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It sents "B+1", which means that our credit is more than good and that our status, financially, is from $300,00. to $500,00.00. ### The Lamp Company is rated in Bradstreet's, "B". The fact of the Capital being $250,00.00 is noted, which constitutes the limit of the pecuniary standing. "B" means that the credit is very good-somewhat less than the Machine Works, because of there being less money invested, probably. Dunn-Barlow & Co' rate the Lamp Company "B.1", which means that the credit is high and the pecuniary respnsibility from $200,000.00 to $300,000.00. Bergman & Company, Bradstreet rates them "A" without mentioning the amount of their Capital Stock. Dunn-Barlow & Company rate Bergmann and Company "C1 1/2" which means that their credit is fairly good and their financial responsibility, rom $75,000.00 to $125,000.00. This is a lower rating than is given Bergmann and Company by Bradstreet. Taken comparatively, the Machine Works stand, in both Dunn-Barlow and Company and Bradstreet, with the highest credit. The Lamp Company comes next and Bergmann last. ### I think that the rating all through is very fair. The United Company is not quoted at all in Dunn-Barlow and Company, and in Bradstreet's it is put down at "D", which is the lowest rating given to anyone." Very truly yours, [unsigned]","Supplied day"]},{"label":"Author","value":["Edison Machine Works","Insull, Samuel"]},{"label":"Recipient","value":"Edison, Thomas Alva"},{"label":"Mentioned","value":["Edison Lamp Co","Bradstreet Co","Bergmann & Co"]},{"label":"Date","value":"1888-02-15"},{"label":"Type","value":"Letter"},{"label":"Subject","value":["Financial operations (companies and organizations)","Stocks, bonds, and investments","Banking and bankers"]},{"label":"Folder/Volume ID","value":"D8828-F"},{"label":"Microfilm ID","value":"122:764"},{"label":"Document ID","value":"D8828AAJ"},{"label":"URL","value":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8828AAJ"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Thomas Edison National Historical Park"},{"label":"Publisher","value":"Thomas A. 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