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LEGAL SERIES RICHARD W. KELLOW FILE
Legal Series Richard W. Kellow File 1916
Agreement with Phonograph Sales Co. (1916-1918) [env. 1]
Deed -- Isaac W. and Frances F. England - Mineral Rights (1916, 1920) [env. 34]
Agreement with U.S. Crushed Stone Co. (1916-1917) [env. 100] Agreement with Miller Reese Hutchison (1916) [env. 162]
Bills of Sale to Edison Storage Battery Co. (1916) [env. 166]
Agreement with Andrea and Serafina Maglio (1916, 1919) [env. 173] Agreement with Wisconsin Chair Co. (1916-1917) [env. 175]
Contract with Mitsui & Co. (1916-1917) [env. 160]
Correspondence with Mitsui re Phenol Plant in Japan (1916-1920) [env. 186]
MEUORANDCU OF AGREEMENT entered Into thlo^day of December, 1916, by and batween THOMAS A. EDISON, of West Orange, New JerBoy, party of the first part, and PHONOGRAPH- SALJSS .CCKRUnr, a corporation of Hew Jersey, party of the second part, WITNESSETH:-
WHEREAS, by an agreement of even date herewith entered into by4and betwe.ep Phonographs Limited, a oorporatlon of New Jersey, Charles O'Oonor Slogne, John EyreSloana, John Eyre Sl'osne Guardian of. Thomas Edison Sloans, Fred N. Ritohie, and said Phonograph -Sales Company, a copy of whioh said agreement is annexed hereto, said Phono¬ graph Sales Company agrees to sell to said Phonographs Limited all of the assets of Bald Phonograph Sales Company, lnoluding goodwill, at a prloe based upon the value of the physical aseetB, leases, aooounts reoeivable, instalment paper, eto. of said Phonograph Sales Oompany, ihioh eaid price does not inelude any allowance for the good will of eaid Phonograph Sales Company; and
WHEREAS, said Thomas A. Edison desired that eaid Phonograph Sales Oompany should execute said agreement;
j HOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto have agreed and do
hereby agree ae follows; -
Sal£ Thomae A. Edison agrees that In consideration of the execution of, the aforesaid agreement of' even date herewith by eaid Phonograph Sales Oompany, said Thomas A. Edison will, subject to the provisions herainafter oontalned.pay to said Phonograph Salsa Company, without interest, the sum of Twenty 'Six Thousand Dollars l$26,000)» provided that in oase any of the items of the aooounte reoeivable ( lnoluding instalment paper) to be assigned to said Phonographs Limited under the aforesaid agreement of even date herewith shall be
found to be not genuine or the amount inoorreotly oharged upon the hoohn of said Phonograph Salea Company, than and In eaoh such ease eald Ihomae A. Edison shall have the right to deduot all auoh not genuine and inoorreot amounts from the amount herein agreed to he paid*
Provided furthermore that in oaae it shall devolop that there are any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of said Phonograph Sales Company, in addition to those liabilities for the discharge and extinguishment of which provision is made in the afore bo id agreement of evon date
herewith, said Thomas A. Edison shall have the right to deduot from the ■iU.
amount payable hereunder an amount equal to^ aggregate of all sudh additional liabilities.
She amount payable hereunder shall be paid in monthly installments of 6ne thousand Dollars ($1,000) eaoh until the entire amount to be paid hereunder ehall have been paid, and the first of auoh monthly installments shall be paid one month after the consummation of tho sale provided for in the aforesaid agreement of even date herewith. Said Thomas A. Edison shall have tho right, if ho so eleots, to pay any of said installments before the some is due.
Bile agreement shall inure to the benefit of and bo
binding upon tho respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
PHONOGRAPH SAUM-GOJffAHY
Secretarial Service Department THOMAS A. EDISON, PERSONAL
Function*
SUBJECT:
Shone* A. Edison, Personal.
Payments to Phono graphSale Agreement 12/82/16.
4259
August 23, 1918,
Hr, J. H. Smith, BooJfioeeperj
In answer to a <p»ry from our Auditing Service Department reading as . follows* I have made the reply shown below.
oimr, • Will you Kindly furnish tho inditing Service jDepertaient^with informtion^egnrd to t£ $l,000.0(r item Oharged to Reserve for Dmahtful Aooounts end Notoe eaoh month.
reply, This account is not with Edison Phonographs, Limited, as stated ty you. It is with Phonograph Bales Company.
The account has taen wrongly Kept in that charges have been made monthly s for Doubtful Accounts and Notes. . . ,
i ! under a oontraot dated Deo, 22. 1816, Thomas A. Edison is to pay *2i 5,000.
msi&s-Sz fiaasssHsr
Sales Oonpany and Thoema A. Edison."
This latter account .was, . to. h. orsdited-monthly with P^ts made end at the same t in&V' Profit, and 'Lot's ' Aooount was i^arged* (
•’ .. -loin nv lmnvrlsdse. and
Thi e arrangement was discontinued in Jan. 1918 without my -
, that time, it has heed the praotloe monthly to charge Aooounte Receivable
gRSS
' (Phonograph Bales OwffsnyJ* ..
This uraotios since to. 1918 Is lnoorrso^, and
period. .
Thi. will reinstate the original practice and oorroot the situation you
Copies 'tot-
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Thomas A. Edison and Wife
jes F. England
1916 : - -
p. of Jefferson, of Sparta, Sussex Co
Mineral eight! Morris CO., ai Hew Jersey.
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, bet¬ ween THOMAS A. EDISON and MINA M. EDISON, both of the City of West Orange, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, parties of the first part, and ISAAC W. ENGLAND, and NUANCES F. ENGLAND, his wife, both of the City of Eassaio, in the County of Eassaio and State of New Jersey, parties of the second port: WITNESSETH , That the said party of the firBt part, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar lawful money of. the United States of America, to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part, at or before the ensealing and del¬ ivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl¬ edged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, releas¬ ed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do grant,
bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and to their heirs and as¬ signs forever, ALL the minerals already found or hereafter to be found in or under the said tracts or parcels of lands and premises hereinafter described, together with all the rights and liberties of the said parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns, and their servants, agents and workmen, to enter upon and to prospect, to mine and to ship ore anywhere on said land and premises, together with all the rights and liberties of said parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns, and their servants, agents and workmen, to make and
use such roads and to erect such buildings and engines , machinery and works and to lay and use such tracks on said lands and premises as may be necessary in connection with the mining, preparation and shipping of any and all ores, to use i any and all of the roads and waters neoessary for mining, j; dressing and preparation of ores on said lands and premises and to sink, drive, make and use such pits, shafts and drifts as may be necessary for the mining, dressing and preparation of
premises. ^ . !: .
She minerals, and rights ana liberties with respect thereto , ! in the premises hereinafter described being the same as are ex-
J pressly excepted and reserved by the parties of the first part in a oertain deed made by them to the New Jersey Zino Company, dated July 7th ,1914, ana recorded July 13th, 1914, in the j offioe of the Register of Sussex County, in Book G-ll of Deeds, pp 13 eto. ,and in a oertain deed made by the parties of the |
I first part to the New Jersey Zinc company, dated July 2nd, 1914,', and recorded in the office of the Register of Sussex County Jn I Book F-ll of Deeds, pp 545, eto. , ana also recorded in the offioe i of the Register of MorriB County in Book R-22 of Deeds, pp 10 etc : ' at.t. those oertain tracts or paroels of land and premises
i hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying and being ;
1 partly in the Township of JefferBon in the County of Morris ■
! and partly in the Township of Sparta in the County of Sussex ; and State of New . Jersey.
point four hundred (400) feet South 63 degr
of the road leading from Milton to Hopewell, said stone monu
ment being at the Southeasterly corner of the property hereto
fore oonveyed by the New Jersey Zinc Company to the partie
grantee) herein by deed dated May 9th, 1916
£fche'"party
grantee) herein by deed dated May 6th, 1916 .thence running
( 1 ) South 53 degre
Albert R. Riggs and the property of the grantee hereinf formerly
property of the New Jersey Zino Company) j^henoe (2)North!ll
oonds West two thousand nine hundred
;tr,;,3rTTOi,un,,u3 1 uagrwos^p-'mrnute u gongs-gcms- East twelve hundred and ten (1210) feet to a stone monument; thenoe (4) Worth 23 degrees 6 minutes 30 seoonds East two hundred and twenty-five end ninety one-hundredths (225.90') feet to a stales and heap of stones; thenoe (6) Worth 59 degrees 6 minutes 30 seoonds East four hundred and twenty- seven and twenty one -hundredths (427.20') feet to stake and heap of stones; thenoe (6) Worth 82 degrees 42 minutes 30 seoonds East two hundred and seventy and fifty one -hundredths (270.60’) feet to a stake and heap of stoneB; thenoe (7)
South 86 degrees 4 minutes East five hundred and twenty -two and sixty one -hundredths (522.60') feet to a Btake and heap of stones; thenoe (8) Worth 71 degrees 8 minutes 40 seoonds East three hundred and twenty-eight and nineteen one-hundred¬ ths (328.19') feet to a stone monument; thenoe (9) Worth 81 degrees 45 minutes 40 seoonds East six hundred and seven and thirty-five one -hundredths (607.35') feet to a stake and heap of stones; thenoe (10) Worth 63 degrees 32 minutes 10 seoonds East three hundred and forty-four and twenty-two one- jhundredths (344.22') feet to a stone monument; thenoe (11) jWorth 41 degrees 40 minutes 10 seconds East ninety-eight and I fifty one -hundredths (98.50) feet to a point; thence (12) South 59 degrees 5 minutes 10 seconds East seventeen hundred and eighty-two and fifty one -hundredths (1782.60) feet to the point or place of beginning.
Containing two hundred and forty-eight and fifty one -hundr edths (248.60)aores.
TOGETHER with a strip of land extending along each ijside of a certain wood road for a distance of one hundred (100) feet from each side of the centre line thereof, being two hundred (200) feet in width in all, which said wood road begins at a point on the westerly side of the road leading from Milton to Hopewell about four hundred (400) feet south -
(3)
easterly from a oross on a rook on the north side or saia roaa from Milton to Hopewell, skid rook being referred to in a cer¬ tain deed dated May 9th, 1916, from the Hew Jersey Zino Com- j pany to/the grantees herein^ and being the most northeasterly | boundary of the premises therein conveyed, and leads in a gen- eral southwesterly direction to the northeastern boundary link I of the premises hereinbefore conveyed tojthe grantee herein,' , | (said .strip of land extending throughout the length of said j j wood road from the aforesaid beginning point thereof on the | Milton-Hopewell road to the point Where said wood road crosses I the aforesaid northeastern boundary line of the premises here- jinbefore oonveyed tojthe- grantee herein!] j Said strip of land containing two acres
TOGETHER with all and singular the tenements, i
{hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, re- 1 I mainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof.
| AHD ALSO , all the estate, right, title, interest, property,
!; possession, claim and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in j! equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in, or to jj the above described premises, and every part and parcel there-^ | of, with the appurtenances, TO HAVE AHD TO HOXJ) all and singu-; I! lat the above mentioned and described premises, together with 1 1 the appurtehanoes unto the said party of the second part, jj their heirs and assigns forever, to the only proper use, bene- |j fit and behoof of the said party of the second part, their j i| heirs and assigns forever. i
IH WITHESS WHEREOF, the said parties of the first | part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year J
i Signed, Sealed and Delivered (signed) Thos. A. Edison j in the Presence of " Mina M’ EdlBon
j (signed (Frederick Bachmann)
Secretary ~ 'Ihonos A* Edison. Personal Delos Balden - Logoi Oatmeal*
Hineral Rialto - Ogdon JUnee*
Hr. Headoecroft telle m iso turned over to you* a day or two ago. on agree aunt between Hr* Bdleon and 1* W* England giving the latter a release of rdnoral righto on a snail portion of the Ogden aino property whit* tor. England purposed to buy. I think, for a country home. 1 should Hire very such to havo a copy of thlo egrecreent for tor* Edison's files then it will bo convenient for you to let n# have It* as Hr* Edison's files at present do not contain this dooucunt.
R. B. ZELLCS.
Secretory
JSSr. Seadoworoft
day
MEMORANDUM 01’ AGREEMENT made this of 1916 by and between THOMAS A. EDISON, of
Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex Qounty, New Jersey, party of the first part, and UNITED STATES CBUSHED STONE COMPANY of a corporation organized and ex¬
isting under and Dy virtue of the laws of the Sate of Maine, party of the second part, WITNESSETH:-
WHEREAS, a certain agreement was made and entered into on the 24th day of July, A. D.1908 by and between the party of the first part and Moise Dreyfus, Aaron E. Husbaum and Charles A. Klotz, all of the City of Chicago, County of Cook and State of Illinois, relating to a license from the party of the first part to said Moise Dreyfus, Aaron E. Husbaum and Charles A. Klotz under the Letters Patent aid applications for Letters Patent enumerated in said agreement as follows:-
LETTERS PATEnT
Crushing Rolls, Ho. 567,187, Sept. 8, 1896 Method of Breaking Rock, No. 672,616, April 2 a, 1901 Apparatus for Breaking Rook, No. 672,617, April 23, 1901 Grinding or Crushing Rolls, No. 674,057, May 14, 1901
Anparatus for Screening Pulverized Material, No. 675,057,
May 28, 1901 •']
APPLICATIONS EOK NBTTERS PATENT Giant Rolls, filed January 13, 1903, Serial No. 138,813 Screening Plates, filed August 1, 1903, Serial No. 167,929
I Crushing Rolls, filed September 7, 1906, Serial No. 333,607 and
'WHEREAS, the party of the second part is the owner of the entire right, title and interest of said Moise
Dreyfus , Aaron E. Husbaum and Charles A. Klotz in and to the said agreement of July 24, MOB, said right, title and inter., eat having been assigned by said lloise Dreyfus, Aaron E. Ms- baum and Charles A. Klotz to the party of the second part by an instrument in writing dated August 1, 1908; and
■ WHEREAS, the party of the second part is de¬ sirous of obtaining a reduction in the royalty rate for stone crushed at its plant at ^ C^U4'( during the calendar year 1916; and
WHEREAS, the party of the first part is will¬ ing to grant such reduction for said year;
iiOiV , ‘i'HSREFORE, the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as follows :-
1. For all stone crushed during the calendar year iai6 by the party of the second part at its plant at
, the party of the second part
I will pay to the party of the first part royalties computed as follows instead of at the rate provided for in the said I agreement dated July 24, 1908 for stone crushed as afore¬ said: If the average selling price of crushed stone f.o.b.
said plant of the party of the second part during the calen¬ dar year 1916 is under forty-five cents ( 45ji ) per cubic yard, the said royalty rate for the calendar year 1916 will be one cent (1?S) per cubic yard. If, however, the said average j price is forty-five cents (45/S ) or more per cubic yard, the Laid royalty rate for the calendar year 1916 will bo one and a half cents (1 l/2f$) per cubic yard. During the calendar year 1916, the party of the second part agrees to make month¬ ly payments at the times and according to tlio manner' pro¬ vided for in said agreement dated July 24, 1908 at the rate
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of one cent per cubic yard, and at the end of said year, if the Bald average price for the said year shall have been forty-five cents or more per cubic yard, the party of the second part will pay to the party of the first part, on or before the 10th day of January, 1917, in addition to the payments theretofore made the sum of one-half cent for each cubic yard of stone crushed during the calendar year 1916, in payment of the balance due on royalties computed at the rate oi one and a half cents per cubic yard.
2. Except as herein and hereby specifically modified, the aforesaid agreement of July 24, 1908 shall re¬ main in full force and effect, and the royalty rates pro¬ vided for therein shall again prevail on and after January 1, 1917.
XU V/I5HESS '.VH3R20F, the parties hereto have executed this agreement the day and year i'i rat-above" written
Emtx'ir§±cttx>iv Clio.
producers of. crushed stone
‘February 28,1917
Mr. Vi. S. Mallory, President,
Edison Portland Cement Co.,
St. James Building,
New York City.,
Dear Mr. Mallory
V/e beg to acknowledge receipt ^of^your favov^
Edison 1 ^"decision S£SS2g Sufrfque^f for region in royalty.
it is true that the Chicago price °h
««. Stone ..." W SJJSd-lySl SSS- of
leSts “is 3c!S??m”rrvr;f sr
tailed seriously throu^ inabili / condition creat-
railroads to procure 0f*s , ?£e dealers took advantage
s^-ss;1^ •taSoSS*^^^.? ^r?o srs. the
■ ssevs. ’mess. ss~ driver ssssi.
5 S&? » ff^OTL-as-sas^-
coupled with .-.the abnormal prices of all co f roduotion
irr.r^.srtir.so, «* .m >»» * «
care of by us at the lower prices.
Under these circumstance. .it .
( for us to avail ourselves of the X°0®r0f ^“desire to relinquish contract, ‘and « hereby notify you 0- «* u the basis
w- \ r4rs“"McT«s-™“*v'^r «. « «» iif° °f
of 'Y \ such oontraot.
llls lett„ ... tt.r.ns s?
nn^Rrfltnod bv your oompany.
" J f®3
*'K«W 005
\ thi
fattcir (£0.
PRODUCERS OF CRUSHED STONE
GENERAL OFFICES ou*««im
TELCPMONt ,oe SOUTH LA SALLE STREET M1COOK.M.L.
rRANMMNB'4 CHICAGO
Mr. W. S. Mallory H 2.
Regretting
to make it impossible for
the fact that conditions are such us to operate on the old "basis* X
Yours very truly.
KDsKH
February 28, 1917.
Ur. li. Dreyfus, Proa.,
U, S. Crushed Stone Co.»
108 So. LaSalle St.,
Chicago, Ill.
Uoar Ur. Dreyfus :-
I .am in receipt of yourB 25th, and note that you desire to take advantage of . the clause in your con¬ tract under which you relinquish ■ the right for the exclusive .license, and will operate from the first of ahnuarjr, W-> t_o the end o_f the contract under the non-exclusive royalty, of one and one-half cents (3 per cubic yard^
Pleaso note that such action on your I part is satisfactory to us, and I have notified Ur. Udison | of your desire to make the above change.
•X understand fully the conditions you are having in shipping your produot, as >/e arc having the same conditions here, and the shipping of both our in and out freight is accompanied with the Greatest possible trouble, but in spite of this. I sincerely trust that 1917 will prove to be the most prosperous year that you have had in a long
'feme .
-yithmy very kindest remembrances , 1 am, Yours very. truly,
WSU-HBS
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made and entered into this dey of 1916, between THOMAS A,
EDISON, of West Orange, New jersey, hereinafter oalled Mr. Edison, party of the first part, MILLER REESE HUTCHISON, of West Orange, Hew Jersey, hereinafter oalled Ur. HutohiBon, party of the seoond part, and EDISON STORAGE BATTERY C QUEAN Y, a corporation of the State of New Jersey, having an offioe at West Orange, in said State, hereinafter oalled the Edison Company, party of the third part, WITNESSETH:-
WHEREAS, negotiations have been entered into be¬ tween Mr. Edison, the Edison Oompany and Vickers limited, a British oompany having an offioe at Viokers House, Broad¬ way, Westminster, London, hereinafter oalled the Viokers Company, as a result of which Mr. Edison and the Edison Company are about to submit to the Viokers Company for ao- oeptanoe by the Viokers Company a certain proposed agreement, a oopy of whioh is attached hereto and marked "Exhibit A", whioh said agreement provides for the sale by the Edison Oompany to the ViokerB Company of loaded tubes and pooketB of the Edison Company's standard manufacture for submarine batteries to be used by the Viokers Company for the manu¬ facture in Great Britain of Edison submarine type storage batteries to be sold for use in submarine vessels belonging to the British Navy, Canada, Australia, Hew Zealand , India , Spain and Italy* and .
WHEREAS, Mr. Hutohison has assisted in the afore-
■ . . ■: . . :
Bald negotiations; and
WHEREAS, It 1b desired to provide for the compen¬ sation of llr. Hutchison;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as follows :-
1. The Edison Company agreeB that if the afore¬ said proposed agreement between Mr. Edison, the Edison Com¬ pany and the Vickers Company shall have been duly executed by the parties thereto and delivered on or before the c^ day of 1916, the Edison Company will thereafter
pay to Mr. Hutchison as compensation a sum equal to two percent (2$S) of the gross reoeipts actually received from the Vickers Company by the Edison Company in payment for all loaded tubes ana pockets purchased by the Vickers Company from the Edison Company under Baid agreement during the firs-; five years following the date thereof, saia tubes ana pook- ets being only such tubes and pookots as shall be sold to the Vickers Company for. use in the manufacture in Great Britain of Edison submarine type storage batteries to be sold for use in submarine vessels belonging to the British Navy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Spain and Italy; provided, however, that the EdiBon Company shall not be liable hereunder for any failure to enforce any of the promises or covenants of the Vickers Company oontained in said agreement, and provided further that Mr. Hutohison shall not be entitled to be reimbursed for any expenditures which may be made by him in connection with the said agree¬ ment or the manufacture or sale of batteries thereunder, ex-
oept auoh expenditures aa shall have been expressly author¬ ized in writing hy Mr. Edison or a duly authorized offiosr of tho Edison Company, and all olaims for reimbursement for suoh expenditures must be filed monthly with the proper party. Ehe EdiBon Company agrees to keep aoourate and prop¬ er books of aooount showing the aforesaid reoeipts, and agreeB to render to Mr. Hutohison quarterly statements of suoh reoeipts, said statements to be rendered within fifteen days after the expiration of the quarter for whioh the state¬ ment is rendered, and to be aooompanied by a remittance of suoh stun or sums as may be due to Mr. Hutohison hereunder based upon the reoeipts of the preceding quarter.
3. Mr. Hutohison agrees to aooept the sums agreed to be paid hereunder in full compensation for all of his services in oonneotion with the aforesaid negotiations and proposed agreement, and in full payment of any and all olaims against Mr. Edison and the Edison Company and each of them for any and all commissions or other compensation arising out of or based upon any and all sales previously or hereafter raado of Edison storage batteries or parts there- of to the Viokors Company or for ubo in submarine vessels belonging to the British Havy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Spain or Italy.
3. This agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Edi¬ son Company and the executors , administrators and assigns of Mr. Edison and Mr. Hutohison respectively.
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EXHIBIT A
HSHDHANmJM OP AOHBEMEHT made and entered Into this day of 1916, between THOMAS A. EDISON. of West Orange, New
Jersey, U. 8. A., hereinafter oalled Mr. Edison, of the first part, EDI80N 8T0RAGE BAITEHY COMPANY, a aorporatlon of the State of New Jersey, U. 3. A,, having an office at west Orange In said State, hereinafter oalled the Edison Cospany, of the second part, and VI0KEE8 LIMITED, a British Company having an office at Vlokers House, Broadway, Westminster, London, hereinafter called the Vickers Company, of the third part,
IySEBEAS, the Edison Company Is engaged In the manufacture and sale of Edison Storage Batteries, the foreign rights of whioh for use In submarine vessels belonging to the British Navy and to other foreign governments are controlled by Hr. Edison; and
WHEHBAS, Hr. EdiBon Is a stockholder of aid Is otherwise in- ' torestod In the Edison Company; and
AHEBEAS, the Vlokers Company la desirous of entering Into an agreement with the Edison Cospany ana Mr. Edison for the manufacture In Great Britain of Edison Storage batteries of the submarine type to bo sold for use In submarine vessels belonging to the British Navy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Spain and Italy*
now, THEHBFOKB, the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby
1. Subject to the terms of this agreement ao hereinafter fully set forth, Mr. Edison agrees that the Viokera Cospany ehall manu¬ facture la Great Britain and sell for use in submarine vessels belonging to the British Navy, Canada, Australia, Hew Zealand, India, Spain and Italy, Edison submarine type storage batteries.
jl g. ihe Vlokers Ooa®any shall manufacture all parts of Edison
submarine type storage batteries for said purpose except loaded tubes and pockets.
3« Upon reasonable notice, the Edison Company will sell to the Victors Company auoh loaded tubes and pookets of the Edison Company's standard manufacture for submarine batteries as the Vickers Company may order from time to time, said tubes and pookets to be delivered f.a.s.
SQw York, H. Y. , packed for export shipment, at the following prloesi
Standard loaded tubes three-sixteenths inoh diameter at twenty-four dollars and elgity-five cents ($24.86) per thousand.
Staidard S type loaded negative pootots at flftoen dollars and fifty-five oents ($15.65) per thousand.
(hloh said prioss shall apply to all suoh tubes and pookets delivered la rounder during the five years Immediately following the date hereof.
4, All tubes aid pookets supplied hereunder shall confcrm to *e Edison Con^any's standard with raspeot to rated oapaoity and meohaa- Loal construction am shall be finally inspaoted at the Edison Company's ’aotory by the Vlokers Oompany.
5. All payments for tubes am pookets supplied hereunder shall e made by the Viokars Oompany in lawful money of the united States of merloa upon presentation of shipping documents In Hew York, H. I., to an gent the Vlokers Company shall designate, am the Victors company
] ereby designates as suoh agent its bankers, Messrs. Winslow, Lanier & i oniony, 69 Cedar Street, Hew York, 5. Y.
L6. The Victors Company agrees that during the year following date hereof It will purchase from the Edison Oompany a sufficient
quantity of the aforesaid loaded tubes and po state to make up an aggre¬ gate amount of One Hundred Thousand Hollars ($100,000) at the prices hereinbefore specified, and the Victors Company furthermore agrees that during each year of the four years following a aid first year It will pur¬ chase a sufficient quantity of the aforesaid loaded tubes and pootots to ■t. up an aggregate amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) at the prices hereinbefore specified. The Vlotars Company furthermore agrees that should this agreement continue beyond the end of the fifth [year from the date hereof, the Vldtars Company will purchase airing each year of the life of the agreement after the end of said fifth year a sufficient quantity of the aforesaid loaded tubes and pootats to mate up an aggregate amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) at aioh prices as may be hereafter fixed by the Edison Company In accordance with the provisions of Paragraph Ten (10) hereof.
7. The Edison Company agrees to use reasonable diligence with Its present manufacturing equipment and system In supplying to the Victors Company such of the aforesaid standard loaded tubes and pockets aa the Vlotars Company shall order hereunder for the purposes herein specified daring the life of this agreement. It la expressly agreed, however, that the Edison company shall not bo liable for any delay la supplying loaded tubes and pockets hereunder due to any strlta, fire, flood, war, or any unavoidable cause, or due to Inability to obtain or delay In obtaining material! nor for any other delay unless caused by the failure of the Edison Company to use reasonable diligence as aforesaid. It is further understood and agreed that the acceptance of any order hereundor shall | bo subjeot to such requirements as the Edison Company may deem neoossary to secure pigment by the Vlotars Oompsny of the goods ordered, and the Edison Company shall not be required to fill any order hereunder until Its requirements in this reBpeot have been satisfactorily met by. the
VIOtars Company.
8. as ooon ao practicable after the exeoutioa of this agreement by the parties hereto, the Edison Company will supply to the Victors Company without cost three sets of detail and assembly blue prints of Ifce Edison submarine type battery construction necessary to construct and assemble submarine cells using loaded tubes and poCtots supplied here¬ under*
9* The Viotora Company agrees to promote diligently the sale of Edison batteries for use in submarine vessels belonging to the British Navy, Canada, Australia, Hew Zealand, India, Spain and Italy, aid to naaufacture, assemble and supply Edison batteries in conformity with this agreement to an extent adequate to fill all demands for Ediaon batteries for suoh submarine vessels*
10. This agreement for the manufacture of batteries for sub¬ marine vessels Bhall continue until superseded by suoh other contract as s»y hereafter be made by the parties hereto with the express intent and purpose of superseding this agreement, unless sooner terminated ao here¬ inafter provided for. Provided, however, that the EdiBcn Company Bhall have the right from time to time to Increase the aforesaid prices for loaded tubes and pootots to be supplied hereunder after the expiration of five years from the date hereof, if and whenever the Edison Company shall consider suoh action necessary on aooount of increased ooBt of labor or material*
11. Should the Victors Oonpany fail), to mate the purchaaea agree L to be made hereunder ao aet forth in Paragraph Six (6) hereof du- tag any year of this agreement, then the Ediaon Ooapany Shall have the right to terminate this entire agreement upon three months notice in writing to the Victors Company.
12. So long as the aforesaid arrangement for the manofaoture of batteries for submarine vessels shall continue In effsot, and the
BILL OS' SALE
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS t-
That I, THOMAS A. EDISON, of WeBt Orange, In the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, party of the firBt part, in oonsi deration of the sum of One Dollar and of other good and valuable consideration 8 to me paid by EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New Jersey, and having its principal place of business at West Orange in said State, party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained, sold, granted, conveyed, transferred and delivered, and by these presents do bargain, sell, grant, convey, transfer and deliver unto the party of the second part, its success¬ ors and assigns, all the machinery, tools, furnaces, boilers tanks, pumps, eleotrical apparatus and wiring and other equipment in, upon and about the premises at Bloomfield and Belleville leased by me to party of the seoond part by an instrument bearing even date herewith and in, and about the buildings on said leased premises, and more particularly shown in the annexed schedule.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Bams unto said party of the second part, its successors and assigns forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREON, I have hereunto set ray hand and seal this 1st day of September, 1916.
Cl. (L.S.
Signed, sealed and delivered by Bald Thomas A. Edison in the presence of:
STATE OE MBW JERSEY )
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comm oe essex )
On this O'- CL day of {
1916, before me personally appeared THOMAS A. EDISON, to me personally known and known by me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and I having first made known to him the contents thereof, he acknow¬ ledged that he executed the same as and for the purposes therein set forth.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY MENTIONED IN AND CONVEYED BY THE ANNEXED BILL OF BALK
miscellaneous
16 56" 220 Volt G. E. Plain Type Ceiling Fan Motobs
7! ^drate Rack Oar. of angle Iron eonatruotion 2 Drum Hacks (steel) for potash dissolving
1 #2 Fulton Centrifugal Pump Y-9473
1 5 H.P. 240 V. Bullock Motor Y-364
2 Koertlng Lead Jet Lifts, per B/£ L.B. 37
3 1-1/4 Worthington Clase "C" Volute' Centrifugal Pun®- Noe. 536173-77-80, direct connected to C.W. 1 H.P. Motor with Hand Startoro
1 j.H. Day Co. Invincible Mixer
1 #508 International Time Recorder, ber. #31563
2 413-G International Time Recorder Card Racks
Sssssrtfr zsb
Nob. 541959-60, each connected to 3/4 n.l. o.w. wo with Hand Starters
1 4000 Lbs. Army Type Peerless Hoist
starter #427552
1 HilfcitrkBCo. 20" Superior Drilling Machines 19 Cast Steel Reduction Pots
so“ o. »..«!. "lv“
trolleys, 1 ton capacity. Ber. #3669 .
1 Shepard 200 V. D.C. 2 Motors, type I Traveling
Crane, 2 ton oapaoity, Ber. #3570 „u
1 Shepard 220 V. D.C. 2 Waters, Type 1 Traveling Crane, 1 ton capacity, Ser. #3568
Above oomplete with Crane Runway and Ralls and the necessary wiring
4 Plain Steel Tanks for Hydrogen purifiers ns per B/P I.B. 39 complete with Pipe & Fittings
2 Hydrate Crushers for finished Hi. Hydrate per B/P
N.B. 105
1 Fume^Toirer^to'inolude foundation, stack, flue, etc.
1 fcl-S3tfSr^l^^ ffiXtor^/dBOll?
8 Charging Barrows Ta/p t r 104
4; K.wS'r'iipro.^?.-
Cooling Coils
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2 Copper Agitating Tanka with Covers & Copper Steam Coils
2 ^6,VertioalfGaBGExhausterB Geared to 6 H.P. ’ Westing-
1 house Motors, 220 V. D.C. on Bedplate, by-paB8 and Automatic Ploat Tank Governors
11 chemical Stoneware Jars 110 Gal. Capaoity
Iron Sulphate & Bed Iron DrierB complete, including:
2 Crooker Wheeler 2 H.P. Motors and StarterB #176737"39
2 G.E. 10 H.P. Motors with StarterB #209311-312
2 m 7^. n « « ■ #425620-284
Explosion & Tar Pots
1 Tank for Oil Storage & Emergency Tank for Oil, per N.B. 61
Hydrate Drying Tunnels
6 Heating TableB & Coila . _ . .
4 Iron Reduction Pot Cars, as per B/P I.A.50, eaoh
complete with 1 H.P. C.W. Motors, Hob. 183524-28- 30-32 with controllers & resistances Covers for Trenohes
1 Hopper for Iron Oxide Mixer
Steam, Hot Water, Air, Oil, Hydrogen Gas and Water Piping, including all fittings and supports
Toilets & Washrooms
Hydrants, Hydrant Pipes and City Water Pipes in Yard, including:
2 - 4" Hersey Water Meters 10 - 4" Darling Hydrants 2 - 2£" Hose Nozzles 6" Universal Base
Eire Hydrant Bine
Electric Lighting, including wire, fixtures Wiring for Electric Power
PURHACEB
3 Gautier Retort Purnaces with Staoks complete 26 #A-949 Quigley Patent Overfired Accurate Temperature
Double Chamber Purnaoes, eaoh complete with Pume Stack
INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SYSTEM
6980 ft. Portable 12 lb. Traok 52 C.I. Turn Tables 48" dia. x 24"
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6 C.I. Turn Tables 72 dia. 5 Suit oboe 2 Grossings
WOOD TANKS
2" Yellow Pine Tanks 4'0" x 4 '6" deep
2" " " " 10*0" X 1*6" "
2" " M " 9*8" x 2*0" *
2" » « " 3'0" X 2'6" "
2" 11 " " 10*0" X 11*0" "
2” White Pine " 4'0" x 2*6" "
2" Yellow Pine " 11*6" x 8*0" "
2“ " « « l'B" X 2*4" "
2" Hard Pine Rectangular TankB BA I*A. 15 10' XS«
a- E S S is: ** X 10'«" x u. *.«, .A
2" Hard Pine Box Tanks, 21*3" x 10 '8" x 12" deep, per BA I .A. 14
Covers per bA n-b- 1 „
2" White Pine Tanks 8*0" x 7*5"
2» <i " " 4*0" X 4*6"
2" Qypress Tanks 3B" X.D. x 4*2" deep
Supports, PlatfonnB & hand railings for above.
2 Steel Tanks, I*ead lined with lead lined covers, per 3 Steel Tanks, lead lined with lead lined covers, per
■n/p a
2 Steel Tanks and covers per B/P H.B. 38 & H.B. 40 4 Steel Tanks copper lined per B/P H.B. 51
1 Steel Tank with Strainer, per 3A !•». 38
3 Steel Tanks, lead lined, per BA H.B. 43
2 Steel Tanks per BA h«b« 56 1 Steel Tanks per B/P H.B. 66
12 Steel Tanks per B/P X*B* 23 /_ , „ ,, „„„ T r, » 404.1 42 Galvanized Steel Tanks, per B/P X*B» 41» 27 I*D,X * inside height, including 45 - 2-l/2" Galv. Coils, also 52 - Assembled Frames per B/P X-B* 62
Supports, platforms and hand railings for above •DRAINAGE SYSTEM
1 8" Worthington Vertical Solute Class "C" Centrifugal
Pump #547454 with 1-10 H.P* 0. *■ “o*01 1 Cutler Hammer Auto# Float Switch -
1 .wt. |
float' switch
TinTT.im HOUSE EQ.UIPMBH.T_
Baboo ok & Wilcox Steam Boilers, 450 H.P. 2-1/2" S.C. Feed Water Regulators
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1 1-1/2" S.C. Pump Governor
2 Steel Self Supporting Smoke Stacks each with paint
ring and 80' ladder
2 Worthington 9 x 5-3/4 x 10 .Duplex Brass Pitted Plunger Puznps, #536602-93
POWER HOUSE EQUIPMENT
1 Crocker Wheeler Motor Generator Bet
200 K.W. Motor #178349, Generator 178162
2 Crooker Wheeler, Type C.M.0. 100 H.P. MotorB
#175476 & 175484
1 Crooker Wheeler, Type C.G.M. Balance Set, 70 Amp,
#177539, 177541
2 100 H.P. C.W. Motor SturterB 1 X.H. Resistance
1 Starting Switoh
1 G.E. Co, 8 panel Switoh-hoard equipped with meters,
oil Switches, oirouit breakers and bus material
2 Xngersoll Rand 12 x 12 x 14 Imperial Belt Driven
Air Compressors complete
2 #5 Vertioal Steel Air Receivers 42" dia. 10 ft.
lg. complete with fittings.
BILL Off SALE
KNOW ALL BEN BY THESE I'REBENTS:- j
That I, THOMAS A. EDISON, of WeBt Orange, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar and other good and valuable considerations to me paid hy EDISON STOR¬ AGE BATTERY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and ex¬ isting under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New Jersey, and having its prinoipal place of business at West Orange in said State, party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained, sold, granted, conveyed, transferred and delivered, and by those presents do bnrgain, sell, grant, convey, transfer and deliver unto the party of the second part, its succes¬ sors and Assigns, all the machinery, tools, furnaoeB, tanks, pumps, plating apparatus, electrical apparatus, and wiring and other equipment more particularly Bhown in the annexed schedule and located -in, upon and about the various pre¬ mises occupied by the party of the second part at West Orange, New Jersey, and described in a deed from Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, Thomas A. Edison and Mina M. Edison, his wife, to the party of the second part bearing even date herewith,
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto said party of the second part, its successors and aBBigns forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOff, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this lBt day of September, 1916.
. (1 C 7^-' •
Signed, sealed and delivered by said Thomas A. Edison in the presenoe of:
A. EDISON, to me personally known and known by me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and I having first made known to him the contents thereof, he acknow¬ ledged that he exeouted the same as and for the purposes therein set forth.
'1 isf iM± mf-
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STATE OF HEW JERSEY )
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COUNTY OF ESSEX )
On this day of
1916, before me personally appeared THOMAS
SCHEDULE OS' PROPERTY MENTIONED IN AND CONVEYED BY TEE ANNEXED BILL OP SALE
178 Tube Loading Machines 1
1 5 " stock Brushing Maohines 1763
12 " » Drawing " 1768
20 " " Grinding " 1719
16 " & Pocket Stock Perforating
Machines j 1739
26 Top and Bottom Welding Maohinesl.672 ID Continuous Side " " i°9°
14 Iron Loading Maohlnes 1900
60 Tube Stock Sizing Machines
15 Iron Pocket ExtraotorB 1626
15 « » Closing-in MaohineslDlO
3 « « Grooving Machines 1541
10 Automatic Tube Rlgning UaohineBl646 10 Tube Burring Haohines 1869
10 Automatic Pole Grinding Haohinel659
13 Tube Capping Machines 970
10 " Reaming Machines 1800
5 PlniBh " " ’f0*1}?68, 1620
4 Inspecting Machines for Tube k
Pocket Stock 1780
4 Pocket Stock Washing Machines 1784 2 11 " Rewinding " 1544
10 Tub 6 Ring Inspecting Machines
2 Countersinking Machines for
Washers & lugs 1687
3 Spacing Washer Grinding EixturesB69 2 Flake Jiggers
1 B2-H Side Seam Welder
INVENTORY NO. to 178 inolusive » 1757 "
" 1779 «
" 1738 "
ii 1754 "
ii 1697 "
" 1713 "
« 1913 *
11 1639 "
" 1524 n
'• 1543 "
ii 1556 "
« 1568 "
" 1668 "
■ 981 "
« 1509 "
" 1624 "
" 1783 “ 1787 " 1545
COMMERCIAL MACHINES
MFGR'S HO. INVENTORY NO.
1 Brown & Sharpe No. 11 Univ. Grinder, 2nd hand 1^3 Fairbanks High Bed
1 13" x 6' Willard Engine Lathe with Draw-in Attachment
1 21" Wheel & Lever Drill Press 1 Blanohard Grinder with Magnetic Chuok with Indicator 48
1 Avey 3 spindle drill puosa 1 " 3 " " "
1 " 3 i " "
1 #4 Warner & Swaeey Hand So. Machine 1 1-1/4" Gridley Auto. So. Machine 1 No. 2-1/2D. 8. Power Press with speoial Roll Feed „ ,,
i » " " "
1 3/4“ Gridley Auto. So. Machine ,,
1 No. 2-1/2 D.S. Power Press with Speoial Roll Feed _ „ h n n
1 Kartzmark Press Guard Style B 1 No. E52 Ferraoure Power Press
2809
2801
1418
2811
1629
1630
1900
1649
1755
1759 1648
1760
1761
1762
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(Commeroial Machines, oont'd) UPGR '3 UO_. 1 Ko. E62 Perracure Power Press 1 " 4 V & 0 Inclinable Power Preee X " * " « »
1 « 18 Bliss Power Press
1, " ” * “ l
1 " 86 Bliss Poot Press 1 Ho. 21 Bliss Inclinable Power Press _ 1 Van Dorn Eleo. Drill 1 Ho. 1 A Standard Foot Press
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924 1926
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1932
1933
1934 1936
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944 1946 1946
1682
1570 1669
1572
1573
1574
1580 1679 1578 1677
1575
1576
1581
1571 1591 1590 1627
1951
2810
1901
1 •' 21 Inclinable Power Press (Bliss)
1 « 2 Brown & Sharpe Surfaoe Grinder
i is" x 6' Putman lathe 2nd Hand l I® « x 8' Sr oh » « - with 12" ohudk 1902
1 1-3/4" Walher Magnetic Chuck on Maohine 2801 1 13" x 6* Willard Lathe with Draw-in Attohmt. 2802 1 #2 Warner & Swasey Hand So. Machine 190b
1 #3 Cincinnati Plain Milling Maohine 2B16
2 Ho. 5 C. Plain Milling Maohine Vi see (on machine)
1 " 3 Power Hack Saw igQ4
J ", 3 " " " 1905
1 9H 3 Jawed Union Chuok 1 9" 4 " " "
22 Speoial Milling Cutters 1 1-1/4" Gridley Auto. So. Maohine
1650
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( Commercial Machines, Cont'd) MEGB'B HO. IHVEHTORY_HO 1 1-1/4" Grldley Auto. So. Haohine
1 Milling Attachment for No. 5-1/2 B & C Bench Lathe
1 3/4" Grldley Auto So. Machine 1 " " " " "
1 No. B. G. Blount Grinder 1 1-1/4" Grldley Auto So. Machine 1 Standard Boot Press 1 " “ "
1 No. 1 Drop Hammer with Countershaft 308 J’qSI
1 " 2-1/2 D.S. Power Press
\ " m ii n 1910
1 Mod. 4 Electric Hammer 792
1 No . 34 Zeh & Hahneman Arch Press
1 " " » " " 1914
1 Hill Clark 21" Upright Drill Press
1 Ho. 2-1/2D.S. Power Press with special Boll Peedl757
| ! I ! « « « " " « i9ii
2 No. 52 Bulldog Vises
1 Baker Bros. 2 spindle drill press with Bpeoial
Tools „ „ „ 16,34
1 Grant 5 " " "
Tools „ n
1 Grant 5 "
Tools
31 Kartzmark Press Guards 1 Briggs High Duty 38" Milling Machine 1 No. 21 Inclinable Power PreBS (BIIbb)
II Baker Bros. 2 spindle Speolal Drill Press & Tools
1 Auto Eleo. Welding liaohine , 17
1 Baker Bros. 2 spindle Drill Press & Tools
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1966
1640
1641
(Commeroial Machines con'td) MPSR»3 MO. IHVEHTORY_NO
1 Ho. 226 Bliss 30" Gang Slitter 1 Baker Bros. 2 spindle Brill PresB & TooIb 1 " " 2 " " " " '
1 30" sq. 17 Chamber Sperry Filter PresB 1 No. 3 A Reusch Foot Press 1 19" sq. Filter PreBS 2nd Hand 12X3 Lead Lined Diaphragm Pump
1 Sohuster 1/2" Slide Feed Wire Straightener 1 Auto Eleo. Welding Machine 19
1 Ho. 1 Blount Grinder Head with Countershaft 1 Style F Ho. 2 Double Newago Shaker 1 Ho. 2-1/2 D.S. Power Press with Bpeolal Roll Feed
8 Blies Shearing Machines 4 Burroughs 15 ton Hydraulic Presses
1 Gould Triplex 4-1/2 x 8"
1 8" x 8* Aooumulator 1 3" Cypress Box Tank 6' x 3'
20 Electrolytic Oxygen - Hydrogen Generators 11 Cast Iron Oval Cells 1 eaoh Oxygen-Hydrogen Purgers
6 E.J. Lewis Can Testing Machines, eaoh complete with 2 B2 Test Container RaokB 1 Acetylene Generator 200 lbs. capacity carbide with pipe and fittings
& KMAT.T. TOOLS
1758 1914 to 1921 in. 1609 to
1612 in.
1613 to 1616 in.
3 Iron Grid Dies
2 Second Bench Hiokel Grid Dies
2 First « » " "
8 B Type Pocket Dies
4 Ring Dies for l/4" Tube Rings
3 Nickel Grid Blanking Dies
3 Iron Pooket Corrugating Dies
4 Cap Dies for 1/4" Caps
Die to Blank & Pieroe B2 Clamp Hut
514,513,532
388,389
383,384
867 to 874 inol.
313,316,317,319
513,515,633
728,729,730
406, to 408 inol.
411
416
635
586-587 453, 454 523
» » » " " Split
Washer
2 Dies to Blank, Pieroe & Form Valve Holder B-18-H
2 Dies for Splitting B-46 Washer Die for Patent Stamp on B2 Cover
" " Blank & Pieroe B24-H Valve
Lid
Die " Bending "
Lid
10 Dies for Tube Trimming 12 Dies for Closing-in Tube Ends
3 » " B-17 Lid Spring
3 Bending Fixtures for B-17 Lid Spring
6 Dies for B2 Hinge Band 725 to 727 inol.
3 " " " Can cover 418, 442, 456
2 « h n n Bottom
2 " " "• Can-'' Side Depressing
2 Short Edge Bending Dies for Can Sides 511, 512
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(Dlee. etc, oonfd) . INVENTORY J(
1 Die to Pieroe & Draw Eyelets on B2 Cover 417
2 Dies for Blanking B2H Can Bids 409, <
4 Hydraulio Press Dies for B Nickel Grids 427,—
1 Swedglng Die for B2 Conneotors
2 First Bend Fixtures for B2 Can Sides
4 Assembling Dies for Valve & Stuffing Boxes 660-6
3 Pin Insulator Cutting Attachments Spinning Tool for B2 Cover
Bending Fixture for B2 Conneotors 672
Miscellaneous Inspector's Gauges
1 Speoial Can Bending Fixture
2 Foot Press, DIob to Assemble Hinge Band to B2 Cover
Moulds for Rubber Valves Cast B-14
it " » Gland Caps B-22 & B-23
1 Pole Milling Fixture for B2H Poles
2 » “ " " B2 * °52,
1 Punch and Die to Blank and Pieroe B2 Valve Lid
1 Spot Welding Fixture to Spot Weld Buttons on B2 Can 8
1 Punch and Die for "B» type Filler Valve Cover 1 Shearing Die for B2-H Iron Grids 1 “ " " B2 Niokel "
Tools for B2H Terminal Conneotors 1 Piercing & Drawing Die for Eyelets in B2H Cover 1 Embossing Die for B2H cover
Pooket & Tube Stock Perforating Rolls 18 Socket Wrenches for Gland Caps 18 Hollow Punohes for Pole Gaskets Patterns for B-66-1 lugs
Studs and Pliers for Straightening Stuffing Boxes Automatic Sc. Maohine Tools for Part B-41 Miscellaneous Tools for Iron loading Machines
) Swivel Blocks for Pinning-up Boxes Wire Reels for Tube & Pooket Stock ) Test Truoks
2 Assembly Blocks with Pole Hooks
) Plating Racks for B Spacing Washers
3 " " " B Can Sheets
3 Pinning-up Fixtures
D Each Plating Racks for B type Stuffing & Valve Boxes and 130 for B type Poles
3 Ring Press Feeds for Ring Presses Reels & Stands for Cap Presses Steam Table for B type Insulators
Small Truck to Cart Stock to Gang Slitter.
5 Shaft Hanger Drip PanB
6 Earthenware Aoid Jars 23" dia. x 28 high Benches, Tables, Storage Racks & Partitions for Inspection Dept., 5th floor
Railing, Partitions & Doors & linoleum for 4th, 5th, 6th floors, Hew Building.
4 Mould Tables for loading Maohines Benches, Tables for 3rd floor Assembly Dept.
« «>, iron loading Department.
0 Wood Boxes for B2 Poles
Partitions & Shelves for Die Stook Room Miscellaneous Wood Boxes for Finished Stook Washing Tank, Steam Drying Box, Dipping Tank, Tables, & Benches for Esbalite Room
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(Mlscellaneous oont'd)
2 Bolsters for No. 19 BIIbb Press for B2H Can Side Blank¬ ing Die Benches, Partitions & Tables for Laboratory,
' 2nd floor, Lean-to
6 6-12" Secondary Clocks.
Partitions, Benches for Inspection Room, 2nd Floor Wood Boxes for Iron Loading Derpt.
Tables for Lug Reaming MaohineB | Table for Pole Assembly and CloBet for TooIb in
Screw Machine Department . . ,
4 1/2 Ton Plain Steel Plate Trolley and 4 - 1/4 Ton, Triple:: i Blocks pluB cost of installing
Dust Collector System in Iron Loading Department Stands for Tanks, Hangers, Shafting, Pulleys, etc. for Flake Separating Department 2360# Cast Iron House Plates
5 Monel Percolators for Flake
Bench and Racks for Electrical Dept. 6th floor
TANKS
3 Steel Potash Tanks per B/P D-990
10 3" Qypress Box Tanks 2*2" x 2'6"
26 3" " " " 10' 6" x 2'2" x 2' 6"
1 3<i « « " 10*6" x 1*6" x 2*6"
22"" " " 2*6" X 2*6" x 2'4"
62"" " " 5*7" x 2* x 2*5"
2 2-1/2 " " " in 4 compartments
2 V/averly Voltmeters _ .
4 Hanson Van Winkle Meohanloal Plating Barrels, #1073-78-79
4 " n » Ho. 9 E. S. Rheostats
20 Cutler Hammer Tank Rheostats
2 2" Cypress Tanks 5*9" x 3*6"
3 2" " " 7*6" x 4*0"
3 2" " " 6*0" x 6*5"
3 2" " 11 8*0" x 3*0"
1 2" " " 7*6" x 6*6"
4 2" " " 6'6" x B *5"
12"" " 9*6" X 3*0"
4 Rectangular Tanksl2* lg. x 6* wide, 1*2" deep (Lead Lined 1 Hard Rubber Double Acting Pump
FURNACES
3 Quigley #464 Car Type Annealing Furnaces with forced draft blowdr system.
PLATING APPARATUS
16 Plating Cranes complete 16 Strip Plating Haohines complete 20 Wood Barrels, each complete with lead ooil for adgitating, also building of platform on which they are located and the necessary shafting, hangers, pulleys and belt operating these barrels and 2-26" Bohaum & Uhlinger Hydro Extractors
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KT/Bir.TRICAL APPAHATU8 160 Westinghouse
Battery Testing Panels with all aooerssories including wire, swltohee, etc., also a gallery to hold the above PanelB.
4 6-Volt Part Plating Motor Generator SetB 1 G. E. 40 H. P. Shunt Wound Motor #216207 connected to 1 Hanson Van Winkle Generator #5034
1 G. E. 40 H. P. Shunt Wound Motor #216302 connected to 1 Hanson Van Winkle Generator #5033
1 G. E. 40 H. P. Shunt Wound Motor #216368 connected to 1 Hanson Van Winkle Generator #5029
1 G. E, 40 H. P. Shunt Wound Motor #216206 connected to
1 Hanson Van Winkle Generator #5031
4 Model 67 D. C. 5000 Amp. Weston Ammeters 4 " 57 " 16 Volt " Voltmeter
2 4000 Amp. 250 V.D.P.B.C. Switches
1 1000 " " 8.P.S.T. Eront Conn. Switch
4 2000 " " D.P.S.T. M " Fused
2 4000 " " D.C.B.CJ. Switohes not fused
4 C.H. #12320 Eield Rheostats - 4000 Amp.
1 60 K.W. G.E. Generator Set 1 G. E. Type D.M.C. Generator #423389 n m n Motor #432390 1 30 K.W. Electrolytic Motor Generator Set 1 G.E. Motor Generator Panel Equipped #108334 ! n « 30 K.W. 400 Amp. #216327
1 •' 55 H.P. Motor #213826
1 Panel Transformer and Wiring to operate Spot Welding Machines
1 G.E. Generator Set as below:
1 Type I. ft. 300 H.P. Induction Motor 1 Continuous Current Generator, type D.L.C.
1 Starter Compensator for 300 H.P. #®39659 1 Type I.q,. 300 H.P. Induction Motor #544942 1 Continuous Current Generqtor, type D.L.C.
1 Compensator Starter for 300 H.P. Motor jS 1 Type C. ft. G. E. Rotary Converter #60698C ! n ii « * " #606979
1 G.E. Motor Generator Set as below:
1 Type I.Q. 600 H.P. Induction Motor #593517
1 G.E. Kotor Generator Set as below:
1 0!ype X.q,. 600 H.P. Induction Uoto» #5®3S1S„ 1 Continuous Current Generator, type D.M.C.
4 G.E. Type 860 - 250 K.B.A. Transformers
1 2 circuit induction motor panel
2 D.C. Double Cirouit Generator Panels
3 Eeeder Panels
1 100 K.W. Transformer 1 Type 860
Wiring, conduit, and installation
EIRE EQUIPMENT
Eire Alarm System throughout Plant 2 Stand Pipes with Hose & Reels - each floor, bldg. 130 1 " Pipe with Hose & Rdels - eaoh floor, bldg. 137
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KNOW ALL KEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
I THAT we, ANDREA MAGLIO and SERA PINA MAGLIO , his
wife, of the Town of Belleville, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) lawful money of the United States of America to us in hand well and truly paid, at or before
I the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and we being therewith fully
I satisfied, oontented and paid, have granted and do hereby grant unto Thomas A. Edison, of West Orange, New Jersey, his heirs and assigns, and Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated and Edison Storage Battery Company, both corporations of the State of New Jersey, their successors and assigns, and to any and all of them the right, privilege and authority to convey, cart carry, dump and deposit calcium sulphate and | any and all other refuse and waste products from the plants of said Thomas A. Edison, Thomas A. Edison Incorporated and Edison Storage Battery Company, or any of them, in Bloomfielc. and/or Belleville, for the period of two years from the date I hereof, over and upon all lands now owned by us in Newark, Belleville and Bloomfield, and to leave the said calcium 1 sulphate, refuse and waste products upon said lands, said 1 lands including all those tracts or parcels of land in the County of Essex conveyed to us by King Mar sac Company by deeds recorded in Book G-66, page 383 et seq. and Book K-51,
I page 242 et seq. of Deeds for Essex County, and comprising lots No 8 . 192 to 194 both inclusive, and 196 to 218 both 1 inclusive, as shown on map of Silver Lake tract situate in the City of Newark and Township of Belleville, property of
King Marsac Company; and to the end set forth above, this said Thomas A. Edison, Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated and Edison Storage Battery Company, and each of them and their respective servants, agents, employees end workmen are here¬ by fully authorized and empowered to enter upon the above described premises and to pass over and across the same.
And we, the P3id Andrea fcaglio end Sorafina t’.aglio , his wife, do hereby release and forever discharge said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, executors and adminietratr ors, and said Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated and Edison Storage Battery Company, and their respective successors , and each of them, of and from all action and actions, suite, controversies, claims and demands whatsoever by reason of any trespass, or any other matter, cause or thing with reepect to the said lands from the beginning of the world to the date of these presents. j
I IK YilTHESS WHEREOF , we have hereunto set our hands
I and seals this 20th day of December, 1916.
Andrea Hagllo _ (L.5. I
sorafina M agile - !^L - .U.S. |
Her Mark
"Signed, soalod and delivered
I by said Androa Maglio in the presence of:
Grover Roberson
Signed by said Serafina Maglio by making her mark, she being unable to write her name; and soalod and delivered by said 3orafina Maglio after the nature of the above written instrument had boon l| first read over to her, in the presence jof :
Grover Roberson
STATE OP HEW JERSEY )
:
COUHTY OP ESSEX )
BE IT EEl.iEIABEREB. that on this 20th flay of
Cooombar, in tho your of our Lora one Thousand Hino Hundred ana Sixteen, Before me, a notary Puhllo of the State of Uev, Jorooy, personally appeared AHDEEA J.IAGLI0 and SEHAPIHA 11A0LI0, his wife, who, I am satisfied. «re the Erantore mentioned in the within indenture, and to whom I first made known the oontents thoroof. and thereupon they acknowledged that they signed, sealed and dolivorod tho samo ae their
I -voluntary act and deed, for tho usee and purpoeoe therein exproeeod. And said Serafina Uaglio Doing fcy mo privately examined, separate and apart from her huehand, acknowledged that aho signed, sealed and delivered tho same as her voluntary act and deed, freely, without any fear, threats or compulsion of her said husband.
Frederick Bachmann _ _
{ SEAL ) K0T/V.Y Finr^ r'" •
THOMAS A. EDISON, PERSONAL.
Office of Secretary
December 3rd, 19 19
Hr. Arthur Madd, Seo'y Edison Storage Battery Co.
Mr. J.W. Robinson, Seo'y Thomas A Edison, Xno.
We have in Nr. Sther° Edison Industries/
Magllo and Wife of Belleville, ^^“^^^aphate'tfn the property ofNaglla
£?SS SS ,» «■ *■ * “ “• ^
. „ Edison personally dunpB no Calolum Sulphate, on
«. . jrss sTirs ff* J-— — — •
Secretory
P<H)
CERTIFIED COPY OF
RESOLUTION
PASSED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CF '
THE WISCONSIN CHAIR CO.
FILE ENVELOPE No « ."ft? ~ . . .
CONTENTS Ho . *f. .
TK0I«AS A. EDISON (PersonaO
WHEREAS, at a meeting of the stockholders of The Wisconsin Chair Company held at the office of said company in the City of Port Washington, Wisconsin, on the 80th day of November, A. D. 1916, on agreement entered into by and between F. A. Dennett, President of The Wisconsin Chair Company, in behalf of said company, and Thomas A.
Edison of West Orange, Hew Jersey, was ratified and confirmed, and
WHEREAS, the stockholders of The Wisconsin Choir Company authorised and instructed the Board of Directors of said company to sell and convey to said Thomas A. Edison, or a' corporation to be organized by him under the laws of the State of, l'.ev; Jersey, the plant of The Wisconsin Chair Company located at the City of Hew London, Wisconsin, together with the real property upon which the same is located and the personal property specified in said agreement between F. A. Dennett and Thomas A. Edison, which said agreement is .as follows, to-wit:
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 17th day of November, 1916, by and botwoen Wisconsin Chair Company, a Wisconsin Corporation, having its principal office at Port Washington, Wisconsin, party of the first part, hereinafter called the Chair Company, and THOMAS A. EDISON, of West Orange, Hew Jersey, party of the second part, hereinafter cnlled Mr. Edison, WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Chair Company is the owner of a certain wood working plant located at Hew London, Wisconsin, which said plant is equipped and adapted for the manufacture of phonograph cabinets, chairs, veneer work and other wooden articles; and
WHEREAS, the Chair Company is desirous of disposing of said plant, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Edison is willing to form a corporation to purchase said plant in accordance with this agreement:
HOY/, THEREFORE, the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as follows:
1. Mr. Edison agrees that he will, through suitable ineerporators,
active inventory of material o
and upon the promisee of said plant at the date of said sale at its cost value, which said cost value shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00*. From and after the date hereof the Chair Company shall not purchase any logs, veneer, core stock, or other materials for additional to said active inventory without the approval in writing of Mr. Edison or his
iperty
. include the following described *al estate, situated in the Outagamie and State of Wisconsin, to-wit:
. of Block eighty-seven (87), all of Block eighty-two (82);
; of the main line of the Chicago ft northwestern Railway Company; >ck Seventy-eight (78), except the right of way of tho Chicago ft jrn Railway Company; the east half of Block Eighty-one (81) and tV of Block eighty-one (81) to tho east line of Freomont Street (no
ill in Bannister, Bowen and Smith Addition to the Village, now av; London, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
DGETI1ER with all and singular the hereditaments and appur- ihereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining; and all tho ight, titlo, interest, claim or demand whatsoever, of the Chair either in law or equity, either in possession or expectancy of, the above bargained premises and thoir hereditaments and appur-
• Contemporaneously with the aforesaid sale, tho Chair Company gn to the new corporation, itB successors and assigns, all which the Chair Company shall have at the time of such sale wit! onograph Works for supplying cabinets, etc., and all contracts f rk now being ■carried out in said plant which the new corporation e to take over* Mo charge shall be made to the now corporation f these contracts.
. The Chair Company will execute and deliver to the now corpora deeds, assignments and bills of salo for tho aforesaid property, ory to Mr. Edison, and will furnish to the new corporation copies of resolutions of the Chair Company's directors and stock uthorizing tho sale of said property and the execution and deliv: -sods, assignments and bills of sole.
6. Payment for the aforesaid property shall bo made by the new ' on to the Wisconsin Chair Company as follows:
I
The new corporation will isoue to the Chair Company a certifi¬ cate or cortificateo for two thousand shares (2,000) of full paid stock of the new corporation aggregating in par value the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars (4200,000) and the now corporation will issue and deliver to the Chair Company its Bonds to the aggregate amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) face value, which said bonds shall be interest bearing at the rate of six per cent. (6j£) per annum, payable semi-annually and shall be serial bonds maturing as follows:
Thirty Thousand Dollars - January 1, 191 S'
Thirty Thousand Dollars - January 1, 1919 Thirty Thousand Dollars - January 1, 1920 Thirty Thousand Dollars - January 1, 1921 Thirty Thousand Dollars - January 1, 1922 Thirty Thousand Dollars - January 1, 1923 Twenty Thousand Dollars - January 1, 1924 The Hew Corporation shall have the right, if it so elects, to retire nny or all of said bonds previous to their dates of maturity at five per cent above par plus accrued interest. The said bond issue shall be secured by a first mortgage of usual form to a trustee on the land, buildings, and equipment of the new corporation then owned or thereafter acquired, but not including any of the following assets, namely: The new corporation's current and working assets, including cash, accounts receivable,, bills receivable, notes receivable, all raw material and manu¬ factured material for use in the- manufacture of products by the new corporation, all work in process of such manufacture, all products so manufactured or purchased to be sold by the n ew corporation in the course of its business, and all earnings, profits and income lav/fully used or to bo used for the payment of dividends to stockholders or for the creation of a surplus. The bondholders, acting through the trustee shall have the usual rights of foreclosure in case of non-payment of any of the bonds upon their maturity dates or the interest thereon*
The mortgage shall provide for the insurance of the mortgaged property at all times against damage by fire dp to the amount of the bonds outstanding, if such insurance is obtainable from regularly organized insur-
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ance companies doing business in the State of Wisconsin, tho losses, if any, to be payable to tho trustee under the mortgago for the benefit of the bond holders or used for retiring bonds or for replacing the damaged property, as the new corporation may elect.
The Chair Company willaccept said two thousand sharos of stock at their par value, namely §200,000 and said bonds at their par value, namely, §200,000, making an aggregate payment by the new corporation of §400,000, and any difference between said sum of §400,000 and tho purchase price of the aforesaid property, namely §310,000 for land, buildings, equip¬ ment, machinery, tools and .fixtures plus coat of active inventory not to exceed §100,000, will be adjusted by a cash payment by the new corporation or tho Chair Company to tho party entitled to receive said difference.
7. Immediately upon the issurance and delivery of said 3hares of stock to the Chair Company, the Chair Company will sell to Ur. Edison, and Hr. Edison agrees to purchnoa the two thousand shares of stock of the new corporation issued to tho Chair Company, at its par value, payr' ment for said stock to be made by Hr. Edison to the Chair Company as follows:
Fifty Thousand Dollars in cash.
Fifty Thousand Dollars on April 1, 1917 Fifty Thousand Dollars on July 1, 1917 Fifty Thousand Dollars on October 1, 1917.
without interest, and said payment shall be evidencod by promissory nogotiablo non-intorost bearing notes to bo given by Mr. Edison to the Chair Company as follows
Fivo such notes for §10,000 each payable on April 1, 1917
Five such notes for §10,000 each payable on July 1, 1917 .
Five ouch notes for §10,000 each payable on October 1,1917
Shares of the aforesaid stock amounting in parvalue to §50,000 shall be delivered by the Chair Company to Mr. Edison upon the first cash payment of §50,000 end the remainder of eaid stock shall be delivered in escrow to a trustee satisfactory to the parties hereto to be delivered to Mr. Edison as and when the said notes are paid and in amounts corresponding to said payments.
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the same shall have been delivered to him or shall be in escrow in tho hands of tho trustee. If any of said notes shall not be paid within thirty days after due presentment of tho same for payment, the trustee, after giving reasonable notice to tho parties hereto, shall soli such portion of tho stock then in its hands as shall bo equal in face value to the face value of the note or notes so presented for. payment and remaining unpaid, at a public salo or at a private sale at which both partios are represented, and shall apply the proceeds thereof first to the payment of tho note or notes then duo and unpaid, and secondly any
balance remaining shall bo paid to Ur. -Edison.
IN YJITNESS WHEREOF, the partios hereto have executed this agreement the day and yoar first above written.
WISCONSIN CHAIR COMPANY
By F. A. DENNETT
President
THOS. A. EDISON
Attest:
Secretary
Witness:
Oj, Ls. EMERY
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the Board of Directors of The Wisconsin Chair Company, that tho agreemont between F. A. Dennett, president of the V/isconsin Chair Company on bohalf of said company, and Thomas A. Edison, above sbt forth, be and tho same is hereby ratified and confirmed.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that all of the real and personal property of said company located in the city of New London, Wisconsin, specified in said agreement be sold to said Thomas A. Edison, 6f West Orange, New Jersey, or to a corporation to be organized by him, for the consideration
and upon the terms and conditions expressed in said agreement.
RESOLVED FURTHER That the President and Seorotary of The Wisconsin Chair Company be and they are hereby authorised and instructed to sell all of tho property of The Wisconsin Chair Company locafod in the City of Mew London. Wisconsin, specified in said agreement, to said Thomas A. Edison, or a corporation to be organised by him and to execute proper deeds of conveyance and bills of sale for tho same.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, )
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OZAUKEE COUNTY. )
I, J. R. Dennett, Secretary of The Wisconsin Chair Company, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a Resolution adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors
of The
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Dear Sir: v )^U£‘ .^j(.
T/e are in receipt of a letter from Hr. Henry |
Lanahan of your Legal Department, advieing ue that you de¬ sire to use another name for your new corporation to be formed to take over the Hew London property than the one written in the agreement dated November 17th, 1916 and we are writing you 6* the re.queeti of Mr. Lanahan to advise that it will be en¬ tirely agreeable to us to amend the contraot dated November 17th, 1916 Vby writing the wordB "Wisconsin Cabinet 4 Panel Company” instead of the words "Wisconsin Cabinet 4 Veneer Com- nnnv”. or, if you prefer, we will endeavor to clear the way for your use of the name ns written by cancelling the charter of the old Wisconsin Veneer Company which we own but are not using any by surrendering the charter and having the same re¬ corded with the Secretary of State at Madison, Wisconsin, the way would undoubtedly be left clear for you to use the name Wisconsin Cabinet 4 Veneer Company as written in our agreement.
p,6. Since the contract will have further effect after January 1st, senary to amend!
a been fulfilled and of no 1917, do you think it nec-
Eeoember 19, 1916
Wisconsin Chair Company,
Port Washington, Wisconsin.
Attention l,;r. g. a. Donne tt. pres.
Gentlemen: -
I am in receipt of your letter of December 11th advis¬ ing mo that it is entirely agreeable to you to amend the contract between you and myself, dated Hovember 17, 1916, by writing therein the words "Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company" instead of the words "Wisconsin Cabinet and Veneer Company". I am accepting your letter qb expressing your consent to the use of the name "Wisconsin Cabinet and panel Company" for the new corporation which V. is to he formed under the said contract, und I do not think it will '
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be necessary to have a formal amendment to the contract executed. v
The now corporation will therefore bear the name "Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company".
Yours very truly,
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AGREEMENT
WISCONSIN CHAIR COMPANY THOMAS A. EDISON
and
FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY
MEMORANDUM OP AGREEMENT made this day
of January, 1917, by ana between WISCONSIN CHAIR COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, having its principal office at Port Washington, Wisconsin, party of the first part, herein¬ after called the Chair Company, THOMAS A. EDISON, of West Orange, New Jersey, party of the second part, hereinafter called Mr. Edison, and FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY, of Newark,
New jersey, party of the third part, WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have by contraot of even date entered into an agreement for the deposit with the party of the third part of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars par value of the capital stock of Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company, subjeot to the stipulations and provis¬ ions in said memorandum of agreement contained; and
WHEREAS, there has been inadvertently omitted from the said memorandum of agreement provision for the compen¬ sation of the Fidelity Trust Company for the services by it to be rendered and provision for exempting the said Fidelity Trust Company from liability, except in the event of its gross negligence or wilful misconduct;
NOW, THEREFORE,- to remedy the said omissions and in consideration of One Dollar by each of the parties to the other paid, the reoeipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree with each other by way of supplemental agreement to the aforesaid memorandum of agreement and as part thereof, as follows, to-wit;
1. She Fidelity Trust Company shall he entitled to reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trust in said memorandum of agree¬ ment created, and such compensation as well as all reason¬ able expenses necessarily incurred or actually disbursed in the execution of the said trust shall be paid in equal proportions by the Chair Company and Mr. EdiBon.
2. She Fidelity Trust Company shall not be answerable for anything whatever in connection with the trust assumed by it under the said memorandum of agreement except for its gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
IH WISHES S WHEHEOF, the parties hereto have exe-s outed this agreement in triplicate the day and year first
above written. / ,
/WlSE^feH OHSlRCqjjfpAHY
FIDELITY spUSTJJOMPAHY
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
MEMORANDUM OS' AGREEMENT made this aay of January, 191.7, by and "between WISCONSIN CHAIR COMPANY, a WiBooneln oorporation, having its prlnoipal offioe at port Washington, Wieoonsin, party of the first part, hereinafter called the Chair Company, THOMAS A. EDISON, of West orange, Hew Jersey, party of tlie seoond part, hereinafter oalled Ur. Edison, and FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY,, of Newark, New Jersey, party of the third part, WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Chair Company, pursuant to a certain agreement between it and Kr. Edison,, dated November 17, 1916, has agreed to Bell to Mr. Edison two hundred shares of capital stock of Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company, a New Jersey oorporation, having its registered offioe at West .Orange,. New Jersey, at its par value, payment for said, stock to be made by Ur. Edison to the Chair Company as follows
Plfty Thousand Dollars in oash
Fifty Thousand Dollars on April 1, 1917
Fifty Thousand Dollars, on July 1, 1917
Fifty Thousand Dollars'.' on Ootober 1, 1917
without interest, said deferred payments to be evidenoed by promissory negotiable non-interest bearing notes to be given by Mr. Edison to the Chair Company as follows
Five suoh, notes for. $10,000 each payable _ _
on April 1, 1917 .
Five such notes for $10,000 each payable on July 1, 1917
Five suoh notes for $10,000 each payable on Ootober 1, 1917
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
Shares of the aforesaid stock amounting in par value to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) to he delivered hy the Ohair Company to Mr, Edison upon the first cash payment of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($60,000), and the remainder of said stock to he delivered in escrow to a trustee satisfactory, to the Ohair Company and Mr. Edison, and to he delivered to Mr. Edison as and when the said noteB are paid and in amounts corresponding to said payments.
DOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as follows
1. The Chair Company and Mr. Edison hereby designate the party of the third part as trustee to hold the stock of Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company delivered to it in accordance with the teuns of the trust as herein set forth, and the party of the third part hereby aooepts suoh trust. Mr. Edison agrees to deliver to the Ohair Company notes as aforesaid, and the Ohair Company agrees to deliver to the party of the third part as trustee shares of stock of said Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company in Mr. Edison's name and assigned in blank by him, amounting in par value to the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($160,000).
2. The party of the third part agrees to deliv¬ er said stock to Mr. Edison as and when said notes are paid and in amounts corresponding to said payments.
3. It is mutually agreed that Mr. Edison shall )e entitled to vote all of said stook whether the same ihall have been delivered to him or shall be in esorow in
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the hands of the party of the third part, and for this pur¬ pose Mr. Edison shall be entitled to have all of said Btoofc registered in his name upon the books of said Wisoonsin Cabinet and Panel Company.
4. If any of said notes shall not be paid within thirty days after due presentment of the same for payment, the party of the third part, after giving reasonable notice to Mr. Edison and the Chair Company, shall sell suoh portion of the stook then in its hands as shall be equal in faoe value to the faoe value of the note or notes so presented for payment and remaining unpaid, at a'publio sale or at a private sale at which both parties are represented, and shall apply the proceeds thereof first to the payment of the note or notes then due and unpaid, and secondly, any balance remaining shall be paid to Mr. Edison.
IH WITIIESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have exe¬ cuted this agreement the day and year first above written.
LpG AL DEPARTMENT
orange, n.j. January 18, 1917
Mr. E. W. Kellow,
Secretary, Wisconsin Cabinet & Panel Co.* laboratory.
I hand you herewith the following documents for your
files:~ / / i * Certified oopies of minutes of stockholders and directors
j /meetings of Wisconsin Chair Company, held Hovember 20, 1916, rati- K' v fyirig’ the-, agreement of Hovember 17 , 1916 between Wisconsin Chair Company. and Thomas A. Edison
/ • * letter of December 11, 1916 from Wisconsin Chair Company
Vto Mr. Thomas- A. Edison, agreeing to change of name of new oorpora- < tion from Wisconsin Cabinet and Veneer Company to Wisconsin Cabinet ^ and Panel Company
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• Copy of Mr. Edison's reply to Wisconsin Chair Company f\ ''dated December 19, 1916
/ Copy, of ^certificate of incorporation of Wisconsin Cabinet
Vand Panel Company. with endorsement showing_, that the same was re-
K oeived in the Clerk's offioe :of Essex County, on December 20, 1916 and recorded in Book S7 kf Inc. Buss. Co' on page 327.
Bill of sale from Wisconsin Chair Company to Wisconsin j Cabinet and Panel Company covering active inventory and equipment,
* machinery, tools and fixtures.
I Assignment dated January 2, 1917 from WiBoonsin Seating
Jcorapany to Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company of Edison Phonograph WorkB contracts and orders.
i Assignment dated January 2, 1917 from Wisconsin Chair Co.
4 to Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company of Edison Phonograph Works N | contracts and orders.
V Assignment dated January 2, .1917 from WisoonBin Seating
, -^Company to Wisoonsin Cabinet. and Panel Company of contracts and \v orders on sohediile
/ certified oopies of minutes of directors and stockholders
|< V meetings of Wisconsin Chair Company held January 6, 1917.
J Certificate of Secretary of State of Wisoonsin of regis¬ tration of Wisoonsin Cabinet and Panel Company to do business in Wisoonsin. fX suggest that this oertifioate he inserted in the minute' hook) .
V Certified oopies of resolutions adopted at stockholders
and directors meetings of Wisoonsin Chair Company held December 29, 1916.
The deed from Wisoonsin Chair Company to Wisoonsin Cabinet and Panel Company for the real property acquired at Hew London has been sent to Mr. Erugmeier and by him filed for recording at Apple- ton, the County Seat of Outagamie County. When the deed is returned
it will be turned over to you.
The mortgage from WisoonBin Cabinet and Panel Company to Fidelity Trust Company has been duly executed in quadruplicate by all parties. One oopy has been delivered to Fidelity Trust Company, two copies sent to Mr. Erugmeier, one to be recorded in the office of the Begister of Deeds at Appleton, and the other to be filed with the City Clerk at Hew London. I hand you herewith the fourth oopy
for your files.
The temporary bondB have been left with the Fidelity Trust Company for certification, the same to be delivered to the Treasurer of Wisoonsin Cabinet and Panel Co. as soon as evidence is furnished the Fidelity Trust Company of the .reoording and filing of ike mortgage. Mr. H. F. Miller has a reoeipt from the Fidelity Trust
Company for these temporary bonds,
iKur^
ns tlft.ea pr-laeory »»*■• »* '“t l°
Hr Krugmeier end he •«»«. «• ‘h.t »" M* *“
,„hlngt,n state B«* *>, delivery to Hr. h.nnet. “ «-“»* "f L oo»ln Chair «. It « — ~ — * — * “ *“
rtXl be obtained from Wisconsin Chair Company.
Por the present, I am holding the aSreement dated «
6' 19X7 between Wisconsin Chair Co., J. U. Bostwiok, V.-A. Dennett,
H. Dennett and Wisconsin Cabinet and PaneX Co., and the waivers
received pursuant to said agreement.
I am also holding the copies of the agreement dated ^
January 8. 19X7 between Wisconsin Chair Company, Thomas A. Edison . and Fidelity Trust Company.
h. ,o«» a. I receive the receipt lor the »etee. I rill
arrange ,1th yea or Hr. HUL. to ..po.lt «■» »»■“*
, . . . +n va held by it as security
Company the shareB of stock which
for the notes. ’
Hatter, retiring farther attention Ihelh.e the g«lt el*.
deed to he giver By »>■' “J 5““1 *“
steins. Hr. Krogneler i. preparing eneh n toed. I have ale. nritten to Hr. Bennett ashing hi. nhe-her Mrthlw ha. he.n dene in the matter of the release or rseonvep— « *• .—»* grated to Hilnanhee hah, Chore * ".stem Bailroad Chmpany on O.oh street.
Phi. rill also »rve to re.i.d pen that the ante «•««■*" Cabinet and Pane! Co.,.., shonld appear on the board at the gat.hone. to indioate that this eo.pany haB ltB ofllee at the labors ory.
Certain reports of WisoonBin Cabinet and Panel Company will have to be filed from time to time in Hew Jersey and Wisconsin. I suggest that you consult the legal Department with referenoe to these reports.
I should say that the papers described in the foregoing items marked * should be placed in Mr. Edison's files and the remaining paperB in the files of Wisconsin Cabinet and panel Company.
Please acknowledge receipt of the doouments enolosed
herewith.
Yours very truly.
HEHRY LAH.AEM
EHCS.
Copies to Messrs. Chas. Edison, Mambert and H. F. Miller
Mr. B. W. Kellow:-
Be plying to your memorandum Ho. 1008 of March 8, 1917,
I do not think the error in the second paragraph of the agreement dated January 8, 1917 between Wisconsin Chair Company, Thomas A. Edison and. Fidelity Trust Company will ever oause any trouble.
The sale referred to has already been made and the proper number of shares, namely, 2000, transferred. Furthermore, by reference to the agreement between the Wisconsin Chair Company and Mr. Edison, dated November 17, 1916, it could always be shown that it was intended that 2000 shares of Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company stock would be sold by Wisconsin Chair Company to Mr.
Edison.
Henry Lanahan
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1 taka this opportunity to thank you for your kind offer to buy all the Toluol because X am just going away and this deal will leave no worries behind me about the plant.
I expeot to be gone for several months but ^ will bo baok here sometime next, summer and in the meantime %
I will investigate the Japanese market for different products * of company, and expeot to be able to oontinue to do
buelnesa with you as well as ever.
With kindest regards.
Yours very truly
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lafoisaod no oooo tiiie e£0 that 11 '™“ ™ _, , __ __ f.o.-h. Woodward,
mtsui’B 0loo, that tho ulteul1* Company 'a otatcnont of
Alabama. Honuvor; you w111 191? to Jnno 30, 1917 that
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attention of Mr. Shunzo Takakl.
Dear Sir:
I have received your favor of the 16th instant in regard to ike Phenol Plant in Japan, and wish to say In regard thereto that your letter is in accordance w ith the conversations that we have had on the subject.
I am quite satisfied to trust en¬ tirely to Mitsui & Company, limited as to any profits that I may receive in the future from the Phenol -Plant to be installed and operated in Japan according to my plans and -according to the instructions given to your Mr. Patsiuai.
Yours very .truly, '
wet). Slst. 1916.
Mitsui & Company, limited,
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Ur. V. H. Ueadov/croft, Assistant to Ur. Edison:
You will recall that Hr. Edison wrote ilitsui d Company Febru¬ ary 21, 1916 in connection with their Phenol Plant in Japan that he was satisfied to trust entirely to them as to any profits which he might receive in the future from this plant. I have never seen any writ tenement be¬ tween Hr. Edison and Hitsui & Company covering rate of royalty to be pard on this Japanese Plant. X am wondering how long the royalties are to be paid and whether I ought to maintain a follow-up to bring it to your attention
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July 2 6, 1920.
Mitsui & Go. , Ltd.,
66 Broadway,
Haw York, H.Y.
Gentlemen: Atten: Mr. Shun Bomura:
Referring to the letter which you sent a few weeks ago to Mr. Edison in regard to your Phenol Plant in Japan, and in whieh you expressed your regret, that it had not made any profits in the last year, Ur. Edison wishes me to write to you and say that he volun¬ tarily oanoelB the oontraot with you, and does not expect any further payments from you as royalty.
Mr. Edison realizes and appreoiatoB your fair and upright dealings with him in the past, and hopes there may be oooauion in the future to have a renewal of pleasant business transactions with you. ^
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Ur. Edison.
W. Kellow.
THOMAS A. EDISON,. PERSONAL Office of Secretary
September 23rd, 1920.
Mr. Meadoworofti
May I jog your memory ae to my memorandum of September 13th suggesting that you kindly give us a memorandum of the agreement between Ur. Edison and Mitsui & Company in
oonneotlon with the Phenol Plant in Japan so that this memorandum !| ^ j:
might be filed with Mr. Edison's papers in this connection ? If ^ ^ \
there was a written agreement covering this it ought to go into j- *s I
Mr, Edison's files, :
I don't wish to hurry you unduly but thought that ' '
• the matter may have escaped your attention.
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Deeds - Ezra L. Wean, George Haycock (1917, 1921) [env. 9]
Lease to Marcus Lusk (1917-1920) [env. 12]
Correspondence ~ Hirzel Royalty (1917-1919) [env. 66]
Contract with Miller Reese Hutchison (1917) [env. 156]
License from Charles T. Dally (1917) [env. 158]
Assignment from Heinrich H. Meno Kammerhoff (1917) [env. 159] Correspondence -- Glenmont Buildings - Mina Edison (1917) [env. 164] Assignment from Robert Bachman and Charles Norton (1917) [env. 174] Correspondence -- Edison Electric Appliance Co. (1917-1920) [env. 176]
BARGAIN AND SALE AND
‘‘QUIT CLAIM DEED.
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BETWEEN
Ezra L. Wean of the town of Oxford in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey ^ (unmarried)
party of the First Part, and
Thomas A. Edison of the city of Orange, county of Essex and State of New Jersey.
party of the Second part, OTItneseetb, That the said party of the First Part, for and in consideration of the sum of Qn0 doliar
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containing .event... hu.dr.dth. of - «■ - ^
1 A 2 a. 1. marked out on « draft of land of Joseph »• ~
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Being th. ,™ land- and preml.ee conveyed to Bar. B. *•» W
C. Myers hy deed dated May 17th, 1917.
Cogetber with all and singular the rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or appertaining, and' alBo.al) the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoeverKboth at law and in equity, of the said party of the First Part, of, in and to the said premises, with the appurtenances. To nAVB and TO;HOlip. the above-mentioned and described premises, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the Second Part, heirs and assigns, to the only proper use,
benefit and behoof of the said party of the Second Part hi 8 heirs and assigns forever.
In mitnces Ctthereof, The said party of the First Part have .hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
IK THE PKESENOE Or • }
State of JHew Jersey, •>
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred « before the subscriber C5<- ice^^Ueur- ax- c^co«^c<lj State of New Jersey, personally appeared <~\ y? 9/f
who £-4 I am satisfied, the grantor mentioned in the foregoing Deed op Conveyance, and the contei thereof being by me first made known unto ^lid thereupon acknowledge that
signed, sealed and delivered the same as voluntary act and deed.
And the said on a private examination before re
separate and apart from her said husband, acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the sar as her voluntary act and deed, freely, without any fear, threats or compulsion of her said husband
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MADE the seventh day of Sep-tomber , in the year of Our Lord |
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-One j
Between
THOMAS A. EDI30H and MIHA U. J5DIS0H, his wife,
of the Town of West Orange in the County of Essex S
and State of Hew Jersey , of the First Part ;
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GEORGS HAYCOCK
of the Township of Oxford , in the County of Warren
and State of Hew Jersey , of the Second Part.
Ulitnessetl), That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar and other good and valuable considerations,
j lawful money of the United States of America, to them in hand paid, by the said party of j the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt i whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, j conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do grant,- bargain, sell, alien,
\ remise, release, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, nil that lot,
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j tract or parcel of land and premises, hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying and | being in the Township of Oxford in the County of
i Warran u . , and State of Hew Jersey.
Bounded and described an follows:
Beginning at a oorner of Belvldere Avenue and Zulauf's Alley, and runs thence along Belvldere Avenue (1) Horth forty-seven degrees West one hundred and twenty-four and two tenths feet to the oorner of lot Ho. 3; thenoe along said lot Ho. 3 (8) South forty- three degrees West seventy-five feet to the boundary line of lot Ho. 5, thenoe along lot Ho. 6 and an alley way (3) South forty-seven degrees West seventy-three feet to Zulauf'B Alley (4) Horth seventy- five degrees EaBt ninety feet to the place of Beginning, containing seventeen hundredths of an aore of land and oontains lots Ho.l & 8 ai is marked out on a draft of land of Joseph u. Roseberry, Sr., de-
068863, at Oxford Furnace, Warren County, Bew Jersey.
Being the same land and premises oonveyed to said Thomas A. Edison by Ezra 1. Wean by deed dated June 14. 1917 and recorded in the Clerk's Office of Warren County. In Book 208 of Deeds, p. 366.
Toother with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances there¬ unto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and
remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof. fllUt alSO, all the estate, right, title,
property, possession, claim and
Interest, ’To ’ .
demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of, the said party of the first part, of, in, or to the above described premises, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances. To Have and to Hold, all and singular the above mentioned and described premises, together with the appurtenances unto the jaid party of _
he Ira and assigns forever. Jlnd the said pany ifiiii finl.pittdo es for himself, his heirs, exeoutors ana administrators covenant and grant to and with the said party ofthe |econdpart, ^ia heirs ! and assigns, that he the said »8,h^iaoE»a s . not done, caused, suffered
or procured to be done, any act, matter or thing, whereby the title of the said party of the, second part, of, in and to the above granted, bargained and described land and premises, or any part thereof can or may be changed, charged altered or defeated in any way whatsoever
In Ulitne$$ ttlbmof , the said party of the first part ha hereunto set the lr hands and seal 0 the day and year first above written.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
(sgnd) H.A.Altengarten
State of Bern Jersey, j '
County of BS3KX j
Be it Remembered, That on this Seventh day of October, cky-of — -&e}>£eabe-r- in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-One , before me, a Notary Public for the State of New Jersey,
personally appeared
THOMAS A. EDISON and MINA U. EDISON, his wife,
who, I am satisfied are the grantors mentioned in the within Indenture, and to whom I first made known the contents thereof, and thereupon they acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the same as their voluntary 'act and deed, for the uses and- purposes therein expressed : And the said
MINA M. EDISON
being by me privately examined, separate and apart from he r husband , acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the. same as her voluntary act and deed, FREELY, without any fear, threats or compulsion of her said husband. .
(sgnd) H.A.Altengarten
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Mr. J. V. Miller, -
The email tenement house property at Oxford Furnace, Hew Jersey has been sold hy Mr. Edison to George Hayoook and I send you herewith a carbon copy of the deed of conveyance, dated Oct. 7. 1921. I presume you have received for Mr. Edison the check for §600.00, prooeeds of the sale, mentioned in Mr. Carhart's letter of 0ctoberl7th.
I also return the earlier title deeds on
the- property.
Please acknowledge receipt of these papers and if you hold my receipt for same, please return it to me .
Henry lanahan
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CC to Messrs. H.E. Miller and l.H.Boarman
THIS AGREEMENT made this flay of
1917 between THOMAS A. EDISON, of the Town of West Orange, County of Essex and State of New Jersey, hereinafter called the lessor, and MARCUS 1. DUSE, of the Township of mite, in the County of Warren and State of New Jersey, herein¬ after called the lessee, WITNESSETH:
That the lessor, in consideration of the perform¬ ers by the lessee of the agreements hereinafter contained to be kept and performed on his part, doth lease, demise and farm let unto the saidxlessee all the farm end premises con¬ voyed to Johnj^jailerjy the heirs end devisees of Philip Haub, deceased, by deed dated June 8, 1917, situate in the Township of White, in the County of Warren aforesaid and now occupied by lessee as tenant of said heirs at law, excepting so much of said premises as may at this time or shall at any, I time during the continuance of the term hereby created be | Used by the Edison Portland Cement Company and its assign j for quarrying limestone and removing the same from the j! premises, and also excepting the railroad tracks and machin- S ery and appliances and fixtures used in connection with the ! said quarrying and removing of limestone, for the term of one year from the 1st day of April next, upon the following 1 terms and conditions
( me lessee is to farm the said farm in glod and
S MIB mannor; .1-1 «» «* “*
th. ground for .ooding -
out and harr.st the ss»e ft.r to. orope «. gutMr.d. ». losses .gross to thr..l> out th, gr.ln «• '•»=’' tM j and. at the direction of th. l.s.or, haul on.-half
the amount so raised and produced to such market as the lessor may direct, a distance not exceeding five miles from the farm buildings.
The lessor is to have delivered to him as afore¬ said, the one-half of the wheat, rye, oatB, buckwheat, com and potatoes and apples produced on the farm, the remaining one-half to be and remain the property of the lessee; the garden truck and other products grown on the premises to be the property of the lessee.
The lessor hereby agrees to furnish one-half of all the seed for sowing and planting and one-half of all the commercial fertilizer used on the farm; the lessee is to furnish the other half of such seed and fertilizer and also furnish the teams, harness, wagons and other imple¬ ments necessary for the carrying on of the farming opera¬ tions on said farm.
The lessee having the privilege of keeping on the farm six cows and young cattle and the usual
number of hogs and shoats and chickens and other poultry.
The lessee further agrees that he will do all the work of farming the said farm according to the custom of farming in the neighborhood, and will give his attention to the work so the same is done satisfactory to the lessor.
The lessee further agrees to remove no hay, corn¬ stalks, straw or manure from the farm.
The lessee agrees to keep the brush out down on the premises and keep the fences in the repair they are in at this time.
The lessee is also to sow in the spring season at the proper time, clover Beed at the rate of not less
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than four quarts to the acre; each party furniBhing one-hali of the said seed, and also to sow timothy seed with the fall grain, eaoh party furnishing one-half thereof.
The hay, corn and other produce shall he insured in the name of the lessor and lessee, eaoh paying one-half of the insuranoe rates on the crops, the loss, if any, to he payable one-half to the lessor and one-half to the lessee.
She lessee is to sow the fall orop in the year and reserves the right to reap and harvest the same the next following season and to store the same on the premises in the buildings and in stacks, and to thresh out the same therein; and he is to deliver the lessor's share to market as above mentioned.
The lessor hereby reserves to the Edison Portland Cement Company and its assigns the right to use the quarries now worked by it and to open new quarries on the premises, to use the railroad tracks and sidings now on the premises and to build new ones thereon and to run trains and to go over the demised premises at such places and at such times as said Edison Portland Cement Company or its assigns and agents or any of them may deem proper and necessary to do so.
If in said operations the said lessor or his agents or representatives shall do or cause to be done to the growing crops of the said lessee any damage whatever, the said lessor shall make compensation for such damage to the lessee; if they do not agree upon the amount of the damage so sustained, eaoh party thereto shall select an appraiser by whioh the damage shall be estimated or as¬ certained, and before the two appraisers begin their esti-
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mate ana ascertainment, they shall choose ah umpire who shall determine the difference between the appraisers; and the award of any two of the three in writing signed by them shall determine and settle the amount of the damage to be so paid.
The lands that may be taken for the construction of the new road through the premiBeB recently laid out by the surveyors of the highways of the county of Warren, shall be exoepted from the premises hereby agreed to be leased.
And, also, all the lands and premises now used by the said lessor, or his representatives, the Edison Eortland Cement Company, in the business of quarrying limestones and the transportation of ihe same, and by the teams, wagons and workmen in connection with suoh quarrying, are excepted from the operations of this lease.
The lessee shall have the use of the dwelling hous< bam and other farm outbuildings on the premises; but the buildings and fixtures and all the machinery and equipment belonging thereto erected or to be erected thereon or used
1 thereon by the Edison Portland Cement Company shall not be subject to this lease.
At the end of 12ie term hereby created, to-wit,
Ion April 1, 1919, the lessee agrees to surrender possession of the demised premises to the lessor, in as good condition as they are at this time, reasonable wear and tear and acci¬ dents by the elements excepted.
1 On the failure of the lessee to surrender suoh
possession, the lessor may avail himself of the right to tahs and use all lawful ways and means and legal procedure under the laws of Mew Jersey for the removal of a tenant holding
I over after the expiration of his term, anything herein con¬ tained to the contrary notwithstanding.
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JUNCTION! Edison Benzol Plant, Woodward, Alabama Edison Benzol Plant, Johnstown, Pa. SUBJECT! Hoyalty - Hirzel.
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from Cambria. I use his patent and can't reach him. v**- '*<***■
Woodward also. ThisM ^
This royalty haf’^iTset up on the books oflthe Woodward and Johnstown plants, which have been operated by Mr, Edison, but X I do not know that the Woodward Iron company or the Cambria steel Co.
^have ever set up a reserve to take oare of this. Have you ever 7 f notified them to do so from your office? If not, should we n ''fldvl a a the Woodward Iron Qomnany and the Cambria Steel Co'mpan
''advise the Woodward Iron oompany and the Cambria steel company of the circumstances, so that they may if they see fit, set up a reserve to cover their royalty.
I understand that Hirzel' s patent covers the distilling apparatus, and assume that both' Woodward iron company and Cambria Steel CO. have Hirzel stills in use. However, in any case, they would no doubt use the still connected with Mr. Edison's plant if [ they decide to buy over these plants on the date Mr, Edison's [ contract with them expires.
As suggested by you over telephone in our conversation this morning, you will take this matter up with Mr. Edison and get his advice as to whether Cambria people.
a should write the WoodwaW and
P.S.— ' Very ‘likely the Dominion iron & Steel Company are also using the Bame kind of still... Should we notify them,
• . perhaps there may .be . some, legal liability falling upon .
Mn. Ed is- , in view of i is r v ine been irnn-'thd d the jn.'i g 1!) £ rttiio va io jJ.‘ i *■ , >u’i /en - ! T 1 rat J by him. I think this natter should be looked into when we Copies to»- have Mr. Edison' a advice.
1883-1-760-917 . . .
February 13, 1918
16, 1917
Mr. Kellow:-
Your attached memorandum Mo. 2237 of Deoembe: addressed to Mr. Meadowcroft has been referred to
I understand that the benzol plants operated by the Woodward Iron Company, the Cambria Steel Company, and the Dominion Iron and Steel Company were each constructed in accordance with directions given by Mr. Edison and each contained stills similar to that disclosed in U. S. patent No. 991,205 to Hirzel. I see. no advantage, however, in giving to these companies any notice of the Hirzel patent or of Mr. Edison's reservation of a certain amount in connection with the plants operated by him as a royal¬ ty to be paid to Hirzel, for the following reasons:- .
(1) The giving of such. notice would in no way relieve Mr. Edison from or otherwise affect any liability. which he may have incurred.
•(2) ihe giving of such notice would not relieve these companies from any liability to Hirzel.
(3) Assuming that the Hirzel patent is valid, there is no way to determine what the correct measure of damages for infringement of this patent would be.
(4) With reference to the Dominion Iron and Steel Co., we do not know whether there is a Canadian patent on the Hirzel
Having i, view Hr. Hdi.on’. ««««» « »«“
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THOMAS A. EDISON, PERSONAL
Function! SUBJECT l
.Edison Benzol Plants and Johnstown, Pa, Hirzol Royalty.
Woodward, Ala,
Memorandum No. /{’Jfj Date June(fl2) 1919.
V/e have credited the account of Heinrich Hi reel on the hooks of the Woodward Benzol Plant with $3300.67 and on the hooks of the Johnstown Benzol Plant $1320.42, a total of ^4,629.09 for Royalty which you asked us to set aside for him.
Do you still have it in mind to make this payment to Hirsel when conditions have settled down a little moro, and some kind of business relations are resumed with his country?
1 had this matter up with the Legal Department some time ago aid air. Hardy advised me that he could see no advantage in notifying the Woodward Iron Company or the Camhjda ateel Company of the circumstances in connection with Hirzel's »i«rl , or in your re¬ serving a certain amount as royalty, and gave us his reasons the following:
(1) The giving of such notice would in no way relieve you from or otherwise affect any liability which you might have in¬ curred.
(2) The giving of such notice would not relieve these companies (Woodward Iron Company and Cambria Steel Company) from any liability to Hirzel.
(3) Assuming that the Hirzel patent is valid, there is no way
to determine what the correct measure of damages for infringe¬ ment of this patent would be.
(4) So far as the Dominion Iron & Steel Company is concerned,
the Legal Department does not know whet tor there is a Canadian patent on the Hirzol still.
We have never given notice to Woodward Iron Company, Cambria Steel company and Dominion Iron & Steel Company thit Hirzel may be interested in their proposition.
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Function! Edison Benzol Plant at Woodward, Ala, and Johnstown, Pa,
SUBJECT! Hirzel Royalty
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Cate June IB, 1919.
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We have cWdited the aooount of Heinrioh Hirzel 0 the hooks of the Woodward. Benzol Plant with $8300,67 and on the hooks of the Johnstown Benzol Plant $1328.42, a totals of $4,629.09 for Royalty which you asked us to set aside for him. cS^~ CKJ~*JC^ £■'-*
Do you still have it in mind to make this payment to Hirzel when conditions have settled down a little more, and some kind of business relations are resumed with his country? - * "
s matter up with the LegaL Department so Me
I had this matter up with the LegaL I
time ago and Mr. Hardy advised me that he could see no advantage in notic¬ ing the Woodward Iron Company or the Cambria Steel Company of the circumstances in connection with Hirzel’s still, or in your reserving a certain amount as • » V royalty, and gave as his reasons t^J^Jov^ng^^^ ^
(1) The giving of such notice would in no way relieve you from l jS . «
or otherwise affect 'ary liability which you might have in/" J ^ v- K
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(2) The giving of such notice would not relieve these companies V’S '
(Woodward Iron Company and Cambria Steel Company) from any • J liability to Hirzel. ' S' j Sj
(3) Assuming that the Hirzel patent is valid, there Cjjno way Cj A ^
to determine win t the correct measure of damages fo^ infringe- ~ 'V.
ment of this patent would be. y'
(4) So far as the Dominion Iron & Steel Compazy isroonoerned, the Legal Department does not know whether there i\^ijanadian patent on the Hirzel still.
We have never given notice to Woodward Iron Company, Cambria Steel Company and Dominion Iron & Steel Company that Hirzel may be interested in their proposition.
I know the t when you started work on the Benzol plants in 1915, you voluntarily laid aside a snail. percentage as royalty for Hirzel, intending to give it to him after the War was over. At that time the United States did not contemplate entering the War, or at least, had not done so. If you adhere to your original policy and pay the money to Hirzel, might he not deoline to reoeive it and sue you for a much larger sum? In other words, is
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it not better to "let sleeping doge lie?"
1 have talked over this aBpeot of the situation with Mr Hardy of the Legal Department, and he is inclined to feel that you would be in better position from a legal standpoint if you do not mate the payment, beoause you then have not admitted anything. Your making the payment would be an admission that you had used the patent,
Mr, Hardy has also told me something that you may already know, but which was news to me, that is,tlat after this country got into the War, a manufacturer who could show n sufficient excuse for so doing, could obtain a license from the United States Government to manufacture goods under German patents. In other words, the United States Government, according to Mr. Hardy, assumed the ri@it to issue licenses to use the processes covered by these German patents as a War measure. So far as I am informed, no action was taken on your behalf at the time of opening these plants to secure such Governmental authority to use the processes under this German patent, and I do not suppose that it will be worth virile to try to protect yourself in some suoh manner by taking the matter up now if it could be done, since the plants have been closed and all operations have ceased. However, in case any action we e brought against you, it seems to me that it would be a good contention to se up that you were justified in using this patent, as many of your products found their way to our Allies against Germany and to manufacturers of munitions in this country who were working on Government contracts .
If the above outlines the situation clearly enough for you to come to a decision, will you please tell me whether or not I am to dis¬ continue this account on my books for you? Of course there is no reason why X cannot keep ths aocount on the books for some years without making any payment to Hirzel until it seems advisable to dispose of it.
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MEMORANDUM
Mr. Hardy of Legal Service Department on June 26, 1919 aaye in connection with royalty for Heinrich Hirzel sot up on hooka in connection with operations of Woodward and Johnstown Benzol Plants that patent laws restrict damages that may he recovered hy a patentee on a- suit for infringonent to the amount of damage he can show to have been suffered over a period of only six years next prior to the date his suit for damages is instituted. If Hirzel does not sue until after six years, from the date of closing operations of the Benzol plant, he could not recover.
Function! E4iton Banzol Plant at Woodward, Ala.
» « " * Johnstown, Pa.
SUBJECT!
Hirzel Royalty
Memorandum No. Date . .
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Mr. J. H. Smith, Bookkeeper,
Thomas A. Edison Personal:
At the time tbs Woodward hooks are finally closed we shall have to dispose of the account* in tbs Accounts Payable hedger with Heinrich Hirzel, which has been oredited with the royalty set up arbitrarily by Mr. Edison on the basis of output of this plant, and shall teve to do the same thing in connection with his account*, on the books of the Johnstown plant.
To prepare for this, please make Journal entries on the accounts for eaoh of these plants, charging Accounts Payable,
Heinrich Hirzel, and crediting an account in General ledger entitled "He serve for Hirzel Royalty." Make explanation in your Journal Entries as follows:
■This account covers royalty set up on an arbitrary rate based on quantity production by Mr. Edison without knowledge of Mr, Hirzel on account of the fact that Mr. Edison used apparatus shown on Hirzel patent in connection with his Benzol plants. Mr.
Edison states that the 'patent was only on a detail, and neither are used now, in addition Hirzel patent was misleading and caused me a. lot of trouble.' Hirzel had no knowledge, so far as we are informed of Mr. Edison U use of his device. Mr. Edison's instructions to set up this royalty for Hirzel were given prior to the entrance of the United States into the world Whr. In view of later developments, in¬ cluding tbs entry of the United States into the world War, Mr. Edison has deoided to mke no paynant to Hirzel on thiB aooount unless he is required to do so. The amount is therefore cleared from Hirzel account and set up in reserve . ■
The sans entry and explanation should be made on each set of books, namely Woodward Plant and Johnstown Plant books.
Whan tbs books for these plants are entirely closed up and the balance of remaining accounts are taken into the accounts of Thonas A. Edison Personal, a reserve account of the same title should be opened on the latter sat of books, with explanation along the lines of the above.
On tbs Woodward books when you make the entry referred to above, nake note in ink on tbs ledger aocount that Mitsui & Coupany, selling agents for the Woodward plant are entitled to payment of one half of the amount
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of royalty sat -up, providing it is not required that the royalty he paid to Hirzel, imsmuch aa one half of the amount la charged to them under their selling arrangement with Mr. Edison and paid for by them. Cyrt
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0 We atoll prohahly have to carry this reserve account
along on the hooka of Thomas A. Edison Personal for several years. X am advised hy the Legpl Department that our patent laws allow a patentee under a suit for Infringement dam gas for only the period of six years prior to the date his suit is instituted. If Hirzel therefore toes not bring suit until six years after the plant^ceased operation, toMvould not he able to recover any damages whatever.
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May 88, 1917
Mr. Charles Edison
I hand you herewith three copies of the last draft of the proposed agreement with Miller Beese Hutchison, Incorporated. I understand that this draft is satisfactory to Mr. Hutohison, except that he wishes the letter of modification changed so as to give him the privilege of selling Edison batteries to replace oertain Edison batteries in truoks owned by the United States Government and used in the Philippine Islands.
I shall be glad to rewrite said letter to cover this point if you wish it done .
HI-JS
Henry Lanahan
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West Orange, H.J. , January 1, 1917.
Miller Heese Hutchison, Incorporated,
West Orange, N. J.
Attention Miller Beoee HutohlBon, President.
Gentlemen i
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The following are the termB , oonditlonB and prices upon which we, Edison Storage Battery Company, will fill your orders for Edison storage hatterieB , and parts and accessories thorefori
Prices
Submarine batteries - our list price leas §13.60 per K.W.H.
Type A cells - 30# dlaoount from our list price •
Type B oells - 30# discount from our list price
Type G cells - 20# dlaoount from our list price
Type J cells - 20# discount from our list price
(Type M 8 oells - 30# discount from our list prioe i^Type K 20 oells - 30# dlaoount from our list prioi Parts and accessories Including electrolyte and bt boxes, same basis as other distributors at time of shipment.
The list prices mentioned shall bo our standard list prices in effeot at the time of shipment of goods herewith.
In addition to the net prices provided for heroin, we shall charge you ouch sums as may be necessary to cover such royalties as we may be required to pay to Mr. Thomas A* Edison on batteries sold for use in foreign countries*
Terms
Het oash within thirty deys from date of invoice with two paroent (2#) disoount for oash within ten days from date of invoioo
It is understood and agreed that all expenses, in- dluding those for advertising, entertainment, telegraph, messenger am long-distance telophono service, etc. , incurred hy you in connection with the sale of batteries sqopllod hereunder, shall be borne Bolely by you.
Except with our written consent, you are to dispose of goods purchased hereunder only for the following purposes!
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(a) To fill orders for submarine batterlee and parte and aooeasorles therefor reoeived from the United Btatee Mary De¬ partment. '
(b) To flll'ordere for submarine batterlee and parte and aooeeaories therefor for use in submarine vessels belonging to
or for use by and any and all foreign nations eawept Germany, Austria and Hungary.
(6) To fill orders taken by you for batteries, and parte and aooessorles therefor, for the following named Federal De¬ partments of the United Statesi Bar, Havy, Treasury, Poet Office, Interior, Oonmeroe, labor and Agrioulture, Including gun firing and sight-lighting batteries and batterlee for wlrelosB operation and emergency lifting for use aboard United States Government owned
vessels, but not Including batteries for the propulsion of vehloles M fneludiiw. t
of any kind whatsoever running on wheels. btttivlio' . 0
(d) To fill orders received by you for batteries, nns parts and aooessorles therefor, for wireless operation on land or sea and for emergenoy lighting aboard vessels having American registry other than those owned by the United States Government.
(e) To fill orders reoeived by you for batteries, and parte and aooessorles therefor, for use In portable searohlights
oandle power.
thousand
employing lanps eaoh rated
It is understood and agreed that you shall
authorised In writing by us, export nor sell for export,
wise dispose of any batteries or parts or aooessorles therefor for export or shipment, from the territory comprising the United States exoopt submarine oelle, the objeot of thlo provision being to proteot us against the sale of batteries,. parts and aooessories for use in those foreign territories in which we have exolusive agreements with;.
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gr It is understood and agreed that wo shall not bo liable for
any delay in supplying goods hereunder due to any strike, fire, flood, war or any unavoidable oauee, or due to inability to obtain or delay ^ in obtaining material.
It io furthermore understood and agreed that the acceptance of any order from you shall bo subject to suoh requirements ns we may deem necessary to soouro payment for the goods ordered, and we shall not be required to, fill any suoh orders until you have satis¬ factorily met our requirements in thiB respect.
I All deliveries of goods hereunder shall be f. o.b. our faotory.
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So long as this agreement shall continue, we will refer to you all of the following inquiries and orders i j>„Y-h #-*<-•<■
All inquiries and orders for submarine batterlee^xooeived by us for use in submarine vessels belonging to or for use by the navies of any and all nations, including the United States, and excepting Oermsny, Austria and Hungary.
~ i .£li inquiries and orders received by ue for batteries for
'wireless operation on land or sea excepting for use of railroads not
V T ^ A. owned by the United States Government, ana ror emergency Aigireius
3 *4 aboard vessels having American registry , except ine; private yaohts, and ^ 4. 4 J excepting such inquiries and orders ae we shall receive from other $ ? partiee in foreign countries with whom we now have exclusive contracts
j J , for the Bale of suoh batteries, or for batteries for use in territory covered by suoh contracts*
£11 inquiries and orders received by us for batteries for use in portable searohligitB employing lamps eaoh rated at one thousand or more oandle power, except suoh inquiries and orders as we shall reoeive from other parties with whom we now have exclusive oontraote / for the Bale of suoh batteries , or for batteries for nee in territory / covered by auoh oontraots and exoepting alBO all inquiries and ordere / for Edison-la Franoe hand lanterns and batteries for suoh lanterns
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and all Inquiries and orders received from Amerlcnn-La France Fire Engine Company*
It is understood and agreed that no battery sold here¬ under shall be guaranteed by us except under the standard guaranty of the Edison Storage Battery Company in use by us at the time of shipment of suoh battery and then only under the condition that the installation and equipment be approved by us and that such guaranty be requested within sixty days from the date of shipment by ue of the battery in question. Suoh guaranties are given by us only on oello usea only within the limits of the United States whloh for this pur¬ pose shall be oonsidered not to include its insular possessions, Alaska or the Panama Canal Zone. It is also Bpeoifically understood and agreed that during this contract or any extensions of same, that you will not direotly or indirectly sell or promote the Bale of any Storage Battery other than that made by us.
This agreement shall oontinue only so long ao your selling methods and tho volume of business reoeived hy us fron you shall be satisfactory to us and Hr. Thomas A. Edison, and if at any time your selling mothode or tho volume of business reoeived hy us from you shall he unoatiefaotory to us or to Hr. Thomas A. Edison or his suooessor in the ownership of the foreign selling rightB oovered hereby, we shall not he required thereafter to fill any orders here¬ under or' to refer to you any further orders or inquiries.
This agreement taxes offeot January 1, 1917 and super¬ sedes and takes tho plaoe of any and all prior agreements with you and with your President, Hr. Hiller Beese Hutohison, relating to
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sales of Edison Storage Batteries, and parts and accessories therefo whether suoh prior agreements wero made with Mr. Thomas A. Edison poraonally^or with us.
Yoore very truly,
EDIBOH STORAGE BATTERY OOMPAMY By _
Accepted and agreed tot
UX1LEB REESE HUTCHISON, INCORPORATED By -
President
Approved:
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M. H, Hutohlson, 3>lM 0 f Soiling Diva, of 8. 8. B. 00.
Proponed now Coupon/ - H. 8, Hutohlson, Ino.
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lognl iServloo Department,
Secretarial Scrv. Dept, of E.S.B. Co.
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Mr,
Kutohloom
Eaoloiod please find signed agreement.
You will note that one paragraph whleh appeared In former drafts has been omitted. This paragraph Staten that tho Battery Company *111 refer all orders and Inquiries received by them for wireless operation on land or eea. excepting for une of Railways not owned by the United States Government and for emergenoy lighting aboard vessels having Amorloan registry, oxcoptlng private yaohts and exooptlng such In¬ quiries end ordore as we shall receive from other parties In foreign countries with whom wo now have exclusive con¬ tracts for the sale of suoh batteries or for batteries for use in territory covered by suoh aontraot.
The decision to omit this paragraph was arrived at by the Board of Direotore, Including Mr, Edison, after very oareful consideration, and as the Board could not see where tho omission of it will work sny ronl hardship on , your company, we trust that you will be agreeable to tho now draft as ohanged. Among other things that led the Board to ite decision wes the feet thet your organisation as at present constituted did not seem capable of covering the situation adequately. If in the future yeu have built up your organi¬ sation to a point where it is demonstrating Its ability to handle the entlro matter for the Battory Company, It may be possible to re-open the question.
As to tho othor ohsnges In the new draft, they arc only those that you yourself suggested.
Trusting that tho enclosed agreement will be satlafaotory, I remain,
"•r" ^rciie'.'Vdiion" istm. rnsi"t."
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Y/eBt Orange, N.J., Jamary 1, 1917J
Miller Keese Hutchison, Incorporated,
^entlQPL Miller Beese Hutohison. Fret
In our agreement dated January 1, 1917, it is provided that you are not to sell Edison Storage Batteries for the purpose of propelling vehioles of any kind running on wheels.
notwithstanding the above provision we hereby consent that, until further notice, you my sell to the United States Govern¬ ment such batteries as it my order from you to replace lead batteries in vehioles for propulsion purposes , and also to replaoe the Edison Batteries in oertain trucks owned by the United States Government and used in the Phillipine Islands, the battery equipment for which was originally sold through your president, Mr. Hutchison.
This consent shall not be construed to include initial battery equipment for the propulsion of vehicles, nor the replacement of Edison Batteries, for the propulsion of vehioles except in the aforesaid Phillipine Island truoto.
I Attests
Se Cretan
ese hutohiboh, ihcobpobated
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West Orange, N.J. , January 1, 191V*
Miller Heeae Hutchison, Incorporated,
West Orange, N.J.
Miller BeeBe Hutchison, President.
Gentlemen:
The following are the terras, conditions and prices upon which we, Edison Storage Battery Company, will fill your orders for I Edison storage batteries, and parts and accessories therefor:
Prices
Submarine batteries - our list prioe less $13. 50 per 3C.W.H.
Type A cells - 30% discount from our list prioe.
Type B cells - 3$ discount from our list prioe.
Type G cells - 20% discount from our list price.
Type J cells - 20% discount from our list prioe.
Type M cells - 30% discount from our list price.
Type W oells - 30% discount fran our list prioe
Parts and accessories including electrolyte and battery
boxes. Bams basis as other distributors at time of Bhip-
ra0ntThe list priceB mentioned shall be our standard list prices in effect at the time of shipment of goods here-
Uadein addition to the net prices provided for herein, we shall charge you such suns as may to necessary to cover such royalties as we may be required to pay to Hr.
A. Edison on batteries sold for use in foreign countries.
Terms
Met cash within thirty dayB fron date of invoice with II two percent (2%) discount for cash within ten days fron date of in- I voice.
It is understood and agreed that all expenses, including. „„wJe for advertising, entertainne nt , telegraph, messenger and long- I distance telephone service, etc. , incurred by you in connection with 3 sale of batteries supplied hereunder, shall be borne Bolely by you.
Except with our written consent, you are to dispose of | goods purchased hereunder only for the following purposes:
(a) ®o fill orders for submarine batteries and parts and 1 accessories therefor received from the United States Navy Department.
It is understood and agreed that you shall not, unless autlnrlzed in writing by us, export nor sell for export, nor other¬ wise dispose of any batteries or parts or accessories therefor for export or shipment fran the territory comprising the United States except submarine cells, the object of this provision being to protect us against the sale of batteries, parts and accessories for use in those foreign territories in vfeiohwe have exclusive agreements with
It is understood and agreed t
any delay in supplying goods hereunder due to any striXe, fire, flood.
o inability to obtain or delay
in obtaining material.
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It is furthermore understood a ad agreed that the aooeptanoe of any order from you shall be subject to suoh rea.uirements as we may deem neoessary to secure payment for the goods ordered, and we shall not be required to fill any suoh orders until you have satis¬ factorily met our requirements in this respect.
All deliveries of goods hereunder shall be f.o.b. our factory. Orange, 1T.J.
So long aB this agreement shall continue, we will refer to you all of the following inquiries and orders:
All inquiries and orders for submarine batteries, parts and aooessories received by us for use in submarine vessels belonging to or for use by the navies of any and all nations, including the United States, and except ing Germany, Austria and Hungary.
All inquiries and orders received by us for batteries for use in portable searchlights employing lamps each, rated at one thousand or more oandle power, except such inquiries and orders as we shall receive from other parties with whom we now have exolusive contracts for the sale of suoh batteries, or for batteries for use in territory covered by suoh contracts and excepting also all inquiries and orders for Edis on-la France hand lanterns and batteries for suoh lanterns and all inquiries and orders received from Amerioan-Ia France Fire Engine Compaq.
It is understood and agreed that no battery sold hereunder shall be guaranteed by us except under the standard guaranty of the Edison Storage Battery Company in use by us at the time of shipment of suoh battery and then only under the condition that the in¬ stallation ani equipment be approved by U3 and that suoh guaranty be requested within sixty days from the date of shipment by ub of the battery in question. Suoh guaranties are given by U3 only on cells used only within the limits of the United States which for this pur¬ pose shall be considered not to include its insular possessions, Alaska or the Panama Canal Zone. It is also specifically understood
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U.H.Bhtchisoa . Sales of Soiling Blv. of E.3.B.00. Proposed new Company - M.B.aitohlson, Ino.
...Juns 22,1917
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legal Servloo Department, ond Sooretarlal 3orvioo Dept, of SJ.D.B.Co.
Ur. Henry innahng, legal Service Copt.
Shore have boon handed to mo this morning copy of letter addressed to Hr. U. B. Sntohison by Ur. 3. B. Haobort, together with original- of oontraot dated Jon.’ lot, 1917 between the Edison Storage Battery Company and Miller Booso Hutohison, Ino. and modification of certain portion of thin con¬ tract also dated Jan. lot, 1917.
I note that the contract in eignod by a Htttchlnon apparently an an Individual and ia approved by Show*
A. Edison, wheroas tho modification lo not so signed or approved*
Ho doubt, the papers uro in order ae they have been delivered to mo, but I am simply raising this point to raalco suro.fi: the modification of oontraot should bo eignod in exactly tho somo manner as Uio oontraot, m you no doubt wont to arrange this.
B. 1 n. K|^o^3eoretaxy,
secretarial 3ervioo Copt, of S. A. E. Personal.
Ur. Chaa. Edison.
M'uunox- H.B. Hutfe
of E. Proposed new
jhison Sales o . S.B . Co. company - II. S.
f Selling Div. Hutohison, Inc.
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legal Servip'e Dept and Seo. Serv. Dept, of E.S.B. Co.
Replying to your memoranda of June 22nd and 29th.
The only object in having Hr. Edison sign the K. R. Eutch- 1 Inc. agreement personally is because the agreement relates to
mentary letter was first prepared, it related only to the United States and it was not intended that Hr. Edison should sign it per¬ sonally. The letter was afterwards revised to permit the Kutchis Company to sell batteries to replace Edison batteries in certain trucks owned by the United States Government and used in the Philippine Islands. As so revised it might have been properly signed by Ur. Edison as an individual. I do not think, however, that it is a matter of sufficient importance to trouble Mr. Edisoi to sign the copies again, inasmuch as the main contract and the letter of amendment were executed at the same time and the main contract is marked approved by Hr. Edison.
I am returning herewith the papers received with your memorandum of June 29th.
Henry lanahan
" SECRETARIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THOMAS A. EDISON, PERSONAL.
Memorandum No.
' DIVISION«porKmal plant n, Ellvor Lnl ce, B, J*
SUBJECT i •n.'narml Of Aold Valvos
1244
Date Bay nth, 1317
Kr, Delos Roldan,
legal fsrvlco Depti for
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17, 1916 jar. Allen,
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Beat to ae sl*s?ly os an extract by Kr. Alisa,
■w* *.»*»£ S“J££2S &SoISS.“‘»»
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*!?££** SSS^2fSS?SSS « nsthod wo finally dloooreorod of^Socd the valve ray to* It can easily to ro¬ es4 rofprdleee m8 umd will over to r-ooeeuary
originally fomlehod un.
SO oro only toglad to give tto benefit of <»r tovrt W»at t° the^
SISH^K «
them odont this valve at onoo*** \
June 14,
1917
Mr. R. W. Kellow:- '
Referring to your memoranda Hos. 1213 and 1244 addressed to Mr. Holden and dated May 6, 1917 and May 11, 1917 respectively, with reference to an invention relating to the renewal of aoid valves,
the situation appears to he as follows :-
Mr. Charles Dally olaims to have been the first to make this invention. He states that he made a sketch, about March, 1916, illustrating the invention^ the presenoe of Mr. Moss and Mr. W.H. Mason. Mr. Mason substantiates Mr. Daily's olaims, stating that he had Mr. Moss make up twenty-five or thirty valves under his direction and in accordance with the design of Mr. Dally, and that these valves were installed and in operation for some time, possibly one or two months, before Mr. W. S. Dowling became aware of their use. Some¬ what later, according to Mr. Dally, Mr. Sonnekalb filled a patent ap¬ plication on the invention, the rights to which have been assigned to Mr. Dowling. Mr. Dowling and Mr. Re ter A. RigbA^ are now ap¬ parently exploiting the invention -through the Bloomfield Valve Main¬ tenance Company.
When Mr. Dally learned that Dowling aid his associates were trying to obtain .a patent on the invention, he proceeded to file an application thereon through Mr., Ralph H. Flint of #2 Rector Street,
Hew fork. This applioatton^w^tt led by Mr. Dally on Maroh 16, 1917.
Mr. Dally was^^^^^ty the,*ij?st tomake. tAis invention, and Mr. Holden and myself are of the opinionthat inorder to properly proteot ourselves in the use of the inventionjlitjwpuld be advisable
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for us to take over the proseoution of Mr. Daily's application and to pay all further expenses in connection therewith in return for a lioense from Mr. Dally permitting the Edison affiliated interests to mate and use the invention. This proposition is entirely satis¬ factory to Mr. Dally.
Will you kindly advise whether or not you wish us to take over the proseoution of Mr. Daily's application under the conditions stated. j
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Mamhert and Allen
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SECRETARIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OE THOMAS A. EDISON, PERSONAL. 1
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Personal Plants, Silver Lafce, N. J. ®***
Renewal of Aold Valves. Juno 25, 1917.
| Ur. Charles Edison:
M On June 14th the Legal service Department hy
j Ur. Hardy addressed a memorandum to me regarding the renewal of
Aoid Valves at bur Chemioal Plant! under a process with which Ur.
| w. P. Dowling, Er Business Manager at the Personal Plants, silver
! /. claims some connection; Ur. Hardy suggested that it would
j he advisable for Ur. Edison to take over the proseoutlon of Hr.
Charles Daily’s application for patent, and to pay all further i expenses in connection therewith in return for license from
j Mr. Dally, permitting the Edison Affiliated interests to mate
and use the invention. I nrderstood that yon had authorised the Legal servioe Department to proceed in this matter, hut have Just been advised by Ur. Hardy that the matter is in abeyance,
„ pending receipt from you of a memorandum authorizing him to
C ■ prooeed along, the lines indicated.
This is Just to remind you that Ur.
Hardy is awaiting a memorandum which 1 presume you will send to him- promptly.
R. w. Bellow,
Secretary.
RECORDED JUL 13 1917 0. S. PATENT OFFICE
United States Patent Office.
RECEIVED and RECORDED on of . J[UJX»...1917-.. . .
in Ziber.JS.~iS3.., page 82 _ of Transfers of Patents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused, the seal of the ® Patent Office to be hereunto affixed.
WHEREAS I, CHARLES 2. DALLY, a oifisen ox vne United States and a resident of West Orange, in the County Of Essex and State of Hem Jersey, have invented a certain nev; and useful improvement in Valves J?or Use V/ith Corrosiv
and interest in and to said invention and in and to appli¬ cation Serial Ho. 155,210 for Letters Patent of the United States therefor entitled Valves Eor Use V/ith Corrosive Liauids, executed on Harch 13, 1917 and filed in the unite
Kerch 16, 1917; and
•esident of West Orang<
ntion and application and any Letters
UHBBEffOBB, SHIS UfflSKSURE WI2HESSE5H that isideration of the sum of One Dollar and oth
Edison to me, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I, said' Chayles 2. Dally, have granted and do hereby grant u said 2homas a. Edison a non-oxclusive license to manufaot only for his use, to use and to have manufactured for his use apparatus embodying the invention described in the af said application to the full end of the term or terms of and all patents which may be granted for said invention
assignment
WHEREAS I, HEINRICH H. MENO KAMMERHOEVF, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resident of Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, have made a certain new and useful in¬ vention in GALVANIC BATTERIES, for which I am about to apply for Letters Patent of the United States, application papers therefor having been executed by me on even date herewith; and
WHEREAS, THOMAS A. EDISON, a citizen of the United States and a resident of Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, U.S.A,, desires to acquire the entire right, title and interest which I now have or may have in and to the aforesaid invention in any and all countries for¬ eign to the United States, and in and to any and all appli¬ cations which may be filed thereon and any and all Letters Patent which may be granted therefor in any and all coun¬ tries foreign to the United States;
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of One Dollar and of other good and valuable considerations, the receipt whereof is hereby ac¬ knowledged, I have assigned, transferred and set over and by these presents do assign, transfer and set over unto said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal repre¬ sentatives, the entire right, title and interest in and to any and all Letters Patent of any and all countries of the world foreign to the United States which may be granted therefor, and in and to any and all reissues and extensions
of any and all of said letters Patent, and all title and rights of whatever sort in and to the said invention in all countries foreign to the United States, including the right to file applications for Letters Patent therefor in all countries foreign to the United States, in the name of Thomas A. Edison or otherwise, in the manner appropriate to each such country foreign to the United States, all of the same to he held and enjoyed hy said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal representatives, to the full end of the term or terms for which said letters Patent are or may he granted, reissued or extended, as fully and entire¬ ly as the same would have been held and enjoyed hy me if this assignment had not been made. I hereby authorize and request the Commissioner of Patents of the Dominion of Canada to issue any and all letters Patent- of the Dominion of Canada which may he granted for the said invention, to said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal
I representatives, in accordance with this assignment, and I hereby covenant that I have full right to convey the inter¬ est herein assigned and that I have not executed and will not exeoute any agreement in conflict herewith.
I hereby expressly covenant and agree that when¬ ever said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns or other legal representatives, advise me that other or further paperL are necessary to he executed hy me for perfecting the title of said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal representatives, in and to the aforesaid rights in the said invention, or in and to any letters Patent of any country
foreign to the United States for the said invention, and in and to any and all reissues and extensions thereof, or that any such reissues or extensions are desirable and lawful,
I will sign all papers, take all rightful oaths and do all necessary aots for perfecting the said title and for pro¬ curing such reissues or extensions.
IH WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my
In presence of:
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On thiB J/aSf~ day of 1917,
before me personally appeared HEINRICH H. MENO KMMERHOFF, to me personally known and known by me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing assignment, and he acknowledged to me that he exeouted the Bame as and for the purposes therein set forth.
NOTARY PUSUC, state of hew jersey COMMISSION EXPIRES APRIL 21. 1922
SECRETARIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OP THOUAS A. EDISON. PERSONAL. . -DIVISION HI QUESTION! Personal Intarasts
^ Greenhouse and Garage in Llewellyn Parle _ .
There are located on the Biison property in Llewellyn Park a concrete garage and the °o^r^0 P°rtIon of a greenhouse, the value of which stand on the hooka of Mr. Edison located here in the laboratory, whereas the grounds and other buildings in Llewellyn Park are the property of Mrs. Edison. It is desired to transfer this concrete garage and. the concrete portion of the greenhouse to Mrs. Mina 11. Edison without any money consideration.
Confirming telephone request, will you kindly arrange the neoassary papers to effect this transfer from Mr. Thomas A. Edison to Mrs. Mina U. Edison, advising me if there is any further information required by you as to description of property eto.
Thanking you, 1 am.
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Secretarial Standards - (Accounting-Transfer of Greenhouse and Garage.)
As soon as possible.
Secretarial Servioe Department, T. A. E. Personal.
Hr. B. W. Kellow, Seoretary, Secretarial Servioe Department, Thomas A. Edison, Personal.
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This memorandum will serve as authority for you to transfer the Greenhouse and Garage, still carried on the boots of Thomas A. Edison, Personal to Mrs . Edison, as was done with the house and other property in Llewellyn Part.
This transfer has been approved by Hr. Edison and you will at once draw up the neoessary papers in order to properly transfer this property to Hrs. Edison, and thus straighten out what might otherwise be a complicated situation.
Vice President and Financial Executive.
ASSI G N M E N T
!j WHEREAS , we, ROBERT A.. BACHMAN, a citizen of
I the United States and a resident of East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, and CHARGES W. NORTON, a citizen of | the United States and a resident of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, have made a certain new and useful invention in SAFETY DEVICES, for which we are about to apply for Letters Patent of the United States, application papers therefor having been executed by us on even date herewith; and
WHEREAS, THOMAS A. EDISON, a citizen of the Unite States and a resident of Llewellyn Part, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, desires to aco.uire the entire right, title and interest which we now have or may have in and to the aforesaid invention in any and all countries foreign to the United States, and in and to any and all application which may be filed thereon and any and all Letters Patent which may be granted therefor in any and all countries for¬ eign to the United States;
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of One Dollar and of other good and valuable considerations, the receipt whereof is hereby ac¬ knowledged, we have assigned, transferred and set over and by these presents do assign, transfer and set over unto said Thomas A, Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal repre¬ sentatives, the entire right, title and interest in and to any and all Letters Patent of any and-all countries of the world foreign to the United States which may be granted therefor, and in and to any and all reissues and extensions
of any and all of said Letters Patent, and all title and rights of whatever sort in and to the said invention in all countries foreign to the United States, including the right to file applications for Letters Patent therefor in all countries foreign to the United States, in the name of Thomas A. Edison, or otherwise, in the manner appropriate to each such country foreign to the United States, all of the same to be held and enjoyed by said Thomas A, Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal representatives, to the full end of the term or terms for which said Letters Patent are or may be granted, reissued or extended, as fully and entire¬ ly as the same would have been held and enjoyed by us if this assignment had not been made. We hereby authorize anc request the Commissioner of Patents of the Dominion of Canada to issue any and all Letters Patent of the Dominion of Canada which may be granted for the said invention, to said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal representatives, in accordance with this assignment, and we hereby covenant that we have full right to convey the inter¬ est herein assigned and that we have not executed and will not execute any agreement in conflict herewith.
We hereby expressly covenant and agree that when¬ ever said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns or other legal representatives, advise us that other or further papers are necessary to be executed by us for perfecting the title of said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal representatives, in and to the aforesaid rights in the said invention, or in and to any Letters Patent of any coun-
try foreign to the United States for the said invention, and in and to any and all reissues and extensions thereof, or that any such reissues or extensions are desirable and lawful, we will sign all papers, take all rightful oaths and do all necessary acts for perfecting the said title and for procuring such reissues or extensions.
IN WITNESS •■'thereof, names at West Orange, New Jersey, this , 1917.
have hereunto signed c / 74$ day of
In presence of :
In presence of:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
ing with the officials of the Appliance Company to arrange their trade-marlcs to meet the objections you raised and trust that the arrangement above outlined will accomplish this end.
Yours very truly,
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| Referring to the attsohed memoranda, let me explain:
On October 17, 1917, George Morrison wrote to you JL. stating that they were going to merge the heating devioe business Jj lof the General Eleotrio Company, the Hotpoint Company and the J J Hughes Company. He stated that they were going to form a
now Company whioh they wanted to oall the Edison Eleotrio Applianoe l ^Company, and he asked permission to use your name in this oonneotion.
rjx On the same date Morrison wrote me a letter asking me
j jTto present hi3 other letter to you in order that it might be iiirought to your personal attention. In aooordanoe with my
custom, of letting you see everything, I pinned the letter addressed wo me to the letter whioh was addressed to you, and put them in your mail bag.
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3 I asked you if I might send Morrison the letter with your original St pencil notation, and you said yes, and I sent it to him.
f 'tteaA&t a. after /fi* oAmsJ
On September V, 1918 .^Morrison wrote and said he would
flike to o erne over and talk ¥o you about marking Borne of their
(levioes with the name EDISON. An appointment waa made with him and he oame over and had a long talk with you, and you refused to give this permission.
. You will see, therefore, that you gave them permission
f to oall their new Company the EDISON KLECfRIC APPLIANCE 00.. but - you refused to give them permission to put your name on their appllanaes.
Do you not think that I had better go over and see Mowwison and tall him that they are doing the very thing whioh you refused to sanotion, and let him know that you are muoh offendid about it. All that you have oonsented to, is the use of your name in their Company. I think it should also be followed up by formal letter addressed both to the General Eleotrio Co. and the Edison Eleotrio Applianoe Co., requesting them to stop their l using your name on eaoh applianoe.
Vx I attaoh copies of all the correspondence hereto.
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Ootober 17, 1917.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
Orange, Hew Jersey.
Dear Ur. Edisont
The eleotrlo heating devlos business has been In process of development for several years, and has reached a point in volume where it is beooming an important factor in the business of the eleotrioity supply oom-
As you know, there are a- great variety of electric heating de¬ vices on the market, and each manufacturer has his own form of attaching plugs and oonnaotions for attaching these devioes to the circuits. In other words, the heating device business in this respect is oomparable with the condition of the lan?> business ten or twelve years ago when there was a great multiplicity of sockets used, and thiB condition, unless improved, is going to stand in the way of the development of this business. You will remember that the General Eleotrlo Company took the initiative several years ago in standardizing the Edison Sorew lamp Base to the exclusion of all other forms of bases in use prior to the period above referred to. Praotioally 100$ of the inoandesoent lamps used in the United States today have the Edison Sorew Base.
It is our desire to bring about a standardization of the electric heating device business, and to this end we are contemplating putting together the heating device business of the General Eleotrlo Company, the Hotpoint Com¬ pany the Hughes Company, the combined business of these interests represent¬ ing 70$ of the total heating devioe business. _ If this consolidation oan be brought about, you will readily see what it will accomplish in the way of stand¬ ardization of this product.
The new company will be a strong organization both financially and in personnel', and we hope that its position in the eleotrlo heating devioe field will be similar to that Of the Edison. lamp Works in the inoandesoent lamp field. It has occurred to the writer that this Company should bear the name of the man whose inventions in the eleotrioal field have made this eleotrlo heating devioe business possible, and I would like very much to have your permission to use your name in connection with the company it is proposed to incorporate to take over the business of the three interests above referred to. I have suggested that the new oonqmny be called the EDISOH ELECTRIC APPLIANCE COMPANY, and I would greatly appreciate your oonsent to the use of your name in this connection.
Yours very sinoerely,
(Signed) GEO. P. MORRISON.
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Tioe President
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GENERAL ELEOTRIO COMPANY 120 Broadway, Raw York,
George F. Morrison
Yioe President
Sapt ember 4, 1916,
Bear Will,
I enclose oopy of letter I wrote Mr. Edison under date of October 17, 1917, requesting permission to use his name in connection with eleotrioal heating devioes; also oopy of letter I addressed to you Which aooompanied the communication to Mr. Biison,
As I stated to you in my previous letter, I have always been interested in perpetuating Mr. Edison's name in the eleotrioal field, and i am nleased to advise you that the Edison Eleotrio Appliance Company was orZis^ Ind hts t^i over the Companies referred to in my letter to Mr. Biison, This Company is finanoially strong, has a fine personnel, oonduots its business on a high class plane., and does something like wm^lthL- tal heating device business of the country. Mr. Bdison's name will ultima^, tely be on every pieoe of apparatus whioh this Company produces.
I feel that we have accomplished our purpose in this branch of the eleotrioal industry, and X would like to have Hr. Edison's permission now to go further ani use his name on various lines of apparatus and supplies made by the General Eleotrio Company.
Will you be good enough to get Mr. Biison' a views on this matter.
X will run out to the Laboratory seme day early next week, if that will suit Mr. Edison’s oonvenlenoe, and talk it over with him. I suggest next week as I am leaving on Saturday, September fourteenth for an extended visit to the
Yours very truly,
William H. Headoworoft, Esq.,. Geo. F. Morrison (Signed)
Laboratory of Thomas A, Biison,
Orange, New Jersey*
April 9, 1920-
Ur. George *. l!or risen.
Vice President,
General Electric Co.,
*120 Broadway ,
Sew York City.
My dear llr. llorriaon: and
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1 sent this lottor to ^'J^to^ee you and explain
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Legal Series Richard W. Kellow File 1918
Bill of Sale to Aluminum Co. of America (1918) [env. 3]
Agreement with B. E. Tinstman (1918-1923) [env. 5]
Agreement with M. R. Hutchison and Edison Storage Battery Co. (1918) [env. 6]
Income and War Excess Profits Tax Returns for 1917 (1918) [env. 7] Correspondence - Real Estate - Raub Property (1918-1919, 1930) [env. 10]
Lease to Edison Portland Cement Co. (1918) [env. 22]
License to Edison Storage Battery Co. (1918) [env. 167]
Bill 01? SAIE
KflOW AM. MEH BY THESE PREBE1JT3}
That I, TIIOUAS A. EDI30H, of West Orengo, How Jer¬ sey, party of tho first part, in oonoiaoratlon of tbo sum of Eighteen Thouocmd Hollars {010,000) to no paid by Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, Pa* party of tho oooona port, receipt whereof I do horoby aoiinowlodgo , hove bargained, cola, grantofl and oonvoyod and transferred ana delivered, and by theoe prosonts do bargain, coll, grant and convoy and tronufor and deliver unto tho cold party of the cooond port, itB QucoooeorB and Designs, without ony royalty paynontc horoaftor, the followin'; goods and chattels, namely;
Tho 6 ft. x 7 ft. Edison Giant Crushing Rolls, oomplote except upper feed roll a and which ore now stored at Oxford, U.J. end v/hioh wore formerly installed in the plant of tho little Polls stone Company, little Pollc, H.Y. , delivery to bo mado at tho expense of tho parly of the first part f.o.b. oars Oxford, H.J., and ell maohlno work and necessary repairs to bo done by the party of tho oooond part at its own oxponoo.
TO HAVE AHP TO H01D tho onmo unto tho Bald party of tho oooond parts itB euaoasaors and Designs forovor. And I, for nyoolf , my hoirs, oxaoutors and adminiatratoro, covonont and agroo to end with said party of tho sooond part to warrant and defend tho said dosoribod goods and ohattols horoty cold unto tho ocaa party of tho oooond part, its cuocoaeoro ana osBigno, ogainot all and ovoiy person; find poroons whomooovor.
Ill VilTDESS THEREOF , I have hereunto, d seal this //*? day of Hoy, 1918*.
Signed, aonlod and dollvorod
Secretarial Servioe Department Office of Secretary
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SUBJECT! Thomas A. 3d. la on Personal
fgt Sale of Slant Crashing Rolls.
Uemorandum No. 4(1 Date
Ur. 8. B. Nambert, yinano ial Bxaoutivsi
At my request Mr. atrahs of yoar off toe has sent tome for lir. Edison's file, hill of sale exeouted hy ur. Edison under date of May 11, 1918, with the Aluminum company of America, covering 6 ft. * 7 ft. Edison Slant Crushing Rolls located at Oxford, New Jersey.
The Bill of Sale reoltes that the rollB are sold for a consideration of $18,000.00, no royalty to he paid for their use.
We hare reeeired fra# Mr. H. V. Miller, Treasurer $14,000.00 in two oheoka signed hy one Yates, with advice that the difference of $4,000.00 represents Hr. Yates* profit on the deal.
Will you please oanfirm the oorrootness of these oir- ounstanoes? We are making the necessary entries on Mr. Edison's
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over these very carefully. The hut in explication - ploase note following items:
City Taxes 294.00 State, County & School Tax 246.89 Miscellaneous Items
(less $4.20 income) 167.05
The rate on City taxes was increased i j an increase in the amount of tax §24.50. The 3 State, County & School Tax from §3.60 to $5.32, jver 1916 hy $92.63. Also, there seems to havt L'sonal property for 1917,
labor
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Dock Repairs
Hardware
labor
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Ur. Ered Ott was on the job during 1'ebruary and un¬ doubtedly spent considerable money for necessary repairs.
Touchers were attached to these statements and have been carefully examined. I am not sending them herewith on account of their bulk.
Those bills are usually 0. K'd by your father but wishing to save him any annoyance at this time and thinking that you, who are at present at Port Liyero, would probably like to look these over, I am sending them to you. If they meet with your approval kindly initial and return to me as promptly as possible, as wo have been unusually slow in getting the accounts chocked up owing to shortage of help in the office on account of sickness.
With very kindest regards, I am
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Ur. Charles Edison,
Port Uyers, Florida.
Oranoe.N.J.
May 2, 1918.
Ur. B. E. Tinstman, Fort Myers , Florida.
Bear Ur. Tinstman:
This will confirm verbal arrangement made with you 1 Fort uyers.
Effective April 1, 1918, you are to act ffs lot pint! Agoat of ur. Thomas A. Edison's Florida estate.
You are to assume full responsibility for the management of the properly, and will attend to its being Kept in proper con¬ dition, both as to grounds and buildings, the payment of taxes.
You are authorized to mala such expenditures as in your Judgment are necessary for material, labor, eto. in connection with repairs and general upkeep and contraot for any one item necessary in this oonneotion up to the sum of $250,00 on your own responsibility. Any single item for repairs, replacements, eto. which will exceed $250.00 is to be referred to Ur, Edison or the writer for approval before ary obll^t ion is inourred by you in ur. Edison's be la If.
You may hire at ur. Edison's expense a man to work on and generally look after the property under your personal supervision at a salary of approximately $60.00 per month, who may live in the oottage provided for caretaker. If this man wishes to keep Ohickens at his own expense, he may do so, and Mr. Edison will purchase eggs and ohiokens from him at market prices at suoh times as he and his family visit Fort uyers. Ho ohiokens or other stock are to be kqpt by this man at Mr. Edison’s expense without ur. Edison's special permission.
Ur; Edison Is to plaoe at your disposal a sum of $500.00 to be used for suoh necessary snail aooountB as you inour on your own responsibility. You will send to Ur. Edison monthly a statement of the expenses jss*w by you on forms provided kr, constituting origihal~rSoelpted bills, showing in detail for what purpose material and labor was employed, Ur. Edison will reimburse your fund monthly in the amount of, these expenditures. You will not pay from this fund
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Hr. B. E. Tinstman, Port Myers, Florida. Utff 2, 1918.
any obligations oontraoted for Mr. Edison's account prior to April 1A (the date on which your responsibility as Managing Agent commenced). Any Buoh items will be taken care of by Mr. Edison through Mr. H. E. Heitman, your predecessor as managing agent.
When fruit crops are ready for shipment, upon receipt of your advioe Mr. Edison will inform you the quantities which are to be shipped to his home at West Orange, and regarding the dis¬ position of any fruit in excess of his personal requirements, m the past there have been small local sales of mangos and other fruits which you may continue to mate in your discretion. Receipts for any such sales made by you Bhould be shown on your monthly ‘account, giving details of quantities sold, prices aid amount reoeived, and the proceeds of suoh sales should be remitted to Mr. Edison, rather than deposited in your fund aooount, so that the fund aocount may not be confused.
You will of course keep accounts in such manner as to prevent duplicate payments for same services rendered by those with whom you do business. It would be well for you to have bills rendered in duplicate, so that you may retain the duplicate oqpy in your own files. All bills should be receipted when paid, and you will no doubt find it best to make payments Just as far as possible by Check. ^
Mr. Edison would also be glad to receive from you a / monthly letter, reporting on ary matters of interest regarding/the property, suoh as progress of crops, condition of grounds and .7 buildings, repairs and improvements made, condition of fruit,/ etc., eta^JHfour compensation for Fprv^aa-tMrtMnwd-l'B-tw-baJ&OO.OO ^-per month4_whloh--i'S— toTeTretetted to you monthly by Mr. Eulson?^*-*^-*-
This I think fully confirms the arrangement as made between us verbally at Fort Myers. If ary questions ariBe on whioh you wish infornBtion, you will of course oomraunioate with me, or with Mr.
R. W. Kellow, Secretary for Mr. Edison' s personal Interests at West Orange, N. J.
Yours very truly,
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Hr. Charles Edison:
If this meets your ideas please return to me for mailing. Judge Holden went over the original draft and attached
letter embodies his ideas. He suggested omitting title "Managing
Agent", as titles some times oonvey to the public an impression of authority vested in the bearer of title which does not exist.
In this connection Judge Holden mentioned a suit brought against us for an alleged verbal agreement made by Hr. Fuller, whose title was "General Supervisor". Judge Holden also added the next to the last paragraph and suggested having the arrangement with Hr.
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Orange, N.J.
Hay 2, 1918.
Ihls will confirm Terbal arrangement made with, yon in
Effeotive April 1, 1918, you arc to have o targe of Ur. Thomas A. Edison's Florida estate.
j You are to asairne full responsibility far the management
of the property, and will attend to its being Kept in proper condition, both as to grounds and buildings, the payment of tazeB, eto.
-A You- are authorised to make suoh expenditures as in your
Judgnent are necessary fbr material, labor, eto. in connection with repairs and general upkeep, and oontraot for any one item neoessary in this connection up to the sum of $250.00 on your own responsibility. Any single item for repairs, replacements, eto. which will exoeed $250.00 is to be referred to Hr. Edison or the writer for approval before ary ohUgition Is incurred by you in Hr. Bdlson*e bjtoalf.
s' Ton nay hire at Hr. Bdisan's expense a mu»?t e’fywk on
and generally look after the property; under your personal supervision, at a salary at the rate of approximately $60.00 per month, who may live in the cottage provided for caretaker. If this man wishes to keep chickens at his. own expense.he may do so, and Hr. Edison will purchase eggs and ohiokens frem him at market prices at suoh times as he and his family visit Ft. Hyers. No ohiokens or other stock are to be kflpt ty this man at Hr. Edison's expense without Hr. , Edison's special permission.
C Hr. Edison is to place at your dispo®l,ajs/u»Jof $500.00
to be used for suoh nsoessaxy small aoooonts as you Incur on your own responsibility-.' Tou will send to Hr. Edison monthly,^ . statmsent of the expenses paid by you oh forms provided,, constituting original reoelpted bills, ‘showing in detail for what rpurpo as material and labor were employed. Hr. Edison will rwimburwe this fund monthly in the . amount of't hsse;'exiwhditBr esiC Tou will not pmy. fr an this fund any -
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Ur. B. E. Ilnsttran, Fort Myers . ?la.
obligations contracted for Hr. Edison's aoooont prior to April 1, 1918 (the date on whioh you took charge of the estate). Any suoh item will he taken oare of hy Hr. Edison through Hr. H. E. Heitman, your predeoessor in oharge of the estate.
7 'Shan fruit orops are ready for shipment, upon reoeipt of
your advice, Hr. Edison will inform you the quantities whioh are to he shipped to his home at west Orange, and regarding the disposition of any fruit in excess of his personal requirements. » the past there hare been snail local sales of mangos and other fruits whioh you may oontime to make in your discretion. Heoeipts for any sales of fruit, eto, which are made ty you should he shown on your monthly aoooont, giring details of quantities sold, prioes and amount reoelved, and the prooeeds of suoh sales Bhould he remitted to Mr. Edison, rather than being deposited in your fund aeoount, so that the fund aooount may not he oonfused.
o you will of oouree keep accounts in suoh mamer ae to
prevent duplicate payments for the same servioee rendered ty those with shorn you do business. It would he well for you to have hllle rendered in duplicate, so that you nay retain the duplicate oopy in your own files. All hills should he reoeipted whaa paid, and you will no doubt find it beet to make payments Just as far as possible hy ohaok.
o , ht. Edison would also he glad to receive from you a
! monthly letter, reporting on any matters of Interest regarding the property, sujh as progress of orops, oondition of fruit, oondltion of grounds and buildings, repairs and improvements made, eto.
/ O your comp meat ion for the servioee outlined above 1b
to ho at the rate of $100.00 pen? month during the continuance of thie arrangement, whioh la to he remitted to you monthly ty Hr.
Edison.
t/ ah powers and authority hereby oonferred upon you
may he revoked at any time upon one week's notioe, and your oontraot of employment hereunder nay he terminated In a similar mamer. Hr. Edison is to be given one week's notioe in ease you desire to terminate this agreement.
v'' 1 think this fully oonfirms the arrangement as mads
hetwssnus verbally at sort lyora. If aty questions arise on whioh you wish in forest ion, you will of oourse oomaunioate with me, or with Hr. B. W. Kellow, seoretary for Hr, Edison's peremal interests at
.September 11 , 1918.
Jr. Thomas A. Edison: , .
I am referring attached letter of ilr. B. E. Tinstman, Agent in charge of your Fort Uyers Property; who was appointed by 'Ur. Charles Edison last spring, to you at ur. . Charles're^uest. V/ill you kindly note and re¬ turn to me so that prompt reply can be made to TinstmanV. it you have any comments you wish made, will you kindly indicate.them?
I attach also his account' for the month of August, which is rather higher than normal. Shis is due largely to the fact that he is applying e grounds on authority given by^llr. Charles.
R. \Y.;.Kel
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,-B. E. TINSTMAN . FORT MYERS,
FLORIDA
September 6th, 1918.
Mr. R. W. Kellow Orange, IT. J.
My dear Mr. Kellow:-
Enclosed find report for August together with vouchers covering all charges. We are getting the place' in very good shape, but the rains aren't coming as well as I would like.
Am having a little trouble in getting a suit¬ able man for on the place, but I have several applicants to see the first of next wefek.
Will Goldwire, one of the men I had working on the muck, shot and killed his woman Tuesday, so between the draft and this amdwithout two of the befet men I have had.
Am enclosing check of £16.35 for 65 dozen mangoes sold up to the first of the month, will have more to sell next week. The good mangoes have none on, so we are selling the turpentine for 35£ per dozen. So far we heve been able to dispose of all to the merchants here. I take it out in trade and pay for them myself, this is just the 8ame to me and it enables me to dispose of them for Mr. Edison. Mr. Herman, my man, keeps striot account and every dozen is credited to Mr. Edison and at the end of the month I draw a check for all sold.
The small nursery trees, which were budded into valincia late orangee, are doing nicely. The small grove is also coming along well .
We are doing our best to. make the grass grow.
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■B. E. TINSTMAN , tFORT MYERS,
but on account of the light rainfall it is hard to accomplish.
Believe the rains will come along better soon.
1 have been chairman of the recruiting of Y. M. C. A. Secretaries for this county. We have sent. about ID applicants. After making a trip to Atlanta. Ga. in the interest of the next drive, and hearing Mr. John R. Mott I decided I should go overseas ahd do my part, so I made application and have been accepted, and am now waiting for a wire to come to II. Y. for a further conference with the War Work Council. Mrs. Tinstman and Mr. Herman understand the working out of plans for the place, and as Mrs. Tinstmen is to have charge of my Insurance Agency, and is so well anti favorably known I would appreciate if Mr. and Mrs. FdiBon would allow her to continue in my place until I return, which I sincerely trust will be soon. I am sacrificing more- than I am able to in going, but if "Uncle Sam" thinks he can use me to advantage, I am willing to go if it cosjis me everything. I feel the sooner we send men over in large number-s just that much sooner will we crush our enemy, and return to our homes. Should I not return know God does all things well'' Am sure Mrs. Tinstman and Mr. Her¬
man will attend to matters better than any other person in Fort Myers,
and I would assume all liability for their acts. If I am called will notify you, and will call to see you if possible.
Mr. Herman has ordered’ the seeds for the vegetable garden and will dispose of what vegetables the family do not use. I trust you will advise as far in advance as possible Just when to expect the family. With kind personal regards, I am c Very truly yours.
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Sept. 9, 1918.
Ur. Charles Edison:
Attaohed is letter from- Ur. Tinstman, Port lyers, dated Sept. 6, received today. Will you kindly look this over and let me have it hack promptly, so that I can answer? Of oourse> -if you care to answer it your¬ self. please do so an'^ if proper, send me a copy of your reply. I think the letter ought to be replied to promptly. •
Please also O.K. his account for August, amounting to $33,6.24, so that I .may send cheok accordingly. •
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Orange, N.J. November 20, 1918.
Hr. B. E. Cinstman,
Fort Hyers, Florida.
Bear Hr. Tinstman:
Replying to your favor of September 6. 1918 addressed to Hr.
R. \7. Kellow, it is perfectly agreeable to me for your wife to be sub¬ stituted for yourself under the arrangement oovered by my letter to you dated Hay 2, 1918, this change to go into effect at onoe. Please return the carbon copy of this letter with the signatures of yourself and Hrs. Tinstman affixed to the acceptance as indicated and greatly oblige
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Ilovonbor 21, 1910.
Mrs. B. E. Siastmsn, Fort tyare, .Florida.
.0 yostordsy ond wo tod a very ploasant
Vtj doar Hro. Tlnstraont-
iir. Tlnstraon oolled ui»n visit togothor. •
Hr. Mnstaan Informed no that ho, expects to soil Uondny for India as a Y.U.O.A. Secretary, ond that, ttoroforo. ho ohould llko to turn over the oaro of Kr. Edison’s Eotato at Fort llyora to you whloh is asreoahloto Kr. Edison. In order that all tho details nay be oloored, wo have drown ups letter end aoooptanoe covering tho changed situation whloh was siSJJOdyooto day by iff. Otorloo Edison and Ur. Tlnstuan. I an Bonding this toyou tore- wlth In daplloato. Sill yon klndlyelgn undor Ur. Tlnotoan's signature and return tho original to me« retaining tho duplicate for your fllosj
Ur. iinstoan suggoBted that I Inquire from you whether or not tho ornngos, grapofrult nnd any other fruit on the Edison Estate Is r^o nt pronont. If so, will you kindly lot no know?
boxes of oranges shipped per weok and also. If ready. for shipment, two boxoi of erapefrultpor wock. 1 understand tint tho coat of shipping two boxes exactly tto sans no the cost *“■ "“•*
Thanking you. I am
Yours vory truly.
. C.C, - Mrs, Edison - Ur. Charles : Olson
Juno 6, 192»,
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fiQr dear Hr 3. Ilnstraan:
2he writer wishes to express his most sincere sympathy with you in your great Iobs. It was a great surprise to me to learn of Hr, Tinstman's death, as I did not understand he was so seriously ill. I trust that you are well, and send a# very kindest regards.
Your letter of June 1 addressed to Mr. Charles Bilson has been referred to the writer for attention. Same has been sutaitted to Hr. Alison, and ha is very glad that you aro taking over the work of Hr. Tlnstman, and wishes you all kinds of suooess.
In rogsrd to the managing o f his estate at J?t.
Byers, would say that he is glad to offer you the position on the same general terms as that which Hr. Slnstman hod except in the matter of recompense.
Hr. Edison has felt tor Borne time that It was necessary fbr him to make an adjustment on the monthly allow¬ ance. During the past Winter he was on the verge of writing you several times relative to this matter, tat for various reasons postponed it. He offers you the position at the rate of $600, 00 a year, payable in equal monthly lnstallmmtB.
T7e trust that you will sae your way olaar of aoot^t- tag this proposition, and if so, will you kindly jncOoui
document or agreomait, which is exactly the same as that given to Hr. Ilimtism and signed by him in 1918. Of course a few minor changes have been made, edieri'ug^ltem.® which now are not pertinent.
Tours very truly.
Assistant ginanoial Axexutive.
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Orange, N.J.
port U$era, Florida. Sear Mra. Tinstnrmi
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both
you are to assume full responsibility for tho manage- of tho property, and will attend .to Its being Kept in proper condition, as to grounds