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[D0204ABE], Letter from Herman Ernest Dick to Thomas Alva Edison, October 22nd, 1902
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Letterhead of Ore Milling Syndicate Limited.

Oct. 22. 1902



My Dear Edison:

I have just seen Stewart and learned one or two facts which I place before you.

I told him at once that I had no time to talk of anything pertaining to any negotiations re. Junger patents, as we did not care to consider them at any price.

He said that when Mr Bolton died Mr Wallace hardly waited for him to be buried before he came up to get the option on the Junger patents which was held by the late Mr. Bolton. The estate gave him the option which has now expired with the stipulation that it was only to be alive in case arrangements could be made with you. He had no option to treat with anyone else.

Stewart also said that the General Electric [Compn's] attorney here was Mr. Gordon's brother who appeared for you before the patent office here. He said the General Electric were investigating the merits of the Junger patents at this time. He also showed me a letter from a director of the Junger company in Sweden authorizing Stewart to sell the English patent. He said he would do nothing toward selling this patent as he wanted to get in the business in some way here as soon as I got things moving. [We'd] told him to go ahead & sell it & make what he could net of it. He broke down & the tears ran down his cheeks. He said that he was absolutely penniless and that his wife was ill & that he had pawned his last things a few days ago to keep from starving. I gave him a five pound note for which he was grateful & told him to come and see me again before I left. He professed loyalty to you & said he would go hungry before he would be a party to anything that might directly or indirectly injure you. I will keep him in tow judicously for I might want to use him.

I also cabled that when [briquetting] experiment completed to cable me result. I said at the board meeting that I doubted if it were possible to complete the work by the 17th but it should not take many days after. It would therefore be most agreeable for me to be able to say something before leaving. With kindest wishes I am

Sincerely yours
H E Dick

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