[D7941ZKG], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to George Edward Gouraud, December 24th, 1879

re telephone combination. TAE's pats in US sold to WU. If TAE had control of pats the Bell Co would not exist; they can't use telephone in cities without pirating carbon trans. Consolidation of interests was best. English Bell Co playing same game. But we don't use Bell receiver, so aren't in position of pirates or amenable to compromise.

Edison, Thomas Alva

Gouraud, George Edward

American Bell Telephone Co

Telephone Co Ltd

Western Union

Blake, Francis, Jr

Gray, Elisha

Phelps, George May

1879-12-24

1870-1879

Letter

Management (companies and organizations)

Carbon, coal, glass, ceramics

Telephone

D7941ZKG

D7941-F

52:1017

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University