[LB054499], Letter from Alfred Ord Tate to Porter C Choate, December 8th, 1891
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December 8th, 1891. Porter C. Choate, Esq., 38 Wall Street, New York City. Dear Sir:- Your letter of 27th ultimo, in regard to Mr. Chas. W. Platt, has remained unanswered owing to the absence of Mr. Edison. In reply Mr. Edison has now instructed me to inform you that in his opinion Mr. Platt is as good as any of the chemists now floating around. He was employed in this Laboratory only a few months. Good chemists are scarce. Mr. Edison has had more than fifty in his employ during the last twelve years, and says that he wouldn’t give much for any of them. He says further that a good chemist is worth $6000. per year. Yours very truly, A. O. Tate Private Secretary.