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1910. Edison Crushing Roll Company (D-10-38)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison Crushing Roll Co., which licensed and installed Edison's crushing rolls and collected royalties for their use. Included are statements of expenses incurred and royalties due, as well as correspondence regarding blueprints, patterns, licenses, and inspections.

A sample of approximately 10 percent of the documents has been selected.

TKe Edison Portland Cement Co.

ih. Freight and Paaienger Station, NEW VILLAGE. N. J.

3. address. STEWARTSVILLE, N. J.

March 8, 1910.

Mr. H. E. Miller, Secy., Edison Laboratory, Orange, N. J. Dear Sir:-

M 10 ;Ojn

Enclosed please find statement showing expenses incurred by this Company account the Edison Crushing Roll Co ./for the month of January, amount being $1207.24.

We are also attaching herewith in dup¬ licate the following memorandums which you may render

against your respective licensees:

U. S. Crushed Stone Company Tomkins Coven Stone Company - Rational Limestone Co.

Yours very truly.

T' ~ r^pcn^ortlan^^^nt Co.,^

ENCLOSURE

P.S.

Mr. Mason requests that we hold bill against the National Limestone Co. up until we have more charges to render against them at some future time. E.S.B.W

[ENCLOSURE]

EXPENSES INCURRED BY EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY ACCOUNT LIMESTONE ROLLS, MONTH OS’ JANUARY, 1910.

Aofit.

No,

1000 TOMKINS COVE CONTRACT (T., Jan. 15 Drafting

J. McFadden

J. V. Fry

K . B . Snyder J. V. Fry

M. Ti. Snyder J. V. Fry

M. B. Snyder Jan. 31 J. V. Fry

M. B. Snyder Drafting V.. B. Snyder J. V. Fry J. McFadden J. V. Fry J. McFadden E. S. Op dyke

L.E.)

9.10

Inspector 25.00

Expenses 1/4-3 14.60

" 12/15-31 15.65

1 1/11-12 2.56

11 1/1-15 19.17

Inspecting 1/3-4-5-6-7

11-12 19.50

Salary 30 . 00

Inspecting 1/17-20-2!?-

29-31 13.50

Salary 13 . 84

. 16.33

Expenses 1/16-21 14.52

" 1/20 6.30

" 1/1-15 14.57

n 1/27/10 11.50

Erecting Engineer 50.00

Expcnooc to ritt-Aurch

refunded 21,02

249.12

1001 TOMKINS COVE CONTRACT (PERSONAL)

Jan. 15 Checking Snare & Triest Co. Drawing. 24.04

31 " " " " " 41.73 65.77

1003 NATIONAL LIMESTONE CO. CONSRACT (Personal) Jan. 15 Drafting - Buildings

1004

KELLEY ISLAND LIME & TRANSPORT CO. CONTRACT White Rock, Ohio. (t.A.E.)

Jan. 15 Drafting

Jan. 31

J. McFadden H. B. Snyder H. V. Fry

J. McFadden J. V. Fry J . McFadden

Inspector Expense 12/15-31 Inspecting Jan. 8

" 1/15-19-21

. 26 Expenses 1/17-19 " 1/1-15

" 1/26/10

Erecting Engineer

4.80

25.00

15.65

1.50

10.00

3.76

14.57

1.10

25.00

101.38

1008

U. S. CRUSHED STONE CO. Jan. 31 M. B. Snyder

CONTRACT (T.A.E.) Salary

[ENCLOSURE]

1011 GENERAL EXPENSE

12/31

l/l3-l<

Draughtsmen

w. Ii. Mason Expense

J. V. Pry 11 _ _

G. Erh Services l/l3

L. VV. Rodgers " 1/14 .87

\V. N. Telegraph Co. Telegrams 12/6-31 2.61

J. V. Pry Insptg. 1/13-14- Taylor

Company 6.00

Draughtsmen 16.31

Drawing Materia 1 11.40

Stamps 6.20

Telegrams 7.29

Telephone 7.40

Stationery 20.40

93.60

1012

SALES Jan. 15 Jan. 31

100.00

150.00 250.00

1014 KELLEY ISLAND LIME & TRANSPORT CO. CONTRACT. Marblehead, Ohio. (T.E.A. )

Jan. 15 Draughtsmen

" 31 J. Y. Pry Inspecting 1/26

Draughtsmen

J. UcPadden Expense 1/1-15

J. V. Pry " 1/26/10

144.59

1.00

84.05

14.57

1.10

245.31

1018

KELLEY ISLAND LIMBI & TRANSPORT CO. CONTRACT Akron, New York. (T.K.E.)

J. McPadden M . B . Snyder J. V. Pry M. B . Snyder J. V. Pry M. B. Snyder J. V. Pry

Inspector Expense 12/15-31 " 1/10

« 1/1-15/10

Inspecting 1/7-8-10 Salary

Inspecting 1/18-22-24-25- 26-27-28

M. B. Snyder J. V. Pry

Salary

Expense 1/16-21 " 1/17-19

" 1/24-25

" 1/26/10

" 1/27/10

25.00

15.65

1.53

19.18

6.00

30.00

17.50

13.84

14.53

3.75

3.68

1.10

14.95 166.71

TOTAL

$1207.24

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April 1, 1910.

Mr

Thomas A. Edison,

Port layers, Florida.

Dear Mr. Edison:

I onoloso herewith letter from Mr. Williams of the Edison Crushing Roll Co., dated March 21st, in which ho refers to acceptance by the U. 3. Crushed Stono Co. of assignment of contract made "by Messrs. ITusbaum, Klotz and Dreyfus to that company, also enclosed, as well as acceptance hy you of the notice of this assignment. Please sign this latter paper as indioated, before two witnesses, and return all tho papers to me in tho enclosed envelope.

The; Edison Crushing Roll Co.

ROCK CRUSHERS

August 24, 1910

Mr. H. E. Miller,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, H. J.

Dear Sir:-

Can you advise me whether ProfeBBorB Pryor and Martin, of Stevens College, Hoboken, have been paid for their testimony on the Boll BuitV 1 was talking to Mr. Hicks yesterday and he asked me to get this information so he would be posted.

Awaiting your reply, I am,

Yours very truly,

\

The Edison Crushing Roll Co.

ROCK CRUSHERS

PRINCIPAL OFFICE. EDISON LABORATORY ORANGE. N.J.

WORKS OFFICE. STEWARTSVILLE. N.J.

Stewartsville, K.J., Sept. 17, 1910.

Mr. H. P. Miller,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, E. J.

Dear Sir:-

In talking with Mr. Edison the other day he said he would write a letter to Mr. Dreyfus and Mr. Klotz if I would make a draft of it. Therefore, I wish you would please have the following letter written on Laboratory paper and give to Mr. Edison to Bign and then forward direct to Mr. Klotz, President, and Mr. Moise Dreyfus, Vice President, of the U. S. Crushed Stone Co., Chioago, 111.

My dear Sir:

Your letters of July 2nd to the White Investing Co, and August 25th to the Moose Mountain .Ltd. , and Mr. John V/. Gates have been brought to my attention. I am very much pleased to hear that the Rolls are giving such satisfaction to your Company, and I certainly appreciate the interest you take in our affairs to write a letter like those men¬ tioned, above.

I have made every effort to make these Rolls entirely satisfactory to our customers and it is very gratifying to know that they appreciate the work that has been done, and I believe they will continue to oper¬ ate to your entire satisfaction.

Yours very truly, "

Yours very truly,

WHM-JW

The Edison Crushing Roll Co.

ROCK CRUSHERS

Stewartsville, N.J., Oct. 31, 1910.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, H. J. ‘jj

Dear Sir:-

On Friday Mr. Williams and myself went to Tomkins Cove with Mr. Hermann and another gentle¬ man of the Moose Mountain Ltd., and a Hr. Hansen, an engineer of the Grondel Process Company, They started the Holls up while we were there and put through approximately 20 oars. The rolls worked very well and as near as I could ascertain from the load in the pan conveyor the lower rolls were taking for that short time, at the rate of 500 to 600 tonB per hour. Vie made provision for another 4x3 Roll in the bottom to be installed when necessary, but from the looks of the test I do not think it will ever be neoessary.

The screens seemed to work very satis¬ factorily although the angle I believe is a little bit too steep. This can be readily changed to a lesser angle if it is found desirable. In fact, the whole

plant started off exceptionally v/ell In my. opinion.

Mr. Herrmann of the Moose Mountain ltd. was very much pleased and seems to he very much in favor of our crushing plant, hut the only thing he is afraid of is the possihility of the plates on the Giant Rolls wearing rapidly. He seems to have gotten his information from the superintendent at Benson Mines who had made the statement to him that they had a pair of Giant Hols for sale if anybody wanted to huy them. — CUsu. 'r /feu* up :•< ,,,Js ,V' .• . -

The Tomkins Cove people were delighted with the way the plant started up and although they have purchased two steam shovels, they are talking of buying one more, to give them three to start in next season.

Yours very truly.

WHM-JW

The Edison Crushing Roll Co.

ROCK CRUSHERS

Stewartsville, H.J.,

Mr. W. S. Mallory,

Presiden t.

Dear Sir:- yjt^

In reference to the trip I made to Benson Mines, Hew York on the 4th instant in connection with a letter we had received from them under date of the 1st instant regarding plate wear, we found a num-

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her of conditions which we feel largely cause this unnecessarily large wear and which it would he a very Bimple matter to greatly reduce.

1st - The Rolls are set 6* Qb« center to center of shafts. This causes all the material go¬ ing through to he reduced to 7“ or less. By opening up these Rolls and making very much larger stone the plate wear would he reduced to a very nominal figure and as it was explained to us while at Benson Mines that when new plates were put on a skip load of mater¬ ial was crushed in about one-half a minute, where after the plates had worn the time of crushing was from 2 to 4 minutes. It was also noted that they allow their

slugger plate to wear down. This as we well know allows larger pieces of rock to ride and grind the Roll plates instead of shattering the material as new slugger plates will do. V/e explained to Mr. Painter and his assistant the action of the slugger plate, and yte- feel that Mr. Painter is well satisfied that fcy keeping his two slugger plates renewed as soon as any material wear shows, that his total plate wear will he very greatly reduced.

Yours very truly,

HCV/-JW

The Edison Crushing Roll Co.

Yesterday I visited Tomkins Cove again and met Mr. Harsh of the Kelley Island Lime & Trans¬ port Co. , Mr. Lake and Mr. Seitz; also employees of the Kelley Island Lime & Transport Co,

The plant is operating very satisfactorily hut it still needs some slight adjustments on the screens. Their preliminary screens Beem to he satis¬ factory now hut their final separating screens are a little hit too steep. The speed of the feed roll under the Giant roll 1b too fast and they are getting out some pulleys to reduce the speed of this now. As it is now, the 3 sets of Rolls take the feed at the rate of over 1,000 tons per hour and reduce it to about 2" sizeB. The Tomkins Cove people are very much pleased and are now making arrangements to purchase for de¬ livery next Spring another steam shovel and some more cars.

They have only put in one half of the screens that the plant is laid out for. These can he put in at any time as everything i8 provided hut it is a question now whether they will neet the extra screen capacity for the present screens are almost satisfactory and 1 believe a little adjusting will fill all their requirements. Mr. Harsh of the Kelley Island Go. was very much pleased v/ith the plant and says he regrets very much that he did not put in two smaller Rolls at Akron instead of UBing the old Gyratory crusherB which he has, and would do this now hut Mr. Gowan, the head of the company, is very ill and he does not like to make any definite plans and there¬ fore expects to run through next season with the pre¬ sent equipment. However, he wants to put in a set of our screens in the Akron plant to take the place of the rotary screen which he used laBt year and which gave him so much trouble.

In regard to the plate wear at Akron v/hich figures out on the Giant Rolls approximately .6 per ton, he said that he did not think this was excess¬ ive; that the stone was; very abrasive and that he

thought his total repairs in his crushing plant in¬ cluding Rolls and Gyratories was less per ton than it had been before the rolls were installed. He has the rolls set up now just as close as it is possible to put them and said this is necessary in order to get that quantity through the gyratories. I explained to him fully that his wear could be very greatly re¬ duced by installing extra rolls and opening up his preliminary Giant Roll. He understands this and said he would like to do it but under the circumstances will not make any changes for next season except to install the screens if we can make a proper lay-out.

He was very much surprised that the screens at Tomkins Cove would work as they do and says he expects to in¬ stall this kind of screen in his various plants as soon as he can get at it. He further told me that they were expending about $100,000.00 in building a large concrete storage dock on Kelley Island in Lake Erie. With this storage dock he will be able to load the largest lake steamer with crushed stone in a few hours by spouting it directly into the steamer and by

'this method he hoped to get a large part if not all of the Buffalo ti’ade and other lake points which he cannot now reach economically, and that in all pro¬ bability they would want to install a set of Rolls at Kelley Island after -next season.

At their 'White Rock, Ohio, plant he tells me that the Rolls crush the stone to such a regular size that he 1b able to get about 20# more out of each lime kiln than he did when stone was broken down by hand, and that the rolls there were entirely satisfactory, but he was having a great deal of trouble in his quarry on aocount of the large pieces which would come out in the blast. He showed me some photo¬ graphs of th.eee which I will discuss with you, stating that in using a Keystone drill and putting the holes only ten feet apart the stone would come out and a large majority of the pieces would be 8 and 10 foot cubes which were so large that his steam shovels (90- ton) would not handle them, and he is trying to figure out some different method of blasting in order to break these large pieces. I remember seeing this

quarry last summer and the stone does come out in very large blocks and there are apparently no seams or cleavage planes in any direction but apparently being more of the nature of concrete than any stone that I am familiar with. X suggested to him using a black powder in conjunction with dynamite and two or three other schemes, which he is going to try out, but he says even as the stone comes out now he is able to make a very large improvement in operating by the Rolls as compared with his foxmer methods of Gyratories.

On the whole he is very much pleased with the two sets of Rolls which he has had operating for a portion of this past season and sayB he expects by next June to be shipping 15,000 tons a day, but of course, about three to four thousand tons of this will be coming from Kelley Island where they are using the old Gyratories.

Mr. Tomkins advised me that the other quarries on the Hudson River were very much worried about the installation at Tomkins Cove and they already had an inquiry from one of the large bankers in New

11-12-10.

York asking them to make a price on the entire plant, and from other sources he knows that the other stone people on the River are very much worried.

I told him that you wanted to come up and see the plant and they are very anxious to have you come at any time you find it convenient.

Yours very truly,

( b jbj ' Win ^

Benson Mines Company

BENSON MINES, ST. LAWRENCE CO., N. Y.

Benson mines, n. y.. Nov. 30, 1910,

Thomas A. liaison,

. . . ...

Orange, U. J. Attention l,ir. ll.F.:.ai-l'er~'

i\W

Dear Sir;-

V/e have your favor of the 2bth Inst, with Vouchers j' 1003 and 1120 enclosed and note your confusion in regard to same.

It has been the custom und;we beleive( part of the agreement, to nay royalty for ore crushed in the Giant Rolls upon the tonnage of concentrates shipped, but, through error, royalty mis paid in August on 137b tons of con¬ centrates estimated in a stock pile ns vie made no shipments during that month, our .Y.ill being closed down during that time. In Sept, we began to ship from the stock pile and continued on through Oct. and into Nov.

Therefore v/e deducted 1375 tons, upon which royalty was paid in August, from the total of the Sept, and Oct. shipments, in figuring the royalty for Sept, and Oct., in order to avoid twice paying royalty on the same oro.

',Ve are returning the vouchers to you with the belelf that this explanation will clear up the question in your minds.

Yours truly

K.

Mgr .

<R.c Rr

the Benson ore, and we think that Mr. Painter is thoroughly convinced that if he had kept his slugger plates

in good condition and not have allowed them to wear to the extent he has, that his plate wear per ton would not have been greater than Akron has been during this year, which as near as we are able to figure is between 7 and 8 mills per ton. Mr. Painter brought with him maps showing the iron ore deposit at Benson Mines and the test drillings they have made with analyses. They estimate that they have available at the present level 3,500,000 tons, by sinking 50 feet 3,500,000 tons additional and by going to a depth of 100 feet, 3,000,000 more tons. With this there is a matter of some 500,000 yards of stripping. It is their present plan to erect a mill, preferably the wet process so as to eliminate their phosphorus, and to mine about 2,000 tons per day which would yield them approximately 1,000 tons of ore, and would give them work for 15 years.

Mr. Mason discussed at length with Mr. Painter the angle of pinch and thoroughly explained the tremendous difference in plate wear that a slight variation from the correct angle of pinch makes. All

of these points were acknowledged by Mr. Painter as being correct and his thorough belief in same. Mr. Painter left for Cornwall Mines, Cornwall, Pa., last night and intends going from there to Tomkins Cove and will likely return to New Village before finally going back to Benson Mines.

It is our feeling that the report Mr. Painter will submit to Messrs. Pilling Sc Crane will be entirely favorable to Giant Rolls and not in accord with his letter of Jtewteat&er to us, or similar to the interview you had with Messrs. Pilling Sc Crane on November 18th.

Yours very truly,

HCW-JW

The Edison Crushing Roll Co.

ROCK CRUSHERS

PRINCIPAL OFFICE , EDISON LABORATORY. ORANCE. N.J.

Stewartsville, H.J., Dec. 9, 1910.

Mr. H. F. Miller, Secy., Edison laboratory, Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:-

Replying to yours of the 7th in refer¬ ence to vouchers of the Benson Mines Company in settle¬ ment of royalty and your enclosure of letter from Mr. Painter and regarding your request that if. settlement is in accordance with contract that we will advise you, we beg to say that such is our interpretation of the contract.

. I Eire

We beg herewith to return to' you vouchers and letter of the Benson Mines Co.

Q,. / YourB very truly,

\ . ■/' / THE EDISON CRUSHING ROLL CO.,

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1910. Edison Manufacturing Company (D-10-39)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison Manufacturing Co. Among the documents for 1910 are items pertaining to corporate taxes, advertising, material for primary batteries, and a contract with Nelson Goodyear. Also included are comparative statements of general expenses for 1909 and 1910.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected include correspondence regarding a board of directors' meeting, accounts, and other routine matters.

T7YE-, 8^-.

SPECIAL EXCISE TAX IMPOSED ON CORPORATIONS.

Office of Collector . . District oF.J^O:S£*fL.

. . .

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Attention is called, to the provisions of Section 88, Act of August 5, 1909, imposing a special excise tax on corporations, joint stock companies, associations, and insurance companies; to the requirements of said Section respecting the preparation and filing of annual returns by such ooiporations, joint stock com¬ panies, associations, and insurance companies, and to the penalties imposed by said Section in case of failure to make such return, or for the filing of a false or fraudulent return.

As the prescribed return has not been filed by your company, and as the time limited by said Section 38 for the filing of such return has expired, you are hereby notified that, unless a full and complete return of your company is received at this Office within ten days from the date of this notice, an examination of your books and papers bearing upon the matters required to be included in such return will be made, pursuant to paragraph 4 of said Section 38, and that the tax so ascertained to be due will be assessed, and all penalties incurred by your company enforced as provided by law.

' ,i ',\S. W. /'.MDir.SO:..

Collector.

W■P• April 29, 1910.

Mr. Charles \V, Anderson, Collector,

8eoond Distriot of New York,

0. S. Internal Revenue Dept.,

Custom House Building, New York City.

Dear Sir:

We Deg to acknowledge receipt of your notice calling attention to the fact that this Company failed to make a report aB required under Seotion 38 of the Act of August 5th, 1909.

In reply, we beg to advise you that the prinoipal plaoe of business of this Company is Orange, N. J. and the books of the Company are kept at this plaoe of business. A report was prepared on Form #637 furnished by the Internal Revenue Department and was presented to the Collector of Internal Revenue at the Post Office Building at Newark, N. J . We explained to him that this Company was a New Jersey Corporation organized under, the laws of the State of New Jersey and that the principal pllace of bijiBineBo and the bookB were kept at Orange, N. J. , but that we had a plaoe of business in New York City, and he stated that Mb of floe was the proper place to file the report. The report was thereupon left with the Colleotor. at the Newark office and we hold his reoelpt for same dated February 28,1910

Kindly advise us if under the circumstances we are required to do anything further to comply with your notice.

Thanking you for a prompt reply, we are,

Youtb truly,

EDISON MANUFACTURING CO.

Vice President.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVIOE,

2d Disthiot op New York,

Collector's Office,

New York, N. Y., May 3, 1910.

Edison Hfg. Co.,

Orange, N. J.

Slrs:

Replying to yours of the 29th ultimo, I have to state that, i f as stated in your letter, the corporation tax return was filed with the Collector at Hewark, there is no necessity for any further action on your part.

Respectfully,

[FROM CARL H. WILSON]

NATIONAL PHONOGRAP

Moaoro. Hutloon: Looming: Riehl:

TThilo It is highly important, duo to our being so far hohind orders,- tliat wo arrange to havo in stock, or in sight, a sufficient quuntity of raw material of all kinds to toko care of our primary battery business, it is also quite as im¬ portant that for tho noxt fow months wo order such raw materials as conservatively as is oonsietont with our requirements, and as Is absolutely necessary to insure us against any delay in tho wanuf&oture or filling of orders promptly.

Plcmao look into this matter very carefully, and govern your stook and orders accordingly,

5/LB/40. / C. II. W,

Copies to Messrs. UdWon: Dyer: Vobor:

	1909.	1910.
8BLT.IH0 ft AR15I NIETRATI VE BXFBUSEv
' Officials	971.05	660.75
Sales	1442.75	2170.03
Accounting Rept.	517.42	535.66
Rilling Rept.	152.00	156.00
•.hipping ft Order Dept.	208.00	4X8.00
Pay Roll Rcp<>.		17.6.00
Vine. Help.	296.00	323.00
Film Dept.	1909.00	2296.50
Tranccribing Rept.		260.00
Chi capo Office - Rat lory	456.00	442.00
Chicago Office - Film	. 1169.67	1274.00
Adv. salaries	■ 65.00	260.00
Legal	2540.00	1755.69
Salesmen!! salaries ft expense.	2165.72	. 3u4 5 . 47
Catalogs , Etc.	59-1.56	2308.23
Papere & Magazines	790.67	3083.73
Exhibition	96.65	7.85
Entertainment	23 . 70	47 . 20
Freight ft Exp re tje	7424.53	6510.93
Foreign Shipments	21.33	2.42
Herecngerc, Carfare Etc.	225.03	105.08
postage	1404 . 38	1877.90
Printin ' ft Stationery	1693.41	878.03
Telephone	355.08	217.21
Telegraph	271.65	316.40
Travel	10.80.05	. 1538.74
FACTOR'/ EXPENSE.
Automobile	352.21
Experimental	5359.0.	10562.17
Extra Labor	08.96	335.54
Fuel	1558.20	804.il
Imp. ft Oon'l Repairs	1445.48	12.4.80
Insurance	18.20	751.64
Light, Heat ft Power	973.51	1956.91
Film Plant	1436.25	1609.16
•/aint. of Tools	2091.16	1748.48
patterns ft RrawingG	60.75	379.90
Packing ft Boxing	10953.43	9280.95
Rent	1350.50	li.ia.00
Stable	■ 287.41	2.50
Stock Clerks	143.75	64.88
chipping Clerks	200.85	234.00
'hop clerks		135.00
Taxes	5.00
Watchmen	364.30	870.90
Laborers!		23.00
Film Committee		640.50
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENCE.
Interest ft Discount	3627 . 02	1020.23
Vince laneous	1216.05	736.09
systematizing	511.44
Rebilled Account	257 . 94

GRAND TOTAL

6074G.79

64109.44

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Ur. rororaba : Copy to Uoeara. wiloea — Ocull— j. reiser.

In reference to the loo Generators or Gnu Outfits which Kelson Goodyear chipped to us on Kay 16th nnd which ore now held in Jr, Hooper's 'Department , in ac¬ cordance with instructions from Ur, , viloon and so per my letter of Juno let to Kelson Goodyear, please note that these 100 Outfits ore to he held ut Kelson Goodyear 'a risk until cuch o time as our stock of these Outfits is reduced to a point that would make it necessary for us to enter a new order. When that time arrives, these 100 Generators aro to be placed in stock end tho Pur chasing Department notified so that Kelson Goodyear can render a new invoice far their value.

In case a new inventory period comes around before these Generators are placed in stobk, X will notify »'r, iiodfern so that he oon make the proper rooord covering.

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Organised and RcgistcrcdOtmlcr the Raws pfThtySlale of New Jersey.

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FIRST — The name of the corporation is. .

is the agent upon whom process may be s< THIRD— The character of the business i s

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transfers of slock arc made, and a stock-book, containing the names and addresses of the stockholders and the number of shares held by them respectively, open at all times to the examination of the-stockholders as required by law.

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1910. Exhibitions (D-10-40)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning electrical and industrial exhibitions. Among the documents for 1910 are items pertaining to the Ohio Valley Exhibition and the Boston Mechanics Exposition, as well as the Panama-Pacific International Exposition planned for San Francisco in 1915. There are also items regarding the Japan British Exhibition in London and the Travel Exhibition in Glasgow.

Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected include circulars and announcements for expositions and trade shows, routine letters of transmittal and acknowledgment, and documents that duplicate information in selected material.

Robebt W. Blackwell & Co., Ltd

Engineers and Oontbaotors

Parliament Chambers, Westminster

Company and ii

IS ALL LETTERS Tl

14, Great Smith Street

London, S.W.

Thomas A. Edison, Esq. , Orange. N. J.

Dear Mr Edison :-

S* u*L

/"February 151jh, 1910,

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tg.

I have noticed, with great interest, the reports of your late trials of the battery, especially its application to traimvay service.

If you are now ready to put it before the street-railway men,

I would mention that there is to be held in London this Summer a Japan British Exhibition, at the “White City" which waB constructed for the Franc o-Br it ish Exhibition of two years ago. A Committee lias been formed, with Mr A.L.C.Fell, Manager of the London County Council Tramways, as Chairman, (I being a Member), to organize a Section devoted to Light Railways, Tramways, &c .

The possibility occurs to me that you might like to exhibit.

There is every opportunity to do so on any scale you might desire.

It would give me great pleasure to obtain for you any information whioh you might wish to have, if you are prepared to consider the possibility.

The Exhibition of two years ago was a great success and attended very largely from every part of Europe. The ooming Ex¬ hibition has been made the ocoaslon for a national effort in Japan, whioh I should think was a guarantee that it would attract great interest throughout Great Britain and the Continent,

I have instructed the Secretary of the Committee to forward you the printed matter of the Exhibition which I trust will reach you in due oourse .

Of oourse, any action should be taken at once and I should hear from you quickly as to your view.

I think you may take it that there would be no better method of securing immediate and wide publicity. Public feeling against both conduits and overhead wires is much stronger here than it is in Amerioa and there are many places where neither are tolerated and where the need for better traffic accommodation is very pressing.

My kindest remembrances and best wishes.

Yours faJJMw3?ly,

RWB/PSL.

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You will remember Mr. Ross of Black & White" who was with Sir Joseph Lawrence some years ago when you were all very exoited about the reception of Admiral Dewey and the Lipton Oup RaceB, and who was so eminently successful in persuading you to take a day off on board "The Erin". You will also remem- •ber that I wrote to you some time ago with regard to Dunderland iron Ore,

W. - ^pld that you were kind enough to write j ^ to me with regard to that matter, in

J ^ whioh unfortunately my losses were so

serious.

_ Now 1 01111 taking the opportunity

of writing to you about another matter •which I think is of some importance, and

« which - if i amfbrtunate in securing ir co-operation - great things may be 10 ■ ,1 |im helping in the organization a big travel Exhibition in Glasgow at beginning of next year. I expect .mat many of the Colonial railways etc.

•will be exhibiting, and I Just want to know whether it will be possible to have ;y°ur new power battery on show. It would iglve imraenser'impelras' to the Exhibition, and it would wake up interest in the matter in this country in a way that nothing else ( would do. If this can be arranged, I would be happy to hear from you and to do anything rthat is possible to facilitate the matter.

X think you will look upon it as oommerolal .suggestion, and I know it hat you will givejLt at all events most favourable and friendly consideration.

With kind regards to Mrs. Edison and yourself.

Thos.

“'^DcvdioM, SfcuHjort.”

PROPRIETORS OP

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LONDON.

EDINBURGH.

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Dear Mr. Edison,

I am immensely indebted to you for the friendly interest signified by your letter of the 9th. indioating your aoquiosoenoe in the suggestion that the new store batteries should be exhibited in Glasgow, and pointing out the difficulties in the way which may be removed by your ne¬ gotiations with a manufacturing Corporation in this country.

I thoroughly ho pe that these negotiations may be completed in time for the Jiravel Exhibition, but if not, an opportunity would arise in connection with the larger Exhibition to be hold in Glasgow in May of next year.

In the raeanti me, I would like you to give me the privilege of repres¬ enting you in the matter. I would also like to suggest that we might make arrangements, whereby I might be more extensively interested in this great epoch-making development by be¬ coming the representative in Scotland, and applying my whole thoughts to the problem, as I would be most glad to do.

You can understand what an important proposition it seems to me, and how willing I would be to run over to New York, arid discuss the matter with you, if you think it has theelements of an arrange¬ ment in it.

You have been very kind, and sympathetic in your letters to me, and I appreciate this very much, as i am sure that

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PROPRIETORS 01

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DCcad Office :

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MANCHESTER,

LONDON,

EDINBURUH.

that it shows the ppirit I expeoted, from my all^too=brief personal assoc¬ iation with you.

I enclose a print which will interest you, and which I think will in¬ dicate to you that I have had other diffi¬ culties to deal with, besides my large and greatly disappointing loss in the jjunderland, and Edison Ore businesses, whioh I am now beginning to forget.

With kindest regards to Mrs. Edison, and cordial congratulations to you, I am,

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Yours sincerely, /

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P. S. 1 shall make enquiries in auth¬ oritative quarters, with regard to the law limitations to whioh you refer.

Thomas A. Edison EBq, ,

P. LINCOLN MITCHELL

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AUGUST 29™ jo SEPTEMBER 24™, 1910 ^

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison, „ West Orange

GELEBRATING

PROGRESS

IMPROVEMENT

OHIO RIVER NAVIGATION

REPRESENTING

NATURAL

RESOURGES

OHIO VALLEY

tf™ «e> i

I am taking the liberty' of enclosing herewith, clipping from recent issue of the "Times-Star" (Mr. itself8 Iaft's PQPer) of thiB City, which speaks for

_ Subject to the usual shortcomings of reporters'

work, this echos our sentiments here, and. I trust meets your approval. We are negotiating for one of your Edison-Beach cars, which we expect to make a great fuss' about to the honor and glory of all concerned.

We have just received word from our emissary m Paris, which states that Ex-President Roosevelt, heantily endorses the Ohio Valley Exposition, and is endeavoring to arrange to formally open the same, for us, on the 29th. of August.

, .. , President Taft will be here one whole week

at the close of the Exposition, and we cherish the hope that you will give us further consideration along the line of honoring us with your presence at some time b®twe®a the 4th and the 18th of September, on the occasion of a Thomas A. Edison Day", a programme for which we will arrange and submit to you for consideration and advice at an early day.

The Ci;ty of Cincinnati is most anxious to fore¬ close any claim it may have on you, by reason of your connection with this City in your earlier days.

Thanking you for any further consideration, you may give this matter, I have the honor to remain,

Yours very truly,

SOUTHLAND

EBD.D

Commissioner General.

DIRECTORS
SOcr°tp[yUNCOLN MITCHELL	©Ido ilctlky 'Lxynrittimt
ALFRED MUOCOHEN JULJ US' KLE jSCH MA NN IaonIeIsFe	(Emmurati AUGUST R9th JO SEPTEMBER 24™, \|9\|o
THOMAS C? POWELL JOHN A. RINGGOLD BMHr AARON iTsT-fx^	GENERAL OFFICES. PHONE MAIN II CHAMBER OF COMMERCE B U 1 LD I ’CINCINNATI	°
F. B. DAVISON, Commissioner Oenon	EXPOSITION
CELEBRATING	TO BE AIDED
PROGRESS	BY EDISON	'■ -m
IMPROVEMENT	Commissioner Davidson Pays Visit, to Great Inventor.	r “Mvns surprised^ by my reception
OHIO RIVER	Wizard May Participate in Cel¬ ebration of ‘ Edison Day. ’ ’	"At the same time I learned a lesson i 1 hope never to forget— that u busy ; 1 man doesn’t mind talking to you if ! I U. Is along tho same lino as the work
NAVIGATION	Storage BatteryStreetCarMay Be One of Show’s Exhibits.	i \| he Is ongagcd in, but he doesn’t like j ! to have his attention d Ivor ted to j ' something olse^ r arrived' in New York Saturday and sent a telegram to Mr. Edison, asking him if it would
REPRESENTING	• "Thomas A. Edison Day" tit the Ohio Vnlley exposition, In Cincinnati,* this -summer. Commissioner General F. B. DnvIdson of the exposition went	ho convenient tor me. to call on him , Unit afternoon, or Monday morning. Having not heard from him by Sat- i 1 nrday night, I called him up on tho i . long-distance telephone. I repeated my telegraphic query to him.
NATURAL RESOURGES	and secured the promise of coopera¬ tion from tho groat inventor, who also promised to give consideration to Mr. Davidson's invitation to him to personally participate In tho day's	! my battery, pome;' otherwise, not,* U was his reply*, showing that he Is n f concentratlonist and didn’t want his I trend of thought diverted from the ; immediate' subject. in hand. I as- i I wanted to talk, about, and he told
	" One of tiie Edlsou novelties which the exposition ihanagers are consid¬ ering as an attraction is an Edfson-	i me he would be at work on Ills bat- j lory all day Monday and to come any i - "When I arrived at his office and
INDUSTRIES	liatteries, without! ’the use of trolley poles or wires. Tlie only, car that operation In Now York city, whore It	! .workshop the man- who took my an ofllce lioy. Mr. Edison got up and meet me. I toh^hlm of°our°forlh-
OHIO VALLEY	Is attracting attention from thou¬ sands of visitors. — , It will be necossary.for the expos!- ’■ tlon authorities to. buy the*cnr at a '• cost of $0,600. and sell it again at	comir.g exposition and told liimN we wanted hiH support, v" ‘I’m glad to see Cincinnati Is waking up,’ he said. '1. have a warm
AND THE	the conclusion of the expedition. ' The body of the car Is 18 feet long, ; •with four-foot vestibule platforms. The width at the sills Is six feet six	place in my . heart for Cincinnati. . von can say I may bo there for your i exposition/ ” i t0?k wlth him letter
SOUTHLAND	Inches. . Tho seating capacity of tho of thox ordinary street cur, which ' the operation of the cn Ms burnished by 200 storage battery cells, which , (HoreMit* m,der 1,1 e 80at8* Power Is •	i or Introduction from Prof. John L. { Shearer, superlniitndont of the Ohio i Mechanics’ institute. Mr. Edison ns : a . young man prosecuted u part of his \ research work in the Institute.
	.vun (ho car 160 . miles. Ten addi- . tiona) cells, furnish the light, thus preventing the dim lighting encoun¬ tered when the ordinary .street car Is pulling a heavy fond up-grade.

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Dear Mr.

^r^4iu '

I have/*been hoping to ~ ^ hear from you, in reply to my letter ^eT»u^

of the 20th April. fi

I hope I did not make

any unreasonable suggestion, and that I

you may be disposed to permit me to tf77~

run over and see you, that we may, if >■

possible, make some arrangement that I f\ /

would be to the mutual advantage, if y-ccta^STW *'w '56f /

that be practicable. | - /

I can well understand (J~G*>*!*&**t Ar“

that with the multitude of matters which L L

absorb your time and attention, this may,/ ^ for the moment, have been overlooked. fe-W vtCfp‘*7'' W**H It occurs to me to I y d —

mention a rather important proposition, u>Jt£- is*^*™*-'*-* which has been Bhown to mo recently, and in whioh you might be interested. '

An Engineer in Glasgow \T \ \S

has invented a Suction Gas Plant, on a new . - -A., t**,

system, which effects an.;eoonomy, of Bome-''A,v' >./

thing like sixfcy per cent in the cost and^~ j* \ efficiency of Engines up to one thousand yl Horse Power or more, by the use of dross in stead of Anthracite ooal.

The invention is acknow¬ ledged by very eminent authorities here to be vastly important, and a big English Syndicate are trying to negotiate the rights.

It occurred to me that it was a matter whioh might interest you, and in which you, or Borne of. your friendB, might wish to be interested, at any rate, so far [\ as the American rlghtB are concerned.

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PROPRIETORS QJ

3Cu*3 Office:

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,r*h- I would be very pleased to get

you full particulars, if you think it worth while.

I need hardly say that I have satisfied myself that the invention 1b important, and far reaching in its effects, rendering it possible, amongst other things, to make this power applicable to Ocean go¬ ing VesselB, and a«y- other directions of equal importance.

I understand that the present system of Suction Gas no advantage, as compared with coal, in Engines over two hundred Horae Power, and that this new system carries this advantage to a praot- ically unlimited power.

This is a point, the import¬ ance of which you will understand much better than I do.

Obviously there are other ad¬ vantages which would be equally manifest to your, mind.

Kindly let’ me have a line at your earliest convenience, as l have asked the peo¬ ple concerned to delay matters until I have oommunicated with you.

With kind regards, I am.

Yours sincerely.

Thomas A; Edison Esq.

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Our 1 Y/iolcsale Stock

Mr. Thos. A. Edison Orange., N. J. Dear Mr. Edison

onocjrap/s and ^Records

and ^/III Supplies.

Jlo. 5 Jlort/i Seventh Street.

Richmond, va. s»Pt- v**.. iam.

c^enh<t*^d ^

See through our local papws you contemplate coming ... » IAaAj So J

tlto come please advise me and I tLeojt. LXA-es^M"*— <~/£ y-i-'S ) you/enjoy yourself (while here.

fs.^lSre s^fjw arbu^an up to •e/?%hich I can en-

here during the State Pair, ’it you inter** will see that no opportunity i shjo s t*" t o\h Want you to make our place youkW®fci-<?t^?ers.'' date Edison Phonograph store. Hotel accommodations here l gage for you, will be fine.

It will be one of the greatest doogtta Jtft the Edison goods in the South if you will visit Richmond, because you do otftknow the admiration the Southern people have for you. If there is any possible way for you to come please do so. You can take a night train frorffNewark and arrive here in time for breakfast, returning it is equally ;asV«ood. Please let me hear from you.

Yours very truly.

October 5th, 1910.

Mr. Ft L. Dyer:

Referring to the Boston Mechanics Exposition which opened on Monday:

Would respectfully advise that our exhibit is the finest thing in the show, and quite the best display of our goods that I have ever seen.

She exhibit in question dominates the entire show, and is arranged on the stage which oooupies almost the entire width of the main building which is called "Grand Hall," which we have made into an auditorium and which will seat ap¬ proximately 300 people, besides having ample aisle space to take care of the over-flow.

It is brilliantly lighted, with four immense plate glasB windows in the front, which act as show windows from which our goods can be seen by every one on the floor.

These windows are draped, and enables us to darken the stage and give moving picture shows, which is done about each hour during the afternoon and evening.

We have secured the loan of eight oil paintings, one of which is valued at §3,000. and which adorn the walls of this auditorium.

Conservatively, we had aboiit 2,500 visitors on Monday, who spent considerable time in the exhibit, and assuming we win have than many or more each day for the next four weeks, there will be posBibly 60,000 to 70,000 people who will not only see the moving pictures, but who are listening to the Phonographs under the most favorable condition, and who spend at least half an hour in the booth.

The two rooms off the stage are oooupied by the Bos¬ ton Jobbers, and immediately after the moving picture shows, the doors are thrown open, giving direct aooeBB into these rooms, and they thus obtain their share of the visitors.

Pown in front of the stage the Mis on Business Phono¬ graph Co. , ana the Bates Oo., are exhibiting on one side of the main entrance, ana on the other siae are the Edison Stor¬ age Batteries; the Edison Primary Cells and the Edison Pro¬ jecting Machine,

As an advertising feature I think this display will he worth all that it costs, and 1 would respectfully suggest that it would he well worth while for the heads of Departments to visit this exhibit if they can go.

Am attaching hereto some of the advertisements and newspaper notices which I picked up during my short stay in Boston. In addition to this the eight sheet poster® which have been used for advertising the show all contain the Ihoraas A, Edison announcement, and we have already se¬ cured a great deal of publicity in that way, I also un¬

derstand that the newspapers in almost all of Hew England are being favored with some advertisements, and have also had newspaper notices regarding the show.

She show continues until October 29th.

Copies to:

Messrs. M-lson; Weber; MoOhesney; Y7m. Pelaar; Berggren; Stevens Durand; Bee; Hudson; John Pelxer; Burnham, Jr.

1910. Fort Myers (D-10-41)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the maintenance of Edison's home and property at Fort Myers, Florida. Among the items for 1910 are letters regarding remodeling of the house, storm damage, plantings, and materials ordered. There are also letters concerning travel plans and electrical supplies ordered from the West Orange laboratory by Frederick P. Ott in Florida.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected include bills, receipts, letters of transmittal and acknowledgment, and items that duplicate information in selected material.

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Mr. 3?. A. Edison,

orange, IT. J.

Dear sirs

Tours of the 6th lust, received vri/6h check for $2,000. oo, -vdiich amount 1 have placed tq'your credit with thanks. /

I also received your letter this morning stating that your assistants would reach he re /by January 26th and for me to arrange for their board, wtyfah I will do.'

1 wired you several/lays ago that the house would be in readiness by the 20th inst / I really believe that we will have it ready by thel 16ty or 18th, but preferred to be sure about the matter. /Consequently, I stated the 20th. I expect to have 'everything/ ready for oooupahoy by that time and in good shape, and I (believe you will be pleased with all of it when you see it. \y

proctor & Company

Importers of

Bntique anb flfcobern Draperies

Jfnbrlcs for Mall anb jfiirntturc Goverliip,

BjmbrotDcrlco . tapestries . ©dental IRutio

Eclcpbone, 4478 Cbclsca. IfoeW JPorh, -Jan- 11, . 1910,190

Mrs . Thomas A. Edison,

Llewellyn ?ark,

Oraugo, H. J.

Dear Madam

I was sorry to miss you to-day when you called at the

store. 1 received from Mr. Dodds the message which you loft, and

regarding the same would say that v/e have ordered the car for Friday

morning. It will be at the P. R. R. freight yards, which are at

37 Dtreet & North Rive^'hN. Y. . it would be impossible for the car to stop at Newark as the car is loaded before leaving the yard, and cannot be opened again until it reaches its destination.

I.t will bo necessary for the car to be loaded completely on Friday in order that it may leave the yard Friday night, or Saturday morning. The probabilities are that it will leave Friday night.

fhay inform us that the car can remain over, but will charge so much a day, I think 55-00 a day for tho car remaining in the yard if "ot filled up tho day for which it is engaged for.

The Pennsylvania people will not give any positive assurance as to the length of time the car will take in reach Fort Myers, but they assure us that it will go straight through, and this is as much as >"a can got out of them.

'7e will send our first load over very early on Friday morning, and 1 hopo that Mr. Hdisnn will bo able to get his

truck with such

Iproctor & Company

tmportere of

antique anb flfcobern Draperies

Jfabrlcs lot IRflnU anb Jfittiiltnrc (Covering,

Sjinbrolbcrlco . (Cnpcatrles . ©rlcntal TRupa

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things as he wants to ship clown as early an possible in order to avoid any delay.

"'ill you kindly let me Know if I an to purchase the wash basin and pitcher set for the uuest Room, for which i have purchased the enamel stand.

'.'/ill you also advise me if you have found a bureau for tho boys! room? J understood you were to 'phone me about this. There should be no time lost if this is to go down with the other goods.

y/e have not yet received tho old rollers for the window shades in tho old Llewellyn Park House. Did you send them? If not, will you please send them, so that the matter can be gotten under way and wound up.

The cushions for which you gave Mr. Dodds an order, are they all for the South? I will put (the cretonne covers in work for the boys' room.

I yours very truly,

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Dear Sir:

Down here in Florida where I spend my winters, they have jUBt erected a large Orange Packing House. Of the total Oranges and Grape-fruit shipped, about 50,000 boxes are , rejected and thrown away. 8“ :

I have spoken to the President, Mr. Hoitman, suggesting that , they .write you and ascertain if you would handle the* product , if they . ,wo.i^ld , put r i n,a pijess^and express the jttice from 'the " Drddge s ' ail'd ' G'tap e -fruit and

< ' ‘ '“feiey^couidOahip'' tie' peel forRfurther

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iOTTOAiw~ He wilj. pyobably write you on the subject;

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eraitod, the monkey cage moved and the ohioken house built ani hftpe to got the swimming pool started next weak. Have also had lo^la spray all the trees thoroughly.

I have not heard from you in reply to my letter ila regard- to making a change of men. Whatever your wishes are, j will be ^lad to comply therewith, We have had some

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PLYING BETWEEN FORT MYERS AND ALL POINTS ON THE CALOOSAHATCHEE AND ORANGE RIVERS. GOOD PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS

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Would it he possible for us to interest you enough in our behalf to induce you to loan us One or Two Thousand Dollars at Dive Per Cent for one year?

Mr. Thomas A. Edison. Orange,

N.J.

Dear Priend: -

We are fitting up the Steamer Suwanee for the run to Okeechobee and possibly as far as Kissimmee. We have bought a steel Hull Steamer 105 X 20 and this has caused us to run short.

If you can arrange this for us it would confer a great favor. We can give Mortgage if you wish. At present we own the following Boats: T. A.Edison, Suwanee ,Uneeda, Ralph Barker , One Power Barge (capacity 6 cars) and four napth* launches, also one set Steam Ways valued at (410,000)

Ten Thousand Dollars.

We have no incumberences on any of our property. .

An early reply will be greatly appreciated .Hoping yourself and Pamily enjoying good Health,

We are yourB respectfully,

proctor & Company

Bill potters or

Hntique anb flfcobern Draperies

Jfabrlca tor Ufflall anO Jfutnitute dooerlng, Embroideries . tapestries . ©rlental TRugo

Selepbone, 5302 nBurcas filll. IReW POfh, ■j-5* 191^

Orange, N. J.

Dear Mrs. Edison: -

A couple of days I sent over some boxes, by express,

which wire for use in packing away the various hangings in your rooms,

and the men we ro sent out this morning to take them down. I think they will be able to take them all down and pack them properly before Saturday noon.

’.Then I saw you the other day I meant to ask you if! you would be so

kind as to send me a check for the balance of the port :-eyer account,

which is $4372.73. I regrot very much to be obliged to ask you for this, but tho fact of the natter is that i am extremely short of funds at present, and wo are having some very large payments to make now for goods received during th? season. If you could help mo out to this extent at this time, it would be very greatly appreciated, and the remainder of the account could 3tand ovor until early fall.

Thanking you in advance for your courtesy in the matter, I am.

mew Both.

Mrs. T. A. Edison, Llewellyn Park,

Mr. ffhoraae A. Edison, Orange , H. J.

Dear sir;

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Department of Agriculture ana 1 immediately went out t6 JC)^

Bee Hr. Hoyle in order that I might make a report as re- T *4 quested, gat he states that the plants were never receiv- ^ / ed by him from the department and 1 have so advised the de- _/ partment.

Yours truly.

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1910. Legal Department (D-10-43)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the activities of the Legal Department, a centralized office for the consideration of legal matters involving the Edison companies. Included are items that pertain to litigation or to the organization of companies, as well as items that address general concerns of corporate structure and financial and legal responsibility. Most of the documents for 1910 consist of letters and memoranda to or from Frank L. Dyer, general counsel of the Legal Department, concerning settlements with injured employees, the proposed annexation of the Silver Lake section of Belleville to Newark, the organization of an engineering department at the West Orange laboratory, and Dyer's personal investment in the Condensite Co. of America.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected include perfunctory letters of transmittal and acknowledgment, memoranda arranging or inquiring about litigious matters, documents of a personal nature, and items that duplicate information in selected material.

HELM & KNIGHT

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Newark, N. J . , January 8th, 1910.

Frank L. Dyer, EBq.,

legal Department Nat'l Phono, Co,, Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:-

There are three matters that 1 desire to see you about

First, the case of Minchin, who had three fingers cut off at the Silver lake plant and whom we offered a settle¬ ment of ten dollars a week for three months and $250, in cash.

He declined this settlement at the time and said he would see us later about it. He and his father called at the office yesterday and said they wer& willing to settle for $1000. and the .amount of the doctor's bills, which would be probably within $100.

Second, the ■Bnjployers liability Act. This subject was before the laBt session of the legislature and will doubt¬ less come up again this winter. There is much to be said on this subject and there is considerable correspondence in your files which will bring the reasons for our action last winter before you, i»hlch X can explain in an interview.

Third, the probable annexation of Belleville, which includes Silver lake, with the city of Newark. This we have opposed for several years for many reasons. The principle iivolved being that the taxeB on the Silver lake plant will doubtless be increased by annexation. This is another broad subjeot and one on which considerable correspondence existB, but which I can alBO enter into fully in an interview, if you desire that.

If convenient to you I should like to see you about the 13th, 14th or 15th inst, to discuss these matters with yout or, if you prefer, you can advise me by letter.

I have hot received any acknowledgement of my letter advising' you of the settlement of the HaaB case and presume this has escaped your attention.

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THOMAS A. EDISON, President.

W. S. MALLORY, Vice-President.

H. T. MILLER, Secretary-Treasurer.

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS.

TELEPHONE “1086 BLOOMFIELD."

Silver Lake, n. J., pet>.is/io.

Mr. ?. Ti. Dv er.

Orange, IT. J,

Dear- sir:-

I think it would be an excellent idea for us to push tile anexAtlon of silver Take^ to Newark- on account of f i refr.egul* art-tons. As you know. the;. service from Belleville is nothin* and- we have to depend on the gopd will of Bloomfield and Newark to help us. At present we find .that- from our different hydrants and fire-hose connect i ons. we can use only three streams to any advantage, as the street supply is not sufficiently large. If we could get into Newark, thSt( would make extra connections so that our supply would he abundant, and also wo should have the advantage o' the Immediate, service-of the fir.e departments'

iliere is- another yfay of getting thjs ejxtra supply, but it costs us . from $SOO-<5i;qo and that. is to pay to Newark water de¬ partment, the expose o* laying about- -3-400 ft. of mains.. The Newark Dept. ,-:-wlll do this work foi* us at Once as i have already seen thenl On the prop'ostion.

I should like to have vO’tir -opinion on the subject. You know that the people here at Silver take have been agitating the ques¬ tion of annexation to Newark for a year or more and r believe, if we push the thinlg, it would go through, 'lie only opposition is by Hendricks, a copper manufacturer in Soho.

Yours sincerely.

February 18, 1910.

Mr. John V. Millor,

Ketison Chemical Works,.

Silver Lalce, IT. J.

My dear Sir:-

Mour favor of the 16th inot. , lias been re¬ ceived. Sometime ago tho question was brought to my attention by Mosers. Helm Si Knight whether wo should continue to opposo the schomo to annox Silvor Lako to ITowark as wo had. dono in tho past, and upon discussing it with Mr. Kdison we both thought that it would no unwise to opposo this proposition any longor. In tfiow of tho fact that it was only quite rocontly that wo woro vlolontly opposing this proposition, it sooms to mo that it might bo woll for us to wait a little loggor boforo coming out in favor of it. It might 'bo difficult for us to effoctivoly explain our change in . \ attitude. On the other hand the withdrawal of our opposition would\ probably rosult in the legislation going through, booauso I under¬ stand that tho settlement, is distinctly in favor of it. Should

tho annoxation take plaoe, I understand that tho question of fire protection will bo takon care of, and, therefore, it might bo woll to do nothing with the suggestion of putting in an extra man as you suggest, at least until we hoar that nothing will be done for sometime with tho annexation proposition.. I undorstand that you aro turning ovor to tho battery Co. , chemicals as manufactured by you, and that you do not carry any considorablo stock of ‘thorn at

Mr'. John v. Miller.

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Silvor Lake, do that in case of fire tho situation might not ho bo had. ■

If you do not agree with me in this mattor, lot mo ]mov7, and I will bo very glad to talk it ovor with you.

Yours very truly,

CVH

Vice President and Oonoral Counsol.

THOMAS A. EDISON, President. W. S. MALLORY, Vice-President. II. r. MILLER, Secretary-Treasurer.

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS.

TELEPHONE "1086 BLOOMFIELD."

Silver Lake, n. J., FeD.S3/io.

Mr. F. Tj. Dyer,

TOd Ison Storage Battery Oo.,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Slr:-

Xn reply to yours or Feb. IRth, regarding the Question of extra water supply here at our plant. It would seem to me that something ought to be done at once, as we are running a big risk under the present conditions. As explained before, we can now use only two streams of water to any advantage . Could not the -question be Investigated to see what progress is being flade, and whether or not "there Is a chance of the annexation, shortly? If" this cannot be brought about within a year, as some people think to my mind it would be well to have the extra main put in. Pos¬ sibly we could arrange with Newark to do the work now, and If the annexation goes through to return to us our payments or at least a good share of

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JOHN J. SULLIVAN

New York, February 25th, 1910.

Prank L. Dyer, Esq.,

General Counsel' of the Edison Mfg. Co.,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:-

I propose to bring an action in the Supreme Court of this State against the Edison Manufacturing Company for injuries suffered by one Madeline J. iVinckler while in the employ of your corporation and I would thank you to give me the names of your attorneys here upon whom I can Berve the complaint on behalf of the plaintiff.

Die. P. Yours respectfully,

Mr. John V. Millor,

Edison Chomioal Vovka,

Silvor Lake , II. ,T.

Dour Mr. -Miller:

Yours of the 25rd has boon rooeivod, and in accord- anoo with your request I im now looking into tho annotation propo¬ sition and will adviso you thoroon as soon as possible and particu¬ larly as to tho probability of spoody annotation. If t find that thoro appears to bo no immediate pronpoot of bringing about a consolidation of Bollovillo and IJawark I will lot you know so that youoan toko the nooessary .^^ps to have the proper wntor mains in st alio, and if possible make an arrangement with Uowark so as to havo at loast :: part of tho osponoo roinbursod to you in oaoe tho annotation ochono goes into offoot.

Yours vory truly,

P1D/IVAV

Gonoral Counsel-

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Memorandum r rECE1VED

A \ FEB 2S 1910

A ]/ rr r, scull.

Ur. Ifrecnk I. Dyer, \ * V _ — —

Referring to the attached letter, Mr. Plimpton in¬ forms me that an accident occurred to the person mentioned tliorein (whose 3tage name is Broughton) last Spring. She was engaged to make a jump of six or eight feet and a mattress was provided for her to jump on. She sprained her knee and later, vater on the knee, set in. The nutter wa3 than taken up last Sumner with Ur. V/ilson and Hr. Scull and it was arranged to pay her •ijilQO . 00 Ur. Scull mentioned the oase to some of the other Manufacturers and they thought it would be a bad precedent to establish. It was then arranged to have Sr, Plimpton pay her oho money as coming from him personally, but her husband thought she should receive more, and the payment was not made.

Ur. Plimpton says that he believes Ur. Scull Ins the negative of the picture for w liich she jumped, and that Mr, Scull is familiar with all the details. Ur. Plimpton advises me tint he spoke to you in regard to this case two or three months

THOMAS A. EDISON, President. W. S. MALLORY, Vice-President. H.

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS.

TELEPHONE <*1086 BLOOMFIELD.*’

Secretary-Treasurer.

Mr. 5*. I,. Dyer, General Counsel

tfdlson Storage Battery Oo.

Orange, IT. T,

Dear Mr. Dyer:-

Tn reply to yours o’* March 11th, with eclosure from Mir. Knight regarding extra water supply, at our plant tor -fire protection ?/ould say that. T have read Mr. Knights letter and have come to’the following conclusions: —

PURS'!*. Hot to rely on the annexation of Newark, at all.

SECOND. Mot to rely on Belleville, helping us in extra water

supply for rire protection and so forth, even though It should he Incorporated.

THIRD. To arrange with Newark, to lay the extra mains and If possible, get a rebate, should the annexation go through later.

I have come to these conclusions "Or the following reasons.

PIR.1T. Prom Mr. Knights letter I should judge the annexation is out of the question.

SECOND. Should Belleville become incorporated 1 do not be¬ lieve they would do anything "or a long .time, to give us any extra supply of water, or fire protection. We are a great ways from the centre o" Belleville, and any "Ire Department that It might organ¬ ize would probably not help ub, vie have asked them several times for various improvements, and have had no satisfactory results.

THIRD. We should arrange at once for more water and I have already gotten permission from Bloom"! eld I’or Newark to lay about 200 feet, of mains through the Bloomfield streets.

Awaiting your decision letter, I remain

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in the matter and enclosing Mr. Knights Yours truly.

THOMAS A. EDISON, President \Y. S. MALLORY, \

H. F. MILLER, Secretnry-Trcc

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,^\ -EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

TELEPHONE "1086 BLOOMFIELD"

Silver lake, N. J., March is, 1910.

Mi*'. 1?, l. Dyer, dene^a! OounseL,

3d < on Phonograph Works.

Orange, H.j, j,

Deal- air:-

tn answer to yours of March 17th, regarding water supply o to our' works, would say thftt X Have seen the Water Department or Newark,, and they have already heffU” work on the laying of the add Itionpnaln. we shall have to auply to the Board frffjllaailifch, for a rehate^and r shall do this at once.

il03srs. 3?. Wobor, J^_Polzor, Hudson, Looming, Saromba, Dolbocr, *3umham, Eairwoathor, Brora, Sohiffl, Riohl, Aikon, W. U. Mlllor, Durand, Dod^o: ' *" *' ^

In order to avoid mistakos which have ooourrod in tho past, oomo of which havo boon vory oxponslvo , tho following rules must bo observed in oonnootion with tho production of now linos or changes in existing produot:

(l) Tho Engineering Department must bo supplied with as complete blue prints as possiblo of all linos. Eho Draught¬ ing Department will comploto bluo prints and bring thorn up to date as soon as possible and supply tho same to tho Engineering Depart¬ ment .

(2) Anything in tho way of a now produot must bo first developed in tho Engineering Department and a sample made under tho direction of the Chiof Engineer. In special oases, where

a sample is not necessary, the new produot is to bo illustrated by a oomplote drawing. Che sample or drawing must in ovory oase bo approved by the Executive Committee or myBolf. After such approval, tho sample or drawing will be turned over to tho Draughting Dopartmont for the making of working drawings and blue prints. When blue prints are made, complete copies must be fumiohod the Engineering Department as well as all shop depart¬ ments that may be indioatod by tho General Superintendent. Under tho present arrangement, with tho Draughting Department independent of the Engineering Dopartmont, tho Draughting Department will be hold responsible for the oorreotnoss of all blue prints preparod by them.

(3) Whenever a change is to be made in any existing produot, it must bo first approved by the Chief Engineer and then approved either by me or by the Executive Committee. After BOoh approval tho change will bo indioatod to the Draughting Dopartmont

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by tho Enginooring Popartmont and thoir bluo prints corrootod.

Each change will ho indicated by the Engineering Popartment either hy a new drawing or hy an Enginooring Popartmont "Change llotioo", forms of which are alroady in exist once and must ho used. After tho blue prints have boon changed hy tho Pranghting Popartment, they will ho sent out to the various dopartmonts in tho shop under diroction of tho General Superintendent. All employees aro to he invited to mako suggestions hy which our product can he im¬ proved, and I hand you horowith copies of a form to ho distributed to such employees as you think host who may ho ahlo to make sug¬ gestions. Shese suggestion blanks are to he used in every case hy Heads of Popartments os well as other employees, and all sug¬ gestions as indicatod on those blanks to he turned ovor to tho Enginooring Popartment.

(4) Phone vo r a change is made by tho Engineering Po- partmont and approved as above indicated, the Engineering Popart¬ ment must immediately notify the Production and Purchasing Popart- manta of each change, in order that the records of those depart¬ ments may ho kept correct. All now products will ho brought to the attention of tho Production and Purchasing Pepartmonts hy blue prints and specifications furnished hy tho Pranghting Po¬ partment .

(5) She Popartment Hoads and othorB to whom this is addressed will immediately notify their subordinates of those regulations and will ho held responsible for any infraction of those rules by suoh subordinates*

All communications with the Enginooring Popartment are to he sent to Hr. Sohiffl in tho laboratory.

E. 1. PEER.

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MEMORANDUM

Ur- Holden: 'JT 4/36/10.

I hand you herewith oopios of House Bills Hos. 24,412 and 24,557 relating to trademarks , and wish you would advise me if wo are interested in oithor proposition.

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MEMORANDUM

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Mr.. Holden: ' 5/4/IO.

Hoplying to your memorandum of the 2nd inst., I noto that you think one of tho House Bills should he opposed and the other one favored. 1 $ich you would prepare a letter which l o,

sign, addressed to Hr. Ourrior, Chairman of tho House Committee, giving 'your reasons why tho particular Bill v/hich you oppose should in fact ho opposed. Bo this as soon as possible, hooauso there is always danger |f tho Committee reporting out tho Bill and into tho House. Tho Bill which you flavor I do not

think requires any speoial consideration on our part hooauso it is more or less immaterial whether it passes or not.

ELB/lOT p. 1. d.

Oct / 1(3', '19 10

Mr^Walter Eckert and Piles " OfGf ^ f TQO

Please send a check for $ ioO'.OO" to •••'•- ^Konnedy, 62 Broadway, Hew York City. Phis is our con¬ tribution to help defray the expenses of the Pittsburg Calcium light company for litigation which they undertook in attempting to have a State law of Pennsylvania declared unconstitutional, this law affecting all Moving Picture busi¬ ness. This should be charged to legal Expense.

F.l.DYER.

Jamos H. Caldwell , Esq.,

100 Broadway,

Hew York City.

Dear Caldwell:

You have probably heard me speak a number of times of a now material in which I am interested that we call "Oondensite". It is a very wonderful substance, and really believe it is dostined to play an important part in industrial work- Wo are developing it through a company called "The Condensite Company of America", and five of W Montclair friends have subscribed $50,000 in cash, for which they are receiving 6# preferred' stook at par and a bonus of an equal amount of common stock. So far about $30,000 has been paid |n in cash and the balance is due by January 15th.

One of those frioncis has found it necessary to re duo o his- subscription to $5,000, so that there remains an available $5,000 of preferred stock that can be bought and which will carry with it an equivalent amount of common stock.- Y/ould you oare to subscribe to any of this stock?

12/27/10. NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY . J. H. CaldWellr

One or two of tho mon hero have tola me they would lilco to got in if possible, but I doubt if thoy tako more than §1,000 or $2,000; thoroforo, if you would like to have it,

I can lot you have $3,000 or $4,000 of this stock on tho original terms.

I beliovo it is a good thing, but of course if you wont %n I would oxpoot you to put up your money with the idea of losing it so that if you made anything you would be ploasantly surprisod.

Yours very truly,

JID/ITO

1910. Mining (D-10-44)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to mining and ore milling. Included are items pertaining to mining property in Canada and mining equipment in Australia, as well as correspondence enclosing ore samples or inquiring about Edison's interest in ore milling, mines, and ores. Other documents deal with prospecting work paid for by Edison and the progress of litigation against the Allis-Chalmers Co., which Edison was suing for infringement of his crushing roll patent. One letter concerns the plant at Dunderland, Norway, constructed by the Edison Ore Milling Syndicate, Ltd.

Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected consist primarily of letters of transmittal and unsolicited inquiries, some of which contain perfunctory Edison marginalia indicating the desirability or the value of ores.

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Acting under instructions received in your letter of the 20th August teat we have pleaeure in advising having disposed of 2S oases Machinery which wa e put up ae Scrap and realised £13:9 :-

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April 6th, 1910

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,

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Dear Sir:-

Last week, and again yesterday, representatives of the Allis-Chalmers Company called on me , for the purpose of getting me to act for them as a witness in the case where you are suing them for infringanent of your patent on tire large crusher Rolls.

When they called last week, they wanted me to be a wit¬ ness for remuneration, which offer I refused. Yesterday, X

restated to them my refusal to be a witness in the matter at all , and they then threats nad to subpoena me, which I suppose they will

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I am now attending the Court of General Sessions in this City as a Juror, and will be there perhaps all of this month. They offered to gat me off of that— by what means I do not know— if I am subpoened on their case.

Now, the object of this letter to you is to try aid find out what they want to get out of me that will be injurious to you or your patents. It seems to me by their conversation, that they are trying to prove that the rolls were in operation and com¬ pleted about the year '92, but I told them that said date was entirely too early. However, my memory, of course, was vary shy in

my whole conversation with them. If yoti think my evidence

would be injurious to you please put me in touch with your lawyers here in New York, so that I can consult with them in the matter. They can post me and if I am subpoened I will try and fight shy of anything that will be injurious to you.

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now my health is so fine after the great surgical operation of 1906,1 am intending to give active attention to this subject. Wharton is gone but he once quoted the old saying: "A live dog is better than a dead lion"

get cyaniding down below $1.-1. 18 per ton, and crushing cheaper yet.

There is about three million tons of $4.-$5. gold in another spot available, but the ore: is quite as hard as the quartz porphyry which cost s 45 pto crush at present.

There are enormous quantities of low grade ores over here,you may know about the 53,000,000 tons in sight in the Ray Copper Co. ground, of »0naItor“^4^ cgpj>er+ore ,l5ut V1*0*1 concentrates., so easily^and which is in

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erecting a plant to treat 6000 tons daily. It has therefore about $200, 000,000. ore in sight. The Co. report is available in N.Y.from the N.Y.o ffice,or from Gatlin & Powell Co..

I therefore wish- to inquire concerning your machinery and if it is avail able, and where.’

With cordial regards, I am.

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I would like to obtain a sample of this ore, and if you will allow me to send and take a small quantity, I will be obliged to you.

If it comes up to expectations,! may be able to useayite a quantity of it, and will try and make arrangements for the entire output, if our experiments turn out as successful as we think that they will.

Very truly yours.

Sept. 20, 1910.

Mr. H. E. Miller-! -

I hand you herewith letter to Mr. Edison from R. V/. V/alker of Copporhill, Tenn. , together with pro¬ posed reply, which if satisfactory to Mr. Edison is to he signed hy him and forwarded to Mr. V/alkor with a check for £125.

I don't think it is necessary to got anything in the form of a release from Mr. V/alker, hooauso I believe his letter will answer all purposes. General releases are so broad and indefinite in terms that a man with the mental make-up of V/alkor might believe that there was something ulterior in our motive in having him sign one.

X think, therefore, wo had better let the matter rest en¬ tirely upon the letter which he sent us and when the check is returned to the bank you might pin it to the letter so as to complote the transaction.

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Mr. r; '.7. Walker,

Copporhill, lom.

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Your favor of the 16th inst. has been recoived.

I acGcj}$ your offer to settle your claim in full for $125. and bog to enclose check for this amount. Kindly acknow¬ ledge rocoipt, so that I may know you have rocoived it.

1 note what you say regarding the losses you have sustained in this matter and if it were hot for the faot that 1 have already lost a groat deal of money in this en¬ terprise I would be glad to help you out, but under the cir¬ cumstances I do not fool that I can do so. Perhaps in the future I may have ocoasion to call upon you to have you do some vrork for me, but if so it will bo on the basis of a written contract mutually satisfactory to both of us so that there can bo no misunderstanding or uncertainty. V/hat you say regarding deposits in the Arbuoklo Mountains is very interesting, but at the present time I am so completely occupied with other work that 1 cannot look into this matter. However, I will keep thiB matter in mind in case of future development.

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I send to you by express to-day, a copy of complainant's record on final bearing; in the rolls suit. It may perhaps interest you and if so, I should be indebted to you for any argument based on the evidence which will prove that the defendants' Pekin rolls are provided with slipping power connections whereby a slip necessarily occurs between the belt and the pulleys on the roll shafts.

I shall contend on the argument that the invention is not limited by belt slippage and is broad enough to cover any massive belt- driven rolls having roughened surfaces provided one roll does not drive the other. In other words, I shall contend that the invention is broad enough to cover such rolls when they are not geared together. In my view, the words, "independently-driven and di sconneated" , mean that each roll receives its motion from the driving belt independently of the other roll, which means that one roll does not act directly upon or communicate motion to the other roll. If I sustain this proposition, and and I am confident cf it in view of the state of the prior art, the xltxfeoc defence of non-infringement will fall completely and the patents broadly cover the breaking and crushing of rock by kinetic energy without any limitation of belt slip. I believe that I have shewn belt slip in de¬ fendants' rolls, but I expect to win out on the broader construction of the invention and the claims.

The index will give you a good idea of the subject matter.

The depositions cf Mr. Bentley (pp. 160 and 469), of Mr. Mason (pp. 136 and 242) and of Profs. Martin and Pryor (pp. 419 and 444) deal with the question of invention and infringement. The depositions of Mr. Mallory (p. 638) and cf Mr. Herter (p. 545) deal with the questions of alleged public use at Edison, U.J. The deposition of Mr. williams (p. 373) deals with the infringement consisting of the rolls of the Dunbar Stone Company near Detroit, Mich, The ether depositions show how defendant^fcepied the Edison rolls (pp. 12-223; pp. 201,242) and that practical men have never known or heard of anythihg like the Edison rolls which have a capacity never yet reached (pp. 593-634, 638). The deposition of Mr. Traphagen deals with microscopical measurements made on defendants' chronograph records of the operation of the Pekin rolls. \

There is an index of complainant's exhibits, sixty-cne in number, showing that the subject matter, especially the principles in¬ volved in the rolls, is fully presented.

There is also an index of the numerical tables contained in complainant's record. These I worked cut with great care and introduced them principally through Mr. Mason, excepting those tables consisting of measurements by Mr. Traphagen and Profs. Martin and Pryor.

Oct. 14/10.

The defendants being hard pushed, desire to take surrehuttal testimony at Salt lake City, using Enos A. "fall. Mr. Wall secured a patent, No. 332,978 of December 22, 1885, for a crushing roll, consisting of two, corrugated rolls geared together, the corrugations slanting and intermeshing. wall's rolls have nothing in common with the giant rolls, hut defendants think that they can establiiih that Wall substituted belts for the gears, each roll being independently driven by a separate belt. Even so, the rolls themselves were geared together by reason of the intermeshing c orrugations. As it will be necessary for me to cross-examine Mr. Wall, after consultation with Mr. Dyer and Mr. Mallory, I shall leave for Salt lake City next Wednesday or Thursday. The case will be argued at final hearing before .Tudge Haael at Buffalo probably in December.

With my host regards, I am,

Yours very truly,

October 21, 1910.

Mr. Small: -

I return herewith the file containing all the papers in rcforenoo to the Ore-Milling Syndioato, Limited. Mr. Marks of London was here yesterday and I discussed this question very fully with him and Mr. Edison. According to Mr. Edison’s statoment to mo, the original prospectus of tho Company provided that all plans and drawings should he approved hy him, so that tho plant at Dunderlond, Norway, was to he practically huilt under his personal supervision. It vitas upon the strength of this understanding that Mr. Edison subscribed to the additional stock. He tells me that his lotter hook will show that from time to time he discovered from tho remarks of pooplo visiting Orange, who had boon to tho plant at Dunderland that thoso instructions were not being carried out and that apparatus werb boing in¬ stalled that he could not approve of. As a result of this experimental apparatus the plant was a failure.

I want you to got from Harxy Miller copies of all tho letters written by Mr. Edison to the london pooplo, and also a copy of tho original prospectus, and when you havo obtained these, prepare a statement of the ontiro ease, which can then be sent to Mr. Marks and submitted to counsel in London. According to Mr, Marks it is possible to bring an action in London to havo Mr. Edison's

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name strioken from tho list of stockholders, or rather from the list of suhscribers, and in this way relieve him of tho responsibility. Wo might, however, decide that this would bo a better mattor for defense in oase suit was brought in this country than to mako it an ac¬ tive aiattor for litigation in England. At tho same time, if there is anything in this claim of Ur. Edison, a liquidator might object very strenuously to Llr. Edison filing such a bill and might be only too glad to consider tho mattor closed. X suggest that as soon as you get all the papers from Mr. Miller you bring up tho mattor with mo and we will have a discussion before you bogin tho preparation of tho statement for submission to london oounsol.

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1910. Motion Pictures - General (D-10-45)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the production and commercial development of motion picture films and the manufacture of projectors. Included are items concerning photographic and production quality, advertising, sales, film distribution, and the activities of exhibitors. Among the documents for 1910 are letters pertaining to the employment of actress Pilar Morin and others at the Edison studio in the Bronx, the facilities of the studio, and foreign markets for films. Among the correspondents are Frank L. Dyer, vice president of the Edison Manufacturing Co.; George F. Scull, assistant to the vice president; and Horace G. Plimpton, manager of negative production.

Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected include memoranda pertaining to monthly prizes for photographic and production quality at the Bronx studio; correspondence regarding proposed scenarios; unsolicited inquiries; letters of transmittal and acknowledgment; and documents that duplicate information in selected material.

MEMORANDUM.

i wish you would look over tho attached oo: rospondonco in r of or cnee to tiio Hickclodo jn, of Chicago , and adviso mo what you think wo should do in tho mat tor. It sooms to mo that wo might vory woll follow Mr. Scull’: suggestion and bring up tho mattor with the othor manu¬

facturers. At tho same time sinco Patho is advortis- ing thoir machines in tho Ilickolodoon, I do not know hut that it might ho a good plan for us to do tho same thing, lathe is trying very hard to got thoir machines introduced to tho tredo and wo

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want to hoad thorn off as much as posi P. 1. D.

1 you herewith letter from Mr. Charles IT. i^Kuige, with, an endorsement of Mr. Ediso:

think this suggestion might possibly he carried out, tind I wish you would see what can he done. Do not give

it up until you have quite made up your mind that there is some

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In oonneotion with the wood base board for our lamp houses, the requirements of the Chicago authorities are that we use a lamp house base board of some fireproof material, such as asbestos or iron.

We have a price for an asbestos lamp house' base board 3/4" thick and the some dimensions otherwise as our present lamp house base board of 35^ each. Shis material is a hardened composition mostly of asbestos and is termed: "Transits."

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Hr . Dyer:-

In re. accompanying clipping: The report

of investigators tends to prove that when celluloid film is burned in the open with excess of air, non-combustible products only are given off, while if the celluloid is burned or decomposed in a closed vessel of sufficient strength to retain the gases, the products thus formed are explosive, being made up large of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and a small percentage of oxygen. The report recommends that vaults in which the film is kept should be provided with a ventilator pipe, so as to pre¬ vent this burning under pressure, and the consequent formation of dangerous gases. The remainder of the re¬ port covers familiar ground.

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Referring; to your memorandum of the 24th on the. subject of tho report on a celluloid film "by the Geological Survey, you might suggost to Ur. MoChesney that a paragraph should ho introduced into tho Kineto- gram referring to this matter, and pointing out the recommendation made hy the Investigators that when celluloid film is stored in closed vaults, a vent should ho provided to pormit the osoapo of evolved gases. If you do not think this is a good suggestion.

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Mr.' Horace G. Plimpton,

Edison Studio,

Bedford Park, Few York City. Dear Sir: -

Jan. 26th, 1910.

I had- the samples of ".TAPAFESE PEACH BOY" and "SKIPPER'S YARF" exiiibited yesterday for the Police Inspectors and there were about a dozen in the audience consisting of Exhibitors and Pilm men, and I was very sorry to note that the "JAPAFESE PEACH BOY" was not very favorably received by them, as there were several expressions to the effect that they were disappointed in the film after having read the advertisement sent out in regard to same.

The unanimous opinion of all present was that the "SKIPPER'S YARN" was a much better film both in photography and action than the other, and I am bound to say that I agreed with them on this point.

I think the lack of interest is principally due to the fact that the character of the film does not admit of Mile. Pilar-Morin's exceptionally fine acting being brought out in this, as it was in "COMEDY AND TRAGEDY," and the dyeing of her skin and the Japanese Costume detracted from rather than enhanced her usual good looks.

I trust you will take all this in the spirit in which it is intended, as I believe that you wish to have honest criticism at all times, and I am, therefore, giving you these opinions freely. The transf ormation scene could have, been improved upon by having the walls vanish at the wave of the magic wand and the surroundings assume more of the appearance of a Palace showing the lake and swans , as the audience gets but a very fleeting glimpse of the latter, and the change in the appearance of the room is hardly a3

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startling and complete as the description of the film would lead one to believe.

With best wishes for continued’ success , X am, Yours very truly,

(Signed) J. H. Hardin

Telegram sent Jan. 2 7, 1910 - 12 i

Honora&ex Frank 0. -briggi U.S Senate, Washington

D.C.

Our moving picture business will be aff eoted Dy passage of pending Sunday closing bill for District oi Columbia, Bsjeoially as example of Congress will influence other legislatures to pass similar laws, v/e wish you would oppose the bill so far a3 it affectB Sunday moving picture shows.

Edison Manufacturing Company ■ Frank 1. Dyer ,

C-A'T'S'

.Tan. 29th, 1910.

Hr. X.: IT. Hardin, Western Rep.,

90 Wabash Ave. ,

Chicago, Ill.

Hy dear Hr. Hardin: -

I have your letter of the 26th in relation to "A .TAPAHESE PEACH' BOY" , and while of course I feel sorry that the film disappointed you and the others who saw it I am obliged to you for your frank oriticism.

It ivas perhaps a mistake in judgment to use Mile. Pilar-lTorin in a story of this character, as, after "COHEDY AND TRAGEDY" one would actually expect to see her in an emotional role , hut she had such a great experience in Japanese impersonations that we thought such a part played hy her would he hoth novel and attractive.

I do not understand that there was ny particular criticism on the film as a subject except that it was not thought worthy of such an artist. Of course your judgment and the others represented, I imagine men alone. The appeal that tie story makes is largely to women and children, and in this way I hope that it may still he favorably received when shown, naturally I am anxious as to the result, as the film represents a great deal of money and labor.

I do not quite understand your criticism as to

the photographic quality, as on this point ,<re all thought the film was very superior.

Let me say again that 1 appreciate your criticism as it is only hy hearing of defects as well as merits that we can hope to reach the standard ive are all striving to attain.

Yours very truly,

Edison Fanufacturing Co. , Klnetograph Dept. ,

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MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY

ORANGE, N.J.

EDISON PHDJEETINE KINETOSEOPES AND FILMS.

Mr. Prank L. Dyer, Vice-President, Edison Manufacturing Co. , Orange , IT. T.

Dear Sir:-

I think everyone was impressed last week with the

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steadiness of^ Pathe Picture which wa3 shown in Orange as compared to ours or any others. I have talked over this matter quite a good deal with Mr. Oliver, and he has made a report covering the subject.

I am enclosing a copy of this report.

Yours very truly,

Kinetograph Dept. ,

RE'/E:B Mgr., Negative Production.

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STEADY MOTION PICTURES FOR THE EDISON MFG. CO/? ORANGE, N. J. S Y

H. T. OLIVER.

,, a.. _ . J113 l’sfer3 to steady running Moving Pictures, that is

Motion Pictures that are perfectly steady corresponding to Pathe Preres recently run at Orange.

I am positive that it is possible for us (or anyone) to make as steady pictures as Pathe- Preres provided we have the equipment and negative and positive to do so.

I believe we have (and are making) our pictures as steady as it is possible with the present equipment. This question often arises in our pictures? "Why do some of ours run steadier than others';1' This you will please note and readily observe is easily explained when one considers that there are so many things that will make a picture .lump on the screen. Collectively they are:-

Unif ormi ty of Pilm Error in Perforating 1 Error in Taking Error in Printing Error in Projedting Shrinkage of Pilm Stock

The above errors are all multiples of each other in this production and tfith our present equipment it is impossible to positively determine each error to any degree of accuracy, or in other words, it is impossible with our present equipment to have a system or method of inspection that is fast enough to keep up with the present productions and positively not to any great degree of accuracv.

4. -n Methods could be devised and apparatus designed, to actually eliminate the above errors under the direction of a competent engineer with power to act in all matters.

.. . I ffi11 endeavor to illustrate in a brief and concise way

methods and apparatus which, (if applied correctly) will positively eliminate unsteady pictures from getting on the screen in the reg¬ ular production.

ERROR #1:-

UNIFORMITY ON FllJf: If propel- gages are made

and operated on every piece of film by competent Operators, it would be possible to check any inaccurate stock before it is perforated.

ERROR #2:- ERROR IN PERFORATING:- Perforators should be so designed as to actuate correspondingly to our present Projecting Aiacnlne , with a mechanical device for testing accurately and rapidly all perforating applied to same.

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ERROR #3:- ERROR III TAKING: as to mechanically actuate ta o

Cameras should he so designed • present Projecting Kachine.

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Plimpton: 2/5/10.

Replying to your letter of the 2nd inst., with on- olosod roport from !,!r. Olivor, I have examined thin oarofully and all that I can see in it is that ho points out tho roasons son© pictures aro stoady and others unsteady. All that he \payo regarding tho unsteadiness of our pictures I agree with, hut think it iu up to Pr. Olivor not so much to point out the reason certain results take place as to indioato how tho defects oan ■vdiod. What ho should do is to suggest ways for curing 'lo and dovoto himself to having his suggestions carried \ Ho oan count on ray absolute oo-operation in the

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natter. •<$? ho will only toll mo what ho wonts to havo done and convince mo that it will ho a good thing and tond to c rroct defects I shall ho voiy glad to help him all that I oan. I think, however, rnthor thtui attempt to corroot all tho errors at onoo it would ho hotter to to’eo up one orror at time and push that through to a final correction.

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Jj\ L. D.

EDISON MANUFACTURING CO.

MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY

ORANGE, N. J.

EDISON PROJECTING KINETOSEDPES AND FILMS.

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C/ (j Mr Prank L. Dyer Vice-President, 0 Edison Mfg. Co. ,

Orange, N. 7,

Dear Sir:-

Eeb. 8th, 1910

Referring to your memorandum 1281. The report submitted of Mr. Oliver's was not so much intended to take up any particular case as it was to bring the whole matter to your attention. The facts seem to be that many cases contribute to unsteadiness in our pictures, some of them outside of this department.

I had intended to talk this over with you in Orange last Thursday but I saw you for so short a time,

I did not have an opportunity.

I arranged with Mr. Walker for iaji< appoitment with you for Mr. Oliver to-morrow morning at 11 AM. and he can tell you better than I can write some of the things he has in mind. ' ’ ' ‘ n:“- !"'1! " ‘,! v''

Very truly yours ,

Kinetograph Dept..

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Mgr. Negative Production.

I enclose copy of a latter which we received to-day from Mr. Hardin. I append a paragraph from a letter which I received to-day from Mr. Dawley in

Havana.

"In the short time that I have been here Mr. Reade and myself have heen compelled' to call upon every Official in Havana. The only one we have slighted' ia the President himself. Mr. Reade and myself are slowly hut surely work- ring up. an interest in the Edison Pic tures in Cuba and I would like to know if the agent you have down here has proved satisfactory, &3 there is a party in Harris Bros, store (which is the largest Ameri¬ can Concern in Havana) was very anxious to take up the Edison pic¬ tures and push them. Kindly advise me on this."

X do not know whether you care to go any further into this question or not, hut thought that I had better let you know .vhat Mr. Dawley had said.

Yours very truly,

Kinetograph Depju^

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Beb. 12 th, 1910.

Mr. Horace G. Plimpton,

o/o Edison Studio,

Bedford Park, Few York City.

Pear Sir:-

I have your favor of the 10th inst. , and arn glad to learn that you will delay the release of “CARMEN" until later in the Spring, and think it would he a mistake to bring it out under four months at least, as the Exchanges would have considerable trouble placing it with Exhibitors if it follows the Pathe pro¬ duction too soon.

I note the continued high quality of the Edison releases and the little Comedy "QUEEN OP THE BURLESQUE" made one of the biggist hits in all the downtown Theatres yesterday that they ever had on the screen. The "PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL" is also a strong picture, and elicited many compliments from the Exhibitors and Exchange men who saw the sample when we ran it last week for the Inspectors.

Wishing you continued success, I am,

Yours veiy truly,

(Signed) J. H. Hardin

Maroh 5, 1910.

Mr. Horaoe 0. Plimpton,

Bedford Park -Edison Studio,

Hew York, N.Y.

My dear Mr. Pliraptons-

1 have followed up the matter of the photographing of real money, oo for aD I am able in our library here, which has very limited literature on suoh subjects. X have been unable find a Statute which specifically forbids such photographing, and I have also been unable to find any paBe which holds that such photographing falls within the general terms of the Statutes forbidding counterfeiting. In the |ncytlp- pedia of Law, V.olume 7, page 881, however, I find a case referred to which unfortunately is not in our library, of which the following is given as the digest of the de¬ cision:*

"It 1b a criminal act to photograph likenesses of United States treasury ; notes, although the similarity between , the photograph and the original is : not such that the counterfeit is oal- f oulated to deceive the public. "

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Ur. Horace G. Plimpton.

In addition, there are other Statutes r/hich lead me to believe that suoh photographing is forbidden. Certainly under the above quotation it is forbidden, and I should think that you should take a conservative attitude and avoid any possible difficulties, and therefore refrain from using real money in pictures.

Yours very truly,

GPC/abk.

Assistant to Vice-President.

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March 21, 19X0.

Mr. Byer:-

In re. proposal of Murkt fc Company for our agency on filmB in Europe and Australia: The proposition briefly was a guarantee of 35,000 feet per month, and the films to he delivered to their agent, in Mev; York, where payment is to be made to us at 6 oents per foot. \7e would be obliged to submit camples and ppint on their orders.

I find that in Europe and Australia we sold 202,780 feet in Deoember, 213,445 feet, in January, and 137,996 feet in February, the report for the last month not including sales to Vienna or Australia. Mr. Nichols, rep¬ resenting Markt & Company, told me that; 35,000 feet was their guarantee for Biograph, that they had sold more than twioe as much as this, and that the Biograph Company were very well (satisfied with the arrangement, Markt & Company at the present time have offices only in London and Berlin, the latter having been open only sinoe the first of the year, and they are about to establish offioes in Russia and Bdroeloniaj Spain,.

,1 attach hereto Mr. Farrell’s report of the foreign, Bales. /

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April 18, 1910.

Mr. lioraoo 0. Plimpton,

Edison Studio, Bedford Park,

Mew York, II, Y.

Dear Mr. Plimpton:-

In talking to Mr. Belig the other day, he suggested that I tell you that when you are ready to put in l£n tank developing system at the Studio, he would he very glad to send you diagrams and Bpeoif ioation for the tanks whioh he is using, which he olaima are exactly the same as rathe are using in Paris. It seemed to me that it would he well to keep thiB in mind, and avail yourself of this suggestion for what it is worth.

In talking about the printing of titles from plates, he told me that he was using plates photographed hy tho wot process instead of dry plates. Ho claims that the wet process produces plates with olearer whites than the dry prooesB does.

Yours very truly.

GPS/ ARK.

Assistant to Vice-President,

I

EDISON MANUFACTURING CO.

EDISON PROJECTING KINETOSCOPES AND FILMS.

April 18, 1910.

Mr. Frank L. Dyer, Vice-President,

Edison Manufacturing Co.

Orange , IT.

Dear Sir:-

Confinning my conversation with yoi^i|ye3ter(iayjP recommend placing Ethel Jewett on the pay roll at $-30.00 per week to he in charge of music cues and all work of this nature. She will also pose in unimportant parts as occasion may arise ■ without extra pay.

As I told you Miss Jewett has had charge of this work for some time, hut we have been carrying her along on the daily posing list at $5.00 per day. The above will give her a regular position and will he much less trouble to handle in every way.

If this meets with your approval, will you kindly advise me and I will send in an engagement card taking effect next Monday.

I believe that the work we have done of this nature is beneficial to the Company and worth all it is costing. If you will look at The Motion Picture World of April 83rd you will find references to this subject on page3 637, 638 and 652. t Yours very truly,

Kinetograph Dept. ,

Mgr. , Megative'Pr oduction.

/:/c.-Aa-V

April 20, 1910.

Hr. MaChesney

1 return herewith letter anti enelosures of the A.B.C. Company. The hill iB properly made up according to the reported sales. Under the agreement, the reported soles are supposed to cover a period of thirty days after the release date. I note that on the slips covering the earlier releases, sales are reported for a period of more than thirty days after the release date, whereaB, in the later releases, this is not true. For instance, in the slip covering "V/hat the Cards Fore- told", sales are reported as late as January 28th, the release date being December 7th, whereaB, dn the last slip covering "The Skipper's Yarn", the release date is January 28th, and the last reported sale is February 16th. I think it might be well to call the attention of the A. B. C. Company to this, so that we can be sure that the soles actually cover a period of thirty dayB after release date, whioh might make a difference of §5. to us on some of the posters. Note, for instance, that "Pa^nerfl", released January 4th, the reported saleB are 900, whereas, the last reported Bale is January 28th.

It might readily be that between the 28th of January and the 4th of February, one more poster might be sold, which would entitle us to a rebate of #5 . You will

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understand that I do not mean to Bay that any posters were sold during this period, hut 1 think it would he well hereafter to have the A. B« C. Company's certifioate state that the sales that they report are all the sales made hy them within thirty days after the respective release dates of the film.

I am suggesting that you writs this letter, since 1 think it advisable to have all matters relating to these posters handled through the Advertising Depart¬ ment, and I would suggest also that the Advertising Departing o.k. the bill,

C. S'. Scull.

OFS/AHK.

Mr. Horace G. Plimpton,

Edison Studio, Bedford Park,

New York, N.Y.

Dear Sir:-

lir. Dyer has read, and ha8 also asked me to read, scenario No. 349, entitled "Peg Woffington". We agreed that this Boenario would give a very oompli cited play, which would he very difficult for the average moving picture audience to understaid, Very few probably have read "Peg Woffington" , and the relation of the characters is suoh that a motion pic¬ ture could hardly express them. There also seems to be no particular dramatic situation or climax.

In view of all of this, Mr. Dyer direots me to say that you should not produce this scenario.

X return the copy of the scenario herewith.

Yours vexy truly,

GFB/AHK

Enos.

Assistant to Vice-President,

April 30, 1910.

Mr. Horace 0. Plimpton,

Edison Studio-Bedford Park,

Ilew York, N.Y.

Dear 8ir:-

M r. Dyer directs me to confirm His statement to you that He disapproves of the placing of Hiss Ethel Jewett on the pay-roll of the Studio, and that he desires to have the making up of muBio cues abandoned.

Yours very truly,

GFS/ATiK.

Assistant to Vice-President,

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May 2nd ,1910.

Mr. Horace G. Plimpton,

Edison Studio --“edford Park,

Hew York, H.Y.

Pear Mr. Plimpton:-

X hand you herewith copies of

letters from C. S. McNeir, dated April loth and April 29th and a letter from us to Mr. MoMeir, dated April 26th.

These lettere are self-explanatory.

Mr. By or approves of taking the pictures, please note the last paragraph in the letter dated April 29th in regard to making a picture of the blowing up of a vessel^. It occurred to me that this might be something which could bej^^pled in minature in the tank after the prin¬ cipal picturee are taken, and 1 should think it would he sufficient to tell the Kleotrio Boat Company that Buch a scene might be arranged if the pictures taKen at tyuinoy would properly lead up to it.

Please note that nothing haB been said in any of the letters in regard to advertising on these pictures,

//2 Mr Horace G. l5liinpton.

and I think it advisable not to bring up the subject unless the Electric Boat Company does. 1 do not think we should go any further than provide a title announcing that the pictures are of the teBt of the submarine Salmon, built by the Electric Boat Company of Quincy, Massachusetts.

Yours very truly,

GES/AHK.

Assistant to Vio e-President,

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C. S. MoU'.'ir Attorney at law Hibbs Building

Washington, D. C. April 16,1910

The Edison Mfg. Company,

Orange, 1T.J.

Gentlemen;

During the coming month trials will he held off Provincetown, Mass., of the U. S. S. Submarine SALK01T, one of the most modem submarine boats built for the Havy De¬ partment. This is a large vessel of about 350 tons, some 140 feet in length. I can arrange with the builders of this vessel to secure exclusive moving picture privileges of the various trials to which this boat is to be subjected, and while we realise that such pictures would have a considerable money value, vre will make no charge for them, but will award the privilege to the moving picture company which v/ill dem¬ onstrate to us its superior facilities for giving these pictures the widest possible exploitation throughout the United StateB, both in regular theatres, moving picture shows and slot machines. As stated these trials will be begun during the month of Kay, off Provincetown, Hass. It may be necessary for the company to whom we award this privi¬ lege to provide itself with a vessel from which to take the pictures, although it is possible that we could arrange to permit your operators to come aboard our tender.

I knww the Edison Company is one of the foremost con¬ cerns In the moving picture business and if you will write me what plans you can make for giving theBe pictures pub-

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lioity throughout the United States, X think I can assure you of favorable consideration. I need not point out to you the novelty of such a set of films and the interest they would excite. The tests will probably include the firing of a torpedo and the blowing up of an imaginary enemy* s war vessel, so that the series would be as interesting as anything now before the public.

Please take this .’natter up promptly and let mo hear from you.

Yours very truly,

(Signed) C. S. McHoir

[ENCLOSURE]

April 26, 1910.

C. S. McHeir, Esq., ,

HiVb8 Building,

Washington, 1). 0.

Dear Sir:

Yours of the 16th inst. addressed to the Edison Ma”hfacturing Company has "been referred to Hr.

Dyer, who directs me to say that this Company would he glad of the opportunity of taking the pictures to which you refer, provided it can he done with a small amount of expense. This Company will, of course, provide the operator and the camera, hut prohahly would he unwill¬ ing to go to the expense of pro7^^^nS a vessel from which to take the pictures. If you can arrange to have our camera operator come aboard the tedder, that plan would he satisfactory.

This Company is operating under the license of the Motion Picture Patents Company and its films are shown in prohahly seven-eighthB of the motion picture houses in the United States. It also has a large' foreign business through agencies in all of the principal

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countries in Europe and Australia. If a satisfactory film is obtained, this Company would place it amongst its regular releases and you would then have the advant¬ age of the publicity obtained by exhibiting this picture in all of the best exhibition houses in the United States as well as abroad.

If you decide to have this Company take the pic¬ tures, please advise Hr. IDyer of the dates of the trial and provide this Company with the necessary letters to enable our operator to reach the proper vie\7-point. It is understood, of course, that this privilege, if extend¬ ed to this Company, will be exclusive, for the picture would not be of enough importance from an exhibition standpoint, to warrant more than one Company taking it and placing it on the market.

Yours very truly,

GES/ABK

Assistant to Vice-President.

^ EDISON MANUFACTURING CD.

EDISON PROJECTING KINETOSCOPES AND FILMS.

cy\/wr '^O'/ May

3rd, 1910.

Mr. Geo. F. Scull, Asat. to Vice-President,

Edison Manufacturing Co. , ,

Orange, IT. JT. \\ fe ^

My dear Mr. Scull:- 's—

I have yours of the 2nd in reference to films of the Submarine Boat at Provincetown , Mass, and note con¬ tents. I am writing the Electric Boat Company, Quincy, Mass, to-day. I notice that you sent an extra copy of Mr. McMeir's letter of April 16th also your letter to him of April 26th. Thinking that these were probably sent inad¬ vertently, I am returning them to you herewith .

Yours very truly,

Kine tograph Dept. ,

'iLM—

i/t^

•oduction.

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1 RQfi "" ' " y>y^MORANDUM

Hr. Plimpton K'' 5/ C/lG.

In discussing matters generally with J;!r. TJlison ho made tho following critic! ana ?:tu suggestions as the result of s«

ing our pictures In the theatres. Ho complained of the acting and said that ’h.e actors were mono or loss stilted and indifferent. Our crporiorco with tho hiograph actor# that wo hnvo, who mac- a greet success with the Siograph Company mid who hnvo not done vory well with us, convinces me that it io not tho actors hut tho pro¬ ducing non that are at fault. Cf course this is a hand criticism to most, hut hoar it in mind cud he op your people jacked up as much as possihlo.

Ho also thought that a great deal could he done in what

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ho calls "family dramas". By this ho means plays based on inci¬ dents in roal life roquiring a fow actors and moro or loss simple soonory. His idoa soomod to ho that plays of this sort arc not only interesting, hut relatively inoxponsivo. Of c our so wc make a lot of pictures of tills hind, hut hear this suggestion also in mind so that V;hon wo put any of Idiom out I oan call his attention to is^im.

Ho also complained of tho character of handwriting used in our letters whon projected on tho seroon and said it was diffi¬ cult to read thorn. I ashed Mm what ho thought of our plan, usod in some cases, of having tho hand writo tho lottor hoforo tho eyes of tho audionoo. IIo thought that was a good idoa. What objec¬ tion would there ho to using this schome wlionovor wo havo lotters to writo? It always Doomed to me that tho audionoo took a groat

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interest in this sort of thing, and hosides it has tho advantage of increasing tho length. If wo used it altogether no doubt in time there would bo some ooraplaint, but -would there bo any objection in trying it out for tho time being?

■ MiD/lTO F. If* Xi.

Ihiy 7th, 1010.

John Kush, Bsci. ,

Hepre ogling »a#arl£ Star,

Cono street,

Orange, .T.

Hear Sir;-

Vy attention has bean called tc an article appear¬ ing in the v™ XoiV; Run under date of Fry 0th, stating that Kr. Edison visited a certain moving picture ahov in Orange, We./ .Turney and collected certain material for a talk trith Kr. iVhite who pro aided over the ?, Toying Ploture Department.

I hag t;o inform you (hat X do not preside over the having Picture ho par teen fc of this Company, and have not done bo sinoe February 3rd, 1003. You would confer a. per¬ sonal favor toy correcting the statement as printed in (ho Run.

Tmu-a very truly,

(Signed) J. H. iVhite

^^fiomo»Q(6di»oiu

EDISON MANUFACTURING CD.

MA,N OFFICE AND FACTORY ^oL^T

ORANGE, N.J. ' 1

EDISON PROJECTING KINETDSCDFES AND FILMS.

VvD Ifaj^yrank L. Dyer, Vice-President, i son Manufacturing Co., Orange, IT. J.

Dear Sir:-

Replying to your memorandum #1499 which was received to-day in reference to the Canadian Pacific Railway trip, Mr. Seay returned a week ago from his preliminary trip with a great quan¬ tity of photographs and description matter together with the outline of several scenarios. I should have spoken to you about this last week had I seen you.

I am at present going over the question of scenarios with Mr. Dawley and as soon as we have discussed them a little further I will submit the whole matter to you. I have been corres¬ ponding with Mr. Dennis of the Railroad, ’and he wishes to come Mast to have a final consultation before the expedition starts. He has expressed himself as thinking that June 15th was the best time to leave here.

Replying to your memorandum #1506 which I received to-day.

In reference to the criticisms made by Mr. Edison on our pictures, of course it would have been much easier to know how to apply these criticisms had the pictures been designated.

BTe all rightly or wrongly think our

rk has been improv-

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ing, and if the pictures which he saw were old ones, I should not feel so badly about it as if they were more recent. As it is now, it is hard for me to gather much from the criticisms expressed but we shall try to useevery possible means to improve the quality of the acting.

You refer in the memorandum to our experience with Biograph actors. So far as I remember we have had three such cases.

First - Herbert Prior who is a member of our Stock Company. It seems to me that his work has been good.

Second - Verner Clarges who worked in a number of our pictures and who has now gone back to the Biograph Stock Company. His work while with us seemed to be satisfactory. A case which stands out was the part of the School Faster, S queers in "A YORKSHIRE SCHOOL" which was picked out in the Dramatic Mirror as a par¬ ticularly good piece of acting.

Third - John Cumpson who is the Biograph "Jones" and who has been posing for us in several comedy picture's lately. I remember that you did not particularly care for his work in the first picture called "FORTUNE'S FOOL". In the picture "MR. BUMPTIOUS ON BIRDS" and "A TALE OF TiVO COATS" his work seemed to stand out as satisfactory.

It has been my personal aim since I have been here to try and improve the quality of acting, as this is a matter which I think is vital to our success.

In reference to the subjects of a, simple nature, I will pay particular attention to this matter from now on.

As to letters, we will try making all letters as written taken in the actual process of writing. Of course this applies only to letters as they are written and cannot apply to a pro¬ jected letter on the screen which i3 received. It is possible that some of the difficulty in reading our letters comes from the fact that we have endeavored to vary them in order to indicate, the character of the writer.

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Some of the other Manufacturers notably Selig have a uniform script or type which i3 used in all letters. Our moth, od has been thought to have some individuality, but of course if a letter is illegible it loses- its entire value.

Yours very truly,

Kinetog

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PATENTED IN CANADA,

ENGLAND,

FRANCE,

BELGIUM.

IMPROVED;

DIECKEHHOFF, RAFFLOER & CO.,

PRINCIPAL DEPOT:

560-566 BROADWAY,

AUSTRALIA,

PATENTED IN GERMANY,

AUSTRIA,

ITALY,

SPAIN.

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ntracts are contingent upon strikes, accidents, delays of carriers or. other causes^ipS^oIdabJe et^yond our control.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison, > , A

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Orange, H. J. ^ V £t ' X

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Acknowledging the receipt of your esteemed flavor of yester / day, I am very jnuch delighted to road your explanation, of what seem¬ ed to me inexplicable, because- I presumed that you controlled all the moving picture shows. Would you have any objection,/ if^n following the matter further along on the lines indicated in my letter to you^j ^ X had published the correspondence between us?

Possibly the exhibition of the prize fight in moving picture halls could be squelched quite effectually. Your answer will greatly interest me, and I shall abide! by your decision*

Yours very truly, |

o (b yffettva-i

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Hoy ic, 1910.

Mr. Dyer:-

I need only remark on scenarios wlrich you hare not o.k.'d, for X agree with you that these o.k.'d scenarios are satisfactory.

Mo. 351, "The Reconciliation": 1 fail to see any climax to to this story, or anything whioh appeals to me as being a dramatic incident. If 1 am not mistaken, thiB story is taken from Charles Heade's "Put Yourself in His Place", but the attempt, apparently, has been to condense substantially the whole book. It also seemB to tne that making the hero the victim of enemies among union men, is treading on rather dangerous ground.

Mo. 366. "Two Brothers"; This is a very ordinary story, but if Ur. Plimpton intends to make a great deal of the dog I can see that it might readily be a pleasing film.

Mo. 352. "The Martyred Hero?: This story strikes me as being an unpleasant one in every respect. The oircumstanoes which would make the burglar fall in lover with the heroine, doeB not strike me as being very probable, aside from the desorepency of the necessary ages of the two.

No. 200. "David Connerf ield" : This might make a fair story, but it certainly should be given no such ambitious title as "David Copperf ield" , because , be this synopsis

residB, Eavid is a very unimportant factor.

G. Scull.

GI’S/AHK,

I /**./? -Sx/es-

May 24, 1910.

I a.m not at all satisfied with our film and machine advertising an has been carried on for some time in the past. Prom some investigation which I have made in the Advertising Department, it would seem that we are advertising in practically two classes of paper, one the Index and the Moving Picture World, whioh circulates exclusively in moving picture circles, and the other including the Clipper, Tele¬ graph, and Mirror, which circulate in the general amusement class, and practically not at all in the moving picture class. Judging from queries which we receive, however, this latter class is one which we' should reach, especially in reference to projecting machines, for it includes a great msiy vaudeville managers and traveling showmen, who from time to time take up pictures, in which case their first thought is in regard to the machine. If they are on the road, they are buyers and not renters of film and are not concerned with the latest releases, so that a mere line or two, calling attention to the fact that we feature subjects on our lists suitable for traveling showmen, is sufficient so far as the film end is concerned, and we can use the remainder of the space to fea¬ ture the projecting machines. Because of the expense of the papers covering this class, we are limited in the amount of space, and for this reason we must elect to either feature films only or machines only. In this way we would get very

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effective advertising.

In the Index and World, we have a half page each, and at the presert time we are describing at some length the releases of the coming week, and also calling attention to those of the week following, aa well as to any particular feature film which is still further ahead for release. This gives our advertising a very solid appearance and one that is not attractive. Most of the other Manufacturers confine their advertising to til a- releases of the following week. We also have been featuring one or two films, and any one read¬ ing the advertisement would readilyi gather the idea that the unfeatured films are hardly worthy of mention and could read¬ ily cultivate the idea that we simply get out a good one once in a while instead of malting it a continuous performance.

I believe that it is all right to call attention to certain subjects which really are of extraordinary interest or im¬ portance or which are to fall on certain noteworthy dates, such as Decoration Day and Christmas films, but I do not think it is a good scheme to feature, simply because it is very good, any film such as the "Princess and the Peasant".

I should, therefore, recommend that we confine our advertis¬ ing to the releases of the next week with an occasional refer¬ ence to some extr asrdinarily important film.

I would also recommend arranging this half page ad¬ vertisement which we have in the Index and in the World, so that we use a quarter page extending entirely across the page for our films „ and another quarter, possibly preferably only

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half of the page;to our projecting machines. This latter arrangement will give a chance for the insertion of cuts of machine parts, and 1 think it would, he advisable to have a series of cuts made of large views of individual portions of the mechanism and from week to week call attention to the effectiveness of these different parts.

I should add that both Mr. MoChesney and the Kinetograph Department agree with me in the foregoing, and if you will authorize me to do so, I will put the above changes into effect at once.

Hay 26, 1910.

Advertising Department. Kinotograph Department arid files;

It has teen decided that advertising r»in"'the Clipper, Billboard and Mirror , now being .done 'by the Kin etograph Depart¬ ment, shall be confined almost entirely to projecting machines and equipment, with a simple statement that we are preparod to supply feature films particularly adapted for traveling ■showmen.

I’ho advertising in the Index,: World and Kiokelodeon, is to be equally divided between machines and equipments and films. The total amount of advertising in each paper is to be divided equally between these tv/o classes of advertising and is to be placed on separate pages, where possible. As a general thing, only the releases of the succeeding week are to*be mentioned, except that on special occasions or in the ease of a film noteworthy because of some speoial person or incident shown therein, advanced advertising may be done. Machine advertising is to set out more in detail the advanta¬ geous features of the machine, and cuts of enlarged portions of these details are to be made and used, so that different features can be boosted in successive issues.

Messrs. Edison & Dyer:-

Conforming with an order of Mr. C. H. Y/ilson to equip our Kinetosoopes with a chain drive for the film take-up reels to meet the regulations imposed by the laws of England, I beg to advise that the model of same has been completed by this Dept, and awaits your inspection and approval.

This mechanism has been so designed that it may be attached to our present Underwriter's Model and consists of the following:

A sprocket wheel on drive shaft, taking the place of present pulley.

A new arm carrying gear and sprocket wheel in place of the present weighted arm which carries idle belt pulleyB.

Friction gear on wheel shaft in place of present pulley.

The addition of a bracket set-screwed to moving projecting head of machine for the purpose of carrying a link attached to above mentioned arm.

. Substitution of chain for present belts.

The only change necessary is the widening and lengthening of slot in wooden base and table of the above mentioned type.

The drive is adapted for use in either position of the reel box on Underwriter 's Model - below table and in front of same.

Hr- Rook has mentioned to me several times the idea of

our talcing some action against theatres who are using Independent service in connection with licensed maohinos. Is there are reason why action along this line should not,he taken? He says that the fourteenth Street Theatre , operated "by a man named Rosenthal or Rosonquont, and also Hamme rate in's 42nd street Theatre are two places that have/ULoensed machines and are using Independent films* Personally I do not see why we should not take some effective aotion< because I doubt very much if those theatres would care to-be involved in a patent suit.

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July 6, ■ 1910.

We are in reoeipt of a communication from the Eastman Kodak Company dated June 30, 1910, wherein they advise the royalties collected up to June 20th amount to $ 313,008.30 less drawbacks paid § 80,307.63, leaving a net amount •,>> 232,700.67 which they have credited to our account.

They state that our purchase account after crediting the above amount of royalty shows a balance still due them of $ 4,956.06. Upon checking same with our ledger I find that there is a difference of § 221.81 which we are unable at the present time to locate owing to the fact that we have not received their statement as of July 1st. when we receive same I will immediately have it checked with the ledger, and I do not doubt but what we will be able to locate this small difference.

For your information I would advise our purchases from them during the year as per our ledgers at the present time amount to $ 342,148.54, of which we remitted to them in cash during the year § 104,270.00

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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

ROCHESTER, N.Y.

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June 30, 1910.

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The Edison Mfg. Co.,

'W* / -yr-

Orange, N. J. /

Gentlemen:- / \

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Your Merchandise Account to June 19th, 1910, inclusive, after

crediting your remittance of June 18th, 812-^70.00, received on June 20th, ehows a balance in our favor of $4,956.06 after applying thereon the royalties collected on Cine Film sales to that date, under contract be¬ tween Edison Mfg. Co. and/or Motion Picture Patents Co. and the Eastman Kodak Company, as per details below.

New York Merchandise Account A 18 666 02

New Jersey 11

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Amount of Royalties collected $313,008.30 Drawbacks paid 80.307 .6 3

Balance due Eastman Kodak Company

$237,656.73 / ;

which we should be glad to receive in order to balance the account to above date.

Yours truly,

232.700.67 $ 4,956.06

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It-- dear llaclomo:-

Your favor of tho 9th Is at hand. Our ont ire negotiations with you last Pall woro based upon our scour¬ ing for the poriod of ono year, with tho option of m o:c- tonslon for another yonr, your oxoluslve services In motion picture work, it was tho basis of all of tho conversations botwoon you and. me and. was the spirit of my letter to you of October 6, 1909 and your reply of October 8, although not specifically; mentioned. Y/o announced in the ICinotogram of ITovombar lot which I pro sumo you foad that wo had conoludod arrangements with you by which wo wore to have tho exclusive uso of your services and in the same number there apponrs an article over your signature in which you refor to tho fact that you are glad to hc.vo associated yourself wit h tho Edison Com-.” pony. Horcovor in your letter to mo of Ootobor 7, 1909 you refor to your "salary11 which surely implies exolusivo work.

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tor to no of October 5) and that this work would ho, to to be arranged not to oonfliot with your ongagemont to him. Slius thoro can be no roal question as to tho exolusivonoss of your serTicos.

‘As to tho mount which you claim as duo you I do not find that vra owe you anything at th.o preaont tino. So far as ray letter of October Oth and your reply of October’ Cth aro concomod it in distinctly stated, and acknowledged by you as satisfactory, that you woro to bo paid S500 por picture mid wo hold your rocoipts in full for work in oaoh picture . However X did toll you, after tho conclu¬ sion of the contract and in annwor to your exproGsod foar tha.t you might bo called upon to work on osoooslvo number of days, that wo would toko an txvovaQO of five days as tho basis of the work and that if, at the termination of tho contract torn, wo found that tho thao had aggregatod more than tint {that is to say a total of 30 days for sin pioturos) wo should be glad to adjust it. This we will stand to and if, after tho conclusion of tho ninth pioturo under tho contract, ■vra find that your work has oovorod a longer total period than 30 days wa shall bo liappy to reimburse you for tho excess timo at the rato of $100 por day.

Yours very truly,

Edison Manufacturing Co.,

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Mmo . Pilar -Morin,

22 Woot 109th St, root, How. Yor ]■: City. My dear lladnao:-

Your letter of the lath inst. is at hand. Uy lottor to you of July 11th fully explained the position of thio Company in relation to your sorvloos and wo hayo noth- inG to acid to it. If you wish to adlioro striotly to the agroemont as writ ton and aoooptod wo ahall do tho oraio and v/o stand ready to complete tho remaining two pictures to finish the contract at tho prloo as spocified. If TjDwevar you oaro to approaoh th.o vflaolo nubj oot in a more fr fondly spirit it will give us pleasure t o.adj ust matters at the end of tho year as already indioated, 'N'

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Edison Studio-Bedford Park,

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Bear p'ir

I hund you herewith a statement prepared by V.r. Parrel! , showing sales of motion pictures abroad, and I think you will find this very instructive. Ad¬ mitting that the foreign taste is different from' the American taste, yet 1 think this list is probably more nearly representative of . the ao.tuai merit of our films than could be determined by orders obtained in this country. What I mean by this iB that abroad filmed are ordered by the exchanges entirely on their merits and although the exchanges may make mistakes, they probably know just about what their patrons want. In this country owing- to , the artificial conditions surrounding the busi¬ ness, the question of merit or demerit of a particular film has but little influence on the sales, hales drop off:only afte^ a continued run of bad films and sales increase only ufter a continued run of good films. Bear¬ ing these facts in mind 1 think you will obtain from this list a very good indication of what fiims to avoid and

//,2- Hr. Horace G. Plimpton.

what to concentrate on in the future. Of course the saleB of recent subjects do not count very much, but I presume a good average will be Bhown up to the end of Hay.

Yours very truly,

XLiyARK. Vice-President.

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August 19, 1910

Ur. Horace G. Plimpton,

Edison Studio-Bedford Park,

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Bear to. Plimpton

Replying to your memorandum of the 17th' inot. 1 wish you would consider thesa figures care¬ fully and see if they give any definite information as . to the type of pictures to he auoided and the type of pi ctures to he made. 1 confess that from a superficial view 1 cannot discover any key to the problem. Some of the pictures that sell poorly v/e knew were poor, but why such pictures as "Why Girls Leave Home", "Frankenstein", "The Egyptian Uystery", "Little Sheppad of Tumbling Run", and "Rural Tragedy", should sell so poorly and other pictures like "It Pays to Advertise", "The House of Cards", "The Uan Under the Bed", and "That Girl of Dixon* s" should sell much better, is more than 1 can make out. At any rate, I wiBh you would look into the matter carefully and try to form some general conclusion as to the situation. Yours very truly,

ELD/ ARK. Vice-President.,

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EDISUN MANUFACTURING CO.

ORANGE, N. J.

EDISON PROJECTING KINETDSEDPES AND FILMS.

niCT.TtD QUSINC&S

/August 22nd., 1910.

SALES EggARTlMT BULLETIN HO. TRADE INFORMATION MR DEALERS.

Correspondence oonoerning tills bulletijf should mention its number and he addressed to Edison Manufao^ring Company,

Kinetograph Department , Orange, N. T.

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We are now able to quote some aj^ractive prices on Limes for Calcium Light. The follov&pg should merit your careful c sideration. 1

7/8" LIM^ IN CANS

Brice - - - - - - - - -#• - - / - $1.00 per doz. (12 limes to a can)

In Lots of 24 Cans - 1 - - / - .75 " can net,

In Lots of 72

In Lots of 144 " - - - .65

7/8" LIMES IN GLASS TUBES

List Price - - - $1.50 per doz. (12 Limes to a box)

In Lots of 12 Boxes (144 Limes) - 1.15 " box net,

In Lots of 24 " (288 » )- - 1.10 " " "

In connection with Limes 1-1/4", special prices on these will be quoted on a application, mentioning the quality desired.

Hoping to be favored v/ith your orders, we remain,

Very truly yours,

EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANX.

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EDISON MANUFACTURING CO.

MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY

ORANGE. N.J.

EDISON PROJECTING KINETOSCDPES AND FILMS.

SALES DEPARTMENT BULLETIN HO. 79 TRADE INPORMATION EOR DEALERS .

Correspondence concerning this bulletin should mention its number and be addressed to Edison Manufacturing Company,

Kinetograph Department , Orange, N. J. y'

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Regarding our new style film reel, which/ you have no doubt noticed in our ads. in trade papers, will stsfte that we are prepared to supply these reels to the trade JCt the following prices and in the quantities mentioned: J

List Price - - - - / - 75/

In Lots of 25 - - / - 45/ Net

In Lots of 50 - - — / - 40/ Ret

In Lots of 100 to 400 - - - / - - -37-1/2/ Net

In Lots of 500 or over - / - y - 35/ p-et

It is understood that wlv*n quoting these prices no orders will be accepted for package/ of kfess than 100 on orders for 100 and over at the prices indi/ated/and that quantities under 100, reels will be packed in lot h ofy£5's and 50 's at the prices quoted.

You will find that thfi particular features about this reel are - its fireproof qualit^/being all metal) , durability (no screws being used, which usually become lost, rendering the reel useless) accessibility when threading film and no springs to bend, break or lose.

We believe that this reel should particularly appeal to you, as it will out wear any other make, therefore, making the cost con¬ siderably less than the reels now in use. We will 'be pleased to re¬ ceive a trial order.

EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Aug. 30, 1910.

Several of the "boys of this Department, as well as my¬ self, made a trip to Newark last night, visited most of the mov¬ ing picture houses and have the following to report on the films shown : ..

There were twenty-four (24) theatres visited, of which fifteen (15) were licensed and nine (9) were Independent theatres. Of the films shown forty-four (44) were Licensed, including nine (8) Edison. The Edison films shorn were as follows:

Title Release Date

100$ Jealousy . . . Mar, 2,1909

The Other Fellow or A Fight for Love - - May 13, " The Interrupted Joy Ride ----- — - 11 13, " The House of Cards - -- -- -- -- -- Dec. 10, 11

Lazy Farmer Brown- -------- - - Jul. 22,1910

A Frontier Hero- - - - - n 22, 11

Peg Woffington ------------- " • 22, "

The Lady and the Burglar -------- Aug. 9, "

In the Independent theatres no Licensed Edison films would he shown. You will note from the above that the total num¬ ber of Licensed films seen is forty-four (44), of which eight (8) subjects were Edison, or 18-1/6/2.

For your further information, would say that the new Edison reels released weekly are two (2) out of a total of twenty-three (23) Licensed reels, or 8-2/3^.

From the above you will see that of the Edison films shown last night in Newark, we had more than double our share.

If you wish any additional information of this character we will be pleased to obtain it at any time you request.

films to Australia from here, a subject we discussed during- my visit, because on my return here I heard that Gaumont is not quite satisfied with the present arrangement; he has now formed his new demands in a letter, dated September 22nd, about which I promised to give him our decision by end of October.

You will note that in addition to the increase of the charge for titles from Fr.l- to Pr.l.SO per meter, he wants to increase, from January 1st, the price of the'positive print

from* 13i Cents t0;jl4j- Cents per meter; the latter price, however,

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to include tinting of virage, wherever we want it. I cannot

ascertain what the average portion of the tinted filmB is, but bOf of

assuming that/the total length is supplied tinted, then we have so far paid Gaumont 13 l/5 Cents per meter, to average tinted against untinted filmB. Gaumont now asks 14-J- Cents, provided not more than one third of total length supplied is tinted. The

. . ,

October 4th 19X0 Frank L. Dyer, Esq: _2-

difference would he as follows: we have so far paid Gaumont on positive prints 4 Cents_,per foot, including tinting, and he demands that from January 1st we pay him 4 l/Z Cents per foot, and for tinting and virage over and above one third of the total length supplied an extra charge of 2 Centimes for tinting and 4 Centimes for virage per meter.

Do you consider this difference big enough to take a declining standpoint and wait whether he will come back with the old terms? And if need be, would you see any advantage in supplying us films from your factory at these prices? And are you equipped for it? If not, I think we should not quibble about it, although I will endeavour to make him reduce that figure to 70 Centimes. I will also then have to insist on a change in that clause of the agreement which refers to the notice and have it changed to a longer period, say 6 months or more, because 3 months is a very short time to effect serious changes, if they become necessary.

Under these circumstances I thought it wisest not to tamper with the present Australian arrangement. I also see from a letter I received from Mr.Wyper, written in response to a letter dictated by Mr. Stevens while I was in the StateB, that he cannot fully concur with all our suggestions, but the Gaumont difficulty was the first reason that made me refrain from tampering with the present arrangement; and the second reason was the other alternative arrangement which we discussed and which, shortly after the first change had been effected, would

October 4th 1910

Frank 1. Dyer, Esq: _3-

require another change. The first proposed change that I told in a cable

Mr. Stevens /had not yet been enforced was that we should supply the Australian Office's requirements with Gaumont prints from here. The second change to follow thereafter mas to supply the London buyers here on the spot, provided there is any advantage in it for all concerned. The latter I have had since then in¬ vestigated and I found out for certain that the Australian film buyers here in London buy their films at the full list price (providing such concessions which we have made in the