This bound volume is undated, but it probably covers the period August- September 1902. It contains an enumerated list of instructions and suggestions, written in part by Edison, relating to construction, adjustments, and repairs at the Stewartsville works. Some of the entries pertain to the assignment of work to specific personnel. One entry concerns sampling procedures for mixed cement. The cover is marked "Starting Up Book." The book contains 301 numbered pages; it has been used to page 291.

Only the pages with substantive notations by Edison have been selected. Some of the unselected pages contain routine comments by Edison.