[LB063009], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Richard Rogers Bowker, February 5th, 1898
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Title
[LB063009], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Richard Rogers Bowker, February 5th, 1898
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Date
1898-02-05
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LB063-F
Microfilm ID
143:912
Document ID
LB063009
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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Friend Bowker.
I am sorry to learn that you are compelled to go abroad, but as a mans eyes are worth more to him than the possession of the world it is the right thing to do – You are certainly entitled to a good Vacation – Nothing that I have seen in the management line goes ahead of the record shown in your last annual report No management can be successful that does not try experiments with the public, boards of directors are never in favor of experiments.
Regarding the Syndicate, [It?] was is probably be unjust to hold any one to it. The changes that had to be made on account of snow and ice caused the delay – They are now finished and we start up for another test Wednesday – I expect that everything will be ready before March and I can probably pull through somehow as the profit promises larger than at first thought, and my phonograph is bringing in a lot of money I shall be on [deck?] with the [illegible] trust money, if they want it. [illegible] is coming on well – I hope you will have a good time & return o.k.
Yours
Edison
I am sorry to learn that you are compelled to go abroad, but as a mans eyes are worth more to him than the possession of the world it is the right thing to do – You are certainly entitled to a good Vacation – Nothing that I have seen in the management line goes ahead of the record shown in your last annual report No management can be successful that does not try experiments with the public, boards of directors are never in favor of experiments.
Regarding the Syndicate, [It?] was is probably be unjust to hold any one to it. The changes that had to be made on account of snow and ice caused the delay – They are now finished and we start up for another test Wednesday – I expect that everything will be ready before March and I can probably pull through somehow as the profit promises larger than at first thought, and my phonograph is bringing in a lot of money I shall be on [deck?] with the [illegible] trust money, if they want it. [illegible] is coming on well – I hope you will have a good time & return o.k.
Yours
Edison