[D0016AAD], Letter from New Jersey Zinc Co, James Bryant Tonking to Walter Seeley Mallory, March 19th, 1900
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[D0016AAD], Letter from New Jersey Zinc Co, James Bryant Tonking to Walter Seeley Mallory, March 19th, 1900
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Date
1900-03-19
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D0016-F
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186:1010
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D0016AAD
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Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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Letterhead of The New Jersey Zinc Company,
South Mine Hill,
Franklin Furnace, N. J.,
Mar. 19, 1900.
NEW YORK OFFICE,
71 BROADWAY.
W. S. Mallory, Vice Pres.,
The N. J. & Penna. Concentrating Works,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Mr. Mallory:--
Replying to yours of the 17th inst. I think it would be much better to charge in every case for what material or work might be done for each other, but we made no charge for the ore which we mined and shipped to you and thought it was hardly fair for you to make a charge for material you furnished us. The labor on the ore which we got out for you, especially out of one of our high raises in Parker Mine where it was possible to get such as you wanted, cost us a good deal more to get, than the moment of your bill, not placing any value on the the ore at all. So much for this. The understanding is now that whatever we do for each other we will make a nominal charge for. We have put your bill in our file marked "cancelled."
With reference to our mill would say for your information and that of Mr. Edison, of course, we find that we have many soft plates on our 5' Rolls and some bad plates on the smooth 36's. We have only the four sets of rolls and one elevator running. We have put through a little over 300 tons, grinding 50% of it down through. 1/2x1/4 screens, the balance probably would would pass through 1x1 screens.
The mill, of course, has had no test and will not have any worth reporting until such time as we get our Dryer, Furnace, Screens, and 3 High Geared Rolls to running. There we can tell nearly what the mill will do.
Yours very Truly,
THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY.
Supt.
<MAR 21 1900>
[illegible text]
South Mine Hill,
Franklin Furnace, N. J.,
Mar. 19, 1900.
NEW YORK OFFICE,
71 BROADWAY.
W. S. Mallory, Vice Pres.,
The N. J. & Penna. Concentrating Works,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Mr. Mallory:--
Replying to yours of the 17th inst. I think it would be much better to charge in every case for what material or work might be done for each other, but we made no charge for the ore which we mined and shipped to you and thought it was hardly fair for you to make a charge for material you furnished us. The labor on the ore which we got out for you, especially out of one of our high raises in Parker Mine where it was possible to get such as you wanted, cost us a good deal more to get, than the moment of your bill, not placing any value on the the ore at all. So much for this. The understanding is now that whatever we do for each other we will make a nominal charge for. We have put your bill in our file marked "cancelled."
With reference to our mill would say for your information and that of Mr. Edison, of course, we find that we have many soft plates on our 5' Rolls and some bad plates on the smooth 36's. We have only the four sets of rolls and one elevator running. We have put through a little over 300 tons, grinding 50% of it down through. 1/2x1/4 screens, the balance probably would would pass through 1x1 screens.
The mill, of course, has had no test and will not have any worth reporting until such time as we get our Dryer, Furnace, Screens, and 3 High Geared Rolls to running. There we can tell nearly what the mill will do.
Yours very Truly,
THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY.
Supt.
<MAR 21 1900>
[illegible text]