[LB021162D], Letter from Samuel Insull to Alfred Ord Tate, December 9th, 1885
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[LB021162D], Letter from Samuel Insull to Alfred Ord Tate, December 9th, 1885
Editor's Notes
I confirmed receipt yesterday of your telegram reporting successful working from Toronto to Port Hope, to which Mr. Edison instructed me to reply as follows: ##"Put up apparatus at more distant stations continued until no results obtained. Have system used for actual service if possible. Report very fully." ##You will understand from the above that Mr. Edison desires to see how far beyond Port Hope you may work successfully. From his experiments here over the Boston line, concerning which he wrote you, you will understand that he considers that you ought to be able to work right through to the last "way station" on the line to Montreal. He desires that you should push this work through as quickly as possible. You can well understand that the delay in successfully operating the apparatus is very detrimental to the invention and it must materially affect the minds of telegraphic people here when entering upon a consideration of the value of the invention. Furthermore, our success here means the rapid pushing of the invention in London, which is just as important territory as is this country. A last and by no means the least important consideration is that the expenses are running up quite heavily and my impression is that Mr. Edison's mind is beginning to be agitated on this point. We are all extremely glad to hear of your success and hope that it may continue. You want to be careful to look for any funny business on the part of these friends (?) {question mark in original} who are supposed to render you assistance.
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Date
1885-12-09
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Folder/Volume ID
LB021-F
Microfilm ID
83:364
Document ID
LB021162D
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University