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"If we combine we [illeg] bring out a big company in October without any opposition & make more money in the next month than we will make in ten years in the face of their opposition with litigation for we must not forget that even tho' we did not try to float a Phonograph Co alone because of the intimidation they would cause to the Public they can EQUALLY diminish our SALES of phonos by intimidating the public."…Have come reluctantly to this conclusion: "The fact of amalgamation in the U.S. & the 10% Royalty paid by the N.A. Phono Co. for mfg would be [unanswerable?] to all practical purposes.""},{"label":"Author","value":"Gouraud, George Edward"},{"label":"Recipient","value":"Edison, Thomas Alva"},{"label":"Mentioned","value":["North American Phonograph Co","Seligman, Jesse"]},{"label":"Date","value":"1889-09-09"},{"label":"Type","value":"Letter"},{"label":"Subject","value":["Management (companies and organizations)","Patent assignments, licenses, and royalties","Cylinder phonograph"]},{"label":"Folder/Volume ID","value":"D8959-F"},{"label":"Microfilm ID","value":"127:862"},{"label":"Document ID","value":"D8959ADT"},{"label":"URL","value":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8959ADT"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Thomas Edison National Historical Park"},{"label":"Publisher","value":"Thomas A. 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