[SB012BCL], Letter from Demas Barnes to Thomas Alva Edison, November 7th, 1883

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[SB012BCL], Letter from Demas Barnes to Thomas Alva Edison, November 7th, 1883

Editor's Notes

[COULD SELECT TO DEAL WITH ERWY STUFF] Investigating electric rwy and plan to negotiate with your Co. Pls give me yr best opinion as to their methods of applying electric power to cars. [TAE instruction to Insull to reply that TAE will answer soon; keep letter before me.] Then xxtensive TAE marg: "My opinion on the application of electricity to cars is that the motor will in most cases be placed directly under the cars and that for roads such as street roads, the Elevated, & underground roads running from 1 to 10 miles that it is the coming method, all that is requisite is to put on road in operation so as to gain actual experience and a chance to surmount what difficulties & objections may be found. Formal repy is D8316BJF

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Date

1883-11-07

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Folder/Volume ID

SB012-F

Microfilm ID

89:517

Document ID

SB012BCL

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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