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[D8914AAO], Letter from Edison Machine Works, Samuel Insull to Alfred Ord Tate, June 4th, 1889

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."
Author: Edison Machine Works; Insull, Samuel
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
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8914AAO
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 125

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