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[D8336ZAE], Letter from George W Sherman to Thomas Alva Edison, October 2nd, 1883

Title: [D8336ZAE], Letter from George W Sherman to Thomas Alva Edison, October 2nd, 1883
Editor's Notes: wrt street lighting in Buenos Aires. Hellrigel MA thesis cites this. TAE marginalia stating that street lighting is unprofitable. Poss select for this reason. (can be easily transcribed; one page) DH 8feb05 TAE marg: Tell Sherman that we could not take this contract. We could only take it for that portion of the City where our station is & besides we better not have anything to do with municipal lighting; not 1 in 10 [---] cos ever make a cent from their street lighting."
Author: Sherman, George W
Recipient: Edison, Thomas Alva
Mentioned: New York Herald; Argentine Edison Electric Light Co
Date: 1883-10-02
Type: Letter
Subject: Management (companies and organizations); Stocks, bonds, and investments
Folder ID: D8336-F
Microfilm ID: 67:573
Document ID: D8336ZAE
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8336ZAE
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
License: CC0 1.0 Universal
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 67

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