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EDISON GENERAL FILE SERIES

1919

Edison General File Series 1919. Edison Portland Cement Company (E-19-24)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison Portland Cement Co. (EPCCo). Among the items for 1 91 9 is a 23-page report by consulting engineer Cornelius C. Vermeule on "Remodelling Steam Plant by Stages," bearing numerous annotations by Edison. Other correspondents include retired EPCCo president Walter S. Mallory; vice president Harold M. Scott, who resigned in September; and Martha M. Darling, a relative of Edward A. Darling, the Stewartsville mill manager who was killed in a plant fire in 1903.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected material includes routine company correspondence, other letters not relating to EPCCo business, and documents pertaining to a phonograph presented to an "old reliable steam engineer," George Kaufman.

January 20,1919.

Dear Hr. liallory:

I am Borry to report very poor results' in our searoh for -Niool prisms. On Thursday and Friday last I had an expert go over to Hew York, and visit every instrument maker to try and pick up even. an odd. one if he could, hut we had absolutely no success. lie tells me that there is a great demand for them, bjit there is none to he had at any of the places that he visited. He is a man who knows exactly how to look for such a thing, as he was connected with the D. S. Naval Observatory for many years and. is well acquainted with opt j cat subjects

In addition to this, we have had another one of our men, Ur. S. G. 'Warner, telephoning and per-, sonally making inquiries in other Cities, but thus far ho has only been able to pick up one Hiool prisms and that would not be very good because it is so old that the Canada balsam i3 very much discolored. The only thing we could do would be to try and dissolve the balsam and reoement it, but as you know this might be considered precarious.

I have written to quite a large number of the concerns in different localities, but up to'this time have not received -any replies that givos any on-' o ouragement whatever. I wrote a s.peoial letter from Ur. Edison to John A. Brashear of Pittsburgh; They are- very warm personal friends, und if there is any . one man that oould obtain something that ho wanted from Ur. Brashear, Ur. Edison is the man. We received a reply that the' Brashear plant is tied up for all of this year on special Government work and they could not take on an item from outside under any circumstances.

I am sorry to disappoint you, S3 I was expecting to show you a more satisfactory result.

W.H.MEADOWCROFT.

Mr . W. S .Mallory.

Edison Portland Cement Co.

8 WEST 4-OIH STREET N EW YORK

January twenty-second

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Mrs. John Darling,

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Dear Madam:

Your letter of March 11th, in regard to the Edison Portland .Cement Co. has been received. The Company has never earned or paid a dividend, hut it is Btill operating and may do so some day.

Yours very truly,

• Edison laboratory.

A/6807.

Edison Portland Cement Co.

GENERAL. OFFICES O WEST 40TV STREET

"New York City

September 5th, 1919.

Ur. W. H. Ueadowcroft, Scoretary to Hr. Edison, Orange, Hew Jersey.

Dear Mr. Ueadowcroft j

Attached you will find request from our very good agents , the Cuba Commercial Co. for an autographed photograph of Mr. Edison for their new office in Santiago, Cuba.

We have been very anxious to build up our business in the eastern end of the Island because of the new local plant near Havana, which sooner or later, will control the major portion of the business in Havana. To the eastern end of the Island, which is the big sugar country, we can reach almost as cheaply as they, so naturally we want the maximum solicitation in that territory.

If you can accommodate us, I am sure Ur. llolanphy. President of the Cuba Commercial Company, will be very grateful to Ur. Edison for the photograph and you know that I too will appreciate this oo-operation.

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Dear Sirs:-

Would you be good enough to send us a recent picture of Mr. Edison, for our Santiago office.

Very truly yours,

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GENERAL OFFICES O WEST 40TV STREET

NewYouk City

Septenfcer thirtieth 19 19.

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Mr. Harry F. Miller, Edison Laboratory, Orange, NEW JERSEY.

Bear Mr. Miller:

in leaving the company tojnorrow, X want to thank you and through you Mr. Meadowcroft, Mr. Lykeman, Mr. Schultz and others at Orange who have been so courteous and kind to me during the past three years or more that I have been a member of the EDISON organization.

It is with with most sincere regret that I have tendered ny resignation, but I feel that I have been, able to leave an organization whioh is second to none in the industry, and one vho will fulfill for Hr. Edison his expectations and de¬ sires whioh I would like to do.

I am with most sincere regards,

Edison Portland (fluent («*.

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8 West 40W St..N.Y. City

Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Llewellyn Park,

West Orange, H.J.

Bear Mr. Edison:

At the request of Messrs/ Theron I.

Orane, William H. Shelmerdine any Thomas M. Thompson, Direotors, a special meeting of/Tjhe Board of Direc¬ tors of Edison Portland CemenlrCoff^any is called to be held on Monday, October 13th, )at 10 o'olook A.M., at the principal offioevof_,tKe Company, Edison Laboratory, Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, Hew Jersey.

Mr. Stephen B. Mambert, President, states that in view of the importance of the matters to be disoussed at this meeting it is highly desirable that every member of the Board of Direotors be present.

Yours very truly.

JOL/L

IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT IT Will NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR AH DIRECTORS TO BE PRESENT AT MEET INC GALLED FOR MONDAY MISTER MAMBERT HAS ASKED THAT THE CALL BE CANCELLED

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remodelling steam plant by stages. I

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Oct.. 16, 1919.. Consulting Engineer.

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Addition of 2,000 Horse Power Turbo-Generator Table of Steam Consumption Turbo-Generator, 4,000 Horse power Table of Steam Consumption Summary of Saving at 5,100 bbls. capacity Economy at 6,300 bbls. capacity Tables of Steam Consumption Operating Expenses per day and per bbl.

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2^ and no material saving is to be made in this. I am of the opinion that a part of the 20 tons of coal per day reported by Mr. Kaufman, represented coal expended in keeping up banked fires, some steam used in running the feed pump and general losses of heat due to low fire of boilers. I can account for about 176,880 lbs. of steam per day as against 313,000, which was indicated by' his reported coal consumption. J11A& y

LOSS Ok POWER PUB TO LOW VACUUM.

I found conditions due to deficient cooling water worse than they had previously been. The amount of feed water during the ten days preceding my visit had averaged 2,886,800 lbs.,- being somewhat higher than our previous estimate of 2,661,592 lbs. per day,, which may have thrown some additional work on the condensers. The matter of loss of power and efficiency due to poor vacuum, and the m^tte^of a proper load for the various engines, may well be considered together.

I found the following conditions at the engines: mrr.TTTTi! tf\. ~ ROCK CRUSHER:

The steam gage read from 13? to 140 lbs. The vacuum gage from 20*" to 22". The load on this engine is variable, the range* being from. about 200 horse power upward to over 5?0. The indicator card shows some wire drawing of the steam and a con¬ siderable drop before the cut-off. Working at overload, the pressure at the end of the stroke is high, showing deficient expansion, the cut-off being about 5/7 of stroke. It does not appear to me that any additional power is needed here, but a more even load on the crusher would be desirable, and the output can

be increased by running an additional number of hours per day.

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The engine cannot work at good economy, because of the fluctuating load.

I estimate the power lost here due to a vacuum averaging 21.7 inches as compared with a vacuum of '28 inches, is 65 horse power, practically constant at all loads. In order to appreciate the conditions under which this end the other engines are working, and the possibility of increasing their power output, I have summarized conditions for all the engines at various points of out-off in a table which follows later.

EHGIKB #2 — CHALK PLANT .

The steam gage read 140 lbs., the vacuum gage 19*".

The indicator cards show a cut-off at 57* of stroke, with a rather high pressure at the end of the stroke. It is evident that the engine is overloaded, but it cannot deliver the corresponding overload in power because of the low vacuum. I estimate the loss in indicated horse power, due to a vacuum of 19 inches as com¬ pared with 28 inches to be 101 horse power- This engine runs two tube mills, and its. power output at various points of cut-off and with 28 inches vacuum and 19 inches vacuum, are given in the later table referred to.

TinTftTHE — El HE PRIMPING,...

Steam gage read 144 lbs. The vacuum gage' 19* inches. The card shows a cut-off at 65* of stroke. The engineer says it usually runs at 50* of stroke, but this no doubt varies with the vacuum. As in the other engines, the pressure at the end of the stroke is high, showing poor expansion due to the late point of cut-off. The loss of power due to a vacuum of 19-25 as compared

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with 28 inches, amount!

a to 94 horse power.

EHGIKE H — COAL KLAITT.

This single cylinder engine cuts off at 5°$ of stroke, and the card shows a drop in pressure of nearly 20^ to the point of cut-off. The engine works against a hack pressure of 6 lhs.

(some times said to he 10 lhs). It is evident that the steam con¬ sumption per horse power is high. I estimate it at 3° l^s., hut the exhaust steam is used for drying coal; consequently, the economy cannot he considered had, although with lighter loading, or with present loading and a larger cylinder giving an earlier . point of cut-off, the steam consumption per horse power can he much improved. I estimate at present it is 30 lhs., and that it can he reduced to 25 lhs. There can he no increased power due to improved vacuum at this engine, and in fact unless the cylinder is increased, the load upon the engine should he reduced about 50 horse power.

BHGIHBB #5. 6, & 7:

The gages read, steam 131 lhs., vaouum 2 5i inches. The above vacuum as compared with 28 inches, shows a loss of 130 horse power for the three engines.

The vacuum in summer is said to range from 20 to 22 inches.

• Calling the average 21 inches, the loss of power under such con- ; ditions would amount to 259 horse power for the three engines.

• However, the loss on Oct. 13th as above estimated, should repre-

' sent about average conditions, and has been used by me hereafter, i The total loss of power in engines #1 to #7 inclusive,

jl due to low vacuum, therefore amounts to 389.4 horse power. It

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mu at not be assumed, however, that this amount of power can he added effectively to the output hy improving condensation. The tables hereafter given will show the actual conditions under which the engines are working. Additional power cannot he well used at the crusher engine, as increased capacity there will he obtained ■by running increased number of hours per day. Also at Engines #2 and #3. The present output of the engine is the amount of power required to run the machinery connected up, and the additional power which could he produced hy improved condensation could not well he used effectively. In all these cases, (the same is practically true with Engines #5, 6 & 7.) improved condensation should he applied in order to produce the present power output with increased steam economy, and not to increase the load on the engines which are already badly overloaded.

The following table shows the output of each engine and its steam consumption per horse power at various points of cut¬ off. In each case, except #1, the latest point of cut-off is the one which applies to present conditions. In case of #1 engine, the load varies through all the different points of cut-off given in the table.

wnwniB OUTPUT AKP STEAK CONSUMPTION OCT. 13th ■_ Vacuum 28 ■' „ Vacuum as

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		I. H. P.	Steam per H. P. Hr.	I. H. P.	Steam per H. P. Hr.
Ho. 2	33% 5°% 51%	895 955	16.0 17.5 17.5	534 794 854	18.5 19-5 19.5
Ho. 3	33% 50% 65%	63 1 89? 1030	16.0 17-5 18.0	541 801 936	18.5 19-5 20.0
Ho. 4	50 %	300	30.0	300	30.0
5. 6,7	2 5% 40%	E. H. P. 2610 3256	17.0 17.O	E. H. P. 2480 3126	18.0 18.0

From the foregoing table, X estimate the following saving in steam, which would he effected by a vacuum of 28 inches as compared with the vacuum actually found on Oct. 13th.

T.hs. of Steam per Day.

Engine Ho. 1 - " 40 ’,99 2

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Total saving.... 168,584

The above assumes the power output of the several engines , to remain as at present. However, the additional amount of cool- .ing water requiredTf pumped~up to the present cooling reservoir, jt'Vill consume” 170~h^se power of electric power at the pump, in V addition to whats is novTrequired, but if an additional electric generating unit is not installed in the steam plant, this will be an added load on Engines #5, 6, & 7, which are already overloaded. For these conditions, therefore, it appears to me necessary to 'J install a steam driven pump to pump the hot water back to the I cooling reservoir. It will be better to make this of sufficient I capacity to pump all of the water now being pumped, together v

with

additional water, which require (285yhorse power. This measure^ will lighten the load of Engines 5, 6, & 7 hy about 11? horse \ power, and I believe is the only practicable way to provide for V pumping the cooling water- Such an engine will require not less than 20 lbs. of steam per horse power hour, or 136,800 lbs. per day. The lightening of the load on Engines #5, 6, & 7 will save 49,680 lbs. of steam per day, leaving the net additional require¬ ment 87,120 lbs. of steam per day, which must be deducted from the foregoing saving of 168,584 lbs., leaving the net saving 81,464 lbs. per day. YJith an evaporation of 7 lbs. of steam per pound of coal, this will save 11,638 lbs. of coal per day, or 5- 2 tons at j §5*50| or 028.60 per day, which will represent about all that it ; is practicable to save by improved condensation under the con¬ ditions which I have above assumed, namely, the use of the present Climax boilers to make up the amount of steam required over and j above that produced by the waste heat boilers, and the retention ; of the present engines, the whole working at a capacity of 5,100 bbls. of cement per day.

essary changes to produce

28 inches vacuum, cannot be accurately estimated until my surveys ; and investigations have been completed, but assuming it will cost -050,000., the saving above named, $28.60 per day, will re-pay the cost of the improvement in 1,75° days.

STEAM C01TBUHPTI01T OE PRESENT ENGINES Oct. 13th...

’ water measurements from (

1 of 2,886,800 lbs. per day. Estimated from coal consumption and

■boiler efficiency, the average for 1918 was 2,516,322 lbs. of steam per day. From my survey of actual conditions Oct. 13th, I esti¬ mate the power output of the engines and their steam consumption as per the following table:

OUTPUT AND STEAL' CONSUMPTION.

Estimated on Actual Conditions Oct. 13th:

EnKine .	I. H. P.	H. P. Htb. tier day.	Lbs. steam ner H. P. Hr.	Lbs. steam
No. 1	400	4,400	20.0	88,000
No. 2	854	20,496	19.5	399,672
No. 3	801	19 , 224	19.5	374,868
No. 4	300	7,200	30.0	216,000
Compress	;or 83 E. H. P.	2,000	18.0	36,000
#5. 6,7	3.256	78.144	18.0	1.406.592
All engines5694	131,464		2,521,132

Feed pumps 52,000

Heating, condensation, small auxiliaries 100,000.

Condensation in mains 30.880

2,704,012

The foregoing steam consumption is somewhat less than the average feed water used from Oct. 1st to 10th, but it is almost exactly a mean betv/een that estimate and the estimated boiler evaporation in 3)918. It will be observed also that the table given in my previous report was based upon the rated horse power of the engines, and did not take into account overload, average load, or the vacuum as actually recorded 00t. 13th. Nevertheless, the variation betv/een this and the previous estimate of the total steam consumption per day is not large, that estimate having been 2,661,592 lbs. The difference is in the distribution of the steam.

The foregoing table will be used hereafter in determining

how the waste heat hollers will work in connection with the present Climax boilers. The total consumption of steam being practically the same, all previous estimates as to saving in boiler installa¬ tion, hold good without change. I am advised however, that coal will actually cost next year $5 .JO per ton, which will increase all coal saving as given in my previous report by 10£i.

IUPROVElDiMT BY STAGES.

Following our conversation, 1 have given further con¬ sideration to the possibility of a more gradual improvement of the plant, talcing it step by step, and I shall now endeavor to point out what can and what cannot be done at each stage of the improvement.

There is but a small saving possible due to improved condensation, if the engines continue as they are, but I shall consider making this improvement at once, as it will better oper¬ ating conditions and will in any case be necessary for steam tur¬ bine operation.

1. Installation of waste heat boilers to be supplemented by a part of the Climax boilers, the power output to remain un¬ changed, and the cement output estimated at 5,100 bbls. per day.

2. Addition to stoker fired boilers, power output and cement output, as before.

3. Addition to engine capacity needed to make the operation of the plant at present capacity more reliable without increasing output.

4. Addition to a turbo-generator of 2,000 horse power, the present engines being continued in use and the output increased to

6,300'bbls. per day.

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j>. Increase of turbo-generator capacity to 4,000 horse power, with present engines #1, 2, and 3 held as reserve, and the others continued in use.

ADDITION Of WASTE HEAT BOIUflRS OHLY.

The capacity of Mill 5,100 bbls. Mean effective horse power as at present:

The cost of this improvement will he $327, 5°0. The saving in coal will he that due to the generation of 1,44°, 000 lhs. of steam per day at 7 lhs. of steam per pound of coal equals 91.8 tons of coal at $5-50, or §5°4>90 per day.

The saving in labor I have estimated on the basis of continuing five Climax boilers under fire. Ordinarily, four boilers would be sufficient to produce the amount of steam needed over and above that produced in the waste heat boilers, but occasionally one or more roasters may go out of service, and it is necessary to provide for the taking up 'of the load promptly when this occurs. With the Climax boilers, this cannot well be done unless five boilers are kept under fire. At the present time we have 44 firemen, and ash handlers, in the boiler plant. After the waste heat boilers are installed, we shall need 28 men in the Climax boiler plant, and 14 men in the waste heat boiler plant,

\or a total of 42 men. There would, therefore, be a saving of two Wen, or 16 hours only, which at per hour, amounts to $8 .80

jJer day, making the total saving in coal and labor $5l3'70 per day.

_ .. The improvement of condensation, while it adds but little

to the saving, should be provided for for the reason that it will enable the engines to deliver their load under better conditions.

The cost and saving of the improvement up

this stage, will he

V/aBte heat boilers Condensation

$327,500.

50.000.

Saving per day. §513*70 28.60

§377,500. §542.30,

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Total. . . ,

This is based upon the as at present. The plant will not v/orlc under conditions favorable to economy, for the reason that the full pressure cannot be main- f tained on the waste heat boilers as the entire pressure must come ''-A down to a point which can be safely carried by the five Climax

toilers retained in use, which will not exceed the present pressur< Furthermore, a high degree of super-heat cannot be used.

It will be noted that reduction in labor is small, practically only two men. I am advised that it is becoming in¬ creasingly difficult to obtain firemen at the plant. It is evi¬ dent that the firemen are of low grade, and are not interested in their work and not disposed to listen to complaints or suggestions for the betterment of the boiler service. Also the tendency of wages is constantly upward.

All of the engines are now working under conditions which make it extremely difficult to take down and overhaul any engine, or inspect the condition of cylinders, valves and piston rings, or to tighten up journals. They are and must be constantly operated at overload capacity.

These considerations of labor and of engine conditions •shave an important bearing upon the efficiency of the foregoing ;*stage of development of the plant, and they cannot very well be

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measured in terms of money, as they affect to a considerable degree the efficiency of the plant as a whole. It is unquestionably desirable to reduce the number of men in the boiler room, and also to lighten the load on the engines for other reasons than mere money saving in the power plant.

ADDITION 03? STOKER FIRED BOIKERS.

Por the reasons above stated, I consider this to be logically the next step. It will effect a much larger saving in labor, will enable us to raise the steam pressure to any point desired up to 200 lbs., and because of the elasticity of the stoker fired boilers and their ability to promptly take up and carry a large overload, they will work much better in conjunction with the waste heat boiler- Furthermore, this overload can be taken up without the addition of men to the boiler room force, which will be very small with the stoker fired boilers. The consumption of steam remaining as before, the coal consumption will be reduced owing to the fact that while the stoker fired boilers are working at overload, the evaporation will be increased from 7 lbs. to 8 lbs. of steam, representing a saving of l/7 of the cost of coal used in Climax boilers, or $72.13 per day.

The saving in labor will be represented by a reduction of the 28 men required for the five Climax boilers to a force of three men required by the stoker fired boilers, or 25 men, 8 hr-..

,:.j equals 200 hrs. @ 55(* equals $110. per day, making a total saving | in coal and labor of $182.13 per day. The cost of installation | will be $129,500.

.ft Steps 1 and 2, therefore, give us the following:

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Cost. Saving -per day.

V/aste heat boilers

Condensation

Stoker fired boilers

$327,500. 50,000. 129. 500.

-1,82,: 13 '^4 a* $724.43

Total . $507,000.

Thus far we have effected a saving in coal, but not in the amount of steam required, except the comparatively small amount saved by improved condensation, which is offset however, largely by the fact that we must operate the hot water pumps by steam, which leaves us on that account only a net saving of 81,464 lbs. of steam per day.

We have not increased our power output which is limited by engine conditions. We have improved by condensation, the work¬ ing conditions at the several engines, but if we attempt to take advantage of the increased amount of power which might be pro¬ duced thereby if we should continue to work our engines at heavy overload, we find that this power will be at points where it will not be effective. We do not need increased power at the crusher engine, for reasons already stated. Engines #2 and #3 also have a definite load, and the additional power which could be produced there cannot well be used, as it will not be sufficient to add other mills. This brings us to a consideration of the problem ho v/ to produce increased power with improved engine economy. Let us consider where this power will be needed. With the capacity of the mill remaining at 5,100 bbls. per day, I estimate that simply to improve working conditions, and make them more reliable, we should provide as follows:

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50 horse power for reducing load on Engine #4,

400 horse power for reducing load on Engines #5, °, * 7,

170 horse power for driving the pump for returning hot water to the cooling tower,

200 horse power for general use in driving conveyors, elevators, and other handling about the plant

820 horse power additional in all.

If we wish to increase the capacity of the mill to 6,300 hhls. and to operate under proper load conditions at such increased capacity, we should add about the following:

850 horse power for two tube mills,

285 horse power for returning hot water to cooling tower,

50 horse power for reducing load on Engine //-4,

400 horse power for reducing load on Engines #5. 6, & 7,

200 horse power for general use about the plant

1785 horse power in all.

ADVANTAGE OE ELECTRIC DRIVE:

The above statement of the points at which the addition¬ al power will be required, and the amount of such power, indicate that it should be supplied by electric drive. It cannot be supplied by steam engines without adding a number of units which will work at relatively low economy and require additional attend¬ ance. I do not disagree with your point of view that electric power cannot be generated and distributed to points of use with less loss than that due. to engine friction and belting and shaft¬ ing losses, where conditions are such that the engine load can be thus applied to drive the necessary machinery, but if we assume a larger unit in a central station, such as a turbo generator ' which can produce power with a low consumption of steam per horse power hour, with transmission to motors at points of use, the economy of the whole will be materially greater than is possible

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with a direct steam drive. Incidentally, I will state also I do not rely so much, in making this statement, upon the pc bility of obtaining better steam economy in the turbo-generc than can be obtained in well designed Corliss compound engir working with super-heated steam, and a good vacuum, but the cost of the tirrbo-generato r unit will be very much less. II possible even at present relatively high prices, to purohasi such a unit at about gLj. per horse power, including turbim

purchase a Corliss engine of high duty i ftlJ.OO per horse power, and the cost of :

.generator, the discrepancy in cost is still greater* Indeed at

There is in addition to the actual power economy, another consideration which is of great importance in such a mill as ours, where the works are extended over considerable area and that is, the great flexibility afforded by electric distribution

.power requirements at any point promptly, and at low installatior •cost, by the installation of motors wherever they may be called for. This must result in very considerable economies- in oper- . ating the plant through enabling us to take advantage promptly of any possible economy in handling material, or in other opera- , tions about the mill. It will have immediate application in ; adjusting our cooling system, enabling us to add pumps where

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The output in horse power hours per day is the same as that given in the table on page 8, v/ith the addition of 170 horse power for pumping hot water. The saving in steam amounts to 223,248 lbs . per day, which produced in the ’stoker fired boilers, will require 11. O? tons of coal at $5-50. The saving is therefore, §60.88 for coal. The above however, includes the saving due to improved condensation for which my previous estimates allowed §28.60 per day, leaving §32.28 saving due to the 2,000 horse power turbo -gen erato r .

X estimate the cost as follows:

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fH Turbo-generator, 2,000 H. P. j.'-a Jet condenser and auxiliaries MS 2,000 H. P. of motors 3 Switchboard

J'.'l Power transmission, installation, etc.

$35,000.

7,500.

24,000.

7,500.

20.000.

Total.... $94,000.

Turbo-Generator 4,000 Horse Power.

If we install a turbo-generator of 4,000 horse power, we will not immediately procure the full economy due to such installation as it will give the best results at increased capac¬ ity of the mill. However, at present capacity, 5,100 bbls., we should run the turbo-generator full capacity, in order to make the best use of the steam from the waste heat boilers. Engines #1, 2 & 3, May be tahen out of operation and held in reserve. Engines #5, 6, & 7 will be run at a load which can be carried by two engines, thus permitting one engine to rest and giving time for inspection and overhauling. Condensation will be somewhat reduced .

STEAM COiTSUHPTIOH, TUKB0-GEI7ERAT0R 4.000 HORSE POWER.

Capacity of Mill 5,100 bhls.

Engine.	I. H. P.	H.P.Hrs. Daily.	Steam per H. P. Hr.	Lbs. Steam per day.
4 250	6,000	25	150,000
Compressc	)r 83	2,000	18	36,000
E. H. P. 5, 6, 7 1731	41,544	16	664,704
Turbo-Gen¬ erator ^8oo	86.000	14	1.204.000
All - Engines 5864 Peed Pumps Heating, etc. Condensation	135,544		2,054,704 52,000 100,000 7.720

Total Steam Consumption.... 2,214,424 • As compared to the previous table with 2,000 horse power generator, the steam saving is 3°7|140 lbs. per day, or 13*22 tons

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. The saving in labor due to the

reduced number of engines I estimate at 32 hours at 45£, equals §14.40, making a total saving per ddy of §87.11. The cost of the larger installation I estimate as follows :

Engines and motors (see page 7, previous report)

Add 1,000 horse power additional motors . Additional installation i

§165,400.

12,000.

10,000.

Deduct extension to power house

Corrected cost..

The installation of the 2,000 hors<

§187,400.

32.000.

§155,400. power unit was

previously estimated at §94,000., therefore, the additional cost of the 4,000 horse power unit with motors is §61,400.

SUH.IAHY OF SAVING AT 5.100 BKLS. CAPACITY.

I Cost. Saving per Day.

Waste heat boilers Improved Condensation Stoker Fired boilers 2,000 horse power turbo-generator 4,000 horse power generator addi- , tional y2 '

diawft .

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§327, ?oo.

; 50,000. 1129,500. i 94, ooox ,

\ ft !»

I 61,400./ '

, §662,400.''

ECOHOHY AT 6 ■ 300 I

CAPACITY."

At this capacity, there is increased economy from the waste heat boilers due to the fact that the same installation above allowed for, will generate 360,000 lbs. of steam per day additional to that already allowed for. The economy can best be shown however, by estimating the operating expenses per day and the operating expenses per barrel of output.

on the engines with 6,300 bbls. capacity, and

The load

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a generatoi	' 2,000 horse power,	, will be such as	to require that
all of the	present engines shall	continue in operation. The con-
sumption of steam is	estimated a:	3 follows:
Turbo-	Generator	2.000 Horse	Power, Capacity 6	, 300 Bbls.
Engine. I	. H. P.	,, „ „ Steam per H. P.Hrs. Daily. H. P. Wv	Lbs. of Steam ■per Day.
1 2 3 4 Compressor E	400 854 801 2I? . H. P.	4,400 20,496 19 » 224 6,000 2,000	17-5 17.5 17.5 25.0 18.0	77,000 358,680 336,420 155,000 36,000
5, 6, 7 Turbo-Gen¬	2850	68,400	16.0	1,094,400
erator	1900	45.600	16 . 0	729.600
All Engines	7138	166,120		2,787,100
Other steam	as before			182.880

2,969,980

With a turbo-generator of 4,000 horse power, and an ou- I put of 6,300 bills., We can hold engines #1, 2 and 3 in reserve,

I and the engine loads and steam consumptions will be as follows: Turbo-Generator 4,000 Horse Power, Capacity 6,300 bbls.

H, P.Hrs. Daily.

6,000

2,000

68,400

Steam per

I Engine . I. H. P.

1250 Compressor 83

5, 6, 7 28*0

Turbo-Gen¬ erator _3738 89.720 14.

! Engines 69 21 166,120

Teed Pumps

Heating & small auxiliaries Condensation in Mains

2,696,200

Comparing these two tables, it will be observed that ■with the same output in horse power hours daily, there is a

Lbs. of Steam per Lay.

150,000

36,000

1,094,400

1.256.080

2,536,480

52,000

100,000

7.720

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saving of 273,780 lbs. of steam per day, 13.6 tons of coal at $5.50 equals $74.80 per day. The saving in labor due to the smaller number of units to be operated, should be not less than 32 hours at 45j* per hour, or $14.40, malting the total saving $89.20 per day. The cost of the 4,000 horse power unit with motors is $6l,400. more than the cost of the 2,000 horse power unit. The cost of the larger unit will be repaid in about two years .

yr The following table present the operating cost per day

' and per barrel, first without interest, and second, with interest at 8j» on the cost of the new equipment:

OPERATING EXPENSES ONLY. Coal at $5 • 5^ per ton.

Output 5,100 bbls:

Present plant

Waste heat boilers and Improved condensation Stoker fired boilers 2,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator 4,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator Output 6,300 bbls:

2,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator 4,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator

Per Pay, Per Bbl.

$1,182.83

640.53 458.40 426.12 339.01

452.7? 363.55

OPERATING EXPENSES A11D INTEREST AT 8£. Output 5,100 bbls:

Present plant

J. Waste heat boilers and Improved condensation

3* Stoker fired boilers t 4. 2,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator

5* 4,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator

Output 6,300 bbls: k 2,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator

5* 4,000 H.P. Turbo -Generator

$1,182.83

731.49

578.95

571.80

499.57

598.43

524.11

$ .232 • 3.25

.143

.114

.112

.098

.083

The above steps are all progressive toward an ultimate complete plant, except #4, the 2,000 horse power turbo-generator. Choice must be made between thiB and #5. or otherwise two 2,000 horse power units must ultimately be added- The two units will

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cost 832,600. more than the single unit of 4,000 horse power. It will he observed that the 4,000 horse power unit costs $155,400. and it will save $.031 per barrel; or at 6,300 bbls. per day, §195.30 per day, which will repay the cost in 796 days.

While the foregoing table indicates progressive economy at each step of the improvement, I wish to again call attention to certain phases of the matter to which I have already directed your attention, and which have to do in a large measure with the econ¬ omy of operation of the whole mill.

Concerning the labor situation, I have just been in¬ formed by Hr. Steuer that his labor turn over in the boiler room is about 2,500# yearly.

The effect of each of the foregoing steps upon labor in the boiler and engine room is indicated in the following table:

LABOR S AVI HO BY STAGES.

Ho. of Hen Necessary.

Boiler Room.

Present plant Waste Heat boilers Stoker fired boilerB 2,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator 4,000 H.P. Turbo-Generator

It will be noted that the most marked reduction in

boiler room labor comes with the introduction of stoker fired boilers. This is because of the discontinuance of the Climax boilers, and the substitution of mechanical firing. All of the table is based upon information given me as to the present amount of labor employed, and concerning the fourth step the use of a 2,000 horse power turbo-generator, it should be remarked that this introduces another unit in the main engine house, and while I have

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assumed that the force employed there will take care of this addi¬ tional work, this assumption may not prove true. If so, the com¬ parison will he still more favorable to the substitution of a 4,000 horse power unit.

Reference to the two tables on page 20 will show that with the 2,000 horse power unit, there will be in all nine units in operation, whereas the second table shows that with a 4,000 horse power unit, there will be but six units in operation, three outlying units, namely. Engines #1, 2 and 3, will be held in re¬ serve, which will materially reduce the engine room force.

The more important reason for installing the turbo¬ generator, however, is the need of additional power at several points about the plant.

While it is possible to develop the plant by stages for reasons which I have fully indicated heretofore, the develop¬ ment will not reach a satisfactory and economical stage until steps 1, 2, 3 and $ have all been carried into effect.

Respectfully submitted,

—

CCV/KK* Consulting Engineer.

Edison General File Series

1919. Edison Pulverized Limestone Company [not selected] (E-19-25)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison Pulverized Limestone Co., which marketed the byproducts of Edison's cement production and delivered part of its output to his chemical plants at Silver Lake, New Jersey. The two letters for 1919 pertain to special pricing on an order for twenty-five tons of pulverized limestone.

Edison General File Series 1919. Edison Star [not selected] (E-19-26)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence relating to the myth that Edison was responsible for a bright light appearing in the sky above Menlo Park. The two inquiries from 1919 both received a form-letter reply.

Edison General File Series 1919. Education (E-19-27)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning Edison's opinion on technical and other forms of education. Included are letters from individuals, particularly young men wishing to become electrical engineers, seeking the inventor's advice on courses of education. Among the documents for 1919 is a letter from future cosmetics executive Gilbert Colgate, Jr., then a student at Yale University, soliciting Edison's opinion on whether a college education was worthwhile. Other correspondents include Edward 0. Dean of the New York Evening Post and Elizabeth B. D. Hopps, a sister of former Edison engineer Edward A. Darling.

Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected items include requests for advice that received a form-letter reply recommending college, an apprenticeship, or a correspondence school, depending on what the student could afford.

Danuary 3,1919.

Mrs. Lewi 3 W. Hoops,

178 W. 81st Street,

Hew York, -II. Y.

Dear Madam:

Mr. Edison can only offer advioo in a very general way in reply, to your inquiry of December 30 th.

There are three ways in which a young man interested in electricity can prepare to follow out a career in that line. One is by taking a. college course, another by taking an apprentice course at one of the big eleotrioul works, such as the General Electric Company,' Schenectady, H.Y. , and the other is by a correspondence course from a good institution like the International Correspondence Schools, at Scranton, Pa.

You are probably aware that Mr. Edison is not now associated with the electrical industry, and at these Works we make -only phonographs, . phonograph record j, storage and primary batteries.

•Yours very truly.

Edison Laboratory.

Hay 0, 1919.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

"Glenmont, "

Llewellyn park,

Orange, New Jersey.

Dear Hr. Edison,

"is a college education worth while?" This is the question the undergraduates are now -.asking. A choice of courses of study f.or next year muBt he made by the twenty-third of May and' every one is thinking of a broad education.

But student b are not qualified to answer the question. The News,:. therefore, hopes to place before them the views of prominent men of the country on this subject.

vrould it not be possible for you to write a letter to us containing your views on the subject with possibly a sugges¬ tion as to what better use could be made of the time if you are not in favor of a college education?

Y/e wish to thank you very much if you will favor us

with a letter. '

Very truly yours,

mr

May 16,1919.

Mr. Gilbert Colgate, Jr., • '

The Yale "Daily HevrB ,

Hew Haven , Conn .

Dear Mr. Colgate: "

* You ask if, in my opinion,

"A college education is worth while".

If you want to be a lawyer, politician, . or writer, I 'answer Yes.

-If you desire to enter the great industrial world, I answer Bo.

Yours very truly,-

HAA '

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

W\)x Jfetor

Hr. Thomas A. Edison, %J LaJUe-f^'t *L/'Xi

West Orange, IT. J. ^ Lt-v.Au/ f’tf&l L'-'-.&X 7

Bear sir:- .

• I am writing a small volume for Harp^ex^arnT gro « Opportunities in Outdoor Professions,"

interest and profit to young men and women who are earnestly |ndeavorink

West Orange, H. J. ^ Lt-v.Au/

I am writing a small volume for Harper arld^ros/upcj^

improve their conditions in life. I want to

onportunities in electrical engineering. Of course, you are ^husy man, and X may he asking too much of you, hut I certainly would hVohliged 1 you. if you would give me a few words as to the opportunities thiij

: to young folks in the electrical field;

v/hat .art at »on or m. ic going to »«cc..d In any no lk of lil(e; practical training while at work a. compared wltli .tadlc. b.foreha 4 at collage or other achoel. I » .are a little ewre.eion, each a. yon call find tl»e to write, weald he of great benefit to thoa.ond. I hop. to reach with thl. book, and certainly I weald thank yea f.r It.

Yours very truly,

(eP (X).

Editorial Rooms,

Ehening Post.

Mr. E. 0. Doan,

Editorial1 Rooms,

The Hew York Evening Poet,

IIow York, H.Y.

Dear Sir:-

Mr. Edison received your letter of June 1st,, and has requested me to say that ho is so extremely busy'on e line of special re¬ search that he really oannot got hi3 mind off the subject to vrmifi anything. Ho, therefore begs to be excused.

Yours very truly,

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Edison General File Series 1919. Electric Light (E-19-28)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to Edison's past work in the electrical industry, as well as inquiries and suggestions about electric lighting. Among the documents for 1919 are inquiries regarding the value of stock in the defunct Edison Electric Light Co. of Europe, Ltd. Also included are letters concerning Edison's shares in the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Co., Ltd.; the fortieth anniversary of the invention of the incandescent lamp; and the controversy between Edison and Frank J. Sprague over the proper attribution of credit for the development of electric traction. In addition, there are letters about the purported involvement of Edison and industrialist Henry Ford in a hydroelectric project. The correspondents include longtime Edison associates and electric company executives Samuel Insull, George F. Morrison, and Arthur O. Williams; former employee Joe F. Atkins; journalist Harriet W. Corley; and consulting engineer Horace F. Parshall.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected items consist primarily of inquiries, ideas, and requests about lamps, power transmission, and electrical problems, which received routine replies stating that Edison was no longer in this business and sometimes referring the writer to General Electric. Also unselected are informational inquiries about historical events and individuals, which were handled by personal assistant William H. Meadowcroft.

'ZxJU b ^

Ojas

Pneumatic Scale Coriwation Iimixki^

r

Boston Cmc.vooJsTravr'VbnicvNi> Kansas City

of quite a numDer oi our snam», m

Legislatures, have recommended that the water power resouroee of their respective States receive attention and be developed'^ for the welfare of the people.

An analysis of an interesting set of charts compiled by Ur. 0. C. Merrill, Chief Engineer of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, together with a letter we recently received from him, graphically shows the enormous amount of undeveloped water power that is now going to waste. Mr. Merrill expresses the opinion that the development of our water power resources, at least in Western States, de¬ pends largely upon industrial growth. We understand, how¬ ever, that electric power can now be transmitted distances in excess of 300 miles, and we labor under the impression that you recently have devised a method of accomplishing the above results. If we are oorrect in this understanding, any in¬ formation which you may be in position to give us, concern¬ ing distances that power can be transmitted, we would appre¬ ciate receiving.

This Company has taken an active part in all conservation measures, and has advocated many reforms cover¬ ing all phases of conservation. We are endeavoring to work out figures showing how many tons of coal could be saved annually if the water power now wasted in the Btreams of our country could be utilized to light its oities.

Thanking you in advance for any information along these lines, we are

Dictated W.H. Pickering T.I.E.

Tours very truly,

30 "^^^^^AoRTLANDT BUILDING)

15,1919._

William H. Meadowcroft, Esq.,

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, New Jersey.

Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:

Referring to your telephone talk with me this morning, I find that the only scrap of paper in my files relating to Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company, Limited, is a form of indenture agreement dated hack in 1891. I suppose that this document survived destruction, because someone thought it was an original document. However, it does not appear to have ever been executed. I enclose it herewith and will ask you to be good enough to acknowledge its receipt.

JCH/ABT. (Enel.) M. 163.

February 14,1919,

John C. Rowe, Esq. ,

30 Churoh Street,

II ew York, II. Y.

Dear Mr. Rowe:

Allow me to. thank. you for your prompt compliance with your promiso/to look up the Ed i 3 on £

Swan United Electric Light Company, Limited, matter.

While the form of indenture agreement which you kindly sent me does not have any hearing on the present inquiry, I am glad to ha^e it for Ur. Edison's files, as it. may he usefur later on. *

‘Vours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.-

Ur. Holden:

February. 14 , 1919 .

Here' is a matter which Ur. Edison told me to submit to you for your careful consideration:

A little over 30 years ago Ur. Edison's English patents on his eleotrio lighting system were sold to the Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company, Limited, an English corporation.

At that time Drezel Morgan & Company and Ur. Edison were the owners of the patents, and the sale was made through Drezel Morgan & Company. We have no apy of the original contract of sale, and up to this time I have been unable to get on tract of a oopy.

The Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company, Ltd. issued several classes of shares, namely A, or Preference, shares; and B, or Deferred, shares, and it is with one of these classes that we have to deal, namely 23564 B shares, which were originally of the par value of Five Pounds each. 0f these. Ur. Edison received 9038 shares. So far as Ur. Edison's reoolleotion goes the remainder of the 23564 B shares were divided between Drezel Morgan Company of New York and Drezel & Company, Philadelphia.

Let me say, in passing, that at Ur. Edison's request T went to see J. P. Morgan A Co. about two weeks ago. but they told me that neither of the present firms in New York or Philadelphia own any of this stock, but many years ago when there was a change in the personnel of the two firms the various stocks were taken >bjj the retiring partners or their estates, and J. P. Morgan A Co. have no aoourate reoord of these old transactions.

No dividends have ever been received by Mr. Edison on these 3 shares, and the matter has lain dormant all these years.

The reason why this ancient history i3 revived at this time arises from the fact that Ur. Edison was called upon a few weeks ago by Ur. Edward A. Gimmingham, one of the Directors of the Edison and Swan Eleotrio Company, Limited, the successor of- the Edison Swan United Eleotrio Light Company Limited.

At this interview Ur. Gimmingham Btated to Ur. Edison that there was now a market for the B shares, and he had been authorized by the Brokerage firm of Quilter & Co., 32 Old Jewry, London, to offer Three Shillings per share. In the oourse of the conversa¬ tion, Ur. Gimingham spoke of the B shares as Five Shilling shares, whereupon Mr. Edison told him that his B shares were not Five Shilling' shares, but were Five Pound shares. Mr. Gimingham said he could not understand how that oould be and Hr. Edison stated that he would go to the Safe Deposit boz and get out his certifi¬ cates in order to ascertain the fact. He did so and his reoolleo¬ tion wqs Justified , as he found that the shares were of the par value of Five Pounds each- fully paid. A copy of one of the cer¬ tificates 1 s handed to you herewith.

We notified Mr. Simingham of this and sent him a copy of the stock oertifioate. He replied by telephone. ,

his original statement to the effect that they were Five Shilling shares and he sent to Mr. Edison a copy of An Amended Memorandum and Articles of the Association of the Edison Swan trie Company Limited, referring him to pages 2 and 10. from which it would appear that the par value of Mr. Edison's B shares has been reduced from Five Founds to Five Shillings. Mr. Edison declares that this is the first notification he has ever received of any reduction of capital or of the par value of his 3 shares. He said he not believe that the English law would allow a Company to reduce the par value of its shares without notification. 3h

a tremendous reduction as this. He asked me to go to Lew York and seo some lawyer who was acquainted with English law. I tele phoned you to give me the name of such a lawyer and you sent me tho name of Mr. CharleB Fox. I went to see him and stated the case to him. and he said that the English law probably Provided for proceedings by which a corporation might reduce the amount of its capital stock. He said that he hod access to English statutes and I requested him to write Mr. Edison an opinion. This opinion v;.-:s written by him on February 7th. and I am sending it to you herewith. You will see my comments at the foot of Mr.

Fox’s letter and also Mr. Edison's reply in which he requests me to have you study the matter.

It seems to me that we would be doing a lot of guessing unless we can get transcripts of the two proceedings at which the capital stock was reduced. These Proceedings are referred to in the two foot note3 on page 10 of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. We could write to Captain Wagner, or our repre¬ sentative in London asking him to obtain transcripts of these Proceedings, which I assume must have been filed in Court 0V?F there. There is one other thing that you may think it advisable to have if it can bo obtained, and that is a copy of the original Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company, Limited, this being the Company which originally issued the B shares, and the Artiolos of Association would undoubtedly oontain provisions for reduction of stock.

I am sending you all the papers I have on this matter. Will you kindly keep'them altogether and return them to me in due course. I think Mr. Edison would like to have you go into this matter without delay, 30 that if he decides to sell hie stock, he can take advantage of the present market.

W.H.MEADOWCHOFT.

February 20,1919.

Pneumatic Seale Corporation Ltd.,

IJorfolk Downs, Mass. •

Gentlemen: Atten: Ur. W. H. Doble. Treasurer:

Your letter of February 17th has been reoeived. Mr. Edison has gone to hi3 Winter home in Florida and is not expected to return for five or_si* weeks.

Tn the meantime, -I am able to inform you that last Fall Mr. Edison was out on a Camping Trip with Mr. Ford and in the course of their travels Mr. Edison commented. upon the. amount of power going to waste in small streams, and he had quite some dis¬ cussion with Mr. Ford to the effect that theao small streams or units of power should be conserved and connected un. The newspapermen got hold of this and made a story of it to the effeot that Mr. Edison and Ur. Ford were going to work to perfect a plan of doing this. Mr. Edison has told me. however, that such was not their intention at the time although he might possibly do something in this line lator on.

Yours very truly,

Assistant, to Mr. Edison.

A/6593.

February 21, 1919

Ux. Meadoworoft:-

BE: EDISON SWANN ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD.

In Mr. Holden's absence, I have gone over carefully the papers received with your memorandum of February 14th, and have also consulted Topham's Principles of Company Law, published in 1914, which is a small book on British company law which we\ received from Mr. Wagner some time ago and seems to bo very good as far as it goes, according to Topham, where some of the capital of a British company has been lost, the company^ may reduce its capital by proper procedure including a confirmation by the court. The most usual form of reduction 1b an "all ■ around reduction", that is. the lost capital is written off . all the shares in proportion to their nominal value; but ity may be written off one class of shares and not off others. \ Neither form of .reduction will be allowed if it is unfair to. V any class of shareholders. It also seems to be necessary that,> notice shall bo given to the shareholders. According to the notes on page 10 of the Amended Memorandum, etc. of the Edison-Swann^ Electric Company, the B shares issued were reduced in May, 1904 from £5 to ; £2 - 10s. each, and in October, 1905 a further reduc, tion was made of these B shares to five shillings each. These }

' notes recite that in each case the reduction was duly authorised'j hy the Court. See also Minute approved by the Court August 1,

-2—

Presumably, all the neoesaary formalities were complied with and the Court convinced that the proposed changes were fair.

The reasons for the reduction would probably appear in the Court records. I do not believe any lawyer could give on opinion worth while on tho possibility of setting aside this reduction without having theso records' before him. In view of the lapse of time which' has occurred, however - it being now between thirteen and fourteen, years since the said reduction was made - it would seem that the chances of upsetting thiB transaction are very small

While the present balance sheet of the Company shows as an asset an item of £390,432 - 8s. - Id. as tho cost of establish¬ ing the business, good will, remaining patents, etc., tho Edison patents could not, under any proper system of accounting, bo in¬ cluded in thiB item because they expired many years ago and should have been written off. Possibly, one of the reasons given for the reduction of tho B shares was that they were issued for patents which at the time of the reduction had expired and had no further, value. This is, of course, merely a speculation on my part.

I suggest that if Ur. Edison is sufficiently interested to have a further investigation made of this matter, the papers bo gent to Mr. Wagner with such other information as may be available, and Mr. Wagner requested to take the matter up with his London attor¬ neys for the purpose of having them investigate the records and give an opinion as to whether anything could be done at this time to Bet aside thiB reduction or otherwise benefit Mr. KdiBon.

Henry Lanahan

•0/

March' 11,1919;

Captain A. F. Wagner.

164 Wardour Street. .

London,- W 1,

England :

Uy dear Captain Wagner:

I have another little matter v/hich Mr.

Edison would -like .you to attend to.

Probably you are "aware of the .fact that some 35 years or possibly 36 years ago Mr. Edison' 3 English patent.: on electric lighting were disposed of th the Edison Swan United Electric Light Company, Limited. Associated at ‘that time with Mr. Edison were the films of Drexel-Morgan Company of How York, and Drexel S- Company, Philadelphia'. .

The deal was made and the consideration was Borne oash and 23,564 B Sharos of Five Pounds each, fully paid. These shares were divided between the three American parties. and Mr. Edison s.till retains his proportion of thorn.

The name of the Company has recently been changed, to the Edison Swan Electric Qompany. A few weeks ago one of the Directors of that Company called to see Mr. Edison and told him that a certain firm of Brokers in London was willing -to buy the B share's for 3 shillings per share. Mr. Edison said the par value of his shares was Five ..Pounds eaoh, fully paid, and the gentleman stated that oo.uld not be. . He went away with the

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understanding that both he and Mr. Edison -were tp look up the matter and see how it stood.

A few days later Mr. Edison received a copy of the Articles of Association of the Edison Swan Electric Company. Ltd,

1 page 10 of which it appears that:

By Special Resolution passed on May 12,1904. confirmed May 30, 1904,’ and duly authorized by the Court the above-named B shares were reduced to Two Pound3 Ten Shillings' per share..

(2) Further, on the above-named page 10, it stated that by. Special. Resolu¬ tion passed October 12,1905, conp firmed October 30,1905, and duly authorized by the Court, these B shares were reduced to Five Shillings per share.

Then comes a further development in the mattor On

February 27th, 1919, Mr. Edison received notice of an Extraordinary

General Meeting of the Company, which was to be held February 17.

1919, .at which the following Resolution was to be submitted:

(3) "That the 23,564 3 shares. Five Shillings paid, be consolidated into , 5891 sha'ros of One Pound each, fully

paid'!.

At the foot of the above notice a further notice was given

That should the above Resolution be passed by the requisite majority, the same will- be submitted for- confirmation at the further Extraordinary Meeting of the Company on March 10,1919. for the purpose of considering, and, if thought fit, confirming such Special Resolution.

Mr. Edison understand that under the English Corporation law, all Companies making any changes in regard to their Capital Stock must obtain an order of Court confirming the Resolution, and so far* as we know these Court orders must he filed together with the Minutes of the Proceedings, . with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. X understand that the Special Re soldi on raduoing

the Capital of the Edison Swan Electric Company, T/td. was Confirmed by an Order of the High Court of, Justice, Chancery Bivision, August 1,1918.

Air. Edison is desirous of knowing tho exact status of hi 8. shares of stock in this Company, and wishes me to write and ask you to obtain copies of the Proceedings and Orders of Court in each one of the above cases, which I have designated as 1,2,3 and 4, and send them to us at your early convenience. - Possibly it may be som,e little time before there will be an Order of. Court confirming the Proceedings of the Meeting of March 10th* which I have designated above as 4. If so, you can send the other three along and 4 late.r on.

I am sorry 'to have to'infliot ouch a long ietter on you, but think it is just as well to put you. in possession of all the facts.

. With kindest regards, I remain.

Sincerely yours.

Assistant i to Mr. Edison. /

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March Slut 1910.

Hr. 'fin. H. Maudoworoft,

Anniotant to. Thomas A. Edison,

Laboratory of Thbiaaa A. Eii-ion,

ORANGE, HE'! JERSEY, b’.S.A.

Dear Mr. Hehdoworoft,

On receipt of your letter dated March 11th a few days aincu, 1 vinitsid Ecmerttet Route and Laving aearoheii. the fjlsg of tU Edison ?>vsir, Eleotrio Co., gave an order for copies of the document;* you require.

Thee# U-.ve jUi't ooao- tc hand and. &j:« on- cloned. herewith, vir;:-

1, . Order of Court dated 36th July 1904, confirm¬

ing Resolution paeaed at. Extraordinary General1 Meeting of the Edison und Swan United Eleotrio Co. Ltd. held on 13th May 1904 and oonf irisod ut Extraordinary General Mooting held 30th May 1904,

3. Order of Court dated 6th March 1906, confirm¬

ing Special Resolution passed at Extraordinary General Meeting of the Edison J Swan United Electric Light Co. Ltd. held 13th October 1905, and confirmed at Extraordin¬ ary General Meeting held 30th October 1905.

3. Reoolution paoeed at Extraordinary General Meeting of "A" Shareholders of Edieon Swan Electrio Co. Ltd., held 17th February 1919.

4. Resolution passed at Extraordinary General

Meeting of "A" Shareholders of Edieon Swan Eleotrio Co. Ltd., hold 17th February 1919. .

5. Reoolution panoed at Extraordinary General Meeting of Edieon Swan Eleotrio Co. Ltd., held 17th February 1919 and confirmed at ouboequent Extraordinary

General Meeting held 10th March 1919.

With regard to the Resolutions referred to in Nob. 3, 4 and B as above, no "Order of the Court hae yet been filed, but, allowing for the usual inter¬ val of time to elapse after the confirming Resolution of 10th March, vre may expoot to find the /Order. filed sometime about May or June next, when X will make further search and forward you a copy ao required by your paragraphs 3 and 4.

Trusting that in the meantime the enclosed oop few will answer your requirements, and with hind regards, I remain.

Youre truly.

Manager.

1,3? , neadowcroft, , Edison laboratory, Orange, Hew Jersey.

Tour Sir:

As per telephone conversation ol’ this morning, I am enclosing herewith a list of questions concerning Ur. Edison and the theatre , particularly from the viewpoint of his interest in its_ electrical affects. Uhls data is for use in an article on "(Theatrical lighting" and the theatres' debt to (Thomas A. Edison.

I wish to write this article from the correct point of view; and it is, therefore, neces¬ sary, as well as interesting, to know Hr. Edison's attitude, whether he is a great enthusiast, is in¬ different, or cares nothing whatever for the theatre itself.

Since Hr. Edison's gif 1e to the theatri¬ cal world are tho moot important in the creation of its artistic effects, this subject will of course be of unusual interest.

Perhaps you can also tell me where to find anything which may have been already written upon this subject or of any other articles bearing upon any phase of theatrical lighting which it might be well for mo to road.

X will, of course, submit for your approval any article in which material derived from Hr. Edison's answers will be used. 'Thanking you for your assistance, I am

Very truly yours,

U) oU

PEPAP/Ji.iEII'T OH PUBLIC l!JY

HWCiKCS

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1. //^ What is I,lr. Edison' s attitude toward the theatre? Jla he a regular attendant, a casual attendant, or (does he rarely go?

2. ^ if Mr. Edison is interested in the theatre , what

sort of plays does he particularly enjoy? afvli

3. ^Has^ invent ion whose

4ole use iB along theatrical lines?

4. Mr. Belas oo frequently speaks of the theatres' great debt to Mr. Edison; have they Been associated in any way? (i. e. Mr. Belas co and Mr. Edison.)

5 r Does he follow the electrical effects upon the

(stage, either by attending the performances or other- N ^Wi3e.

/. Are there any plays, past or current, which have Especially pleased him by unique and remarkable electrical effects, both from the scientific and the artistic point of view?

If so will Mr. Edison comment on any of these?

‘ A play interesting from the artistic viewpoint alone, which was effected by simple manipulation of ordinary lighting arrangements.

A play whose electrical effeots not noticeable to the layman yet skillful and remarkable from tho electrical point of view in enhancing the mood of the play.

Did Hr. Edison see "Che unknown Purple , " If so, will he comment upon this play? (In thiBplaythe heroe's most significant scenes take place when he is invisible, a purple spot light, appearing to perform the deeds for the man. Will Mr. oomment upon this utilization of a Bpot light as a hero as anything significant in the increasing importance of light upon the stage.)

Does he believe that thiB phase of the theatre is still in its infancy, and will he predict any¬ thing which may be brought about in the future?

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Will Mr. Edison oomment upon Mr. Belasco ' utilization of light in connection With the theatres*"- • • ^ * <i — ' c.t ta -w. e-ox.*,.*

.tilization of light in connection with 1

General Electric Company

Hay 2, 1919

Hr. \ta. H. Headowcroft,

Laboratory of ihomas A. Edison,

Oranga, Hew Jersey.

Dear Hr. Lieadowcroftj

i'hanKs for your letter of nay 1st. I appreciate very much your ’Kindness in sending me this in¬ formation regarding the Passaic Hetalwire Company. I may wish to get in touch with Hr. England, president of this Company, some time in the near future, and if so, will tuKe advantage of your Kind offer to use your name.

idle lamps I brought to Hr. Edison were 120 volts. X note that the voltage at his house and Library is 115, and I will have some lamps of this voltage made up and sent to you. i’his is a new lamp which

we have just developed. It has not been standardized or put on the marHet, however, but I brought them to the Old Han, as I always try to Keep him up-to-date on the latest in incandescent lamps.

Yftth Kind regards, I am

Yours very truly,

geli/fb

Mr. Geo. F- Morrison,

General Electric Company, 120 Broadway,

New York, II. Y.

Dear Mr. Morrison:

I haye received your letter of May 2d. In regard to the Passaic Metal Ware Co., let me call your attention to the enclosed lettors from Mr. I. W. England, the President. I have not the slightest doubt that Mr. England would be greatly pleased to extend an invitation to you to attend the Friday meetings that he mentions. If you write to him, you may say that I have shown you hi3 letters.

If everything is favorable, I think I shall try and get over next Friday afternoon to attend one or both these moetin-33, and I think our Mr. Geo. E. Clark will go with me. .

In regard to the lamps which you brought to Mr. Edison, I have them on my dock subject to your order, but if you have no objection I will take them and use them in my home at Boonton. . I think the voltage up there is lib, but am not.3ure. However, the lamps could be made good use of.

When you have some other lamos of 115 volts, send them to me and I will see that they get up to Mr. Edison’s houso and that one is put in the fixture on his table here in the Library.

Yfith kind regards, I remain.

Yours sincerely.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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enclosures - 3.

May 6,1919.

Mias Harriot W. Corley, Department of Publicity, Edison Lamp Works, Harrison. H.J.

dour letter of May l3t was received and handed to Mr. Edison. He has made some pbneil notes in reply to the questions attached to your lettei They are exceedingly brief, and I shall give them to you below in the numerical order of your' ouostions. J am only giving you the answers and will not repeat the questions. H

1* Have not attended theatre in late years ary fond of the theatre, but too deaf to hea:

2. Uusichl, melodrama, and spoctacular.

4. Ho. H5 devised the first electrical sta-’e apparatus and lighted the first theatres to be electrically lighted. These were in Boston and in How York.

6* Tthem *ere 30V0rei' but ha. cannot now recall

8. He did not see "The 'Unknown Purple"..

10* Aoi tbat Qal0B0° ia the Master

ox dramatic productions.

omitted’ EdlS0n made no ^swers to the numbers that

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr.Edii

Juno 11,1919

The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company,

16 - 22 William Street,

Hew York; H.Y.

Gentlemen: Atton: Mr. J.L.l'.orris, Credit Manager:

Your letter of June 7th, asking for the status of some shares held by one of your friends in the Edison Electric Light Company of Europe, Ltd., has boon received.

According to the best of my recollection, no distribution was over mode to stockholders.

The patents were not sustained, and no payments of money were ever received by the Edison Electric Light Co. of Europe, Ltd.

You:

rery truly,

June 23,1919

Miss E. W. Whiting,

35 Charles Street,

New -York, IJ.Y.

Dear Madam:

Your letter of June 19th has been received. 1'he Edison Electric Light Company of Europe, Limited, had no assets except a lot of 30-cdled "Pounders Shares" which were issued by a Company organized in Europe. These shares were issued for” the European piitent rights, but as the patents v/ere never fully sustained in Europe, the shares ware worthless and nothing was ever realized on them.

I nevor. received anything fox these European patents, and, therefore, am equally a loser with the other stockholders of the Edison Electric Light Company of Europe, Limited.

Yours very. truly,

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	July 17,1919,
Ur. Kellow:	R«: Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd.

„ Referring to the conversations no hovo hod in the last week or ten days, I quite agree with you that you should have the papers relating to iir. Edison's stock in the above Qomoany. ao that you my kocp thorn in the safe. It has boon rathor a problem to me what to do with them as they are larger in ai..o than pypoi*3 we ordin»ril^: file*

1 am handing you herewith all the papers in my possession relating to this matter. ThoBe include tho following:

1. a rough memo ran dun T node about January £2,1919, when ; Edward A. Glminghom called on Mr. Edison.

8. Balance Sheet of Edi son- sw:

3. bettor from Ur. GinUngham dated February 1,1919.

4. Fiver pa go letter of Mr. 'Charles i'o o. Xwo-noge mom© random addressed, by u,

i Electric Co., Ad. , < a Hotel Biltnore paper

e 30,1918. ow York,

, G6 Brcadv/uy , How fork to Ur. Holden. February

6., Attaohod* theroto Mr. Ennihan’s opinion, February 21,1919.

?. Memo rand nm addressed by mo to Ur. Edison February 27,1919, attached to printed notice rel‘err0 4 to therein.

8, Pencil memorandum addressed by me to Ur. Edison.

9. Pencil memorandum on card, consisting of extracts from hr. Edison's old lodger.

10. Stock list and memorandum from Thomas Hewitt, 19 Corporation St. , ManohcBtor. "

to reduce Capital' Stock of .Edison swan wloctrio Comapny, .to.

oontd.noxt pagoi

-Articles of Association of Sdison > ti Xtn. l/r Aj. w-fuJttt sL**+.

You will' find in the memoranda addressed by me to Mr.

Holden end Mr. Kdiaori, the full story relating to Mr. Mison's 3took in the above Company.

Thomas A Edison Llewellyn Park Orange New Jersey

1 -y,

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of 1917, we celebrated the thirtj^fifth

bronze tablet on the building n old Pearl Street station. Spe

tablet was dedicated, and addresses

•were by Messrs Lieb, Borough President Marks, Officers of

The American Scenic and Historical Preservation Society, and

others. Many of your pioneers w

It is ny opinion that you have not Been the table and I am wondering whether it would not be possible to come o some day soon and lunch with us and visit the historic site u which the tablet has been erected. I know there are a numbe of Edison men who would be very happy to be present on such a

Hoping that this may be possible,

August 29,1919

Mr. Arthur iliiams,

Irving Place and Fifteenth St.,

New York, N.Y.

My dear lir. Williams:

I have shov/n your letter of August 22d to Mr. Klison, and he wishos me to say that he will, just a3 soon a3 ho can . find time, come over and visit the historic site of the old Pearl Street station, and on which a bronze tablet has been placed on the building now occupying the site.

Just when thi3 will be I do not know, but if possible, I will let you know a few days ahead so you will be proparod to join Hr. lidison.

With kind regards, I remain,

Yours sinoerely'.

Assistant to

Hr. ildii

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Chioago, Sopt. 2,1919.

Have no dlstinot recollection as to when extension of orodit to Spraguo Co. by Edison Machine Works started, but foal pretty sure it was during Richmond installa¬ tion. Edison Machine Works continued to give them credit for long time taking their notes and this oould not have been done exoept for your personal assistance to Machine Works. I think Ernest Borggren and Gilmore could dig out necessary information on subject. Very glad, indeed to do anything I can in connection with matter for you. Have no reoelleotion of Sprague's personal oredit being used in any way as a guarantee to Edison Machine Works, and but for the oredit extended by Machine Works, Sprague Company would have gotten into very serious trouble. IMSULL

General Electric Go.,

Schenectady , N.f.

Gentlemen: Alton: Engineering Department:

tir. Kdisen wishes to have some information regarding small wator powers and stations without attendants, etc. Can you furnish such information':

fours very truly.

Assistant to Hr. Edison.

Sept. 4.1919

Mr. Samuel Inaull,

Commonwealth Edison Co.,

72 i.’oat Adams Street,

Chicago , Ill.

My doar fir. Ingull:

Mr. Edison reooived your telegram about the Spraguo inottor and wants mo to thank you for your prompt attention and alao for your offer of further assistance, if necessary. Your telegram confirmed hi 8 own recollection.

If you have not already aeen Mr. Sprague's letter which was published in the flow York Sun, you will be intoreated in reading it, and I am enclosing a copy herewith, also a copy of i.'r. Edison' a reply.

I am sure Mr. Edison would be glad to learn what you think of the whole thing. With kind regard T remain,

Sinoorely youra,

‘Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Enclosures.

October 17,

1919.

Hr. J. C. Bennett,

General Eleotrlo Co.,

HO. 120 Broadway,

Hew York City.

My dear Mr. Bennett:

Allow me to thank you for your letter of October 14, conveying rnuoh deelred Information concerning automatic etatione. I have ehown It to Hr. Edison who wae very muoh' interested. aid he aeks me to thank you In hie be¬ half.

Our patha In life seemed to havo diverged, and although we are so near, yet we are so far, for I never

aeo you new-a-days •

I trust all

-kindest regards, remain,

s well with you, and with

YourB sincerely.

Asst, to Hr. Edison.

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MQ CHICAGO ILLS 936A OCT 21 1919

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OF THE FORMER ACCEPT MY VERY BEST WISHES AND KINDEST,

REGARDS SAMUEL INSULL

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October 21 1919

Thomas A Edison Esq Llewellyn Park Orange New Jersey

Dear Ur Edison

Enclosed is a copy of a letter which came to me a few days ago from Mr J F Atkins, expressing hie regret that he could not he present at 257 Pearl Street on Saturday, October eleventh. Ur Atkins' letter is so interesting that I believe you will en¬

joy reading it.

With kindest personal regards.

(Enclosure)

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Sc itut.be Haas October IS 1919

Dear Sir

X wish to thank you for your very kina invitation to the reception given to Hr Thomas A. Edison, on Saturday October 11 1919; and also to express my sincere regret that it" -3 impossible for me, to again meet and see :tr Edison, yourself, and all the other oldtimera, on that happy occasion 'Jell do I remember hr Edison, as he appeared on September 22

1881; slightly leaning against, a wooden aiming post, on Peok Slip near Front St'., he stood, alone, apparently in deep thought. His figure. was ideal, straight, well rounded, perhaps 180 to 190 lbs., he.- appeared the picture of good health. At the corner of Peck Slip and South Street, the first Edison junction-box and .tube, of the two-wire system, was lying in tae trench, andnearby stood hr. Insull, hr. Johnson, Mr. Clarke, and others!1. perhaps Mr. Batohelder, Mr. Xruesi, Mr. Eaton,

Mr, Goddard and others.

Distinctly do I remember the first time that X saw you - "Always on the job, big hearted". Harry Smith, took me with him, on his final round before going home for the night. After testing the feeders on the old board, on the 2nd floor of 255, we went to the 3rd floor of 357, and there, sitting at a desk, with his back towards us, was a young man.-

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Before him, on the leak, was an ampere meter, and a volt meter, and a book on eleotrioity; above his head, within his reach,

\Ti.a a wheel, perhaps B feet in diameter. A single inoandesoent lamp furnished illumination, for very close economy was the watohword in those day a, and it probably was an "A "lamp, tut ii.i'i'it have been a»B" . hr. Smith and'tiis young man entered into conversation relating to volts, amperes, loads, sto. All the •cime, -she young man seemed to be -reading his book, turning a leaf, etc. but now and again he would 'seem to glance at a meter, and would then reach u? oyer his head and move the wheel that connected with a shaft-- on which were other wheels connecting with wheels on boxes. Your face I could not see, nor was there visible any silver with the gold.

Poor Harry Smith, his passing caused us all to feel a vacancy among "bur friends'. ' Hone knew him but to love him.

And Hr Iiieb' . After roughing it, i'or weeks and montns at uhe old Pearl Street Station, day and night, eating and sleeping, always there. Hr. Edison's right hand man in that relentless struggle of tuning up the First Central Station in the Vforld.

Ur. Lieb began to prepare for Milan.

Coming to the draughting room at 65 early one morning, in a search for plans to take with him, his hustling, bustling method, made one know, that he knew just what he wanted, and just where to find it. Being asked by an engineer, I have forgotten his name, "Would it not be better to use at Milan, something different than what was used at the Pearl St. Station?"

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Mi-. Lie'.: replied, "It may be so". Since then I have always thought of Mr . Lieb as always open to conviction and always

■wanting the best.

With Mr . Edison, X -worked directly under his eye during the year of the Edison Construction Company, May 1385 to June 1884, and never did Mr Edison give me one reproving word or look. One day he came to my table and carefully wrote the 10 figures, from 0 to 9, and then he walked away without a word. I have ever since time tried to profit by his lesson. How age and loss of memory is against me.

One day Johnnie Randolph came to me and said, "Mr Edison says 'Give this to Joe". In clearing out a drawer, Mr Edison came across a large size photo of himself. This was the present John brought to me. Boor Johnnie Randolph - ns ac.a my dear friend. Hi s death was a tragedy. VTaXle W vrife live, thds'Photo in:.a:.'cherry frame, hung in our home -with Frankliii, Jefferson, Lafayette, Jackson, Mozart and Victor Hugo, b but since that fatal day in May 1915, my little belongings have scattered and but few remain with me in one small room, yet I still cling to Lafayette, Edison and Jackson. I often wonder, who will value them as I ao.

The Edison Photo shows him at about 3 5. Perhaps it may be best th-t I bring that to you, for then it would be preserved.

I have been here since July 6th. This plane while not ideal is good for me, my health improves, when I came here I was weak, now I feel quite strong. Assisting in the work cuts down the rate, end wearing clothes of ancient days also

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reduces expense. I still Hold on to my summer costume, and am spoken of by the villagers as "The old man with i;'ne straw hat". Still they are all my friends ana all speak a friendly word to me as I walk the now almost deserted street. Within a few days I expect to return to myold address, 1051 St. Hicholas Avenue, Hew York City, Care of F. J. White.

Respectfully yours

(signed) J. F. Atkins

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Mr. Samuel Inaull , Commonwealth Edison Co., Edison Building,

Chioago, Ill.

Dear Inaull:

I greatly appreciate your telegram _ of congratulations. I have a very vivid rocollection of October 21st, fbrty years ago, and it is mighty interesting to look back over the intervening period.

W9 have all of u3 had lot3 of stirring experiences in the meantime.

I hope you are well and enjoying a continu¬ ance of your prosperous career.

Ootobor 29, 1919.

«r.1 Arthur Wllllans,

Irving Pi. & St.,

Hew York City.

Bear Hr. Will lams: -

i was much Interested In reading the ooRT of a letter from Joe Atkins, which came to me tcgether with a letter from you. To tell the truth I had forgotten Atkins until Headowcroft ex¬ plained who he was . Than, I remembered him.

With thanks for your kindness in forwarding me copy of this letter, I remain,

yours very truly.

Edlphoned

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Sprague is rampaging around quite a little on this subject. He haa a whole page pdaished in hi a home town newspaper, and I understand that he has written quite a number of letters to some of the old-timers.

Mr. Edison is not going to enter into any newspaper controversy, but he would like to have the facts from you.

Mr. Edison trusts that you are well, and sends H1b kind regards, in whloh I join also.

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November 26th 1919.

Thomas A. liaison, Jisq.., , ,

Orange, ‘V iX

New Jersey. \ _

U^*« UMl.

Dear Mr. iidison, |lA«u£fae«dk

I have Mr. Meadoworoft’s letter of the 8th Inst, regard¬ ing Sprague. On looking through his letter it occurs t6 me that Sprague is thinking of his multiple control system. Of Woe he was the pioneer of tins system hut was not the absolute originator as the Washington records would show. It was, however, I think due to Sprague's great foresight and push that the multiple control got its first prominence. Subsequently . Potter and other engineers came along and made improvements which were the forerunner of the system as used to-day, although of course the multiple control, like over, thing else in the traction field, has been subject to so many developments and improvements that the original system would be counted more or less uncommercial, according to present day standards. This last remark of course applies to the motor system. It is natural that everyone associated with the development of electrio motors

Ch ortas A. Edison, Esq.

IIov . S6th 1919.

should attach the greatest importance to their own work.

I went into the Sprague Company in 1887 and Sprague at that time had developed a single reduction motor, which, according to the then standard, was about the best on the market. It had the fault, however, that it had been developed on the uy/namo principle , cnnsequently the torque per ampere was very low and the machine would not start a car without burning off tho brushes and eventually burning out the armature. She high torque motor was a subsequent development, and was largely developed under my direction in the Edison Machine Works at Schenectady.

You will priohably remember there was an Edison 10 and an Edison 12 motor gramme wound with smooth core. These proved to he a failure owing to the low torque per ampere. later on I was asked to go to the Schenectady works and I there developed the projection type of armature, which gave something like 60$ more torque per ampere and which was the forerunner of all modern electric machines. So far as I am aware I was the first engineer in America to develop projection armatures of this type. X bad already built steel frame motors

with projection armatures and drum wound and the Wenstrom Company at Baltimore had found that it was possible to • build a single reduction machine of moderate weight that would

Thomas A. Edison, Esq, sheet «?§-•

Ifov. 26th 19191

start a car without excessive current.

I should not like to underrate the value of Sprague's work, since undoubtedly his great energy and push were responsible •for the Eichmomd installation. Of course everything on the Eichmond installation was practically a failure commercially but it lead to the development of the Sprague Ho. 8 motor which I designed and which was a double reduction motor as against the single reduction motor, the double reduction being to get additional torque per ampere mechanically instead of electrically. Sprague of course developed the multiple field control as also he was the pioneer 'of the series parallel control. In the matter of idea' there is not much douht that Sprague was the true pioneer, although, as you say, practically all the elements that he turned into service for the purpose of his. traction installa¬ tion were known at the time. ' There is, however, the fact that Van Depoele and others had tried to get out a traction plant and none of them had succeeded in producing motive power in the way Sprague did. There is little to compare between the original motor of Sprague and the present motor of to-day. The dynamo idea was exploded very early, since the dynamo had a very low torque per ampere and there was practically no speed limit, whereas the traction motor must of necessity have a very high torque per ampere which meant a low speed limit. This feature

Bov. 26th 1910.

Thomas A. Bdison, Bag. sheet neAl..

of the traction motor was not recognised in the early days and I think was not clearly recognised until I perfected the designs above mentioned. In connection with the multiple control system, I never saw any particular reason why the General Electric Company called it the Sprague system, since Potter and Proeoe and a multitude of other engineers are responsible for the machinery as it v/as manufactured and used.

The whole process has been one of development, there being very little invention in the electric traction field, so I do not see that' any particular engineer has the right to claim a monopoly of any particular traction system. I am sorry Sprague's. feelings have been hurt and I should be equally sorry

if he said anything that would depreciate the value of your work in connection with lighting. l.iy modesty 1ms always prevented me from particularly asserting the influence I had in developing the motor in its more modern form. One of my characteristics has been never to desire. my name to appear very prominently before the public either as inventor or engineer. I do not know that I have suffered, at least I. am quite happy: X am only sorry for those v/ho think they have any claim to prominence and have not secured the appreciation their work entitles them to.

Sincerely yours, _

P.S, As requested I return the cuttings herewith

Edison General File Series 1919. Employment (E-19-29)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to employees in Edison's laboratory and factories, as well as prospective employees and individuals who had been worked for Edison in the past. There are occasional references to demobilization and the problems of postwar unemployment. Many of the items for 1 91 9 pertain to Edison's search for practical chemists and mechanical engineers. Included is correspondence with the Bureau of Employment of the Chemists Club and with trade journals such as Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering regarding advertisements for chemists. In addition, there are draft copies of technical questionnaires prepared by Edison for prospective chemists and mechanical engineers along with completed or partially completed questionnaires submitted by the candidates. Representative samples by William J. Gross (49-question chemist's exam) and George W. Speirs (78-question engineer's exam)have been selected; both contain comments by Edison. There are remarks on some of the documents indicating the candidates' frustration with Edison's method of hiring. Several applicants refused to answer the questions, one calling them a "waste of time" for a man with his practical experience and another stating that he "would not attempt to answer them without looking them up at home with his books."

The correspondents who were offered jobs in 1919 include mechanical engineer J. B. Brennan; chemists Elmer E. Dougherty, Frank Detlef, Jr., Charles U. Moore; and Chinese college student Gan C. Yee. In addition, chemists Harry Trask and C. G. Williamson and laboratory assistant Cecil I H. Harris were offered jobs and then dismissed after a few weeks. Other employees and former employees who appear in the documents include laboratory assistants George S. Andrews, George E. Hart, Robert Noguera, and Charles Norris, Jr.; Edison Portland Cement Co. official Edward S. Bixler; experimenters Peter C. Christensen, Absalom M. Kennedy, William H. Knierim, Paul D. Payne, and Henry G. Wolfe; former managers Wilfred S. Dowling (imprisoned for larceny in 1918), William H. Mason, and William F. Nehr; chemical sales manager Frederick D. Lockwood; chemist Y. Nakamigawa; phonograph demonstrator John J. Riley; and M. Arthur Wolf, chief draftsman in the Construction Dept.

Other correspondents include Col. Thurman H. Bane of Bureau of Aircraft Production; pianists Seymour Furth and Herbert A. Malino; U.S. Shipping Board president Edward N. Hurley; Prof. L. E. Jenks of the University of Buffalo; glassblower Andrew H. Kuhn; John H. Phipps of the Newark Lodge of International Association of Machinists; and Cmdr. Frederick A. Traut of the U.S. Navy.

Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected items include numerous responses to Edison's advertisements (some enclosing additional documents such as letters of reference), which were ranked by Edison from one to five. The higher-ranked applicants were invited for interviews, while the others received replies stating that the position had been filled or that their experience was not of the type required. Also unselected are nineteen copies of Edison's chemist's questionnaire and sixteen copies of his mechanical engineer's exam, which were at least partially completed by the candidates and which bear numerous marginal comments by Edison, such as "wrong," "poor ans," and "Holy Gee."

Other categories of unselected documents include Edison's requests to prospective chemists for a photograph and a statement of their desired salary; responses to his advertisement for an improvisational piano player; company business records not pertaining to Edison personally; reference letters and requests; and items duplicating the information in the selected documents, including copies of letters sent to applicants based on Edison's marginalia. In addition, there are unsolicited requests for various kinds of jobs, which received routine replies stating that the Edison companies did not employ workers in that industry, that they had too many staff returning from the war, or that the available work was merely routine factory employment and not worth the trouble of relocating.

Regarding attached from Newark lodge. No. 340, International .Association of Machinists received this morning, Ur. Phipps telephoned that they would like a donation from the Edison Industries. Do you wish to give them anything?

I can find no record of llr. Edison's having contributed to this Association. llr. Huntington of She Edison Shop says that Phonographs Limited did not do any advertising last -year, therefore, the sample of advertisement attached was probably for a previous year paid for by Phonograph Sales Company. ■ Shall I ask Huntington if he wishes to take any advertising; in this program?

Do not imagine it would be of much value to him and it aeoms to me that if any¬ thing was to be given it would be more advantageous te^te given from here.

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NEWARK LODGE, No. 340 ///) Interna^onal Association of Machinists

MEETS EVERY TUESDAY IN THE MONTH AT 222 MARKET STREET

TO OUR FRIENDS:

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Dear Sir: — Our Annual Ball and Reception will be held at Krueger Auditorium, January 4th, 1919, and will he attended by hundreds of mem¬ bers and their friends from all this section of New Jersey, as well as from New York.

We count on voiir co-oncralion to help defray necessary expenses and make this affair the grand success we are striving for this year.

We will issue and distribute our official Souvenir Books, which will contain the program of the evening, also photos of our officers, • the order of dancing, committees, history of the organization, etc., which will be pro- cured by prominent members and friends from Newark. The Oranges. Jer¬ sey City. Harrison. Hoboken. Plainfield. Somerville, Garwood, Bound Brook. Cranford. Elizabeth. Trenton. Bayonne, and other nearby cities who attend our Annual Ball and Reception.

We have reserved spaces for our friends in this program, which will be kept' for years, and we hope you will avail yourself of this opportunity, • and ask you to sign enclosed order blank and mail to our Treasurer in enclosed envelope with copy of advertisement you wish inserted. , ft

Very truly yours, ^ * /(,

JOHN II. PHIPPS, Treasurer. W'h

JOSEPH O’CONNOR, Secretary.

We will appreciate vour kind favor by return mail, as we will be unable to call upon you to solicit your advertisement, we ask you to kindly l^jfiil it ' to us. It will always be remembered and appreciated. ^ ,/

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WAR DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION airplane engineering division

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Mr. Thomas Edison, East Orange, New Jersey.

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1. The Teohnioal Division of the Air Service is desirous'' ^

of obtaining the services of recognized experts as consulting v> \.(-

©nrineers. Due to defects in the existing laW> i8 not, . e c\. .jv possible for us to employ consulting engineers at fixed salaries,^ s although we can employ them, and pay them for each oonsultatxon. y. y

2. Wo sre very anxious to retain a representative group > . of engineers, but are unable to pay them the high rates they are

able to demand, and are unquestionably worth, due to the fact that our funds at present are very limited.

3 We are very desirous bf retaining you as a consulting

engineer on the subject of electricity, and request that you state under what conditions you would bo able to serve.

4. It is not anticipated that we would oall upon you

often, but we appreciate the advantage of your engineering ex¬ perience, in case it becomes necessary. We of oourse would give you sufficient notice so that you could conveniently oome to MoCook Field, or in some oases your opinion on matters oould be requested by letter.

6. We are able to pay actual travelling expenses , in¬

cluding transportation. Pullman fare, hotel and other living expenses aotually incurred by you during the time y°“ ®”4 * 6*f8d

upon this consulting work, or the regular per diem allowance of four dollars a day and transportation, plus a fixed sum for eaoh consultation.

6. We regret we are not able to remunerate you at a rate compatible with the value of your services, but believe you will appreciate this, and endeavor, if possible to give us the benefit of your knowledge and experience. If you feel that you are in

a pooition to oooperate with us in this matter, it is requested that you advise us, so that a oontract may be forwarded for accomplishment.

THURMAN H. BANK,

Colonel, A. S. A.

Chief, Technical Division

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February 6,1919.

Colonel Thurman H. Bane,

Chief, Technical Division,

V<ar Department.

Bureau of Aircraft Production, McCook Field,

Dayton, Ohio.

Derr Sir:-

I have received your letter of January 30th on tho subject of using my services as Consulting ■Engineer. -

. let me say that the 'Technical Division of the Air Service may consider itself free at all timos to- send a representative or representatives to me at the laboratory, and T will give full information on any subject upon which I have ever experimented without any charge , if it is for the benefit of our Government.

I expect to leave Monday for a few weeks . visit to Florida, but if there are any inquiries you desire to make that can be conveyed by letter, such letters may be addressed to me at the laboratory and my Assistant will forward them to me.

Yours very truly.

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February Twenty- fourth.

Dear Mr. Edison.

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Mr. F. W. Morton, the son of an old friend of mine, desires if possible 4o' obtain a position in your laboratory. *

He is ^twenty- two years) old, graduated from the Stevens Prep School, and took one and a half years of the oourse in the institute,

4 year or more ago the Sperry Gyroscope Company called on Stevens Institute for five men, and young Horton responded as one of them and worked in their search light test room for the better part of a year, and then enlisted in the Havy.

Sperry Gyrosoope people recommend him very hlgily, and I a for his character.

Since he was honorably discharged from the Havy a month ago, ho was, and still is, employed in the Sngine an Assembling Department of the Staten Island Shipbuilding Ci but he does not wish to do this kind of work permanently, prefers, if possible, to continue research work.

• Can you make use of him ?

With kind personal regards.

Ur. Thos. A. Edison, Orange,

Hew Jersey.

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Feb. 27, 1919

INGEHSOLL- RAND CO.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

william H.Meadoworoft,Esq. , Secretary to Mr. Thomas A.Edif Orange.N.d .

Dear Mr .Meadoworoft:-

"My brother is a chemist, graduated from the Frenqif National Institut de Physique et de Chimle" where he was number one. He is specialist in the question of dyeing produots which he has most oarefully studied, his full know¬ ledge of the German language giving him facilities of follow¬ ing the German progresses.

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"For the last twenty-fivs years, he has been attached to one of the most important French oompanies of dyeing pro¬ ducts. He first started as an .ordinary chemist and finally became Manager of the Works. He is a man of 4-4 and is at the head of interesting finanoial means.

"My brother is not satisfied with his present situa¬ tion. The dyeing produots industry in France is muoh inferior to the American, British and German similar industries. His firm is an old-fashioned one who has not even taken advantage of the War possibilities to improve the situation.

"X therefore thought that it might be an interesting proposition for my brother if he could, for instance, aot as an agent in Franoe, for one of the large American Chemical Oompanies, suoh as: Du Pont de Nemours, or similar ones, and Ithought that possibly you would think of talking over this matter with some friend of yours in the ohsmical industry.

"Of oourse, as you understand, my brother is not looking for a job; he simply judges that he is -wasting hia time and his energies with an old-fashioned ooncern. The respect he has -for the people he has been oonneoted with for so iiieiny years makes that he is not desirous of starting any business for himself in their line, or joining any competitor ooncern, but aoting in the interests of a large Amerioan Company would please him very well."

Does this interest Hr. Edison? If so, I shall be glad to communicate his wishes to my correspondent*

tonally your.,

March 7,1919.

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Hew Jersey State Board of Architects,

In connection with Mr. M. Arthur Wolfe application for an Architect's Certificate, I would advise that he is Construction Engineer in charge of the Construction Engineering Division of the Thos. A. Edison Interests.

During the past nine years he haB designed and supervised the erection of buildings for a number ofjpower and chemical plants, factory buildings, etc.

It is my belief that he is competent and merits the recognition

1st with your laboratory. In making this application, I have the chief object in view of learning and gaining experience by asso¬ ciating myself with one of the foremost scientists of this country I v/as graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Univer¬ sity of Illinois and have had two years' practical experience

the laboratory .as chemist with the Eatna Explosives Co., Inc., at their Sllverford Plant, lit. Union, Fa.j. with the French High Com¬ mission at their Inspection Laboratory, 22 E. 17th. St., New York Cityi and with the Hercules Powder Co. at their government plant, Nitro, West Virginia.

Should you care to consider this application, I will fur¬ nish you references when required.

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March 10,1919. '

Faculty of Sibley College,

Cornell University,

Ithaoa, N.Y.

'Gentlemen:

Mr. Charles Morris, Jr., has been employod in our Storage Battery Division since the Spring of 1917, handling Government work with particular credit both at ‘Orange, U.J. and-Annapolis.Md. In faot, he was- one of the men for whom we asked exemption from the draft because of his being essontial to the effective carrying out of the Government work that we have been doing.

Mr. Morris did not resume his studies on December 50,1918, because at that time we were particularly anxious to have him x-emain at his 'post in our Teat Depart¬ ment in order to oomplet"e some Government work. •

In view of the faot that Mr. Morris' failure to return on December 30th was due to his conscientious performance of duty in connection with important Govern¬ ment work, we trust that you will grant him every con¬ sideration in resuming his studies. ‘ ■

Yours very truly, ,

A.

March 17,1919;.

•Mr. Gan C. Yee,

233 West 107th Street,

New York, N.Y. .

Dear Sir:-

Your letter of March 8th, addressed to Mr. .Edison, was received and forwarded, to him in Florida, where he i3 spending a few weeks.

I have just received the letter back from him hearing a notation that he will- see you when he returns if you have not already taken .a position somewhere. I expect him back by the middle of April, and would suggest that you write to me about that time and then I can make an appoint¬ ment for you.

'. Yours very' truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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technical reference in connection with his experience as a chemist. tfe understand that he was employed by you and we shall he glad to have yourl candid statement as to your opinion of his ability as a chemist.

Yours Very truly,

A QUAKER VIEW OF LABOR

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b the following propositions may he laid down with regard

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wages: I (

1. In determining the rate of wages to he paid, a distinotion must he drawn Q

between the minimum or "basio" wage and wages above the minimum, which may he ✓>* | referred to as "secondary" wages. The former should he determined primarily by ^

human needs; the latter by the value of the service rendered, os compared with the — > value of the services rendered by workers who are receiving the basic or minimum , a • wages. $•«■»" u Wr

2. The Basio Wages. UtvT i'iv-v du

(a) Hon. The wages paid to a man of average industry and oapaoity should at (vS'iayviC

least enable him to marry, to live in a deoent house, and to provide the necessaries 1 L of physioal effioienoy for a normal family, while allowing a reasonable margin for contingencies and recreation. . _ .

(b) Women. In the oase of women engaged upon work whioh has hitherto been regarded as man's work, the payment should be equal for the same volume and quality /_ of worlc* assuming eqnal adaptability to other neoessaiy worlc.

In the oase of purely women* s worlc, the basio wage for a woman of average industry and oapaoity should be the sum necessary to maintain her in a deoent dwelling and in a state of full physioal efficiency, and to allow a reasonable margin for contingencies and recreation.

3. The Secondary Wage.

The Secondary wage is remuneration for any special gift, or qualification necessary for the performance of a particular funotion, e.g., speoial skill as a tradesman; the speoial strength of some physioal organ, as in the case of a gas stoker; speoial musoular training and power, such as that of a lumberman; responsi¬ bility for human life, as in the oase of locomotive engine drivers.

We believe that if once the basio wage is fixed at a right level, the precise anBunt of the secondary wage to be paid for different servioes may be left as at present, to bargaining. But in conducting Buoh bargaining the employer should remember that the pleasures and varieties of life are Just as dear to the workers as to himself, and that they, too, need oomfort, rest and change of scene.

It is recognized that the payment of wages on the above basis will require a larger inoroase in the wage rates in many industries than some of them could at present bear. We believe, however, that the payment of such wages should be regarded by employers as a necessary business liability. Till that is discharged they should very strictly limit their own remuneration for their servioes, nor should they pay larger dividends upon borrowed capital than 1b essential to ensure an adequate supply. But if at the moment really adequate wages oannot be paid, the earnest attention of the management should be turned to inp roving the processes and general effioienoy of

their business organization, by the use of engineering i costing systems, eto.

d oheraioal soienoe, adequate

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_ _ a an improvement in his eoononiio position. He

b the olear recognition of his rightB aB a person.

Tho wo Tice r aslca to-day for m — _ ,

olaims from employers and managers the olear recognition of his rightB aB a person.

The justice of this olaim our religion compels us to admit. We cannot regard human baince as if they were merely so many units of brain power, so many of nervous or «Sar enm We met oo-operate with them, and treat them as we ourselves should wish to be treated. This position involves the surrender by capital of its supposed rieht to diotate to labor the conditions under whioh work shall be carried on. It involves more? the frank avowal that all matters affecting the workers should be decided in consultation with them, when onoe they are reoognized as members of an all-embracing human brotherhood.

What machinery oan be devised whioh will enable industry to adopt these principles, without endangering its productivity, on whioh the wages of both labor and capital ultimately depend?

The management of a business may be divided broadly under three heads:

(a) Financial . The provision of capital and appropriation of profit; relations with shareholders, bankers, coveting businesses, the state terms of oredit, eto.

(b) Commercial. Determination of the general character of the goods to be manu¬ factured or of the olass of work to be undertaken; purchase of materials; sale of pro¬ duct; advertising.

(o) Industrial. Control of processes and machinery; nature of product; engagement and dismissal of employees; hours of work, rates of pay, bonuses, etc.; welfare work; shop discipline; relations with trade unions.

With the financial and commercial aspects of the business the worker is not at present so directly concerned, altho indirectly they affeot him vitally. But in the industrial policy of the business he is directly and continuouslyinterested, and he is capable of helping to determine it. How oan we give him an opportunity of doing this?

Questions of wage rates, discipline and shop rules, the engagement and dismissal of workers, the time and duration of factory holidays, adjustments of working hours and number of ^taff to meet shortage of work, health, canteen, «°?^a!°llzed ^at

be referred to these councils for their Opinion or deoision. It is fully realizedthat mmnrience on works oounoils may and should train the members for greater participation i??2e oontwl ofthe busines^a* enable them ultimately to take part in the commer¬ cial and financial administration.

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It is universally aoknowledged that insecurity of employment, "hi°* “

the most aggravated form among casual workers, suoh aB dockers, has a effect on bfth physique and character. We believe, moreover, that roBtrloted output, !«d opposition to the introduction of maohineiy, are almost always the result of the employee ' s fear that he or his fellow-sorker may be thrown out of employment.

We believe that it is the duty of employers to do their utmost to abolish oaeual labor and to render employment as regular as possible.

If, wherever labor-saving machinery, or labor-saving improvement in production methods is introduced, displaced employees were assured equally good where, the Statement believes there would be oo-operation instead of coolness toward

their introduction. “eS-end^ooo^ationa for adolesoents should

proride r*? raining JSSZ^i-* occupation.

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Personal Environment

part of a Hvlng organism, not a mere dl ide p ^ ^Xylng by those in authority,

respect and aourtesy. tbanB^MTb»j»a^B This involves careful ohoioe of over-

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well-being of every wo rice r should Be an sbbou* x Material Environment

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as they would desire for agitable temperatures, that they are ade-

rooms are properly ventilated and > * Oloalt-rooms and lavatories

quately lit, and that due regard is paid to oieam^ t hom08 ^ fina n0 cause for should bo so kept that against my undue strain from the length

complaint . The worlcers should be saff“a ^ determining systems of payment it of the wo rlcing day or the severity of later. In dotting ^ ^ their

Intel loot and depress the vitality of the worker.

Social Conditions

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payment of wages which will allow Ms *°r th tlma for reoreation, reading,

toe establishment of a working day ^MlUmnVumx^ Ha oitlsena. which will or to attend educational classes. With tl e ap W ^ edubational problems but bring him into close *°u°b’ ^ith the proviso that his aim shall always be

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needs of industry.

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(and, it might be added, bo unusual)-- as to have surpx p ^ ^ m 3UrplU8 until, carefully reasoned Statement of ^yWfe^,d to above, but also until the

not only has labor been compensated on the scale ref W value of their

managers and directors "have ^ Interest necessary to ensure an

services, " until oapital >“8 reoe involved," and untiVneoessary reserves have

adequate supply, having regard to the risk invoivea, toef nmde for the security and development of the business.

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profits".

"In regard to many of the matters referred to," says the "Statement" in

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opening up of new tracts of fertile country. s.„ employ.. «, W1 «. th- »

interferences from a religious formula. But the oonviotlon «e^n of

will seem meaningless and vain.

Mr. Tomas A. Edisc Llewellyn Far*. Orange Mew Jecsey

Hy Dear Mi-. Euison:-

I ' C'Ucut*a

Have at last- received Your address through the Bureau or Information and am writing you wnich I have long wanted to do and hope you will take a Little interest in it. For the past year I have been urged by the people ox my own home town to get m touch with you and see it you would take enough interest in me to consider what I am fixi¬ ng to tell you. Every since I was largeenough to pick up a hammer I have made models of almost every thing I would see pertaining to mechanical work. I made models of aeroplanes when I was only six years 01 age and most every other Kind of machinery I could get a chance to examine. I Have experimented, with numbers and numbers of tilings that you have invented and now that I nave grown up to the age of sixteen my whole attentions have been turned toward Invention and mostly toward Improvements 01 things that have alrea- uy been invented, and you know that a boy has very little showing ftnw unless he has money enougii to :;put himself through school and le arn! thesthings that have already been invented and discovered by men of the past. I can get recomendations from all the buisness men of Troy and I already have an Excellent discharge from the Charleston Havy Yard. I have an oppotunily to go to school another year ana I,m sure going to take it, anc the information 1 am writ¬ ing for is in regard to my getting into your labratory as soun as I get acme more suhouling. I spend all my time experimenting on uifferent things pertaining to Suience, having constructed a wn-eless station, winding all my coils anu making all 01 my inst- ru-ients my-seir excepting tne head receivers winch I bought ana have reoeiveu many messages. X have no place to go into aetails wiith my experimenting as there is nothing in my own home town but a small power plant. I will be willing to start in at any thing and work as late as I,m wanted to if you would only give me a ohance to enter your Labratowies in order to learn what I can about Science and work my way up. If you want to see the reoom- endations I villi senu them to you and get any information as to my Character, for you fox- I have no oad habits which I am prouu of.

I do not want to worry you but if you will assure me of a place in Your Labratories, no matter what doing, I will study cay ana night and prepare my -self the best I can. I arn anclosing My Photo and also a‘ photo of my oar built by me when I v at the age of sixteen now. Mote My Initials Hoping You will take enougii interest in me t t ime ,

— I^am Respectfully

Present Address, / / You>s, for Service,

73-Coming Street ( {Q Q S(c )

Charleston, S.C.

STANLEY INSULATING COMPANY

MAKERS OP THE

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Edison Laboratories, Orange, II. J.

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Attention of Mr. Meadowcroft

Dear Sirs:

Mr. W. H. Mason, formerly of the Merchants Shipbuilding Corporation, has advised us of the fact that he was employed for some period of years by Mr.

Edison in connection with the Edison Cement Company and also on certain work in the Edison Laboratories. He has told us that at the present time Mr. Edison is away and has suggested that we write you for the purpose of ascertaining what his record was while in the employ of the Edison Company.

Tie have a proposition that demands the atten¬ tion of someone who is closely familiar with machine shop and general manufacturing problems and at the same time has the capacity for certain work in connection with the development of our product.

We would appreciate very much indeed any informa¬ tion that you can give us with regard to Mr. Mason's ability and in what direction hie greatest capacity lies. If, for any reason, you would prefer not to write us on this subjeot, we would be very glad to have a representative call and see you. In the meantime, thanking you in anticipation of your courtesy, we remain

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Mr. .Otis A. Glazebrook, Jr.,- \

President, Stanley Insulating Co.,

43 Exchange Place,

I!ew York, K.Y.

Dear Sir-.r

I have reoeived your latter of April 1st in regard to Mr. W. H. Mason, and I am glad to have the opportunity of expressing my.self favorably in his behalf.

Mr. Mason was associated with Mr. Edison for 1(3 or-19 years. For most of that time he was the Chief Engineer of Mr. Edison's large Portland Cement plant at Hew Village. As I remember it, he also took a prominent part Under Mr. Edison's personal direction in the installa¬ tion of this large plant.

In the year 1915 Mr. Edison began the installation of several plants for the manufacture of Benzol and Toluol, and he also began the installation of several chemical works where we produced large quantities of Phenol, Aniline Oil. Para Phony lenediamine, etc. ' In January , 1916, Mr. Edison released Mr. Mason from his duties at the Cement plant and placed him In charge of the installation of our first Benzol Plant at Johnstown, Pa. Mr. Mason superintended the in¬ stallation' of this plant and’had charge of its operation for two years. In March, 1916, Mr. Mason went -down to Woodward, Ala., to superintend the installation of Mr. Edison’ s 4e««wiBenzol plants. He finished this .lob and also had ‘charge of the operation of the plant for a year and a

After the' installation of the Woodward Benzol plant was completed and itB operation ■commenced, Mr. Edison .brought Mr. Mason to Orange to assist in the completion of some chemical processes and he also placed Mr. Mason in charge of one of our large Phenol plants.

Much to Mr. Edison' s. regret Mr. Mason voluntarily resigned in 1917 to accept a position in the Merchants Ship¬ building Corporation. The parting was entirely friendly, Mr. Mason's reason for leaving being that he saw a larger future and new' experience.

Having given yon the above record of Hr. Haeon's work and activities, I think it will scarcely he nece.ssary for me to add any words of commendation, as the above facts speak for themselves.

Yours very truly,

, and Yours For the- Victory Loan,

Assistant to Mr. Kdison.

April 15,1919.

■ Mr. Gan 0. Yee,

233 West 107th Street,.

Hew York, H.Y. „

hear Sir: -

• Mr. Edison hag returned from Florida and I have one more brought to his attention your, letter of March 8th.

Possibly you may have obtained a position elsewhere by this time, but, 'if not, Mr. Edison wishes me to aak you' what weekly compensation you would expect if he gave you a position in his laboratory

Your3 very truly,

. and Yours for the Victory Loan,

Assistant to, Mr. Edison.

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April 18,1919.

Mr. Cecil’ H. Harris,

73 Coming Street,'

Charleston, S.C.

Dear Sir:-

, . % Your latter of March 30th has been

received on my return from Florida. I quite appreciate your wish to go to school another year, if you have the opportunity, but lot me say that I will give you a chance in my Laboratory, either now or next year.

Yours very truly.

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3 Gates Place, Bread Street,

Charleston, West Virginia, April 18th., 1919.

Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft,

The Edison' Laboratoi-y,

Orange, N. J.

Dear sir:

Thank you for your favor of the 15th. inst., forwarded to me from my New York address, and the kind attention which you have given to my application.

As I have not made any application elsewhere since I wrote to Mr. Edison, I am Free To accept a position any time.

As to the compensation, I would expect thirty-five dollars a week. Seeing the opportunity of learning by associating myself with you people, I would start at a low salary with favorable chances for advancement when my work should show any merit, such as accuracy, efficiency or originality.

Yours very truly,

(ttml % ijarris

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April 22,1910.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison. Llewellyn Park,

Orange Hew Jersey.

I received the surprise of my liie today upon reading your letter, offering to give me a chance in your Laboratory and I appreciate very much your interest in ray uesire to go to School. I never dreamed I would oe offered such an oppotunity and I wisKto say that I will report as instructed, any tune you fine time to do so, immediately after I finish a special course which I wish to take this summer. I am going to Troy Alabama, my home town, about the first of \June and take tne opno'Sanity offered me in school. I am going to spend my entire time studying until* the first of September as summer school will be out then. If it^convenienl I will report to you at any date after September 1st. I will be at your service ana will start ANY where you place me ana work my way up. Tnanking you again and again for offering me such an opportunity*

I am Yours Very Truly,

Afiter June 1st.,

4 27 -North '6 Hotch St. Troy Alabama.

THOMAS J|al©3S©l3 !!L*©S5M05?IES

Laboratory of

Thomas A. Edison.

Dear Sir:

Confirming recent conversation having reference to position, in Experimental Department, which may he open and in accordance with your advise to me I herewith make application for same.

I am at present employed in the Engineering De¬ partment (Draughting) having served practically four years in thiB Department and during that time have never been late for duty (I mention this to show that I have always practiced punctuality) .

My reasons for changing positions is that as i am a young man, 20 years of age, I believe I should now obtain practical experience now in order that I will be better prepared for the future.

I have already served time in connection with some of Mr. Edison's Experiments having assisted Mr. W.H.Knier- um with whom you are no doubt acquainted while he was en¬ gaged in special work at Morristown and Hew Foundland, H.J.

I am a graduate of the West Orange Grammar School and have attended the Vocational Schools (Evening Sessions) for the past thrse years, and reside with my parentB at #58 Gaston St., West Orange, H.J.

Hoping you will give this application your usual careful and kind attention I beg to remain

Sincerely yours.

gh/hs

Ur. Louis Bernabo,'

853 2d Avenue,

Hew York, il.Y.

Your letter of April 28th has been received, making application for a position in Mr. Edison's Laboratory.

_ tv, c Efla°n lik03 to have the photograph of the applicant when application is made by mail. Usually, he wishes to know also, what weekly com¬ pensation the applicant expects to commence with.

it you have i

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Yours vary truly,

Assistant to Ur. Edison.

A/7073.

WAR CAMP COMMUNITY SERVICE

My dear Mr. Meadowcraft:

We are considering Mr, A. M. Kennedy of Muscle Shoals, -Ala., for a position as community organizer with War Camp Community Service: Your name has been given us for reference and we shall appreciate your frank judgment of Mr. Kennedy which we shall of course regard as entirely confidential. Our need is for men of broad social vision, executive ability, and strong personality with power to inspire a community and carry out a strong program. We are interested to know what you consider hie strong and weak points and to have any other information which you consider valuable for us.

May 6,1919.

Miss Med olein a S. Pearson.

Var Camp Community Service, Tno., 1 Madison Ave. ,

New York. N.Y.

Dear Miss Pearson:

X have received your lot'ier in regard to ilr. A. K. Kennedy, of Muscle Shoal;, Ala. I hove a high esteem for Mr. Kennedy and regard him 03 a gentleman in every -son j of Vno v;ord. '

The serviaos which Mr. Kennedy rendered to Mr. Edison while iri his employ did not aall for the exerolso of tfco particular kind of talents which you mention. His work with Mr. Edison was as an Assistant in technical' experiments. To be sure, he had charge of several men, and as they all hud a very high regard for him, X thin.; it is only just to say that he handled them well. ■ If I- pass any. opinion as to the breadth of his social vision it would bo purely a matter of guosa, as there was no occasion for the exercise of auph power while he was hero. Mr. Kennedy’s personality was always of a high type. So for as I know, he inspired confidence, but I 'should not characterize his personality as being of that kind of strength which will override everything in its path.

, You will soe X am at a loss to express an opinion- as to his ability to undertake the work you have in mind, as thero was no occasion to exhibit anv traoo of th-t kind while' ho was with us.-

Yours very truly.

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Mr. IS. J. GardeHa, Berkley Hotel, Ile'-vark, H.J.

Dear Sir:-

your letter of May 15th applying for a position as Chemist has been received. Mr. Edison . wishes me to say that there i3 no opening just now, but there may be in the ™ar.*°tnre. He auggeata that you might call>hore at the Laboratory and Re will have a word with you.

You had better time your call for the afternoon between 2:30 and 4. and telephone me before you come up. Call 6800 Orange and ask for Lr.Meadowcrort.

Yours very truly.

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Mr. Seymour Furth,

254 'll. 524 Street,

New York, N.Y.

Dear Sir:-

I have received your answer to my advertise¬ ment for a piano player who can improvise.

If you a -e willing to acme over hero for un interview, next Monday at ll o'clock, A.K, . I- wi 11 pay your car faros. both ways.

Yours very truly,

W. H. Meudoworoit ,

Assistant to Mr. ildi3on.

May 24,1919.

My dear Mr. Hurley:

I understand that my friend J. Jarvis , Butler, who is now Chief Clerk of the General Board, Navy Department, has made an applica¬ tion for appointment as Secretary of the Shipping 3oard.

While I was working on experiments for the Navy Department. Secretary Daniels kindly allowed Mr. Butler to cooeerate with me in connection with any work I had to do in Washington. This has been a great help to me and I found Mr. Butler to bo a most valuable assistant. He is a clear headed man, possessed of that uncommon thing, - common sense - , and is intelligent, resourceful, quick and comprehen3i in his work. I have a high opinion of him and think he would be a valuable acquisition for your Board.

Yours very truly,

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President,

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Before leaving New Jersey Products, Incorpo¬ rated, I received the enclosed letter from Mr. Emery. About that time Mr. Charles Edison gave me a letter to the War Department, and later he sent me the kindly note attached. All of these were much appreciated, and especially the last one.

lishod in business for myself, I want to ask if you will kindly send me a letter, signed by yourself, regarding my services with you, first as salesman and later as manager for the Chemical Sales Division, which was taken over by New Jersey Products.

I want to assure you that I look back upon tho few months of association with you, Mr. Meadowcroft, and others in the Edison Interests, as some of the happiest and most profitable in my life. I learned much from the association which has been of great value so far and will be of increasing value in the years ahead. While I did not have the pleasure of working directly under you instructions,

I worked for you to the best of my ability. As I look back there are two regrets regarding my job there; first, I did not have a chance to work with you as closely as I wanted and, second, my experience had not been broad enough to enable me to make the most of every opportunity. I have been amply rewarded for whatever work I did but trust you will grafat me the favor I am asking.

With Kindest personal regards, I am.

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for a different one? I am anxious to become connected with a large, progres¬ sive concern, and now that I have had such an opportunity I do not like to let it pass by me without attempting to take advantage of it.

Hoping that you will consider this application, I remain,

Yours very truly,

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Mr. Herbert A. Malino,

1956 Crotona Parkway,

How York, H.Y.

Dear Sir:-

Your letter of June 3d waa received and shown to Mr. Edison. He wishes me to say that the musical position he had in mind has not yet been filled, as none of the applicants were • entirely satisfactory for his purpose.

However, he says that he can give you a’ lob temporarily at $20.00 per week on experi¬ mental work. This would entail your living somewhere near the plant. If you decided to accept, you can’ come over on Monday morning next, about 9 o’clock and ask to see me.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

June 9,1919.

Mr. F. D. Lockwood,

Suite 707,

111 Broadway,

New York, H.Y.

Dear Mr. Lockwood:

I am enclosing horowj th a letter which Kr. Edison has written to you. and am slso_ returning herewith the letters -cf Kr. Charles Mison and i,!r. finery, which ycu sent with yours of i-.ay ,.0th.

I hope this will all ho satisfactory to you. iVith kind regards, I remain,

Your3 vary truly.

assistant to Mr- Kdiaon.

Enclosures.

A/7347.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

7,1919.

Mr. Frederick D. ■ Lockwood, 111 Broadway,

Hew York, H.Y. .

Dear Sir:-

I am glad to learn from your letter of May 28th, that your duties in the War Department have come to a close, and that yon are now established in a business for yourself.

Although you and I did not come much into personal contact while you were engaged here in our Chemical Bales Division, I received from time to time quite favorable reports of your activities for the Edison Interests, and have no doubt that if you put into your own affairs the some kind of intelligent effort you will build up a successful business.

7/ith all good wishes for your future, I remain.

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Dear Mr. Green: -

In -acoordanoe with our telephone talek this afternoon, I am sending herewith all the papers we have in relation to Michel G. Korsunsky. You will see. there is a letter of June 6th and my reply of June 9th', and a postal- card addressed to Mr. L. Otl at our laboratory, also a business oard-of Mr. Eorsunsky. He came here' the day following the date'of my letter and was engaged and told to’ come the next morning at 9 o’clock'

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also in the Chemical Laboratory received the enclosed postal card.' Mr. Korsunsky had told him the day before that he was erpecjting to go to the bank and get .something like 40,000 Rubles. He came in on Monday morning last and after working for a little whilo on the problem which Mr. Edison had given him, he. gavo Mr. Edison a rather dis¬ couraging v/ritten report, and we let him go, as it did not 3eem that his .original letter and actions fitted in with each other.

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Mr. Cecil H. Harris,

73 Coming Street,

Charleston, S.C.

Dear Sir:-

Your letter of April 32d has been received and shown to Mr. Edison. He says that when you have taken advantage of the additional schooling and are entirely through, you can write to me and I will arrange the matter.

Assistant to Hr. Edison.

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June -24,1919.

Mr. C. G. Williams pYV School, P.0. , Va. 1

Dear Sir:-

Ycur letter of June 20th, together with photograph has boon received and. your application ana photograph w ore submitted to Mr. Edison.

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Subject: Passport for Robert Noguern.

This is to. certify that the abovo named Robert Hoguera has worked for me in my laboratory about eighteen months , and .has always conducted himself very satisfactorily.

I understand that he wishes to return to Colombia, South America for business reasons.

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My dear Sin >u tf> 1*^ — |

I heg to take this opportunity of expressing to you my hearty thanks for the courtesy and kindness your Company has extended to the. Chinese Government students in your employ. The practical training offered to them hy you will, no doubt, be a great asset to their future career.

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t statement for each of the Chinese students

in your employ as per enolosed liBt concerning the quality of his work for the past year. This is required in our annual report to the Chinese Government at Peking.

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July £5,1919.

Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering,

10th Avenue and 36th Street,

Dew York, H.Y.

Gentlemen: SJSA3CHMGHT SECTIOH:

Will you please inBert-the advertisement written out at the bottom' of this shoot in your issues of August 1st and loth.. 'Please send the bill to me and I will have our Cashier make remittance. (

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Yours very truly.

Assistant to lit. Edison.

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July 25,1919.

Drug & Chemical Markets, Ho. 3 Park Place,

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Gentlemen : . .

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The Journal of Industrial & Engrg. Chemistry,

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Edison.

July 28,1919

Mr. C. G. Williamson,

Park Hotel, .

Orange, II. J. .

Dear Sir:-

Your letter of July 26th has been received. ’ Mr. Edison requests us to say that •he cannot reinstate yon in the. Laboratory. When you made your application to him originally ha was under- the impression that you had a greutor knowledge of chemistry, but found, your ability did not come up to hie requirements.

Yours very truly,

Edison Laboratory.

July 29,1919.

Ur. J. 3. Brennan,

One Oakland Street,

Lexington, Mass.

.Dear Sir:-

Your letter of July 36th hue been received and shown to Mr. EdiBon. Ha 3ays . that he will give you a chance to show what you can do, and 3tart 'you at $40 per week. If you are successful, he will increase the salary.

If this is acceptable, please come on Monday August 25th. For that one morning you oan get here about 9 o'clock and ask for Mr. Altengarton, my Secretary, as I expect to be away on a vocation. Mr. Altengarton will attend to. your 3oeing Mr. Edison. ~

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr* Edison.

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July 30,1919.

Messrs. D. 0. Haynes & Co. ,

3 Park Place;

Haw York, H.Y.

Gentlemen :

Your letter of July 26th was received and shown to Mr. Edison, who appreoiates your suggestion that you onn possibly send him soma desirable applioants. Mr. Edison' 3 requirements, as stated by himself, ore as follows:

"I want a real factory Chemist who is "oapable from experience to take up the manu- "faoturing of any of the standard chemicals "in, say, Chas. Cooper& Company's list, "install the apparatus and produce goods "which can be sold in competition. One "who from experience knows the actual best "practice in Chemical Works and the theoretical "side as well”

lot me suggest that if you should put any appli¬ oants in touoh with Mr. Edison it will be well to write to him first to make an appointment and refer in their letter to the faot of your having suggested the interview.

For your information, I would say that Mr. Edison is going away on Monday next, to bo gone two weoks.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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Mr. Edison is looking for a Chemist whose qualifica¬ tions are described in the following advertisement:

1 WANTED: Practical manufacturing Chemist, one. oapable of taking entire charge of Works manufacturing a moderate line of inorganic chemicals, with full knowledge of analytical chemistry.

Applications may be addressed by letter to Mr. Edison and sent to this address at any time after August 16th.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

July 30,1919.

Mr. Gao. Meiater:

Ur. Edison has engaged a boy for his Chemical Laboratory. His name is Cecil H. Harris, and he is to start work on August 2bth,1919, and to receive $15 per week to begin with.

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Your letter of July 30th has been received and shown to Mr. Mis on, who says that he will give yon a position starting at §20.00 per week.

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Dear Siri-

In reply to your inquiry for a Chemical Manufacturer, who is a chemist-

I am an American, married, forty one years old, reoeived the A.B. degree in 1900 and the A.M. in 1910.

I was engaged withnone of the largest oliemical factories in the state for seventeen and a half years, most of the time as chief chemist, and aB an executive in the factory, designing and installing and operating new departments. , . ,

I have always heen in chai’ge of men in chemical factories, and am in a position at this time to consider a proposition- should you feel justified in malting one.

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P-185,

Chem. & Met. .Engineering, HEW YORK CIIY.

Gentlemen: -

A reliable, experienced, practical manufacturing ohemiBt with sound theoretical training augmented by praotioal, commercial experience in various fields.will be available to you about Sept¬ ember 1st, at a minimum beginning salary of § 4OOO per annum. I trust that when you have read the appended description of my experience and qualifications , you will share with me the belief that I am "just the man you are looking for",

I am 27 years of age, speak, read and write Spanish, read German, ana am a native-born American of ancestors who have been nat¬ ive-born since 1775*

I graduated from high-school at 16 years of age, having com¬ pleted the regular Latin oourse, supplemented by a manual training course whioh included oabinet-making, carpentry, shop-work, and mechan¬ ical drawing.

I spent the next two years on the staff of a newspaper ir. a little- city in the Middle West, after whioh I entered the University of Indiana, taking up ChemiBtry.

My work at the University included General Chemistry, Qual¬ itative and Quantitative Analysis', Physical Chemistry, Technical Analyse

ia , Spectrosoopy.Polarimetry and Sugar Analysis, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Conservation of Natural HeBOurces, Political Soience, Spanish, English, and Hygiene.

I left the University to accept a position as CheraiBt for the 1’ajardo Sugar Company, at Pa jar do, Porto Hico . Here I had exper¬ ience both in the laboratory and in the plant; I made analyses of juices , syrups .molasses ,meladura,masseouites , sugar , soilB and fertil¬ izers. In the plant, I calibrated piston meters, looked after sampling and helped "drive" a gang of native peons during a strike. While there in the early part of the crop, I weighed cane for three weeks.

I left the tropics on aoeour.t of a severe attack of malaria and went to the Illinois Steel Company at Gary, Indiana to take a pos¬ ition as chemist in the laboratory of the by-products ooke plant there That coke-plant is the largest in the world and is made of a battery of seven hundred Poppers ovens, a By-Products and Ammonia building and a Benzol and light-oil plant. Here, I made analyses of ooal, ooke, gas, tar , ammonia, ammonium sulphate , benzol, toluol, solvent naphtha, sulphurio acid, water and naphthalene. In the plant, I studied "saturator losses" directed sampling frequently and made a oaloulation and report of

After about six months, I received a better offer from the Sherwin-Y/illiams Company at Chicago (ll6th St.) which I accepted. At first I was in the laboratory entirely, analyzing Oleiuns, Mixed Aoids, white lead, mixed paints, oils, fats, waxes, resins and gums, varnishes and'

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later I did quite a little plant work and control experi¬ ment in connection with the manufacture of Sodium Chromate from Chrome Ore. When the company decided to go a step further and make crystalline Bichromate from the yellow monoohromate liquor, I was asked to go into the matter and draw up plans and estimates of an addition to their Chrome plant. This I did successfully.

Then X received the unsolicited offer of the Nordyke and Harmon Company of Indianapolis, Ind., (manufacturers of the Marmon automobile, flour-milling machinery, etc.) of. the position of Chief Chemist at their plant. I accepted this offer and equipped three bare rooms with a complete line of apparatus and trained a corps of three assistants, just out of college ir. the analysis of iron, steel, brass , bronze , aluminum, ingot oopper, lubricants , enamels , waterproofing materials, cutting compounds, gasoline, eto. In addition to directing a three room laboratory.making analyses myself and making out daily, weekly and monthly laboratory reports, I had charge of the purohase of all the laboratory supplies, I also did some work on the oka calibration of pyroraeters.heat-treatnBnt of steel, and metallography. I was there during the month of October 1918 when the company received the pennant . for the banner production of ‘liberty aeroplane motorB for the Governr

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last October, I received an offer from the Block Cheraioal Works at Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, then manufacturers of Barium salts, to beoome operating chemist there in a new plant they were in¬ stalling for the manufacture of crystalline Biohromate of Soda, X accepted the position but found their plant very unfortunately sit¬ uated with no convenient nearby residence for my wife and child and so I only remained with them until Deoember. nevertheless ,my stay there was successful. I started them out making Biohromate crys¬ tals satisfactorily, furnishing them with all I had learned while with Sherwin-Williams. I acted as a kind of Assistant Superintendent and Chemioal Director. I guided the chemical end of production, directed the Baume strength of liquors, roasting temperatures, washing of crys¬ tals, etc., at the same time making frequent analyses in an improvised laboratory whioh I rigged up in a garret room of their faotory whioh was not piped for gaB of any kind, — also sampling cars of Chrome Ore and Barytes whioh Hamples were later analyzed, satisfactorily ahecking the seller and the referee in every oase. Shortly after leaving them and just as they were operating satisfactorily, the plant was foroed to dose by the death of Mr. Altshul of NBw York, principal owner and the property was offered for sale to settle his estate,

last December, tjjen, I came down to New York and accepted a position with Dr. William M. Grosvenor.whom you no doubt know as one of the country's leading consultants and patent litigation experts.

Since coming here X htive done a. great deal of work on an arsenate of lead^patentV -practically covering the field of atsenates

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I have also done a great deal of original research on methods of analysis (both organic and inorganic) and have been engaged recently with some extensive work on starches ana vegetable veneer glues involving a large amount of original work on the determination of Specific Viscosity of various colloids and a study of advanced oolloid chemistry. I have also been engaged with a separation of certain gum resins from mixtures with fatty oils.

During my association with Dr. Grosvenor I have been thrown with "big men",— such as the firm of Gifford ana Bull, Kenyon and Kenyon,

Dr. McKenna, Dr. J. Merritt Matthews, Dr. Parker C. Mollhiney.the Hirsch Bro¬ thers, and Mr. William Travers Jerome.

Since 1917,1 have, by evening and spare-time study acquired a reading knowledge of German and am entering upon a course in business administration given by an extension university.

My present salary is $.3600 . My desire for a change is due to my ambition to connect with a reliable industrial concern where real ambition will be really rewarded and where I will have opportunity to advance and "grow up".

Will you please treat this oommunioation strictly confidentially and advise the writer of your deoision in his case at your- earliest' convenience?

Very truly yours,

W st 112th Street, New York.

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P-185.

o/o Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering, 10th, Ave. at 36th, Street, New York City.

Gentlemen

I would he pleased to arrange an interview with you with reference to your advertisement in the Chemical & Met¬ allurgical Engineering of Aug.lst.

X have a taohnioal education with fifteen years practical experience in inorganic chemical work, including analytical, research and manufacturing.

Am at present employed ap re¬ search ohemist for a concern engaged in alkali manufacture.

M.Hauher, Jr., West Haverstraw, New York.

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Dear Sir:-

Your answer to P-185. Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, has been submitted to Mr. Edison.

Ha says that he would like to have you o.cme over and see him at the laboratory here the first part, n-p the week. • Mr. Edison iB usually here every day and^you oan see him at any time between 9 and 12 in the morning- or between 2 and 5 in the afternoon. To be . sure that Mr. Edison will be here the ^ay you come over, we would suggest, that you telephone Orange 6800 ana ash - for Mr. Altangarten, who will see that you get in touch with Mr. Edison or advise you if he is not here.

Yours very truly.

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Dear Sir:- ; ■

. Your answer to P-1B5, Chem. and Hot. Engineer¬ ing, has been received and submitted to Ur. Edison.

( Mr* Edison will be glad to see you at' any time,

• the sooner the better, here at the laboratory. Ho is usually here every day between 9 and 12 in the morning: and 2 and 5 in the afternoon.

, When you oall, please ask for Ur. Altengarten,

who will put you in touoh with Ur. Edison. If you want to be sure that Mr. Edison will be here the day you intend oallihg,, let me suggest that you 'phono Orange 6800.

Yours very truly,

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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504 Uest- 112th Street , New York, H.Y.,

August 16th, 1919.

Mr. V/.H.Meadoworoft,

Edison Laboratories,

Orange, New Jersey.

Near Sir:-

I wish to acknowledge your letter of August 15th, and to advise that I can come over to see Mr. .Edison at three-thirty, Wednes¬ day afternoon.

If, for any reason, this hour should he inconvenient .will you just telephone me? Murray Hill 1916 connects you with the Chemists' Club and the operator there will connect you directly with Dr. Grosvenor's office where you will find me from 9 to 5.

Unless advised to the oor.trary.then.I will go to Mr. Edison's laboratories on Wednesday afternoon.

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What is 20# Oleum?

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August 19,1919.

Memo .

Dr. Hiederor oalled about U;15 this A.ll. Mr. Edison oama in t.o see him ana handed him the questionnaire. The gentleman looked them over and said to me that it would be a waste of time for him to answer them. He said he had those questions in his College days and that he has passed over that period now, having had 16 years of experience. That, anyway, if it was neoessary in praotioal experience to know them he could look them