[D8435E], Letter from Willis N Stewart to Thomas Alva Edison, March 14th, 1884
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[D8435E], Letter from Willis N Stewart to Thomas Alva Edison, March 14th, 1884
Editor's Notes
Has drawn up complete statement of situation for Eaton at his request and sends copy to TAE (this is the subject of letter); Santiago station will pay all its expenses and perhaps more this month but will run a little behind in the summer; wants to put 10 candle power in place of 16 to "get about 25% more case and so earn a dvidend"; no reason to close station "except the gross and criminal (I mean it) mismanagement of the agents"; to save station has proposed terms in letter to Eaton and asks TAE's careful consideration of them; if it is "possible to get rid of Kendall & Co., I guarantee to get one million dollars here before 6 months expire, and do plenty of business elsewhere." if not contract is valuable and will send orders for machines in two weeks; Prof. Zegers and Lanz have joined him and put up $10,000 capital; "Prof. Zegers is immensely pleased at your gift of the Phonograph." notes that Vicuna MacKenzie is out of town; "Clark is on hand as my assistant and sticks to Edison. Husbands has roped in a Boston crowd on a telephone deal, and is making large calculations." arranging to light a small theater where he made first demonstration and if successful will get new theaer in Valparaiso with 1000 lights and the Operat in Santiago with 1200.
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Date
1884-03-14
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Folder/Volume ID
D8435-F
Microfilm ID
73:872
Document ID
D8435E
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University