[LB050343], Letter from New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works, Thomas Alva Edison to U.S. Postmaster General, July 17th, 1891
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June 17, 1891. To the Honorable, The Postmaster General, Washington, D.C. Sir,- I beg to inform you that during the past eighteen months, the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works, of which I am President, has established Ogden N.J., a mill for the concentration of iron ores, which gives employment to some three hundred (300) workmen, who with their families constitute a comparatively large population. A branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey terminates at our door, and their service consists of three passenger trains per day. The correspondence of this Company is extensive and important, and is dependent upon the Post Office at Ogdensburgh, N.J., which is distant three miles from our mill. The delays to which we are compelled to submit in consequence of this inconvenient arrangement are seriously detrimental to our business interests, and I therefore respectfully suggest to you the desirability of establishing a Post Office at Ogden. Our position there is permanent and its scope will increase from year to year, and I sincerely trust that you will find it within your province to grant this request Should my proposition meet with your favorable consideration, I will be glad to name a reliable man for the position of Post-master, if by doing so I can assist you, and meanwhile I beg to remain Yours very truly, Thomas A. Edison President N.J. & Penn’s. Concentrating Works.