[D8914AAO], Letter from Edison Machine Works, Samuel Insull to Alfred Ord Tate, June 4th, 1889
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- Title
- [D8914AAO], Letter from Edison Machine Works, Samuel Insull to Alfred Ord Tate, June 4th, 1889
- Editor's Notes
- I return you herewith Mr. La Dow’s letter of the 27th ulto. It does not strike me that "a marvel of mechanical genius" is the class of lad to enter a machine shop. I should think he would be better suited for employment in the Edison laboratory. We don’t want "marvels or genius"in a manufacturing establishment. All we want is young men who have the ability to do what they are told, and to do it well. "Marvels of mechanical genius" in such a position are usually troublesome and chafe under discipline. I have not, of course, written Mr. La Dow."
- Recipient
- Tate, Alfred Ord
- Mentioned
- La Dow, Orville D
- Date
- 1889-06-04
- Type
- Letter
- Subject
- Labor
- Folder ID
- D8914-F
- Microfilm ID
- 125:801
- Document ID
- D8914AAO
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 125