^ th8 *°? 0OT^any Had this Vision in vie*, The «wnfa«nri% am myalty interests *„ hot hroyght M tfttttl tine later, w i shall fcerfafaw*. M^Wn,
^**dlacn fi«rt it « hi* iplriidh thkt fa anli of the Stay's tfayopaan bdsinass on tht itott* ty it* Yotrams* thmsch
it* Stevens, *hie* of lo^ooo omh, and I
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On the S8th day of ^va ab*r j met Mr. a, m. yieaa at th8
Ali0ttnarl# H0t91' N” *”*' «* **rn m started out together to see ««. Yeonans. 2 caUed Mr. Field's attention to Mr, Edison's manufacturing and royalty interest in the foreign busies, tolling him that I thought there should be some understand between Mr. Edison and the Company as to a division of ths proceeds of th. propoced aaiev 1 Wid that if the business was to be sold it ahould be disposed <* ehtife, that shile |* Edison was willing to manufacture *0* the Eoston Company, and depend upon tbm for his ' ‘ »»iraUlaa, t did not think ho would cai* to enter into the same' relations with people shorn he did no> know. Ur. Held expressed no view upon this point, except to <my thdt he was „ot authorized 88tU° At» *** W4nt to see Mri, Ysttaans, The latter ex- Pwsead himself to ua the same as he had previously to Mr, stovons.
Ha ««ld he 8o to London or Berlin and would know within tor o
^ther or not hs could make a sale. If he found he could iwt do 80 ha atjuld drop the .matter iawedlately, as hs could not ifittort tc spend too much time on it, in addition tc vhioh »ia •*aj»>itatiCn fcoUla suffer from a prolonged negotiation. After he ascertained shat he could do he was to advise the oonfcany arid tl»y either accept or refuse, he to get a ^eoftnOaaion feW V'hMa was affected, or a certain amouht to bover expense's in «*.
amiht tof -no aals beii« andaw *A
tty tonawwtandiqg of the traitor wai that Mr, Yeomans .would go t0 •** **& h» Cduld do, rnL tH+h Motive opecif ic
«»Jor ?w b*. Eaton*
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June 6, 1890b
<mw^ Wwity *0 make a sale, which, w ho etatod, would be a tewaacti-on with the Baring Bros'* in Portion or friends of ttaiw i« Berlin;
3hsrin(j this iMtWiew 1 asked Ur* Yeomans if fc, could as well 'dispose » the foreign business should Mr, Edison retain his Wtorfabturihg ana royalty rights; «y letter to MrW stevona of HOV, 29th, copy enclosed, states his (Mr; Vs) views on this point, after la hod so expressed himself, Mr; Field asked me if I was not of the opinion -that matters could be arranged between Mr, Edison and the lay 20, So that the entire business oould be sold when the time came, and I said there was no doubt in my mind that a satis* lactory aifangeraent could, be made*
On tha 2dth of November Mr, Yeoman* add reseed a letter to the tloutpany (copy enclosed) and mailed it to me; I sent a eopy to Boston, mailing tha original later. Your examination of the ''Company* a records trill show what adtiott was taken on this lottos;
1 was very anxious at this t into to lave reoorded in some definite manner the proportion of the- proceed* of the dOntemplated dale *hiOh Mr; Edison was to receive, tha ref ore I wrote a letter tb MrW, Stevens on the 29th of November (copy herewith), ons reason being that 1 did not wish the Boston people to bo able to nay that MTV Edison had allowed them to ehter into a negotiation in the p'poOeoda of which, ha was to participate withput giving them any *#»*«? the portion he intended to Plata* % had to foroe this M none of them would nisouas it, saying they desired to
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Yoiirs truly.
Private Sooro'tary.
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Everott Prazar,
#124 Water Street,
New York City,
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”“1VM * «" *- *WilB , work motor for the phonograph,
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**“ tto d*ata"''’ “■* »«■»*». thtoo machines monaj *, Iwil. .Wo. It Von «a, prefer ft, hmtovm, to o^on onppzy yon
*«* .ona run the phonograph thro, ^ thw
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Jmiens of the i^tivesft ’ / '.<•
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imlyj-y&le Seoretaryt*
Everett Prazar, Esq*,
#3^4 Watpr Street*.
New York City*.
R»Mylm to yonr latter of 6th instant, ,e rogrot very »»oh that v, sennet snpply yom. stoietoB ^ wiu. wo iom_
Speaking Tejephsnee, These LoeS-Speabj^ Telephones retire en »pe« to sdjtet then, ann if „a were able to Tarnish yenr hone, in China with the ihstrasnnts, they wool* find then ns»le«»,nnlese ecmeone familiar with their operetion ware on the eoone to pneperly install than!*/
S’rancin R, Upton, Esq.,
Edison lamp company,
Harrison, N, J,
Dear sir?**
“*'* 2dla“ taa rM or 5th tenant ana
“* “"“»»»»» -WM it mo***. « * Houston
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nscti on with tha phonograph.
IV. toieon ho. used sloe. horn, on th, phonoemph for , ™ter tf years, and i. foaUiar with «, oblaim,Jl0 fwJ,
aooh dovi.... ^ depend. upon th, ah*, or th, horn. tea Edison would Ilk. to toy, a ot ^ „oap,.'8 ho„a fo, ^
Yours ir'uly^
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Jiwe 9, 1890
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Yours truly.
Boston, Juno *rth, 1890,
Private Secretary,
Edison's Laboratory, »« j.
* to „otoi«saes th„ „C81M m thrM &vorii f J,m8 5thr With enclosures in order*
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Yours VBry truly,
(Sicned) Daniel Weld,
Sfltnnol In&xm, Baq'##
#*4 Wall atm,
, Nov Ifoi-kv
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for tho mins >,,,+ . 9rs for supplieo .Ǥ
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Juno IQ* 1890
Sasmel Ins Mil, Esq ,,
#44 .Y/oll st,, Now York City*
I wolose tormith Mils tor exporirrMa IMW.l,st *“ moratory o» „t Eala0„ ^ nila^
to $10,538*55,
Yours truly.
Private Secretary#
June IP,, 1990.,
William H, Meadowcroft, Esq,,
Edison Lamp Company,
Harrison, N, j,
floar Mi", Meadoworoft,-
Rep lying to your letter of Vfch instant., it wall bo entirely agreeable for yourself and Mr;, ParsoH to go throng the Laboratory on Saturday afternoon next* Work ceases ho*e on Saturdays, during the sumer, at one o'clock p„ m*„ but thore will bo some ono here after that hour who can take .you through, unless you desire your friend to see the mvks 3a upera- htion, in which case you had bettor make your visit on some other day through the Week*
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary*
Samuel In3ull, Eaq.,
#44 Wall Street,
New York City,
Juno 10, l890u
Dear Sir:-
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a new Section 3, as per copy enclosed herewith.
Your a truly.
Private Secretary,
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fymm Jr«uur Esq.,
#44 Wall stmtr
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--th, <*•»»*. * ft, ,«p infringement af the myograph, and Urn tofoPa toatimeny «» „ tak9„ lB „„ ^ ^ -
MOk 0* *“* * iM> H« *'»<•**■’» attorney taving oSr
" ^ ” thlS b°“* “* 1 ■»« *0"‘iay Witten ^ expressing
1>y “ **• H. advises me that yea pUi *« to
n.0 tfco bond for my3iemtim,* Please do s of.
..y a i'owa truly.
June U, 1890
A V BV Mok, 3?3ii'<t
loS ~ 15<i Lake Street)
Chicago, Ills.
Dear sirs-
* >ja.va your letter of 9th instant, request!*# that 2 go i«: fc«a bond whioh you have to file in your suit against ft X* 3taert-hr of Newark, !T« J«, for infringement of the MiRDograph.
I shall be very pleased to comply with your request., end have to*- day written Messrs* Dyer & Seoly, informing them ttet I will sign the bond and requesting that they forward it to me for execution^'
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Ofc Hangers on, Bsq1,, ' •• <
.Bate0n G?J,eral Electric Company,
Wall StU, New York City.
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“*"“•**■ Mr n>mtou, ^ eonWlB
engines are to be used.
Your3 very truly.
&iasan J33.cc trio 31U Co. of H. y>.
New York Jpno V, 1890.
Thomas A1* Bdiaai^ B&q.#
• Orange, u, j.
'My dear -Mr* JJdistm:
„ .: , *» oms "construction wort: on tho new downtown
*‘°. feet 88 to‘Ch banai,it of y°«^ 6ouhsoi aa we can, y Wry “9Bh 0i< divorti^ y°u fro“ more irnpotw
6^^rat passing contract of sale and preparing to sign 2“Jft2 **& Ehn Streotdfand to save time
r£arCilit0ct2 forwartl 051 th0 Preliminary tha iiterty of forwarding rough draft of 30D& nshggob .ions I am making to them, which will Come before the Oons’tructafth -Oojmiittee meeting -on’ Wednesday. If yon would cafe to go bver Wash letters or instructions, I will endeavor to have a OOpy 3o»t Jo you on which you may scratch any criticisms or' sug-
th re sard, to the electrical canvass, we put- our boat man on Sigbth Avohtw, with instructions to see how quickly the work could ho done, jitad found that, in such quarters of the city, a good man coidd only do five or six block-fronts par nighty This would mean eevbhal Months work of Skilled men to cover the. district for which • ■vro UaoAtb BroVida, Land as 1 wrote yon previously, the- facta that %e have bebn -ecbeoTuioiy obliged to Jump into the streets before -the 'O^haj.t paving shut dbira upon us, and to close negotiations for the jsijp, make such a canvass of -really very litt le use in New Yofk under -m'osenfc oirdumstancap!. Z have . consulted Mr. Henderson in thOhattor, jsa yon desired, qnd do not find that his conclusion diffdrd ffcbm ou*s.
■I to have the How York Company thoibnghly in line with you* "Ssadrea* hut you will recognize that a canvass of this sort could net Areally be made in time to. get our work in shape this
yaar.
Very truly yours,.
{Signed} K. R, B a w k e r
let Vice-President.
June 4, I890V .
Messrs1* Suehmin *
8 Yfest zvth fliroot,
Jlaw York City,
Gentleman:
|||£»C'K;|F«Sh?‘
consoSaS^Sth^^ugS^f Jrtrt* 3°£ins 3id9 walls
lataon «* the space neoessS L ^ ta determined by a calou-
of room around the 1 don h ■ th° Iowo* floor, to sive nianfv
« swur
you neod^tiT’i^ in° viaw^tj^4^ °f thQ bulldinc and for the engine driven yrollB *» £23^*52522 °f °na* °r P°33ibly ^ ***** apace for a briSTLS £*£“*"* "*#1* of water, and of ^eive the exhaust sSii* SpSc^thf ■£?* a» *■•«***> dpiown stations - also, prov teiVjhouil I8"5”* in uas *» our
Jf*8 - one at either end, fo- i^ ^0 for 8 tai* <w
JJ*98** B° tb0 WPS shall^ot e^ert i7®t8r ;fr0In tha
rimom, aB xe combined of at the 26th st^Zt 'Sat JiT the
near Ehould be put ®s
OP «a to leave as much room at front an! «**”? 88 ia Practicable, wnnooation and for office roS, as caTt,^^ ? mrP°3es of 00m-
SteffiT St^ »otePr?SrSr™ . »£* oir t^hSldi^aS S^altedfto mko0t°iraSa^BWSr tha ^ ^
an entrance for offtoe purposes and +v,«^ Street frontage totranoe for station and^oha^La^^ P T1 S^e4t fro^age the the ttaane -street side, if not There oftbtiia.be on
a anger as tpU 68 fr0W J2v»fnJ 3^83‘ Provis.io^for pas- possible addibion cf fi££ atoJies forP?W+°Ulai,ly in viav/ o£ tho it may be well also, to provide o£fice P**?03*®'*
phafta, for hoisting to tto roof. in^^nn ^L11? the ®^'Vatoi*
It ip prdpoosdto run elevators and all otter 0«Mai»*
lfew»rtj> -suotonan & Deislar.
? •W.TWtO*, W „,
-object lesson intks nrae+L^ at9taon ehall-be throughout an for ppwfer. ^ a^ app^10ation & the electric current
the ata°ks and *»*■ portions of the Sw mV llms 3hou*a ^ ^4e by which
go* av^-,„ throughout every. portion of the system,
b+«»iI*SSP^r ^ the exhaust steam may he carried into either at an/titae:. ’Thife^rL^h^tT0^ ’ ^ devic^3 83 088 be operated
-■JA5SS.1SS isssKS?' ai*fi'“iti,» »*•»
dihff ^Uld> -well to consider, in the arrangement of the buil- •5i5t?*SiJS ^ paanniuc of ths machinery, the practical <#?6w£ JrC!ly fr0m oars bro«eht to the station
on trunks, .so -that both the truok and horses may be bached within ^e lanes of the Station building, leaving the sidewalk entirely nhencumborai and confining all our work to the station itself. The t0 tak° UJ5 the 331103 » no thit one journey of a truck wptOa bring coal and take aray ashes. Also adequate arrangameittfi qnonld be made for weighing the. coal as it comes fco us as Also weighing, coal, water Cto«,. aB delivered to the boilers*
. In toe ^facades of the building, the combination of brick with 3tona trimmangs used in. the uptown stations, will probably be satisfactory dp tljia, but we should be glad -to have any suggestions from*you as to the use of tha newer types of brick of ornamental
COJ.pX$'p
flia side walls should have euoh provision for connection with ft possible Bl» Street office building as pan be made without weakening thqi r structural strength1. When the get to a height sboVe ton probable height of adjacent building, it would be well to provide for their simple ornamentation in an inexpensive manner, father than to Show un ugly briok vmll to the rest of the City*
M 4* is not impossible tint, within a few years, electricity way be .produced by diroet combustion, without the interposition of steam machinery, x>v that the supply may be brought from a consi- durbblo distance for storage, vre should look forward to the posai- ’ toili-ty that * building, in this valuable quarter, may ultimately be conssutpd into p urposes other than Station use, and so far as it is practicable to do so, it would be well in your arrangement of grahd aturiae on too facades, as within the building, to make it. aa,ay to4ransf oimthc building, by providing intermediate floors whqrp thff engines and boilers are to be placed*
dome important changes as to the height of the several floors may hj ueoassary as the plans are developed, for instanoe, the
llItstajTB. JhHtfsaan & $e':Wer. 3.
tn,° °f »•*•* .• Ai, «*.,
^MtfL’Sr.TSSSir **■* »• te ** *-»
Yours ‘very tfttly,
Pivst Vice-President
Add
Ventilating shafts and Jans to provide bettor ventilation than up-town.
Vaults to bo built in Pearl and Duane Streets! up to Jilin st'«
oornor.
12, 18 9(
■ «• Bowfcor, Bsq,, 1st Vice-President,
Edison Elettri* Ill, Co. « Jt/y,,
16 & 28 Broad St., flow Youlr.
Steal- Sir:-
toys’* ro“- »«*“"• <* vth iratant, I aai,, in
'”r 1MtM' “ *“”• * »•«•* «.t » „ftr
"te“ lS1,,S COrrS« **• *»*<* •«. % smtastaataj i* .tot
omasa; main,, m to to Ulla s,atiTO>
Y°otsj very truly.
Samuel Insull, .£aq.f
#44Wall St',, Hew York City*
June 12, 1890#
MY dear Insull, -
Uiider Mr, Connery's contract with the Mexioan Government, the Phonograph Postal Servioe which he proposed put¬ ting in operation there, should be commenced on the 1st •Spy of July next; otherwise the contract expires* Mr* Connery hap aafea Mr, EdiBnn to address a letter to the Secretary of the Interior,
Sr, Rubio, also a letter to President Diaz, asking for an -extension of this oohtraot for a period of six months.- J enclose herewith drafts of these two letters, which were prepared by Mr* fconnery.
Ilia ides being that Mr* Edison should state to the officials named that the reason for the delay in commencing the Postal flei»viee, ia that Mr* Edison is engaged upon perfecting a phonograph for corres¬ pondence of this character, and a mailing phonogram 0<6,
It seams to me that such letter^ as thestt Wfc# j)M Wi^bn'a signature, might cause him to beooMO ,
Edison United Phonograph who, A* M
yet recognize &£• if the
mediate dOV&Si 'ab&ftt
5aiaupi Baq,
June ia» 18901.
1 mo onolose e letter «*» Connery, eddree.ea to Ur. Mioon, reauonti^ to bo fumietoa „ltH tW no. mom™. mll_
f" t,la *M“1 etbvloo. Mb. Edison oamot. of Oouroe, »»P«y tjtsoo mobin.t except upon m or9„ IrM %h„ ?bmm_
graph Oompahy,
Wiat ia -to he dona in -this matter?
Youra very truly,
Private Seerq^ry*
June 13, 1890,
Henry Villard, Esq!.,
Mills Bttlliin.
New York City*
My dear Sirt-
I have made an examination of Lieutenant Patt en's patents!* Share axe several inventors ahead of him who have worked up exactly .the same system. Liout'* Patten has simply chanced the character of tho devices. She great trouble with all these ays tenia is, that they do not give satisfactory results on long circuits. He con accomplish what he claims on short lines, where, as a matter of faot, the xeaulta are not needed, irony others have precoded him in doing the same thing; but as the lines art lengthened the number of messages that oan be - simultaneously rapidly decreases.
Yours very truly.
June 12, 1890
Dear Ur. Villard,- . ,
I called the other day on Mr. Horace White, and
went nith him to inspect the Printing Machine which you asked me to pjfaminc. 1 find it ia of a practical nature and oould easily he mode a good commercial machine. But, on the other hand, I feel convinced that there is a big law suit in it somewhere. fho principle upon which it is operated is not new, and somebody must have covered it'. In any event, if the principle is old, the fi¬ nancing and development -Of the business would have to be solely on the merit of the machine, as I do not believe that any sufficiently broad patents could bo obtained which oould not be avoided by com¬ petitors. If the inventor's price were low, no great risk would be involved; but upon the to 11113 stated to me, I would net touch it myself or adviBO anyone else to do co.
Yours very truly,
"Hejtfy Villard, Esq.,
Mills Building, New Ydrk City.
i m«» « a» .noioem*. *ioh „owpaJlisa
^ 1“M',r - lMh **— »» •* *o deaiuaa » to My
that ha Uoea hot aar, to also th. fatition Ai,h ,m p„pw ^ ftantlDS to the Housa of Ropreoairtatdvos.
“* “** "OT «“* * «"* -w Patent. «, „„ lsanM covering davi.e. which ata.lutaly lmnnUaiu. ^ ^
«h.« an...* *, «,ine invention. ohOTMJ, ttet
P'“‘l0al "* th... old »*«. he*,. jor_
tW' ITOI'J“S vow stoil»- “> If . patent „„„
a devioo of any vain, whataoevar, it ie 99rt>Soly ^ ^ ^ atrnta proposed Under Saotion Id of Houae Bill Ho. 10,6371. If thi. Saotion should have t» afreet of killing all patent, on unworkable hart.es, it would a.o««*liob a neat deuirtbi. objeote rows truly.
PrtyatO Secretary,
VVvh..
telephoned 0, Hv IT* B»ter Mi„n>
*• "”8 01 5' •*>- -< — Prooent.* to Ooi,
' W0™J to “» “-"W „„ SA
“ “7 th*» * * **r «** * *. *„„„ W0M
*W1 in tontine to ««. Hiu . *«„ cmmnaiaa )tjn
** " ta ~ *> «. *» «*.».*• «u *j» te
• »*r of *» lot*.,, «• t^hono „« to Wit #M
^aa strwi. that inioh a latte* had gone to Albany*
1st Vio9-P*es't»,
1 B» If Oop 1% Y*
Mr1. Edison askad m to refer to yourself the att ached mosaago which has Just teen haceived from Mr* RW RU Bovtoi . If you approve of sending a letter to Gov. Hill, endor¬ sing Dirt* Wheeler, Mr'» Edison Would liJte you to draft such -a letter, for his signature.
Respectfully,'
'424"
June 12, ifjoo
Mr'« Johann PesBonko,
Mayor of the city of Clarkow,
Russia#
D o a r s i r
I ben to return herewith tho map and list of
questions vrhioh were oncloa^d v/Hh „ *
-tn /ou. oateemod favor under date oth «a«. «*»«..<, to «... a, to5 M m ^
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tliat nubolect.
Uinnlrinc you for your letter, I »3fi to remain Youra very truly,
Private Secretary*
J« 3anoroft, Eaq„
#5S William St,, ifow York City,
JUne 14, 1390,
Dear Sir!-
"* “toa “ *• »«. for yonr M,„
of 10th in—,, enoloslng — oh .ho— ormwnt
iftine cnom* tm is taSne atoptoa „ ^ tmiOTjts#
K.„ Edison las mfonroa ths oorreopondonoo to Mr. H, it, Livor,
01 th* »" Oonoontnat ins Eorhs,
otr *.. Ho. Von* City, ft, hi. opinion in ,—d to th. nation, tours very truly.
Private Secretary*
TJ* IT* Livor, Boq.,
#19 Bey street, How Yoric City*
Boar Sir:-
June 14, 1890,
ta" aak8d ” *° ntn to yo„ tte „MraM lottuu toooivod by bta fno„ Ur. Bouoroft. ^
“OT',*y 0f "* °5a“ “» *>- «» tt-mto. Coupon!,,. Attuohoa to Ur. tenoroff, totter to a okotoh ohorins „ „rronu>- "*"* f" ooUactinC Ground ton bark, *1® 1, tol^ a4optM by ”” »•. ®to.n mu lik, to w uhat you think of
tM. arranfiomont and uhothar it ooudd to utiliocd by no »t Osdon.
Yourn trulyj
Private Secretary*
tfur» 14, 1890*
RW Bowter, Eeqy, iat Vice-President,
Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Hew York, 16 & 18 Broad 3t«, Nayr York City,
I beg to oonfira the follovring tmsnnge riiich was telephoned you -from the laboratory to-day:-
*Ref erring to your message of yesterday, I d9 not think that it would bo boooming of me to write the Governor with relation to what is praotically a political office', i liave had a talk with'hW, te8taj w th® subject and hove asked him to oeo you about it Monday ♦»
.Yours very traly*
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KessrnV Winslow, -Lanier &‘cov, #17 Hassau-St*, New York',
I teg to confirm the following telegrams exchanged between us to-dayJ-
declined receive project from Hau President without Edison s consent or give interest syndicate re- quested*- Chasi* Lanier*-"
"Of course 1 have nothing to do with their taking interest in Syndicate, but object to contracting for cable when wa can make it here and save hundred fifty thousand dollars’* Edison*"
Oompafj rde Continentals Edison, P a r i 8 i France ^
J«na 17, 1890V
Dear Siraj»
1 1595 t0 °0nfim «» Rowing cablegrams bebmjen tta< yesterday:-
exchangod
*ln accord with Adams o one ours magara cable
we ask your agreement our entering answer, EDISON, Paris'.* S
i«S5a^'%nn5L'a,bie ■“** *>- «»*- t<. p«tr.r sru,,
Yours truly.
JtlHfi 17, 18&0a
°baa'* Lanier, Esq'*,
Mesorov Winslow, -Lanier & Co.,'
Hev; York City*-
Dea? Sirt-
1 bee t* confirm the following telegram sent you
.Vfc'at.sv’day:-
"Advice Adams not commit himself to French Edison Company:.. I intended purohasing from them apparatus to manufacture cable here. It would be folly to pay forty per cent dntieaj factory would bo clear profit and could always do a good busineae outside* EdiaonV*
444.’
June 17, 1890
ov S'« B‘e Eaton,
#120 Broadway, Hew York.
Dear Sir’:~
oTf' *,,am4m0h obliged for your favor of 14th instant, an- .afree!nQnt between myself and the Edison PhonoW . 189o“ waiving royalties for tha quarter ending March Slat,
Yours truly,
'jj.
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** S*ret*» s* y<fVk Cityw
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**M fry- each, for Ue 2! «!i ^ number <K Blares w>t la this o^oe. Re stock hoc* is
Mr* Marcus, Secretary of the “ «'in hands of
aooi them: * stockholders asr ; raeol-
5** fit Mison* Qvsnoa,
sux 2$ks*x*r. £■,?«»»’’*
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: ‘v *“* w* H0Well‘ 9/o Edison imp ft*, Harrison,*.
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Of the Director may is heid^at dm special- meetings President.- after £Lte .. ?* ■■*“? ’tlms by order of thT oaoh Director at 2a -iSStam**! '*? Writ *»* “Ml®* to , that - the birector^ ma?mOet\t £V?J?* of business; and
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^ #4i Wall Stawt, Ne* YorJc
Dear SiM**
1 bag to one loss herewith Majf* Edison’s criticism on the report on the lamp Company made by Mr1* Rathenau, copy of which accompanied yopr letter of 17th instant to Mr* Edison, to¬ gether vrith copy of My* Upton’s ooimients artd letter from Mri* Marcus, all of which papers 1 return herewith, as requested1.
Yours vary tiuly.
June 10, 1890
Samuel Insull, Esq',, 2nd Vice-Prea’t,,
Edison General Electric c o>, •
#44 Wall St*, New Yortt City,
46*
Juno 18, 1890
Mr-. Rathnnau’a autocrats are somgahat oixai. Hot ft,Uy c«*reh8«l% tho relations Ha, Bath.nan bo„ to ora to
™ not ohora thresh tho who*, of th» resslra factory. non th, breach factory, five mils, di.trat, tfrare th, coat taportrat operations take place!*
MrV R^t henam state a that the process is about the same as that originally employed!* How to illustrate, he saw about a dozen hands working glass the same way as he does it, and peVhaps not no obenomioally, which men were making about 2,600 lanpa per" remanents of a gang of 75 men now discharged; But'he did »ok see the room where the glasswork for ten thousand lanps daily" «ao turned out by machinery at a price halt what he could possibly •do it for, notwithstanding his oheap labor;
Kifi statement that we using old processes would find it difficult to apll the produot against foreign competition (£
^Wente should cease to give necessary protection!* The answer to . ***** la, that there are 46 per cent duties on selling p'rioe in _mnuf poturer *s price : and, secoMiy* y® have hover hi& ta$ ^tootion from our patents; hoy? h& tdak
******* o*i»a, a*pi»„a„ * Misn ^ ^ ^
W °*» *» «* >»■ W»to ya.„ a .amti, ■„!.
» „ and . doom ath.r ^ , JVjT
I aaw understand^
’"*"" *ma 1“’i"”0 « >W Ite. la
— » of . poauii.r „ „MtSanto „ tap .
°iM“‘ “ is SJ.B8M Aa .vary ^ ■
imp. in tho n,Ad noootha Oaahiag pros... a* is
m.a boo.™. •* *«, *» gopa lw. ^ itk Ih0 wteM
f" *** S“c,ss 18 °™,d by ■»«!.. in this orantw> ^
'", “i 'ae E,U°°” C“wmy tovs »’«r at«an or infringed a ”*! ** ”vsr *“*•«' 1 b“ »— ‘<.**.1^ ■*“* *“ *» «■» the Patent in
. * than 50 of an™, . ham not used mat Vi* in Nation, ”” Mr* *o«h»nan»s Imps, it ha ».ra diacaod tu ^ ^ .aaa, »* to niton*, TOrthloss* m th. «,h „OT8 , *,w
*™. a* a.flm.an about Ssmi-smwny id *„« to ■«» V«* advances to has and. in Imps, the id»a b81^ ^ to has Sana saorat mono.. ate. ohieh mooght to bay. It has b«h ito *,*. tioa of tho Imp 0a, for year, to bay in tha market every MnS, s„
0f tl,s m,la> “* d»"» »«P. * >m md.ar .ndmt than o;? for lifa teatb Mr, Rat!ibr,W m these tart rooms. in nparatloa ■ in my Laboratory* «• knoo wt*in a month «ha advance mad, by «* ,
competitors', „ have aoan n. advance by Wrpaihoyau in the Inhb Wr. Hi. lamps ara not ao s»od as Siewna, Wlo bribe toy, aSWs
{3)
tj» lamps in Europe'.- TSTe get mo.ro lamps .per horse power and
have a longer life than R’-c lamps; and 1 an not afraid to hazard ^ -assertion that wo can lay down lamps in Berlin cheaper and Witter than Aathenau'si. 1 tpropoaa to ram. this assertion hone on ■Rathtmanhy laving t$s&a made in Germany in competition aa to life and ehpuomy.snfl tmr books will show regarding cheapness:.
-^Tho trouble with Rathenau is thn^ has always some.- ytj&ns to sell'* He 1b o very good engineer, Afith the advantage of 4#img a good business m«l» which is a rare* combination, but £e pwsft not go romancing gbonfr things without sufficient data!.
<9
1890
Edison lamp Company,
If you are not using tM Hand-Screv^Press which lW* in the factory— the one that was used for malting canto ittons-— Mr!* Edison would like you to send it to the labors* ne wants to utilize it .in connection with an
Yours truly.
June 19a
1890
Major SV B. Eaton,
#120 Broadway,
New York pity.
Dear Sir:-
- Mr1. Mison tea read your letter of 17th instant* i:
*#“B “ I""!K'SM *«> *» »«»ra oo. to si„
«H, for B, o„a i., thi ftlloiaile-
TiDta upon it:
’ tira8 to LiPPincott than he
pays ror. he has never paid a cent -p«-
porimentdag yet, amounting to 3ay $40,000^1*
Youra truly,
Private Sooretayjrv
•1
Sarnie 1 Ingull f Esq',#
#44 Wall Street,
Now Yoi»k City',
•Jfyne 3G, 13 9«?
Dear Sir:-
• MrU Edison has received your letter >of 19th instant,, at afc irg 'that on the date mentioned you deposited v/ith Messrs;. Drexel, Morgan & Co., for his account, your cheek for $12,£11»80., in settlement of statement which accompanied your letter.*
The statement has been handed to Mr. Randolph., and as soon as he checks it you will be advised as to whether we agree in the o correctness of ypur figures'.
Yours truly,,
Private Secret ary..
Samuel liisull, Saq.,
#44 Wall Street,
.1 beg to confirm the following telephone no congee
exchanged w tween us to-day:
“The understanding we had on Saturday laat was that you ahpnld 9?nd the Mexican maohino3 fr6m the Laboratory!.
If they are sent from Phonograph. Works it' mil bo an absolute breach of Contract. I would suggest that you order the machines sent pp to the laboratory for experi¬ mental purposes, and than if you choose tb have them repacked and sanfe to MekicC that Will be your affkir entirely!, S« INSyLL'. 0
^Machines 'were not taken from Phonograph Works. They are experimental machines which have been hero several months. Mac Brut liar mahb a bull of asking them in New ■ york. Ediapw. *
Hon* jftaoa J-« Ciaaninga, lb, 0.
f saliiagt pi
D. p,
491
► Arendell, 2aq,f
S a 1 i a b u 3* y , j.j. C.
J«ao 20> 1890.*
My clear sir:*.
*” letter « mi, inetant ta3 ton toly reoolv94> Th, ~a.o„ that i returned „„ option.;*, tooMM t ^
h0la 5OOH0’“ “•* ”P »0 *» ...Id not ,radn *
Secondly, i had as soya made by eoveral different aaaurero
y°’'k 0,4 "‘U**U'“* “a *«• «» exception op tto Jnon,»„ property, they .honed practically nkhins. 5l.7fi.to js.s0 ^ ^
"* :■"“•■ to ««*»otien eith tto aeeaye r„,„
oven .event, other mine. ^ itet j .0.^
not to’ operate in the South, I tt* « *, „,Wm „ the Chapman mines, Chopmm, tovmi Mouro4 roy.m ^
ertov to had Got ihera he tried a mean trick, ana I dropped lt,
I *>• not see hon 1 am to blame in reepoet to youraeli, Hod tto aa«oys .hone! anything of value, I eouid have doom! the option, and paid yon a eoCmiooion,' I did not upderttena that | „ to pay for the msra obtaining of the option., but oiiiy in the event of my exoroifllns the option and taking tto property *., I to
M«* C* Gustavus Memmingef, M. E»,
HorBe Oova, Macon Co.,
H. 0.
•Dear 3irJ~
Ur', Edison is much obliged for your lot-tar of Itttfci instant, in regard to tho uso of oorundura in connection with the phonograph. Hr, Edison says that it is necessary the coitihdum should be free from flaws; J.t is hard enough, but the flaws make it worthless. He Would like you to send a few samples by mail*
Private Sool*etary.
„ ' /
Letterbook, LB-042
This letterbook covers the period June-July 1890. Most of the correspondence is by Edison and Alfred O. Tate. Many of the letters relate to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking doll. Included are letters about the water-motor phonograph, the promotion of the phonograph in Europe, China, Japan, and Mexico, and the exhibition of the talking doll at the Minneapolis Industrial Exposition. Other letters pertain to electric lighting, mining and ore milling, and electric traction systems. The book contains 500 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 30 percent of the book has been filmed.
Jung 24, 1 ego.i
Major S-* BV Baton,
^rl20 fcroadway. New York City*
Dear Sir:;-
In aooordano. rith th» enuomion oontainfd in soar la««- « SOat inrtant, r. J,t4w Salt, Mr. Bdiaon to-day oablad tha Edison & Swan 0o^t as followa:-
*Cbpioa proposed disclaimer reooivod* Will
**3“* * «» ooSic"?
iWiraJitt VWy important. Ediaori.#
Yours truly.
Private Secretary,
C 0 P
2-lew York, June 23., ISSfy
Thomas Edison, Esq,,
0f,hle»f
Saar sir:-.
ttamtftmy «un,» to yon to. m»o» d
"* "°rtTO 0riM,oU wa Art»- *U~ .ho hnVO b.o„
-leoW by tho International Gramophone So, to eery, a, ««. bore of the Board of Director, of the Ediaon Pho„o„raph Hot*. t„ uoaordanco „th Article Piret In Asroo-nt entered into Lt-on Ihotae Alva Bdieon and the Bttw.tta-1 Qraphophom 0o„ end » hare tine day enhaitted the ««, „t 0rlm„u ^ ^
above, to the Sdi.on Phonoeraph Wort, ae eaadidatoe for e Lotion as mr above agreement dated March 11th, 1^0,
w" yra ettien in tie natter at .in i„.
aure the fulfilment of said agmwmt.
Vdxhft respectfully,
®« Nip Ubrison,
Secretary,
George PV Kingsley, Esq,,
Orange, NV JW
^°n i,0tt,ni t0 «» Moratory after an absence of 3Weral dayB* 1 flnd your l9ttep of 16th instant, encasing Bond “f Mr8V *"**** *h°00< I note that you haTO put the
*e.e on roooid and will ‘return the some to. us when dona. '
Mr<i Murray pays all expenses'.
Yours very truly.
/(Mir '• >■ _ v >*yh
2^ |390*
Edison Phonograph Works,
Orange, WV J!»
Dear Sirs:.-
Will you please liaVo prepaid at once, one of the latest type of Watsr~Motor Phonographs, for presentation to Sr, Don Manual Romero Rubio'. Have a plate engraved and placed on the InatrUment with the following inscription:
*This Phonograph is presented to Senor Don Mantel Romero Rubio by its Inventor E D I S 0 Nfc>»
Wien the febovO is ready for shipment, please notify me tnd I will •aerd you shipping ihstrtuiionsfc
Yours truly*
June 26, 1690
SdGOi’ S* Alii on, Esq., Gan 'l. Manager,
Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co.,
#138 Fifth Ave., Now York’,
Dear Sir:-
** you are doubtless aware, the Edison exhibit recently on view at the Lenox Lyceum, in How York is being removed to Minne¬ apolis, where the State Exposition opens on or about tin first of August'*. 1 think it would be very advantageous to your Company if you would arrange to make an exhibit of the doilsl, Those con¬ structs on the new model win be ready about tint tin*, and a' very creditable showing could be cade-. The people of tto West tov* uever lad a chance to see the dolls, and it would stimulate business in tint direction to a very large extent!. Win you kindly let me know the view* of your Company on this subject!.
fbivuto Secret9i*y»
Juno 35, 1830
Mir deal* Mir* Villard,-
I have your letter of 17th instant, info Maine r® that you have named one of the Stations on the North-mi Pacific Railroad after ta e'«
I appreciate very highly the honor you have thus con¬ ferred upon me'«
yours very trulyf
<y
fftiwy trillard, Eaqv,
Sffilla BdgV* Hew -York*
MrV GV HV Juatinson,
Tapper' Alton, Madison Co'., Ills,
Replyins to your letter of 12th instant addressed to “* Edison, would say that we have no difficulty wtatever in re¬ produce the writing of Morse instructs on the phonograph. We put- a funnel on the machine, mar the sounder, and tte record obtained is perfect. The reproduction of the sounds recorded is very good and can be heard distinctly throughout a large worn.
ttmrs truly,
Private Seo&taPyt
June Z5p 3SS0
Samuel Insulin EsQ'.,
#44 V/all Street,
Hew York City.
Dear Sir:-
Replying to your letter of 17th instant, I beg to say that I bays taken up the .matter of speaking dolls for the Minne¬ apolis Exposition, and will communicate with you as soon as I }»ve anything definite to report.
Private Seoretary.
June 26, 1800,.
My dear Mr, Thurston,-
I r»(5»t exceed Inf' ly that Mrs,. m*w «*
* elf arc unable tp accept your very kind .Invitation contend
ln w >ctt~ * - - *—
* “ 15 iC"W^C f" * “ -«• «•« »«-, for ,
*" 8TO*1« 1 - ** . ,cok at .
without over running up to ny house.
In -■ “«*" *«*-. « - *•>** «»t „„ *, „*
**• thl“ * “ ** **» ■*> — » »™« Moonooofl it. ,
^ 1 Pnr°taa'a «» *»*>• <* » «.«!». ««, .» ^ to «M for „ io t„o K«oo„ Ouoii.ooo, „ „ . .ospa,
end is vary perfect.
Afjain thank! n- you for your kind letter
I ar., yours very truly.
Mh}#? Q’UM/Wv firfamii
t (> '• * fi r * Hi % " ■ *
S. n. Baton*
vVZQ Bronrtway, nw York . Dear Sir:-
Jujj® aa, lsoo^
I «..»=« —„lt„ a latt,, ,te ^ *.
*** "*• »*-«. «*« *te **. ^.a. w
*-« tta t„ „r royoltl„ 3cnl ^ fcif ^ ^ ^ '
*-«=v.t, I, W.» that th,.,- oTO„01, >,,, ltoteM»w,, obj„.. tf
fe *“ f“'" 1“'Wi* tt~ - «»». »<, ,W11B,
«* «*, * ta„ ^ m ^
be -lono.
Vours very truly,
Private Secretary,
Goo. I>, Kiny s ley, Eoq.,
0 r a n y o , J.
Dear sir:-
I boy to aohnov.'lcdyo rceaipt' of you instant , in re yard to tlio Y/iley natter. Should cutocl by Mr. Edison or In? Deyraw?
Yourc very truly,
Juno ;36, 18 0 0.
- letter of 14th V/iloy be pro 30-
Privato Secretary,
Juno 26, DO,
My dear Voiin*;,-
I have your letter 120, taitant. 1 «„ „ol ,m„
* 31 ** «* * 6llt „,ral
I « »>» tin,. .,oe orportunity „■ .orvlos ,ra. j »lu „ ^
““ toa"‘' ‘° * 1 “ «'« —« hove „* cono „i„E
more to vom- ,,ot iaflietlon. I «„ „* „„„ Hmut0J1 ^
acvorol M. «.»».«.» „1«, -SUeon „ 1<tt.r ^
hit, eo, no tie, aco, «, ailvinc ao to ho ohould did
ho- tint he had to leave. . «„ „ ^ „
Arr/n-icn? x hope 3
1 will have lota of sucoca:: with the Ui-.rt
1 “ al‘r,‘id 1 Wm n0t <**> to get over to *,„*,» thin i’cnr, moh-an 1 would like to. with Undent records.
I ani yourc vovy truly.
■T. ierrls Youir;, Ksq.,
60 Ludfiatb Hill, London, K. 0.,
Encltuid.
Juno 06, 90
Ml’ dear Burnh.qx , -
1 laV° r°00iVea your totter of loth instant,
j fol.iors, relative to the town of Peterborough.
" ^ th° °!1!:RCU!m Ilrt laon ! YhiuiUa tur inn Oo. i., loo^for a -^ito for their horho . \-n\n4 j ,
i/nnt inducements do ym 0p<v*. *
turers? "Cr t0 ntu,u^
Yours very truly..
■ Private t>.
*ary.
. Hampden Burnham, U0q.,
Barrister &o.f
Peterborough; Out.
Juno 2 G, 18 00-
Howard ’’unseal Hut lor, Knq . , president,
Amor lean Fine Arts Society, #47 \7. 42nd st- ,
How York City.
My dear Sir:-
1 hoc, to acknowledso receipt of your latter of 11th instant, and to oppress ny appreciation of the honor which you do- oiro to confor upon is* , by nomine >'« as a launder or patron of the Assort oan Fine Arts Socioty. I should he proud to accept one of those titloa if I felt that in justice I could do so, but ny knowledge of art is so limited that oy name would bo entirely out of place where you msr^ost putting' it.
Yours very truly,
JuiiO :jg, lg.90
Cor. id 1 V.'el il , V’cq., Secretary,
lMl.<ior. Phonograph Toy Mfg , Co. ,
i'95 Mill; St., Boston, Mans.
Boar Sir:*.
1 boc to aohnovrledge receipt of your 'lottor of 23rd instant, quoting certain cablegram oxctonged on that day between yournolf and Yeonuno. Mr. lev/ic, of Monsro. tot on & Lewis, i8 S0in<; to Boston to-night, and will doubt loan call upon you some time during Friday. Neither Mr. P.dison nor nyaclf underntmdr your ctatoment that you are awaiting Mr. Edison* n action about aclllng IXiropeon patftits free, of his royalties and nunutoc turor ' a rights.
Yours very truly,
Private Socretabyi
> M* Korison, Ke„., seoretury.
International Omphophon, Colony,
Wills nnlldinc. M ovr VoW; city.
Juno 2Q, 3soo
Dear sir:-
• «• Of *» M-mtU, 00„aln ^ for tta Mreoto_
■“ * °f Bortt“- «"*'«»>■•» » t. »«„„ „■
7"~ *"* ,M- -■ * *«' ~ .o llla
intention*
tu-a very truly,
Private Soerirti
Juno so, is oo
Mr i Somuol Insull,
$44 V'iOl' Street,
Nor,- York Oity,
Bear sir; -
Soferrim; to .the core or lotter miner toto 33, -a
reeelvM * Mr. M1o<m 1W„ a. «M, so. of th0 ^
natl.iaa OrerMeKM, Oo., .Moi, «, to yen ionterday, I too notifies Mr. Horloonttat Mo oomnnimtlon he. boon- nferroa to your self for action,
Tte Mroetom. „f «» naieon Phono6raPi, work. 1. 00 roll™, or
*. has eon.
Cline e Batchelor.
Samuel Inc-all.
A. , 0 . Tat e .
B. L. Cutting.
Yours ' truly,
Priva-t* se ji-ctai'y,
Juno 2d, 90,
My dour Mr. Taltavnll, -
1 lave your lottcr of 23rd Instant.
Vho most interesting thing that wo have to show in the laboratory is tho Phonograph, tout our nut hod of recording nuc.io. At present our ),tU3ic Room is closod, but I expect that in tho course of a couple of weeks it till bo opened again. I would suggest that your friend postpone his visit, and that of his pupils, until some time a littlo lator on. I reached homo the night boforo last, and fool much benefited by my little trip to Canada and tho Palls.
Sours very tfhiy,
Private secretary.
Thou. R. 'faltavr.il , Ken., lid it or,
1 h e K 1 o c t r i u Age,
ITo'.v fork City.
Juno 26, 18<50
Ssr.tuoi Ijj.tuII, I'.aq t ,
g/iAi Wall st.. How York City.
Se«r Sir:-
I bog to confirm the following message telephoned you from the Sail oratory thin morning, and your reply to same:
f«S?inC Bbont ahiP,:ent of his orders.
U^k ®1,ouM at3vis0 him that we can mho no t3 Untl1 Ratter® ar° adjusted with the Lnitera Phonograph Company? A. 0. Tate." '
Instill 'o reply.
Yours truly,
Private Secretary.
uv <Jtt.-it-i.ifc ■ &
"
- flUA^ AMAA-^fJtJ)l ■'~t*L~ejUu4e, -^U Pi\ JajJL4 ArL,-y-#uA '/V-u'-/’’* AlAytiuUU^ii ^ tt-^^AA-tMA P ^ \/‘{. j /?< /?A
'Ajrf- ?y$) '•■ /*
~^- U - -u^ yCviM. —
'^y * ^ ^ /-^t» £ <s -^-f
-rUyAju- xLt
O^a . tjyt^o ~ _
Jurio 27, 1890,.
My doar Incull,-
1 ’"vo ,0”' or "«»
ulV, “** - - I «* '
t ^ fo„ „ „ „lw mylMW or tto
Mm of! with one of your diplomatic cxcuocn.
In re card to Ore .Millie r
ta„ w . tt‘ink 11 would >» hotter not to
toil him what wo are do in; over here. v,o can't do , . Uo can t do any husinosa
■ . - «. - m 00014 olTO _
? l0M t0 °Mlt’ — - « - i. that
wo outfit to avoid.
Yourn very truly
A t d A, a] v *
owfa'01 Inaull, Kb®.,
V/a11 St., New York City.
Oliau,
Juno 27, .1800,
Herrin- to your letter under dato 4th of April lant to Mr. rMoon, I flo r.ot know v/lmt undorntandiry you m?.y tavo
hUd V'ith °01’ STOraU(1 un* M:-' but I am sure that you arc
quite mistaken no tr * Ur. Kdison in concerned. xhe oommreial part of the Ph«mo8m*h bum.™ }as been in obi.. Goumud'a handc, Cmd Mlti0n nt ”° tlra ^tor-fored rdth it. Col. Goitraud is I t in Lo.u.on, and 1 would augment your coninunicnt injj with !dm there. 1 hone the result will he entirely natisfaetory to
lith regard
i youra very truly,
57 |
Juno 27, 1800..
Stv,uel inwu, Ho,., Ron'l. !to,,-cr.
The XSiDon Machine "/«*«., #44 'v«ii street,
How York Olliy’
Dear Sir:-
RofoiTlni; ,o u conversation which I MU[ rteoro the trouble .bleb .. hove ,„d ,m „y ^
*»" ‘be Junction sot m t,» Port „„ m ,
tfc° ”” - "• repairs npon ^
bocr. coot Inc no coco six or seven hundred dollnrs n year „v<!r circo the .uses .ere loid. era «th rer.ro.nec yom.
“* "'Cet t,!at Ml"° « **“«>» **• ««M rub. this work
seed, 1 !>CC to nay that th. only ™y that this con be needled, to ** IS, -in, non tuber, The aio,„« l, the Seeder Junction ** *” *r Umm’ ** 883 *•». -»”•»«»; « tubes, ,:o. M„. ,
”1U al00 ”Wlre l,!r” *»"«■ >>«• 1=«. and 14 tubes. So. m.
The distance iron. th. Seeder Junction Sox to hr. Sum', bonne is
““ ""**** n «*«• *»• I- OewdW these,
plcraaA send a iV.v extra tubo;. jt0. a«v> «•,. ,a\,
* * tdll £1bo ro quire onb
Catch Box, with. six ntuoi-. .
Yom* v^v truly, * *
Juno 37, 1800.
Dnviol Wld, Ksq . , Secrotary,
Kdioon Phonograph Yoy Mnnuttioturir^ oo.,
:?0* 05 «*» 8».» foot on, Moon.
Doar Pir: -
I hen to aohnor/lo:l;-'a the rocoipt of your letter of IJ4th taotan*’ 1 vM.ll authorise you to send a cable-
c;ramto Mr. Yeomans, in regard to n V condition!. rolativo to the proposed sale of the European business. m reply I boR to say that Ur, Yeomans has been advised so frequently as to n* position, that I think tliia oable/jrain le merely a repetition, and, therefore, unno cons ary.
Youva very tru-ly ,
jr£ ' 9 *
Jt.ir. o
io 1 V/o l:i , Ka t] . , ooo'y«,
Kdiaon phono, -jra;- ;> Toy iff.,. Cor.n«uy, No. 0f> WLli: St,, floor on. Ilium,
■ Sir!-
i Mr, to nehnov; lodge receipt of your letter of 52brd ;r.nt, iu regard to n- visit which ha:: boon puli you by Hr. Chau. Soli {TtoTrt. intjioii, N. 0.), of tlic Anttrienn Graphophoiu; Coijrpany, rocti you a letter from hie Patent Lawyer, ntatinc that wo infrihsiii!; on their patontn by aolliry: tho now doll now on rwhot. I now Kr. Mackintosh yostorday and had a eonvorsatie j him in rognrd to this nnttor, and told him to refer Mr, Sell e, should ho nail upon you again.
Tours very truly,
Juno 37, 1890.
i'vorott yraaar,
#134 \7 atop s t r o o t- ,
2 low Yor): (Jity.
Wy flow Sin-
r bop to aivir-.o you tliat pos^inc ar. w'.fturtmc-itfc witl: the 1'dicon United Phonograph Company, wo aliall have to ■sease r.-ai-.iur, sh ij^.-or.to on your account of phonographs end phono- TJ-wiphic rupplica for uao and consumption in China .and Jan an.,
’n;in natter in roceivirv; attention, anti 2 will cennuniente with, you o^ain in duo- course.
Yours very truly,
June 28, 1890
Samuel Insull, Bsqi, • '
#44 -Wall Sii, New York City1.
Doar Sir|-
1 have your latter of 25th instant, acknovrledjgina ro- eelpt from mo of the following Share Certificates of the Eaiso.n . General Electric Company, which you are to hold for my account, and subject to my order, viz.,- . ,
( Unsigned Nos’. 858/65 (Deferred), 8 of 100 each- — -800 Signed- * 854/7 * - 4 of 100 eaoh— 400
•* * 866 * 12— . 12
• * 371 « . • . 103— - 103
"116 • 5— % - 5
-i Total 1,320 Shares
You hold also for ny acc ount Fifteen Certificates, of 100: . dhares each of Preferred Stock of the same Company*
Yours very truly,
Edgar SV Allien, Esq',, Geh‘l'» Manager,
Edison Phonograph foy Mftf» OoVj
#138 Pifth Avo1*, Hot York Cityt,
June 28, 3S90
Dear Sir:-
1 beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 28th instant, inferring nn that M* lewenthal, with whom you are in treaty for certain Western territory, intends making an. exhibit of tin speaking dollB at the mmeapolia Exposition.
"Your 8 truly.
Private Secret ary*“‘
J'Une .3p,„ IB BO
Msssra, Pypr ft Seely,
#30 WB13L St rent,
Ha?/ Yorji City,
Door gi^ajpi
Roferrirg to th? ettfia'peZ letter Jbotn jMeaarBjk 'Sa?*®sn ana Petris* I underhand ftA% t be El&o trite Xaflrey psjJwaitt: <J»i <C{X*x~ yon,*,, that ip thos4 for Norvay and Sweden, ware taken 'ov.t Py >ytsar firm* Wi\l you Jdndly &ook, up yonr TftoortJs retd -lot • tfe >knm if IWWiSL* Morgan % Co? paid far tte tts tea ■are-'dieh .patent®*,
^ Station of ■fct.jqr l^tfcn ifa&te 'J tgtok** tp «mver is tes. section *r sttTfP-diyisip-n a, on fcfte o&ecta sftsrt, of flbtt stabbed xwwtfrtfiil*. ip* ion* trfaicS* latter pWake rttiirn to ap ttyt* yfrji to* tiiiros^’h wttli iU
Ya«rs fttily.
K* U © t t , n<jq«t President,
AS I 0 L A ,C 1 U D, GalVoaton,
Toxas^ •
Iwar 8ir:r-
MpW Edieon hao oakad hb to acknowledge, with tbonke,
Xbo naccipt of your ootoomed favor under data 5Qth ultimo, which cans to In n?«l to-day , infonnina him that, tlio Diroctora of your Olub elected him an Honorary Member* MrW Edinon appreciates vox*y MetOy the honor time oonforrod upon him by your* Dirootoro, and da very pleased to bo included if. the Roll of Honorary Membership of the ABiola Olulfc , : , -rr,
Youro very truly,
Private Secretary*
Juno 30, 3000
Reginald Poultor, «
#202 Baahopogato St', Without,
L o n A on * England!,
»«sr 5i?j»
Roplying to your latter without date addroenoa to Mri Bdieon, I bog to inform you that there already have boon a Croat many euBoenaful experimnto conducted with the plionogruph on thie aide of the Atlantic In the -direction Which you indicate, the instrument laving excited a great deal of internet amongst * tho oediool profession gorierally* It bide fair to bodoms a ml* able auxiliary to physician** who will no doubt appro’oiatb ltd tn^rita then the instrument bee ones moro generally Jeidtmi,
TJ» phonograph in England is controlled by the Edison «nit9^ Phonograph Co'*, Horthwdberland Avo*, London, V* Ci,, to w)dch flon\pnry, 1 beg to refer you ibr fur tho r inibroution.
Yours ve*y trulyj
PrivA’ko Secretary-
Juno 30, 3330;,
Colli Qeo’, S', Qaurattd,
Mttl« Uonlo, Upper Norwood, Surrey, England,
Doai* 3ir:-
1 bqg to confirm tha following oablogrona roceivad from you S7th imtontt-
■Hughes Prooco Stroh’,*
"Ham so cabled olaira perfected faraightod wire ayatamj arranging bring out firat prox with boon# Cnblo quick wlwt can oay about yoursW*
Ycrura truly,
Juno 30, 90
Samoa 1, fciaull, fioq;,
#44 Wall StV, mt York1,
D«W Sirtr*
Attached Hereto in copy of a ooraamioation under data acth in at ant, received by Ur* Edison from Mr* VUiard*
Yours truly.
Private Soo’y
}((.<■ vork, iftaw 2fr» 1090W
'Jo fhantys AV> Bdi'Won, Unq*.,
to a M** of the Syndicate »* tla mrrohn'cd of kliao« doneml ElootAo OoftpAitf’t Stock:
Itoirtrfi^ to the two ftirifetau heretofore rceoivod Hy iron in yMLut^An to yon* paMietpati^ 'in the partfowo of atook of iM sa&Wi Gohe^lElObtrio Compaq, you a*o hereby, .advised that the 4iUi m*% which all the atoihio to ho hold mxbjoot to the con¬ trol W the Syndicate* hao won extended until September 1,1390.
Xoura tmly,
(tinted) ' ^R3f VISIAW)*
By (Signed } O'. A!» Spoffond.
&J«f $?., .t£9,©.
l,ijr dear Jfenborg,-
I hay? v«y»r l^tor of lOfh fo^tan*, tstfL nj'.ua b« very glad to send yqu o’ ha# of tftieiwi Get# Kft.ts.aiiJ
Robm hao bow alaat# 3or the laflt mvx>i» »f xvnWvh wl tte **.. }Att%Ufify Will not T)i as good 63 l .could wUfe •£«■«*, "bpt I ffli *®y- » port of the stock which we fawo in tho X^frojraipry,,
i understand that Dyer is ooiaiag eves- very jBb.ort.ly, 33* *3X3. be able to take back' A bbj»ly of good ojritaiim-K will: h'im. jMem- while I rdli hdVo a box prepared for yott end a«ad 4* fco> »t^e Snap- to be fortfarig# with tbeir fix-art ahipwat ms yen*. fw*»®»to. Wi'fch kindest regards t6 ydiitiKrli* Wb& A 0
Joseph Vjilli tjau f AeaH* SQ<ji?gt.ar3c,
'PW l^dl'fion y4<f.(j %\>&a xim»«ji«nU»g Co* 0# k 1$ ft?* >»& St** Yorjs,
E^r Sir; r
X bog to, aijknowl«;<3s 0 ra4ci.pt pf
ensloeins -J2 shaves of at Qtf-c of the
•■■■■■. .r,?0te«: iy ' ...'jii n n ,
a? 'Sow York* in exchange for $^200 worth pf
hsmflvefl you by Mosers,, Spentier IraaJc & 0o« I recoipfc for tho#f>n?.*y»
Oft* 3/39g4
H. Ya*
your letter of WtJ) Edison Elect, 1X1® Co, Convertible Scrip, return herewith roy
Yo»r£ vdyff truly,
July I,’ IS 90
Jfrefce.tt; Prazarj 33s<j.» ,■
#iaj v&'.o.- s>*sc.v.»; t,s
■ i.c v.*
Dear 'Sir: -
‘ * k. i-c*** Xett“" of 88th
tints 3ob iiqg.. gaping from tho "Hw York S011" in regard to
the Phonograph pr«sented-^%*'Wv t<';?y,Mika6L V
Your natters are 'hav-fig ny attention, and I trust that an adjustment 'will be Wado within a very few day a.
Yours very, truly.
July 1„ Wifc0„
My doax1 HiXi-s*. .
Me, Edison has reeeivod your letter of 30th ultimo. HS 'went Wray la st »>ut will fee bae k again on Friday. I
%ijik he wJill bo at the Laboratory dnsaturday, hut he is not sure of it. On Monday; be*<go<ia.yteat ftor a oouplo of weeks*
Ypurs yex*y truly.
JPxrlvato Secretary.
w. protton Hix , J&rj,,
United Edtiaon Msnnflaaturing do< ,
#4* WaU $t., »«r York.
July 1„ 1820,
Ooorge Pp Xingsley, Esq.,
Orange, M. J.
D»r Sir 5-
I am Very much obliged far the note mhlch. you node upon ny letter of 26th ultimo regtindlng the Wiley matter* I , wish you would kindly address a letter to Hr* Wiley, statins that y«au lave been instructed by. Mr. Bdison to commence suit against him for embezzlement, unless he returns to us immediately the money which -was advanced to him to pay the Degraw bill.
Yours Very truly,
Private secretary.
Jllly 1, }&90.
fli*puel IritaSA, Bsq,,
T/aU Streets,,
New York -City,
»9ar $itt~
1 enoJoee herewith copy of a letter which we teve iast received from dol, tfouraud, in regard to a certain coble gran aeitt him soi^e kittle tins ago relative to the value- of a portion Of the phonograph buci-ra as . *
VonurS very tanly*
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1T1-4 iuifc $§*? rcce^ta 2rom you An Me pant ins f<xr tito «&teriai rerwrtMtfl from the ?ari« Exposition. Can pan not -pjral 'this up to ua iiiiWd.t ; ely, so .ou cui g *’ -u ni/ -vr U3qa«d In -oar Poole 8* A great d»cq. of material <m sent to
Sttrte traq qh»r ge$ to Mr, tyiiaon toy years elvas. W ovgjtt t ‘ u t5r Oil that too come taofc, and 1 mht to got the matter is fKt smm account,,
Yocra wrjr truly*.
sprite
July 1, 3B0O.
My .door Dyer, »
Roplyiteg to your letter, of 27th ultino.addrejBeed to Mr, Edison, in regard to work on the motor motor, I Yindupon invest ignt ion that this is new progressing rapidly and vill be oon^leted within a abort tine. We will let you know when it is. finished.
Yours very truly.
Private Soe’y.
Bieh»rd ». Dyer, &m,,
80 *«.! St.. Nefr York.
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146
July % 18.90c
Mr. J. 1?. How all, Editor,
T h a M e s s a g o ,
Hew York Oity*
Dear. Sir! -
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 30th ultimo. Wo are considering the matter of extending mr advertising facilities, and your proposition will have my early attention.
Yours very truly.
Private Sec’y*
SEUflasi Inoull, Esq,,
#44 Watt Street, New York City,
July 1, 1690
Dear Sirr-
Replying to your letter of 30th ultimo, in regard to bills against the General Oojnpany far experiments, 1 beg to say that the. account rendered, covered Mr* Edison’s expsrJLnBnte ivp to the 1st of January, 1890* Sinoe that pearl od further experirtsnfcal wqrk has, been oonauctad on account of the General Company, and bills for tho sfiae are well under my. I will have them out in a few days said will send them in to you inmed lately.
Yours truly.
fcnvat e #Woi#t ar y.
Samuel Insull , Esq, , 2nd Vioe-Prenident, Bdi3on General Eleotric Company.,
#44 Wall St,, How York City,
July 1, leoOtf
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 30tli ultimo, in regard to exhibiting dolls at the Minneapolis Expo¬ sition, I lave to ~day written the Company at Boston, asking tfcfw to arrange to have the dolls cjdiibited as apart of Mr„ Edison'’ s exhibit. I have no dotfbt v/hatever that they will ao it„
Yorars truly.
private Secretary*
July 1, 1890
Daniel Wold* Katj..., Secretary,
Edison; PhonographToy Mfg„ Company,
#95 Mil Sfc„, Boston, Mass.
Dear sirr-.
I sne:Iooa herewith copy of a letter addressed .by myself boyovu- Manager, Mr* Edgar S* ALLien, together- with copy of Mr.
All ion rs reply, fa regard to a proposed exhibition of the dolls at the Minneapolis Exposition* I think it would be a great pity to hare the dolls exhibited in any other way excepting as a uart of Edison's exhibit * Could yoxi not arrange to have the ex¬ hibit made after the manner of the Lenox Lyceum exhibit*
Yours very truly.
Private secretary*
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Orange, it, j, Juno 25, 1B90, sa^i* S, Allien, i5ajc, Gtwt'l, M&nager,
Edison Phonogmph Toy. Mlft. Co,,
#.t&8 fifth Are., Mow York.
hear Sir;-
Aa you arc doubtlesrs amro, the Edison Exhibit recently oh vi«W it tho LOn ox Lyceum in .Mew York is bail® removed to Minnea¬ polis, «hcr* tho State toqposition opens on or about the 1st of August „ x think it weald be Vo ry advantageous %6 your ' Conpany if y«x would arrange to make an -exhibit of the dolla. Those con¬ structed cti. tho imt model v/i 11 be ready about that time, and a racy aroditable shoving could be made. The people of the West , hhve ftevor had a chance to see tho dolls, and it would stimulate business in that direction to a very large extent . Will you -3<indiy lpt me know the via ns of your Company on this subject*
Ycraard ■Very truly,
(Signed) A* Os Tata,
^rivaid iSed’y*
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Now Y^-ltj^une Stf* 1890.
J.
My tlB**” Sir:-
1 am in receipt of your favor of setfc install* in referon** to exhibiting cal' cloHe at the 'Mime- spoils Exposition.
Ma„ Xowcnthal of Chicago whb is in treaty with Ms for that ifltoiiw?, intends to rake an exhibit at both the gt. bonis and toihttfcapblis iJxpocitions.
YoMrfe -very truly ^
(Signed) Mghr :s. Aiaien,
tfwi’l. Manager.
July 2, 1890,
Snauel Instill » Kaq,f
#W Wall Strooty
How York City.
Door sir*- ?
1 bos to oonfim tho following ■teldz'rm oont you this
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•Wo roquiro fifteen hundred dollars to-morrow for pay roll. A* 0. Tate.*
Yours truly, /j
July 2, 1090*
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. . * Hi- ITaia Straot*
New York city.
I enclose herewith copy of a letter under date 19th JUn°* 1890» addl*#aatKl Col* oouraud to Tlianaa % Connery, Baq.
Yours truly.
Private Secretary*
Copy,
Edison House, NcrtJjumberland Avo#, london, a* V*
#®th rfune, 1800b
Ibomsa Bv Connery, £aq«, *
Llewellyn Park, West Ornngo, N, j.
Bear Sir:~
J* ?“ lM* nBU 1 w°t° a lino acknowledging tho f^l+rUr.l9tte’* of lfay 15th for the reasons explained therein., 1 postponed my fuller reply until this nail,
thS tmo of *°w **■»* you fool
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KSViSV?"!, oartvoni®°» o* tha parties ooncowflE^Al^'*^ d *" tlat* 1 ^*8 to assure you that tho ihot^of my i£4*« Wh0U you met th9 Board or a Oomnittoo of the Board,
pp8B<mt» not n«ao the slightest difference in to result of your moating. All the faots as regards your origi-
trotib^nr0 t 1 f8lt atlu f0Ql to be tho moral obli-
Board J"Yard3 y°n and your anoooiatee wore fully • otf repeatedly and sufrioxontly made clear by mo to all Of my coi- A11 l aaid to you with reference tb future tamiswas,
SS thfl and 1 *> still believe -so,
wmL ^ !irat option of the business on the tOma
7*22 deteminod upon by tho Board of the United Company.
caSded SStT tr0® ** oolleagues that thia understanding would be
be JfT° that thi8 3tatQClant and explanation wuat
^ rfl“0V0 ***• disagreeable irftfroaslon wjioh fro h&vo fomod as expressed or oottv^yed in yotar
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1° daal ***** What appears to be the prsiwnt btoiness posiii^nb Be far as I can mke it out, the*# aeons to have been no disposition on tho part of my colleague a to "froezo ffUL0*. M you ^WP33 it» but on the oodtmry, it appears that wjr have endeavored to carry out,t»n unddratqndijrig arrived at nth an as regayfla ypwaoif,- viz:- Shot "the bud* mss *nouid fifftt
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be Offered to you*1
Uiia they appear to liavo dona but the tome which they l»Ve. mined do not appear to have boon oatisfaotory to you* Shat ie t)» position in a nut-shell * !Por tho difforonoo of views upon tho ytdiuo of tho business aa estimated by my oollooguoe owl an esti¬ mated by youraolf , surely I am not responsible, nor do I fool sailed upon to make any expression of opinion upon tlmt difference.
I always mode it ele&r to you that the business when preaon- tod in tho form of a •monopoly,* through a consolidation of hither¬ to conflicting intoresta, would hnvo creator valuo then before, a pouduajon in whioh you entirely acrood with mo* i regret I can¬ not interfere in the mattor aa it stands at present*' Uaxico boing so near to the home office, it is natural that the business Of that country should bo conducted by the Board in Aunrioa* 1 should consider myself as unwarranted in interfering with tlom in respaot of such negotiation as I ahould conoidor thorn unwarranted in intsrferdnc with me in a negotiation which I might bo oonduotii^ in this country, or for another near it*. My difficulty in as¬ sisting you oo you desire me to, is increased by tho foot of the isido difference which appears to oxiot between your views and tho “views of wy colleagues (excepting of course Mr* Edison), who ap¬ pears to be of an opinion differing from that of my other col¬ leagues, Notwithstanding Mr* Edison’s opinion to tho oontrary, and 1 say this with some hesitation having regard to try- rospeet for his opinion upon all matters, I have no hesitation in saying that 1 consider the views of the Board stated by you, are more reason¬ able than the basis proponed by yourself* 1 think ypu havo failed to appreciate the value and importance of this business , eepooially in its present form, having regard to the dnalgomation of interests and tho extraordinary and unforseon simplification and improvement in the Machine, especially as regards the sailing Phonograph* Zt does not appear to mo to be'usefhl at this time to go- back and make any oonments upon your original agreemmt which if you remlwt will remember you did hot know the character of ■yoursolf when we first mot’* Tin fact that your agent did not sorry out your instructions, or triads a oontraot whioh you did not approve of, Of eourao did not alter the fact -of the contract as it was, and JQ» fundamental condition of thhfc eohtraot was, that
you should get on exclusive concession* As 2 pointed out to you and 2 understood satisfied you at the tins of so doing, the con¬ cession as obtained by you wan really hot Worth the paper it woe writtembpon, and X venture to say that "m business man would em¬ bark hia capital under suoh terms vtofbh ga Vd no security whatever* 1 and* this observation to you et the \idtb had -repeat it now baaed solely upon the translation which the foiMrkrded to mf by Mrt- cebalios* not knowing the Spanish Ihngnagt X pen only judgo of
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July 2, 1890,
Tliomaa BW Comory, Eon*, ,
llowellyn Park, orange, n» J*
Uy doar Ur* Cannery ,*•
Uttdoi* data Jxma 30th the followinc cable**®] from Romero Rubio, wan received in Mow York addressed to Ur* Edioorn
*Se aonoodero, proroga**
Youra vary truly,
Private Seo rotary.
July a, ieoo
Moaora, Byer ft Saoly*
#65 Wall gtreot,
We* York oity.
Sear Sir*:..
Referring to the attaohod fm Un. A. & sick. President of the AW B. Dick Company, this Cong>any in the United 3t&toa ia licnuad under Ur. Edison's Miaoograph P«t«a*tJ. if a patent la to he taken In Switzerland, should it not to *a**n in MrV Sdieon’a n«mo and a lloenao givtm tho AW BW Diek Caajac&rt'
*3ho grant wlidi -the Aw B. Diok people propose obtain ir^ Sa ^vitaor- land ia oUlod a. "Jfenufaoturora Patent." I don’t know ufaxt tMo ie. You doubtless are familiar with it, and I shall bo glad to have your advice w
Yours very truly*
Private Secretory^
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GW NW Morison, Esq., Sac'y., • ‘tt
Edison United Phonograph Company,
Mills Building, Nov/ York.
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge i*eceipt of your letter of 30th ultW to Mr. Edison, requesting a list of all the people to whan phonographs have boon given. This liBt is being prepared for you now and will be forwarded in the course of a day or two.
Yours very truly,
Private Seoretax*y«
190"
July 3, 3890
My doar Mr* Prioe,-
1 have your latter of lot instant, enclosing bill against the Edison Manufacturing Co, for advertising, Mr. Edison is away from home at present. I aspect him book to-night. If I can get at him I will sond you a oheok thin wook without fail. If not, you will receive it early next weok.
In regard to full page advertisement, X have given inotruo- tions to have a page token in your jourml. It was our intention to do this, but we hadn’t quite got around to it.
Yours very truly*
Ohas, V, Price, Esq,,
Blest rioal Review, Hew York,
Ssmuoi Inaull, Esq*' whataver*
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July 5, 3B90.
Daniel Wald, Esq*, Secretary,
Bdiaon Phonograph Toy Mfg. Company,
#95 Milk St., Boston, Maas1.
My dear Sir!«
I beg to acknowledge roooipt of your letter of 50th ultimo, in regard to foreign business. I saw Mr* lewis a day or two ago, and lie is to make a full report covering the matters whioh he investigated when in Boston.
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Doar Sira:-
I beg to notify you that my Pov/or of Attorney which you have on file, in favor of Hr'. Alfred 0. Tata, permitting him to sign checks in my behalf, drawn upon yourselves, is in force on and after this date and until further notice'.
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J'» B. Skehnn, Esq.,
SpHn h<3v Track & Co.,
V' C-, in Brood St’., Wow York.
Hear Sir’:-
I one lcuso herewith Mr’, Edison1 a oho ok for §20.35, to ytxsf order, in accordance with your latter of. 2nd instant.
\7.i.H you ploaoe infoan ub how many ohareu, of otook Mr'* Bdioon Jiold:, in the Edison Elac trie Ill. Co. .of ITow York; end also pleano rjivo imi th3 dot ails of ti« la3t transaction, as I want to have it ■properly recorded in our books!.
Yours truly,
July 7, IS 90S*
Mr* Tlio * o'* Burkhard,
#i2S White Street,
New York City'*
DOar Sir|-
The copper oyiindor sent to us by yourself has been duly received at the Laboratory'* It is not made, however, aooor- airg to agreement, as the outside jacket with asbestos or mineral wool mentioned, ie nds3ingl» flease explain*
Yours tiuly,
Edison Laboratoi
Samuel Ijasijll, Eaq’«,
•#44 Y/all Street, New York. City*
TIb oxperimejnta acalnst the E4i»on General Eleotrip Oompany to the lat off June will amoufifc to about Jl^BOOv I shall have to «nait Mr1# Edison's return before I con ncao }]» oxaot amount, up ne ^eaigns the expeHaonta to the variot® ^ooj.ie for v^hom they are conduotedlj
In addition io the above re have a Mil for Lonox lycSum Trial ch ia bei^g made up now and which will be sent you to-morrow, amounting to a little over a thousand dollars,
• Yours very truly,
Private & e oratory*
Jsay as jjj.
5am»l InsuU, Ssq^
m *ai'gt«>et?
Wew Yon-Jc City®
Bsar Sir*r
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*«*ro truly®
I’rivat e Secretary.
Mexioo, Juno 25, 1890'.
Sonor Thomas AW Edison,
Haw York.
My dear Sir,-
r In pursuance of the recommendation made to aao ta yoair favor of ithecI4th iniBtant, I havo plo aaure in informing you that a notice hao been given to. the branoh jSocretary authorizing the extension which you have officially aoujjht for throu^i the agency of Messrs. Connory and Peniche &o», Ac.
Porfirio E!iaz.
( Signed)
1 at ion.
I r a n a
Thomas A* Edison, Esq,,
Orange, H. J'j
Mexico, June 27, 1890:.
Boar 3irt~
I confirm to yo i my cablegram of to-day, in which I say vof erring to your lettdr of 14th instant, that ths extension asked for will be granted for the oatablislmcnt of phonograph offices, and tliat in fact this has already been communicated to
your agent in this city, who makes the above mentioned request’,
■ sc ec wt'ii .by : £ a»;»jr <9V. «•,■» vw- •
As I know very well your reputation, there has not been the least
difficulty in granting the 3:kid extension, especially since the cause which originates it will be to the advantage of the service vffrioh it is proposed to establish. On my side^I retain a very agreeable recollection of fife interview; that we had when in the United States, and which t hiope may bo repeated, for lately the srfcete of my health has been such as to necessitate my leaving the co untry for a few months* .
(Signed) Ml RCtMEftO -RUBIO.
July 9, 1890',
Bverett I’razar, Esq'.,
Noi 124 Water Street, New York City,
Dear Sir':-
1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter under date 7th instant and to say in reply that we have not yet been" able to arrange matters with the Edison United Phonograph Col., so as to permit us to continue making shipments to China and • ‘ Japan for your account!. ' *
In regard to musical phonograms, we have not made any at the laboratory for some tine, but are commencing again very. shortly1. We expect to open our music room in the course of two or three days!. Wo do not know Mr'. Marshall, to whom you state you understand the trade in musical phonograms has been turned over.
Yours very truly, ^
■ ■ ■
Private Secret ary’*
Samuel Insull, Esq’.
July 9,- 1890’.
#44 Wall Street,
New York City1.
Dear Sir|-
I enclose herewith copy of a communication addressed to me by Messrs'. Eaton & Lewis, in regard to Mr!* IVazar's China and Japan phonograph business, from which you will see that no lia¬ bility attaches to Mr1. Edison through the stoppage of shipments of phonographs and phonographic supplies to those countries!.
Yours very truly,
Private Secretary
,0 Q P Y1.
Alfred O'* Tate, Esq.,
c/o Tlo A'# Edison, Esq1*,
}Ie w York, July 7, 18901.
Edison’s Laboratory, Orange , N‘« O'*
Dear Sir:-
YTe have examined again the correspondence left by you with our Mr'* Lewis last week, consisting of a letter addressed by you dated May 13, 1890 to MrW InsullJ the letters addressed by Mr!, Edison to Mr. Frazer under date of Jan. 25th and Feb. 7tfh,
1890 respectively,, and a letter addressed by Mr'. Frazar to .Mr* Edison dated Jan. 31st, 1890'. We have examined these letters in the light of the proposed agreement for Japan drawn by our ’Mr'. Eaton in January of this year, and we are of opinion upon a survey of the, whole situation, that Mr1. Edison is under no obligations tc continue the business relations with Mr'. Frazar and his firms, undertaken some months ago and in reference to which the corres¬ pondence above recited took place.
In his letter of Jan. 25th, 1890, Mr1. Edison distinctly dis¬ avows the intention of making an exclusive contract for a term of. years with Hri Frazar’s firm, and although Mr’. Frazar in his reply dated Jan. 31st makes use of the following language:
. "The exclusive agencies for those countries I understand you are willing to place with my firm for the next few years, and for such definite period later as may be mutually agreed upon,” yet
it is to be remembered that in his reply dated Feb!. 7th Mr1. Edison calls attention to hio letter of Jan* 25th in which he says, that he specifically states the only tenns upon. which he would be justified in giving exclusive rights to any one.
Yfe think upon the papers as they stand that KrV Edi/jon is under no obligation to continue his relations with JUS IPrazar.
Yours truly,
(Signed)
EATON & EEV/ia.
July 9, 1890
M y* :g «* i
July 9, 1890.’.
Will the Ten Eycks lease belong to you oj* the .Works?
James Broun, Esq., Sup't.,
Direct cable Company, New York City.
-Dear Sir:-
I beg to confiwn thd following telegram sent j
•Please express to Sir John Penddf the sincere sympathy of Mrs’. Edison and myself in the great loss which ije lias sustained'. »
Yours -very truly,
A meeting of the Board, of Directors of the Edison lamp Company '.res held at Orange, Kb ft, Tuesday, April 15th, 1S90, at three ' o*'clock pv m!*'
Present: Messrs'* Insull* Upton, Edisoxl and Ord*
Mr* Insull stated that financial arrangements, by which the business of this Company would be largely increased and benefited, had been made with tjie Deutsche Bank and others, and that it was for the -best interests of this Cdmpahir that such arrangements Should be made'. Whereupon, on motion duly seconded, it was unani¬ mously
RESOLVED, That this Company pay to the Deutsche Bank and others as a consideration for carrying out such arrangements the sum of §30,000.
Upon motion duly seconded it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the officers of this Company be, and. they are hereby authorized to execute and deliver a letter in the following fom:
«To Deutsche Bank and others. -
wnear Sirs'!- In tbnsideration of the general financial
SH~L“rSS=lSiS=--::Ir
lows: _ _ _ §3o,ooo
Edison, ian® Company-*-—'' —
ro-py-TTUiy .
EDISON LAMP COMPANY,
On motion, duly seconded, the meeting was then adjourned.
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Praf, Yfov. DV Maries ,
Edison Electric Liflht Comp' ally, Philadelphia, ¥ti,
July 9, 1390.
Dear Sirs*
I beg to admowledcc reooipt of youx* letter of 2nd instant. I Ixr.vo not failed -tp ihtMfost myself in the mattor to whiolx you refer, but thus fax* have net been vory successful.
Yours very truly
Samuel Inaull, E30.,
#44 W all Strait,
Wow Ydri* Mir.
Dear Sir:-
I called ±0 eeo yon at your office this morning but you were engaged. J 10i% word with £&»'« Butler* td hha &i'f'6ai that the Doll Models would £10 yoacly for ma to-day or to-mortw, and that I could arrange %0 go to Boston, on Saturday it that V/duldt be convenient for yourself, ao | understand you desire to be present’ at the noxt meeting of the D^’oc^o'rp. of that Company. If Sat usv day will not suit y,oa, will you kindly tam_ a day aariy noitfc wqdk* if possible'*
yours very truly,
private Sqqretary *(
July, 10, 1890
Samuel Xnoull, Esq.,
No. 44 Wall 3treot,
Now York City,
Deal* 3ir:-
I bog to oo nfirm the i'o 11 owing mooaage telephoned you this morning
"It is impossible for U3 to close our books until we got the details of payment of eighty-four thou¬ sand dollars which have been promised from your office for several days, but which have not yet ar¬ rived > "
YOurs truly-,
Iff' .
"vD
Privats 8e6i*etary,
Samuel Insull, Esq.,
/t"
July ^3/' 1890
#44 Wall Stroot, New York Oity,
Door Sir!-
Referring to the letters oi' Mr, J, Adrianos Bush to Mr, Lipoincott, in rognrd to a report from tho Edison Phonograph Works on manufacture, if you will kindly outline tho manner in Which this report should bo made up I will have it prepared immediately. All the entries dosing tho Phono. Works books to June 1st will be made to-day. I can get a balance sheet the first thing in the morning, and au far as I am aware there is nothing flirt her to de¬ lay the report that .the North Am. Phono. Co. is pressing for.
Yours vary truly.
July 10, 1890
Surauol Install, .Esq,,
#44 Wall St,, Mow York Oity,
Dear Sir:-
X bog to acknowledge receipt of your letter 'of 3rd instant, in recard to sending phonographs into Canada for use in connection with your business there. You cannot into Canada without endangerin'; the Canadian patoi
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would be to icnore the patents and sond^phonographe that are manufactured in the United Stato3, ( Our oleotrio light experience lias proved this to bo the- best course to adopt. Wo i*an a Lamp factory there for a number of yoar3 at a loss of from ton to twelve thousand dollars a yoar, and the history of the phonograph business will be the some if wo attompt to manufacture in that country.
Yours very truly,
send^phonographs tsih/'dly advice
July 10, 1890
My dear Hutchinson, -
Will you kindly send me a fan to run in my office, I got 30 hot the day before yesterday sitting hers with 300 incandescent lamps burning outside thq door that I had to got out at half-past-thhoc o'clock and go down to Coney Islaiid, and I can't afford to do thdt every aftornoon. Send the fan ovor to me and let the bill follot.
Yours vory truly, /?
Privato. Secretary.
Joseph Hutchinson, Esq.,
Messrs. .Bergmonn & Co,, '
#232 Avo. B., MeiV y6rk City.
July 10, 1390.
Ei H» La wits, E0ti.,
MQ3srs» Eaton & Lewis,
#130 Broadway, Haw York, ^
Dear Sir:- ■
I oncloaa herewith a letter addressed to myself by the Secretary of the Edison -Phonograph Toy Mfg. Company under date 7th instant, enclosing copies of Mr. yeomans', letters to the Company of Jur^o ’ 25th’ and June, 10th. The relations between Mr. Yeomans and the Company are beconjing more complicated every day, and I tliink we should lose no tints in taking action to force Mr. Yeomans' hand. The proposition outlined in your communication to me under date 3rd instant would I believe give Mr. Yeomans sufficient rope wherewith to hang himself, and I shall therefore be glad if you *4§i proceed at once to prepare the documents necessary to place the interests -of the Toy Phono. Co. and my own interests in the hands of a Trustee. I have not yet decided whom we should nahe as Trusted, hut this heed not delay the preparation of the documents. I will advise you upon that point later dh.
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July 10, 1890,
Samuel Inoull, Esq,,
#44 Yfall Street,
Hew York City.
Dear Sir:-
I enclose herewith bill agaihst the Edison General Side trio Company , amounting to |}l, 223.28, for expenses in. con¬ nection with the Lenox LyceYun exhibit,
1 will not be able to send you the experimental bills against, tile General Company until Mr. Edison returns, to the Laboratory.
Yours vary
July 10, 1390
Samuel
Boar Si.
to-day.
Inauil, Katj.,
./M'i'W.i St., Hew York's
1 bog to confirm the following message telephoned you in roply to one received 'from you!
«I '.Till advise the Boston people that we will be prepared to submit new models on Tuesday or We d- nesda/' and. that*on Monday I -vill telegraph which day.
I t M ilt one day’s notice will be sufficient, but if not tisy will have time to object before you leave.
I crai take the dour and lottero to New York, but am not sure ibout, Phono. Works Balance Sheet, If they strike a balance at the first trial I can have sheet in time to-loavo ho re on the 2 :Q7 train and meet yon at about 3 : 15,. Shall I go in anyway with the Gouraud letters?
Private Secretary,
•July 10, 20
J. II, Craig, Jr1., Boq.,
« '1 h o Constitnili n, 11 Atlanta, Ga.
.Dear 3ir:~ . . , ,
Your letter under data iih instant, ha a cane to hand during Mrv Edison* a absence, and as I do not expect him back for a couple of weeks' 1 will undertake to ansv/er. your queries, as I aw quite familiar with Mr. Edi/on’s views upon the subject men¬ tioned in your communication under reply. Lightning rods should not be insulated from the stricture to which they are attached, and they should be woll grounded. If drected in this manner they afford real protection',
Private Secretary,
iVS'« Hastings, Esq., Seo*y»,
Edison Electric Light Company,
#44 Wall St*, Now York City*
July 10, 1800
Dsar Sir:-
In chooking up the Light Conpany account I fincl that you Jiavo not given no orodit for an amount of $119.32 which we havo ohargod against you on account of the Standardizing Bureau. You ivill probably remember tliat at tho time we rondered our ac¬ count against tho Standardizing Buroau we liad oonBidorable correa- pondonce in reference to it, and that finally I stated tliat I would allow all the credits that you claimod in order to close tho matter out, ao 1 was tired of the prolonged discussion. I made these allowances on the aooount and it left due a balance of $119.32, for which I now bag to hand you an invoice with tho re¬ quest that you will placo tho amount to Mr* Edison's credit upon your books'*
Your3 very truly.
Jfvdy'lO, 1800*
My- deni’ Shav,-
Boplylaa to your latter under date 5th instant t.o Ur*, Edison,. in regard. to t rip l/.,r expansion engine, I bee to, say that Mr® Edison obtained, irero certain manufacturers ip Prance patterns and models .of three tri;jjlo-oxpansion enginea*. , Ho. received at. the same timo popnioaion ..to. build .tho.se for elootrio lighting purposes; in .the tfcdtqd States «t, All Mr. ..Edison's plans, for. a large engine .factory, which ho ia gciing to oreot near Orange, are. in course of preparation, . and wo.sfr. will bo, commenced upon .the.. buil¬ ding nothin a vary text months*, Mr*, Edieon in not privileged to delegate rights to, manufacture this, engine*
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TRSllAtsuyport, Pa’.
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$44 Vfcv 11 gtraot»
Naw York (jity t
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tho tottom o£ the notice referred to above iff tfa» following*
*Ro business of itawortaheev
Yours vary . ■
v.T--x
Private
2971
£dison Phonograph Toy itfgi Oo1*,
95 Milk St'*, Boston, Mana.
Dear Sira:-
1 bog to mlvioe you that I will be prepared to take to Boston on Tuosday qr VJadnejjdav of next we ok six models of the Speaking Doll upon whicp Mr. Bdiaon haa boon engaged for sfcvefral. irooke past. My inability to state whioh day I can be in Boston is caused by Mr. Inqull’o desire tp accompany me and his uncertainty ad to which of those two days he can be in that city.
I will, however, bo able to telegraph yon on Monday, and meanwhile 3 shall be glad to lave you advise mo whothor this arrangement is entirely in accord with your views.
Yours very truly,
Private Secretary?-
J'tfiv ia, 133.0
Smxcl 15131111, Esq,,
1G * 1$ proad street, How York City,
J>w[r Sly;-
Zo tho memorandum which you obtained ihnm j.ir. e°tt, Qinnc points to bo taken oaro of in cottinG out a mu phono craphf complete or ia he to make further additions to it*
Yotrw very
frtyatd Setratni-yK
Messrs.* Eaton & lov/io,
Ho* 120 Broadway, Now York*
July 11, lego
Dear Sira:-
I Mt you 36th ultimo t.0 uoivous of ooysltloa Uhioh hud boon pnopanod ly tha Au„„w „ tho
0O* “ ,,hl”h ‘tat “■"‘W to have subotiWfoc
tho documents P-spam, by younsolvos, so,.*,* tho „mo ffl>Uap, Tho Boston Company is ashb* f.r .boss papaya, sna ! shall to Bind to uocoivs tsom you a imply to my lotto, nofoyood to atovoo
Yonro very truly,
Private Secretary,
303
Ur’» 0» s, \7iloy,
Oraneo, if, Sm
11, 1850
I hav. yoar ,, 10th inoten. „„ ^ ^
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l"' to »ftr you.
Yours truly.
Pfrivato Soorfctauy,
tU't Pi-auk A. Burrells, Gen*l, Monacal-,
Bin-ami or Press Clippings, Chicago,
• I havo your letter of 9th instant. Tto oorvica that Mrv Edison is wool vine from the National Proas, Intelligence Co., W,S Oonconi 45104 him with newspaper. clippings, at, tho '
pro-Hont time, is out i*oly oat isf ao tory . Ih-i . Sdiu on has nacei ved several offorc similar to the ona- which you mho in your letter under roply from rival concerns, molt of which have boon aosepfcedy and tho service rendered was no bettor than that parfomed by tho National Press Intelligence Co.; indood in most of the cases it Wa0 very much inferior, notwithstanding that tlie parties sow supposed to bo malting a spooial effort to got the business* . Edison would not withdraw his patronage from tho National Proas people unless ho were satisfied that a bettor aorvice onisM he’ obtained elsetiioro. The clipping* which lit dasireb a« thtto ro- latihs to himself personally and 'to his iiWoriiltam ,if you «<a-e to supply him with those for a month free of Tteiargo* wo shidU ib» pleased to have you do so, and your bor\j#t* vill ^ 0V0 fully
Mr* jy k%
o*WW*i »*th tjwt 0/ .«*
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Privet a 3Q0!?atajiy#
July 1.% 38 90
Uy dear All ion, -
Your letter of 11th instant is nt liamB.
1 could not Boa Mr# Instill yeaterday at the hour I expeotad, and after l had seen him it was too lato to its lop hone you# 1 am unable to advise you when m vri.ll go to Boston, Mr# Insull not having advised me#
Yours very truly*
Edgar 3. All ion, Esq.,
Hotel Somerset,
Bomardsvillo, it# J*
Mr!* Thomas Burkhard,
#125 White Street,
Now York City*
July 14, 90!»
Deal’ Sir:-
Your letter of 8th instant is at hand* Upon examining the kettle closely we find tint it is jacketed with asbestos as the order called for* We have connected it up with steam, melted some of our wax in it* and find that it works satis¬ factorily, we having only lost about 3°F* from the theoretical point*
Yours truly,*
E d i
n L a b o
[MISDATED. CORRECT DATE IS JULY 14, 1890]
Mrv W, S* Mallory,
Nov 7 West Randolph Street, ' Chicago, Ilia,
' June 14, 1090
Dear Sir:-
1 beg to confirm the following telegram sent you by Mrv Edison this morning:-
B7/ife exported to be ill soon, cannot come until afterwards, Edison"
Yours truly,
Private Secretary*
Samuel Inaull, Esq,, 2nd Vioe-Preo't,,
Bdis onjen •’ 1, E 1 e c t r a 16 & 18 Broad St.:, lim York,
July 14, 1890
C o,,
Dear Sir:-
ItrV Edison lias mado the following, note upon your letter of 10th instant, with which was enclosed confidential circular handed to you by Mr'* E'* D‘. Adams;
"I don't want to enter. You might send' oapy to General Company, Ask Adams ►“
1 return the circular herewith*
#lH$ite fibers ary*
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July 16, 1890
Mina Helen A!. Whitt in,
^eo’y. Committee on Science & Education,
Middlesex Mechanics Association of Lovell, Mass-
Dear Madame, -
With reference to your lotto?.* «f jath instant., .Mr*. Edison regrets that it is practicable *or wto arrange for the production « Ms ?*ris to year atoy -airing the month
bf Au^etf,
| kfter the close of the Cydesto exhibit in Wow York, aU
of the apparatus was shipped to tfinneas-ftlis,, whore it is to be exhibited in tesr.ectiejt .with the liinnesiftta pta.to Pair whioli open a' early next month!.
Yours truly.
Private ‘oecretarjVi
15th July, 1890-,
Sir John Pender,
England1*
Dear Sir,
1 beg to confirm the following cablegram sent you
"Maps of proposed lighting district received. I would not build a bam on such data* I propose sending my- expert to London apd collect the data in the regular ray and lay out a general ppbeme °f lighting the dis¬ trict in a proper 'tuid permanent manner like a gas com- panyW Iho plans will be made by aur Engineers Imre am submitted to yours'. TVhat do you ?ay? EDISOHW"
Yours vex# truly:
tand oi' the Gesel'lechaft Urania,
Germany!.
Chs receipt of your esteemed favor under dato 25tli Lining ms of my election to Honorary, Membership in ts remained unaoJoiowledged owing to my absence from
It was with mud) gratification that I learned of
(lecting me an Honorary Member, and it gives
rob pleasure to accept the honor thus conferred upon me. Shanking your Board of Directors for their .courteous lettai
Yours very truly,
;
July 16, 1890*
Edison Phonograph Storks,
The following is extract f ran a letter received from Mr. S'* H. Block of Moscow, Russiai-
« After having worked a little with that beautifully simpli¬ fied new phonograph, delivered to the Czar, 'the recording on the former apparatus is not by far so cheerful as it wa3 heretofore. May I once more appeal to your generosity and ask you whether you would find it possible 7imPly the top part, marked «X“ on photograph which 1-sen.d S book post. It simply constitutes the carnage tube,
Sith nut and holder and HEW DIAPHRAGM with atm complete.
X would” again put me at the head of the mission entered . upon and would enrfble me to hold my o\m.
1 , . „ tiia warts mentioned in the above
Pletfse send to Mr. B1f * tte photograph which
axtraot St yoU can better understand the parts which he
Its refers to, so tint you om bet £ th0 photosranh after you
Se8ltr»f^,nSd cSrASS BloX ^ - —
earliest convenience-.
Yours very truly,
”s/J O . •
SanMel Iii'TOll j Esq1.,
16 & 18 Broad Street
Haw York CiHy*
July 17, 1890*
Dear .SirJ-
Xt is ray opinion tlsct ns do not want the Eokmoyer patents, only one of -which is of any value, and that is the im¬ proved Put hod of Siemens winding. The efficiency is only in¬ creased about half a horse power, which is of no benefit praotih cally.
I notice that the Sprague people are putting up a specif brand hi' trolley v/ire on a guarantee and without testing'. Ab pt}$ tY/an&y-fiva per cent of all the power on the railway is lost. By putting up propei- wire they could 3ave twenty times more than by this winding.
Second, this winding has the great advantage that it permits rapid repairs to burned- out armatures'. As the burning out of armatures is. the curse of the railway business to-day, I assume that the burning out defect must be eradicated, and if eradicated the vending will bp no longer necessary.
370
Sanuel Insull, Esq . ,
16 & IS Broad Street,
Her/ York City,
July 17, 1890/
Dear Sir:-
I have your latter of 12 th in at ant, ±n regard to Mil. I’razar and the United Phonograph Company', After 1 have inter¬ viewed Mr* I’rasar I will communicate with you.
Yours very truly.
IF!
Saanvol ^mull, .fisq,
ilO Si 18 Broad Strool/,
l,tew York Pi}y,
lJectr Siyj«
Mr’t Edison has received yaw letter of 14th instant,, .enclosing original of A letter received by you from Ihv.jty Oj» i?le phsne, together -with a ooramniic£0on received by the hitter •from Mr*. Eastman,. of the Columbia, Phonograph Company,
Mr-* Edison desires you to request Mr’, C la pliane to ask Eastman for more points, those already raised hy him being ire 11 taken, •tftioh is more than Mr* Edison can say of the points raised by the
Woi-th American people'* r
Yours very truly-,
Private Seoret^yST'
3fa
Samuel Instill, r Esq,,
16 * 18 Broad St.,
1'low York City',
July 17, , 1890,.
Bear' Sir:- .
I enclose herewith, copy of a' letter received by Hr J. Edison from, Drexol, Morgan,* Co,, asking -if- he.; is, .the, owner /of shares of the Australasian Electric Light, ..Power * Storage Co, in nano of Walter BV Korn. Do you knov;, if Jfci. Edison owns any sttoh shares as nentionedV
Yours truly.
Wionujs At. Eaiao'ri, SscU|
Nev,: July i5t]j, ^890^
Oraifjb, IT;,
Will, you’ kindly ; W i ^ „ .
4. r<s 03 to whathar you ana th
r M 3to'ea “ ~*r-- — .*
; S? ^ “ * “•» “I « * «. the „
•hares Mcfc m hou iSmt ^ .
Youns truly,
Droxal, Morgan & c0<
July 17, 1890
Sotmel insun, 33sq'., Trsasu'per, ■■■■*..
Edison Phonograph Works,
. lfi & lf> Broad St V,' Now York.
pear sir:-
rn.V EM.on to ,^a m letter ot to_
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Phono^n °ov, ^ •* '
■ ™P* lie. de.ire. » to W.Wi ttet - teve to-My eo^ete* . n.»„o4el ««.„«. llsht t0
ta .attsfeetory, .Tor, deftet Savins teen overooaet .
Yours very truly.
Friyatg Secret!
July 17, IS 90
Epiand <shandl9rT- ... ■,
Tow letter oi‘ 14th instant addressed to the HV Jv & Pav Conp (Titrating Oo*, has beon referred to no',
Xle do not aeil our plant, as there is so 'much competition V7lth separators that their 'sak, even at 300 per' cent profit, • wouldn't Ketram one-tenth tiie mondy expended?ih eipbririenting.
We lease nines and pay a royalty par ton of concentrate and make all the inves tnsmt our se'iye s-i If ybrn* friend would bring sat, pies, maps of property etc'. , and come to Laboratory, perhaps we could ' start tto ball rolling’. All thp difference between oir plant and others is that I can make a higher grade ‘of iron with less loss in tailings, end hence work a very low grade ore with profit. ’ Yours veiy truly,
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33
Y&iV P,. Perrier, Esq,,,
Geological & Natural History Survey, Sussex st,. Ottawa, Canada,
Dear Mr, Perrier, -
Y°ur letter of 8th instant was received by ne in due course, of mail,
** ,Mi80n W3,00ta t0 Bum, his Minins Bngineer, t„
investigate the Bai« St,. Paul region in the course of a few toys. He would be obliged if you would collect all thb available data on the subject and send it to him' here ‘at the Laboratory’. \7c would then forward it to Kir'. Burn’, your prompt attention to this -matter will much oblige
Private Secretary,
lather S tie ringer, bQ'1 . ,
cmPW,
18 & 18 ®*°3d 3t», ifevy york.
U a Mtt« tom to Centoy oOBm»y „ tev8
ecoived i« ^is office,, aa&inr for n *u +
! 5 &?.*:,* Photograph of the- Pranklin
"rt"s a “te ras “>«■«« »•«.«* * a, ^ '
Bw * »* - *«, * „„ola 011 «» 3*tonMlSwtloli „llloh th.y intM ^ ln tI[o stl
**““ ”aSaSi“4 ^ TOU *““■» *fe* to
ph«o^M a .o, »«, S81td lt t„ tto„, ma obllcs - - •
Yours vehy truly,
3941
Samuel Inmill, Esq,,
16 & IS Broad St ra et , Mew York City,
July 18, 189 Q
UGfer ifri-
Your latter of 16th instant in rega^L to an Alternating ^sta-iehas been duly received and perused by Ur. Edison, who is unafeO* to reply fully to it at the moment,' but will do so as (luiokly as possible.
Yours very truly,,
Private Secretary*
MaJ dr S'« B', Eaton,
I bog to acknowledge rcoaipt of yoclr j&n&r fef 15th instant m Hartsuff, ending crd.gi nXi jiWld aid X*M(W *«W*l*<l by Ero&lijie MeAVoy afid John McAvoy ojp.ths. (5th CQtobar, IS79, c^W,- riiig tha Premia 03 in ,Poyt Hu*urj, Michigan, now tho property of Mr„ W, P'. Edison, together with fdttf n,otos of ^25 each, payment of which lad boon do faulted; alBo «p assig^nt of tha said mortgage and notes fmm Albert Kartahff mysaif , dated April Blst, 1890,
Edison United Mill
Phonograph Go., s 'B ill 1 d in s, New York Oity.
July IS, 90*
Deaf Sir3S-
I enclose 'hoj'ov/itli hill against your Company amounting to §1,676.93, covering cost of Phonographs and phonographic sup¬ plies presented to different <p orsons in Germany, Russia. China etc'.
3htn*s truly.,
L'.'U /\
. July IS, 38 90
Sanuel Insull, Esq1., 2nd Vice-President,
Bdison General .Electric C o«, Moa. 16 & 18 Broad Street, Nov: York City.
Bear Sir:-
Referring to the report of Messrs’. Dyer & Seely on the Eckmoyer patents and the patents which you submitted to me, I assume tliat the one thing which Mr'. Sprague is desirous of ac¬ quiring for the , Company is the patent which covers the improved method of Siemens winding. The efficiency with this method is only increased about half a horse power, and this i3 of no practi¬ cal benefit’. If this were at all a factor in the natter, I do not imagine that tlib Sprague Company would use a trolley wire which results in 25^ of all the power on the railway being lost; vh areas if they used a proper trolley wire they could save twenty times more in efficiency than by the winding referred to. I understand that the groat benefit which it is urged would be gained by using thd Eckmeyer winding is tint it permits rapid repairs to burnad- Oiit armatures* The fatal objection to the present methods of electrical railway "'to rit is this trouble of burning out of arma- iweVi ’DJilfe &s '•& W’b.&iiL defect which cannot be properly
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Saiiaiel Instill,, Esq.,
July 18. 1890*
oraaioat^ by a change of winding. It goes a groat deal deeper than this, and v/hat is necessary is a radical c tenge of invention, I W convinced ttet the Siemens fom of armature win go out of ue*. inasmuch as this fom of dynamo will, m my opinion, be en¬ tirely obsolete within a comparatively short time:. i m sure that the multipolar type of machine will replace existing fonns of generators and motors, and the Eokmeyar winding would not by any means be available for the improved typo of generators and motors referred toV I am strongly of tte opinion that your Com¬ pany should not purcteso tte Eclonoyor winding if it involves a guaranteed royalty which in a very short time would prove an • onerous obligation to the Company for the reasons above stated.
Xhe foregoing is written on the assumption that the Eckmoyer Patents are valid. My own impression is that a winding exactly similar to tint patented by Eetaneyer was described long since in one of tte olectricnl pnpbhs'. I am having this reference looked
'iftrars very truly*.
G. fev.
o-i, K, Mori non, Esq.., floorotary,
Edison United Phonograph Companyi Mills Building. How York •
July 10, 1800
Dear Sir!-
Xhora was aont to you yesterday a bill for phonograpiia presented by Mr. Edison to . distinguished people, in aooordanoa ;rith the former's understanding with your Company. Y/heh I rac'd. ydiAr request for a list, I thought that I might aa .well cat the bill out at the 'same time. This delayed the matter a little, but I trust not to your inconvenience.
I havo been looking for an opportunity to call and sign your Minute Book aa you asked mo to do some time ago, but I have not been in Hew York and to-day I am called away to Canada and will not bo back until the middle' of next v/aok. The first tins X am in He w York I will go to y$ur office and affix' my signature*
Y6urs very truly*
Private Sefifret&Vy,
415
{TvXy 19, 1890
H» M» Mvor, Esq,, Manager,
Ne\T Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Y/ork3, #1? Day st., Now York City.
Dear sir:-
You will at one o prooood to erect ;tte Refining Mill and Storage Bins, authorized by the Board of Directors at their mooting held July 18th, 1890,
President,
If. 4. A Pa'« Concentrating Works •
July IS, 1890*
Evorott Erazar, E3q.,
#124 Water St root, •
New York City,
My dear Mr, Erazar,-
Mr. Edison roueivod your latter under date 1.6th instant and desires me to thank you for having brought to his attention copies of communications rooeivod by tho various cembers of your firm in China bearing upon the presentation of the phono¬ graph to tlia Chinese Emperor, and to H. E. Li Hung Chang*
I iiave beon intending to call upon you eaoh day for several days past,- but have been unable to leave Orange owing to pressure of business, To-day I was very unexpectedly called away to Canada and shall now have to postpone interview with you until the latter part of next week,
1 regret exceedingly to say the Edison United Phonograph Co. has not rocoivod our advances in your behalf relative to a con¬ tinuance of the phonograph business in China and Japan upon tho lines which v/e have boon pursuing all along in the spirit in which we hopod they would receive them* Mr, Jesse Soligman, who as a
matter of fact, speaks for the United Phonograph Co,. seems disin¬ clined to permit tho sale of phonographs in the countries mentioned
iratt Prasar, jg3q ,
*r 4'/ ' ^ ^vr/u
nmil thus© fiOlintrtea have boon purq!m$<J. Jiip <1^, V/o haVo argued that, tlui Ante roots of the United .uujnpany would best be consulted by continuing yow agency. We have placed before him the moat excellent record which you and your firms lave made as representatives of various Edison interests and have spared no oiiort to convince him that at would be a great misfortune to dis¬ continue a business which you have inaugurated so successfully*
We have taken up Mr, Seligman'n side of the case and tried to show him that pioneer work will increase th.e value of the phonograph business in China ana Japan, as it will familiarise the people v/ith the machine and create a market for it, which of itself, con lave practically no existence in those peculiar countries.
But so far, our efforts have boon unavailing. Of course the arrangement into which you entered with Mr, Edison made- it pos¬ sible for the latter to coa30 filling your orders at any time, but I desire to impress upon you very strongly that if Mr. Edison load power now to tako independent action you would not be subjected to the inconvenience and disappointment which at this time you must certainly experience, X think it would be very desirable for you to see Mr* Soligman and endeavor to make some arrangement whereby the sale of phonographs in China and Japan may bo resumed. If you prefer waiting until 1 cm liave a personal interview with you I can accomplish that the latter part of next week, but I can¬ not give you. may more information or place the matter before you more clearly than 1 have done £n t Jiin letter, and perhaps time
Translation. •
COMPAGNIE 00NTIHEIITA1J3 EDISON
Thomas Alva Edison,
Paris 3rd July,
Esq,,
Orange, N. J,
1890.,
3ir:-’.
We liave tl» honor of informing you that the General Incandescent Lamp Company has decided, in consideration of. the general state of affairs and of the approaching expiration of the patenta, not to pay further after September 1st, 1890 in Austria and Spain, the royalties of the following .patents!
Edison Patent Austria Series 2— January 22nd, 1830 2a May 5th, 1881 a® May 5th, 1881 4*- July 25th, 1880 5— August 13th, 1830 8— January 7th, 1881 13— August 3rd, 1831 18— November' 9th, 1831 25— December 3lst, 1831 58— December Gth, 1SS3 GO-Janunry 4th, 1884
Edison Patents Spain Scries 1— February 1st, 1379.
A—Pobrunry 20th, 1830 5 — January 2nd, 1832. 8T-Apri! 26th, 1381 13*- September 5th, 1831 13a-£jeptember 5th, 1831 18a-November 2nd, 1881 26— March 3rd, 1882 28— Pobruary 24th, 1882.
"The Oompahy trill continue to pay thd royalties for the' two fcrtoj T>iP
Altpiflin fird 'get, Sifdt 3, Wit/ sSth, J.830 aot; 'Set4. 3, Marbn 12th, 1880.
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In cow iteration of the tmttove of om- relatione vo tMnk we ougi-)t to brine this fact to your knovAedge, Please give us notice of the receipt of thia letter, and believe Sir
July 21, 1890
#120 Broadway, Ho \r York City,
Yki.ll you please liavo the attached minutes of meet ins of Board of Directors of the Edison Phono. Works, hold 29th day of April, 1390, written Up in the Minute Book of that Company, which is at present in your office, and much oblige
Minutes of special meeting of the Board of Eireotors pf the Edison Phonograph World held at the office of the Company, Orange, How Jersey, on Tuoeday, S9th day of April, 1Q90
Present, Messrs* T. A. Edison, Garanol instill, and the Secretory, A, 0, TatO; Mr. Edjson id the Chair,
The attention of the Board was balled to toe Resolution passed at too mo sting Veld On Eobruary 8th, 1890, directing that Mr. Edison to reimbursed, not to oxoBad §10,000, ihr His cash out¬ lay in experimenting on phonographic dolls and toys, provided he would assign to this Company his right to manufacture tho sane, and authorizing tho execution -of such instrument of assignment in be¬ half of this Company. The President Btated that tho Edison Phono¬ graph Toy Mfg, Co. was unwilling to bceomo a party to tho assign¬ ment and to consent thereto, until they could consult their Counsol Mr'» Hutchinson, then and now hb3sht in Europe. ' But at the request of the Soligmsns, and acting Under the advice of Mr. Beaman, Mr. Eugene Soligman ani the Counsel of this Compdhy, Mr. Eaton, t)« assignment had boon hmde by Mr, Edison without waiting fox' the Boston Company. On motion of Mr. Inbull, the folloY/ing resolution was unanimojisiy adopted:
RESOLVED? That the action Of the Officers of the Company in executing the Agreement between i hits Company and Mr. Edison dated March 11th, 1890, whereby this Company acquired from Mr. Edison the right to .mamifhD tore phonographic dolls and toys, the said right having been ac^uirod by him under his agreement of August 6th, 1889, With "the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Company, be and -hereby is approved?
Attention was than called to Mr. Edison's account for dis¬ bursements in experiment is jg- op phonographic dolls and toys, and the Treasurer, Mr. Inenil, staged ’that la had reimbursed Mr.
Kdisou as provided for in thq resolution of this Board adopted Eehrusry 8, 1890* -Mr. InsuiP, stated that the amount paid to fir. Edison was §6,100.00, and moved the folio v/ing resolution which was unshimeuB ly adopted:
''ftfeiOLVEDr That the atStiori- of the Treasurer of the Company be and •l»llUby ip approved in pA>; ing Mr. Edison §6,100.00, acoording to tha -hocountS Submitted to this moot ing, in full settlement of • all claim "by him. ugni hot the Company on account of experiments on bphccnhgraivhip .do,2JU and toyn, as 0«t Perth in said statement ; and that 'the Tv-ruanuHr fit tlrt Company prooUro' from Mr. Edison a reooipt
July 21, 1890,
J-4 H, Sloefc,
11 0 s « 7 p Russia-.
»’ly oil’: "
Mv, Edison has read. your latter under date June nth, « has a*)»d me to thank you for the same,. He *m be very plr.c,,e.l to receive tho box of rhonograas which you j-ave go kindly
S9Mt t0 hlm* MV* Edls0” 1,8,B Emoted the Phono, graph Works -to 1 fon/ard to you at once tho phonograph' pane which you desire and v.hich were marked on the photo^ph whi*h «*s received by same nail as your letter now finder reply.
In mcard to the musical part <?f the phonograph, Mr, Edison vdll be glad to have you correspond with him on this subject, Ke is always glad to hear -from you and appreciates highly the interest which you are taking in his invention*
tiours very truly.
pW*at« S39i«eivy,
ffosoe wy Saligniar., Eocj»,
#21 Broad gtroot,,
l*w York City,
' 5‘11”" lm to you iho naaM
oon-oopondraoo relative t> , phoM„„ph rot. tl>> aati<iml
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Imun.o letter. ! IraaoMi aMoltie hin
«ut a for in „„ w to, t„ M oKnlraa
te m°m ^ "T*-"* —-ft »a ,ta, eoy^^, ““ ”**m4 to ,ta* — X *» attention. t ,onM „„„
.0 llr, Treooot'o roquoot for tho return of lir. JJpm’s
Socratarr*
' July 22, 1890
Bony fJlfty. Henry Tresco>t,
#1418 L 8t„, Wdahi^ton,
a* 0,
Dear Sir:-
X!ry Bdiaon lias aakocl me to aolcnwladge the receipt ** y'0W Mt'Wi *»vw_una«. date 12th. instant, enclosing communi- oation addressed to your self by the Hon. Patniek Egan, uy Si. Miniata* in CMle?, in regal'd to a phonograph for the Paculty of tin National University of Chile#
The phonograph outside of the United statoft arid Canada is controUiiid by the Sdi.von United Phonograph Company, Mills Building, N3W York City » ^ instrument for too in Chile would have to bo ■obtained from that Company', Mr. BdSaon regrets that ho himsolf cannot- Turnish a phonograph to the Univoraity of Chile, but his contract^ with tW Company jaShtionod prohibit* his. doing so. Ho hanf howdver, foinrardOd tte oori'repoivfcnee' to the United Company, with tile teMoat that th*{r fthypiy tM rtortirad Monograph; he Ins *owp»* «A-*m thorny yati. direst on the
.rriv»S;« aaa'Vt
July 22, 3.390
^Saward I)', Adruna, Ear].,
tteoara* Winslow, laniei- & Co., •
■ #17 Nassau St., Nov/ York,
Hear Sir:-
I !»(. ,» oohfin, follow ta,mm a.4,4
^oslv,,a r”" this .orai^i
SS£t!v:,i!fe
to rePly * ",1,S “*• «»d.T«. to-day ss folio,®,
"I have no objections. Edison1."
Yours truly,
Private Secretary.
Jesus H, Lippincott, Esq,. Breaidont,
July 23, .1890
North American rhonogrqnh Company,
#100 Broadway, Nov: :»r]'s.
My dear Sir,--
Mr, Upton, who has throo phonographs sA lamp factory noar Newark, did not know how to make corrections’; didh'tt know lie could shift diaphragm and hoar what ho had recorded, he -also complained lie couldn’t get enough on cylinder’; found they w.oro running machine 175 revolutions, giving only 2 l/z minutes instead oi' four. The N* J, Inspector, Mrt, Upton says., seems to be a good man, but claims lie never got any .instructions, nor can -he got any how to run a phonograph in a business o'i‘.rico» This is a -typo of a - general complaint everywhere* Its about time the .North -American Company got up a simple book of instructions from the experience they- now have in business of if cos-.
Yours t ruly , ......
July 23,, 18£h
July 23, 18 90,
A', O', 3atar
Ross.in House, ’foronto, Ont.
Matter referred to in previous meson ga lead nothing to do with Manufacturing report, Boston Company lias cable from Yeomens stating whole money ready to put up and want Edison to authorize thorn to cable Ye users that thoir and Edison '.s rights ready for transfer agaihot cash and shares delivered in Boston, Mr* Ediaon has .deferred notion until yom* return, and 1 have so advised Boston Company r loguo returned to~cb.y arid is with yom’ brother in Hew Yorh,
Thos, Maguire*'
II -
Sara»l. Inoull, Eaq., Snd Vice-Preiident,
5 d i a o n Q 0 n 1 1, Electric 0 o».
16 & 10 Broad St., flow York.
Mr,. Edison lias made the following note upon your
letter of 23 rd instmnt, in l'egerd to Mr, W. Preston Hix and
hie oonnoction with the Edison Gon'l, Electric Company:
Private Seotet&ryi
I
July 24, 1890,
i\ 1, Hitler, o/o Mr. John Biricinbina,
#25 Hi, E, city Hall Sq,, Phi la,, pa',
fcoar Siri-
I 1*6 to confirm the following teleGram sent you
toi-dr.y
'Whan U Hr. Birin nbins expactod home, ana if home M da5’ m:it v;G0k ««BM I Eo over and see him?
Yours truly,
Meroahtiio Trust Cov,
No'« ,120 Broadway,
Hew York City.
A Kootliv, of ,]» .tOflH,oM.rs of tM mi„„.Th0'm_
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6A0 «.». of «„ itock of «, aai. poTO „„ te ,.mt
by you unAor pm,i«io,ls Of t„ cortaifl as»„„„ta b8tm4n A, SU.oo o„a «, iteoantu, Im6t ^
"**• 1S90’ “* APrS1 Sth- aa "provided i» th„
Jhipd Section of the said Agreement.
Very tpgljuyours* — —
Letterbook, LB-043
This letterbook covers the period July-September 1890. Most of the letters are by Edison and Alfred O. Tate. The correspondence relates primarily to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking doll. Included are letters pertaining to the operations of the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co., the production of phonograph batteries and cabinets, leasing arrangements and royalty payments, and production problems with the coin-operated phonograph. Other letters deal with mining and ore milling in Canada and at Ogden, N. J.; electric lighting; the mimeograph; the Sims-Edison torpedo; and the Edison-Lalande batteiy. The front cover is labeled "General Letter Book. T.A. Edison." The book contains 503 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 40 percent of the book has been filmed.
July 25, 1890
Edison .Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co,,
No« 95 Milk Street, Boat on, Mass'.
Dear Sirs:-
I beg to eonfim the follovring telegram sent you to-day, in reply to your letter of 22nd instant;.
Upon receipt in Boston of One Hundred Thousand pounds cash, together with shares representing one-oighth interest in Company whose Capital does ncrt exceed Three Hundred Thousand Pounds, less expenses and eonmissions which must not exceed Twelve Thousand pounds, myself and the Edison- Phono¬ graph Works will in consideration of thirty-two per cent of said cash and shares, execute any papers necessary to transfer our rights in Great Britain, Continental Europe and the Channel Islands to the- said Company, upon the condition that my transfer of manufacturing ritfits to. the Edison Phonograph Works shall be recognized by your Company, which is neces¬ sary, as the Phonograph Works now own these ri^its.
Thomas A!« Edison."
Yours very truly,
(kMUf
July 20, 1890
JDaniel IVolcj, Esq,., Secretary,
Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Company,
No, 95 Milk St,, Boston, Mas3>
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 21st instant, enclosing oommini oat ions addressed to Mr, Edison and the North American Phonograph Company, and foms for divers for each of. the $10,000 royalties due Ootober 1st, 1890. I nill gi-ve both these matters my imnediate attention.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary*
Daniel Weld, Esq», Secretary, ■
Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg, Co,,
Wo, 95 Milk St,, Boston, Mass,
July 26, 1890
Dear 3ir:-
X beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 22nd instant to Mr, Edison, enclosing copy of a letter from your Counsel Mr', W. S, Hutchinson, containing comnents and suggestions relating to the papers drawn by Mr, Lewis in reference to the Yeomans mat¬ ter, In view of Mr, Yeomans* cablegram of a few days ago, stating tint he is prepared to send cash and shares to Boston, I presume that the matter referred to in your letter under reply can be per¬ mitted to. rest at least for tin present.
Yours very truly, /
Private Secretary.
July 26, 1890
lily dear Y/eld,-
I am very much obliged for your letter of 24th instant, in regard to your coning to Orange re Manufacturing Re¬ port', 1 went into this matter yesterday to some limited extent with Mr, Magovern, and am going to go completely through the report with him on Monday next, I think that he will be able to send in his Report by about Wednesday, so that towards the end of next week you and Mr. Mackintosh will probably be planed in a po¬ sition to take some kind -of action. Meanwhile I will 'attend to waivers of royalties and I trust that before we have to take up the Manufacturing Report you will have made a sale of ^ European rights, X".- , ..
Yours very truly,
Private Secretary,
Daniel Weld, Esq** Bee ry<j Edison Phono \ Toy Mfg.'-Co^ Boston) Maud l
July 26, 1890
pear Mr. Prazar,-
I have your letter of 22nd instant. I will take this matter up imnediately and conmunieate With you further in the course of a few days. I am going ahead with the idea of obtaining a position for you at the Edison Machine Works, Schenec¬ tady.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary.
te. Everett W. Irasar, Jr., 81 High St» , Orppge ,
•July 86, 1890
Goligman, Euqv,
Mills B u i 1 6 i j| g ^
How York City.
Dear Sirf-
I bog to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 23rd instant , re turning letter from Hr. J. Block, of Moscow, Russia, ^o letters **» tho Hon. Via, R# Lescot and the Hon, Patrick ^an, Minister to Chile, tho two latter referring to tho prosen, tatidn of a ponograph to the National diversity of Chile* Mr.
and Mr. Insull are of the opinion ihft* it would bo a Grace¬ ful act on the part of the United Phdm>e*ph Oompuny to present a machine to the University of Chile, &t *udh tfc* &a yob may be satisfied with the instmeantb whlth tbvtm. out by
the ISdfaop fhonoGraph Tb* ka, if yoU *i» forwb*d tfedw arf orti 6* for s. phonograph and supplier &v the Atm rprpoad, it will fttcediato attention, Mr* MU ihihfe it w bettorro*
united Sdieon Pbortca m W 4i j<«tt with tb* &»*
Patrick %an at ^ time a* ux? m tafioti# '
VWiwi wry *«Ay%‘ V:'-f -’X ' ~r""
ftrtvbla 3edry<r
Hon*. Vfciv Honry Troscot,
Was is. in®, ton, £> Q«
3aiy 2$, 1090#
D oar Sir:-
I return herewith letter of the Honw Patrick Egan, acidrossod to yourself, under data 32n& May 1390, in regard to the proaontation of a Phonograph to tho University of Chile, and bog to infom you in roply to your oorranication addressed to Ur,
Ed in on under ckito l£th instant that this mttor was referred to tho Edison Uiiited Plionograyh Co«, Mills Building, Mow York City, UrV? Edison having ondoreed tho Hon# Patrick Rgar.'o request and auggeated to tho United Co«- tho desirability of' making the presen¬ tation* I am in receipt of a letter from Mr, Jesse Salignun, under date SCrd’ instant, in which ho indicates the willingneau of his Company to present a phonograph, with a complete outfit, to the University of Chile, st-cctihg that all his Company would re¬ quire 1 a a gsnr ante! tb-*t the machine would not be used i'or any other purp‘>3« tiun that specified hi Mr* Egan's letter* I Imvo to-day written Xr* Soligstuv, roi-aeiftihS him to ooartuwicate direct with the 7 Patrick ngah, which, lie w%ii doubtieae dd in due course* Z tasf* the hoswr to rtfttiUh
Very truly yours.
Private ae4 'y<
July 20, 1890
Daniol Y/old, Usq*, Soc'y.p
Sdicrm Phonograph Toy li UTjV Company,
#95 Milk St.,‘ Boatofc, Uson,
Dear Sir:-
l- bag .to ackuo'ulorf^e receipt of your lettor of 19th instar.t, enclosing o lettor 1'wj \tr* Hutchinson, addressed to cnyaelf Under date 18th inntaut, referring to lettor of S« B» Baton dated 14th instant, touching waiver of royiiltiea, In the alter¬ native proposed by Hr*, tint o'ninson, ho ujiWo that royalties for the whole year endin'; geytesftor 30th, 1«$$0» %itl be -waived* As you understand, this aatfcor his not yet been arranged# X am
it up now with Mr* Edison and the Horth American ^honO&Taph Go*. «iid rill put it through as quickly re: possible , if if. cm be tin no, of which I Imve very little doubt* Meanwhile th3i matter of