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EDISON GENERAL FILE SERIES

1915

Edison General File Series 1915. Chemicals (E-15-18) October

Oct. 1st. 1915.

Messrs. Merck & Company, 45 Park Place,

Hew York City.

Gentlemen:

Replying to your favor requesting quotations on various items, X teg to quote you as follows:.

Red Oxide Iron C. P., 16 cents per pound Iron by Hydrogen C. P. Grade 4, 28 I/g cents por pound ■t .i n c. P. " B, 29 oents per pound Mercury Oxide, 1.79 cents per pound.

The iron products are made from speoial Swedish iron, triple crystallized. All these ohemioals are of peat purity, as your tests will show. It 1b necessary in our business to have them very pure, otherwise they could be manufactured at a muck lower urioe, but we do not oare.to make any cheaper grades.

As to delivery, we could furnish as follows:

About 5,000 pounds per " 3,500 " "

" 1,500 n "

week of Red Oxide Iron>

" " iron by Hydrogen.

" " Oxide of Moroury.

later on we may not bo able to sell this quantity.

We will give you prioes of Cobalt Sulphate. and Hydrate later on. In regard to Aoetanilid, we cannot sper® any, as we use it all oursplves. As to Uiokel, our contracts prevent ub from selling to' outside parties.

Yours very truly,

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Oot. lBt. 1916.

"ha yrinfc laboratories,

Lancaster, Ohio.

Gentlemen:

Your favor of the 27th ultimo has been received, and in reply I beg to say that wo are producing Solvent Naphtha at our Benzol Plant at '7oodwara, Ala., and Bhall have pome for sale. The price will be .15/5 per gallon in small quantities, auoh as a arum of 110 gal¬ lons. In large quantities we quote 30/5 per gal¬ lon. Brume extra, The pfioe is F." 0. B. ?.’ood- wara, Ala., and quotation is subject to the material being unsold upon hearing from you.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Ur. Edison.

Oct. let.

1915.

Mr. John J. Caine,

1413 North American Bldg., Philadelphia , Pa.

Boar Sir:

Replying to your favor of the 27th ultimo, we heg to any that wo would have no U8o for the caat iron product you mention. We only use cast iron borings' in manufacturing Aniline Oil.

Yours very truly.

ESiBon laboratory.

EFFICIENCY ENGINEER'S MEMORANDUM NO._„.,?H.<.5. DIVISION IN QUESTION- t t llrOO^l X>19Vi'.

SUBJECT- Monthly ooat and accounting statement.

RESULT WANTED BY- A3 BOO Ti aa possible.

FOLLOW-UP - BY - l£f. Opdyke. _

Confirming our conversation, and in

3 advios entirely at the disposition of Mr. Opdylca.

It v^Ra my alrioore nope that aa the

able1 to° render OpdykS ttot°£r“ opdyke will

babble to place in a. ai3oa's handa, mttly ooat and accounting statements for the month of Ootober, 19U5.

id ahing you ovary 3ucce33 in thl3 new lino of work, I remain,

a. B. Mambort, iif flo tanoy^Sngineer.

Mcaara. Edison, Wilson, Berggron, mrry Millar and Kommerhoff.

Form 1203.

Woodavcakd Iron Company / d

AVbOBWAJSD, AI.ADAMA. \

Eeor Kr, Edison:

October 1, 191?.

T^ZTJ^^ (—

I sired you this morning ee^foUows:^ ^ ^ X-JXU U)cAr»^ 0 ‘"l

"Your message thirtie^r We are] furnishing your plant with y more water than contract oallo for. We have spent fifty thousand o-» J

dollars in an effort to get additional water and hope to obtain an , Tjw

adequate supply. Heavy drouth has out down supply of mine water and -Co- failure of pipe in spring line has caused delays. We have ®v^y disposition to make your plant entirely successful.,. Writing.

, \fU W- ^n\*7 H ***w

which 1 now beg to confirm. ^ 1

I hove looked into thie matifr Carefully since my return home. The water situation ie unquestionably bad; at the seme time, you must recall that your original estimate of the water required was entirely too low. There have been very few days on which we hove not furnished your plant with 250,000 gallons of water, but this will not fill the bill and we have, gone to very °oneideroble expense in the matter of pipe lines, pumps, etc., to supply the necessary water. 1 am giving thie matter my personal attention end I feel quite sure that we can better conditions at an early dote.

I have also taken up the question of gee analysis. I think we can improve this too, but you must not regard the Hoppers people os being infallible. They are very good frienda of oure end our business dealings with them as a whole have been very »aU sf ec- tory; at the same time, the Hoppers people failed to comply witn oertain provisions of thair contract and they have fallen far short in their estimate of amnonium sulphate. They make mistakes bb well ss the reat of us and it seems to me entirely possible that they have overestimated the amount of toluol in our gas. I that I will do everything 1 personally can to help this situation out also.

I want to take oooasion to thank you for the very pleasant afternoon spent at your works in orange and to say toyouthatwe look forward to your prospective visit to Woodward with great pleasure.

With kindest regards, I am,

Yours truly,

WOODWARD IRON COMPANY,

Ol/HrtU

Mr. W. H. Meadowordft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, II. J

Hew York, October 1, 1915.

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Dear Mr. Meadoworoft: ^-0^' -s

Will you ask Mr. Edison if he is in a position to^gjlow the use of his synthetic carbolic acid process in England. My representative Mr. Arthur H. Lymn, a distinguished chemical and gas engineer would like to arrange to handle it over there. I shall bo glad if you will let me know this At your earliest opportunity.

With kindest regards, I am.

G DEPARTMENT

October 1, 1915,

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Orange, N. J.

Gentlemen: —

OUR FIRE "FLM". I am in the market for a oarload of Flaked or Crushed Napthalene, for delivery at Gibbstown, N. J, by the 34th of this’ month.

Kindly quote me your lowest price on same.

Yours very truly.

A^r faWS bnu d~*+***~ one. i*r*3<

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Oot. End. 1915.

i!r. C. W. Markus, purohaBing Agent,

Eastman Kodak' Company,

Rochester, H. Y.

Dear Sir:

I reoeived your telegram and also your letter of the 30th ultimo in regard to Carbolio Acid Crystals.

In reply I beg to bay that we can let you have one drum per week as long as we can spare it. If it possible to let you have more we will gladly do so. Che prioe will be $1.00 per pound F. 0. B. Silver lake, H. J. , drums extra to be credited if returned within sixty days in good conditions, freight prepaid. You may roly on our doing the best that we possibly

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. EdiBon.

Mr. E. W. Clarke, Chief Engineer, Cambria Steel Company, Johnstown, Pa.

Oot. 4th. .1915.

My dear Mr. Clarke:

We are forwarding you herewith two blue prints A-6022 which show the proposed naphthaline Sublimer. My estimates are that thiB arrangement Bhould make about 300 pounds of flake white naphthaline per day. Possibly in the winter it will do still more.

This iB to confirm my tentative understanding with you|that the Cambria Steel Company will ereot this and we are. to have the privilege of using it in conjunction with you in subliming our Naphthaline.

We have made a lot of inquiries as to market for . naphthaline and would suggest that you take it up with the American Oil & Supply Company, 52 Lafayette Street, Hewark, H. J. I presume that you will get about 12j{ per pound for the flake.

As this apparatus is comparatively inexpensive the naphthaline will bring in quite a little inoome.

The method of operating is to charge the pan near¬ ly full of your orude, turn steam into the coils whioh will melt this and cause it to vaporise and $low over into the corrugated iron build¬ ing where it is chilled by a radiation of the iron and crystallizes as flakes an the roof, walls and floor. This is then barrelled in ' ordinary barrels and ready for shipment. At least that is the way we are handling it at our other plant.

Yours very truly.

Oot. 4th. 1915.

Mitsui & Company, limited,

.25 Madia on Avenue,

Hew York City. Attention of Mr. Shanzo Takaki.

Bear Sir:

Your favor of the 30th ultimo for attention of Mr. Miller was handed hjr me to Mr. Edison, who requests mo to call your atten¬ tion to the faot that the bill for $8,864.82 is largely made up of freight bills. You will notice ‘.hat we have put in an extra still to increase the output.

Mr. Edison is afraid that you have misunderstood him to guarantee that the construction expense would not exceed §58,000.00, but when he stated that the plant would cost about §58,000.00, it was not hiB intention to guarantee that it should not exoeed that sum. You will remember that at the time he expressed himself as being uncertain as to the exact cost of construction, and intended that the §50,000.00 should be the expression of an approximate amount.

You will kindly bear in mind that the extra still wbb put in to inoreose the production.

Yours very, truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

MANUFACTURERS OF EAS‘ _ _ _

louis CMEMJCAUS FOR N£DIClHAt, PHOTOGRAPHIC, malunckroot Bu'lLOINO.

AWAtmCAt AMO TECHNICAL PURPOSES. cable »doress"desabrioo“nsw

The LUNGMOTOR

Hew York, Oct. 6, 1915,

Mr. W . H . Meadoweroft, Edison Laboratory ,

: orange, N. J*

During the Chemical expos Palace, you witnessed a denonstri Bureau of Mines booth and we senl days ago.

Why not get those of your company together who ove

interested^n mechanical respiration, and let us demonstrate

to them at their convenience?

• Procrastination is the thief of. life.

' Don’t' assume that because you. have never had a case of asphyxiation > tiiat you may never have one .

' If you are: equipped- with "the Lungmotor you wiil be

enabled to" cope with any enuuergency of this kind successfully. Some advantages of , the Lungmotor are:

1st - Protection to your employes. - . ■

2nd - Satisfaction that you have done all in your power to conserve the lives of those in your employ.

3rd - You will incurr less expense for loos ot me- One life saved means that you have save.d your company more than three thousand .dollars. '

, There are many other, reasons, why you. should, have Lunsnotors, which we will be pleased to tell you about, should

'• ’ you grant us permission to- demonstrate . •

^ Let” us hear from you regarding a demonstration. /

, - . "Yours-. very, truly, : '

. . litf. ^nj^EEViciiS company.

12 NY H 79 NL y 0

BIRMINGHAM ALA OCT 7-15 ^

WH MASON

. v, EDISON LABORATORY ORANGE NJ

RECEIVED NEW TANK CAR LOADED IT SAMPLE SENT TO ORANGE CAR FROM. ORANGE ARRIVED TODAY CAN SHIP SOLV/JNT.NATHTHS SEND SPECIFICATIONS WILL DISTILL SOON AS I HAVE ROOM TODAY CONDITION WAS GOOD ONLY MADE SIXTY FIVE GALLONS LIGHT OIL PER HOUR BELIEVE THE OIL IS FULL 0^|ATO^»:HNE AND WILL TAKE TIME TO GET IT OUT IF NATHPHALENE IS IN THE OlL. wlLL THAT MAKE THE OIL CARRY WATER HAVE, BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH DIRECT

COOLER CARRYING OVER 8ITE . '

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405AM

"Woodward Iron Compantt Woodwam), Alabama.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Mr. Edison:

I have been giving the benzol propoeition a good deal of personal attention lately end I have come to the conclusion thert there is something radioelly wcng at this plant that we do not know anything about. The water situation has been very much improved over what it waa last summer end yet your plant is not making as much benzol as it was before. On yesterday the water conditions were perfect in that there was an ample supply and none of it ran higher in temperature than 68 degrees Fahrenheit, but your plant produced only 1,600 gallons.

I find that there is a great difference in the specifio grav¬ ity of your strow oil Bnd the newer straw oil in our tanks. In addi¬ tion to that, there has been no analysis of the return gas since the 5th of September.

Would it not be possible for you to send someone down here who oould go into these matters thoroughly and find out Just what the trouble isj

Awaiting your reply, I am,

Yours truly,

WOODWARD IRON COMPANY,

Chairmen.

(<Ss$?skM/ €&amam* Commmw

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OotobernYth, 1915

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Mr.Win.F. Hoffmann ,

52 Hafayette St.f Hewark.M. J.

Hear Mr. Hoffmann: -

Enclosed please find letter fA»m my ^ *&.■***#

friend Prof .H.P. Talbot, with copy of my reply .When |

at the Chemical Exposition I introduced Prof. Talhot to Mrs .Edison, when she told him that fhe J[*as 6°ing to Bend her boy or boys to the Institute the coming winter. Will you not kindly take the matter up with her or Mr.Meadowcroft and see that Talbot gets the give gallons of Aniline Oil, charging whatever is right therefor. Please lot me know what the outcome of this, as I value Talbot highly and want to help him out.

Yours very truly.

J(U\

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

October 6, 1915.

Mr. I. J. Parker,

25 Broad St.,

' New York, N. Y.

My dear Mr. Parker:

We are having considerable difficulty in getting aniline for use in connection with our instruotional work in the laboratories. We have been obliged to make certain changes in the materials used on account of the prevailing conditions, and had hoped to substitute aniline for some other organio chemicals, but so far we have not succeeded in getting what we desire. We have been informed that

possibly the General Chemical Company could help us out by letting us purchase five gallons. I venture to trouble

you regarding this matter, rather than to write directly

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to the sales department, as the amount is so small/I suppose they would hardly care to bother with it.

It will be a real kindness to us if this can be arranged, and I shall appreciate greatly any attention that you may give to it.

Very truly yours,

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

October 7th, 1915

Prof. H.P. Talbot,

Bept. of Chemistry & Chemloal Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.

My dear Prof. Talbot: -

I have your letter of the 6th inst. with referenoe to Aniline . In reply I want to tell you that while we are large manufacture rs of the produot wo oennot turn out enoughto fill our oontracts, and we therefore do not want to sell even as Bmall a quantity as five gallons, much, as I would like to help you out. However, I will see that you get the five gallons, as our mutual friend, Ur. Thomas A. Edison, 1b manufacturing the produot and I will interest -Urs.EdiBon in seeing that you obtain it, as you no doubt will have hor boys with you during this winter or there¬ after.

let me say that in oommeroe the produot is known as Aniline Oil, and dealers would not know what you mean by Aniline.

With kindest regards and asking you to call on me at any time I oan be of any assist¬ ance, I am.

Yours very truly.

o o Mr. 3?F. Hoffmann TJP/S

Oot. 8th. 1915

Dr. Charles Baskerville,

140th Street and Convent Avenue,

Hew York City.

Dear Dr. Baskerville :

Your favor of the 1st instant was reoeived, and I showed it to Hr. Edison.

He says he would not care to allow the use of his Synthetic Carbolic Aoid process in England, as any suah arrangement would add to his personal burden, whloh are already too large.

With kind regards, I remain.

Yours very truly.

Oct. Oth. 1915.

Your .Files "FLM" .

Ur.

F. LaMotte, Asst. Pur oha Bing Agent, 2. I.. Dupont ae Nemours & Gorapnny, •.Vilmington, Dal.

Door Sir:

Replying to your favor of the first instant, Mr. iidiaon requoets us to say that we have sola our Naphthaline from one of our Plants to the American Oil a Supply Company, Newark, H. J.; also that we are erecting a refining plant at another works, hut at present cannot state

quantity or price.

Yours very truly,

Edison Laboratory.

Jot. 8th. 1915.

2he David Kaufman & Sons Co.,

Port Avenue, Seoond and Third StB., Elizabethport, H. J.

Gentlemen:

Beferring to your favor of the 27th ultimo to Ur. Opdylce , I presume it is now understood that the first sixty (60) tons per month of Iron Borings that you de¬ livered are to .he charged at $15.00, and the other forty (40) tons^por month at $20.00.

We trust that this arrangement is

all right.

your 8 very truly.

Uct. Oth. 1915.

Munster, Simms & Company, ltd., 7 Albert Sauare,

Belfast, Ireland.

Gentlemen:

I am in receipt of your favor of the 18th ultimo in re¬ gard to Benzol.

In reply lot me say that we are using in our own manu¬ facturers all the Benzol that we produce, bo Bides a considerable quantity that we purchase in addition. The prevailing prioe at the present tine on yearly contracts is 60 to 65 cents per United States gallon, 'which seems a very high price for a motor fuel. There are so many new plants coming into operation shortly, that in my opinion Benzol will soon come down in prioe.

The Dominion Iron £ Steel Company of Sydney, Nova Sootia is produoing Benzol, and I would suggest that you make inquiries of them. The United States Steol Corporation inthe United States of Ainerioa will soon be producing large quantities. Their Agent is the Barrett Manufacturing Company of now York City.

Recently two inventors have brought out pro oeB sob for oraokinr: heavy crude Betroleum into high grade gasoline. One of these is the Eittman process, about which you may have read in the newspapers. You oan probably obtain information about thiB from the' Seoretary of the American Chemical Society, 48 V/ost 29th Street, New York City. I und er stand the investment required is small.

Yours very trujty.

Oct, Oth. 1915.

Mr. A. H. Woodward, Chairman,

Woodward iron Company,

Woodward, Ala.

My dear Mr. Woodward:

I received your favor, which has been read with much interest. We know you are doing the host you can, hut I could not refrain fro-n passing on to you a little worry, as i am loaded up to the mu?. ale with it hy other interested parties.

Thanks for your letter.

Yours vary truly,

STRAUSS St HEDGES

18 BROADWAY

truer ,izt\ October 3, A916

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, New Jersey.

Gentlemen: attention, of wm. H. lleadoworoft.

-Referring to the matter of the reappraisement of Benzol shipped by the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. for account of -Thomas A. Edison, which shipment: was advanced in value upon entry, we beg to advise, you that we have been vain* trying to secure a reply from Mr. McNaughton of the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. to a letter which we addressed' to Won September Bth, a oopy of which we

enclose "herewith, ~

Will you not use your influence with the Dominion Iron * Steel Co. to secure their co-operation in this matter, as it appears that we. have about exhausted our efforts in this re-

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Oot. 9th. 1915.

Strauss & Hedges,

12 Broadway,

Hew York City.

Gentlemen:

I am in receipt of your favor of the eighth instant, whioh I have shown to Mr. Edison. We have telegraphed to Hr. Plummer, the president of the Dominion iron & Steel Company ask¬ ing him to instruot his people to reply to your letter of Sept.

8th. I trust that this matter will reoeive attention.

Mr, Edison thinks that the Dominion people do npt want to answer.' If it were a Canadian Custom Houso matter, they would he compelled to answey, but in this case they are hot, and prob¬ ably they would be only too well, pleased if they were forcibly stopped from shipping-Benzol to him, Mr. Edison is the only one to suffer as he bought the Benzol at a low price. The present price is from fifty to sixty cents and the Dominion Company oould probably sell it in Canada at fifty cents. Therefore, if our Custom .House holds up shipments, the Dominion Company is enabled

to get twice as; muoh for their Benzol, that is to say, fifty cents • ' • ’ instead of twenty-five cents.

Yours very truly,

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Tiie Cleveland - cuffs Iron c><>.

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We thank you for your kind favor of the 7th instant giving list of products in our line used in your laboratories and works.

One of the items mentioned I note is Denatured Alcohol which we do not manufacture or handle. You will note by referring again to the list shown on the upper right hand corner of this letterhead that our produot is Denaturing Alcohol, used by the various manu¬ facturers of Ethyl Alcohol as a denaturant.

We shall be interested in hearing further from you as soon as you have the information available as to quantities of the other products you purchase yearly. In advising regarding Acetic And Sulphuric Acid please state grades required.

Very truly yours,

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Mr. John J. Caine,

1413 North American. Bldg.,

Philadelphia., Pa.

Dear Sir:

Referring to your favor of the second instant, X would say that we use large quantities of oast iron borings.

They are very fine, almost like coarse fil¬ ings. If your’ s are suoh, I should be glad to have a Bample. Please Bend it to my Assistant, Mr. TT. H. Meadoworoft, at this address. I should be glad to have you name a price, P. 0. B. Silver Lake, N. J. on the basis of 100 tons a month.

Tours very truly,

Oot- Xlth. 1915

Mallinakrodt Chomioal Works,

St. Louis, Mo.

Gentlemen:

I ora In receipt of your favor of tho fifth instant in regard to Aootanilia. 1 would Bay in reply that we do not like to manufacture this material as we have great difficulty in getting (Jlaoial Acetic Acid, and arc afraid to enter into a.fjontraot for next year. Are you in position to supply Glaoial Acetic Acid for next year, aril if so at what price.

Yours very truly,

October llth-1915

Mr .Meadoworof t suoject Re-Cost of Products.

Mr .Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, II. J.

Dear Sir:-

Following shows cost of our products in addi¬ tion to those given in our letter of Sept. 50th-

Hiokel Sul- Hi Cobalt Sul- Cobalt

phate Crystals Hydrate phate Crystals Hydrate

Raw Material .08285 .2554 .45096 1.15483

Direct labor .00470 .0101 ' .00470 .01010

Mfg .Expense .004578 .0415 .003642’ .04150

Overhead Expense .015964 .0383 .014213 .03830

Total Cost .106092 .3453 .473515 1.24473

Profit 20$ .021218 .0691 .094705 .24895

Selling Value §'.12731 74154 .56822 ' ' 1.49368

These prices do not include packing and shipping. Very truly yours,

.EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

JVM-H

P.S. These costs for cobalt compounds are based oh labor. ooBt for niokel hydrate.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Dear Sir:

thank you for your furor of dot. 8th, - «r. oorry to „o« that you cannot offer u. Ahll.ISE OIL over the entlr. year 1018. «. could u.o

the quantity oo apeclfled, hut note thot oe cannot obtain It. No., ho. .uoh con .o get in equal .onthly qu.utltloo orer nett yearl

cannot pay «<* per pound, thi. 1. the .oiling price of e,ery- ^ body, and .. have to poke ...ethlng on the tron.aotlon. » can pay M*. or oven per pound for It, your ter.., hut .0 can't give «*. *» ^

can give u. a chance to oak. a living on the tron.octlon, .0 .111 ho glad to take .hatovor quantity you can glv. u. In regular .onthly dellv.rle. over (

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next year/0>CMk>* —

Awaiting your valued reply,, we remain.

"Woodward Iron Company A Vo onwAJtD , Alabama.

o 4^

October 12, 1915*

......

Mr. Thomas A.

Orange, N. J.

My dear Mr. Edison:

I have your letter of October 8th,

I assure you that I wish it was possible to take on my shoulders all the worry your Woodward plant is giving you, but I know nothing about the benzol business.

You are getting on ample supply of water running under 68 degrees, but your plant is not turning out the stuff. 1 hope you can send someone down here who can teach us this business, end if you can, I do not think we will worry you a great deal in the future.

Thanking you for your letter, and with best wishes, I am, Yours truly,

NEW JERSEY STATE HOSPITAL

AT TRENTON

SAMUEL T. ATCHLEY

East Orange, N. J.

Gentlemen; -

We are in need of a supply of Carbolic Aoid Crystals for ubs in

this Hospital hut find same difficult to obtain at this time and there- -fore write to inquire if you oan now or in the near future furnish us with the ah owe.

Our requirements of Carbolic Aoid are ahout—Efve (5)_lbB. per week, and are for purely medical use, {'that is not commercial^

We would like to have your price on Fif£y (50) lbs. of this drug delivered E. 0. B. N. J. State Hospital./Trenton, N. J.

Anything that you oan do to assis^us in obtaining a rejjhlar sup- -ply of the foregoing at as low a/sost as possible will be very much

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Warden* « <s* A

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Cambria. Steel Company

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

JoHNSTOWN.PA. Oct. 13,1915.

Hr. W. H. Mason,

laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:-

Pardon my delay in acknowledging your letter of October 4th forwarding blue prints showing proposed Naphthaline Sub- limer. We have not yet erected this apparatus but doubtless will soon do so, and will give you the privilege of using it in conjunction with our own operation.

Please accept my thanks for this information.

Very truly yours.

EWC/P.

Chief Engineer.

V/e have your kind favor ,of the 8th inst., and note cauBe of delay In replying to our inquiry for Naphthalene .

We onoe more ask you to refer to our letter of September 11th, with reference to our charge against you of $131.43. Of this amount you have already credited us £30.00 for the drums, hut you have not credited, us with the material returned, and which amounts to $89.43.

As previously advised we do not want to make this deduction without your authority, although it seems perfectly in order to us to charge you for the value of Phenol we returned to you.

We would kindly once more request that you advise us regarding this, to enable us to balance your account.

MONSANTO OKE&TpAL Y/OR

Arthur H. Lymn.

CHEMICAL, AND GAS ENGINEER.

Sanctuary House, < Westminster,

I Jr. Thomas A. Edison, OHAHGE,

HEW JERSEY, II.

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--any thanks for your letter of the 28th.

Apparently 1 have been under impression

about this matter, having keen informed when in Aisfefica that you were operating a special process of your own which required a considerable amount of power; I gather' from your letter however, that this is not the case,, and that you are working on the well known process whioh in¬ volves the sulphonat ion of the Benzol, conversion into Calcium Salts and then into the Sodium Salt with a later Caustic fusion of the Sodium Salt and the liberation of the Phenol by acidulation.

Of course this process has been in operation in Germany for considerable time, but X do not know where it is working in England. This however is not surprising since it is difficult to keep track of the large amount of new plant of one kind and another built during the last year. Could you therefore kindly tell me the name of the firm v/ho are operating this process here ?

Thanking you beforehand.

Soggrtt

(Enlara, (Eljpmtrala, (Ma an& fflitu'ral f rniutrta

99 John and 11-18 Cliff Streets

IlAt, CORRBSPONDUNTS IN AW, PRINCIPAL DOMBSTIC AND

NEW YORI£0/15/15

fhomas A. Edison, Esq.,

Orange, I!.J.

hear °ir;-

The Firestone l'ire & Eubher Co. of Akron, Ohio are complaining bitterly about not receiving sufficient Aniline Oil against contract to meet their requirements.

While I understood with the additional reduction pot you installed and had in operation by the first, you would be able to make a satisfactory showing in the way of catching up on bock deliveries, I do- not notice any improvement in shipments to Firestone, and in order to plan the proper operation of the department ih which this material is used they insist upon knowing approximately how many drums per week you oan ship to them from now on until the completion of their contract.

Please let me have this information the earliest possible moment so I oan answer the Firestone Co's inquiry.

Please note, according to orders you accepted from me for Aniline Oil and schedule of deliveries furnished you v/ere to ship to me here 11 drums as per my -letter of July 2nd, on account of which you have only thus far sent me 5 large and one small drum.

At this writing, I am in urgent want of one drum to oomnlote shipment on steamer leaving here next _

(Enlnra, Qlljmtrala, ©tla attii mineral frohtris

99 John anh 11-18 Cljfp Streets

NEW YORK

Wednesday and would ask you please to arrange with your Aniline plaint to ship this drum tomorrow or not later than Uonday morning so that I will receive same on (Tuesday in time to deliver to steamer on that date.

Trusting you will comply with this request, and awaiting your advicesj^irestone business, I am S? re .^igc): fsa-ly.,^

Sh/HS

Mr. A. M. Kennedy,

Orange, H.J Doar Mr. Kennedy:

Your letter of the 9th to Miss Qlara has just been shown us. We will appreciate it if yon will secure for us at once a drum of Carbolic Acid, Crystals, and ship promptly. If you con possibly get us a price of *1.00, wo of course will appreciate it. Our stock of Carbolic Acid is running low, in fact, about exhausted. We therefore trust that you can get the shipment out promptly.

We are today writing the liberty Motional Bank of Hew York to honor draft to cover the purchase. He suppose you give 1 $

for cash.

With best wishes, beg to remain,

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Oot olier 18th, 1915.

She Cl eveland-Clif f s Iron Co., 11th floor Roofcefeller Blag. , Cleveland, Ohio.

Gentlemen:

Eeferring to our reoent correspondence, I heg to say that our consumption per year is about

as follows:

269,700 lbs. Formaldehyde 31,200 " Hexamethylenamine

6o, 000 " Glaoial Aoetio Aoid t

meats increasing.

a require-

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Yours very truly,

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Ootober 18th, 1915.

Mr. Opdyke:

Will you please ship to Prof. H. P. Talhot, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Massaohnsetts Institute of Teohnology, Boston, Mass, forty (40) pounds of Analine Oil? Please see that this is of good quality ana send it express prepaid.

Mr. Edison is presenting this to Prof. Talbot, so I presume you will have to oharge it at oost to Mr. Edison.

W. H. Meadoworoft.

Ootober 18th. 1915.

Mr. Burton j

We had a dispute with the Monsanto people about their charging us baok with oost of redistillation and for residue which they shipped baok to ua. This matter has been standing for some¬ time. We exchanged a lot of telegramB with the Monsanto people, and finally arrived at a decision that we would not allow any further charges of this kind.

Inasmuch, however, as the transactions covered by the •debit memorandum enclosed, wore long previous to our dispute, Mr, Edison has deoided to allow them to deduct $89.43 from their next remittance, and I have written them accordingly. Please see car¬ bon copy letter attached.

Please return this correspondence after reading. You can detach the attached memoranda and keep copies if you want to.

W. H. MEADOWCKOFT.

Oatober 18th, 1915.

Dr. T. J. Barker,

$ The General Chemioal Co. ,

25 Broad Street,

Dow York.

Dear Hr. Barker:

A few days ago Mr. Hoffmann handed me a letter written by you to him under date of the 7th instant, enclosing letter from Brof. H. B. falbot with copy of your reply. X showed these to Mr. Edison, and he has asked me to send forty poundB of Analine Oil to Brof. Talbot with his oompliments. We have been so fearfully busy that I have only Just had time to attend to thiB, and I have given instructions to the faotory to ship the Analine Oil to Brof. Talbot right away. Enclosed you will please find oopy of the letter I have written to

I know Mr. Edison is very glad indeed to

help out any friend of yours.

Yours vory truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Bnol.

Oot, 18th: 1915

Geisenheimer & Company,

130 Cedar Street,

Hew York City.

Gentlemen :

Referring to your favor of the 11th instant, we beg to say that we oannot make you a lower quotation than sixty • oents for Aniline Oil for next year. We oan allow you 1$ brokerage on this prioe, but that is as far as |a oan go.

As matters stand now we oould not begin deliveries before Maroh first, and at this present writing oould offer you from five to ten thousand pounds per month for ten months, beginning Maroh 1st and ending Deoember 3lBt, 1916. It must be understood that this quotation 1b made subject to prior sale.

Yours very truly,

Edison laboratory.

Oat. 18th. 1915.

Monsanto Chemloal WorkB, .

St. Louis, Mo.

Gantlemon:

Wo must ask your kind indulgence for the long delay in reply to your favor of September 11th in regard to the charges which you made against us on come early shipments of Carbolic.

We have boon simply overwhelmed with n rush of business for some

weelspast, . and .have allowed many matters to tiny over.

I .talked this natter over with MT.. Edison before he left for San Sroncisoo, a few days ago. He said- that he was will¬ ing to allow the oharge for the material returned from drums #60 and 65, but in -aooordanoe with, our last agreement there are to bo no farther olalme of this kind made in oonneotion with ship¬ ments of Phonol later than thooe covered by the two drums ahovo mentionod.

According to your favor of the 14th instant, the net amount now in .question is $89.43, and you now have our authority to deduct this amount from your next remittance.

fours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison,

Oct. -18th. 1915.

Mr. Samuel T. Atohley, Warden,

How Jersey State Hospital,

Trenton, H. J.

Pear Sir:

yonr favor of the 12th instant Saa handea to Hr* Edison before ho left for 3an Francisco. He asked me to reply and say to you that he appreciates your nooessities, and takes pleasure in- sending you twenty (20) pounds of Carbolic Acid with his compliments.

There will be no charge for thiB package. He also wishes me to say that he has made arrange¬ ments with Squibba and Company to put his Car¬ bolic up in their regular packages. This .arrange¬ ment will go into effect within the next two or three weeks ana then you will be able to pro¬ cure your farther supplies from them.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. EdiBon.

Octet) or 18th, 1915.

Messrs. Merck & Company,

45 Park Plaoe,

Hew Tork.

Gentlemen:

In response to your recent re¬ quest for quotation on our Cohalt products, wo beg to quote you as follows:

Sulpha t e Cobalt — 60 cents par lb.

Hydrate Cobalt —§1.54 -per lb.

Hours very truly,

Edison Laboratory*

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Thos. A. Edison, Ino., Attention: Mr. Meadowcroft.

Orange, N. Y.

Dear Sirs:-

He M.E. #195 - Shipment of Phenol.

' The entire quantity which has been shipped so far is 105,092 lbs. which is about 100,000 lbs. less than it should be in accordance with our contract.

Suppose we get 28 drums on the 28th of. this month con¬ taining 26,040 lbe. on the basis of 2 drums of 930 lbs. every work¬ ing day commencing the 13th of October and allowing 1 day for your supplying government contract, the total quantity will be 131,132 lbe. This will leave the balance of 191,868 lbs. The remaining number of days during this year will be about 52, therefore in order to ship the remaining quantity during the rest of the year we have to ask you to ship about 3690 lbs. per working day after the 29th of this month. This daily quantity is, as you see, about 4 drums and we would request you to be kind enough to look over the calculation given be}.ow and give us special favor to enable us to fulfill our oontract with the Japanese Government :

To Thoa. A. Edison, Inc. - 10/18/15.

Quantity shipped by Oot. 13th 38 Drums on October 38th -

53 days 0 3690 its. per day -

105,093#

36,040#

131,133#

333,000#

131.133#

191,868#

191,880#

Thanking you in advance for your kind attention to

the above, we remain,

SN/KN.

Very truly yours.

Mitsui & Company, limited,

25 Madison Avenne,

Hew York City.

Oof, 19th. 19 IB.

I thinh »« tola yon a .Ml. ago that to had »U the naphthaline from the *>oa«ard plant to the American oil a Snp- ply Company. So are Betti»s a very S°o«- P«°« f°r ll’

16 cento per pound. It.eea to .all .tout 3 ct. per ,o»a. «•

have chipped to the American Oil i snpply Company. 89 larrel. of Bnblimea Baphthaline. oontainine a not neieht of 3,618 ponnae. you can no. maho ont yon. hill apainat America. Oil 1 snpply Com¬ pany for th.ee 3.613 ponnae at 16 cent, p.r ponna, ae th. naphtha- line las been delivered.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr* Edison.

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October 19th, 1915.

Mr . W . H . Me adoworof t ,

Asst to Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, U.J.

My dear Mr.Meadoworoft:-

X have your favor of the 18th inst., also copy of your letter to Prof. Talbot of the Ma ssachusetts Institute of Technology. I note there from that you have sent Prof. Talbot 40 lbs of Aniline Oil complimentary. In writing Mr. Hoffmann as I did I did not expect that you would send the Oil without charge • I simply wished in the first place to get him the Aniline Oil, and in the next place at a fair price, having in view the fact that Prof .Talbot and Dr. Walkers! both of the Institute in conversation with Mrs.Edison promised they w>uld be very glad indeed to interest themselves in the studies of her boys . I know full well that Prof. Talbot will very much appreciate the very kind gift of Mr .Edison.

Yours very truly.

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Oct. 20th. 1916.

F. K'i Myers & Company,

BouseB Point, H. Y.

Gentlemen:

Can you give us any idea when we may expect' the release of ear Kli 620, containing Benzol, v.hieh was seized hy the 'Government' for alleged undervaluation.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to’ Mr. Edison.

October 21st. 1916.

Mr. Edison:

This man is going ahead pretty fast. Before you went away we found that the lr/n by Hydrogen did not meet all the re¬ quirements of the U. Sy4., as it contained too much Sulphur, and you told John V. Miiyr to experiment on reducing .the Sulphur.

I called him up on the telephone this morning, and he said that they werb working on it but had not solved the problem yet. I called up Mr. MaoKay on the telephone and told him that we could not m^ke immediate shipments, as we were working out the problem of making the material meet the requirements of the U.S.P. He was-ver/ anxious. to get even an approximate date of shipment, jut I to]/d him I could not give any.

Don't you think it would perhaps be a good idea for us ;o pu/up our prices? ,You told me to quote 28 l/2 cents for Grade 29 cents for Grade B. You made a prioe of 66 cents to the Eledtric Company for Grade B some months ago. If we have purify the material further by taking out the Sulphur it will

ost more to make. 3 faj*

Under present circumstances ,A it could do no harm, and per¬ haps might be a good thing for you, to withdraw the quotations you have made to Merok & Company and a few others until your return ■* — a California.

MBADOWOBOEI. .

Oct. 21st. 1915

Messrs. Merclc & Company,

45 Park Place,

Hew Xork City.

Gentlemen:

On account of unexpected contingencies which have arisen since Mr. Edison's departure' for California, I shall have to take the liberty of withdrawing the quotations made you on the first instant on Bed Oxide Iron, Iron by Hydrogen, and Mercury Oxide. I expect Mr. Edison to return around the first of November, and shall take the matter up with him at once and ask him to communi¬ cate with you further.

Yours very truly,

' Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Withdrawing quotations from the following:

Bayard & Company,

A. D. MaoKay,

PowersT Weightman-Bosengarten Co.

Fort CovhiStou, IS. Y. Nynuilo* N. Y. Albiirji, Vt.

F. W. Myers & Co.

CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS

Forwarding and Insurunce AGENTS

U. S. ItONDKI) GAKHIKKS

Jr. ry.-oot. 22, me .

Ur* Thomas A* Edison,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:

In reply to yours of the 20th inst. relative to KTL oar 520 with benzol. This is the caff that the appraisement has been called for, and whioh will have to remain here until BUoh -appraisement takes place; the new date set for this is Nov. 17th.

&2)ou(irwy £ Co. Jnc. S

Customs <f Forwardi/h; Agejms

4-7 Pearl Streef New York, ootober 22, 1915.

. Wra. H. lleadoworoft,

Asal stant to Mr. BUa<

Wo have your favor of tbo 21at inat. enclosing docuraonto for a shipment of benzol aa atated, toeetlxer with letter from “oasra S. W. Myera & Co.

We at once referred thia matter to Mr. Strauaa, of Strausa & Hedges, good frlenda of oura, and we are at once preparing ouatoma entry aa cuatomary in mattera of thia

kind, by adding the amount to mke market value and paying the duty under dureaa,

- - • - — - — ard of General Appraisers

C we reoeive a favorable deoiaion by the Boa a addition will be refunded and avoid the aa on ia unfavorable.

ing on the documenta aubmitted to indicate a

a car will arrive nor by what method or at what place it will be delivered. Aa we a paying duty ard will therefore have oust ana permit neceaaary for delivery and aa will alao be neceaaary to lodge it at the railroad atation at which the gooda arrive thia port, may we trouble you to notify ua immediately you are adviaed of arrival d the whereabouta of the oar ao that we nay place the neceaaary permit for delivery

with the ouatoma inepeotor in charge of the pier or district where the car arrivea IPs ia very important to aave demurrage or atorage expenses, end if you will, kindly dvise ua if it will be in order to arrange for the reforrarding of the car to you at (range or other destination, when sending us advice of arrival, and we shall be very -lad to arrange with the railroad company or furnish them with instructions for such

re enclose bill for duty and charges, including w

:, amounting to $288.8

w. h. a, ,

for which it will be in order for you to let ue have ohock by return nail. We believe you understand that duties are oaeh outlays and we have disbursed the amount for your aooount.

We enclose duplicate papers for vblch \io have no use.

yours faithfully,

B. F. Downing & Co., Ino.

Oot. 23rd.

Mr. John Bacon, Jr.,

5i Edison Benzol Plant,

Johnstown, Pa.

Dear Sir:

I received your favor of the 21st instant, and regret very much to learn of the fire in the Cambria Company's Benzol Plant.

On the whole, wo have had a fortunate escape, and I think wo all ought to congratulate our¬ selves that it turned out that way.

1 do not know anything about the insurance, but have telegraphed Hr. Mason to' find out, and will let you know as soon as I hear from him. He attended to thoBe matter when he was at Johnstown, Just now he is visit¬ ing the Woodward Plant.

Xours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

:3rp

Oct. 23rd. 1916

Hr. Thomas A.' Edison,

Orange, H. J.

Bear Sir:

Have just returned from Johnstown where 1 found that they had had quite a serious fire the day before, due to the Cambria people opening Toluol valve and losing a lot on the ground. By some means this caught afire and lighted the naph¬ thaline storage building, which was a wooden shack filled with crude naphthaline* This burned and ran down into our tank pit and caused a hot fire around a S. II. tank. The naphtha must have boiled and vaporized through the vent pipe which was covered with guage. They put out the fire but we had some $200. to $300. loss. It wsb a very narrow escape from a serious fire.

•I arranged to bury the tanks completely.

fours very truly.

Cw H

Oct. 23rd. 1916.

Ur. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, H. J.

Bear ISx. Edison:

I have just returned from Woodward. When I got there I found the absorbing oil in bad condition and it was getting worse right along. Trouble apparently caused by something (Hydrocarbons) which the oil had absorbed from the gases and which they did not give off in the Hirzel Stills. This caused it to emulsify in the direct cooler and the emulsion would settle out a lot of water in circulat¬ ing tanks which it was impossible to drain off os the emulsion would plug up the l/2" drain pipe; also much of the emulsion would go out with the water from the direct aooler; it also reduced the absorbing capacity of the oil.

This was bad tho day I got there, but got much worse the next two days. I started experimenting in the laboratory, and found that I could add 1# of a 16JL solution Caustic Soda to the oil, then stir this up and it would make a very heavy emulsion, which would not separate for hours, then by heating this to the boiling point immediately upon coaling the water all separated, leaving the oil in its former condition, we applied this by pouring about 16 gallons of 16ft flaOH solution in each circulating tank and stirred it up thor¬ oughly, making an emulsion, then this went to the Hirzels, when of course it was heated.- On coming through the direct coolers it all separated and in a few hours we were back to normal operations. Uext

day, we found traces of the emulsion. again Caustic. After two or three days it still

so we put in a little more seemed to be 0. K.

1 believe this will save much straw oil if there are

no other bad effects.

I arranged to buyy all Benzol storage tanks and Wood¬ ward people are also doing the same to theirs.

I also arranged with Woodward people to put up naphtha¬ line Subliming Plant. We are to have the use of this plant for our naphthaline without cost.

"GOSSIP"

She Tennesee Coal & Iron Company (U. S. Steel) started their Benzol Plant in September and found that they did not have enough exhauster capacity to handle the gas through absorbing towers without blowing seals on their ammonia saturators, so they have cut out making Sulphate of Ammonia until they caught new gas boosters- (only lose §3,000. per day).

2hey bought 300,000 gallons Straw Oil of the wrong, specifications, it would not absorb, so they had to throw away a lot of this and get 200,000 more of different specifications.

After running Benzol Plant two or three weeks they found that the ammonia carried over and attacked all the coils in their stills (they were made similar to our original Hirzelsj and ate them out entirely, causing big expense and delay.

They are very much disappointed in the output of Toluol, nniy runs about half of what they expected.

' They are having a great deal of trouble with emulsion

of the*B straw oil, «d?i I was there 1 saw thousands of gallons run¬

ning down the creek.

Yours very truly.

Oot. 25, 1915

Ur. E. J. Berggren:

Please let me have o or t if loti copy of rooolution adopted at special meeting of the Bourd of Eirootors of ShomaB A.

Edison, Ino., ratifying and approving the plaoing of a oontraot with Wing Sj Evans, Ino., as agentB for the Solvay Prooeoe Co., of Syracuse, H. for 1900 tons of 2000 lbo. eaoh, 3olvay,

765t test, Caustio Soda for dolivery in about equal monthly quanti¬ ties during the period beginning April 15. 1916 and ending April 15, 1917; price §2.75 per hundred lbs., basis of 60$«, f.o.b. oars, sellers’ Works; terms loos 3$- cash within ten days of oaoh shipmont.

( Shis oaustio soda is for Carbolic Operation at Silver Lake.)

Hr. Berggren will noto that I have secured ilr. EdiBon’s 0. K. covering thiB contract and hold; same in my possession.

Hfl.BB H* 2» looming

Copiee to Uesors.

Edison, Wilson, Mead owor oft, H.

Oat. 20, 1915

Ur. S. J. Berggron:

Please lot ino have certified oopy of resolution adopted by Ehomas A. Edison, Ino. ratifying and approving the plaoing of a oontraot with the Uiohlgan Alkali Co., Edward Hill's Son & Co.. Ino.. agonto, 64 Wall St., new York City, for 1600 tons of 2000 lbs. eaoh, fused 76# Caustic Soda for Bhipraont in car¬ load lots in about equal monthly quantities, beginning Ootober 20, 1916 and ending December 31, 1916.

Price $2.26 per huiuVred lbs., baBis 60/?., E.O.B. V.'yandotte,

forms, net cash, 60 days from dato of each shipment, or less IjS in 10 days.

(Shis Caustic Soda is for the Primary Battery Operation, Silver lake.)

Mr. Berggren will note that I have secured Ur. Edison's 0. K. covering this oontraot and hold same in my possession.

Hfli.BB

H. 2. looming

Copies to Uesars. Edison,

Wilson, ilondoworoft, II

(/?^/s;weV^l!/jt/;y<t^ October 27, 1915.

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

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! of your spent Sulphur:

: Aoid obtained after nitrat¬

doing this and we write now to aBk that you send us a sample of about five pounds of the acid with the analysis

» have lost the memorandum

With best regards, I t

I

Oct. £8th. 1915

Mr. E. W. Preston, 'Press.,

Standard Essence Company,

Maywood , 14. J.

Dear Mr. Preston:

I regret my inability to answer your favor of the 27th instant in Mr. KcPison’s absence. This comes under the head of technical matters to which he attends to exclusive¬ ly, and I would not attempt to take any action in regard there¬ to . It ie with much regret that • I am obliged to answer in this way, I trust it will not inconvenience you to await his return, which will be somewhere between the first and fourteenth of November. I am not informed as to the exact date as yet.

Yours very truly.

Mr. Edison:

This is one of the pile of papers you had on the left hand side of your desk, and which you cleared up Just before you went to San Fran¬ cisco'/ It has stood so long that there will he no harm in keeping it until you come home, because I want to consult you before replying to the let¬ ter.. .

We. cannot make them any proposition on Aniline Oil for next year, now, as we are sold up.

As to Earaphenylenediamine, we would probably have to take up this subjeot through young Solomon. Thus far, we have been selling it direot to customers, except in the caBe of the American Oil & Supply Company, and I wanted to wait till your return and see what your polioy is going to be about selling to the Trade.

MEADOWCBQFI.

October 29, 1915. j::

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, Hew Jersey.

Gentlemen:

Two months have now elapsed singe the original advance was made by the U. S. Appraisers upon your shipment of Benzol through Rouses Point from the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. This refers to Car 520.

Since that time this office has been communicating directly and through Messrs. E. W. Myers & Co. with the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. in -an effort to secure from them some figures that would indicate the cost of production, this being in our judgment the only line of proof which would afford us any chance of success on the appeal to reappraisement that was taken from the action of the Local Appraiser.

We have received several letters from the solicitors of the Dominion Iron & Steel Co, promising co-operation, but to date we have been unable to eecure any communication directly from the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. We are consequently in exactly the same position os we were two months ago, and in the meantime the oar iB being held at Rouses Point and the time for the trial of the case (November 17th) 1b fast approaching.

We could of course Becure a postponement from November

17th if neoessary, but from the present rate of progress it would

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appear that the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. , in spite of their fair words, are not inclined to aid us, and we aslc your udvioe and instructions in the premises.

You must understand that the burden of proof is on the importer and that this necessarily means that the affirmative is with us and that we must do something to sustain our contention that the entered values are correct.

Awaiting your reply,

7tS)oa(ifiKff <? Co. Site.

Cvsro/fs & fo/WARD/AG Ace/rrs

*;0,'cwat'”E?° 4-7 Pearl Street

■r. m. H. lieadoworoft, >WW YORK, October 30, 1906.

Aaeletant to Ur. Blison,

Orange, H. J.

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Confirmlre telephone oonver cation of this morning, we are very much Pleased to idviae you that we hava arranged with the ouBtoma authorities for the release of the tank car aM you may at once arrange to dispoaa of the goods, being careful however co send ue a four ounoe sample of the oontanta, together with the affidavit enclosed

completed.

yours faithfully.

H. F. Downing

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H. F. Downing & Co. Inc.,

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Gentlemen :

Your favor of the 30th ultimo has been received, and I am much pleased to learn that you have arranged with the Customs Author¬ ity for the release of tank car KTX 622. In accordance with your instructions I am sending you herewith an affidavit duly completed, and also a sample of the Benzol taken from the car in my presence.

Yours very truly,

AAssistant to Mr. Edison.

Enclosure .

American Oil & Supply Co.

Oils, Greases, Acids, Chemicals

52-54-56 Lafayette Street

Gentlemen:- Attention Mr. W.H.Meadowcrof t._ _ _ ^

As per the writer's telephone conversation with your Mr. Head oner oft, we have purchased and hereby confirm the purchase of Aniline Oil from you as follows: -

Ten thousand poundB during the month of May, 1916 and twenty thousand pounds during each month, June to Dec¬ ember inclusive, 1916, making a total of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds in all, the price to be 50^ per lb. f.o.b. your works, usual terms and conditions.

We have obligated ourselves to deliver on the 10th, 20th and 30th of each of these months in about equal proportions and we would ask that you prepare to make de¬ liveries to us in the same way.

We are pleased to have been able to make this sale and now understand that you have no more to offer during 1916. If there should be any more available, we would thank vou to let us know as we undoubtedly could dispose of this to

CKB/B.

American Oil & Supply Co.

Oils, Greases, Acids, Chemicals

52-54-56 Lafayette Street

Newark,N.J.

November let, 1915

T.A.Edison (2)

P.S. The above quantity is in addition to the two

thousand pounds per week we have purchased of you over the entire year, 1916.

Kindly arrange contracts for both lots and submit them for our signature.

A.O. & S. Co,

Mot. End.

1915.

Burr Drug Company,- Montgomery, Ala.

Gentlemen:

Our Mr. Kennedy handed to us your favor of the 16th instant in regard to Carbolic Acid Crystals. Our production up till next June is all taken up under contracts, hut in order to accommodate a friend of our friend, we will squeeze out about five hundred pounds for you, which will be shipped in two 250 pound galvanized iron cans, - one this weekiand one next week.

We trust you will appreciate the fact that this has been dono as a special accommoda¬ tion to a friend. We have not made draft. Our invoice will follow in due course, and you may deduct 1 % for cash.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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BESSEMERE ALABAMA NOV 4-15 F H MASON

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ROOF BURNT OFF OF SULPHATE BUILDING THIS MORNING BY-PRODUCT EXHAUSTER (N THIS BUILDING ELECTRIC SPARK IGNITED GAS IN BUILDING NO EXPLOSION ONLY FIRE EVERY THING DOWN TWELVE HOUR 8 HAVE LITTLE1 GAS NOW AND AM RUNNING SLOW SPEED EXPECT TO BE' RUNNING FULL SPEED TOMORROW SOME EXCjTEMENT. G H OP DYKE ■

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Nov. 4th, 1915.

Mr. Wm. H. Meadoworoft,

Ascistant to Mr. Kdison,

Orange, H.J.

Bear Sir:

We are just in receipt of your esteemed letter of the 2nd, and note that you will squeeze out about 500 pounds Oarholio Acid Crystals in 250 pound galvanized iron cans, this week and next. We appreciate this ^Trf SSoSa^Tgreatl v r and upon receipt of your invoice we will send you Hew York check promptly to oover.

Please remember us kindly to our friend Mr. Abb Kennedy, who during his visits to Montgomery has spoken to us of you a number of times.

With best wishes and again thanking you for helping us out at this time, beg to remain, Yours very truly,

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Orange, N. J.

Attention

Gentlemen:-

I certainly hope that you enjoyed your trip out to San Franoisoo and have come hack in the best of health,’

I have not been able to see Vice President Backus, and Judge Ruby of the Heroules Powder Company in regard to the Toluol Contract, but this morning X had a telephone message from them stating that Mr, Backus will be here again next week, and that he will not mise the next chanoe to see me.

The daily reports from Woodward dated October 51st, to Hovember 5th do not look quite right to me and I request you to kindly look into this matter carefully onoe more and telegraph the Manager of your plant to do everything to make Toluol as fast as possible.

I take this opportunity to request that you kindly reserve the toluol from the Cambria Plant until the Hercules trouble is settled, because il they take a strong stand we

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might he ahle to uBe your toluol from the said plant to our great advantage in settling the dispute.'

With kind regards.

Tours very truly,

wrttTERMTJNION

Mov. 10-th. 1915.

Woodward Iron Company, Woodward, Ala.

Dear Sirs :

Attention of Mr. R. H. Banister.

Mr. Edison has just returned from the West and I have talked with him in regard to the disposal of your Naphthaline.

Mr. Edison says he thinks he can sell all we both make, and if agreeable to you will do so, remitting to you the full amount received for your Naphthaline, as his selling expenses will not be inereased.

He thinks you should charge him for the Naphthaline the same price cer pound as he pays per pound of Solvent Naphtha. The extra expense of purifying is to be paid by you and Mr. Edison in proportion to the quantity of Naphthaline sublimed.

The Barrett Manufacturing Company supply 95% of the Naphthaline for moth balls on long contracts, and we understand have none to sell, but there are two or three concerns who use Naphthaline to make Beta Haphthol which is employed in making a red dye which can no longer be obtained from Europe. There are other small users- The Naphthaline should be pretty white, other¬ wise the prices are very poor. Pure white is about 10 cents per pound at present.

Yours very truly,

(signed) W. H. Mason.

Engineer to Mr. Edison.

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HitBui & Company, limited,

26 Madison Avenue,

How York City. Attention of Mr. fakaki.

Dear Sir;

deferring to yonr favor of the Sth instant, X bee to say that Mr. Mason tells me that the reports from Woodward indicate that they will he able to obtain quite a good quan¬ tity of C. P. foluol from the crude and the washed. It is- only a matter of a few days to handle all this stuff as soon as they get ready to do ‘it, and when the tank car gets down there, it will give Mr. Opdyke more opportunity for handling this material.

I expect to reserve the loluol from the Cambria Plant for a while, and hold it ae a flood in case of necessity.

Yours very truly.

> the y&riter 1 s conversation over ^

;f qV wo are inclosing herewith Uon tests we have made on the tf'your laboratories, also on Cher manufacturers. You will ii test on both samples #1 and vou sent us. f|,h e results on these o samples you notice are practically the sane.

v J" VA grower poM/ntage of the oil from the 0Wer manufacturers dis1«S.led over at the sane tempera¬ ture than did the oil wade by you. In order to make ourselves clear on this natter we have mace a chart on each sanplo, which we are inclosing, ana which sho’.vs vou the difference. It is essential that we have an oil of tie highest purity. As explained to you we are using this material in naming a chemical •mixture which enters into our output, and we are airaia tnat n there io the slightest trace of nitro-bensole it will give us a Etroat deal of trouble. "'o know that the importea oil that wo have been using for tho past year has been entirely satis¬ factory to ns in every and the sample marked Naugatuck is practically a duplicate of this oil.

Can yon furnish us a duplicate of these two?

We should like to hear from you as quickly as possible, and we trust that yon can give us a quality exactly the 3ane as we have heen using.

Awaiting your reply, and thanking yon in advnnc< for your attention to this matter, we are ^_¥cry truly yours,

COUP ANY

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Gen. Factory Manager.

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Orange, N. J.

Gentlemen;-

Ia it possible for you to increase your ■ shipments to us of Phenol to about S00 lbs. a day until the close of the year, as we are very hard pushed at the present time.

This surplus quantity would, of course, be charged off the quantity of our oontract with you, and we ask this accommodation of you to kind of even up on your short deliveries to ub during the summer .

If it is at all possible to meet ua in this regard we would greatly appreciate it, and now awaiting your early reply we beg to remain, yours ver y truly, MONSANTOJ3«B&5ICAL WQEKS.

Iiaoiu

INCORPORATED

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on Diamond Disc and Ambcrola Phonographs and Records. EdisonHinetoscopcsandMolion Picture Films.

Edison Primary Batteries . Edison Kinetophones.

Edison DictatingMachines. Edison A.C.Reclifiers.

Hot. 11, 3915.

Mr. Edison.

Re cost of manufacturing of 3?. Phenol.

In order to find out exactly, what causes the variation m expenses per lh of P. Phenol Irnede up the attached statement, showing the different items during the time from March (when we started hookeening) until September.

The statement gives detailed figures for:

1 Actual total costs per lh of P. Phenol

2 Expenses caused by higher prices for raw material

Z Total costs per lh of P. Phenol, in case the prices paid for raw material during March, April and May would have remained the same in the following months.

If we take an average from the first S months, we get a total cost per 1 lb of P. Phenol of 27.08 cts. „ ^ . , .

This total cost shows a slight increase in June , July And August dropping a tfkle under 27 cts in September (considering the total cost as given in red ink, leaving aside the increase ctusea by higher expenses for raw material.) _

The explanation for the slightly increased costs in June Jul,, and August ismainly given by the fact, that we had to change our method of distillation, so that we arrived at a higher point of orys tali zati on?. Instead of having up to 2$ of water left in the P. Phenol, as was the case formerly, we nov; distill the P.Phonol so, the t hardly a fraction of 1$ of water is left. Our orystalization point is generally near 40°C,often even higher^vhilst it used to be H5°C or sometimes less. , , , . , _ .

Whilst an increase of the total cost, caused by higher prices of raw material, cannot be avoided, it probably will be possible, to manufacture somewhat cheaper by increasing the production.

WB paid for instance for labor in March 4.86 cts? in April 5.25 cts, in August 4.17 cts and in September 4.08 cts per lb P. Phenol.

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Prices peia for materiel for manufacture of P. Phenol.

	Maroh	April	May	June	July	Aug.	sipt
Benzol	•?5gal	'.S5gal	•?5gal	.?8gal	?8gal	. 60gal	.65gal
Vitriol	. 7Icwt	.7Icwt	.71cwt	. 98owt	. 98cwt	. 98cvvt	. 98owt
limestone	4. OOton	4. 00 ton	4 . OOton	4. OOton	4. OOton	4. OOton	4. OOton
Soda ABh	. 5?/icvvt	. 57/iCV/t	. 57&cwt	. 57^cwt	.57&wt	. 57&owt	. 57/^cwt
Caustic	1.58cwt	1.58cwt	1.58cwt	1 . 58cwt	1.65cwt	1. 65cwt	1.65cwt

Mr. Opdyke:

Hr . Edison wishes you to prepare a statement showing all work, material, labor, that we expended upon the Carbolic Still from Badger & Company in your Phenol Plant. As you will remember, this still cost us a lot of money for extra work, etc. Mr. Edison wishes to have this at your early convenience, and please have attached to your statement either original or copies of bills paid.

V.'e are probably going to have a scrap with Badger’s about this and the other still.

«. H. MEADOWCBOET .

Eovember 11th -1916.

Mr. Opdyke:

Kill you please sena to Prof.

W. R.Ornaorff, Cornell University, Ithaca, IJ.Y., by express the following samples, namely, l/2 pound x'aiiline Oil, l/2 pound Hitrobenzol, l/2 pound Paraphenylenediamine, l/2 pouna Aeetanilia and l/2 pound Aniline Salt. There is to' be no charge for these samples.

U. U. MEADOY.CROJfl.

JJov 11th. 1915

Hrof. W.R. Oradorff,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, H. Y.

Dear Sir:

Your favor of the 20th ultimo has hee'n brought to my attention on my return from California. Replying to your inquiry, let me say that v/e use the Phenol with Formaldehyde to make a resin for our disc phonograph records.

It is also used in the manufacture of Salicylic Acid and Aeperin. It is also used in the Drug Trade and our Government for making Picric Acid.

I will send you some samples of our chemicals for your Museum.

Yours very truly.

J^is^4^4ew/<£2ftw/Me(

_ November _11_, _ ,^?/_5_

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Orange, H. J.

Attention of Mr. W.H,

Gentlemens—

Referring to my conversation of this morning, I beg to enclose you herewith copy of the specifications of Benzol and Phenol from the Aetna people, whioh kindly treat as strictly confidential, - — -

*" I shall be very much obliged to you if

you will kindly express your opinion about their Phenol specification compared with your pure Phenol. X propose that I will oommunicate with you before we buy any Phenol from outsiders, or in other words, I shall first oome to you when we require Phenol and in case you do not care to sell any , I will then go outside to buy.

Under these circumetanoes, I request you to treat this information as strictly confidential.

Yours very truly.

ST:VC

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STANDARD SPRf!TFICATIOIJQ FOR BENZOL AND PHENOL^

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November 9, 1915.

The Benzol shall he of such a grade that when submitted to distillation 90$ shall distill inside of one and one-tenth degrees C. (1.1° O of the boiling point, and 95$ shall distill inside of one and eight-tenths C.

(1.8° C.) of. the boiling point.

melting point

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5 grams dissolved in 100 co of distilled water should show a practically clear solution.

Not over .03$, determined as follows! Ignite 5 grams in a weighed cruoible.

Phenol shall distill to dryness between 178 degrees C. and 183 degrees C.

November 11, 1915

Mr. Win. H. Meadowcroft,

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Lear Mr. Meadoworof t: -

We suppose since the return of Mr. Edison he has been too busy to take up our letter of October the 27th in -which we referred again to the use of the spent Sulphuric Acid obtained after nitrating Benzol and which Mr. Edison offered to the writer when last at your office. We are just now making Inquiry for some extra acid outside of that provided by contract by the General Chemical Company and would like to consider the use of what you have, if you will supply us with a good sized sample, and at the same time state^price. Vr presume you would be able to deliver in carload lots.

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MEADOWCROFT , H ADDON HALL •

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flovember 12th. 1916.

Mr. Edison:

Mr. Hoffman was in this morning ana was exceedingly anxious about the return of the General Chemical Company’s Oleum ear. You will remember talked this matter with you yester¬ day, and asked you to empty this car into drums so that it could be returned right away. You objected because you said it would eat up the

drums. He admitted that, but said that you would be

be using it right up and it would/only for a few days, and then they could be used for Carbolic for export, and the drums would never be returned, and so it would not irake any difference.

He haB been in this morning and is very anxious to have this carried out, as he says it is a matter of extreme importance, as the General Chemical Company will stop shipping Oleum if we do not return their cars.

I have instructed Opdyke to go ahead on this basis.

KEABOKCROI’Q}.

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THOMAS. A. EDISON, rSSl'^ «y ^

ORANGE N.J. ^

REFERRING YOUR INQUIRY REGARDING SHIPMENT CARBOLIC ACID CONTRACT 23233 FIRST SHIPMENT WILL BE REQUIRED AT INDIANHEAQ FOR MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSI VES BY DECEMBER FIFTEENTH BUREAU HAS RECOMMENDED WAIVING I NS PECT I ON v..

AT WORKS OF COMPANY, AND INSPECTING ON DELIVERY AT INDI ANHEAD PROVIDED COMPANY WILL AGREE TO PAY TRANSPORTATION CHARGES BOTH WAYS IN CASE ANY MATERIAL SHOULD BE REJECTED FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS

STRAUSS,

E RiSqijibb & Sons

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SINCE 1858

ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO E.R. SQUIBB &

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Jr... H. Meadowcrof t, «9« ^ ^ ^

My dear Mr. Mendowcroft:-

On our Carbolic Apid label, submitted to you

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for your approval, you will note the statement * gtaminently dds- A——

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under all conditions! we woi the statement on the label.

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shall

Yours

:ery truly,

WOODWARD IEOH COMPANY.

November 15, 1915.

Hr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, 11. J.

Dear Sir:-

W e are in receipt of your favor of the 10th, written by Mr. W. H. Mason.

Your suggestion that we charge you royalty on the naphthaline you are making here at the same rate as we charge royalty on the solvent naphtha is entirely satisfactory to us.

We also note what you say in regard to selling our naphthuline for us, we to render invoices against you at the price at which you sell it. This is entirely agreeable to us, but it occurred to us that we might save you some work in your office by having you send- us sales memoranda covering the naphthaline you sell for our account and we bill direct against the buyer, in this way keeping these items out of your account. However, this is merely a suggestion. We appreciate your assist¬ ance in this matter and are, of course, anxious to handle the account in the way that best suits you.

Yours truly,

WOODWARD IRON COMPANY .

rhb-b .

(signed) R. H. Banister. Vice President.

FOUNDED 1818. ST. LOUIS

POWERS-WEIGHTMAKOSENGARTEN CO.

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS

Ninth and Parrish Streets

November 16, 1916.

laboratory of

' Thomas A. Edison.EBq.

Orange, N. J.

Attention of Dr. William H. Meadoworoft Gentlemen: -

IRON BY HYDROGEN.

Referring to our recent correspond, enoe on this matter, particularly to your favor of October 21st In whloh you withdrew the quotations you had made us, we now inquire as to what you propost to do. We must settle the matter one way or another, and we would muoh prefer to draw our supplies from you rather than to manufacture the artiole ourselves. It is evident that if you feel Inclined to supply us that your facilities may enable a very economical arrange¬ ment compared to our undertaking the manufacture of the artiole and if our orders appear desirable to you we hope we may have the privi¬ lege of an early answer.

Very truly yours.

tanks a/8" metal, 76"- diameter

27' long over all dome has man hole In top dished head good for forty pounds, pressure 190~ each ff. 0. B. Chloago. Sub jeot prior sale prompt

shipment . Tankage t

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get them. Will wire oar number six ordered 13th soon as possible.

UNIVERSAL IRON & SUPPLY COMPANY.

Hov. 16th. 1915.

Dominion Iron & Steel Co.,

Sydney, tfova Scotia.

Gentlemen:

1 want to call your attention to the fact that we have not been getting our full quantity of Benzol. You will remember that under the terms of our contract you were to supply me with eight hundred (800) gallons per day, but as you were meeting with some difficulties a few months ago, I voluntarily told you that you might reduce my quantity to five hundred (600) gallons per day for the time being. This would mean that I should be getting fifteen thousand (16,000) gallons per month, but you have not been shipping anything like that quantity.

1 must ask jrtiat you at least furnish me with the mini¬ mum quantity I have agreed to take for the present. I shall prob¬ ably want to have you ship me the full quantity of eight hundred (800) gallons per day after awhile.

It is of great importance that I get at least this mini¬ mum quantity regularly.

Yours very, truly.

Hov. 16th. 1916.

Mitsui & Company, Ltd.,

26 Madison Arenas,

Hew *ork City. Attention - Mr. Sakakl.

Dear Sir:

Keferring to your favor of the 11th instant, in which you enclosed copy of specifi¬ cations of Benzol and Phenol from the Aetna people, Mr. Edison says that with the poor grade of Benzol specified in such specifications they cannot produce Phenol of a high quality.

Yours very truly.

Assistant

Ur. Edison.

Hov. 16th. 1916.

Mr. Donald McKesson,

Hew York Quinine and Chemical Works,

114 William Street,

Ilew York City.

My dear Mr. McKesson:

I am in receipt of your favor of the 12th instant, and acknowledge receipt of one copy of the aniline Oil con¬ tract duly signed in behalf of your Company.

The report that we are making offers of Acetanilid is not correct. We are making, only a limited quantity for our own use, and jUBt non cannot spare any i|jSr sale.

Mr. Edison withes me to ask you if there is a short¬ age of Cinchona Bark. He thinks he knows where a large quan¬ tity of low grade hark can be had.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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Hot. 16th. 1915.

Mr. L. 2. Vance,

Racine Rubber Co.,

Rac ine , Y,is .

Dear Sir:

Your favor of the 10th instant has been received, together with your sheets showing distillation tests of Aniline Oil.

I beg to say in reply that our own tests only show a trace of Hitrobenzol. We could not afford to redistill our Aniline Oil, as our plant is pushed to the limit to keep everybody going. Y.o are told from all quarters that our aniline Oil is the best in the mark-' et.

Why do you not actually use half a drum in your process and see how it turns out before anticipating trouble? You should come to Eome decision about this very quickly, as I can only furn¬ ish you with Aniline Oil in accordance with Baraples, and if this is not satisfactory we ought to know right away, so that we can make arrangements about cancelling our contract with you for next year, and give you an opportunity to obtain your Aniline Oil else¬ where .

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Hov. 16th. 1916.

2. F. Sdmands & Company,

70 Kilby Street,

3oston, ilass.

Gentlemen :

Referring onee more to your favor of the 10th Instant in regard to & few drums of .aniline Oil for the Pacific Mills,

I beg to say that to. Aldon called us up on the telephone, and I arranged to let the Pacific Mills have one drum |||r week for the next four weeks at 86^ per pound, ?. 0. 3. Silver lake, JH. J., drums extra. Vie wij.^ make the first shipment of one drum about the end of this week, lie will ship to Pacific Mills, South law- rence. Mass.

PleaBe do not let the news of this get abroad, as we could not spare any for anyone else, as Mr. Edison wishes to accommodate you by squeezing out this quantity.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to to. Edison.

Uov ember 16th.

1916.

Mr. Opdyke:

We closed a contract with the Pacific Mills, sSouth Lawrence, Mass., for Aniline Oil for next year. They are bad¬ ly off for a few drums during the remainder of this year, and under great stress X have agreed to let them have a drum a week for four weeks at 85^ per pound, the first shipment to he made this week end.

Kill you please, therefore, make a memorandum of this, to ship oni drum a week, commencing this week end.

IV. a. MEADOW CHOl’T .

Kovember 16,

Mr. Meadoworoft, Thoe. A. Edison, Ino, Orange, N. J .

Shipment .of Carbolic' Apid;.

November 17, 1915.

In reference to carbolic acid for the Navy:

1. I talked with Admiral Strauss and Lieut. Caskey, of the Bureau of Ordnance. They report they will be ready to go-, ahead to manufacture "D" (their explosive) by December 15th, and would appreciate it if the first shipment of carbolic could be made in time to get to Indian Head about the 12th of the month, at the latest. .1 think we had better go ahead and ship as near to December first as is practicable. If you are a few days late on the shipment, I can get any fines remitted.

2. It has been arranged for the carbolic to be in¬ spected at destination, Indian Head, with the understanding that we will defray transportation charges both ways , in case it becomes necessary to ship any of the carbolic back to the plant. I told Admiral Strauss you would prefer to do this rather than have anyone around the carbolic plant, and it has been so ordered.

M. H. HUTCHISON.

T. F. EDMANDS & CO.

BROKERS

70 Kilby street

Boston, mass. November 17,

•ATTENTION MR. TffiADOWCHOPT.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:—

Your two favors of the 16th received.

AWTT.Tmr. oil,. We will oertainly malce no mention of the purohase and again we thanic you for letting the Pacific Mills have the 4 drums.

Yours truly,

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My dear Mr. Meadowcroft:

I am in receipt of your letter of November 16th and thank you for the information with regard to Aoetanilid.

With regard to Cinchona Bark, there is plenty of Cinchona Bark on the Island of Java and fair stocks in Am¬ sterdam. Shipments from Java have been somewhat decreased owing to the high freight rates, hut the only affect of this is reducing the stocks on hand in Amsterdam and sufficient supplies are obtainable for the Quinine factories, which are somewhat limited in capacity^ ^der the present extraordinary demands^ South American Bark, to which Mr. Edison probably re¬ fers, contains insufficient quantities of Quinine to be of eoonomio value while Java Bark is obtainable.

Yours very truly, /

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Powers-Y/eightman-Bosengarten Co., ninth and Parrish Streets,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Gentlemen:

IEOH BY HYDRO GEH .

Beferring to your favor of the 15th instant, I beg to say that our quotations were withdrawn because of the small quantity of Sul¬ phur contained in our Iron by Hydrogen.. If you wish to take it as it is, we shall be willing to supply you. If, however, you want Iron by Hydrogen free of Sulphur (U. S. P.) we will have to experiment further, and the price will be higher than our previous quotation.

In our process of manufacture we use Sulphate of Iron, and are not equipped to use Chlorides .

Yours very truly.

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Yours very truly,

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ilr. J. V(. Aylswofcth,

2E3 Midland Avenue,

East Orange, fl. J.

Dear Mr. Aylsworth:

1 enclose a letter from iaugh- lin, Duntar Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., in regard to Ozokerite. I also send herewith the two samples of Ozokerite which they sent to us.

Will you kindly return these, together with Laughlin, Dunhar Company's letter and your an¬ swer to Mr. Edison's memorandum.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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Thomas A>B«lBon, Inc., { 5 ) l J

Orange, N. J. ^,-S

Attention of Mr. ff. H. Beg£oworo£t»

Enclosed please find a letter from Germania Hosiery Kills', dated the 18th instant. This letter is in reply to mine in which I told them that if they intended to take a final action, I will he prepared to aocept their challenge through our lawyer.

They say that they want one drum the first of the week <m ■*> and thereafter three drums per month. In order to avoid trouble I certainly wish that you will arrange to ship one drum early next week and then one drum every ten days thereafter, eo that I will not have anything to worry about.

I regret very much that my mistake caused you a great deal of trouble, but hope you will comply with mj request with the view to helping me.

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GERMANIA HOSIERY MILLS.

Philadelphia, November 18, 1916.

Attention of Mr. S. Takakl.

We are in reoeipt of yo.ur letter of the 15th instant and note that you say in reference to the way we obtained contract for Aniline Oil after our Mr. Arno Sarfert had called at your office, also note what you say in reference to reselling same at a fabu- loueferice in the open market, and beg to state that the oil which we Sola in the open market was not the oil which we secured from the Thos. Edison plant,' but was oil for which we had contracted and which was not satisfactory for our purpose but having placed the contract we had to take the oil in and the only outlet for same was to resell it and the price we sola the oil for was very near the price we paid for it, and to this we had to aad our ex¬ penses for handling.

How you can rest assured that'there is no Thos. Edison oil leaving this plant with the exception of oil for uses in our own mills.

In reference to speaking to the Secretary of the T. Edison plant it was our Mr. Arno Sarfert who was in New York City at that time but he is now on the road and will not be able to obtain any information as to just what happened there until such a time as he returns from this trip or when we can receive information by mail.

Now the oil which we have been receiving from the Thos. Edison plant has been solely used in our 2 plants and we found same to be very satisfactory, therefore sold our other contract which we had received from another party.

Hoping this will clear up your view as to what the cir¬ culars were sent out for, we beg to remain

Yours very truly,

GERMANIA HOSIERY MILLS.

(signed) Harry Sarfert.

p. S. As to shipments of oil thould you be able to send us a drum the first of the week we would be very well satisfied and we have no intentions of going any further into the matter if we have thl understanding that you will make delivery each week or at least 3 drums (900)poundsj per month.

If you desire the names of concerns for whom we are dye¬ ing we will send same upon request and thereby convince you we are using this oil ourselves.

(Bigned) Harry Sarfert.

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Mov. 22nd. 1915.

Butterworth- Judson Company,

60 Wall Street,

Mew York City.

Gentlemen:

■ Kef erring to the interview between your Mr. Burkin and myself on Saturday last, I write to confirm the understanding and arrangements we then arrived at.

Under my contract with you for Mixed Acids for use at my Aniline Plant during the year 1916, I have already agreed to deliver to you free one hundred twenty-five (125) tons of Spent Acid per month, as part consideration of the purchase price of Mixed Acids supplied by you to me during 1916.

At the interview between itr. Burking and myself on Satur day last I agreed to sell to you all the remainder of the Spent Acid coming from tie operation of my Aniline Plant during the year 1916, at eight dollars ($8.00) per ton, loaded into your oars at my plant, you to furnish me with an Egg, as agreed. I now beg to confirm this sale to you, and shall be obliged if you will kindly write me in reply confirming this understanding and your purchase.

Yours very truly,

(signed) fhos. A. Edison.

We take pleaoure in confirming herewith our telephone advice of this morning to the effect that General Appraiser Browiv under date of the 20th instant, has rendered hie deoiBion in the matter of your reappraieemente on benzol shipped by the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. through F. W. Myers & Co, The decision in question holds the correct dutiable value of the benzol to be twenty-five cents per gallon less freight and consular fee, such value being the value declared by you on entry of the merchandise. The decision in question becomes final and conclusive on all parties unless appealed from by the Collector before December 1st. If such an appeal is taken we have strong hopes of winning out before the Board of Three General Appraisers.

We shall follow this matter up with pare and Bhall advise you of any future developments.

Very tru^/ yours,

JPB/fc

Hov. 23rd. 1915.

XI. P. Morgan & Company,

Export Department,

23 Viall Street,

Hew York City.

Gentlemen:

I am in receipt of your favor of the 18th instant in¬ quiring whether I can furnish either Benzol or Phenol for delivery next year, for the French Government. Let me say in reply that this inquiry comes too late, as X have sold the entire capacity of both my Benzol ana Phenol Plants for the year 1916. I think Benzol can he obtained from others.

I believe that the Phenol required could be obtained if. the French Government would advance the money to erect Acid aid' Phenol Plants, but in my opinion nothotherwiBe. They have been wasting time for over a year on the Phenol-Picric Acid business, and they do not seem to know how to get results.

Yours very truly.

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Hov. 23rd. 1915.

Mr. B. H. Banister, Vice fresident.

Woodward Iron Company,

Woodward, Ala.

Bear Mr. Banister:

I am in receipt of your favor of the 15th instant in regard to naphthaline- I have written to Mr* Opdyke, in¬ structing him to furnish you with memoranda of all naphthaline shipped from the plant from time to time. On the basis of these memoranda, will you kindly have bills rendered against me for the royalty on the basis of eight (8) pounds of naphthaline being equal to one (1) gallon of Solvent naphtha, that is to say, the naphthaline should be billed to mo at 1 l/4^ per pound. Herewith I return letter of your Mr. HilBon and two billB against me for naphthaline at 2 4 per pound. Will you kindly have cor¬ rected bills sent to me.

In regard to selling your naphthaline, I think your suggestion Is a good one, namely, that we should send you sales memoranda covering the naphthaline we sell for your account, and you can bill direct against the buyer. I think this will be an admirable way of handling the matter.

YourB very truly.

Enclosure .

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Thomas A, Edison, Esq. ,

Orange, H. J.

November 23rd, 1915.

Dear Sir:-

I am in receipt of your favor of the 16th inst. calling attention to the faot that you have not been getting your full quantity of Benzol.

Without entering into the question of the exact number of gallons you were to get per day, and which was the subject of several letters between yourself and our President, I will point out that we have shipped your tank oars in every case promptly on arrival. This applies, of course, to after we got in- operation.

Our Traffic Department have been in communication with your Traffic Manager asking for advice as to tank oars, and we find that one oar was shipped to us on the 15th inst. and there is no advice of anything further.

Wa will be very pleased indeed to ship you the minimum quantity regularly and we only ask for your tank cars to reach us in good time so that we may do so .

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Yours faithfully.

JPM/

,JFhe Bayer Company, inc.

117 HUDSON STREET

ARISTOL VERONAL

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ELARSON RI9TIN

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ork, Nov. 23, 1915

. H. Meadowcroft, Esq-W ' ^V>

c/o Edison l/oratory M )

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Mr. Simon* Just phoned” me that you are in need of aspirin and I t&e great pleasure in sending you our new packing of aspirin tabled. The small boxes are handy to be carried in the pocket and ft course, may be refilled from the larger bottles.

h manufacturing aspirin in Albany, and this / manufacture has only become possible because Mr. Edison is delivering to our Company through me the carbolic acid, which is the raw mater¬ ial for aspirin. It is generally recognized that aspirin is today the most popular remedy and that larger quantities of it are used than of any other drug, not excepting quinine. If it had not been for Mr. Edison, this important remedy could not have been produced to the great detriment of the sick and suffering of the United States.

With kindest regards, I remain

Verjr^tru yours,^

Dr. H. Schweitzer.

10 bots. 100's 2 boxes 12' s

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;!Se are in receipt ofj your favour of lltJu,^ inat., contents of which have our attention.^ j In the event of your being able to obtain'? than you require at 55 oenta per gallon, would be glad if you couli make us an offer, as we would be buyers of -2° Pur/e Benzol at 7X) cents per American gallon, New; York, drums extra, for deliver to June next/ year./ Possibly, we might even pay a little /more.:

Under these circumstances, we would be pleased to hear from .you" by cable, should occasion .arise.

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liendel Samuel & Sons ,

157 Commerce Street, bewark , li. J.

Sent le men;

The Iroh Borings that yon have been delivering to our Aniline Ilant are very un¬ satisfactory and are not in accordance with your contract. If you will please call at the Laboratory and see Mr. Meadoweroft on Friday ho will discuss the matter with you.

Yours very truly,

Edison Laboratory.

ilov. 24th. 1916.

Prof. Vi. K. Orndorff,

Cornell University,

Department of Chemistry,

Ithatfa, H. Y.

Dear Sir:

Replying to your favor of the 20th instant, I beg to say that farapheny- lenediamine is on& of the chemicals we use at our works hore in the making of disc phonograph records. It is also generally used by fur dyers for producing a black, for which there iB no good substitute. It is also used for dyeing purposes by manu¬ facturers of artifioal human hair.

Yours very truly.

REPORTING MARKS

Pennsylvania Tank Line

I / General Offices ^ y

The Thomas A. Edison. Company, \Jf Orange, New Jersey. r

You are now leasing from us two (2) 10,650

'ion capacity Cars for the transportation of Benzol, fa we are writing to ash if you would he interested in \ ^ (U

leasing additional Oars at this time? f fo'

We are in a position to name you an attractive ^ price and would appreciate your advising us hy return ^ ^

how many additional Cars you would he interested in, and ^ ^

we will then submit you our proposition in full and feel ^

sure same will he interesting. , / c\^C I

Thanking you in anticipation of a favorable

Yours very truly, k,. “V 1^ .

PENNSYLVANIA TANK EIHE. / ^ ^ l ^ '

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ATknr-tfmrn ■ (tBlhdto . Nov. 24, 1915.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, H. J.

Bear Air. Edison:-

This letter will introduce to you Air .

C. R. Johnson, who is in charge of our laboratory, and who desires to arrange with your Company for a modest supply of Paraphenylene-diamine , - for exper¬ imental uses at the moment hut which we may want to use in quantity later.

Will you he hind enough to direct him to the proper person for the information that he requires,

and oblige ,

office's i 45 Park Placo NEW YORK

ST. LOUIS MONTREAL

Main Works RAHWAY. N. J.

MERCK GL CO.

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS

NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 1915.

Plonso address your Orders lo "Merck Co., Rahway, N. J.” (our Works and

Q/rs/ Edison Laboratory,

We again respectfully refer to our recent

correspondence regarding various items on which you

quoted us some time ago.

Please be good enough to advise us if the investigations of your chemists have been completed, and if you anticipate being in a position to submit samples at an early date>

Very truly yours,

Attested MERCK & CO.

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26 Madison Ave

Mew York, November 26th. 1916.

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Orange, N. J.

Attention of Mr. W. E. Meadowcroft.

Gentlemen

We thank you for your letter of the 23rd instant, advising us that you will take all the pure Benzol coming out of your Woodward Plant, up to the end of the year 1916, at the price of 60^ per gallon.

Yours very truly,’

MITSUI & CO. LTD.,

by (signed) Shunzo Takaki. ASST. MANAGER.

ST: VC,

They have succeeded, and are now turning out a produot which has been nooepted hy physicians as equal to if not superior, to the original 606.

Their work was undertaken for the good of humanity at the suggestion of the Canadian Government. Up to the present time at least, they have made no attempt to make money out of the invention.

My friend Candee tells me that there is an enormous demand for the drug, physicians going to Toronto from all parts of the United States in order to obtain some of it for their patients. He says that the main difficulty haB been to procure the relatively small amount,

75 to 100 pounds a day, of Phenol which is required.

I thought that you might be able to help them, and in mentioning the matter to Ur. Hutchison I learned that you had already been approached by Ur. Van der linde in the same matter, but that you had not felt satisfied with the good faith of his statement that the Phenol would not be used for munitions. I therefore write to say

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that Dr. Van aer linde is the accredited representative of Messrs. Candee and Maoallum, who are doing business under the neme of the Synthetic Drug Company of Toronto, and that if you see fit or find it possible to let them have a small but regular supply of Phenol, it will be used only for beneficent purposes. I know all about this whole proposition and everybody in it. They are all right and inspired by the highest motives. I think you will hear from them again within a few days.

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The undersigned just returned from a trip Eas' and learns from your favor of the 23rd of deliveries of Aniline Oil on contract orders hooked.

While I appreciate the fact you are furnishing some of this material to the Millville kfg. Co. and iirestone Tire.

& Aubher Company against backward deliveries, still the quantities you are furnishing are much smaller than those which you re¬ peatedly promised you would furnish, the difference 1 assume being due to the fact that after promising me repeatedly to make more substantial shipments against back orders than you have been making, you changed your plans and have been making deliveries to other parties or against other orders you have booked.

If my assumption in this connection is correct, I feel quite certain you v/ill realise' your actions are unfair to my customers and self. In short, after receiving your repeated assurances about more substantially catching up with back deliveries than results showiai-, I assured my customers of what you had promised and hove not been able to reconcile them to your failure to make good.

They understand you are running to full capacity and reason that by so doing, you should not only be able to give them the monthly specified quantities as provided for in their orders, but also to give them a substantial quantity against back deliveries, on which you were short.

Please see and let me knov/ if you cannot make a better showing on back deliveries so -that! I can convey encouraging news you give me to customers to pacify them.

Thanking you in advance^-for any relief you con offer for the embarrassing position of^customers and myself, I am

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Mr. VI. H. Meadowcroft,

The Edison Laboratory,

Orange, II. J.

Dear Sir :-

Shipment of Phenol.

Tie learned from the telephone conversation which we had with you yesterday that we wont be able to get the next carload shipment of Phenol by next Friday, December 4th due to your failure to obtain raw material for the manufacture of Phenol on account of the congestion in railway transporta¬ tion, and we also learned you are trying to obtain affidavit from the railway people for this mattex^adT

Tie do not want to push you too hard, knowing that - you have trouble in getting the raw material, but we are -very- anxious to fulfill our contract with our Government, and we again numerate as below figures for your reference:

The quantity so far shipped is 170,831 Us. On December 4th we should get one carload of about 35,000 Its., making a total quantity of 195,831 Its. to be shipped by December 4th. There are only 33 working days left for this

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year and the quantity to be shipped during that period should * 137,169 Its. Therefore it gives a daily quantity of over 5700 Its. which is more than 6 drums per day.

*e know it is too hard to ship all of the remaining quantity out during the contracted period. We are trying to persuade the Government to agree to our shipment of 300,000 U.. during this year, postponing the shipment of the remaining 33 000 Its. to the first part of next year, and we are pretty sure that they will agree to our proposition without insisting

upon our paying penalty for the delay.

In order to ship 300,000 Its. during this year, we will have to a.t you to .hip at th. tate of .hoot 4700 I». P« lay, aod .. -old appr.ol.te yool .vet, effort "■ ”llh

the above ..»tlo».d ®>antlty dull* the rest of the y.ai » that we wont have to suffer any loss.

Thanking you in advance for your kind effort in this

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Very truly yours,

WEI Ft TON .WEST VA..CLARKSBURG .WEST VA., STEUBENVILLE, OHIO

GENERAL OFFICES

/ Hov. 29, 1916.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison, UUMW 1

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V/o regret to state ^ha^te afe

any information regarding

The information we wrote yon a~bout 8 /■.{%?[ Jl<

22nd oame from an article in ^

paper, as follows:

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operations through a lack of sulphuric i y* aSid, the price of which has advanced, tacmwC -J"

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have been loBt to millB and employees (jtjJJ. *

through the shortage. Thomas A. Edison \ ,

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has saved the industry, according uu information received from Bellmont and Toffsraon Gountv mills. He invented what -4"

is known as "Edison Compound" from ty-Pro^ucts^ of uowder mills, and as these are running full time the supply is plentiful. The new method is proving a success in making galvanised sheets end tin nlate."

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Yours very truly,

Phillips Sheet & Tin Plate Company, ^Purchasing Agent.

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Hov.29,1915.

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Mr. II. T. Deeming,

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headed "EdiBon Saves Tinplate hy an American Device", and refers to a substitute for Sulphur io‘"Ao i d in compound form.

Do you know anything of this,

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. could you give me any in-

! ^ formation concerning it? / Knowing you personally, I

thought it would not Jb.e*'amis s to address you on this subject. , , llf this is a commercial proposition, is on the market, and

\ ^ -inn oan give^me any data, it will be very mucljhppr eclated.

''With kind personal regards, believe me,

Sincerely yours.

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November 29, 1915*

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d\t Sir:-

\ Kindly refer to your letter of November 26th with reference to 50o\ellons of benzol per day for ell of next year.

\ are not at the preeent time in poeition to quote on thie

benzol ae al^et^ are ,blo

The rising you for yoor letter, we are,

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Mr. Shomas E. Murray, ft H. F. Brady,

54 Wall Street,

Hew York City.

My dear Mr. Murray:

X suppose you will probably receive the enclosed check for §15,000.00 to the order of H. F. Brady with as much pleasure as I have in sending it. This com¬ pletes the return of the §05,000.00 originally sent by Mr. Brady to Mr. Edison.

Yours very truly,

Assistant to Mr. EdiBon.

Enclosure.

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The Norwich pharmacae Company

STANDARDIZED PHARMACEUTICALS Main Office and Laboratories

Thomas Edison, Inc. , /

East Orange, N.J. /

Gentlemen: ' \ S ?

.We have experienceVl-a4el<in attempting to use Carbolic Acid of American production in our various' pharmaceutical products difficulties with a disagreeable od^r resembling commercial dis¬ infectant. For the purpose of assisting us in the conducting of thorough investigation, will you/4e good enough to send by express for our account and at our expose 1 lb. bottle of your Acid. In case the quality of your product is satisfactory, will you be position to, as an accommodation, supply us a limited quantity, say

300 to 300 lbs. and at what price?

/ Very t±uly yours,

THE NORfftST^ASyWCAL OOMP^KJ

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THE NORWICH PHARMACAL CO.

STRAUSS & HEDGES

Deoember 1, 1915

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison, 4 y Orange, New Jersey

Gentlemen:

We beg to advise ^fou that the Government has appealed from the favorable deoision of the Single General Appraiser in the matter of your reappraisement on benzol shipped by Dominion Iron & Steel Co.

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My attention has been called, to an article . .

in the St; Louis POBt Dispatch under date of the y}$*\ CeMia •'«- 26th ulto. entitled "Edison discovery saves the tin plate industry. Inventor supplies safe and handy substitute for Sulphuric Acid." No doubt v

you will be interested to know that letters Patentg. "r

of the United States numbered 702,050, dated

June 10, 1902, have been issued quite some years_^ J . X

covering this method or process. aB I assume naturally that the compound referred to is nitre A cake. fteEvT *

The E. I. duPont de Nemours Powder Co. . I . are exclusive licensees for the sale of nitre cakej^* -•

to be used for pickling purposes and have for \ some years been selling large quantities of nitre.. «*/

cake for this purpose. The patent is one which O

I think you will find is rather well known among » fg V, ^ the manufacturers of explosives and has already been sustained. ’ l

This letter is not written with the idea £~ of serving any notice of infringement upon you £*&-*-* as the writer has no information which would Justify such notice, but in view of your interest in the matter and your apparent lack of informa¬ tion concerning the patent in question and the use of the by-product as stated, it waB thought that you should be informed in the premises.

Yours very truly,

0. )&JUL

Dec . 3rd . 1916 .

Strauss & Hedges,

12 Broadway,

Hew York City. .

Gentlemen :

I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the first instant advising us that the Government has appealed from the favorable decision of the Single General Appraiser in the matter of our reappraisement on our Benzol shipped by the Dominion Iron & Steel Company.

Your letter has been. shown to Mr. Edison, and he hopes that there will be no very great delay in bringing this mattor to a final settlement.

Yours very truly,

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

December 3rd. 1916.

Mr. Edison:

We have sold you 160 tons of Oleum over next year at 1 l/8 cents per pound, F. 0. B. Hudson River^ Bayonne Works. 260 tons of 98$ Sulphuric Acid at 1 cent per pound, F. 0. B. ... Works. 160 tons 98$ Sulphuric Acid which we have purchased from Butterv.orth & Judson for your account at $40.00. X think that the latter 7.111 he delivered at freight paid. We will have the contracts ready for this material on 1'ueuday or Wednes¬ day of next week.

Sincerely yours.

December 5, 1915

Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, New Jersey.

Gentlemen:

Attention of Mr, Meadowcroft Replying to your letter of the 3rd instant, we beg to advise you that the appeal of the Government from the favorable deoision of the single General Appraieer in the natter of your importation of benzol at Rouses Point has been set for hearing on Thursday, December 30th. This is the earliest possible date on which we can be heard and we believe that a decision will be rendered very shortly thereafter.

The decision thuB nade by the Board of Three General Appraisers will be final and conclusive, no further appeal being by law permitted to either the Government or the importers.

Very truly yours{ <

JVS/ll

Woodward Iron Company

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Deo. 6th.

1916

Blagden, Waugh & Co.,

4 Lloyd's Avenue,

London, B. C.,

England .

Gentlemen: £UBE BEHZOL:

I have received your favor of the 23rd ultimo, and v.ould say in reply that I will he on the lookout for you in regard to obtaining some pure Benzol from America.

If there is any opportunity of helping you out I shall be glad to do so .

Your b very truly.

Dec* 6th

1915.

Mr. Stanley Doggett,

99 John Street,

Uew York City.

Dear Sir :

Your favor of the 36th ultimo came to hand in due season and v;as laid before Mr- Edison. I mast ask your in¬ dulgence for the do lay in making reply, as we have been extra¬ ordinarily busy here the last few weeks, and our mail has suffered accordingly.

Mr. Edison wishes me to say that we are doing the best we can in regard to deliveries of aniline Oil, as we told you iri|a previous letter, we are shipping the full monthly quota that was contracted to.:.be supplied at this time, and in addition we are sending something on account of the arrears.

• We are treating all our customers alike, and the other customers are getting the some relative proportion of backward deliveries that your customers are receiving. *e ao not see how we can do any better than we are doing.

Yours very truly.

ABSiBtant to J.Ir. Edison.

Thos. A. Edison, Ino Orange, N. J.

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. . Attention oPfe^W^. Ueado^croft. /

We beg to confirm the proceedings of the conference at your office among yourself, Mr. Mason, Mr. Mingle and myself and also beg to give you the figures for your reference.

The Heroules Powder Co. proposition is that they will wait until February 1st, 1916 and that we are to do our very beet to make up the deficiency between 130 gallons per day and the actual quantity which we would have delivered by February 1st. They are firm that since they agree not to insist upon their re¬ ceiving 150 gallons per day as per the contract, wemust bind ourselves to deliver 130 gallons per day through* m- the contract period, namely, June 35th, 1915 to December 81, 1916 even if we 4 I have to buy toluol from other plants outside of yours in Woodward.

Owing to our purchase of a large quantity of dynamite and detona- tors, they really want to keep on good terms with us, and we trust W that you will get your Woodward Plant through Mr. Mason to try im-

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increase in tanking capacity and other means.

Supposing that we cannot inorease the Woodward Plant any more than 100 gallons per day, we will he oorapelled to ask for your assistance to the following extent;

1.-30 gallons per day shortage of delivery from Feb. 1st, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1916 (equals 334 days) 334 x 30 = . 6»680

3.- To make up 30 gallons per day shortage of de¬ livery from June 35, 1915 to Feh. 1, 1916,

(330 days) 330 x 30 . . -^jg-

At present the Hercules people stand firm that we must make up the shortage of our past delivery, namely, 4,400 gallons on the 1st of February 1916, and therefore we appeal to your gener¬ osity to Bpare us your Cambria Steel Plant's toluol as follows:

(We understand that your Cambria plant turns out at least 140 gallons per day, and that your contract with J. P.

Morgan & Co. expires March 1, 1916 at the latest.)

37 days from March 1st to April 6th - 37 days X 140 gallons equals 5,180 gallons.

After Anril 6th, that is to say beginning with April 7th, 1916 After tQ klndly *para UB so gallons per day until

Deoember 31st, 1916.

The prioe which will be paid for your toluol from Cambria Plant is to be the same as the prioe of our oontraot with Hercules, namely, $3.18 per gallon. However, we have to pay 13$ per gallon commission, and therefore we will arrange so that you will sell that muoh toluol direct to the Hercules the full $3.18 per gallon. (If we sell your

people and reoeive

To Thos. A. Edison, Ino. - 13/6/15.

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Cambria Plant toluol in our name we will be oompelled to pay 13£ per gallon commission, and therefore it is more advisable for you to make the contract direot with Hercules.)

Of course we will do our very best to obtain a better proposition from the Hercules people, and we will work on it in co-operation with Mr. Mingle, but trust that you will be good enough to agree to the above request of ours and we will continue to negotiate with the Hercules people so that we might be able to out down the amount of toluol we have to obtain from your Cambria Plant.

If you do not wish to make the contract direct with the Heroules people we will get some other party to do it for you and we will hold ourselves absolutely responsible for the payment.

Thanking you very much for your kindness in offering your assistanoe to save us from this trouble, and with kind regards,

ST/KN.

Dominion Steel Corporation, Limited

Dec* 6, 1915

Thomas A * Edison, Esq., Orange, 1T.J.

X have yours of the 3rd inst* in the matter of nitre cake for pickling purposes and will

for the past thirty years.

It is apparent to me from your letter that you misunderstood my previous communication* In toat communication I stated that I assumed that you did not know of the patent of my client on the theory that if you did know of it^there would be no. occasion for the article in the * Louis Post Dispatch referred to* The point ^is aimnly this: 1 I believe that my client has, a valid patent covering the pickling ofironbythe

,1R~ of nitre cake. The article in the St* Louis Poet Dispatch might lead the trade to suppose that you had a competitive process °r were the inventor of the prooess and in affect the rights of my clients* I understand now however, from your letter that you knew nothing of the article, but this seems to deepen the mystery , and of ciurse I will appreciate any further information you can let me have, and in the meantime, remain,

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FILE No.

National Lead Company

ST. LOUIS BRANCH

SUBJECT • . ■■

f Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

TO ( Orange,

\ New Jersey.

FROM WALTER M. LOWRY, DATE Deo. 6, 1915.

Dear Sir:

We note an article published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch dated Pittsburg, November 27, stating that you have recently discovered a substitute for sulphuric acid for the pickeling of steel. "The writer mentions this as "Edison's Compound" put up in cake form, the cakes to be dissolved in water to produce a pickeling liquor.

We are users of sulphuric acid and would be pleased to have you forward information as to where "Edison's Compound"

oan be obtained.

Mr. William H. Meadowcroft,

Assistant to Mr.. SdiBon,

Orange, N. J.

My dear Mr. Meadowcroft

I acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 3rd inst. and take note that you hope to he able to furniBh ub, beginning with January, 200 pounds of Phenol, per day. - As soon as you can make a further increase in these deliveries, I truBt that you will let me know.

As previously informed you, our requiroments during normal times were somewhat like 250,000 pounds per year, but, of course, with the present upset conditions, it is very hard to say what our actual requirements are. Nevertheless, I wish to repeat that they are far greater than 200 pounds per day and X therefore trust that you will soon be able to make further increases in your deliveries.

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Dec. 7th. 191t .

i'he .Norwich Pharmacal Company,

Uorwich, h. Y.

Gentlemen:

I am in receipt of your favor of the first instant,' in regard to Carbolic Acid, and in accordance with your re|uest 1 am having e-nt to you from one of my Carbolic Plants a pound sample, fhis will be forwarded by express, and there will be no charge for it. I slit 11 be greatly obliged ro you if you will let mo know if there is anything wrong with my production.

I have contracted for ill my output for this year and part of next year, let mo say for your information, however, that the American Oil & Supply Co., 5£ Lafayette Street, llewark, XI. J., are supplied by me under contract, and they may have some to sell.

Yours very truly.

CONTRACT

AMERICAN Oil & SUPPLY COMPANY Selling Agent for the General Chemical Co.

Newark, H. J. December 7th ,1916.

THOMAS A. EDISON, Orange, New Jersey,

Hereby purchases, and agrees to receive from the American Oil & Supply Co. a corporation, and the said American Oil & Supply Co., hereby sells to Thomas A. Edison, the entire quantities of Sulphuric Acid herein specified required by said Thomas A. Edison for his own use and consumption in factory located at Silver Lake, New Jersey during the period from January 1st, 1916 to December 31st. 1918 inclusive, and from year to year there¬ after unless written notice to the contrary be given by either party at least six months previous to the date on which any such yearly extension

is to commence.

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livered during the previous year, plus 10%, except a

T^eonsideration of there being no minimum quantity named {J this ^contract the Buyer aglees to purchase his supply exclusively from the Seller, over the period named except during year 1916 f

QUALITY. Commercial Fuming Sulphuric Acid, averaging 20% Free S03

DELIVERIES. jgr|ey^einBap^oximately"equalSmonthly quantities°through- out the period of the contract.

PRICES. Fuming Sulphuric Acid 20% Free S03 $1-12 l/« Per 100 11,6 '

basis- 20% Free S03

Terms, net cash in thirty days from date of invoice.

Hegular conditions.

Accepted.

Accepted Thos. A. Edison.

0 0 H T RAC T Office of

OjS'lo

Hew Tork, H.Y. >

(Dated) December 7th, 1915.

THOMAS A. EDI 3 CM , INC . , Orange, Hew Jersey. «

Hereby Purchases. a corporation^

The said General Chemical Company hereby sells to Thomas A. Edison, Inc.

The entire Quantities of Sulphuric Acid, herein specified.

Required by said Thomas A. Edison, ino. for its own use and consumption

in factory located at Silver Lake, Hew Jersey. During the period.

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XJ £.•£?

During the succeeding years of this contract the annual quantity shall not exceed that delivered during the previous year, plus

I^consideration0of0therePbeing ho minimum quantity named in this contract, the Buyer agrees to purchaseitsaupplyexclusively fro the Seller over the period named except during year 1916.

Quality Commercial Sulphuric Acid, averaging 98$.

Prices Sulphuric Acid 98$ 41.00 per 100 lbs. basis 98$

Terms, Hot Cash In Thirty Days less 1$ for cash in ten days

Deliveries ^^^^^""m^m^^tiWes Sgh^e’perVof the contract.

Conditions t Paymnet H treated^raeparate'^rindependent contract, but

Ea„th s mmiTr^ofYrder! purchase or payment -dor this or

mv, oaP* TfLSCr^rles on this contract, except for cash.when- T Tver LneUer for aS^reason shall have any doubt as to the buyer* a re-

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ten days before time of shipment.

Aocepted

THOS.A.EDISOH,

presdt.

• Deo. 8th. 1915.

Merck & Company,

46 Park Place,

Hew York City.

Gentlemen:

Referring to our correspondence since October 1st, and to the telephone conversation this day between your Mr. Kerrigan and ■ my Assistant, Mr* Meadowcroft, I think it will bo well to Bum up in this- letter the quotation we have heretofore made you on various chemicals .

Red Oxide Iron C. ?., 16 cents per pound.

Iron by Hydrogen C. P. Grade A, 28 1/2 cents per pound " . " " C. P. " B, 29 cents per pound

Mercury Oxide, 1.79* cents per pound.

Sulphate Cobalt, 60 cents per pound

Hydrate Cobalt, §1.54 per pound.

She iron products are made from special Swedish iron, triple crystallized. All these chemicals are of great purity, as your tests will show. I would say in regard to the Iron by Hydrogen that it 1b C. P. except that it contains two-tenths of lfr of -Sulphur; due to the fact that we make if from Sulphate and not from the Chloride- We would say forlyour information that we are Belling it to other chemical houses notwithstanding this small percentage of Sulphur. Aside from the Sulphur., it is the purest iron in the market. . ■ '

I have instructed our Works to send you samples of all the above products. Eheae will be addressed to your Mr- Kerrigan, as ar¬ ranged over the telephone.

Yours very truly, '

December 8th. 1915.

Mr. Miller:

Will you pleate send to Mr. Kerrigan, Merck & Company, 45 Park Place, Hew York, half pound samplee of each of the following:

Ked Oxide Iron,

Iron by Hydrogen, Grade A,

" " ” " B ,

Mercury Oxide,

Sulphate .Cobalt,

Hydrate Cobalt.

Chore has been a good deal of delay in taking up these matters with Merck & Company, so I want these sauries shipped out very promptly, tomorrow if you con.

Merck & Company are well aware that there is Sulphur in our Iron by Hydrogen, but they want the samples just the same. Please give this your prompt attention.

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Dr. Theodore Weicker, Vice President,

E. B. Squibb & Sons,

78 Beekman Street,

Hew York City.

My dear Dr. Weicker:

I am in receipt of your favor of the sixth in¬ stant, which I have Bhown to Mr. Edison. In order to avoid any misunderstanding, let me say that we cannot necessarily begin deliveries of the 200 pounds per day early in January, but expect to begin sometime during the month. By reason of Borne contingencies which we were entirely unable to control, our contract shipping requirements in January will be exceed¬ ingly heavy. We shall begin the deliveries of 200 pounds a day as soon as possible. In February and March we can increase a little, but after March, and for the remainder of the year, we might be able to take care of you to the full extent of your requirements, up to, say 250,000 pounds per year.

I think, if you will allow me to suggest, it would be to the effect that you kindly look into the matter and see what your requirements will be for next year, as we are now arranging to make our contracts. Kindly adviBe me at your early convenience.

Yours very truly.

Deo. 10th. 1916.

Woodward Iron Company,

Woodward, Ala.

Gentlemen:

lief erring once more to my in¬ quiry about Benzol for next year and to your reply stating that you have contracted all you are able to make, may I trouble you once more in the matter to aek if you will kindly let me know how long your Benzol con¬ tracts run.

Yours very truly,

y/Mur//r/s^ . _,

7/i/?rmba$

10, 1915.

3 thank you for information

Ir. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, H. J*

)ear Sir:-

Your favor of Dec. 6th to hand, and i

contained oonoerning Seydel Mfg. Co.

oot, that you .ro maltin' • -all vuattm of .oot.to of

sad, daily and —1. «• to »*c you a Proposition regarding *”

sane. arc constantly in the -riot for this natorlal. and hav.

accordingly aslod your »r. U.ado.oroft to fomard u. a .»plo- « *“ quality is satisfactory no 111 *• Pl«»* '» «“ «“ ”P ’1,h y“U‘

Yours very truly.

y truxy,

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cember 10th. 1915.

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V;. £ . Gray & CompaAjr/callea me up this mroning. (y

Y;. £. Gray & Companjr/called me up ti You v.ill remember that a few days ago when v;e v we called their attention to the fact that you a little Acetate of Soda every day. They askec

i tell them the exact amount.

They want us to send a sample*

; to make a definite^pro'position e

market was fluctuating, 'and it is very much higher than normal.. They spoke of making you a proposition to sell it for you-'on a certain basis and suggested that we hold what we'' have got until they have seen our sample, as they might be able to move all we have on hand very quickly.

MEADOW'

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

My dear Mr. Edison:

In regard to the Toluol Production at Woodward and Johnstown Plants, I beg to submit the following:

WOODWARD PDADT

.1- - The Woodward Plant started operating May 31st, 1915.

Pure Toluol shipped September -8022

" " " December 2nd ‘-8304

Estimated production Pure Toluol /2341 ''

from stock December 2nd V _ _

Total Hay 3l - Dec . 2 = 183 days 18667

Which is equivalent to 102 gal. per day.

As the plant was delayed considerably in June, July, and August due to water trouble, we should be very conservative in estimating 102 gallons per day.

JOHHSTOWM PLAHT.

Stock Pure Toluol on hand July 3rd 560

Estimated production Pure Toluol from crude stock

July 3rd 3890

Total Pure Toluol July 3rd. _ — 4460

Shipped July 28th - 2542

" Aug. 25th - 3664

" Sept. 18th - 3192

" Oct. 20th - 4406

» Nov. 24th - 4936

Estimated produc¬ tion from stock

Dec. 2nd - 11021

Total— - — - 29761.

.Stock on hang; 4450 25511'

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Total production Pure Toluol July 3 to Dec. 2 = 152 days = 25311 gallons .

= 166 galons per day.

‘gage two-

As thCarJwas a comparatively small output i’n July and August, I think you can conservatively estimate the production of Toluol at the Johnstown Plant as 166 gallons per day.

As the operations of the coke ovens, water ana power supply are beyond our control, a change in present methods might affect the£SCestimates materially.

Yours very truly,

Every Wednesday

Weekly Drug Markets —

D. O. HAYNES & Co. The Soda Fountain Publishers *fiSS$£sSt£X‘

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and students No. 3 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK

Att: Mr William H Meadoworoft

New Yor4 Jeoembe:f 1X» x3±ls

We are very anxious idget an aoourate line on tlie development during th^paet year in the manufacture of phenol in the United States. We desire this information for our Annual Review Humber, published early in January, in whioh we shall review the drug and ohemioal markets for 1915. The increased produotion of phenol bearB some¬ what important relation to the fcntire market.

We would greatly appreciate a letter from you telling us what your Company has done so far, and what you contem¬ plate being able to do in the manufacture of phenol. This information wife would like to use with or without your name. Your name will positively not be UBed in connection with any information you give us if you do not wish it. We pre¬ fer however, to be able to use the name of your Company to give authenticity to anything that we may; say.

If for any reason you do not care to give this information in a letter, would it be agreeable to you to have one of our representatives oall to see you, and if so what would be a proper and convenient time?

JT

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Thoraas A. Edison, Inc. Orange, N. J.

Gentlemen:- f

Your Mr. Ueadowor^t transmitted your message to me this morning to the/£ffeot that you can most likely obtain 19 gallons more Toluol , 140 gallons more of Benzol, and 9 gallons of Solvent Naphtha, per day if you put in another set of pumps with another Hirtzel Steel, at the cost of approximately $5,000.

We also understand' -that it will take between 40 and 50 days to install them, -

We heartily endorse your suggestion and request you to make this instalment at your earliest oonvenienoe and oharge the same to our joint account.

Thanking you for your close attention, we are Yours very truly,

December l^th. 1915.

Hr. C. H. Opdylce ,

% Woodward Iron Co.,

Woodward, Ala. .

delivery. arid suggestions as to- what you require for installation. .

W. H. MASOH .

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December 13, 1916.

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My dear Mr. 3d is on: -

During my last visit you in¬ formed me that you had some time ago discovered at some temperature finely, divided iron would fix Hydrogen and nitrogen as one of the Ammonia compounds. Having spent so much time on the subject of the fixation of nitrogen it immedi¬ ately arrested my attention. Have you ever attempted to patent the same, if not, why not do so now, it might save to this country a great industry.

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taken up, no doubt there is plenty of assistance to be had.

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Thomas A. Edison, Esq,

Bear Slr: AtSL

We are very pleated to note from your letter 6f the 10th Instant, that you have gotten over the diff¬ iculty which oonfronted you in the case of shipments in carB 5&1 and 519, and that the trouble was that these shipments contained to muoh Benzol HeadB instead of Toluol. We are reasonably Bure you will have been well satisfied with our last shipment and needleBB to say it will be our endeavor to meet your requirements in every possible way.

Yours faithfully.

1)800101)61 15 th. 1916.

Mr. Kammerhoff:

..Thomas A. Edison, Inc. get from us a drum of Benzol a week for use in the Record Department.

They now want to have 3 drums every 2 weeks. Mr. Edison says it is all right to let them have it.

, W. H. MEADOWCROFT .

arrange to sell this. I presume that Mr . Edison will not want to add any further opera¬ tions made on it, bat would probably want to offer the product just as it oomes.

Yours very truly,

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

ROCHESTER, N.Y.

Deo. 16, 1915,

D. 0. Haynes & Co., 3 Park Plaoe,

How York City.

Gentlemen

Replying to your in¬ quiry of the 11th inst. in regard to phenol manufactured by me, let me say that I have two factories, one of which manufactures about 7000 pounds daily and the other 6000 pounds daily. The latter will have a ca¬ pacity of 9000 pounds daily a little later on. The whole of this phenol is used in the United States, and none exported as phenol, or in the form of Pictceio Acid.

You are at liberty

to use gy name in connection with this state¬ ment.

Yours very truly,

Deo. 16th. 1916

A. Hoenigsberger, Esq.,

12 £o. Market Street,

Chicago, Ill.

Dear Sir:

Replying to your favor of the 13th inBtant, we beg to Bay that we are now manufacturing Paraphenylenecl iamine in a larger quantity than we were at the time of our previous communication, and we could arrange to let you have 26 to 60 pounds occasionally at §4.00 per pound. We are aware, of course, that this is a high price, but the prices of raw materials have gone up enormously, and we have to pay more for labor. In this connection we may also remark any Bmaller quantities we are getting §6.00 per pound. As we are only making a very moderate quantity, and have demands for more than we can fill, it is all furnished on a basis of spot cash, leBB 1$ discount.

Our product is spoken of very highly by the users, and the fur dyers around here are using as much as we can sup¬ ply them with. We. are sending you a two pound sample by ex¬ press.

lours very truly,

Edison laboratory.

Dec. 17th. 1916 ■

General Chemical Company,

25 Broad Street,

Hew York City.

Gentlemen :

I have a contract with yon for 700 tons of 98c/. Sulphuric Acia, deliveries as called for over a period of one year, from March 1st,

1915 to February 28th, 1916. This is for my Ben¬ zol Plant at Johnstown, Pa.

I trust you will bo able to renew this contract for another year after its expiration.

It is only a comparatively small quantity, but I thould be very seriously inconvenienced without it,

X am very anxious to get all theBe mat¬ ters closed so bb to relieve my mind of them, und in anticipation of hearing from you favorably, I

remain.

Yours very truly,

C. H. Opdyke ,

Woodward Iron Oo., Woodward , Ala .

•See Mr. Woodward. or Mr- Banister and find out whether you can borrow three coolers which we would return immediate in case of breakdown in their plant and would. alsa replace anyway as soon as we can get new ones. By doing this we should he able to get the extra Hirzel running in about a month. Wire answer.

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Paymaster General,

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts,

Havy Department,

Washington, D. C.

SUBJECT - Contract 25233, Schedule 0057 , Class 272, Carbolic Acid.

1. Under the above mentioned contract, dated April 5, 1915, between Thomas Alva Edison and Bureau of Supplies and Accounts United States Havy, a total of 270,000 pounds of crystal carbolic acid is called for, in equal monthly quantities of 11260 pounds for twenty- four succeoslvo months.

2. By reason of the fact that the Bureau of Ordnance Has not equipped at Indian Head for the manufacture of explosive D,

it was agroe'd that shipment of any carbolic acid would be deferred until about Deoombor fifth, 1915, seven months after the date when deliveries were to have fess» begun. .

3. Under date of Hay 8th, 1915, Hr. Peoples wrote:

"....The terms of delivery under your contract are hereby modified to require the initial delivery to be made December first, 1916, deliveries to proceed thereafter at the rate of eighteen thousand pounds por month until the 270,000 pounds of carbolic acid are de¬ livered within two years after the date of the contract an stated."

Aoting on the information contained in this letter, and without figuring it out. Hr. Edison made delivery of 18,000 pounds on Deoember third.

rery scarce article with us, with a very large uemauu, «. u».Aet price of from $1.10 to §1.25 per pound, Mr. Edison is anxious to^Tulfill bis oontract with the Bureau as to furnish a proportionate quantity represented by a total of seventeen months in which to deliver 270,000 pounds or a total of 16,882 pounds per month.

5. Tho first shipment of 18,000 pounds will bo waived tho excess amount ovor 16,882 pounds to be deducted from tho last month's shipment, in April. 1917, but Mr. Mis on respectfully requests that the monthly shipments hereafter be set at approx¬ imately 15,882 pounds until tho contract is filled.

6. Inasmuch as tho oontraot was dated April 6th, Mr. Kdison respectfully requests that time of delivery fob cars Silver -ake ,

J. -be get as not later than tho fifth day of each month. It would bo an impossibility for us to sot out 16,802 pounds for shipment January first, but wo could do so without any difficulty for shipment January fifth.

Hospoctfully.

Ohiof Engineer to and

Poroon&l representative of Mr. Thomas A. Kdison.

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Deo. 20th. 1915

S'. Vi'. Myers & Company,

Bouses Point, II. Y.

Gentlemen:

Mr. Edison wants me to ask you a ques¬ tion on a point as to which he would like to have some information.

He would like to ascertain if any, and how much Benzol other than that consigned to us has passed into the United States from Canada.

If you canno t'ivanswer ' this question broadly, can you tell him how much Benzol, other than ours has passed into the United States from Canada through Bouses Point.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

December, 21, 191b.

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f Benzol, following

shows quantity used based on present Production of £0,000 per day.

25 Gals per day mixed with Amber Rosin 6. Oil Black for coloring Plaster of Parish.

1+ Gals per day dissolving rubber for cushioning

x“ Gel ner day cleaning rubber from the Cushioning B™snes .

2 Gals per day Cleaning Label and Pront end 0. record.

1 Gal ner day clean ins Grease coating houlds Suorea -n

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2 Gals per day cleaning and polishing cylinder Sub-Master Moulds. .,1 32^- Gals. Benzol used per day

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1925 Gals Benzol used per week.

105 Gals per Drum ? Drums per Week. 210 Gallons

American Oil & Supply Go. JJ

Oils, Greases, Acids, Chemicals

52-54-56 Lafayette Street

Newark, N.J. Deo. 20th, 19

Mr. T. A. Edison,

Orange, N. ■

Dear Sir:-

We wish to advise that we have received rather

Attention Mr. W. H. Meadowcroft.

a seriouB complaint from our customer the Bayway Chemical Company with reference to the quality of the Solvent Naphtha shipped them from the Woodward, Ala. plant.

The material which we have Been selling them from the Johnstown plant and the samples which we submitted

when we secured their business tested 90# at 160. The material from Woodward tests 79# at 160.

Will you please take this up with the proper authorities and have us advised promptly what information we can give our customer as they have only used three drums from the Woodward shipment and are holding the balance .waiting to hear from us.

Will you also please refer to our previous correspondence with reference to the different unit of billing used by the Johnstown and Woodward plants. The Woodward plant are billing us 7 l/4-lbs. of Solvent Naphtha to the gallon and the Johnstown plant 7.1,_lbs. to the gallon.

Yours very truly,

American Oil & Supply^

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your consent to put our own man in your Carbolic Acid Plant to learn how to manufacture it, we must first find out if it would pay us to build such a plant in Japan, and for this rea- eon I have consulted with Mr. Tsutsumi whom I introduced to you last week, and prepared the following questions to ask you: a.- RAW MATERIALS.

1.- Pure Benzol:

(a) What is the specification of Pure Benzol which you use for the making of pure Phenol?

We want to know the degree of temperature at which it is distilled, also if we ®ust be oareful not to have any otherelements such as carbon by-oulphate, sulphur oom pound, etc.

a - Sulphuric Add.

(a) Do you use

66° Beaume sulphuric acid.

To Thoe. A. Edison, Inc. - 13/30/15.

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(t>) Do you use fuming sulphurio acid, and if so, what is the percentage of free sulph¬ uric acid therein?

(c) What is the quantity of such sulphurio acid necessary to go with one gallon of Pure Benzol?

3. - Caustic Soda:

(a) What is the specification or purity?

(h) Are there any impurities therein which we must be careful to avoid?

(c) What is the quantity of caustic soda you need for each gallon of Pure Benzol?

4. - Calcium Oxide-? or Quick Lime.;

(a) What is the specification?

(b) What is -the quantity of quick limeto go for one gallon of Pure Benzol?

5. - Soda Ash:

(a) What is the specification?

(b) Are there any impurities which we must be careful to eliminate?

(c) What is the quantity of soda ash to go with one gallon of Pure Benzol.

6. - Sulphuric Acid or Carbolic Acid for Neutralization:

(a) Do you use chamber acid?

(b) If not what is the specification of such acid . aiu!'-,

(o) What is the quantity needed to go with one gallon on Pure Benzol?

7. - Are there any other chemicals whioh you use for the making of

Phenol at your plant? If so, what are the names, specifications,

and quantities used.

If we obtain the above information, Mr. Tsutsumi and

To Thoe. A. Edison, Ino. 12/30/15.

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myself can go over the price list of those materials and find out exactly how much they oost us in Japan. ( Kindly go over this upon receipt of this letter and we will come out to see you either on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.^

Besides the above, we want to know the following ex¬ penses:

1.- Coal and steam

3a- Labor

3.** Repairs

4i- Waste and miscellaneous.

5.- Plant.

Also area of the building, cost of building and cost of machineries.^//'

To these we trust you will be good enough to let us have the figures from your books the same as you allowed us in the case of Aniline Oil Plant.

We take this opportunity to advise you that our Miike Coke Oven By-Products Plant are already obtaining Benzol, Toluol, Xylol and Solvent Naptha by Kopper system and also they are already making pure aniline oil which they just started to sell in the Japanese market early this month, and therefore Mr. Tsutsumi will only be interested in Carbolic Acid Plant on which he has done a great deal of laboratory experiments.

We expect to obtain the copies of the patents for Indigo paste very shortly and aB soon as we receive them we will send them to you for your kind assistance.

December 1916.

Mr. Kamraerhoff :

2he- Blue --.mborol Hocord Department have in- creaeed production, and they will want an additional 60 gal¬ lons of Benzol per week. Shis makes the deliveries two drums per week, instead of 3 drums In 2 weeks. :

Mr. Edison says that we shall have to let them have it. After the Holidays we may be able to decrease this o.uantity.

■ V. . H,. .MEADOW CROFT.

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American Oil & Supply Co., 62 Lafayette Street, Hewark, If. J.

X have received your favor of the 20th instant in re¬ gard to the complaint of the Bayway Chemical Company in reference to quality of Solvent Ilaphtha, and have seen Mr. Edison about it.

He says that the test figures as given for both the Johnstown and Woodward products are both authoritative and in¬ dicate Solvent Haphtha according tothe books written on jeot. Che trouble is that different coals have different vola¬ tilities, and the Solvent Ilaphtha from one coal will test differ¬ ently from the Solvent Haphtha of another coal- This difference exists as regards the Johnstown and Woodward coals. Product

shipned by ui from Johnstown ana Woodward to the Bayway Chemical Company is Solvent Haphtha in each case, ana is just what we get from the coal.

Hr-. .Edison regrets the difference very much, but says _ that he will be unable to do anything better in regard to the Wood¬ ward Solvent Haphtha. If the Bayway Chemical Company cannot use it, we shall of course have to seek another outlet.

How in regard to the different unit of billing used by- the Johnstown and Woodward Plants for Solvent Haphtha, I beg to say that the figures of the Soodward Plant arecorrect. books give 7.26 to 7.4 pounds of Solvent Haphtha to thegallon.

•;he Johnstown figure is wrong, but as it was our mistake in the beginning, we will let it go.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Doc . 21st. 1915.

Mr. J. ?• McHaughton, General Sales Agent, Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Ltd., Sydney,

Dear Sir:

I am in receipt of your favor of the 14th instant, and have noted the contents of the same.

I am very anxious to know how soon you can increase your shipments of pure Benzol to me up to the extent of 800 gallonE a day as per our contract. You will hear in mind that I have tried to accommodate you hy consenting to receive a smaller quantity until you got. on your feet. I understand that you have now reached this position, and I trust, that you will now reciprocate hy beginning shipments at once of the quantity

v.hich you contracted to supply to me .

Yours very truly.

Dec • 218-6. 1915.

Eastman Kodak Company,

Hoehester, U. y. Attention of Ur. C. W. Markus.

Dear Sir:

I received your favor of the 15th instant in regard to Carbolic Acid, and v.ould say in roply that we could help you out with a small drum of about 250 pounds at $1.00 per pound, but this is all we can spare at this time. By reason of the terrible congestion of freights we have had great difficulty in getting our raw materials, and, therefore, can spare but little Carbolic Acia at this time . .

yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR *U ' ^

UNITED STATES QEOLOQIOAL SURVEY V'' WASHINGTON

December 31. 1915.

product ooko manufacture. To obtain data upon which to bass a preliminary estimate of those products for 1915, for release on or about the first of

January next with the other preliminary estimates prepared by the Geological Survey, inquiry blanks similar to that inclosed were sent to all by-product coke plants throughout the United States.

Information has been received from Hr. H. W. HoAteer, Comptroller of the Cambria Steel Company, of Johnstown, Pa., to the effect that applica¬ tion should bo made to you for statistics covering the Edison plant at Johns¬ town. Figures for the Steel Company's plant have been furnished by that com¬ pany.

You will understand, of course, that the statistics desired will be held absolutely confidential and that only totals for the whole country will be published. As the estimate must be prepared within the next few days, if it is to be printed and released by the first of the year, and a3 reports from nearly all of the producing companies have been received, an early reply will be appreciated. Will you not be good enough to advise me also of the locations of any Edison plants for the recovery of benzol, in addition to those at Wood-

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ward, Ala., and Johnstown, Pa.

Tours very truly,

Goolosist in Charge of Coal and Coke Statistics.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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Mr. Thoe. A. Edison

While v>e do not anticipate that conditions will change in the near future, still they may change, and if they do, we will bear you in mind. We have a great deal of construction work in progress, out to complete it under the extraordinary conditions existing is a very difficult task, consequently we can not esti¬ mate when it will become effective, but perhaps by next July we might be able to serve you at Johnstown, and we certainly would be able to serve you as of January 1st, 1917. If you are interested in the matter, we should be pleased to submit to you a proposition covering your sup¬ ply from January 1st, 1917 on, and’ we await your further ad¬ vices in this respect.

Yours very truly,

JMG/D

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

WASHINGTON

Eecombor 21, 1915.

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Can you kindly inform mo of just how many tons (or pounds) you now producing monthly of auilins, carbolic acid, and paraphonylenetfiamina, and an" other coal-tar derivatives? These figures, of course wilY do con¬ sidered confidential. I wish to use them in establishing a iota# for the entire industry, portraying its exact status in this stage of Your own r;ork in this connection is possibly the most notaole has blazed the trail for others who are also doing good pioneer

You will be pleased to know that we are now manufacturing about one- ha1 f of the totul amount of artificial colors used by Amapican textile an- other interests. Fifteen months ago wo were manufacturing ono-ninth and this manufacturing consisted chiefly of the assembling^ German semi-man¬ ufactured products into finished dyestuffs. /

jvelopaont- .

I look back with great pleasure upon the playuant interview with you last May, and am much indebted to you for the helpful suggestions which woro then given mo. /

You have all the current periodicals, .in yo“~ library, I know. You may nossibly have run across the accounts ojt-'my work in the "Scientific American of November 6 and 13, and December 4th. I will Boon issue a fairly com¬ plete report of the preeent statue, of the dyestuff industry and will take groat pleasure in sending you a,copy, as soon as it appears in print.

Believe me, with best -wishes.

lc*f Agent.

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December 22nd. 1915.

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Mr. rials on : r—

JHarr^^nt. called me on the telephone . He is trying, to w<CTof Benzol to send to Japan. He bought 23.000 gallons \ 'from the Aetna Explosives Co., at 70^. butjhey said that was bXlJ

they wanted to sell just now^^___ —

He thpn-tel'ep'none d Butterworth - Judson to ask if they Benaol the, would -11. and «.« told hi. th.j ''.Ml sp«o about 2800 sallows of 98)1 oontoining about B 1/2# of Toluol.

Takaki wants to know if you would distill for him. let¬ ting him have the pure Benzol and Toluol. The Toluol he would apply on account of the Hercules Powder Co's-, order. If you can do this, what would you charge per .gallon for distillation. If you are willing to do it would it be done at Silver lake, or

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December 22 nd. 1916.

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IAr. Edison:

Dally has been using the 20$ Oleum which was con¬ tained in the car belonging to us . He will reach the end of this Oleum tonight.

He wants to know whether he shall now take one of the two cars of 15$ Oleum that we have had standing so long.

He says he understands that he will have to use a larger quantity, but he says that he has the proper proportion.

Dally also says, if you approve, he could use 15$

Oleum instead of 98$ Acid, properly diluted, I suppose. They are entirely out of 98$ Acid at both the new Phenol and Ani¬ line Plants .

The above are chemical questions , and I lay them before you, as I suppose you will want to pass upon them your¬ self.

MEADOWCHOFT .

December 22nd. 1915.

Mr. Edison:

Mr. Kammerhoff reports that a few days ago one of his good men was badly burned in the face with Carbolic Acid and he will not he able to come back to work for about three weeks. He is a married man with three children.

Under the Employers’ liability In¬ surance he will get 55.00 a week in fourteen days after the accident.

Kammerhoff suggests that if it is in keeping with your policy he would suggest that you give the man 510.00 or 515.00, or whatever you think best, for Christmas. Kammer- hoff Bays he has heard that the men around the Plant will probably take up a little collection for him.

MEADOW CROFT.

The Norwich Pharmacai Company

Standardized pharmaceuticals

Nonwicn, N. Y. Dec. 33, 1915.

Referring to your valued commuifrcarfc-ieTr'of Dec. 7th wish to inform you that we have examined sample of Carbolic Acid which you submitted with the following result:

Physical appearance: reasonably good, about normal but contains numerous black specks.

Slight opalesence when dissolved in 19.6 parts of water Congealing point: 39° C.

Boiling point: 188 C.

Residue upon evaporation: a trace Assay: 99?o Phenol Odor: very heavy

From the above you will observe that while chemically the Acid is satisfao-ory, there still is an opportunity for an improvement physically. The blade specks reported in the sample by our chemist could undoubtedly be eliminated by recry stabilization.

The heavy odor mentioned is the point objectionable for the manufacture of high class pharmaceuticals.

Thanking you again for your courtesy in submitting sample, we remain

Very truly yours.

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Orange, N.J. /jY*

Gentlemen:- )

Do you use any of the following'

Sodium Bi sulphate Acid Sulphate of Bi sulphate of Sot—,

_^*itre Cake,

Acid Crystals,

Sodium Aoid Sulphate.

If so, we would like to submit a proposition to you covering your requirements over the year 1916.

For your information, herewith attach letters in regard to processes in which the_above '-'SafterTaTc^n be used, also an approximate analysis oFNit^r^kr^Ta table of Nitre Cake and Sulphuric Aoid Solutions. ,

Awaiting receipt of your valued reply, we

are.

Yours very truly.

SPECIAL PRODUCTS DJ^?SION,

F. W. Myers & Go.

CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS

Forwarding and Insurance

AGENTS

U. S. BONDED CARRIERS

JT. °eo» 22 » 1915 •

Mr, W. H. Meadowcroft,

Thomas A. Edison Co.,

Orange, H. T.

Dear Sir:

We are in receipt of your favor of the 20th inst.

The only information that we have with respect to the importations of benzol is such importations as pass through ports at which we have offices, and the only importations out¬ side of thtse consigned to you have been two tank oars about

19,000 gals.

Should shipments of benzol from Sydney be intended for New England points, or points west, they naturally would not travel via Rouses Point, nor would we Under any cireum- stances have any knowledge as to shipments from Sault Ste. Marif

If this matter is of sufficient importance to you, we hage no doubt but that the Sedretary of the Treasury would advise you as to the amount of benzol imported in the United States for any given period.

Toronto Chemical Company, Limited

Toronto Office: 18 Wellington Street East

Beoember 22nd, 1915

Bear Mr. Edisoi

In'a'recent letter you mentioned Toluol that you would have after 1st March. We are making arrangements for what we require, and would be glad to know what amount you will have to sell and what your ideas of price are.

With best wishes for the Season,

Yours very truly.

for the

(a) What is the specification of pure Benzol which you use making of pure Phenol?

Y,'e want to know the degree of temperature at which it is dis¬ tilled, also if we must be careful not to have any other elements such as carbon bi-sulphate, sulphur compound, etc.,

^nS 95^ ought to distill over v.ithin the limit of 0.8°C. - 79.6 to 80.4°C.

This Benzol has proven to be free from any impurities so far, that good Phenol will .result.

2. Sulphuric acid.

Question.

(a) Do you use 66° Beaume Sulphuric Acid?

(b) Do you use fuming Sulphuric acid, and if so, what is the percentage of free sulphuric acid therein?

answer .

(a and b) For sulphonating we use:

Sulphuric acid of 98Ji specific gravity 1840, 66° Beaume. Or we use, instead of the 98 $ Sulphuric Acid, the fuming acid of 1925 to 1930 specific gravity, containing 18 to 21 per cent.

SO3, containing 81 to 78 per cent. H2SC>4.

Question (c)

(c) What is the quantity of such sulphuric acid necessary to go with 1 gallon of Benzol?

answer. ^ Benzol is mixe(3 with 98$ sulphuric Acid we take 2.5 lbs. of 98$ sulphuric acid to 1 lb. of Benzol.

If Benzol is mixed with fuming acid, we take 1.6 lbs. of fuming acid to 1 lb. of Benzol.

3. Caustic Soda.

Question.

(a) What is the specification of purity?

b Are there any impurities therein which we must be careful

(a and b). Total alkalinity of the Caustic Soda we . Menu with 75. 59^ of Had .

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1 V:e use 1.43 lbs. of caustic soda for one pound of Benzol.

4. Calcium Oxide - c

"'taTvie use powdered limestone, calcium-carbonate, CaC03.

question. t quantity of quick lime to go for one gallon -of

pure Benzol.

answer.. ^ ^ 2-14 ibs. CaC03 for x lb. 0f Benzol.

(a) What is the specification?

‘S7I‘) We use the normal soda ash, sodium-carbonate, hagCOg ^OO^are there any impurities which we must be careful to

(b) We have found no impurities injurious to the process.

'“iS* What is the quantity of soda ash to go withone gallon of pure Benzol?

answer ^ uge q ^ xbs. of soda ash for 1 lb. of Benzol.

6. Sulphuric acid for Carbolic Acid for neutralization.

Question.

(a) Do you use Chamber Acid? , .

(b ) If not, what is the specification of such acid used?

jn?aSand b) We use normal sulphuric acid of 985- , same as used for sulphonating , but diluted.

question,. h^ ^ t]le quantity needed to go with 1 gallon of pure

(c) We use 1.8 lbs. of 98jl sulphuric cific gravity, for 1 lb. of Benzol.

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^re1 there any other chemicals which you use for the making of Phenol at your plant? If so, what are the names specifications ana misntitips usedv If we obtain the above information we can go over the price list of those materials ana find out exactly how much they cost us- in Japan.

The chemicals we use are:

Benzol.

Sulphuric acid or burning Acid, lime Stone .

Soda Ash.

Caustic Soda.

QU8Ieside the above, we want to know the following expens

1. Coal and steam.

2. Labor.

3. Bepairs.

4. Waste ana Miscellaneous.

5. Plant.

answer. Cqb1 and steam; xz^ perllb. of Pure Phenol.

2. labor: 4 d per 1 lb. of pure Phenol.

3. -4-5. Depreciation, repairs, general overhead

expenses, water, current, 7.75^ per 1 lb- of,5jr® p„

Total expenses, except material, 1 otj per lb. of Pu

ia.t£soUarea°of the building cost of building and cost of

AI1Are'a'of buildings: About 50,000 sq. ft., Ho yards included.

Cost of plant, except buildings and except ground: About 5150.000

Hote: We figure 7.25 lbs. of Pure Benzol to one gallon.

December 24th. 1915.

(signed) H. KaMMEBHOFP .

Memo, by Mr. Edison.

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December 24, 1915.

Thomas A. Edison, Orange, E. J.

SUBJECT: Contract 23253, schedule 8057, class 2 acid for the Eaval Proving Ground, Indian Head,

m reply to your letter of December 18, 1915, it will he satisfactory for the carbolic acid covered by your oontract to be delivered f.o.b. works as originally provided for in your contraot.

It will also be satisfactory for monthly deliveries to be made in such proportion as to complete the oontract in April, 1917, that date _being within two y inspection o of Powder, East Coast, always be furnished to the Inspector a inspection.

" All shipments under the above arrangement will be made by the Eaval Inspector of Powder under Government bills of lading. '

In regard to the 18,000 pounds of material already shipped, trans-

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within two years after the date of the contract, as provided for therein. The

f this material will be made before shipment by the Eaval Inspector P.0. Building, Jersey City, E. J. Information should s to when material will be ready for

Respeotfully,

Gentlemen:

Allov; me to thank you for your favor of the 22nd instant in regard to the importations of Benzol from Canada into the United States. I have shown this to Mr. Edison, and he requests me to convey his thanks to you for the information contained.

We shall write to the Secretary of the Treasury and try to get full information, from that source .

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Deo. 87th. 1915.

Hr. Thomas H. Horton, Commercial Agent, Department of Commerce,

Washington, . D. C.

Dear Mr. Horton:

Replying to your favor of. the 21st instant, let me say that we are pro¬ ducing monthly about 'as follows:

Aniline Oil - 138,000 poundB .

Hitrobenzol - 45,000 "

Phenol - 300,000 "

Peraphenylenediamine - 5,250 "

Sulphite of Soda - 100 tons.

I have been following your work and hope that you will keep actively at it un¬ til we establish a big chemical industry in this country.

Yours very truly,

: > Rochester, B. XV, Dec. 27th. 191^ •

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. I Thwnas A. Edison.

e<n^J ^ now let U6 have 10,000 orl^OOO

&Obn JLfli pounds Carbolic Acid weekly, pipments of

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Deo. 28th. 1915.

Mr. C. E. lesher,

Geologist in Charge of Coal and Coke Statistics, Department of the Interior,

United States Geological Survey,

Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Y0ur favor of the 21st instant in regard to the re¬ covery of Benzol, etc., from the gas obtained in by-product coke manufacture was received two days