[D8337ZEW], Letter from Compagnie Continentale Edison, Louis Rau to Thomas Alva Edison, October 15th, 1883

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Title

[D8337ZEW], Letter from Compagnie Continentale Edison, Louis Rau to Thomas Alva Edison, October 15th, 1883

Editor's Notes

Letterhead Continentale Paris # I received the letter from Eaton regarding the Austrian Suit. # WE were surprised to hear form you that Dr. Neuva addressed himself to you directly to you as he had no instructions to do so. He also did not tell us about Swans attack. There is no need to send him any power.# the President of this Company Mr. Porges is in Vienna we wrote to him to that the maximun time we can {---?} Austria for our reply and Swan of Shall wire you for the answer. Please respond as quicly as possible bec. Swan is going to go ahead with the same suit Germany# Swan has made an application against our principal Lamp Patent in Germany and wants to do same in Austria. TAE marginalia "If you read the remarks of the Chairman of the Swan co at its last meeting you will see that steps are part a system of harassing and coersion to scare you into a consolidation [?] which should never be made the biz? Amm--? That consolidation is better that fighting not applicable to everything as it is shown by our experience here where ---? Siz w management last words are illegible."

Date

1883-10-15

Type

Folder/Volume ID

D8337-F

Microfilm ID

67:912

Document ID

D8337ZEW

Publisher

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