[LB051226], Telephone Message from Edison General Electric Co to Arthur Edwin Kennelly, October 2nd, 1891
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Letterhead of Edison General Electric Co. Office of Second Vice-President. CONFIRMATION OF MESSAGE. Name of Person Sending Name of Person Receiving Time Date Young Mackenzie 3-10 P.M. October 3/91 From whom received, General Manager, Schenectady Works To whom sent. Mr, Kennelly. Our Mr. Miller, who came from Siemans & Halske, states that they have made quantities of telegraph cables; that they always cover each individual wire with lead, twist the whole together and then they are covered with jute and asphalt, and continues with steel wire armor besides. He does not recollect that they ever made a cable with more than seven wires. He is not well posted except with the work of jointing and making cables, and cannot give information. In addition I would add that we have just [illegible] a lead length of seven foot phonograph cable of 14 feet. The capacity is equal to .0131 microfarads per mile. The insulation at 15 degrees centigrade is 18200 per mile. Sent to Mr. Kennelly through Second Vice President’s office at 3.45-Sent by John Burke---Received by Mr. Kennelly. [illegible text]