£StA> A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION PARTY (1911-1919) Thomas E. Jeffrey Senior Editor Brian C. Shipley Theresa M. Collins Linda E. Endersby Editors David A. Ranzan Indexing Editor Janette Pardo Richard Mizelle Peter Mikulas Indexers Paul B. Israel Director and General Editor Sponsors Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey National Park Service, Edison National Historic Site New Jersey Historical Commission A UPA Collection from fj§)' LexisNexis- 7500 Old Georgetown Rond • Bethesdn, MD 20814-6126 Edison signature used with permission of MeGraw-Edison Company Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey endorsed by National Historical Publications and Records Commission 18 June 1981 Copyright © 2007 by Rutgers, The State University All rights reserved. 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EDISON PAPERS STAFF (2007) Director and General Editor Paul Israel Senior Editor Thomas Jeffrey Associate Editors Louis Carlat Theresa Collins Assistant Editor David Hochfelder Indexing Editor David Ranzan Consulting Editor Linda Endersby Visiting Editor Amy Flanders Editorial Assistants Alexandra Rimer Kelly Enright Eric Barry Outreach and Development (Edison Across the Curriculum) Theresa Collins Business Manager Rachel Wcisscnburgcr BOARD OF SPONSORS (2007) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey National Park Service Richard L. McCormick Maryanne Gerbauckas Ziva Galili Michelle Ortwein Ann Fabian . . Paul Clemens Smithsonian Institution Harold Wallace New Jersey Historical Commission Marc Mappen EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD (2007) Robert Friedel, University of Maryland Louis Galambos, Johns Hopkins University Susan Hockey, Oxford University Thomas P. Hughes, University of Pennsylvania Ronald Kline, Cornell University Robert Rosenberg, John Wiley & Sons Marc Rothenberg, Joseph Henry Papers, Smithsonian Institution Philip Scranton, Rutgers University/Hagley Museum Merritt Roe Smith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS We thankfully acknowledge the vision and support of Rutgers University and the Thomas A. Edison Papers Board of Sponsors. This edition was made possible by grant funds provided from the New Jersey Historical Commission, National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and The National Endowment for the Humanities. Major underwriting has been provided by the Barkley Fund, through the National Trust for the Humanities, and by The Charles Edison Foundation. We are grateful for the generous support of the IEEE Foundation, the Hyde & Watson Foundation, the Martinson Family Foundation, and the GE Foundation. We acknowledge gifts from many other individuals, as well as an anonymous donor; the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies; and the Edison Electric Institute. For the assistance of all these organizations and individuals, as well as for the indispensable aid of archivists, librarians, scholars, and collectors, the editors are most grateful. A Note on the Sources The pages which have been filmed are the best copies available. Every technical effort possible has been made to ensure legibility. PUBLICATION AND MICROFILM COPYING RESTRICTIONS Reel duplication of the whole or of any part of this film is prohibited. In lieu of transcripts, however, enlarged photocopies of selected items contained on these reels may be made in order to facilitate research. LEGAL SERIES Harry F. Miller File Richard W. Kellow File Legal Series This series consists of agreements, assignments, licenses, deeds, mortgages, and other legal documents, along with related correspondence and financial records that were collected or created for legal purposes. The files were maintained by Edison's personal secretaries, Harry F. Miller and Richard W. Kellow, as well as by Edison's brother-in-law, John V. Miller (no relation to Harry F. Miller), who assumed Kellow's role after 1921. Harry F. Miller File. Harry Frederick Miller began his association with Edison in 1888 as an assistant in the office of John F. Randolph, f drop's personal business secretary. He succeeded Randolph as secretary in 1908. Miller also served as treasurer of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., and as an official in several other Edison companies. The documents in the Miller File are arranged in three groups that parallel the arrangement of the archival record group at the Edison National Historic Site. The majority of documents in the first two groups relate to the chemical plants that Edison set up at the beginning of World War I- On the other hand, the items in Group 3, which constitutes the bulk of the Miller File, are primarily from the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Selections from the years prior to 1 91 1 have been published in previous parts of the microfilm and digital editions of the Thomas A. Edison Papers. The documents in Group 3 were originally filed in a series of 181 numbered envelopes. These envelopes and their contents lacked consistent chronological or topical organization. Although the arrangement of folders in the archival record group at the Edison National Historic Site parallels the original envelope system, the documents selected for publication have been rearranged in chronological order. Richard W. Kellow File. Richard Wesley Kellow began has association with Edison in 1916 as assistant secretary in the Secretarial Service Department of Thomas A. Edison, Personal. He succeeded Miller as secretary in 1917 and remained in that position until 1921. The bulk of the material in the Kellow File dates from the period that he served as secretary, although there are earlier documents that were probably collected by Kellow in relation to later matters, along with items from after 1 921 that were most likely added to the file by John V. Miller. Selections from the years prior to 191 1 have been published in previous parts of the microfilm and digital editions of the Thomas A. Edison Papers. The documents in the Kellow File were originally filed in a series of envelopes numbered from 1 through 259. Each envelope generally contained several documents pertaining to a particular individual, business interest, business relationship, or transaction. A few envelopes are missing from the sequence. The arrangement of folders in the archival record group at the Edison National Historic Site parallels the original envelope system. However, the folders selected for publication have been rearranged in chronological order according to the earliest document in each folder. There is some overlap between the documents in the Miller and Kellow files. For example, items pertaining to the sale of Edison's interest in the Lansden Co., a manufacturer of electric delivery wagons, can be found in both collections. In addition, there are legal documents and correspondence in the Edison General File, closely related to the material in the Miller and Kellow files, which may at one time have been in those files. Legal Series Records Not Selected Legal Department Records These records consist of correspondence, patent interference files, litigation case files, and other legal material. Established in 1904, the Legal Dept, dealt primarily with patent concerns, including applications, interferences, and infringement litigation, but it also handled a variety of other legal matters, such as real estate transactions, copyright and trademark cases and the execution of agreements, assignments, and licenses. Edison's personal attorney, Frank L. Dyer, served as general counsel of the Legal Dept, until his resignation in 1 91 2. Dyer's assistant, Delos Holden, succeeded him as head of the department and served until his retirement in 1 921 . Holden was succeeded by Henry Lanahan. Both Holden and Lanahan were assisted by William A. Hardy, who had worked as an assistant examiner with the U.S. Patent Office before joining the Legal Dept. Selected items from this record group, primarily covering the years prior to 1911, were published in Thomas A. Edison Papers: A Selective Microfilm Edition,’ Part IV. Selections for the period 1911-1931 will be published in TAEP Part VI. Assignments of Motion Picture Rights, 1909-1927 These documents, unprocessed as of April 2007 , consist of agreements assigning the motion picture rights to short stories, plays, and other works. Each agreement is signed by an author or publisher holding copyright and by a representative of the Edison Manufacturing Co. or Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (TAE Inc.) Purchase prices range from $1 0 to $500. Included are agreements involving authors Mary Shipman Andrews, Bessie V. Bannon, Ralph Henry Barbour, Rex Beach, Richard Harding Davis, O. Henry, and Mark Swan. Many of the rights were subsequently reassigned by TAE Inc. to Robert L. Giffen, who purchased Edison's motion picture business in 1919. Some were reassigned to George Kleine, one of the founders of the Kalem Co., who formed a producing and distributing company known as the Kleine-Edison Feature Film Service in 1915. LEGAL SERIES HARRY F. MILLER FILE Legal Series Harry F. Miller File The Harry F. Miller File contains contracts, financial material, correspondence, interoffice communications, and other legal and business records that were maintained by Miller in his capacities as Edison s personal business secretary (1908-1917) and as an official in several Edison companies. The dated items cover the years 1911-1 923. There are also a few undated ledger sheets that are probably from the early 1900s. Most of the documents for the period 1917-1923 were handled by Millers assistant, Richard W. Kellow, who succeeded him as secretary of Thomas A. Edison, Personal. The documents are arranged in three groups that parallel the arranqement of the archival record group at the Edison National Historic Site. An item level finding aid forthe record group is available. Related material can be found in the Richard W. Kellow File (Legal Series) and in the Edison General File Series. Group 1 : Benzol Plant Correspondence (1915) Group 2: Ledger Sheets (ca. 1907) Allis-Chalmers Case Settlement (1911) Financial Material (1913-1914) Chemical Correspondence and Contracts (1915-1919) PLegal and Personal Business Records (1911-1923) Legal Series Harry F. Miller File Records Not Selected Group 1 Meadowcroft Memoranda (1919-1924). Seven folders of routine interoffice communications to Miller from Edison's personal assistant, William H. Meadowcroft. The documents, which were originally stored together in a black binder, deal with mundane financial matters such as U.S. money orders, stamps, and currency. Letterbook, (1907-1916). Selections from this letterbook appear in Thomas A. Edison Papers: A Selective Microfilm Edition, Part IV. Group 2 In addition to the unselected items characterized in the editorial descriptions for the four selected folders, unselected documents include production and shipment records for paraphenylenediamine, 1916; building permits and applications for new structures at Silver Lake, New Jersey, 1916; documents relating to the formation of Canadian Edison Phonographs, Ltd., 1 920; routine monthly statements for a rarely-used Edison account at the First National Bank in West Orange, 1920-1925; receipts to Mina Miller Edison for mortgage payments on property owned by her on 10 Fifth Avenue in New York City, 1920-1925; and fur storage receipts for Mina Edison, 1928-1929, issued to her brother John V. Miller. Legal Series -- Harry F. Miller File Group 1: Benzol Plant Correspondence (1915) This folder, which covers the period January-April 1915, contains correspondence relating to the construction of plants to reclaim benzol from coal gases atthe works of the Cambria Steel Co. in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Woodward Iron Co. in Woodward, Alabama; and Dominion Iron & Steel Co in Svdney Nova Scotia. Most of the items are routine orders for parts and materials, handled by Edgar S. Opdyke, purchasing agent for the Edison Portland Cement Co. and manager of several of Edison s chemical plants at Silver Lake, New Jersey. Other correspondents include Harry F. Milter, who received copies of the orders from Opdyke for approval. Some of the items bear brief marginal notations by Edison. Approximately 15 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected material consists of routine orders, shipping records and correspondence pertaining to orders for the Edison Portland Cement Co. . ^^amubd&lUotu The Edison Portland Cement Co. lm.uorno.nl Tdegr.pK Freight and Pwiooger Station, NEW VILLAGE, N. J. Pmuau.nr.m,1?. We attaoh hereto carbon copy of our letter to Jaooh Wilson Estate, under date of the 29th inBt., from which you increase their order to 58 castings; the order is to remain as originally given, i.e. 48. We alBO attach oarhon copies, of our letter orders to the Kuebler Foundries, under dates of January 22nd and 28th., whioh when you confirm, v/e appreciate your mailing us copy for our files and future reference. This material is all chargeable to the Benzol Plant. We have omitted the price per pound for the castings as this has not been definitely settled on aooount of some extra labor which will be involved for working overtime and changing rf&tterns in order to make rush deliveries. Yours very truly, " n. THE EDlSSjT^OETIMD CEMENT SJfiPADY, Pur Shasi^rg^ Agent. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Kuebler Foundries, Keeton, Fa. January 22, 1018. Gentlemen Confirming verbal order given you today by the writor, you will please enter the following order in order. Village, cart the eo that Beotione with patterns to you by^way^of expreee^ Thin order is placed with you with the dlotinot underotanSfhat you will furnieh one oaoting daily or two daily, if in any way poeeiblo to do eo, shipment at this rate to begin within a day or two after your receipt of the pattern, or in other worde, just aa quickly ao 1$ Is possible for you to prepare the clasps opd naooosary equipment. Price for oleon rough oustings to be [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] _ ji per pound delivored f.c.b. oars your «orko, or if neoeuuary to oart them, the minimum charge for carting to be allowed. Your a very truly, BDXOOH POnW-AMD (JKKKJ1T CO. Purohaelng Agent. EBO-RBS [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] January 30, 1915. Crane & Co. , Mechanic Street, Newark, H.J. Gentlemen:- Please enter the following order in the name an for the account of Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N.J., who will later . mail yon his regular confirmation order. Do not hold up shipment awaiting confirmation. _ Consign m^rl>«h^via freight, to New Village, ■ H j.' M delivery. In the event you cannot make immediate shipmen^t^m^eriayrom your' New^k or Hew York stock, please immediately 'W e'Sr^at^ur e^nse as : tc get the fittings' scmewltaw^else loca^ ■•^iehty (80) 4” Cast _ Lay he nocessary for us ) 4” uasr irj^Pipe Plugs * / Five (5) 2" Countersunk Cast Iron Pipe Plugs. . Although you will render the invoice in the name of Thomas A. Edison, you will please mail it to us here at Stewarts- ville, N . j. , as well as the hill of lading covering the shipment. Your 8 very truly , YTHE EDI SOH PORTLAND CEMENT' COMPANY, Cys to Hr. H.F. Miller, ^ Mr. John Bacon, Jr. Mr. C. Person. Purchasing Agent. [ Company's 5' x 4' roll sot. J/ Euebler Foundry Company, February 1st, / Crane Company, February 4th. . Mr.C.H.Bean, General Eleotrio Co., Feh. 4th. < /Warren Foundry & Machine Oo* 4th* VWew Jersey Wire Cloth Co., Feh. 4th. Yours very truly, THE EDISQB^PORTL Enolcs. 5 The Edison Crushing Roll Co. ROCK CRUSHERS Mr. H. F. Miller, See’y. Edison Laboratory, Orange, K. J. Feb. 12, Dear Sir:- We attach herewith carbon copies of our letter orders placed with the American Steel Foundries, Lehigh Car. Wheel & Axle Works and Wm. Sellers & Co. for the account of Thomas A. Edison, for material to be used on the 5 x 4 ft. rolls for the Keystone Plaster Co., and request that you issue your regular confirmation, forward¬ ing us, as in the past, carbon copy. We also attach carbon copy of our letter order placed for the account of Thomas A. Edison with the G. M. Davis Regulator Co., covering the material for Benzol plant, covering which we request that you issue your regular confirmation. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 0, B. Davis llegulntor Co., 123 Liberty »t.. Her York City. T?eb. 10, 1915 Gcnt.lor.ien:- You will please enter the followin'- order in the nano/for the account of Thomas A. ’id is on, Orange, H.J., who will later mail you his regular confirmation order. Shipment of t>^ material' to be made to Thomas A. Edison, o/o Cam'oria^rtsa^lo.j^rfbhnfttown, i‘u., via oxpraos* Do not hold up shipment confirmation order. Although the^Suiteri al will be billed in the none of Thomas A. Kdioon, you will please arrange to forward the invoice, ao woll ns express receipt, to us at ntowarteville, r. .T.J- 1-2" ocrowod Davis *1 Pressure hegulator or deducing Valve, to operate on water nt an Initial prsssuro of 20 to DO lbs. and a delivery pressure of If) to 20 lbs. Price <530.00 not, less dot, f.o.b. ours shipping point, with freight allowed. This, confirms telephone order to your off! oq yesterday and wo understand that you will wire direst to your factory for immediate shipment. Yours very truly, •m» iSDiaon wmj.dK.) ckkxht co.. rso/wsc 7 ^ ^^oiruwQ-fijwffru •The Edison Portland Cement Co. W VILLAGE, N. J. b, STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. February 25, 1915. Mr. H. F. Miller, Edison Laboratory, Orange, H.J. Dear Sir:- We attach herewith the following oarhon ocpies of our letter orders covering materials placed for your account for the Dominion Iron & Steel Co., ltd.. Rihcard J. I.ippey, Jacob Wilson Estate, Warren Fay & Machine Co. Dukens Iron & Steel Co., Feb . 24th. Feb. 24th, Feb. 24th, Feb. 24th j Your s very truly , iftCt&tamu The Edison Portland Cement Co. ss. STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. Feb. 25, 19X5 Mr. H. F. filler, Edison Laboratory, Orange, N. J. Dear Sir:- We attach herewith copy of our letter order under date of the 251h inst. to Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, covering material placed for your account for the Canadian Benzol plant. As usual, youwill please issue your confirmation order, mailing us copy for future references. Yours very truly, ESO/Y/EC Ends: -2 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] t’eb. 35, 19X5 Joseph T. Hyeraon ft aon, SO Churoh Utreot, 2iow York City. Uentl (Wiens - You will please mi tor the following order in the nemo nncl for the account of Thonao A. '.Sdiaon, Orange, «. 3., who will later mail you Uia regular con¬ firmation order, tfov/ovor. do not holi u» shipment await¬ ing thie confirmation order, whicli wl‘QlAo a few days in reaching .you. . \ \ I Shipping nMtmotiono:- fhiiBon t'ortlond Cement Co., Hew .Village, ’ L J., via freight, 1.. ft W. delivery. / | / j/ln acknowledging receipt of this order advice bane price at which the steel will be furnished, f.o.b ears shipping point. 3 ohooto 1/4" x 60" x 114" Tank Oteel 4 " 1/4" X 42" X 42" 1 length 1/4" x 2 1/2" * 2 1/3" x 20' Angle Steel 2 shoots 3/16" x 48" X 5V" Tank Steal 4 " 1/4" x 22" X 23“ Tank Hteol 1 length 1/4" x 1 1/3" x 1 1/2" x 12' Anglo Steel Tills order io placed with you with the understanding that you will arrange to make shipment of this material from your JSoonton or Jersey City otock tomorrow morning, forwarding it via 0, j,. * w. noil road. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Mr. J.T.a.&aon. naturally, you will not have the tanlt steel or the exeat else above specified, but you nay fur¬ nish us With your Bloch sizes furnishing them in dimensions co that the above plates can be out with the minimum amount of waste. nearest lengths you above specified. In regards to the single Btael, ship t! have in atocU longer than the nines Youm very truly. Til,.; ijplhoh J?0HTJ.A510 CUiBHT CO,, i'urohuoini: /15. Cambria Steel Co., Johnstown, Pa. Gentlemen:- Reply ing to your quotation of April 3rd by Hr. J. Vi. Clarice. Chief Snginoer. of 3-1/2 cents per pound for - Cooler tanks - ?o* bm# Seal tank .... 7 2.60$ One clstnfron goaf Two cast iron 8" — - £08* one manhole > . iSstiraated W&g|t, 4° ^ 47*753,? ■ and forty one inc^rey lozzfes It *3.00 a piece, we accept your quotation and wish ytu/o|ad go ahead with this work at once, shipping to Woodwari/ron Company, Woodward. Alabama. Confirmation of this will be forwarded from our Orange, Off ice. Very truly youre, / THOMAS i A. 1SDIS0H. • Legal Series -- Harry F. Miller File Group 2: Ledger Sheets (ca. 1907) These ledger sheets summarize Edison's personal finances in several categories. There are four sets of sheets with the titles "General Ledger," "I Investments?] & Credits?], " "Laboratory?] & M," and "Investments Ledger." Although the accounts themselves are undated, the dates "Jany 1 904," "Jany 1906," and "Jan 1907" are inscribed by Edison in the margin on one of the sheets. Many of the other entries are also annotated by Edison. Included are entries pertaining to Edison's investments in the bonds of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, New York Central Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, and several other railroads, as well as in the stocks and bonds of his own companies. Also included are entries relating to the cost of various experiments with project numbers that correspond to those in Project Number Notebooks N-01-03-15 and N-02-01-17 ( Thomas A. 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I /£/L;tha /) of a oent per oubio yard Of all material crushed by or passed through the Rolls at the Plant of the WJNBAR STONE COMPANY, and which may be crushed or broken stone, including screenings and waste, when the same . is add or used in making Sand Lime Bricks, Artificial stone, Blooks, Lime, ate. but no* royalty ia to be paid on such screenings and waste if not sold or used in the manufacture of Bricks Artificial Stone, Blocks* Lime* etc. One-half (1/2/) cent for every cubic yard of all material oruahed by or pa8sed through the Rolls at the Plant of the EMPIRE LIMESTONE COMPANY and which may be crushed or broken stone, including screenings ^ and waste, rfhsn the same issoldor UBedin .-M: making Sand Lime Brloks, Artificial Sto» a, Blooks. Lime, ate., but no royalty ia to be paid on suoh screenings and waste if «°t sold oi used in the manufacture of Bricks or Artificial Stone, Blocks, Lime, eto., and no royalties shall be paid on a greater amount than three II hundred thousand cubic yards of sudh material.in; pert thereof except, eoreonings is sold or sup¬ plied by the Empire Limestone gompanytoothers than the Lackawanna Steel Coup any or is sold or supplied to others by the Laokawanna Steel Company, the aaid limitation ihat no: royalties shall be paid on a greater amount than three hundred thousand oubio yard* Ofisuoh awterial in any one year during thia agreement shall become and be of no effect, and Provldedalso that said royalty shall.be paid by the party of the second part to the party of the. first _ part on all screenings and waste :in. excess Of said three hundred thousand oubio yards here- aftor crushed by or passed through »aid rOUo and sold to others than the Laokawanna Steel Company* -3- With the exception "before mentioned regarding pay¬ ment of royalties, the terms and oonditionB of the license a ae per "EXHIBIT A" and "EXHIBIT B" remain in force and effeot, and the royalties specified in this paragraph which party of the eeoond part Shall pay party of the first part on the two mentioned installations Shall he paid at the times and in the manner set forth- in said "EXHIBIT A" and ■EXHIBIT B" for the payment Of the royalties therein mentioned. Nothing. in this agreement however shall prevent party Of the second part or said OTHBAR STOKE COMPANY or EMPIRE LIMES TORE COMPANY, or their successors, from discon¬ tinuing the use of said crushing Rolls, in which event the payment of royalties as herein stated shall thereupon cease, and the license "EXHIBIT A" or "EXHIBIT B" he terminated, so far as the rtfLls, the use of which, has been discontinued, are concerned* EOHRTH: ..... It is agreed by and between the parties hereto that the party of the second part shall, on the terms and conditions specified in the Supplemental Agreement hereto attached, ' marked "EXHIBIT C", and made a part hereof, manufacture, all EDISON CRUSHING ROLLS hereafter built, for the party of the first part or his licensees, under said Letters Patent Nos. 672,616 and 672,617. It is understood however that the foregoing provision does -not superse.de or apply to rights which the party of the first part may here¬ tofore have granted oonfliotlng therewith. PIETH:..... Party Of the firBt part agrees hereafter, in connection with plants using his said rolls, to recommend and urge, the use of ALLIS- CHALMERS COMPANY'S engines and • motors wherever the opportunity is offered. Party of the second part agrees hereafter to recommend and urge the use of EDISON CRUSHING ROLLS made and operating according, to the -4- I the inventions described and claimed in sold Letters Patent Hos. 673,616 and 672,617 wherever the opportunity is offered and oondit lone are favorable and uuoh ueo will not conflict with the interests of tho party of the aooond port, SIXTH:. ...»In oaao aaid United Statoa Patents Nos; 672,616 and 673,617, should hereafter he deolared invalid hy the final decree of tho highest Court of competent juris¬ diction, in which the suit or notion any ho tried, then the royalties provided for herein shall ceaae and . determine,, and this agreement shall also cease and determine. SEVENTH: .... .Party of the first part agrees to assist party of the second part in disposing of the said crushing rolls of the Empire Limestone Company at Pekin, H. Y. to a lioenBeo acceptable to tho party Of the first EIGHTH :..... Party of the sec aid part eh all have the right to terminate its obligation to manufacture EDI SOU CRUSHING ROILS upon three months' written notioe, in whioh event the right to manufacture the same Shall terminate, hut in such case it shall not he relieved from its obligation to pay royalties for the futuro operations of the installations now at the plants of the DUNBAR STONE COMPANY and the EMPIRE, LIMESTONE COMPANY on the basis herein speoified. -•* NINTH: .... .This agreement Shall continue in foroe during the remainder of the terms for which said Letters Patent Nos. 672,616 and 672,617 were granted., unless sooner terminated as herein provided. - . IN WITNESS, .WHEjtECjP: ^he parties hereto have executeil i this agreeme nb inUuplio&te' t^? dajhand^e^fif Bt above Vit ;en. WITNESS: CX, ^VvMjfii^rrV "... ALLIS-OHAEMERS COMPANY, ATTEST: EXH/BIT 4 EDISON CRUSHING ROLL CO. MEMORANDUM^OF^ AGREEMENT EDISON GIANT ROLL CRUSHER MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, made and entered into this*?? day of A. D., 19 If, by and between THOMAS A. EDISON, of Llewellyn Park, West Orange, County of Essex and State of New Jersey, hereinafter called the Licensor, party of the first part; and OUNB/3B & TOA/B Co. of Rive* Mtct*. hereinafter referred to as the Licensee, party of the second part : WHEREAS, the Licensor has obtained Letters^Patent^of the United States, and hoc filed ■application for Letters Patent of the United States no followcn LETTERS PATENT. Cruahing Rolls, No. 567,187, Septi 8, 1896', Method of Breaking Rock, No. 672,616, April 23, 1901 ; Apparatus for Breaking Rock, No. 672,617, April 23, 1901; ■Crinding or Crushing R.ollC| No. 674,057, May Mi Apparatus f"r Scrccniing gnj-veriaed^flaterittlr-No. GfSPSfr Mav s8. 1Q(>h‘ -APPLICATIONS-! lla, filed January 13, i903>~£ S, Serial No, 3331607.- Cmsliing Rolls, filed -S AND, WHEREAS, the Licensee is desirous of obtaining a license under said patents ^ according to the conditions hereinafter named, within the following named territory, and is desirous of installing and- operating at or nanr n rtona quart? within such t~- ritory, at least one (1) complete Edison Giant Roll Crusher, constructed under the control nnd- description of the said territory being the following, to wit:— NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS: FIRST : The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, subject to the conditions herein¬ after named, a u exclusive- license under the said Letters Patent and any Letters Patent wliielt- may hereafter be granted on-said applications, within and ‘throughout the said total territory above described, for the purpose of crushing for all uses (except for direct use in the manufac¬ ture of cement), limestone, gneiss or other rock, which may be found within the said territory, but not including iron or other ores. within one year from the date of this agreement, an Friisnn Giant RoU-Grrmher wltnsecondarv rolls and screens and other including ~5TI steam shovels, cars, locomotives, etc., which the T.iVensnr and-X-n'eiiilee ■.lull I mutually determine to be necessary for operating satis- rtng-stoner — If-for-any-reasenrwhieh-ie-unavoidnble-and-be- any additional Crusher or Crushers thereafter that may be required by the Licensee shaji'be carried out in the following manner: The Licensor shall have control and superintenjjdnce of the design of the machinery and of its manufacture and inspection; he will obtainbjdfi from re¬ liable concerns for its manufacture and will recommend to the Licensee the acceptance of such bids as he considers most favorable. The orders for machinery shall be placjxf for the account of, and subject to the confirmation of the Licensee and the Licensee shajl'pay all invoices for parts received from or manufactured, in accordance with the regular t^rfes of the manufacturer, or in accordance with any special terms which may be agreed upmv'before placing the order. It is agreed that if it become necessary for the Licensor to have a work done at his own plant in connection with the manufacture of any of said crushers ojX furnish any part or parts thereof, then the Licensor shall have such work done and shallfdrnish such parts, and for any part or parts so furnished and work done at the plant of tWLicensor, the latter will charge the Licensee only the actual cost of same, it being understood at all of the said machinery is to be furnished at cost to the Licensee without addition of ap/manufacturing or selling profits by the Licensor. After orders have been placed, as above ufSvided, the Licensor shall have entire charge of the manufacture of said machinery andwi^11e arrangement of the Crusher with reference to the plant, which matters, it iscontemflated, shall be under the direction and control of a competent engineer or constr^ctWl^Sraughtsman to be employed by the Licensee. The Licensor will give to theLjcenSSSTin so far as he reasonably can, the bene¬ fit of his advice and experience in cmyi«rfto£\vith the said Crusher installation and will assist tjje said draughtsman orepghrS^Tas far as possible, regarding the installation of the said Crusher by correspoadSn^for personally at the plant of the Edison Portland Cement Company, r"New Jersey, or at the Edison Laboratory, Orange, New Jersey, as the Licensor shall be in accordance with the plans and instructions of the Licensor and shall be_jj control and superintendence of a competent man to be furnished by the Licgpsaffwho shall r main with the Crusher, after it has been installed, long enough to^arisfyhimself that the ma¬ chine is operating successfully and satisfactorily. The Licepseifshall pay for the services of said man at the rate of Five Dollars and fifty cents (fe5»H5erday, including the time during which he is engaged at the Licensee’s plant, traygliofthereto and returning therefrom, and shall also pay his board while engaged attlysirtrcnTee’s plant, and all legitimate traveling expenses from New Village, New jerseyr-0t''anequivalent point and return. The Licensor guarantees that each said Ediso^jerfSheT made under this agreement, if made by manufacturers whose bids are approved-b^imTand if properly installed and properly operated,' will operate successfully and said territory or controlled thereby shall warrant, to install such additional Edison^juShing Rolls as may be necessary to adequately supply the market for crushed stone withipofcon trolled by the said total territory, all said crushers to be constructed, inspected, instajledand operated in the same manner as the first or test crusher hereinabove provided foyiMiough the size of the same may be different therefrom. The Licensee shall use ever^reisonable effort to further the interests of the Licensor within said territory, and if at anj^tifne the Licensor believes that the business within or controlled by the said territory J£^il6t being properly developed by the Li¬ censee, and that the patented or non-patentedappkratus of the Licensor is not being introduced therein to an adequate extent, the questi^n'fifinstallation of additional Edison Crushers therein shall be submitted to arbitrators, e^ah'of the parties hereto appointing one arbitrator, and the two /so appointed selecting a third^rfid the decision of any two of said arbitrators shall be accepted as J final and binding by ^parties thereto. If the Licensee shall not with due diligence comply with the decisionpfr'Said arbitrators requiring the further installation and equipment of addi¬ tional crusljnrSwith in the said territory, or if the Licensee shall refuse to appoint an arbitrator ^it the matter to arbitration, as above provided, the exclusive license hereby granted shSlLterminatepbut-the-Licensee-shall-be-entitled-to-a-non-exolusive-lieensej-as-to-the-plant-or— tHftfgmg The Licensee shall pay a license fee, or royalty, to the^Licensor, his heirs and assigns, on all stone passed through^ Edison Giant Roll Crusher -testaHed. under the terms of this agreement of two (2) cents for every cubic yard of crushed stone by measure or for every two thousand four hundred pounds (a, 400 lbs.) by weight, it being agreed for this contract that the weight of a cubic yard of crushed stone is to be estimated at two thousand four hun¬ dred pounds (2,400). The above royalties apply to all material crushed or passed through the Rolls and which may be crushed or broken stone, including the screeniugs and waste, when the same is sold by the Licensee or when used by the Licensee for use in making sand-lime bricks artificial stone, blocks, lime, etc., but no royalty is to be paid on snch screenings and waste if not sold by the Licensee or if not used in the manufacture of bricks or artificial stone, blocks, lime, etc., by the Licensee. EICHTHi It is further provided that if at any time after ono or more Edison Giant Roll Crushers have beenSSdin accordance with the provisions hereof, the Licensee shall conclude that the further use of said patented or uupaWutsd machinery is inexpedient and that it desires to discontinue such use, then the Licensee shall notify the Licensor in writing of this fact The license granted by this agreement shall thereupon terminate and the Licensee shall not make use of the said patented or uupitoatad machinery thereafter for the purpose of crushing stone for any use whatsoever, and the payment of royalties by the Licensee shall be discontinued When the said license is terminated either by reason of the discontinuance by the Licensee of the use of the said patented or uupntentM machinery, or because of the cancellation of the license hereby granted by the Licensor, in accordance with any of the provisions of this agree¬ ment authorizing such cancellation, the Licensee shall have the right to dispose of the ma¬ chinery in its possession at the time of such termination of said license to any other licensee of the licensor on the best terms which can be procured and if sold to such other licensee, the said machinery shall be used for crushing stone in the territory of such other licensee and not else¬ where in accordance with the terms and provisions of any license contracts between the Licensor and such other licensee, and the Licensor shall be informed by the Licensee when any such sale is being negotiated, the Licensor will assist the Licensee, free of cost, in making such sale, pro¬ vided the machinery is suitable for the work to be done in the territory of rod, other licensee. dispose of the machinery in its possession at the time of such termmationofitsjicsaee; . . and for no other use or purpose, and will make a written guarantee. before it sells the machinery; and any such piirchaserorjuiehaSers of the said machinery from the Licensee, as scrap, shall have no right ^orJicermftJmake use of the said machinery for the crushing of stone or of any otherjjmtertSlTlt is understood, however, that before any of such Edison Machinery isjoW-RfSlhird party as scrap, the Licensee will give the Licensor opportu¬ nity bynolifyhrfEimin writing, to buy the said machinery at the current market price of scrap Id-ltS^rfhird party as scrap, the Licensee will give the Licensor opportu- n writing, to buy the said machinery at the current market price of scrap stalled and operated under this agreement, the Licensee shall conclude that the paymsi stated royalty per ton has become unduly large, it may elect to relinquishitsjdgKTto an exclu¬ sive license and pay the Licensor a royalty of only one and one-half^i#) cents per cubic yard if stone is measured, or per a, 400 pounds by weight, onall^tS^ crushed in said machinery within said territory; or it may elect to retain thee*eHs£e license and to refer the readjustment of the royalty to arbitration, the parties hejettreach selecting an arbitrator, and these two arbi¬ trators selecting a third; the decigion'ofany two of said arbitrators shall be accepted by the par¬ ties hereto as final, buti^jw-c Sre shall the right of election to submit the matter to arbitration be exercised, un^srS?aresult of improved apparatus or processes invented or used by competi- -EiJensee, the market price of crushed stone is so reduced as to make the payment of yalty named under this contract commercially impracticable. ir horeby-eov ic with the -Lie any person, firm or corporation, so long as the exclusive license hereby grantedjoE-sairterntory shall be retained by the Licensee, any license or territorial rightjjyidei-Saidpatents, within any part of the territory aforesaid, in connection withjie-erttSlung of stone as aforesaid, but the Licensor reserves the right to grantin^aid-'tSmtory licenses or territorial assignments under said patents for the cruslung-ofirSS^re or any other ore; and the Licensor also reserves the right to grajit-«r^ai3territory licenses or territorial assignments under said patents, for the TgS-LUaestoa* in tho manufacture of oamsBt. ELEVENTH-: — The Licensee shall not move, nor permit the removal of any- Edison Giant Roll Crusher, or of any Bdison-^condary rrnshreout of the said territory, or erect any plant containing any such crusher outside of the said territory, » | | of any of the crushing plants hereinabove provided for to ha. instaHed-witEmsaid territory for crushing rock from outsjd^Lsaid-territt^^ having received the written consent TWELFTIH- The Licensee shall keep separate books showing the amount of stone crushed by any crushing plant herein provided for, and such books shall be open and accessible to the Licensor or his duly authorized representatives at all reasonable times. In -the. case -of-* T - product will be shipped over one or more railroads, or other transportation systems, the Licensor may elect and require that the royalties herein payable shall be based on the shipping receipts of the railroads or other transportation systems, by which the product of the plant or plants licensed in this agreement may be handled, and for the purpose of this agreement, in the case of such election, the total amount of the crushed stone shipped from such licensed plant, or plants, will be considered as the output thereof, whereon said royalties shall be payable. The Licensee shall, for each month, (whether plant is running or not), fur¬ nish the Licensor, in duplicate, a report of stone crushed for each plant separately and in such r / standard one-page form as the Licensor may require for his records, which reports shall be mailed not later than the seventh (7th) day of the succeeding month, and the report shall be given for each day of the month, and under, the heading of size, so as to show the amount of each size of stone crushed per diem. . , „ The royalties above provided for shall be payable monthly and the Licensee shall remit to the Licensor the amount of royalties for each calendar month on or before the twentieth (zoth) day of the succeeding month. THIRTEENTH i Tha Licensor-a^, by the Licensee so to do, and provided the exclusive rights herein granted shallbe^ the Licensee as herein provided, to prosecute such infringements as tlieLicswrtSmay designate within any part of the said territory, of any of the said patentsjjnrir'fiay be employed by the Licensee so as to thereby protect the Licensee and presep^e-tfm exclusive rights hereby granted, and the Licensor also agrees, at his own e™ heh £/cehs£ A//A/TH. The license hereby granted is personal to the Licensee and i cessors in business. It confers joriglit to assign this license without the written consent of the Licensor and it applies onlyto.crushing plant* located within said licensed territory tu 1 miy H owned and operated by the Licensee. Provided, however, that if any onTor-mere licensed crushing plants 1* by the Licensee shall, at any time voluntarily, or by operation of law, be sold or transferred to a single person, firm or corporation, the said purchaser or transferee shall be entitled to operate the said plant or plants under the terms and conditions hereof, and subject to the payment of royalties as herein provided, but no such person, firm or corporation, shall, by reason of such purchase, or transfer, be entitled to construct, erect or operate* additional plants embodying, the said patented and unpntented apparatus without the written consent thereto of the Licensor. Be- M/IKMS/tHY SHLE Or 3/110 CHUSHMO Ht-EHT THE L/C EH 3 EE 3 HELL HOT/FY THE l/CEHSo/t /H This agreement shall cease and determine and may be canceled by the Licensor, in case of the failure of the Licensee to pay the royalties herein provided, or a breach of any of its conditions, covenants or stipulations by the Licensee. But this agreement shall not be canceled for failure to pay the royalties, as above pro¬ vided, or for breach of any of its conditions, covenants or stipulations, until the Licensor shall first notify the Licensee, in writing, of the default or breach, specifying the same, and thereupon the Licensee shall have the opportunity, within sixty (60) days thereafter, of paying the amount of royalty so in default, or of correcting such breach, and if said payment is made or said breach is corrected within the said period of sixty (60) days, this agreement shall continue in full force and effect until terminated for any reason or surrendered by the Licensee; but, in case of a second similar default or similar breach, but thirty (30) days notice shall be given, in which to make the defaulted payment or to correct the breach; and no notice shall be given or time for payment allowed in the case of any subsequent default of payment or breach of the conditions, covenants or stipulations of this agreement. In the event of the cancellation or other termination of this agreement, neither of the parties to this agreement shall, in any way, waive any right, either at law or in equity, to sue for and recover damages for the breach or violation of the said agreement, or for any other appropriate relief, or recovery. . . , TWENTIETH : The rights, privileges and obligations of the respective parties in and to this license agreement, except as hereinabove otherwise provided, shall inure to and be assumed by the executors, administrators and assigns of the Licensor, and by the successors in business of the Licensee. P.gc8 I IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement ii cate the day and year first above written. I t • • EXHIBIT B EDISON CRUSHING ROLL CO. MEMORANDUM ^OF AGREEMENT EDISON GIANT ROLL CRUSHER MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, made and entered into this XI day of Kgw-uJ>*a A. D., 19 1 1 , by and between THOMAS A. EDISON, of Llewellyn Park, West Orange, County of Essex and State of New Jersey, hereinafter called the Licensor, party of the first part; and THE S/HP/HE Z./MESTOHE CoMEHHY oE &Efr/A/. M/. hereinafter referred to as the Licensee, party of the second part : WHEREAS, the Licensor has obtained Letters Patent of the United States, and-hno-fiieA application for Letters Patent of the United States, as follows : LETTERS PATENT. Gru6hing-RollsrNo. 367)i8jySept, 8, 1896; Method of Breaking Rock, No. 672,616, April 23, 1901 ; Apparatus for Breaking Rock, No. 672,617, April 23, 1901; AND, WHEREAS, the Licensee is desirous of obtaining a license under said patents ■and applications* according to the conditions hereinafter named, within the following named territory, and is desirous of iuotalliug and operating at or lien?' a utone-qunwy within such ter¬ ritory, at-lcaot-one (r) complete Edison Giant Roll Crusher, w apparatus oonstruotod . undor -tho— control— ond' general -au description of the said territory being the following, to wit:- A/£W Yo£!K AND, WHEREAS, the Licensor is willing to grant such- license under said Letter Patent and -applioationer for the said territory, subject to the -conditions and for the purpos hereinafter named, and io willing-to undortaho the oontrol-and superintendence! of the conotriu tion of the cnid Edison Giant Roll Crualier. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS : FIRST: The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, subject to the conditions herein¬ after named, an- aiialucive license under the said Letters Patent and any- Letters Patent wlneb way ft,.- granted on rnid applieatioaa, within and throughout the said total territory above described, for the purpose of crushing for all uses (except for direct the manufac- of cement), limestone, gneiss or other rock, which may be found within the said territory, but not including iron or other ores. SBCON-B-i — The-Lioeusea hareby-agrooc to install within -the above- within one year from the date of this agreement, a n Edison flinnt RnU-emSKeTwith secondary rolls and screens and other equipmentjiududi^^ cars, locomotives, etc., which the Licensorjndiieensei^ffiirmutually determine to be necessary for operating satis- ® # one year period, the Licensor, upon written application, shall grant a reasoa«We~~extension of said time limit. The Licensee further agrees to place_nrders"f5T~t1iemachinerv in accordance with the stipulations of this contract iis-flomTas^the plans are definitely decided upon, and all said machinery is to-be-dgTiveredto Licensee’s property within nine (9) months from the date of 'TAffTT?n. T)10 ..nnchamt-inn nnfi in ctnlla tjon nf tVia-cniri Kiiicon-Ginii-t-Roll Crnfiherp.nml any additional Crusher or Crushers thereafter that may be required by the Licensee sliaJ^Te carried out in the following manner: The Licensor shall have control and superintendence of the design of the machinery and of its manufacture and inspection ; he will obtain bjds from re¬ liable concerns for its manufacture and will recommend to the Licensee the acceptance of such bids as he considers most favorable. The orders for machinery shall be placed for the account of, and subject to the confirmation of the Licensee and the Licensee shajk'pay all invoices for parts received from or manufactured, in accordance with the regular terms of the manufacturer, or in accordance with any special terms which may be agreed upon^before placing the order. It is agreed that if it become necessary for the Licensor to have ajiy work done at his own plant in connection with the manufacture of any of said crushers or/to furnish any part or parts thereof, then the Licensor shall have such work done and slialTfdrnish such parts, and for any part or parts so furnished and work done at the plant of tWUcensor, the latter will charge the Licensee only the actual cost of same, it being understooc}/fhat all of the said machinery is to be furnished at cost to the Licensee without addition of aju/manufacturing or selling profits by the Licensor. After orders have been placed, as above provided, the Licensor shall have entire charge of the manufacture of said machinery and wH^free of expense to the Licensee, inspect the different work, as it progresses, at such timdor times as the Licensor thinks- necessary. The Licensor will furnish and loan to the manufacturers of the Edison Giant Roll Crusher or parts thereof, all necessary detail drawings^! all patterns except when these vary from the Licensor’s standards, free of any charge to tire Licensee except the necessary cost of transportation to and from the shops of such manufacturers. Every said Edison Giant Roll Crusher and Secondary Crushing Rolls to be manufactured under this agreement shall be of the best material and workmanship and of the latest and most improved design of the Licensor and the machine shall be complete in all its nafts and constructed to suit the work in its particular territory, so far as such work can be fgfeseen. The size of the said Crusher (or Crushers) is to be determined by the Licensor and tra-Bdi6<>it-fti«wt Roll-Cr-ushoro hnvo beon-bt- stalled and operated under this agreement, the Licensee shall conclude that the paynjetrtr'of the stated royalty per ton has become unduly large, it may elect to relinquishitgjagKt to an exclu¬ sive license and pay the Licensor a royalty of only one and one-half^rj^cents per cubic yard if stone is measured, or per 2,400 pounds by weight, onaJL-slone crushed in said machinery within said territory; or it may elect to retain the^xeWs w license and to refer the readjustment of the royalty to arbitration, the partieshepBW'each selecting an arbitrator, and these two arbi¬ trators selecting a third; the decisiotTofany two of said arbitrators shall be accepted by the par¬ ties hereto as final, but Jp^KfcasT shall the right of election to submit the matter to arbitration be exercised, unjess'as’aresult of improved apparatus or processes invented or used by competi¬ tors ofth^Llcensee, the market price of crushed stone is so reduced as to make the payment of any person, firm or corporation, so long as the exclusive license hereby gmintedioE^aiTterritory shall be retained by the Licensee, any license or territorial rightj_s»derSai3patents, within any part of the territory aforesaid, in connection with_Jhe-mmSlung of stone as aforesaid, but the Licensor reserves the right to grantjnjiaid-'terntory licenses or territorial assignments under said patents for the crushipg-rtHfoSrte or any other ore; and the Licensor also reserves the right to grast-»-^S3^territory licenses or territorial assignments under said patents, for the a the-mamvfacture-of-cemeai. ELEVENTH: The Licensee shall not move, nor permit the removal of a£y Edison Giant Roll Crusher, or of any Edison secondary ornrWout of the said territory, or erect any plant containing any such crusher outside of the said territory, t | _ of any of the crushing plants hereinabove provided jo£_to--he--mstgtied~wIto said territory for crushing — ^ »f-««id-iaTttorrSnthout first having received the written consent TWELFTH ; The Licensee shall keep separate books showing the amount of stone crushed by any crushing plant herein provided for, and such books shall be open and accessible to the Licensor or his duly authorized representatives at all reasonable times. In th* case e£-» cpnrry - q . product will be shipped over one or more railroads, or other transportation systems, the Licensor may elect and require that the royalties herein payable shall be based on the shipping receipts of the railroads or other transportation systems, by which the product of the plant or plants licensed in this agreement may be handled, and for the purpose of this agreement, in the case of such election, the total amount of the crushed stone shipped from such licensed plant, or plants, will be considered as the output thereof, whereon said royalties shall be payable. The Licensee shall, for each month, (whether plant is running or not), fur¬ nish the Licensor, in duplicate, a report of stone crushed for each plant separately and in such P«gc e standard one-page form as the Licensor may require for his records, which reports shall be mailed not later than the seventh (7th) day of the succeeding month, and the report shall be given for each day of the month, and under the heading of size, so as to show the amount of each size of stone crushed per diem. The royalties above provided for shall be payable monthly and the Licensee shall remit to the Licensor the amount of royalties for each calendar month on or before the twentieth (20th) day of the succeeding month. THIRTEENTH; Thu T.inantor agraar, at his own axpenso, when requested inwritigg by the Licensee so to do, and provided the exclusive rights herein granted shallbej^taified by the Licensee as herein provided, to prosecute such infringements as theLicenB«Smay designate within any part of the said territory, of any of the said patents^tbat-'may be employed by the Licensee, so as to thereby protect the Licensee and presepie-tfieexclusive rights hereby granted, and the Licensor also agrees, at his own exgejjseT'fo'defend any suits which may be brought against the Licensee for the infringegienTSTany patents by the use of the apparatus hereby licensed, and to indemnifyapd-SiE^harmless the Licensee against all costs and damages which may be recoveredagawTsttbe Licensee in any such suit or suits. In the event of any such suit or suitsjptkitflhesaid territory, the Licensee agrees to assist the Licensor in all reasonable and TTi-,1, ha-^pnn tn rti«.I-,iee»eee. FOtHtTEEHTII ; The license hereby granted and the royalties payable by the terms of this agreement shall continue as long as anj-of said patents, used in connection with said ap¬ paratus by the Licensee, remain in force, unless the license herein granted for the territory shall be previously surrendered by the Licensee, or canceled by the Licensor, in accordance with the provisions hereof. If said patents are declared invalid by the final decree of a court of compe¬ tent jurisdiction, then the royalties provided for herein shall cease and determine. remain in force, and subject to all the terms and conditions hereof^_the-bengflTr~ofall the im¬ provements that he may make, whether the^am»-«re-p5fentedor not, relating to the apparatus for crushing connection therewith, when such apparatus is sgSgSg? The Licensee shall be permitted in advertising^and other printed matter to refer to the fact that the apparatus used is manufactured under the .Thomas A. Edison patents, but no other representation shall be made by which the impression may be created that the Licensor is connected with the Licensee in any other capacity than as Licensor. G^/eNTB^T-H-: The Licensee hereby expressly recognizes and acknowledges the validity of the Letters Patent under which this license is granted, and each of them; andri^any iconoo k grnnW, admits the title of the Licensor in and to the said inventions, .patents and Mtione, admits that the Licensor has the right and power to grant the rights and licenses herein granted, and agrees, during the existence of this contract, not to contest or attack the validity of any of the said patents, either directly or indirectly, and further, the Licensee agrees not to make or be interested in any similar or Hke^machine or apparktu^either^directly or in¬ directly. The Licensee agrees not to install ^crusher manufactured, under the, Thomas A. Edison patents, except as said otushan-oii rrncWe,..™ nr .nra-manufnatu*«d. iinder-Qll-the-t-e«Be conditions proscribed -by this vstess ir/soose unoek * he" L/c£NS£ EIGHTEENTH ; The license hereby granted is personal to the Licensee and its sue- ■ cessors in business. It confers no right to assign this license without the written consent of the Licensor and it applies only tojcrushing plantf located within said licensed territory and which may-ha owned and operated by the Licensee. Provided, however, that if aajw>aeS*-nKwa licensed crushing plante-hereafter-eenstrueted. by. the Licensee shall, at any time voluntarily, or by operation of law, be sold or transferred to a single person, firm or corporation, the said purchaser or transferee shall be entitled to operate the said plant or plants under the terms and conditions hereof, and subject to the payment, of royalties as herein provided, but no such person, firm or corporation, shall, by reason of such purchase, or transfer, be entitled to construct, erect or operate additional plants embodying the said patented ■awJ-a-opatentcd apparatus without the written consent thereto of the Licensor. Be- £o££ AfEKtNE^y S/HE OF SE/O CEU3E/HG E/EA/T THE l/ESE SEE SSHLL HartE/ TEE A/EEESoE ‘^^HII'JBTb'bNEH : This agreement shall cease and determine and may be canceled by the Licensor, in case of the failure of the Licensee to pay the royalties herein provided, or a breach of any of its conditions, covenants or stipulations by the Licensee. But this agreement shall not be canceled for failure to pay the royalties, as above pro¬ vided, or for breach of any of its conditions, covenants or stipulations, until the Licensor shall first notify the Licensee, in writing, of the default or breach, specifying the same, and thereupon the Licensee shall have the opportunity, within sixty (60) days thereafter, of paying the amount of royalty so in default, or of correcting such breach, and if said payment is made or said breach is corrected within the said period of sixty (60) days, this agreement shall continue in full force and effect until terminated for any reason or surrendered by the Licensee ; but, in case of a second similar default or similar breach, but thirty (30) days notice shall be given, in which to make the defaulted payment or to correct the breach ; and no notice shall be given or time for payment allowed in the case of any subsequent default of payment or breach of the conditions, covenants or stipulations of this agreement. In the event of the cancellation or other termination of this agreement, neither of the parties to this agreement shall, in any way, waive any right, either at law or in equity, to sue for and recover damages, for the breach or violation of the said agreement, or for any other appropriate relief, or recovery. ■ - TWENTLEThT The rights, privileges and obligations of the respective parties in and to this license agreement, except as hereinabove otherwise provided, shall inure to and be assumed by the executors, administrators and assigns of the Licensor, and by the successors in business of the Licensee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have e: cate the day and year first above written. Witnesses,- AGREEMENT ■between ; THOMAS A. EDISON i and j ALT.IS -C HALKERS COMPANY. I . j (Original) . \ Dated, November 29, 1911. I . . . . . \ i . ■ i ' • • f ■ . : ! // I EXHIBIT C. q o tU THIS AOREKWKNT HADE AND ENTERED INTO this * 7 dny of 19U, I>y «h* between THOMAS A. EDISON, of West Orange, Now Jersey, party of tho first part, and AM.I3- CH AIMERS COMPANY, a corporation organised and exitsting under tho Inna of New Jersey, with nenornl Office a at itilwmtkeo, Wisconsin, party Of the second pert} WITNESSETH! that WHEREAS* an agreement has been entered into between the portion hereto on this date in whioh, among other things. It was agreed in paragraph “EOURTH“ thereof, "that tho party of the see end part shall, on tho terms and conditions epooifiod in the Supplemental Agreement hereto attached, narked •EXHIBIT C“, and made a part hereof, manufacture ell EDISON CRUSKINC ROLLS hereafter built, for the party of the firat part or hie licensees, under said Letters Patent Seo, 672, 61*5 and 672,617?; and WHEREAS! it ic tho object of this agreement (whioh le the “EXHIBIT C" before mentioned) , to cover tho terms and conditions for suoh issajufootuivnc of said rolls HOW rT 18 HEREBY AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AS JOLLOWS: PIRST:.,,.. Party of the first part hereby ant*800 that he and hie licensees will purchnoo from the party of tho ooflond part, and the party of the second part agrees to manufacture nnd soil to tho party of the first part or his licensees, all Edison oruohing rolls, to be made and operated according to tho inventions described and olaimed in said Letters Patent Nos. 672,616 amd 672,617 bef (rementioned, upon the torn 3 hereinafter set forth* I SECOND:. ....It is agreed that the price of said -Crushing Rolls, E.O.B. Milwaukee , shall be as follows!- When the average price per groec tan of No. 2 Northern The price of Edison nolle coke "foundry Iron at ChlongO, ao quoted in the "Iron Arc" during the four wacko pre¬ ceding the receipt of order by party of the ocoond port is: 19. to 19.09 per ovary future increase or decline of $1* per gross ton of No. 2 foundry Northern poke Iron at Chicago, above or below the pricoa herein shown, the price of pdinon nolle is to advance or dcolinc in the same proportion aa ehovm in above eoalo. Tho above prices are baaed on the designs and weights Of the Edison crushing noils of tho National Ua**"** Company of Hnrtinoburg, *oat Virginia, as shown on the draw¬ ings submitted by party of tho first part to party of tho second part and it is agreed that said prices are subject to proportionate reasonable adjustment as to increase or do- THIRD: . Party of the first part agrees to , furnish the party of the second part, free of charge, f.o.h. Milwaukee, oomplete detailed drawings, specifications and necessary patterns of such Edison cashing R<*ls aB may 'be ordered hy him or his licensees from party Of the second part under this contraot, and it is agreed second party assumes no responsibility in connection with the design Of same. EOUBTH: . . . . . Party of the second part agrees that it will fill with reasonable promptness all orders placed with it for Edison crushing Rolls under this contract, but in the event of interruption caused by serious fires, labor strikes, or delays unavoidable or beyond the control of party of the second part, the obligation of the party of the second part to manufacture under this contract Shall be sus¬ pended until such cause shall have been removed, provided, however, that if at any time during this agreement the party of the second part shall be unable or negleot with reasonable promptness to undertake or to prooeed with any order placed with it for Edison crushing Rolls, under this contraot, the party of the first part and his licensees shall, upon giving notice in writing to the party Of the second part, be at I liberty to manufacture or cause to be manufactured by others than the party of the second part the EdiBon cmshing Rolls covered by such order. Party of the second part further covenants and agree I that it will repair E.O.B. works where made, or furniBh without charge E.O.B. its works, a similar part to replace, any material of its own manufacture which within one year after shipment is proven to have been defective at the time it was shipped, provided second party is given immediate written notice of such alleged defects. The party of the second part Shall not be held liable for any damages or de¬ lays caused by defective material. The psrty of the second part agrees that in the manufacture of said rolls it a workmanship will he first olaae throughout and that material will ho first olaee, in kinds and qualities, and conform to drawings and specif ioa- tlone of party of the first part. It is agreed that the party of the first part shall have the right to inepeot, and to have his representatives inspect, said rolls at all times during the manufacture thereof hy the party of the seoond part, and to reject the Bame if not made aooording to the provisions of thiB contraot . ffijXH: . The term3 of payment of Edison crushing , Rolls purchased under this agreement shall ho as follows: On Crushing Rolls ordered direot hy first party: Fifty per cent (50$ on shipment; BALANCE sixty days (60) from date of shipment. On crushing Rolls ordered hy any licensee, terms of payment shall he subject to the approval of Credit Department of Becond party. SIXTH: . . . . .Party of the first part agrees to fully protect and save harmless party of the second part from any claims of infringement of Patents growing out of the manu¬ facture hy it of Edison crushing Rolls under said Letters Patents Nos. 672,616 and 672,617 and under any designs furnished hy first party, and in case of suit based upon such claim of Infringement party of the first part agrees to defend same at his own cost. SEVENTH: . Nothing in this agreement shall give party of the second part the rl^it to manufacture Edison Crushing Rolls under said Letters Patents Nos. 672, 616 and 672,617 for sale to or for use hy any person or parties other than party of the first part or his licensees, and IT IS UNDERSTOOD that the manufacturing right here conveyed to party of the second part is subordinate to any rights which first party may heretofore have granted, conflicting with this license. EIGHTH The provisions of this contract shall apply only to Edison finishing Rolls to he manufactured for use within the United States of Amerioa and the territories and possessions thereof. . . The term of this c entrant Bhall he coextensive with the term of the other heforementioned agreement between the parties hereto, Of same date, hut this agreement shall he subject to termination in accordance with the provision of paragraph "’EIGHTH"' in said other agreement. IH WITNESS WKEHEOE the parties hereto have executed this agreement in duplicate, the day and jre^-firit^50ve v/ritten. ■between THOKAS A. EDISON and DUNBAR STONE COOT ANY. Dated, November ^9, ■ THIS AORBEKF.NT HADE ABD ENTERED INTO THIS d«ty of ]X.ctK<-uJkJ^ a. D., 1911, between THOMAS A. EDISON of west Or wise, New Jersey, party of the first part, and DONFiAR STOPS COKPAJJY of River Rouge, Michigan, party of the eoo end port. WITNESSETH: that WHEREAS: a license agreement hna been entered into between the parties hereto, dated the day of f 19X1, which licence agreement ie hereby i ferred to and made part hereof; HOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ASRKSD BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AS EOIXOWS: The AT.LI 6-CKAEKERS COMPANY having; agreed to pay rcynltice to said Thomas A. Edieon on account of the cru Shins poll a of the tiunbnr atone Company at River Rougs, Michigan, it io agreed botvfaon the parties hereto that the said agree¬ ment of the Allis-CholTaero company to pay said royalties to said Thomas a. Edison on account of the crushing Rolls of the pun bar ptone Company at River Rouge, Michigan shall be taken and considered as payment in fxdl by the Dunbar stone Company to caid Thomas A. Edison of tho royalties provided for in said lioenao agrocnont botween the parties hereto, to be paid by said sunhar Rtcno Company or its trmsferce for tho ueo of said crushing Rolls of tho rjunbar stone Company at Rivor Rouge, Miohlgon withitt Ihe territory set forth and Halted in said license agreement. The provioiono of this agreement shall not affeot the provisions of eaid license agreement requiring tho lioenseo to moke known to the liconaor tho operation of said rolls or in any respect except to relieve the Dunbar Stone Company or its transferee I from the payment of royalty for tho use of said -1- . roll a within the territory sot forth and limited In the sold license norsemant. in WITNESS SR TURBOS’ the parties hereto have exooutod PRESIDENT. AGREEMENT ■between THOMAS A. EDISON and EMPIRE LIMESTONE COMPANY. Dated, November ? f 1911, I H. t oti*- THIS AGREEMENT MADE AMD ENTERED INTO THIS cL< day Qf a. o.t xail, "between Thomas A. EDISON of west Orango, New Jor say, party of the first part, and EMPIRE LIMESTONE COMPANY Pekin, N. Y., party of the second part, WITNESSETH: that WHEREAS: a license agreement has "been entered Into between the parties hereto, dated the ,$?*** day of KtfO, 1911, which license agreement is hereby referred to and made port hereof; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED H3TWEEH THE PARTIES HERETO AS eolt.ows: The ATJ.IS-CHAI.MER8 COMPANY having agreed to pay royalties to said Thomas A. Edison on account of the crushing Rolls of the Empire Limestone Company at Pekin, "S. Y., it is agreed between tho parties hereto that the said sgroonent Of the Allis-Chnlners company to pay said royalties to said Thomaa A. Edison on acoount of the entching noils of the Empire LimoBtone Company at Pokin, N. Y. shall bo token and considered as payment in full by tho Empire Limestone Company to said Thomas A. Edison of the royalties provided for in snid licence agreement botween the parties hereto, to be paid by said Empire Limestone Company or its transferee for tho uoe of said crushing Rolls of tho Empire Limeotono Company at Pekin, N. Y. within the territory sot forth and limited in said license agreement. The provisions of this agreement shall not off eat tho provisions of said license agreement requiring the licensee to make known to tho lioensor the operation of snid rolls or in any respect exoopt to relieve the Empire Limestone Company or its transferee from the payment of royalty for tho use of snid ■betv/een THOHAS A. EDISON and CHURCH QUARRY COMPANY. THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this “1^, __ day of ^ff^wSU yard of all material crushed by or passed through the Rolls at the Plant of the DUNBAR STONE COMPANY, and which may be crushed or broken stone, including screenings and waste, when the same is sold or used in making Sand Lime Bricks, Artificial Stone, Blocks, Lime, etc. but no royalty iB to be paid on such screenings and waste if not sold or used in the mamfacture of Bricks or Artificial stone, I Blocks, Lime, etc." -1- and WHEREAS the party of the first part has prosecuted a suit based on said letter s-patent Nos. 672,616 and 672,617 in the Circuit Court of the United States for the western District of New York against said AlHe-Chalmers Company, Empire limestone Company and The Casparis stone Company as defendants, in which suit a decree has been entered upon final hearing, sustaining said letters-patent and each of them and finding infringement and granting an injunction; aid WHEREAS an appeal haB been taken from said decree in said suit and it is desired by all parties in interest to terminate the litigation of said suit; HOW, TKEREEQRE, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows; - EIRST: The party of the second part hereby approves and authorizes said license agreement which the party of the first part proposes to make with the said Dunbar stone Company. SECOND: In consideration thereof the party of the first part agrees to pay over to the party of the second, part, so long as the license heretofore granted by the party of the first part to the SIB1EY QUARRY COMPANY, predecessor of the party of the second part under said letters-patent Nos, 672,616 and 672,617 shall continue in force, all the royalty paid by said Allis-chalmers Comp any to the party of the first part under the provision of the offer of the Allis-Chalmers Company above quoted, on account of material crushed by, or passed through, the said rolls at the plant of the Dunbar I Stone Comp any, SROYIBED, HOWEVER, that the royalties to be paid over to tiie party of the second part by the party of the first part in accordmce with this a(p*eement and “W other agreement o^r agreements shall not, in the aggregate, in any calendar year, exceed the total amount of the royalty payable by the party of the second part to the party of the first part for the same calendar year. The adjustment of any dif¬ ferences in the said payments of royalty between the. party . of the second part and the party of the first part which may arise hy reason of any disparity in the amounts of monthly royalties paid, or for any other reason, shall he made quarterly or more often as may he mutually arranged from time to time between the parties hereto. THIRD: In consideration of the agreement of the party of the first part to pay over to the party of the second part the royalties above specified the party of the second part hereby releases the Allis-Chalmers company and the Dunbar stone company from all claims and demands for damages and profits which the party of the second part may now have on account of past infringement of said letters-pat- ent Bos. 672,616 and 672,617, or either of them, in so far as the plant of the Dunbar p.tone Company at River Rouge, Kich. is concerned, and the party of the second part agrees that the agreement of the party of the first part to pay over to the party of the second part the royalties above specified shall he taken as payment in full of all royalties specified shall he taken as payment in full of all royalties provided for in said license agreement which the party of the first part proposes to make with the said Dunbar Stone Company FOURTH: This agreement shall be void in the event that the party of the first part does not make said proposed license agreement with the Dunbar ptone company. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this agreement in duplicate the day and^j&er^firit^above 1 Party of the first part. CHURCH QUARRY COMPANY, -3- The SIBLEY (JJARRY COOT AMY hereby represents and warrants that the CHURCH QUARRY COMPANY is its successor and has full right and authority to mate the foregoing agreement with Thomas A. Edison* Dated 1911. SIBLEY QUARRY COOT ANY, By President, A GHEE MEN T ■between THOMAS A'. EDISON and T7TE KELLEY ISLAND LIKE & TRANS¬ PORT COMPANY. _ _ - Dated, November 22, 1911. THIS AGREEMENT mado and entered Into thie day of *•».» 1911 1 between THOMAS A. EDISON of -vest Orange, N. J., party of the first part, and tho KELLS] ISLAND LIME & TRANSPORT COMPANY, R corporation of theState of Ohio, party of tho oeoond port, WITNESSETH j - WHEREAS tho party of the first port has heretofore granted to the party of the second part a certain lioenBe under letter o-patent of the United states Nos. 672,61(5 and 672,617 of APril 23, 1901, f cr Method of, and Apporntue for, breaking rock, and under certain other letter s-patent of tho United states and applications therefor, ns will more fully and at largo appear hy reference to the agreement in writing between the said parties hereto grunting such license’, find WHEREAS the party of the first part is desirous of granting a certain license under said lettero-patent No; 672,616 and 672,617 to tho EMPIRE LIMESTONE C (HP ANY of Pekin, !!• Y. , which proposed license has been submitted to the partyj of the second port hy the party of the first part; and WHEREAS the Allis-chalmers Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of New Jersey, with general offices at Milwaukee, Win., has offered to pny to the party of the first part in full settlement of r41 royalties payable under said proposed licensc;- " One -half (l/2jrf) cent for every cubic yard of all material crushed hy or passed thrmi^i the Rolls at the Plant of the EMPIRE LUiESTONE C CMP ANY and which may he crushed or broken stone, including screenings and 'waste, when the some is sold or used in making Rand Lime Bricks, Artificial Stone, Blocks, Lime, etc., hut no royalty is to he paid on such screenings and waste if not odd or used in the manufacture of Brioks or Artificial gtonc,- Blocks, Lime, eto., and no royalties Bhall ho paid on n greater amount than three hundred thousand cubic yards of ouch material, in ease of the Empire I*imo- stono Co., in any one year during this agreement* provided however that in the event that tho material crushed hy or passed through said rollo| at the plant of the Empire Limcstono company or any part thereof except screenings is sold or supplied by the Empire Limestone Company to others than tho Lackawanna Steel Company or is sold or supplied to otherB hy the Laokawanna Steel Company, the said limitation that no royalties nhall he paid on a greater amount thar threo hundrod thousand ouhio yordn of nuoh ma¬ terial in any one year during thin agreement shall heoorae and he of no effect, and provided also that eaid royalty shall he paid hy the party of the oeoond part to the party of the firot part on all soroeningc and waste in ex- oo bs of said three hundred thoueond cubic yards hereafter orushod hy or panned through said roll a and oold to otherB than the Lacka¬ wanna ntoel Company"} and WHEREAS the party of the firot part has prosoouted a suit based on naid letter o-patcnt Woe. 672-, 616 end 672,617 in the Circuit Court of tho United states for the western District of Hew York against said All in-Chalmers company, Empire Limestone Company and The canparls Stone Company, as defendants, in which nuit a decree hao been entered upon final hearing, sustaining said le item-patent and each of them artl finding infringement and granting an injunction} aix: WHEREAS an appeal has been taken from eaid decree in said suit ard it is desired by all parties in interest to terminate the litigation of said suit} NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows}- EIR8T: The party of tho second part hereby approves and authorises said license agreement which the party of the first part propooeo to make with tho said Empire Limestone Company. SEC CND: In consideration thereof the party of the first part agrees to pay over to the party of the seoond part, so long as the lioonse heretofore granted by the party of tho first part to the party of the second part under eaid lettora-patent Nos. 672,616 and 672,617 shall continue in foroe, all the royalty paid by said Allie-Chnlmcrs Company to the party of tho first part under the provision of the offer of the Allis-Cholmors Company above quoted, on aooount of material orushed by, or passed through, the said rolls at the pi ant of the Empire Limestone Company, PROVIDED, i r - i ( HOWEVER, that the royalties to be paid over to tho party of the sco ond part by the party of the firot part in aooordance with this agreement shall not, in the aggregate, in any onl- endar year, exceed the total amount of the royalty poyable b;r the party of tho seoond part to the party of the first part for the name calendar year. The adjustment of any differ¬ ence o in the said payments of rayed, ty between tho party of the second part and the party of the first part which may arise by reason of any disparity in the amounts of monthly royalties paid, or for any other reason, shall be mode quarterly. THIHD: In consideration of the ngreonent of the party of the first part to pay oyer to the party of tho second part the royalties above specified tho party of the second part hereby releases the All is-chnl mors Company, the Empire limestone Company and Tho caoparis ntone Company from all claims and demands for damages and profits which the party of the second part may now have on account of past infringement of said letter s-patont Eos. 672,610 and 672,617, or either of them, in bo far as the plant of the Empire Limestone Company at Pekin, H.Y., is concerned, and the party of tho seoond part agrees that tho Rgroemont of the party of the first part to pay over to the party of the seoond pnrt the royalties above spocified shall be taken as paymeht in full of nil royaltiOB provided for in said license agreement which the party of the first pnrt proposon to make with the said Empire Limestone Compnny. The party of the first part covenants that ho will furnish to the party of the second port promptly as the same are reoeivod by him, duplicates of all reports made to him by said Empire Limestone Company pursuant to the license to he granted to it as aforesaid, showing the quantity of -3- Material cniohed, including tho quantity of screenings nnd .vaate produced, and tho quantity of uuoh screenings and waste which hao been oold or used for any oonmeroial or Manufactur¬ ing purpose, and the party of tho first part further agrees that he will, at the request of the second party .appoint the nominee of the party of tho second part aa on .authorized representative of the party of the firot part for the examin¬ ation of the hooka of said Empire Limestone Compony. FOURTH: ThiB agreement ia supplemental to a oertnin memorandum of agroeipeftt mode and entered into on the 16th day of A«g«Bt, 1909, hy and betwoon tho parties hereto, which Baid agreement in horehy confirmed and is to he nni remain in force except as herein modified, and is in lieu of and in full satisfaction of the covenant b of the Lioenaor (party of the first part heroin) contained in that part of tho Fourteenth Article of Baid agreement whereby the Licensor covenants with reBpoot to the suit hereinbefore mentioned, then pending in the United States Circuit Court for the western pint riot of Hew York against tho Allle-ghalmero company, Krnpire Limestone Company nnd The casparis gtone Company, nnd with rospeot to the granting of a license for the operation of the crushing reals located at Pekin, Now York, to which said milt rel ated^ that the Licensor (party of the first part hereto) should p™ 'to the Licensee (party of the Bcoond part hereto) n certain percentage of oertaln royalties to bo received by him upon stone crushed by said crushing rolls at Pekin, New York and the faithful performance of this oantrnot on the part of tho party of tho first part hereto shall bo deemed a full oompliance with the aforeaaid oovenantB of Bald contract of the 16th day of August, 1909, relating to said suit and the payment of said percentage of said royalties on stone orushed hy said crushing rolls at Pekin, N. Y. FIFTH: This agreement shall not become effective until the party of the first part shall make Baid proposed license agreement with the Empire limestone Company and 8 aid proposed agreement with the Allia-Chalmers company v/herehy it agrees to make the aforesaid royalty payments. Party of the first part agrees to use due diligence in ascertaining ahd collecting said royalty utilizing all necessary proceedings therefor and to account for the same as received by him. IE WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement in duplicate the day and year^fir written. WITNESS: — ««*- Party of the First Part. THE KEELEY ISLAND LIKE & TRANSPORT COMPANY, President. Party of the second Part. ■mz. . UNITED STATES 0E AMERICA, ) Western Distriot of Now York ) I, HARRIS S. WUXI AMS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United states, for the western District of New York, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of injunction and Marshal’s Return in re Thomas A. Edison -vs- Allis-Chalmers Co. et al with the ordinal entered and on file in this office, and that the same is a correct trans- oript therefrom, and of the wholo of said original. And I further certify that I am the officer in who ee custody it is required by law to be. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOE, I have caused the Beal of the said Court to bo affixed at the city of Buffalo, in said District, this 19th day of December, A.D., 1911* HARRIS S. WILLIAMS, Clerk. (seal: Circuit Court of the United States. Western' District of New York). United states of America, ) ^ Western District of Hew York ) I hereby oertify fchd return that I served the | annexed injunction on the therein-named Empire Limestone Company by pavid Hyman, vice Pres, of said Company, and on Allis Chalmers Company by C. R. Tatem, Manager for said Company by handing to and leaving a true and oorrect oopy thereof with each of them, and by showing each of them the original Injunction with the seal of the Court thereon per¬ sonally at Buffalo, in said District on the 16th day of Dec A.D. 1911. Wm. R. Compton, U. S. Marshal. By Maurice L. Doty, Deputy. Servioe $4.00 Travel .12 _ I The President of the United Staten of America to Allis-chnlaero Company, Empire Limestone Company and The Caopnrls Stone Company and eaoh of them, and each of their officero, agents, attorneys, associates, servante, -.workmen and employees and <&1 persons claiming or bolding under thorn or any of them, GREETING* - V/HEREAS, on the 13th day of June, 1911, in a suit in equity pond ins in the Circuit Court of the United States for the woatern pistrlot of Sow York, between Thomas A. Edi con, complainant, and Allis-Chrilners Company, Empire limestone Company and The ganpnrls Stone Company, defend¬ ants, on liSttero-Pntent of the United Staten, Ho. 673,616 raid 673,617, issued APril S3, 1901 to Thomas A. Edison, ft decree was entered holding that sftid I* ttarn-Patont are good and valid ns to the claims thereof raid that eald Thomas A. Edison ia and has been since April 23, 1901, the cole and exclusive owner of the legal rand equitable title in and to said lettere-patcnt, finding that the said defend¬ ants have infringed claims 1 and 2 of said letters-pate rlt No. 072,616 and olalmn 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 f said letters- patant Ho. 672,017, and enjoining said defend onto and their officers, agent o, oto. against further infringement of said claims and dlreoting that said defendants account to sold complainant for nil the profits made by ani^defendonte and for all the dsraagos suffered by said octt®i-*innrtt by reason of said infringement by said do fondant a, and direct¬ ing that the ooraplnlnent recover from a0i defendants the costs of said suit to he taxed as provid^ln s^id decree J And WHEREAS said defendants took1 ap appeal from noi< decree to the United States Circuit. Cour^ef App^la for th« Boo and C iron it} ; . V And WHEREAS, as appears by the mandate of said United states Circuit Court of Appeal n filed in the office. -1- »V;; n qf thftjolerk of onid Girouit Court of the United Rtntos for V\io ysijtern Diotriot of Sow York on tho 7th day of DCoeriber, lVn, ihnt tho naid appeal wan cUaaiaaodJ \ And SUEREAS, by a deoroe entered on said mandate on 7th day of Doeembor, 1911, tho decree of the naid United Stntee Circuit Court of APP cal a was made the deoroe of the \ naid Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Hew York; And WHEREAS, ao appop.ro from a final deoroe in naid cult entered on the 7th dny of December, 1911 in the office of the clerk of naid Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Now York, it has been represented to us in our Circuit Court of the United States for the western District of New York in the second Circuit, that lottors- pntent of the United states Ho. 672,610, for Method of Breaking Rock, and Ho. 672,617 for Apparatus for Breaking Rook, granted to Thom an A. Edison on April 23, 1901 are good and valid ao to claims 1 and 2 of Ho. 672,616 and ao to olaimo 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6 and 7 of Ho. 672,617, and that Thomas A, Edison is now and has been ninoo April ^i^01 the oolo and exclusive owner of the legal and oquitablo title in and to said lottern-patent Ho. 672,616 and 672,617, and that you, the oaid Allis-Gholmero company, Empiro Btae- otono Company nnd The caaparis Stone Company hnve infringed upon said lettero-patent by tho manufacture, use nnd onle of apparatus for breaking rook operating aooording to the nnd invsntionn of o In tan 1 and 2 of oaid letters- patent Ho • 672,616, and containing tho ocrabinatlono and inventions of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 of said letters-patont Ho. 672,617, infringing oaoh of the olaimo mentioned of said two lottors-potent} How, therefore, wo perpetually enjoin and restrain you, the naid Allis-Chalmers Company* Empire limestone Company and The c«»parla Stone Company and oaoh of you, and1 K^sentf'ifc. ‘ >72, 6X6, \ Of 0?|gt|^ your and each of your officers, agents, attorneys, bbso- oiates, servants, workmen and employees, and all persons olaiming or holding under you or any of you, from manu¬ facturing, ueing or selling, or in any way disposing of, apparatus for breaking rook operating in accordance with the method or invention of olaim.\ 1 or of olaim 2 of Bald letter or containing ithe combinations or inven- :, 4 or 7 oi said letters-patOnfe'.^ct. o ’•:S'rX' ! H I- -h coJZmr 67^,617,. a^d-ifror, ^aotuj'^hSi tjsing o£ selling or*|pqany j May diaJpoEtii^i.bf, Apparatus pr a'^lces wjiich embody tithe"--; i 0<^£{j^lol1 or invention j;f any of. b aid olafing Jptp- ! *#§*' °V g«^|wo|lettereri|tenti W ^rj^afe inW§;k. (jperated ih acci;’ /irdanjdgj ^herewith, £ein(£{frbm v1 j using or^^byingjin any .w|f the (jmetl&g ||o if ied in:claim|/ or in ola^mi-B of atld lettors-pat( (?nt NoT ^ V .-enae of oomplalhaht. \ [ Witness, the HONORABIE KD^ARD D v WHITE, chief Justice| of. the supreme Court of the Unitjed States, at the Cit^ of Buffalo, in;the~western Distriot of New York, 0n the 15th ~ day ,of peoember, 1911, , ' V (Seal: United s tat sb Cirouitt- Court, western. pistriot of’ New York) ., >: i ^ JKSk- 3 olio 3 ltor and Counsel for Complainant, 71 Nassau street, Y ■ New York, N.Y. ' w The Edison Crushing Roll Co. ^ ROCK CRUSHERS PRINCIPAL OFFICE. EDISON LABORATORY ORANOE. N.J. WORKS OFFICE. STEWARTSVILLE. N.J. December 27, 1911. Mr. H. E. Miller, Edison Laboratory, /Jfc Orange, N. J. u " ' ' Dear Sir:- In connection with the contract between Mr. Edison and the Church Quarry Co. relative to the royalty to be paid by the Allis-Chalmers Co. for account of the Dunbar Stone Co., Detroit, please note that on Dec. 12th Mr. Edison signed a letter, which was forwarded to them, substance of which is as follows:- "Referring to the contract between your Company and myself under which I am authorized to execute the License Agreement with the Dunbar Stone Co., Detroit, Mich., beg to state that it is my under¬ standing that any royalties received from the Dunbar Stone Co. are to be turned over to your Company and are not to apply against the total amount of the royalties to be paid to you as covered by a previous contract". The reason for the matter having been handled in this way, was that Mr. Church would not approve of the contract as first drawn, by which the royalty from the Dunbar Stone Co. was to be considered as applying against the total amount of the royalties paid by the Church Quarry Co. under the terms of previous contract, and I told him that if he would sign the contract as drawn, so not to delay the closing of the matter with the Allis-Chalmers Co., that I would have Mr. Edison write him a separate letter changing the terns of the contract, which was done on Dec. 12th, 1911, and you have copy of letter in your hook. Will you therefore attach my letter to the agreement with the Church Quarry Co., so that there can he no misunderstanding in the future, and please also note that any royalties that you receive from the Allis-Chalmers Co. for account of the Dunbar Co. ore to he turned over to the Church Co. Please acknowledge receipt of this letter, stating that you understand the conditions of it. Yours very truly, Legal Series ■■ Harry F. Miller File Group 2: Financial Material (1913-1914) This folder, covering the years 1913-1914, contains groups of documents that are related to entries made by Harry F. Miller in an unidentified journal. On the back of the last page in each group is a number that presumably corresponds to the number in the journal entry. Included are items pertaining to loans made to Edison by Henry Ford and Miller Reese Hutchison and to a gift of $100,000 in Edison Storage Battery Co. stock from Edison to his son Charles. Also included are documents concerning Edison's stock and bond holdings in the Condensite Co. of America, Edison Portland Cement Co., and Halogen Products Co., as well as other financial transactions involving Rosanna Batchelor, the widow of longtime associate Charles Batchelor; investor James Gaunt; and the Motion Picture Patents Co. The groups have been filmed in numerical order. The group number appears on the microfilm at the beginning of each group and below each document in that group. Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected, including all of the items in each selected group. The unselected groups consist of records of routine internal transactions and payments; items pertaining to Edison's companies rather than to him personally; and material that duplicates the information in the selected documents. 144 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] In reforenoo to the Halogen Products Co. , the annual meeting was held to-day. V/hen the Company was formed it was thought that §10,000 cash wouia he sufficient to install the apparatus and put the company on a paying basis. This would probably have be on the case if fate storage Battery Co. had continued to use the Tetra to the amount anticipated. A good many changes in the apparatus were found necessary and a special distilling apparatus had to be installed, because it was found that there was practi¬ cally no demand for the crude material; what people wanted was the refined wax of light color. The making of these changes has involved an expense of about §7,000, which is now owing to the Pennsylvania Salt Hfg. Co., and on which they are pressing for payment. Further changes to be made will probably require a few hundred dollars more. The situation which therefore confronts us is, that we must raise more capital— enough to pay the indebtedness of between seven and eight thousand . dollars to the Pennsylvania Salt Hfg. Co. and to provide additional •capital to run the Hr. Dyer tells me that he has submitted the matter to the directors of the Condcnsite Co. (which is now on a profit¬ able basis) and that the Condensite Co. will tako over the Halo¬ gen Products Co. on the following basis: 1. Stock in the Halogen Co. will ho exchanged i stock in the Condensite Co., share for share, either oommoi 144 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Mr. Edison- 2. preferred, as you desire. S’inoe the preferred stool: is not cumulative , ^considers tho common stool: more valuable. 2. 'i'he Oondonsite Oo. will essumo all obligations of the Halogen Co. and take over oil its assets, including patents, apparatus, accounts receiving and cash. '3. The Condensite Co. will take over and assume the obligations of the contract with the Edison Co. to supply Halogen products to the Edison Co. at cost plus 15$. The Condensite Co. will also assume the obligation of the Halogen Co. to permit the 15$ profit to be credited to the account of the Edison Co. until the account is wiped out. 4. The Condensite Co. will assume the obligations of the contract with the Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co. and meet all of its bills as renderod. The Condensite Co. will agree to raise not less than OlG.000 cash to pay the indebtedness of the Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co. and provide capital for running tho business. I think that this proposition should ho accepted. If not, then we will have to take stepB to ra-'se additional oapital for tho Halogen Co. by selling additional stock. Or, if you would profer, I can present the matter to tho Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co. and see if they would be interested in tho proposition. Possibly they would he willing to take it over. Of course it would also be possible to have the Edison Co. continue to advance money to koep tho Halogen Co. going, the amount to be returned on the 15$ basis. Mr. Dyer leaves the entire matter to you and will agree to any of the above plans that you approve.. Ihii 144 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Junuary 15, 1913. REPORT OH HALOGEH PRODUCTS COUPAIiY. Chlorinating unit ana stills sent to plant of Pennsylvania Salt life. Co., \'/y andotto, Hioh. , in May, 1012, at v/liioh time Lancaster with two helpers went out to make the. installation. Owing to the absence of the Superintendent of the Salt Company's plant, Mr. Voroe , and the break-down in their plant, we did not operate until August. We then found numerous changes necessary in the equipment which reduced the capacity of the unit from 1750 lbs. to 750 lbs. of Tetrs per diem. The stills are now being altered to produce the uesirod form and will undoubtedly be ready for operation by February lot. ORDERS FILLED Walpole Rubber Co., Condensite Co. T. A. Edison, Inc. Y/estorn Electric Co. 2018 lbs. Crude Hexa 1740 " Dist. Mono 1299 " " 674 " Chloro-Phenol 120 " Dint. Tri, Oxid. PROSPECTS The Western Eleotrio Co. have made nil their laboratory tosts and have approved the oxidized distilled which we have shipped on their order to their factory at Hawthorne, Ill., for com¬ mercial application, and they have promised definite word in this matter by February 1st. In the meantime, we are to make up 200 lbs. more of this form to show our ability to exactly duplicate the product They will use 400 lbs. a day. 144 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] (2V ' * General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Ivlass., have tested out -the Distilled Tetra and on the 11th inst. wrote for a price (large quantities). Gave them a price of 16/ f.o.b. Wyandotte for monthly carload lots. General Electric Co. of Schenectady are now waiting for a supply of Distilled Hexa for impregnating armature coils, mixing with rubber for insulated, wires and for impregnating the braid of covered wire. Mr* Aylsworth spent the afternoon of the 9th at tho plant and the evening with Dr. Steinmetz, who was very enthusiastic over the material and we arc now getting up for him a full lino of samples showing all forms. As coon as wo can give them the improved quality of Distilled Hexa they will make immediate tests for the above purpose. The Walpole Rubber Co. found the Crude Hexa, of which they had a ton, not exactly suited to their requirements , and their Engineer recently visited us to ascertain the host form for his uses and assures us ho will use Halowax in large quantities as soon as he definitely decides on the best form. The Goodyear Rubber Co. of Akron, Ohio, have shown some intorest, but business is delayed with them until we oan provide them with tho improved distillation of the Hexa. It seems almost sure that v:hen we oan show the now distillations that wo oan establish satisfactory business with tho various oloctrioal and rubber faotories. 144 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] By ‘anticipating their retirements , plaoing an order f^ -Distilled Cliloro-Phenol, the Edison Co. can got the medial at a muoh lower oost than plaoing their order in small Ifmi, and we figure that by the time this order would ho oomploted^ho Wostern l&eotric Co. business and business from the Walpole Kuftber Co. would be coming in to enable us to continue the oration of the plant. V/e have cut down our factory' labor by half, Mr. Lancaster having dispensed with the sorviccsj/of the two raon whom he tools out with him and now employs a workman secured locally at 17 l/r. an hour. / 144 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] RECEIPTS i. A. E. Ino. loan a/o Stool: sold for oash Realized Mdse. Sales DISBURSEMENTS §10,900,00 400.00 743.81 Material labor, Steam, Elect, eto. , Machinery, Instal- , Tools, etc. Hiscel. General Expense Cash Balance - Due Penna. Salt Co. ^5927.93 " T. A. E. Inc. 609.05 §12,043.81 6,556.98 §18,580.79 ' $8,315.95 1,646.76 9,962.00 3,335.20 1,520.88 $18,580.79 $18,580.79 Value of finished product on hand. Value of Naphthalene on hand. $ 656.23 1,155.67 $1,811.90. PIHAHCIAIi REPORT OP THE H,\10GE3.!_ PRODUCTS OOMPjUtY PROM DATE OP ORGANISATION TO .huUiJlV 1, 1913. The December aocount of the Pennsylvania Salt ISfg. ,0°. amounting to about $1,000 is not included. 144 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] J ft&L d&JL Af^Msvu*-j (jtJltJi &usijua4' fis-s-e^w i^.'Co (o^ L'ifr*r**s*^iyV ;A ^S‘as5=tk Sn "... X, W- q ~ 144 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 144 h 155 i [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Edison Portland Cement Company OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT G»* *fi New York Citv. March 31st, 1914. Mr. Harry F. Miller, The Thomas A. Edison laboratory, Orangq.H.J. Bear Harry Referring to your inquiry relative to noteB for ooupons due Mr. and Mrs. Edison, X beg herewith to hand you a letter from Mr. Beitlin, which explains itself and from which you will note, that on Beoember 1st, 1913, when renewal notes were issued to all the Bireotors, the two notes, that I- beg herewith to enclose, and which I would ask you to mark off your list of notes, were included in notes which fall due Beoember 1st, 1915. X am not quite clear in my recollection whether or not, these new notes had been sent to you. If not please advise me at this office and I will look the matter up when I return to the plant on Saturday. If you have reoeived them, will you not return to us the old notes, together with the ooupons, as stated in Mr. Bietlin's letter. WSM. SFB Tours very truly 155 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] The Edison Portland Cement Co. ... SALES OPPICBS. Telegr.pl., Freight ..d Pu^nger Station, NEW VILLAGE, N. J. PH.L.DKLrniA, PA„Arc.dc Bqlldlny n*wa«“n.'j:,y" p.o. address. STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. *"*’ P“ “ March 30, 1914 Mr. W. S. Mallory, President, Hew York Office. Dear Slr:- In accordance with telephone conver¬ sation of this &. M. I am enclosing herewith the notes in favor of Mr. & Mrs. Edison, which matured on December 1st, 1913. In order to get our liability for unpaid ooupons off the books, it was necessary that these notes were' put through our records at the time they were drawn, Ootober 1, 1913. On Deo ember 1, 1913, when we issued renewal settlements for all the Directors notes aue on that date, these two notes were included in the new notes dated December 1, 1913, due Deoember 1, 1915, given to Mr. & Mrs. Edison, as per the statements herewith attached. Mr. Miller, should therefore receipt these two vouchers ana return them.to us together with the 759 ooupons which oame due Ootober 1, 1913, and all the old notes covered by our renewal notes dated December 1, 1913, due December 1, 1915 for $28,080.00, §203,203.43, and §1,720,043.14. 155 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 0-e ^ rX*o "V- */■>)-• 'fesO . / , ,ff /.^ C^OUJ JPuj- l^)')nst~'£Oc' stop cr~? ; ZLtPlc JrtCL. &e/h. ^ / - / i rt'pv. I- ;> ^ ' . |6- / ’ • r» - ?'&r ...?■.>? ?.« •>.■ ■ M77« •/ tnio '** 1*02. r-6l AJ'. , 'i^rr. 1 ry-y^e ■ I fr”. % ■ ,$■!&>• -3- %■ ef£ L( ‘iha* ZhtAoiJ>-iA~ Acte; i&co 7/, tfl l crtO ^i.^Zt^'p'ry ) 2. / -y^r°, >$' ... 4^-z^ /£ -y^rC-jiT oCtZLA , /.,,. / V f v- — A,okrt'*/k 'r^#vrO„ %-/, >^f / / • 155 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] we received from Motion Pioture Patents Company to cover first payment on account of their purchase 6S '•/e. S stock in the National Waterproof Pi lm Co. Inasmuoh as this stock is held by Mr. Edison, we have endorsed the check 6ver to him. Trusting ycfjl will find this to be satisfactory 156 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] W. S. Mallory, President, Edison Portland Cement Co., Stewart sville, 3J.J. Dear Sir: Confirming our 'phone proposition to you of even date concerning the timber matter referred to in yours and Hr. Carhart's letters of the 30th ult., X can offer you $22,500.00 for your Edison timber tract of approximately 2248 acres. This would be strictly a cash proposition and in other respects as outlined in my offer of the 24th ult. I make this proposition with due consideration for Mr. Edison's mineral rights, as outlined in your letter of the 30th ult. As stated to you verbally I am leaving for the South Tues¬ day, the 10th inst., and I understand you will advise me tomorrow by 'phone the result of your interview with Mr. Edison, which will, if the proposition is accepted, permit me to get together with Mr. Carhart or such other parties as you may delegate on Monday, the 9th inst., to close the deal. I endeavored to get in telephone communication v/ith Mr. Carhart both yesterday and today, but without success, and I sincere¬ ly trust that there will be no misunderstanding on his part because of the fact that I have taken this matter up directly with you. Thanking you for your consideration of the personal feature involved in my attempt at hastening these ma£$gjf£, I aii Very truly yours. - - FEB - 7 i9l4 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] “'''The Carbon Copy of this letter- is in the I>e , Department file 211 letter Press Copy in legal Deportment letter Book February 11, 1914 A. P. Cobb, Vice President, The He?/ Jersey 3inc Company, #55 Wall Street, He?/ York, il- Y. Gentlemen :■ ■ Regarding the so-called Kdison timber tract recently acquired by me from the receiver of the Hew Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works: I accept your cash offer of §22,500, for this tract, consisting of about 2248 acres, located in Sussex and Morris Counties, Hew Jersey; it being understood that I shall convey sich rights as 1 have acquired in this property, excepting and reserving to myself all the minerals in and under the property, v/ith the right to prospect anywhere at any time, to mine and ship ore, erect such buildings and lay such tracks on said tract as may be necessary in connection with the mining, preparation and shipping of any and all ores, and with the right to use the roads on said tract and any waters on said tract which may bo necessary for^mining, dressing and preparation of ores for the market; and with the further right to convoy away such waters through natural water courses running through or over said tract. You shall have thirty days in which to examine title, and X will turn over to you upon request copies ofaii title papers in my possession which may be of assistance in such examination; it being understood that you will pay the consideration price, 161 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] February 13, 1914 and receive aeoa as soon as examination of title is completed. There are now on the property certain dismantled build¬ ings, and building material which I have heretofore sola to j. H, Oliver & Co., 1414 South Penn Square, Philadelphia, Pa., and this present sale is made subject to any rights which the said J. H. Oliver & Co. may have to remove and carry off said buildings and material in accordance with my agreement with said 3 . H. Oliver & Co. Yours very truly Signed by Thomas A. -idis on // A. P. Cobb, Vice President - 3 - [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Utter j&rembimt ©a. ia the only means of continuing navigation as the latter firm ie forced to retire due to the severe losses incurred hy fire and sinking of boats in January and February of this year. The new Company is now constructing a three deck 100 HP Steamer with accommodations for sixty state room pass¬ engers, to ply between this City and Miama beginning January 1st. The jjteamer will be modern in all respects being equipped with private baths and lavitories, electric lights, refrigerator plant, etc., Nearly one hundred representative growers and business men have already pledged $40,000.00 towards this movement. We need your support for every dollar possible rather than let navigation be suspended. It will require our full capital of $50,000.00 There is no question about the business being a paying one. Menge Brothers have been in successful operation here upwards of twenty-five years making a start with only a few hundred dollars and had it not 162 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] }ULF'TO THE ATLANTtC" Gratax&alfatrllPP Biter Jtemnbmit (Jin. -2- ■been for a series of disasters with no insuranoe they would have continued. The new freight tariff went into effect June 20th, which will provide for twenty-five per cent more revenue than last season which total $61,000.00, • X see no reason why we should not he able to pay two and one half per cent difference quarterly besides establishing a satisfactory fund for repairs, insurances, taxes, depreciations and all other over headexpenses. Please return the enclosed list with a liberal subscription. Yours very truly. 162 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] (Attaw^ mtir (flmmai'Ure attain July 25th, 1014. lion. 1’honus A. Mcl icon, Oranco , J . Boar oir: Your3 of tho 215(1 inst onclosocl Tilth corti float-; of 1 163 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] You will remember, that a certain amount of Common Stock was to be given to a few of the boye and I am under the impression that Mr. Randolph has a list, but nothing has ever been done in relation to it. Will you kindly advise me your wishes in the matter? As the stock has no market value, perhaps it would be just as well not to answer the letter. Yours very truly, / President. ( \ 163 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 6703 Northumberland Ave. , Pittsburgh, Pa. July 88, 1914. The Edison Portland nement "o. , Orange, N. J. . Gentlemen; Under date of Jan. 8, 1904, i received a communica¬ tion from your Mr. Malloryiiin reply to aii inquiry of my own in regard to certain shares of stock held in my name; in which he stated that "the stock of thenoement nompany is not to be dis¬ tributed until the plant has been in tfommeroial operation for a given time. ThiB time will be determined by ”r. Edison. None of the stock has been delivered to any of the boyB as yet and you will be treated on the same basis as the rest.* Thinking it possible that you have overlooked this matter, I wish to inquire if the length of time referred to above has as yet matured. JUL so \{ 163 Legal Series — Harry F. Miller File Group 2: Chemical Correspondence and Contracts (1915-1919) This folder, which covers the years 1915-1919, consists primarily of correspondence and related agreements similar to the material in the "Chemicals" folders of the Edison General File Series. Most of the selected items date from 1915-1916 and pertain to Edison's production and sale of phenol, aniline, and other organic chemicals during World War I. Included are agreements with the Cambria Steel Co. of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and the Woodward Iron Co. of Woodward, Alabama, relating to benzol plants, along with correspondence with New York Edison Co. executives Nicholas F. Brady and Thomas E. Murray regarding Brady's investment in the aniline plant built by Edison at Silver Lake, New Jersey. There are also financial agreements and correspondence relating to Edison's purchases of acids and other raw materials and to the sale of his various chemical products. These include benzol purchases from the Dominion Iron & Steel Co. of Nova Scotia, aniline sales brokered by Stanley Doggett, phenol sales to the Picatinny Arsenal, and sales of toluol from the Johnstown benzol plant to the Du Pont Co. Other subjects include Edison's business dealings with the Japanese firm of Mitsui & Co., issues relating to Heinrich Hirzei's distillation patents, Edison's exhibit at the National Exposition of Chemical Industries in New York City, the disposal of spent acid, and the pricing of benzol. The documents from 1917-1919 concern the decline of profits from chemical sales, the transfer of Edison's privately-owned plants to the Coal Tar Products Division of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., and the conclusion of his partnership with Brady. In addition to Edison's business secretary Harry F. Miller, the correspondents include Edison's personal assistant William H. Meadowcroft, who managed much of the chemical business; Richard W. Kellow, who succeeded Miller as Edison's secretary; and financial executive Stephen B. Mambert. The documents in the archival record group at the Edison National Historical Site are filed in 1 18 numbered envelopes. The selected items have been rearranged in chronological order. An item-level finding aid, with the names of all of the companies with whom Edison transacted business, is available. Approximately 10 percent of the documents have been selected, including all items reflecting Edison personal involvement along with a representative sample of standard sales contracts. The unselected material includes documents relating to shipping instructions, tank cars, and the return of empty drums; standard short-term sales contracts without further substantial information, contracts to purchase raw materials, and contracts that were never implemented; and additional accounting documents from 1918 and 1919 pertaining to ownership of the aniline plant. Related documents can be found in the Chemical Production Records (Special Collections Series) and in the "Chemicals" folder for each year of the Edison General File Series. At* * 1/ J U//^j/fif Mr. Edwin E. Slick, Vie a President and General Manager, Cambria Steel Company , Johnstown, Ea. Saar Sir: gas* such hydrocarbons ®^°?“elaLe operation within sixty (60) days id l Eft.1: '***- . in that tine • The Canaria Oonur to rant to » p°”r- ! upon which ther^nfcistobe e.ecto. Thisp you nay lay down to z* £ast^.“« “s toriovi*' i“5,ln’* danger of fire. ate „ *£! &r»T.r have sufficient excess steam capacity to furnish. ; _ ^ : I Will also pay you ton (10) cents per gaiion r ** * to 8v “> Ur. Thomas A. Edison, Orange , H . J. Dear Sir:- Have your letter of March 11th, 1915 ^ instructions have boen telegraphed this morning to have two of the 10,000 gallon tank cars made ready without delay and shipped to "Thomas A. Edison, c/o Cambria Steel Company, Johnstown, Pa." charges prepaid. The numbers of these cars are 467 and 468 and they will v. i ++rRfl "Keith Tank Line" and bear the reporting and identifying marks i. The“ marks are the regularly authorised reporting marks of all tank cars owned and operated undor the name "Keith Sank Line" and the Railroad Companies are all familiar with rppularlv authorized reporting marks, not ojjly ot our cars but of all other companies who have been assigned reporting marko by the American Railway Association. These cars ought to be ready for shipment by the early part of next week and should be in your hands at Johnstown inside of one week from this date. We enclose two copies of our lease covering the use of these two cars in your exclusive service for one year. We will wire you when these cars leaveMllton.Pa.for Johnstown and wo will have the matter taken upwlthkr .R.k.Patterson , 3upt. freight Transportation of the Pennsylvania Lines^astat Philadelphia, Pa. in regard to the prompt movement of them from Milton to Johnstown. We also enclose a sample of the blank upon which some one authorized by you should send us a report of the in these tank cars when they are shipped out, and also ir possioxe t report M these cars are shipped back empty, and how consigned, etc. in accordance with the blank. This is for the purpose of our knowing where oars are moving from and to and whether loaded or empty, as the Railroad Companies do not make a report 4o us except when cars pass out of their possession going to another road, m which case they send uu a junctional report showing the delivery. We presume you will notify the parties to whom you ship ?r OtSmioo, . It sottld bo boot, so ttUt, for you to do. tbio. hi CAR COMPANY 3 advice of what instructions you give by the use < ’ this Dlanx. ' This is the arrangement which is in effect with our other full routing and hov; you want it ; return' ed i , thia is rather a matter and get the car back to y • g it would be better for you toUdo it°firedtly with the people to whom you consign your shipment. / It also has occurred to us that it might, be well for us /to stenoil on the cars on each side some information showing they ’ in vour service. For instance, the following might be V'fbomas A. Edison, Johnstown, Pa. m larger type. This is done with some of our lessees, and where cars -ceipt of this letter Honday morning to that effect. a upon i ’.Ye have sent instructions, to the shops at Mi it on so sketch. As may be seen by reading over this contract, it is business at 425-00 p.r oar par njontli .11 „ :vr.sa ^ sj ssASj.’waffi szss, i“M sr ffJsisrs ss.-s.s- extent with the users of our equipment. Yours truly. THIS AGREEMENT , made by and between Thomas A. Edison, of Orange, N. 3., herein¬ after oalled party of the firet part, and Woodward Iron Company, a body corporate under the laws of Delaware, hereinafter called party of second part, WITNESSETH: 1- Party of first part agrees, at his expense, to erect a bensol absorbing and sstwa a s= tassi'Birajri SS^SSiE s saw w— 'AMW tnxu sr-;- s sf ss re™.1.. “Ltrtv:r1.it.37.s ss." « 2s.. .»*» •< ««• >«• •;? •*«* X&-- ‘-l *£r ‘ «■ «r :frL« ss «.u.. *. .» .».i and solvent naphthas at a profit, he is to have the right to return the same to xne absorbed and refined during the preceding month, party of ‘ first ; part to submit a MS s =«£•* nrrtyear! or at anytime thereafter, and remove the removable parts °f^e apparatus, with the right, however, or option in party of second part at »a°f three year Uercise of said ootion by party of first part, after party of first part abandons plant, to purchase' plant at two-thirds of the anountof^ite original cost. in event party of second part does not exercise option to purchase, party price from time to time during each year, provided however th* in event ^rket price at any time is not satisfactory to party of second part, party of second PBrt shall have the right to decline to sell and store its products awaiting a market price that is satisfactory to it. IN YHTNESS WHEREOF, party, of .first and second parts have hereunto signatures in duplicate, tide /.f^doy of Kerch, 1915. ,a<3 v% >tanbtf Saggrtt (dnlora, <%miralB, (©ila anil mineral ^rniiurts > 11-18 Cuff Stkeii 3/16/15 Mr. Thomas A. Edison, West Orange, N.J. Dear Mr. Edison;- v _ ^ Observing from press account, you are producing Benzol and expect in the near future producing Aniline Oil, which commodities I deal in to some extent, would like to know if you are in position to offer me at this time three or four drums of 90# Benzol and up to 25 or 50 drums of Aniline Oil. If so, for whk price and for what deliveries? If you are unable to offer me these goods, probably you can suggest to i e some source of supply f°r which in- W. H. Ueadoworoft, Esq.. Orange, Hew Jersey. Uy dear Ur. Ueadoworoftr- llaroh 16th, 4 6^ i Ur. Brady has deposited §55,000. to Ur. Edison’s and my aooount. I am enclosing you two signature oards for Ur. Edison to sign on line above my signature. Will you kindly re¬ turn the se cards to me for the Central Crust Company? In talking with Ur. Edison yesterday, he explained the products that he was to get out of the benzol, and that his plants were big enough to oover his requirements. In con¬ nection with this matter, would it not be well for you to get from Ur. Edison what he intends to oharge Ur. Brady and himBelf for the benzol? Sinoerely yours, Ends.! March 17th. 1915. Mr. Thomas' E. Hurray, 54 Wall Street, Kew York City, ijy dear Hr. Hurray: I am In receipt of your favor of ihe 16th Instant, .and note that Hr. Brady has deposited thirty-five thousand dollars (§35,000) to the account of Hr. Edison and yourself. I return the signature cards herewith. In reply to your Inquiry as to what Hr. Edison Intends to charge. Hr. Brady and himself for the Benzol, let me say I have talked with Hr. Edison about this and he says that he will charge to the new plant just what it oosts him for the Benzol. . Yours very truly , Assistant to Hr. Edison, Enclosure . All comrfiunlcattbns should be addressed I er.N.J." OCH/AC PICATINNY ARSENAL, PICATINNY, N. J. PIOATINNY ARSENAL, DOVER, N. J. March 23, 1915. t!y dear Dr. Hutchison, I would suggest that you incorporate a clause in your propos¬ al for benzol providing that no liquidated damages shall bo deducted for any delays caused by fire, explosion, etc., or other unavoidable causes. We always put such a clause in our contracts anyway, as you will see from the printed page from our regular contract form which I am enclosing herewith. The phenol received from you some time ago complied in every way with the specifications which we have embodied in our advertisement. I was careful to see that no requirements were put in our specifications which you could not meet. Yours sincerely, 1 Enc. Dr. M. R. Hutchison, Edison Laboratory, Orange, N. J. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 7^ At i.’arch £17 , leib . Coiaoanding officer, Pica-tinny Arscnsl, Dover, S. .5. X urn enclosing hereai tn duly executed proposal to furnish ISC ,000 pounds of odnuaeroial phenol, complying with tho r.pocifi eat ions in your circular advertisement and prop¬ osal, bido on which are to he opened on April first. I will he able to let you have this phenol at the very low price, considering the market , of 56jf per pound, delivery to be extended over e. period of twenty-four aontho, beginning thirty days froe the date of contract. I do not find in the circular wdverti cement and proposal any provision protecting sso against delay or inability to deliver through fire, unseasonably severe etorse, labor strikes, action of the United States, etc. 1 am therefore making this proposal, based upon the unde rst ending that In making final settlement, based upon the date of completion of the delivery, I shall receive credit for such delays occurring during the performance of thin contract as you or your oucoeucor may determine to have been due to unavoidable oourees, such ae firee, unseasonably severs stores, labor strikes , action of . [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] the United atutes, etc., and the date of completion shall he const dered Tor the purpose of final sotileaont ns the date of actual completion of tho delivery Icbb the delny found due to eal'd unavoidable oaunec. 1 understand that in the actual contract , you do include ouch provision, hut 1 wit It clearly undorntood that my vtiiiingncao to supply yon with thin phenol in based ujion such provision being included in the final contract, hi no, as to the Batter of otcel drums: In this price, I have allowed for the purchase of sufficient drums to oontain a two-months supply or 10,634 pounds. It to therefore understood that tho drums will be emptied as quickly as possible, upon receipt by you, end returned to we at my expense , all drune kept by you for a period exceeding sixty rtoyo to be billed to you at « coat of ten dollars per drum. Respectfully, NAVY DEPARTMENT, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, WASHINGTON, D March 29, 1915 A contract numbered' _ and dated - - M- , las b~ o THOMAS AI7A EDI SOM, • . . . . ' _ ... _ _ ..... :. _ ■ furnishing the following articles to bo delivered at the place and within the time state Gentlemen: She Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Sydney, Nova Scotia is in¬ stalling at its Coke ovens a Ben sol Ate or Bing ana Defining Plant accord¬ ing to my plans. Phis plant is now under construction, and will prob¬ ably go into operation in about forty (40) days. Under my contract with them I am entitled to purchase eight hundred (800) gallons of pure Ben¬ zol daily. if: you desire me to furnish you with approximately seven hundred (700) tons of pure Phenol, deliveries to oommenoe on or Before June 1st, 1915, and to continue for one year, at the rate of approximately four thousand (4,000) pounds per day, more or less. I agree to utilise the above name d daily supply of eight hun¬ dred (800) gallons of Benzol to make this Carbolic Acid, and to furnish such Carbolic Acid to you for the period and at the rate above mentioned at a price of seventy-two and six tenthB cents (72.6 cents) per pound, spot, cash, payment to be made on sight draft attached to Bill of lading presented at a bank to be designated by you. ' Ss an additional consideration to me for making this agreement, you are to furnish he with the sum of forty-four thousand dollars ($44,000 ) tfhioh I undertake to use in building the special plant to make the above named Carbolio Acid. ThlB plant will be ready in about forty (40) work¬ ing days if unforeseen contingencies do not arise. Phis Carbolio Plant is to be and remain my property at all times. It iB to be understood that I shall not be liable for damageB for the non-fulfilment on my part of this contract if such non-fulfilment is caused by fires, explosions, .strikes^ the acts of God, or any unfore¬ seen manufacturing contingencies;';-: In other words, I shall honestly and in good faith endeavor to live; up to my part of thlB contract strictly, but must be allowed to provide against liability for unforeseen contin¬ gencies not within imy control. 'v . If. at any time during ther continuance of this agreement you fail to take and pay- for the Carbolic Aoid for a period, of one month, this contract shall. be null and void, and I .'shall be free .to selVthe _ whole output of the Carbolio Plant to others without any accountability to you, nevertheless, you Bhall be held reliable for the fulfilment of the oontraot, Phis agreement is not transferable , and. if not definitely closed by deposit of said forty-four thousand dollars ($44,000) by. noon Uaroh 25th, 1915, all the above will teoome^ntlii android. The Hiller Rubber Co., ATcron, Ohio. Gentlemen: ' in accordance with the., correspondence and telegrams of^niline Oilt th/same EIBIm stfgjs s these^delive riea^whe n^my8 Aniline *MaS V Ji£ in operation, which MtlMils-ss: The price is F. O.^B,, Silver late., B. J. . " jart of thL^oh^tV^tlm^STVe^hf^f contingencies. I enclose duplicate of this letter. If the ahove is agree able to yon. please write yoiur acceptance. at the foot of one of the copies ana return it .to ‘me ,. : ' . Yaura very txnly, OfuJl 22, Tfc. &Ut£y So &'~Uf fax+oii trf ' f&*a ao-xAW J££ZZ V V"^ 'XizZS. 4*1 ^ i&fyo /{aa_ ?V ar*'-"ri d Sau .^vwW^kJJ,' t^jr. (M; ^XK rv-^-w -v^.j 2J-^“ ^V-IW uTvtf J^t JlAAsXw «A^_ Vvvw- uajlaXj^ V/dLoei. 0 tJw -i^hlM/J ^ LOvU<, W •AA^Vdx^ '^CLcd^, JU- M^U>U X^OA*U^0 yJ^ y'^pP ■xfi/j'y V- ■ XL- ^Y' ^ ** d I ^ t - 1 $/-'■ '^c «"* v\ s vi) x^y1^' *yy<\y v*> ^ A . r «o»*~ '-*' , 0V\ J c«->-‘"'. *v £>lattl?g Soggrtt ^ dnlora, Ollimitala, QDila an& fSineral flroiiurtH Dear Sir; Referring to pleasant interview hadrwfSJi you ana Mr. l.leadoweroft early this A.i.i., also subsequent .phone ohat had with Mr. lleadoweroft, it is understood, in order to^offset the loss I sustained in taking on Aniline Oil business from the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. yesterday and in order to give me a profit on the transaction to repay me for extra effort I put forth in securing this business, with a view to further and extensive dealings with ilrestine Co. in future providing I can satisfy you, which I will do, that I sold this concern 20 tons of your Oil .purchased at 58/ per pound, at 50/ per pound shov/ing a loss or sacrifice of 8/ per pound, you are to let me have 35 tons of your Aniline Oil also sold to this concern, delivery at the rate of 5 tons .per month June to December next inclusive at a net figure of 27/ per pound f.o.b. Silver lake, M.J., usual terms 30 days net cash or less-ljS for cash in 10 days. Drums charged for as usual and returnable if in good reuseable order within ninety days from shipment, freight charges prepaid to Silver lake, N.J. In accordance with this understanding, I enblose herewith my official order #9896 for 35 tons o'f Aniline Oil with price left blank but reference made to this letter as covering that g>tattbg (Unions, (Sljntucala, (@Ua anil mineral p-oiinrts > 11-18 Cliff Streets NEW YORK point, which as I understand it, is the way you desire this order handled . As soon as I receive official confirming order from the -Firestone Co. showing their purchases from me of 20 tons of 58^ goods at 50^ per pound and 35 tons at special price to me of sold to them -at 32j^, will as promised your Mr. Meadowcroft submit their order for your perusal to verify statement as to terms and conditions of sale made to you this morning, based upon which statement, I appreciate very much, the fact you were fair enough to make concession I requested so as to afford me a profit on the Firestone Co's business instead of^?loi sd/hs enclosure . -April -37-th-^ Attention of W.H.Meadooro Thomas A. Edison, Esq., Orange, New Jersey. Dear Sir:— Confirming the Writer's tefephone ^0^rsat;ion^|| your Mr. Meadowcroft last Saturday, we %eby Place with you for 36 drums of pure aniline oil at 30£ per pound, f.o.b, car at your Plant ( whioh includes our commission of 5$) , shipment to he made as follows : ^ One drum on the first of June, Two drums on the fifteenth of June, One drum on the first of July , . Two drums on the fifteenth of July and so on up to the fifteenth of May, 1916. Our friends, Germania Hosiery Company, Kensington and Allegheny Aves., Philadelphia, Pa., wish one drum very badly and if you oan ship it a few days earlier than June first, they will highly appreciate your courtesy. In order to make you well acquainted with this transac¬ tion of ours we herewith enclose you copy of contract made between Germania Hosiery Company and ourselves. Very truly yours. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] This is to confirm sale made this day * Mitsui & Company, Ltd., New York City and Germania Hosiery Company, Philadelphia, Penna., of pure Aniline Oil, thirty-six (36) drums. SHIPMENT from Thomas A. Edison's Plant, New jersey, during June 1915 - May 1916. One drum to he shipped on the first day ofi the month and two drums of the 15th day of every month. PRICE Thirty cents (30£) f.o.h. oar at the Plant, not including iron drums which shall he returned to the Plant in good condition in reasonable time. PAYMENT: Cash against railroad hill of lading. Date of the hill of lading is to he final to prove date of shipment and Seller not to he held responsible for short delivery due to leakage or breakage during transit. in case of Force Majeure, Sellers to he released from the fulfillment of this contract or any part of this contract, actually so affected. New York., April 34th, 1915. Ac c epted . Si gnc 4 . Buyers Accepted.. (Signed Shiinzo Takaki) Sellers. Please sign Duplicate and return to Gentlemen; In aooordanoe with our conversation this morning I will aooept your offer of twenty-seven {27) drams of pure Benzol and five (6) drams of 90# Benzol on the following Basis: I will give yon one and a quarter (1 1/4) pounds of my standard Carholio A0id for each gallon of Benzol contained in the above thirty-two (32) drams. In addition, I will distill the 90# Benzol and give you therefrom fifty (50) gallons of- Toluol if I get as much as that from it. This Toluol will he given to you without payment on your part. In addition, I will give you on this transaction a Bonus of two hundred fifty (260) pounds of my regular Carholio. In addition to the above I will take from you one hun¬ dred (100) drums of pure Benzol, well washed, and will give you in exohange therefor one and a quarter (1 1/4) pounds of my reg¬ ular Carbolic for each gallon of pure Benzol contained in the said one hundred (100) drams. On this separate transaction of one hundred (100) drums I will also give you a bonus of five hun¬ dred (600) pounds of my regular Carbolic. In all the above transactions the drunB are extra, to be credited on either side when returned. It is understood that as regards the first named shipment of thirty- two (32) drums, you will ship those named this week, and the Carbolic whioh I will give you ih exchange therefor shall be delivered to you on Mon¬ day next. May 3rd. In regard to the transaction of one hundred (100) drumB , I will deliver Carbolic to you to correspond with eaoh Bhipment of Benzol that you make to me at the earliest possi¬ ble date thereafter that I can do so without tying my own phono¬ graph plant up. In relation to this, I understand from you that it will be satisfactory if I deliver the Carbolic to you within ten days or two weeks after the receipt by me of the one hundred (100) drums of Benzol. Unless prevented by occurrences beyond my control I will deliver you some Carbolic from day to day until I fulfilled my part of this arrangement. ?)T: 1niee^; fly1.. sCLftsd i£j2.6 t-JCT-C*. &ji£vx. A*t. *'*'■ y Jt^n /fcj-e . *f flV"^ ' ««2> <*“-** *~l "T*^. 4 .'!+ 1 *■ "*■ f~ r*~ !3c^ „ f~* /lT'y(^U^AC>rfl '['&£u.dl c^, U -1^4 fr~fcg3> w Sr,(^raC f Thomas A. Edison, Esq., Orange, New Jersey. Dear Sir.— We deg to outline the following proposition for pure phenol, United States Pharmacopaeia quality, for Japan which has already been verbally arranged with you. 1. You agreed to make 1,500 pounds per day, commencing June, 15th, 1915 for the mimimum quantity of 300,000 pounds, provided we pay for the additional machinery, the oost of which will not exceed $15,000. 3. Your .price, f.o.b. Factory without containers will be fifty cents (50$) per pound, provided you get pure benzol from Woodward at forty cents (40?) per gallon. Upon the above basis, we have been exchanging cables with Japan and the last cable which reaohed here this morning states that our Japanese Buyer signed the contract with the Japanese Government for 300,000 pounds to be delivered by January 31st, 1916. ; The above delivery is not quite right because by January 31st . 1916, you will be unable to deliver anything more than 380,500 pounds, figuring twenty-five working days in a month. Therefore To Thomas A. Edison, Page 3 . 5/15/' 15. we cabled back to Japan that we will not accept the contract unless they give us an order for 330,000 poundB, delivery of which will be completed in the middle of March, 1916. At the same time, we mentioned in that cable that we might be able to get Manufacturer here to take an order for 300,000 pounds, delivery of which is to be finished on the 15th of February, 1916. In order to keep you well posted on this transaction, we here¬ with enclose a proforma invoice which we made out and which will clearly show what profit we make. In this Pro-forma Invoice we took very safe figures about freight and packing and we also added one cent to the cost to cover pure benzol which we very likely must buy in the market to deliver you early in June. We agreed, because Doctor Takamine originated this inquiry, to pay him six cents per pound' as commission and we take six cents as commission and also reservettone and six tenths cents (1.6*) for our people in Tokio, who will have to attend to the receipt of payments and also making the delivery of the goods. . Our Japanese Customer agreed to pay eighty-five cents (85*) per pound, C. I. F. Japan and if we deduct seventy-nine cents (79*) V> out of 85*, there is six cents left which we will turn in to our ^ joint aooount for Benzol Absorbing Plant at Woodward. Our figures in this Proforma Invoice are all very safe and we we may find quite a bit left as our profit and in such a case , we will turn it back into our joint account. Thomas A. Edison, Page 3, 5/l5/'15. The above mentioned six cents per pound was figured on basis that you pay 600 for one gallon of Benzol from Woodward. But, if you pay only 40 0 for one gallon of Benzol, then there will be 3.4 0 on top of 6 0, or in other words, we can turn back into our Woodward joint account 9.40 which means **564 more for one gallon of Benzol at the rate of six pound Phenol to one gallon Benzol and $.611 more at the rate of 6-1/2 pounds Phenol to one gallon of Benzol. At any rate, out of this carbolic acid transaction, our Benzol will be sold at One Dollar or more per gallon and because it will take 50,000 gallons of Benzol to make 300,000 to 330,000 pounds of carbolio acid, the Woodward joint account will reoeive somewhere around $50,000. Supposing that each gallon of Benzol ormToluol from Woodward cost us 400 per gallon, the total liability will be $180,000 on basis of 450,000 gallons output. Since you have already bought 600 gallons per day for one year which means 319,000 gallons at 60{i, the Woodward joint account has already $131,400 as a sale and now, we can add $50,000 to it, total of which will just cover the entire liability for the first year including cost of the plant. Therefore , whatever we sell on top of these two sales of Benzol will be clean profit which will be divided half and half as per our agreement and we feel that we can afford to go slow from now on and hope that the above is to your entire satisfaction. ST/LH [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] PRO - FORMA _ inyPJCE^ 350,000# Pure Phenol. Price fifty cents (500) per pound on basis of price of Benzol forty oents (400) per gallon. From one gallon of pure Benzol six pounds of Phenol can be obtained. In case of price of Pure Benzol is sixty cents (SO0) per gallon. 600 - 400 = 300 300 r 6 = 3.330, say 3.40 Therefore, net price of Phenol 500 plus 3.40 = 53.4 0 Cost of machinery includina- interest £15,000.00 plus 5)1350.00 =“§16,350.00 §16,350.00 divided by 330,000 = say 5.0 Freight, Packings and Insurance, say 6.0 For emergency. Pure Benzol may probably be necessary to buy from outside, say 1.0 Commission for Doctor Takamine 6.0 Commission for us 6.0 Commission for Tokio Office say 1.6 Price per pound 79,00 Thomas A:\Edison, Esq., Orange, Hew Jersey. Dear Sir : — \ _ June-lBt , - y/i9/-S^, — oent. per gallon O. B. Johnstown, I... !«»• 1* f« “»»• *° 16 ®* and credited on return. ^ duration of this arranged shall be one year from this day, and it is understood that it covers the entire product of Solvent Haphtha from my Johnston Benzol Absorbing Plant. I es¬ timate this will be approximately three hundred (300) gallons per day, more or less, but ! cannot tell the exact quantity. As to deliveries, it must be understood that I will make deliveries to you on your order as rapidly as possible, but at this date I cannot specify exact dates and quantities of such deliveries. It is understood that I shall not be compelled to redistill and de- Xtrer said Solvent Baphtha to you to the precise of my requirements of Benzol and Soluol from the said Johnstown Plant, although I will use my best endeavor to male prompt 8hipnentsjmd§j^rfS-^E^ement . Yours veiy tri waS \J%G Accepted^ [M0». fi, y^Au^^uiaa»t/0^tei^t{S^A^ UGA — — VUAO.VOSTOK ••">" Mr. Thomas A. ’Edison, Ssq., :o> Orange, N. .T. /) ^ V «. «.- H ^ •£> ^V> ^ (t > Attention of Mr. VT. H. Meadoworoft. ^ yVMv'C W**" Referring to our telephone conversation in*Wgaxfrjfo of delivery of Phenol we contracted with you for D 333,000 pounds, we request you to kindly read our le^^ofJ^ ^ 1st and your confirmation of the same dated June 4th, * you confirmee increase of our order from 300,000 PO^J^V./ 333,000 pounds , to he delivered in equal quantities daily .begJfc^ ning June 15th and ending Demember 31st, 1915J. We als0 W0Ul ^ A ask you to read the second paragraph of our letter of June 1st, (_ mentioning the total quantity of pure Benzol to manufacture the entire quantity of 333,000 pounds Phenol will be 53,833 gallons, which means 396 gallons per day for a period of 183 days, oount- ing from June 15th to December 31st at the rate of 38 days Uhen we first discussed this matter with you, you told us that you expected to get 6-1/4 pounds from one gallon of pure Benzol, but at the last meeting, when I took Mr. Komuro with me, you stated that you expected to get 6 pounds Phenol to one gallon of Benzol by the new process which is going to be used in your new factory but you were getting only 4.6 pounds Phenol to one gallon of Benzol from your old prooess. We trust that you will give us the benefit of your new prooess and calculate the quantity of pure Benzol from Woodward at the rate of 6 pounds or more Phenol to one gallon of Benzol, instead of 4.6 pounds Phenol to one gallon of pure Benzol. Tium WUudiJflJO. Trusting that you will find the above in order and with regards. Tours vary truly. ST/LM ■QfkmtKU Osas HBOIIt OOM^RT Subject: Fuming \Y Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Orange, Dear Sir: - V/e have entered your order for 100,000 lbs Fuming Sulphuric Acid-15 % per month, July to December 1915 inclusive, ■in Trmir tank' car s f.o.t). our Works Nichols , Cal. t at v>i.00 per lOO^lbs , __.-f '. o . b . Kichols, Cal., under terms of 30 days net, or less 1,.^'for cash in 10 days. / First shipment^ be made on July 21st when the new rate to the Atlantic Seabpard is inveff®°** +!! furnill/the /^tand to be about $15.00 per net ton. You are to finish the /tank cars for this business, and we would suggest that if you ' wish the first shipment made promptly you forward at once the £s SSHwSHk ara. ^ Tf vou will tell us the title 'to be used we will fmake out formal contract covering this sale, giving us also the \point of delivery. vie would suggest that you get an additional car or ment fftS^effS^ “ for California service which you have in use here. Awaiting your reply, we are, Yours very truly, GENERAL CHEMICAL COMP AMY T JP/ IMS IITED STATES JL *y'irr’J$rrrri//u*M:(', . r . /X June 24, 1915. Thos. A. Edison, Orange, N. J. Dear Sir;- We have thie day sold to you One Thousand (1,000) Tone, ton of Two Thousand (2,000) Pounds each, SOLVAY Seventy-six Percent Test, Caustic Soda, in drums. Six Hundred and Seventy-five (675) Pounds net each, for delivery say One Hundred (100) Tons per month July, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen to April nineteen Hundred and Sixteen, both months inclusive, you giving us ample notice of shipments retired, and taking deliveries in carload lots, IT BEING AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD that these goods are for consumption at your works. PRICE: - Two Dollars ($2.00) per One Hundred Pounds, basis Sixty Percent, f.o.b. cars sellers' works, Solvsy, N. Y. Invoioe weights and tares. Sellers privilege of making shipments from their Detroit, Mich. works, based upon Solvay, N. Y. rate of freight to Silver Lake, N. J., at time of shipment. TERMS:- Less One Percent for cash within Ten days from dote of eaoh shipment, payable in New York City funds, in United States gold, or its equivalent in currency. If the buyers make default in any payment or become subject to the Bankruptcy Law, the sellers may, at their option, delay further deliveries. Each delivery is to be considered as a separate contract. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] V/e are not to be accountable for any contingencies beyond control. Yours Very truly. WING & EVANS, INQ. as Agents,-, for. THE, SOIV AY PROCESS COMPANY. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 40 eut the* CtnyhaM We have sold to the American Oil & Supply Co. 4000 lbs. daily , of the Phenol which we purchased from you. Deliveries ■beginning, in- hooordaaoe with your oontraot, from about July 1 until Deoember 31, during six dayB per week. .Therefore, we would ask you to deliver to them, for our aooount'i the aforesaid quantity of the Phenol which you sold to us , made during working days . We suggest that you send us a bill for. delivery as you may make to American Oil & Supply Oo. daily,, and we.Will remit for same immediately on receipt. We do this in order to Bave you and our¬ selves delay oooasioned by sending drafts through the bank. We suppose you will have no objection to this arrangement, aB you have ample seourity from us. We have made the same arrangement with Mr. Hoffman. If it is not satisfactory, kindly advise us. Mr. Stein understood from Mr. Edison that he would make up for us the June quantity due us, in all 62,000 lbs., and that he would make same on Sundays or holidays. We have already informed you that we have had rather unpleasant experienoe with buyers to whom we sold a portion of this quantity, and therefore it is of the greatest importance that we should reoeive same. We ask you now to please confirm the arrangement that you will deliver us said quantity, to be made on SundayB or holidays, or at suoh other times ^as you can Bpare the quantity after your plant is in operation. We again express our great regret on aooount of tJe difficulties you have enoountered, and sincerely hope that we can oount on your delivering these 26 tons referred to. Hoping to have the pleasure of a prompt reply in relation to the above, we remain. Very truly yourB, LS/H (gdfAvrt/ ^a/stae^ ~^/i{/YZ Augu at ntti. i9ie. American Oil & Supply Co., Newark, Hi J. Sen tie men: Crums extra. This sale is made on the understanding that I shall not he liable for damages for non-delivery occasioned by aooidents, strikes, failures to get my acids due on contracts, or other causes beyond my control. In pursuance to our conversation this morning it is under¬ stood that until I have delivex^tho full quantity of one hundred thousand (100,000) pounds, I will send to you all inquiries for Nitrobenzol that are received by me, and if you make sales of Nitro- benzol to any of the persons or oonoerns 30 inquiring, you will divide evenly with me the difference between the price you receive from such parties or concerns and the above named price of twenty- five (26) cents par pound. YourB very trulff, — - — " Accepted. a\/V Contract iW V* (ORIGINAL) BUTTERWORTH-JlIDSON COMPANY NEWARK, N. J.' (hereinafter called/ the "Sellar") hereinafter.. _ rnrnhw aneJmiiiliBajullJ^ ahQU-t..52vi.iIsS04..end..^a»/.2 /',\F10^ . . \/P'‘ . ■Tnnn nrv y^l91ft._ . t0....pep.omhox^l916... 8 auJBQ _ p.r JU1D . lb., for .Mixe.l..afiid..&a..a.faxaaaiA, and in addition as part of tho price Buyer shall deliver f r o o'”t o ” 3 e ll’er” duri ng each of said months one hundred t wentjT" f "iv o "tons """(" 126 ( tons") of spent acid of about 71'/o H2SO4 and £ to HUO3 ^ .nv»n n n i d-i n-3elXer.ls-tenk-cnr.a- a. required F. O. B..BUJIr-ar-,-S-.£i.din.E-^.ilXfiX-i spent ncid_jin_the-flmpty-.tan3f-.cars.,.. place. Tank ears shall he emptigd..jxampt.ly.>..aiiA..pr.QIlip.t.ly filled AtithL-anent-acid— aml.r.etuxn&d^— - -ary repairs, rebuilding or continuance CONTRACT ByLI>T^R.W.QB:TJdrAyPSON£COMPAMY JStEJMAmrNCOl. fHOHAS A. EDISOH, Oran fro , llow Jersey, (hereinafter 80LD1To-.Bn.'tterworth-J.uiiaoa...Coapany- - 0f,.U.5.\!tarJi.,..Jiaw..J.arafly. . hnxainaitar _ .khotsbxbshqk^khebk— cnHe.d— tU-n-JlBuy-ar”^.— "the— spent a.cs.id..xnnul.tine..±r.ara..tfcn...apflj:a.ti.on..of..5.eHaK.,.s..jalanJ:^...1?h.3.ah..ia..Jiot r.aq.uiraA..hy..5ellex.-±or-hia-n.vm..nnnsmap.tian^- . Throughout tho period from _ September. ..24,19hS ..t-QDfi-C.am'CfiX.,.-31, ,19.15 ..... 9 (j • CO per . ton jsic (0r _8nent ..ac i d „ab_out .. V 15.o„Hs3.C4— 9 _ >• _ •• _nn.i-B.Ucut— L..tQ-3^L.iliiC3 . TERMS: Thirty Days Not, or, I In 10 Days from Data ot Invoice, on Acid only. DELIVERIES: -Oats . . “* Bi soiier,.3--niitoC-BiiY-at--XBUao---K-a--J-«. . An_3.uynx.i.s.J:nhk._cara. QUANTITY: CONDITIONS: _h „h.„ ahloned but raturnabl. In _ MEMORANDUM OF SAI.B. oirjriaa os1 American Oil & Supply Oo. ShKiTNO AGENTS FOR THU GjqNRRAI, OHRMIOAXj Co. Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J. Itawinn. n. HEREBY PURCHASES. ANO AGREES TO RECEIVE FROM THE AMERICAN OIL 4 SUPPLY CO., A CORPORATE AND THE SAID AMERICAN OIL 4, SUPPLY CO. HEREBY SELLS TO ThOIUftB A. EdiSOn, the jBSiix QU*NTITIES 0F Mixed Nitrio & 8ulphuric Acids herein specified ^ FOR Va4 a OWN USE AND CONSUMPTION REQUIRED BY SAID Thoma0 A. Ed! 3011 1110 _ DURING THE PERIOD IN FACTOR y LOCATED AT Silver Lake, He J* inclusive, and as follows;- FROM May lot, 1916 to December 31st, isle QUALITY | i prices Sulphuric Acid ThernriceCof Kitric Acid is based on Nitrate of Soda 9«t at 100 lbs. The price of Bitrio ^id dxirlng each quarter of the calendar year shall vary in accordance wit.n the seller s cost of Nitrate of Soda for the Previous quarter ex-vessel .New 100 lbs. of Hitrato of Soda that its average cost is above 0- & .Si1™ SLi ?.”.»• ” the price of 96?! Deliveries: In seller’s tank oars at a uniform rate during each month WO.B. seller's works. quantity ^76 tons, of 2000 lbs, ench, per month.. “ NET CASH required to remove tho causo or repair the damage. rutpijents* The "buver is to deliver to the Beller their written order not later than the fifteenth day of eaoh spe°i£yinK the quantity of acid to be shipped at an approximately uniform rate over the following month. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] //y\ huh* L'J-ive Yfcv UCl-Cu aJS-Cc. C^yx/'t ci e i Ltd cc£-&-c' of the naphthaline for moth balls on long contracts, and we understand have none to sell, but there are two or three concerns who use naphthaline to make Beta naphthyl which is employed in making a red dye which con no longer bo "obtained from Europe, ^here are other small users. Che naphthaline should be wise the prices are very poor. Bure white is about 10 cents per pound at present. ' Yours very truly. Engineer to Ur. Edison.. uv^p.mrw BRr.AlTtlS gQ B2LIVBBIES UBPKR COBT&ACS OF HA 1 16SHt 1915, BICT MF.SSBB » STEIS. H1BSH & CO.. HEW : 1. For the purpose of computing the total a^ie^Io-" ikrk tz'zttfjssr-* 01 wll”rl“ lSg day from June £6tfa, 1916 to December 31et. 1916. Zi Bdieon will furnish entire ProduetofhlB^ Phenol Plant for the remainder of the year 1916 to the fulfillment of. (a) . She above obligation: and r. _ , (b) . Of one thousand (1,000) pounds ^ Phenol _ per working day to Hoyden Chemical Borke . ad remainder to be furnlBhed by Bdieon^rom w two thousand 76^ to the former and 26?s to the latter. B At any time after the expiration of December 31et,1916.StQln, Hirsh^a co.psw'.sr Sf»SS“hs“»olW^W^“>‘ tion to take any further deliveries. - - - ^ 3Ln Cl Dated Hovember 11th. 1916. Woodward Iron Company WoomVARD , All AB AMiV. 5 X. 198 A. Edison, Orange, N. . irp^r*? Wa are in receipt of youTfavor of the 10th, vrittenby Hr. W. H. Meson. A * \ Your auggeation that we oArge W royalty on the naptha- Una you are making here at the »eM rate ae .e charge royalty /n the solvent naphtha is entirely satisfactory to ua. / „e also note shat you say in regard to selling our naphtha- line for us, we to render invoices against you at the price at which you sell it. This is entirely agreeable to ua, but, it occurred to us that we might save you some work in your of fice by having you send us sales memoranda covering the naphthaline you sell for our account and „ hill direct against the buyer, in this way keeping these items out Of your account. However, this is merely a auggeation. V/e appreciate your assistance in this matter and are, of course, anxious to handle the aooount in the way^that best suits you. Yours truly, WOOtWARD IROI J rhb-b Mov. 23ra. 1913 • Mr. H. H. Banister, Vioe iresident, V.'oodward Iron Company, Vioodword, hla. Bear i!r . Banister: I am in receipt of your favor of the 10th instant in regard to naphthaline* I have written to iiri Opdyke, in¬ structing him to furnish you with memoranda of all naphthaline shipped from the plant from time to time. On the basiB of these memoranda, will you kindly have bills rendered against me for tho royalty on the basis of eight (8) pounds of naphthaline being equal to one (1) gallon of Solvent Haphtha, that is to say, the naphthaline should be billed to mo at 1 l/4^ per pound. Herewith I return letter of your Mr. l.ilBon and two bills against me for naphthaline at &4 per pound, Will you kindly havo cor¬ rected billB sent to me. In regard to soiling your naphthaline, I think your suggestion is a good one. namely, that we should send you sales memoranda covering the naphthaline we soil for your account, and you can bill direct against tho buyer. I think this will be an admirable way of handling the matter. Tours very truly. Enclosure. '&BKSH&2, QmmmmM* Qoaasswsr 25 BROAD STF December 20,1915' Thomas A. Edison Mr. Vm.E. Hoffman, Treasurer, American Oil & Supply Company, Newark, N.J. Dear Sir:- Ref erring to our conversation at thiB office today regarding the change in the form of contract cov¬ ering Sulphuric Acid along the lines suggested by Mr. Edison, would advise that the stipulations in our stand¬ ard form already submitted regarding quantity, which we understand is the point at issue, proviae that Mr. Edison contracts to purchase from us ALL of the Sulphuric Acid his factory at Silver Lake, N.J. CONSUMES during the con¬ tract period, providing however that the monthly quanti¬ ty during the year 1916 does not exceed 150 tons except at our option, and that during the succeeding years of the contract, the quantity is not to exceed that deliver¬ ed during the previous year by more than 10^, except at our option. It will be noted that thi3 form of contract constitutes a "privilege" or, it might be termed, a "call" or an "option", in that the buyer is not obliged to take a pound of acid under the contract unless he has use for it, but he is obliged to take ALL of the acid that he uses during the currency of the contract if he has use for it. Naturally we do not wish to sell an unlimited privilege, hence the maximum stipulations as above itemized On the other hand, as you will note from the contract form , the General Chemical Co. obligates or con¬ tracts to sell the buyer under the conditions above stipu¬ lated. It will be realized that this form of contract or selling, which is our standard form, has been carefully considered by our people, and is one under which we have op¬ erated with innumerable customers for a long period of years, consequently we and they know how it works in prac¬ tice. It is found to be equable and extremely liberal, in qhcet no. 2 Mr. Wm. E. Hoff man that the essential intent is consummated, that intent beinR that the buyer is to buy and this Company is to BeilBALl of the acid used during the currency of the agreement, theunderlying idea being that™ +vip "huver in any case to operate his plant lor Te sLe of conning Sulphuric Acid, an axticie filled with inherent rice, as the Insurance people say, and that these conditions a requirement contract is really essential for the proper conduct of the business. This CompS other hand takes all the risk of the buy¬ er operating or not operating. You will of course realize that we are at all times ?he^foregoingSwe^have^in Jffi ^el^cifm Sndum. ^overn- ielF -io^a?r^^oSc^M|^e incorporated* b$ in slightly different ph: rasing. . *rom our point of view it introduces some amoiguities.On one point it is not favorable to Mr. Edison as is °ur fo™t on events it is riot our standard form, the one under whiS w! are Authorized by our Executive Committee to sell our product* consequently we must ask you to a^ain pre¬ sent this mAtter to Mr. Edison. and ask him if he will not waive the exceptions he has taken to our form, which - regard so admirably fitted to the occasion.^ Yours very truly J11Q/D January 19, 1916 Mr. W. H. Mason:- . I hand you herewith permits Hos. 133 and 134 of the Town of Belleville to oonneot the aniline and oarholio ao id. plants of Mr. Edison with the Belleville sewer on Maioran Place. Peimit Ho. 133 relates to the oonneotion to he made for sanitary purposes only with Building Ho. 218, as shown on the ao- oompanying blue print. In the application for this permit, and upon the approval of Mr. John V. Miller, ^atson was "designated as’ the Licensed Sewer Opener, andAMr. V/atson should he present when the oonneotion is. made. Permit Ho.' 134 relates only to the oonneotionB to he made ' for emptying the waste fluids from Buildings Hos. 211, 212, r 213, 214 and 223 into the Belleville sewer, as shown on the blue ! print which accompanied the application for a permit, a oopy of ' ’ whioh blue print I believe you have at your office. JS [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 134 Department of Construction TOWN HALL. iLI^ licensed sewer opener, to jnake connection with sewer, atourl #ir«3 .&=/■ Jjst - 4 7^5 - & Sons for 1200 tons of CaBt Iron Borings for the Aniline Plant, to he delivered 100 tons per month, January fo December 1916. These people have offered several deliveries but we refused them because they were not in accordance with sample upon which we made the contract. %e have been having quite a fuss with them, and Mr. Edison thought that the matter would become involved in a lawsuit, but Mr. Samuel has been in today and we have thrashed the matter out. Mr. Edison has agreed to cancel the contract, and Mendel Samuel & Sons have agreed to pay $3720. to get a release from the contract. Here is a check for the first payment of $600. and. they promise to send the remainder of it in the near future. a8Bt> January 25, 1916. Mr.- Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J. Dear Sir: "Our File N." I enclose you herewith accepted con¬ tracts covering the purchase of c.p. toluol. Will you kindly have the copy marked No. 1 signed by yourself and returned promptly? Upon receipt of this signed oontract, formal order and shipping instructions will be sent you. Yours very truly. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] E. I. Du Pont do HemourB & Company, a corporation, having its principal place of business at Wilmington, Delaware, hereby agrees to receive at the price and upon the terms herein provided for ,v from Thomas A. Edison of West Orange, Hew Jersey, and the Baid Thomas a. Edison hereby agrees to sell to the suid E. I. Du Pont de Hemours &' Company, the entire nroduotion of Toluol from said Edison's Benzol Plant at Johnstown,' Pennsylvania (with the exception noted below), during the period from May 1st, 1916 to April 30th, 1917, inclusive, and' as follows: QUALITY . To be of auality known as fc: P. Toluol, and to com- - ply With the following specifications: Appearance to be a clear water-white liquid, free from sus¬ pended solid matter, Specific Gravity: The specific gravity is to be not less than .868 and not more than .870 at 16.6 degrees Centigrade. Boiling point must correspond approximately to 110 degrees Centigrade corrected. Sulphuric Acid Test: .90 C. C. of Toluol shaken with ten C. C. of 90# Sulphuric Acid for five minutes should impart only a slight colour in the acid layer. Distillation test: 100 C. C. are placed in a fractionating flask for 200 C. C. capacity; a thermometer divided in tenths of a degree Centigrade is so adjusted that the top of the bulb is on a level with the side tube, heat is applied over a small area of the centre of the bottom and the distilla¬ tion conducted in such a way that the distillate passes over as quickly sb pOBBible in distinct drops, but not in a continuous. stream; the temperature is read when 6 C. C. and again when 96 C. C. have col¬ lected in the receiving cylinder. The difference between the two readings must not be greater than 0.8 degrees Centigrade. QUAMTITY. To be the entire output of C. P. Toluol made at said Edison's Benzol Plant at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, ex- cept a quantity equal to twenty (20) gallons a day which said Edison has heretofore agreed to supply to Mitsui & Company, Limited, during the period from „ May 1st, 1916 to December 31st, 1916. Por the purpose of estimating the approximate quantity . of C. P. Toluol ordered and to be supplied under this contract, said Edison hereby Btates that his average production of C. P. Toluol for several months. past has averaged about one hundred forty ( 140 ) , gallons per day • [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Page two- original shipment . i| -*— • 2*tS£E\ftWaia^^ SLg sa nv,rt„ flava or lose 1& within ten (10) days from currency* — «. » u "sgv.g's; ss^si4;.f snr to supply the product or any part thereof herein .oon^ out? accident, or any unavoidable cause, or due to in¬ ability to obtain material. Accepted. 2s//Uso^E^^|lly JK.’SS*"' nJK*.5 «? K zjol and RESULT ACCEPTED _ COPIES TO- Mr- H. F. Miller. COPY FOR PERSON F0LL0WIN3 UP. PLEASE USE FORM 1276 FOR ALL CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO THIS MEMORANDUM. 35 78 40 1/2j6 for 9055 Benzol, f.o.b. shipping point. The Edison Benzol Plant at Woodward, Alabama is another ease of precisely the same oharaoter as the Johnstown Plant, hut in the oase of this Plant the produots are sold through Mitsui & Company, Selling Agents, and the Benzol ooming from this Plant through them should he oonsidered as being purohased in the open market , for the reason that Mitsiai & Company presumably sell the Benzol to Mr. Edison at as high a price as t^ow°?1^n^aTe been able to obtain from anyone else at the time of con¬ tracting for its sale. In view of the above circumstances, it is only right that such profit as has accrued on all shipments' made from Sydney and Johnstown Plants at these , lowprioes should be transferred to Mr. Edison personally, the amount of such profit to be determined by a comparison of these low prices with the average price of Benzol purohased by the Edison Carbolic Acid .Division o, T.A.E. Incorporated in the open market from the commencement of operations up to April 30, 1916, adjustment to be made monthly after that date. , The term "open market" is intended to include all soutoob of supply in which Mr. Edison is not interested either financially or by reason of any service rendered in connection with the erection 01 plant which results in a lower price being made for the product than would otherwise be the oase. I Prom statement furnished by you, based on figures supplied by the Aooouhting Service Depart¬ ment of T. A. E. Incorporated and the Edison Carbolic Acid Division of T. A. B. Incorporated, covering period over which Benzol has been purohased by the latter (namely. Sept. m4 to April 1916 inclusive), it is found that over this period the average prioe per gallon, delivered f.o.b. „ Silver Lake, of Benzol purohased in the open market - 60i Mr. Edison personally should, therefore, have transferred to his credit the profit represented by the difference between 604 per gallon and the low prices per gallon mentioned above on all Benzol billed during the period by “"plant Steel Company from Sydney and from the Edison Benzol Plant at Johnstown, Pennsylvania. l According to the figures supplied by ’ Edison Carbolic Acid Division. of T.A.E Incorporated the Benzol Shipments from Sydney at this low prioe over peri mentioned were as follows: -3- 3578 19X5 —9,684 gallons -9,526 " — (none -19,294 November - 19,705 Dooember - (none) July - August - September 19 16 January - 48,623 gallons February - ( none ) Maroh - (none) April _ -29,585 " TOTAL - 136,417 gallons. This quantity at 35/1 per gallon would amount to $47,745.95, credit for which should be rendered by the liaison Carbolic Acid Division of T.A.B. Incorporated to Mr. Edison personally through the Secretarial Service Department of T.A.E. Personal. According to the figures supplied by Edison Carbolic Acid Division of T. A. E. Incorporated the Benzol shipments from Johnstown, Pennsylvania at the low price over period mentioned, were as follows: May - June - July - August— Septomber- Octobdr - Hovomber — December — 19 16 3,900 gallons 5,648 " 2,717 " 9,404 " 9,666 ” 9,918 ” 9,780 ” 7,572 " January- Pebruary Maroh - April — TOTAL - (none) - 9,857 gallons -10,014 JJ 86) 640 gallons According to statement furnished by Edison Carbolic Acid Division of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, this Benzol was all billed at 45/S per gallon, f.o.b. Jr°hnstown’ Pennsylvania, and the oost delivered at Silver Lake was 46 3/10/S per gallon. -4- 3578 SIS St a» for open market jjurchnses and the price per gallon delivered at Silver lake from Johnstown Plant) would amount to Ill.870.09, credit for which should alBO be rendered to Mr. Edison personally as mentionod above. I The Edison Carbolic Acid Division ofJE.A.E. Incorporated should, of course, render against the Aniline and Phenol Plants of I’.A.E. Personal bills for suoh additional amounts as are found proper to adjust oharges made for 3enzol delivered to them from shipments from Sydney and Johnstown at tho3e low figures on the basis of 60)5 per gallon, f.o.b. Silver lake. I In order that Mr. Edison personally may continue to receive his rightful profit under the provisions of this contract with Dominion Iron & Steel Company, and from tho operations of his Johnstown Plant, it will be necessary to know each month the average prioe per gallon delivered fob Silver lake of 3anzol purchased in the open market, the profit per gallon due Mr. Edison personally to be the difference between such average cost per gallon, and be prices ruling under the contract with Dominion Iron & Steel Company for shipments from Sydney, and between such average cost and G0)5 per gallon for 100$ Benzol and 64/4? or gallon for 90$ Benzol in the case of the Johnstown Plant, at which latter prices Benzol from Johnstown will be billed hereafter until experience has shown that the price should be changed. ) Therefore, will you not please co-operate with the Secretarial Service Department of 1. A. E. Incorporated, Mr. Musk, Assistant Secretary, to tho ond that „???£« rwhni to as mentioned above may be rendered promptly by Edison Carbolic Aoid Division of T.A.E. Incorporated to Ur. Edison personally, and adlustment made with Aniline and Phenol Plants of T.A.E. Personal, as mentioned, and also that there may be sent by Edison Carbolic Acid Division of I. A. E. Incorporated to the Seoretarial Service Department of T.A.B. Personal as soon as practicable after the first of eaoh month, a statement of allPBenzol taken into the aooounts of this Division for th preceding month, showing the sources of supply, ^oantityin gallons, price per gallon f.o.b. shipping point, price per callon delivered f.o.b. Silver Lake and the total value of the material from eaoh souroe taken at f.o.b. Silver Lake, this statement to be brought to my 3 attention each month, so that the propor average prioo per gallon f.o.b. Silver Lake for open market purchases during the month for which statement is made may he determined upon ub the haaie upon which Mr. Edison personally should receive credit and various necessary adjustments should he subsequently made? (p) the above, I am Thanking you for your co-operation in [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] rt/ ■^m August 3rd. 1916 American Oil & Supply Company, a corporation having its place of business at 6E Lafayette Street, Newark , N. J,, hereby pur¬ chases and agrees to reoeive from Thomas A. Edison and the Baid Thomas A. Edison hereby sells to said Amerioan Oil & Supply Company , Para Amido Phenol Hydroohloride for photographio purposes during the period from August 1st, 1916 to January 31st, 1917, inoluBive, and as follows: QUALITY , QUANTITY . PRICE. DELIVERIES « To be of good standard Quality, same as previously furnished . To be four thousand (4,000) pounds per month from August 1st, 1916 to January 31st, 1917. To be four dollars ($4.00) per pound, F. 0. B. Silver lake, fl. J., no charge for package if the material is packed as at present in kegB or boxes lined with waxed paper. If the material or any part of it is required to be paoked in bottles, the bottleB shall be furnished by the American Oil & Supply Company, and Edison will pack the material therein free of oharge. To be made and taken at the rate of four thousand (4,000) poundB per month, commencing August 1st, 1916 and ending January 31st, 1917. Thirty (30) days, or less 1# within ten days from date of each shipment, payable in New York City funds, in United States gold or its equivalent in United StateB currency. In the event of war, fire, flood, strike, lookout, aooident, or other like causes beyond the control of said Edison, interfering with the production, consumption and transportation of the goods herein deBoribed, pro-rata deliveries under this oontraot shall oease for the period required to remove the oause andjepatr— fcfcp damage. Aooepted. Steih, Hirsh & CtoMMUKY 6. BROADWAY- HSWYoMK:, Sept. 38, 1916 aJlXl^ la Mr. Thos. A. Edison, We are pleased to confirm our conversation' ov&r the telephone with Mr. Meadoworoft, wherein we informed^lrn^at ^ we would aooept the option given us to take txoryjoVrS \ )p* 100,000 lhs. of Phenol during the balanoe of/tnle year, at 53^ per lb., f.o.b. Silver Lake. Same terms"ae last oontraot. We understand it is agreeab^’for you to begin / shipments about the first we ek^OT ember (earlier if you wish) at the rate of 3000 lbs. pprisky, or more. We would be quite willing to have you mai/jkrger deliveries if you a 6 ohoose to irein we informed M-fiwhat j to take tiQvuruur.S \ r;he fcfi^Sat ^ ' willing to have you i do at any time durJ.bgj'Wov ember and Deoember. ThanWng^you for giving the abavjj^your attention, and with kindy^glxjls, remain, V -SZ^a>»*- September 30th. 1916. Stoin, Hirsh & company, 61 Broadway, Hew York City. Gentlemen; I am in receipt of your- favor of the 28th in- . stant accepting the option i gave you to take 100,000 pounds of Phenol during the balance of this year, at 52 cents per pound, F. 0. B. Silver Lake, H. J. It will be agreeable for ue to begin shipments about the first week in Dovember, and we .will ship the Car¬ bolic as we can spare it. If it oan be spares at the rate of 2,000 pounds per day or more wo shall gladly dc so. Yours very' truly, JfiaO. Cl ■ ADVISORY COMMITTEE rs?“'. ni,i£11'?ii'™uo»co,p. TRMjO^Aj^ FITZGERALD y sr“u,,K WM. COOPER GEOROJE^ROSEN, DU RTI , *• Expositions are the timekeepers of Progress"— Wm. McKinley. SECOND NATIONAL EXPOSITION of CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES GRAND CENTRAL PALACE NEW YORK CITY WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25th, 1916 Management! INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CO. ADRIAAN NAGEEVOORT J OCTOBER THIRTEENTH Mr. Thos. A. Edison, orange, N. J. Attention_ Mr. Assistant . Dear Slr:- We teg to acknowledge reoeipt of your oontraot for one-half of sploe 13 in the Third National Exposition of Ohemioal Industries, for whioh aooept our thanks . We are returning herewith duplioate oontraot, properly accepted, for your files. Thanking you for your continued co¬ operation, we remain Yours very truly, NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES a ^ r „ 1 w ,«)<# [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Contract for Space in the Third National Exposition of Chemical Industries •' Grand Central Palace, New York, Week of September 24th, 1917. AGREEMENT doted this. .. . day of.. October . 1916, by and bs after called exhibitor) and the INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CO. (hereinafter calle N CONSIDERATION of the aunt of One Dollar 1 n for theTlflid National Exposition of Chemical Industries to be he re, for the exhibition of the product hereinafter designated only, and the Cc tion for said exhibitor upon and after due acceptance of this agreement by said I ;T IS MUTUALLY AGREED between the parties hereto that the said exhibitor 1 . One . Hundred, a rd .TWr.ty. tflya . ftnd.--.-r----.r7r: :enTAPB...Ar.?dASW. . te Company). ace, New York City, Sep”. 14th to 59th, 1917, the said space at the said Exposition the -.rrtQo/lQQ . Dollars ns follows: [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Rules and Regulations Governing Third National Exposition of Chemical Industries, New York, 1917 them. Distribution by the exhibitors of any printed matter, sou¬ venirs or other articles shall be restricted to within the space oc¬ cupied by their exhibits, andno ^tftnuy ^ o'nii^^xlSibit! for visitors passing through the aisles. Throwing souvenirs, loud and will be located in ccivcd here and will b possible. ALL DECORATIONS MUST BE FIREPROOF. REMOVAL OF GOODS DURING EXPOSITION.-Under no circumstances will the Company permit tlie removal during the Exposition of any portion of an exhibit from the building without a written permit being first secured. Removal of goods from the building must he through the rear entrance. Thu rule does not op- fly to small articles which make up cash sales. BUREAU OF REGISTRATION.— To facilitate the distribu- [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Gent lament- confirming our oonveraation at your office yesterday, we thank you for your agreement to take the entire produotion of Benzol from Woodward Plant during the year 1917 at the prioe of 47-1/3* per gallon, f.o.b. Silver Lake, N. J. Yours very truly. aH:vc CONTRACT CmdK~g— THOMAS A. EDISON ORANGB, N. J. The Hayden Oheraioal Works (a corporation) the material specified in this contract Cor buyer's own nse and consumption in factory located at Garfield N J January let 1917 to Deoember 31st 1917 unless peace is de- during the period from olarea mBanwhila tstWgan the Allies and Central Powers; in' such oase 30 days notioe' in writing Bhall oanoel this contract. article Phenol crystals, 39' to 41' Cent. Congealing Point, otherwise D S P standard. quantity Two thousand (2000) pounds every working day (not including Sundays and legal holidays) during 1917 . prices Fifty Cents ($.50) per pound at sailer's Works at Silver lake N J 30 days net; 1?5 discount for payment in 10 days from date of shipment. To buyer Ss truoks at seller’s Works; or in oarload shipments from Silver Lake H J on ten days notice CONDITIONS terms of returned /Svg,. Mr. H. W. Kellow, laboratory. Dear Sir;- ! X return herewith the following exeouted oopies of agreements with Mr. Edison recently received fromyou:- A. Hollander & Sons, dated Feb. 13, 1917 !Dhe Heyden Ohemioal IVorks, dated Deo. 28, 1916 American Oil & Supply Company, dated Jan. 4th, 1917 British Chemical Company, ltd., dated Jan. 5th, 1917 Assignments of these contracts to New Jersey Products,. Incorporated and letters of notification of the assignment, all to be signed by Mr. Edison, were prepared Borne time ago and turned over to Mr. Emery, the understanding being that the assignments and letters would not be used until New Jersey. Products, Incorporated had been authorized to do business in New York State and that they would be dated with the date of such authorization or later. Hew Jersey Produots, Incorporated was authorized to do business in the State of New York on May 7, 1917. Mr. Emery was to furnish you with oopies of these assignments and letters. Hl-JS C.C. to Mr. Emery Yours very, truly. 3i tfrV'*3 , 3 L 2 l o, (= 7 ; ,t rl V4 *( )t: ifmzL J\ 31 V1‘*° it | -yt ifsrf- 7 ^ j it- j l4loo.Z' v/ St. ,,v K37^. j'>,/of, c// tf7c>l . 7^f gsyg.rS i/4/,o. 4a ft go. So . tr^yf J'-*- 1770.77 yjhfp. °7 rvr. &X noi'.sf 'tsfSc.fe M '<‘1.0* Tsao443 — . ygU, i i jOocJ^c ; >1f±_ - =ri /. <£ / ' d~Ji"3 , \r(x>4,U~t ' lot] -7l : ^7. %L>~lln. J '"(a 1-2. fi3.C>7 37 ff. /J' / 3? l. ?7 7 gy-ts-lf j+o4- >•*- f*3f-3£ ! /LU-o^ - /f*7? ^ f77- 73 ' : : 3 l 7^1 2,7/. tt fS.O° / /A /;> K> 4- 7/ Ub7,.°r i'2 7. * 4~ ■ Asr.-rr 4c ■ X)'3>• ,47 {>4+ :. _ jr^°/ : ,047. i'o ,13*7.11 — : vf7. fl-r /Z*fs/r £<*■«.. _ y/7/7 ;: ___ j/^'3^: /3£/i_ __ \ - Ciu* ©.(U~>-t6« * -±£rc^ w - Secretarial Service Department Office of Secretary I FUNCTION! SUBJECT: Thomas A. Edison, Personal Accounting for Aniline Plant Partnership :.4rj9 Memorandum No. Date Apr. 9, 1918 Ur. J. XU Eobinson, Secretary, Thomas A. Edison, Ino. As you no doubt Enow the Aniline Plant at Sliver Iota was operated under a Partnership Agreement between Ur. Edison end a New Tort Individual. At the time the plant was sold to Thomas A. Edison, Ino. Ur. Mambert arranged with Ur. Edison’s partner thatweml^ithandlethe plant la our organization in any manner most convenient to us, and that an additional aooounting should be made for revenues, etc. business was finally wound up. X informed Ur. Erwin, your predeoessor aa seoretary of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated,- , regarding these cir¬ cumstances at the time the plant was sold to Thomas A. Edison, Incor¬ porated. Are you in a position at this tine to adviso me what _ ^ _ 3 and los “ ’ “ **’“ this plant equipment, eto. been disposed of, so aooountihg to Ur. Edison’s partners If you cannot give me this information at this time will you hindly advise me how soon your offioe may be able to do so, SfidSaiytaw in mind that we should have the data to close up this aooounting at as early a date as practicable. H. V?. KELLOT Seoretary bwk/jl Copies tot- 1533-3-BC-318 . SECRETARIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT ip*/ OF THOMAS A. EDISOH, INC- jUfiCTIOHi Aniline Plant of Coal Tar Produots Division of T.A.E.InoHe*#. Ho. 5 211 SUBJECT! Aooounting for Aniline Plant Partnership. ** A*ril 13-191B* Mr. R« W. Kellow, Seoretary, T. A. E. Personal. Replying to your Memo. #2499 of April 9, 1918» At the time that the Aniline Plant of Thomas A. Edison, Personal was turned over to Thomas A. Edison, Inoorporated, nobne t ZSXTJZ =-“ ««?££. Plant as taken over. However, since this undertaking was taken over hy Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, little, if any, Profithashean ^de! Until the whole of the equipment has Ueendispoeedof, it To ^fifoomi^7tofcHrIaB°rSy ofLoom? of’ the operations of this plantsinoe takin over hy Thomas. A. Edison, Incorporated. j. V/. Rohinson, Q Secretary. Copies tot- 154S-10M-4-1T Function: SUBJECT: Secretarial Service Department 'A y ‘ ■mnuas i. miSONT. PERSONAL ^ Date Jvlly B( 1919. Hlrzel Hoyalty At the time the Woodward 'books are finally closed we shall lave to dispose of the account^ in the Ao count a Payable Lodger with Heinrich Hlrzel, which has been oredited with the royalty sot up arbitrarily by Mr. Edison on the basis of output of this plant, and shall tovo todo tho same thins in connection with his aecounthon the books of the Johnstown plant. To prepare for this, please make journal entries on the accounts for each of these plants, charging Accounts Payable Heinrich Hlrzel, and crediting an account in General Ledger entitled "Boservo for Hirsel Hoyalty." Make explanation in your Journal Entries as follows: "This aecount covers royalty set up on an arbitrary rate basod on quantity production by Mr. Edison without knowledge of Mr. Hlrzel on account of the faot that Mr. Edleon used apparatus shown on Hirzel patent in connection with his 1 f1* Edison states that the 'patent was only on a detail, and neither are used now, in addition Hirsel patent was misleading and caused m a lot of trouble.' Hlrzol tod no knowledge, so far as m* are infornud of Mr. Edison's use of his devioo. Mr. Edison's Instructions to set up this royalty for Hirsel we® given prior to the entrance of the . TJhitod States into the world War. In view of later developments, in¬ cluding tho entry of ths United States into tho world War, Mr. Edleon has decided to make no payment to Hlrzel on this account unless he is required to do so. The amount is thoreforo cleared from Hirzel account aid set up in reserve," Tho same entry and explanation should bo node on each set of books, namely Woodward Plant and Johnstown Plant books. When the books for those plants are entirely closed up and the balance of ronaining accounts, arc token into tha accounts of Thonas A. Edison Personal, a reserve account of the same title shopld bo opened on the latter set of books, with explanation along the. linos of the above. On the Woodward books when you make the entry referred to above, cake note iu ink on tho lodger aooount that Mitsui 4 Company, "flltog agents for tho Woodward plant are entitled to payment of one half of the amoun Copies toi- 1833-3-5C-10-18 of royalty sot op, providing it Is not required, that the royalty he paid to Hirsel, lnasimch as one half of the amount Is charged to thorn uraiar “USi! We shall probably have to carry this reserve account along on the boohs of Thomas A. Edison Personal for several year a, I am advised by the legal Department that our patent laws allow a patentee under a suit for infringement damages for only the period of six years prior to the date his suit is instituted. If Hiraol therefore does not bring suit until six years after the plant/oeasod operation, y^would not ho able to recover any damages whatever. H. W. Hollow, Ediphoned 24 Secretarial Service Department THOMAS A. EDISON,' PERSONAL Function: SOBJECT: Coal Tar Products Division of Thomas A Edison, Ino. Ao counts for Aniline Plant Memorandum No. Sep\B. 16,1919 Mr, -JiW.'RpbinBon, Seoretarym Thomas i' Edison, Incorporated. Attached ia my original memorandum # 4672 dated May 22,1919 subjeot as above, which you returned to me with the following notation."In my opinion there was no Profit or Loss on Aniline business after we took it over, but am afraid accounts will not admit of analysis. Mr. Rambert says OK to take this position and to ,|ay B. whatever we owe him." This notation is dated May 27th and you told me on June 2nd that you would look into the matter further. As I have told you there is about #65,000 showing by our aooounts as due B. I understanl^he accounts of Coal Tar Products Division have now been dosed and am wonderingf'whether you oan give me any further information on this, or whether you feel like assuming the responsibility of advising, without further investigation, that T.A.E. Personal mak/ wtfthisaoog^t to B. R W KEILOW Seoretary Copies tos- (Consecutive Binder) 3PQ-B-5C-5-19 Secretarial Service Department THOMAS A. EDISON, PERSONAL Ivj-T/C^ Function: SUBJECT: Ur. J.W. Hobinson, Secretary TAE Inc. When you have had. a, ohanoe to settle down again into the traoes, will you kindly let me have your advice regarding any Profit or loss in the Aniline Department of Coal Tar Products Division, after you Pur¬ chased the from Ur. Edison ? See sy memorandum of September 16th. B W KE1L0W Secretary. Memorandum No. ®o#®ber 15,1919 Copies to:- 3PQ-B-5C-5-19 (Consecutive Binder) SHOUt-S A. EDISOff, I®. Kr Kello1*/ *4.7 . ^ , October 20, 1919. ••• ■ V IV l S Ab.so)uMy wwposviW* Vo Arrive *V Any *'Yur* or lose on ttic Avuhne *fV«r it uaj VilCm over by <*5. W. Hoblnsont v mhujM Winner. uiVicn Wie cflnso\iclAVitfn w«A5 %• J* ?• ***“<»« V*V wOuM ha»ppm ioV.cn ttoc - x pomVe«i o«J- w"«' wuuaw rr , i. 1. With reference to the attaohed oorrespondenoe from ta-recice^ww. Mr. H. W. Kellow regarding an aooountlng of the Aniline Bueinees of \V u/**V Wnrn’ I.A.H., Inc., I fully agree with your opinion that the account e of -)UiV tKt siwt. the Ooal far ProduotB Business will not admit of analysis. ^ mj»*V 2. 1 believe the test Information we oan furnish on thie '■?. Uie matter ie to take the inventories and lnrestments in buildings and iigurej ytf*r equipment of all four plants (Oarbolio, Phenol, Aniline and Amido- yoa£( fee on phenol) at May Slst, 1917 or August 31st, 1917 and pro-rate the lose r sustained up to the date the Ooal far Products Business was llqui- ' dated vis., August 31, 1919 on the basis of the values shorn by eaoh. fc«a« ■ _ J.u/.R. 3. the following ie a statement of the profits and loseee . • transferred from the Oarbolio, Phenol, Aniline, Amidophenol and Ooal P-5” Tar Produots Divisions to the Oontrol Division from June 1917 to F IN AU Pebruary 1918 inclusive, together with the profit shown by the Ooal - far Produots Business from Mar oh 1918 to August 31, 1919» (Oarbolio) (Aniline) (Carbolic) (Phenol) (Amidophenol) (Ooal far) Profit I&Sft $ 6,750.00 $ 1,604.49 30,428.24 14,055.93 39,667.89 Deo., " Jan., 1918 Peb. , " 6,163.09 86,600,70 39,372.36 _ BE- 089.34 Less - Profit of Ooal far Produots Division from Mardh 1st, 1918 to August 31, 1919 (the date this division was liquidated), 4. In the schedule below, I hare pro-rated the net lose of |101,261.19, shown above on the baste of tbe total inventories and in* vestments in buildings and equipment at May 31, 1917i Ajl Valina pivisla» Inventories Buildings (Het) Equipment (Hat) $ 85,907.00 6,417.02 30.583. 88 $122,907.36 $ 16,310.70 p, Phanni Division Inventories Buildings (Hat) Bquipma nt (Hat) 103,887.60 16,118.44 10fl.973.59 228,974.63 28,623.69 fli A,n1ifln,'>u>”Ql I)iTlai'0B Inventories Buildings (Hat) Equipment (Het) 12,643.30 5,864.74 17.311.20 36,819,24 4,462.04 r. Anid Division Inventories Buildings (Hat) Equipts J* (Hat) 363,345.71 J’eslltna 425.17V Qfl Kfl- 964.86 rtZS^T^S^tSSTm. 1... » j. W. . « « »•*- tories and investments in Buildings and equipment at August .81, 1917* A. Phanol Division Inventories Buildings (Het) Equipment (Het) $130,334.03 14,652.12 87.936.98 $232,922.13 $ 16,647.67 IiWUIip Pint las inventories 84,338.90 Buildings (Hat) Equipnont (Hat) 11,286.20 123,780.44 8,793.83 0. Apitijonhegfll Division inventor loo 22,679.73 Buildings (Hat) Equipment (Hat) 5,231.48 IB. 743.14 43,654.35 3,094.27 £* OarBollo Id Division Inventories 88,293.35 Buildings (Hat) Equipment: (Hat) 3, 087148 49.634.91 141.016.69__ 10.018.29- 6. 1 am not familiar with the agreement between Edison and "B", aid do not know if a dodnotlon oen be made bn the baBia of either > of the above sohedules; If a detailed statement of Sales. Poet of 8ales and Profits is required X think we are helpleee. 2,. I believe the first schedule is the better basis of pro¬ rating the lose on aooount of the adjustment of profits and losses made with the Edison International Corporation, some of whloh may have applied against goods sold in June, July and August , 1917 befo re the books of aooount were consolidated. fi* She loss of ♦101,261.19 shown /by the first schedule in- oludes Interest on investment amounting to $47,297.79, and the loss of $28,464,06 shown by the second schedule includes a slmlllar item amounting to $29,268.69. .1 am merely mentioning this fact, for the reason that the agreement between Mr. Edison and "B" may not penult the inclusion of inter¬ est in oosts. JW/B Legal Series -- Harry F. Miller File Group 3: Legal and Personal Business Records (1911-1923) This folder contains correspondence, agreements, financial material, and other documents covering the years 1911-1923. Almost half of the items are from 1917, the year that Richard W. Kellow succeeded Miller as secretary for Edison's personal interests. The few items for the period after Kellow left Edison's employ in 1921 appear to have been handled by Edison's brother-in- law John V. Miller (no relation to Harry F. Miller) in his capacity as assistant financial executive of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (TAE Inc.). The documents handled by Miller from 1911-1916 include agreements pertaining to the sale of Edison's interest in the Lansden Co., a manufacturer of electric delivery wagons, and to the lease of cows owned by Edison to the Edison Portland Cement Co.; requests for assistance from son William Leslie Edison and from longtime associate Edward H. Johnson; and a letter from Edison to the Russian government, attesting to his son-in-law John V. Sloane's airplane company's capability of fulfilling an order. Also included are items relating to Edison's real estate holdings at Menlo Park and Silver Lake, New Jersey. The documents handled byKellowfrom 1917-1919 include assignments relating to the recording rights of Henry Ford's band, Ford Hawaiian Quintet, who made a number of Edison disc records; agreements and correspondence relating to Edison's rental of the yachts Yankee III, Rampant, and Hydraulic for wartime experimental work; financial statements and a guarantee of liability for workers' compensation at the Edison Portland Cement Co. (EppCo) and the West Orange Laboratory; a seventeen-page list of expenses incurred in setting up the benzol plant at Woodward, Alabama, a joint project of Edison and Mitsui & Co.; and balance sheets showing the capital stock and net worth of TAE Inc., the Edison Phonograph Works, and the Edison Storage Battery Co. The documents from 1921-1923 pertain to the life insurance policies of Edison and his family, the value of Automatic Phonograph Exhibition Co. stock issued in 1890, and the patent rights of the Edison Storage Battery Co. in regard to the starter battery that Edison was developing for the Ford Motor Co. The correspondents include Edison attorneys Delos Holden and Henry Lanahan; TAE Inc. financial executive Stephen B. Mambert , John V. Miller; EPCCo president Walter S. Mallory and assistant manager Alfred Hallingsworth- Moses; James A. Serrell, owner of the Rampant; and Max Zwickl, owner of the Hydraulic. Approximately 50 percent of the documents for 1911-1923 have been selected. The unselected material includes duplicates, envelope wrappers and contents lists, documents pertaining to business not involving Edison, and additional items relating to insurance and rent for the Rampant. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] (gitg Club uf last (irattg? 3D p roBpfrt &tmt EtWt ©rmtgf, JO., Janunry 24, 1911. M ‘-P •' To the Holders of the Second Mortgage Bonds of the Orange Club The City Club of East Orange was organized in March, 1910, taking over the property of the Orange Club and assuming its obligations. Since then the Club house has been equipped with Bowling Alleys and otherwise improved at a cost of upwards of $8,000. The City Club was organized on the uo-treat cash-payment plan, with moderate dues, and has been successful from the start. The membership has increased rapidly and the plan upon which- the club is operated has proved satisfactory from the financial standpoint. The second mortgage five percent. (5%) bonds of the Orange Club fall due on February 2, 1911. The plan of the City Club is to exchange these bonds for a like amount of a and running for fifteen (IS) years, with a provision for their retirement by lot. The new issue of second mortgage bonds will be a better security than was the present issue when put out. They will be a first lien upon the property after the first mortgage of $12,500 as were the present bonds. The total issue of new second mortgage bonds will, however, be only $7,375 as against .$12,500 of the present issue, $5,125 of the present issue having been bought by the Orange Club at various times and cancelled. The security has also been increased by the amount of upwards of $8,000, already referred to, put into the property by The City Club. The sum of the first and second mortgages ($12,500 and $7,375) will be $19,875, whereas the (cal estate and equipment stand on the books of the club at $42,560, the insurance carried is $24,800 and the assessed value of the real estate for taxing purposes is $21,000. Please send your bonds to The Savings Investment & Trust Co., East Orange, N. J., which will give ad interim receipts and will deliver the new bonds when issued. RICHARD N. DYER, President, CHARLES H. ELY, Secretary, • FRANK M. BENNET, Treasurer. DYER, DYER & TAYLOR COUNSELLORS AT LAW PATENTS, TRADE MARKS, COPYRIGHTS, CORPORATIONS 31 NASSAU STREET new YORK February 17 , 1911. H. F. Hiller, Esq., Edison Laboratory, Orange, H. J. Dear Hr, Miller Your letter of January 31st to Mr. Bonnet, Treasurer of the City Club of East Orange, and referring to the five Orange Club bonds, held by Mr. Edison, has been handed to me. The City Club, of whioh I am president, is getting to be a flourishing institution. While the members are ready to put up money for additional faoilities and attraotions whioh add to the security of the bonds, there is no fund for the purohase of these bonds. A few of the members have gotten together and agreed to put up money to buy at whatever discount they oan the bonds of persons who will not exchange and will feel badly enough about it to foroe a foreclosure. I do not oount Mr. Edison among this number, and hope that he will oonsent to the exchange of his bonds. The matter, of course, is very trifling from his point of view ( the five bonds only amounting to $126.), but from the point of view of the few members who are obliged to carry the "bag" - to ubb the language of one of his own phonographs - "Every little-bit . added to what yon have, makes Just a little-bit more." BBD/B. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] \t tfr&t • V'i ■ . ' AGREEMENT ;• THOMAS A. E 13 SON With EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] THIS AGREEMENT, made this ^°\ — day of » *n 'fclle year nineteen hundred and twelve, between THOM<(s>. EDISON, of West Orange, New Jersey, party of the first part, ah'd the EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY, a corporation of the State of New Jersey, having its plant and prinoipal office at New Tillage, in the County of Warren and State of New Jersey, party of the Beoond part, WITNESSETH that the said party of the first part doth agree to le,t\and lease and the said party of the second part doth agree to hire one hundred an d_fj.fty cows, ng_a greater or less number as may be_rojtually agreodjjpon by the parties hereto, for the purpose of producing milk from and upon the farms and premises in the occupation of the said party, of the second part situate in the township of Franklin in said county of 1i Warren and adjaoent townships therein, as may be agreed upon by and between the said parties, and also a sufficient number nf bulls to run with said cows for the purpose of breeding from the same, upon the following named terms and provisions, that is to say, the Baid partyi_oOMJ^°PM part shall receive the said osj tie as they may be shipped or sent to the said party of the second part by the said party of the first part at such place or places as the said parties hereto may agree upon, and thereupon_takeand plaoe and keep the said cattle uppn to,e a^d,farmB and premises above referred to for the apace of five years from' the time the full number^ shall. have been. ,^ejYeA I by the said party of the second part as may thereafter be agreed upon by the parties hereto } shall ,oare_for, keep in good premises and feed with feeds suitable for the purpose of the proper maintenance of the said oattle for and during the said tall term of five years as aforesaid} [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] I and at the, expiration of Bald Pf the aairt cattle to the party_of, Jihe.llrBt,.pa_rt. , The party of the first part agreee that the j aald party of the second part shall during all the time I of the said term have and reoeive and take to its oim_use all the milk, butter and lnorease in said herdof oowg^and that in cape the nartv of the Be_o^djj^_d.eaArAB_thalLaay j of said oow» or bull ajbe sold at any time during the life Of this agreement, .same_at. the best _.prioe obtainable and devote the proceeds tojghe . purohaaeof additional cows or bulls as. requested by the party of the J ... seoon d part, said additi onal mows or bull s to be added to the original herd and leased to the party of the seoond part for the unexpired portion of the term of this lease, upon the same terms and conditions as the oowb and bulls originally purchased. It is further agreed by and between the par¬ ties that at the termination of this lease, the saidherd of oowe and bull* shall be appraised and, the party of the seoond part shall thereupon pay to the party of the first part an amount equal to the depreciation in the value of the herd as shown by the differenoe between the appraised j value of the herd and the coat to the party of the first part of the said herd, including the expenses of bringing to said premises tbs In consideration of said leasing the said _ tv of the second part Bhall, in addition to the keep¬ ing up of the said cows and bulls as aforesaid and the I prober care and keeping of the same as aforesaid, ES^Jo said party of the first part, Jnjem^^aljgaym^s, r rental for the use of eaid oowg3IL0^5-.?g^-iP- „o the interest at six per oentum per annum ofthe_aotual cost and expenses of bringing*) the said premises of all [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] the said oowa and bulls as aforesaid, Inoluding In the said cost and expenses the aotu^_vaiu,ft, of .j;he .aaid oa.ttle, the same to be determined by referenoe to the reoeipted billa for the pUrohaae of the same to be furnished by the par- tiea from whom the Baid party of the first part may pur- ohaee the same, and not to be in exoess of the amount so shown to have been paid for said cattle by the said party of the first part. It is further agreed that during the time this leasjjL shall oontinue the said party o* JfeftJPJflaaft part shall pay all the taxes.. that may be levied and asses¬ sed upon the said oattle, inoluding the said natural in¬ crease thereof. It is hereby further agreed by and between the reepeotive parties hereto that If.. the said rental. shall at any of the times when the same is hereby stipulated to be paid remain due and unpaid and so oontinue unpaid for the space of ten days the jaarty of the first part may forth¬ with a^/ithout any notice or legal proceeding what¬ ever proceed at once totaho possession of the said cattle and either remove them from the said farms and premises to such place and places as he may deem best, or, at his disoretion, he may leave the same on the said .farms and premises and keen, feed and mainja.i^hejn_lhemPJ^--Me own cmrwants and at hia proper ooatw and qhagg«a_fiaA. take and receive to his own use alljthe^lJ:,..butter_and other produce therefrom and all the n^ffl^inoreaee .of the same for and during the reBaining time.pf.the^ term, of this after such failure to pay, the „said rental [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] It la further mutually agreed by and between the parties to these presents that so long as the Bald cattle shall remain on the said farms and premises, either in the possession of the said party of the second part under and by virtue of the terms of this, lease, or in the possession of the said party Jdf the first part in oase he shall re-possese himself of the said oattle for or by reason of the non-payment of the rental hereby reserved, no manure by the said cattle made shall be removed from the said premises, nor shall any such manure be at any time after the termination of the said term or after the termination thereof by reason of the non-payment of the said rental be removed from the said premises, but all such manure shall be and remain on the said premises as the property of the said party of the seoond part here¬ to. It is expressly agreed that this lease shall not be assigned or the oattle hereby leased be sublet to any person or persons Whatever save with the consent in writing of the said party of the first part hereon endors¬ ed by the said party of the first party his executors and administrators and assigns. And it is hereby expressly agreed that the terms of this agreement shall be to the benefioial ubo of the said party of the firBt part, hie exeoutors, administra¬ tors and assigns , but in no wise to any suooessor or assigns of the said party of the seoond part without the oonsent in writing of the said party of the first part, his executors, administrators or assigns endorsed hereon. IN WITNESS WHEHEOF the said party of the first part hath hereunto set his hand and seed and the said party [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Qro VA'^) t j MEMORANDUM OR AGREEMENT mada thiBx^A^day of fes^S£^1912, by »nd between William G. Bonneville .Trustee , party of the firet part, Thomas A. Edison, party of the oooond part , and The T.ansden Company, a corporation organ¬ ized under the laws of the State of New JerBey, party of the third part, WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the party of the first part on the 14th day of December, 1011, made in writing a certain offer to the party of the socond part, which Baid offer was duly 1 approved and accepted in writing by the party of the second part on the Baid 14th day of December, 1911, and WHEREAS, upon the acceptance of the aforesaid offer in writing the party of the first pnrt paid to the party ; of the second part the sum of Twenty-five thousand Dollars ($2E>,000. ) pursuant to the terms of said offer and accept- : anoe; and WHEREAS, since the execution and acceptance of th9 aforesaid offer, certain changes and amendments to the terms thereof have been duly agreed upon hy the parties of the first Bnd second pnrtB, which are now necessary to : effectuate the full spirit and. intent of the aforesaid written offer and acceptance, NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the Bun of One Dollar (SI.) each to the other in hand paid, the receipt whereof is horehy acknowledged, the parties hereto do j mutually agree and covenant each with the other, their | heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, :j as follows: (1) The terras and provisions of this agreement ji shall he deemed to he and he construed as amendatory and | supplementary to the provisions of the aforesaid offer and !j acceptance, so far as they may so reasonably appear, but the terms of this agreement shall be absolutely controlling upon the parties hereto in case of any ambiguity or incon- j sistenoy arising between the terms of the aforesaid written j offer and acceptance and the terms of this agreement. (2) The party of the first part shall upon the execution of this instrument pay to the party of the Becond part the sum of One hundred thirty-one thousand thirty- seven and seventeen one-hundredths Dollars ($131,037.17), which j togother with the aforesaid sum of Twenty- five thousand Dollars ($25,000.), paid bb aforesaid by the party of the first part to the party of the second part on or about the j 14th day of December, 1911, Bhall constitute payment in ! full to the. party of the second part for the total outstnnd-: inr capital stock of the party of the third part, which said total outstanding capital stock the party of the second part shall thereupon deliver to the party of the first part duly assigned to said party of the first part, and the party of ; the second part shall at the same time deliver or cause to j bo delivered to the party of the first part the resignation in writing of all the directors and officers of the party of the third part, which said resignations shall provide in terms that they are to take effect when accepted by the Board of Directors or the Stockholders of the party of the third ! part . (3) The party of the second part further agrees to j assume, and does hereby assume and agree to pay, upon domanc and the presentation of a proper certification or certifi- I cations by the officers of the party of the third part, all ■I the liabilities and debts of the said party of the third | part of whatsoever nature originating from or by reason of the general oonduct of the business of the party of the 5 third part prior to November 1st, 1911, with the exception ;j of certain Accounts Payable amounting to the sum of tfourteer j! thousand one hundred seventy-one and eighty-eight one hun- | dredths Dollars ($14,171.88), as more particularly set forth in Schedule 1 hereto annexed, no part of which ie assumed by nr shall constitute a claim or charge against the party of the second part. (4) The party of the third part agrees to pay to the party of the^^^^pnrt the sum of Seventeen thousand j nine hundred and six and seventy-one one-hundrodths -Dollars ; ($17,906.71), said sum being the amount of certain Accounts j Receivable by the party of the third part or partB thereof, which were unpaid to the party of the third part on the lBt day of January, 1912, aa more particularly Bet forth j in Schedule 2 hereto annexed, PROVIDED, that said sum or j any part thereof shall be payable by the party of the third part to the party of the second part only when and in such amounts as shall be collected by the party of the third part, the said party of the third part agreeing, however, to use all due diligence in the collection of the said Accounts Payable consistent with the usual and reasonable Co., 3 - Hahne & Co. , 3 - u. t. Hungerford Brass & Copper co. 3 - j. J. Hookenjos Co., L - Howard Ooal Co., 2 - S. B. Howard 3 - Edmund F. Heath & Son 4 - Howard Miniature Lamp Co., 5 - Hammaoher, Sohlemmer & Co., 6 - Wm. A- Jones & Son 7 - Jones & Lamson Machine Co., 8 - Phineas JoneB & Co., 9 - The Xeubler Foundries Ino., 0 - Keystone Vehiole Co., 1 - KhnouBe Mountain Water Co., 2 - Ludlow & Squier 3 - E. B. Leonard 4 - Link Belt Co., 13.69 45.00 176.26 66.80 97.00 5.10 3.09 64.10 296.60 505.00 799.35 2.93 5.20 20.24 2.67 37.34 .12 37.00 8.25 30.77 15.50 4.94 842.96 250.51 337.60 110.13 164.95 102.64 914.94 2499.16 10.35 112.10 2.63 14.04 .46 171.03 81.34 1.30 468.62 100.29 2.43 16.82 263.07 12.00 3.67 113.34 774.06 9.00 242.66 67.32 .96 99605 Aooounts Payable Oat. 31st, 1911 (Oont.) Brought Forward 65 - The Lockwood Co., 66 - lawshe & Co . , 67 - Miller & Co., 68 - Murphy Varnish Co., • 69 - Ohas. E. Miller 60 - The Milton Mfg. Co., 61 - E, M. Hiller Co., 68 - T. 0. Moore & Co., 63 - Newark Glass Co., 64 - New York Transportation Co., 65 - Hew Jersey Toilet Supply Co., 66 - Pennsylvania Railroad Co . , 67 - Publio Servioe Eleotrio Co., 68 - Mathias Plum 69 - Publio Servioe Gas Co., 70 - W. Peterson 71 - Parish Manufacturing Co., 72 - The PanteBote Co., 73 - Prentiss Tool & Supply Co., 74 - Rising 3b Thorne 76 - Riverside Steel Casting Co., 76 — B. G. Ruehle & Co., 77 - Standard Oil Co., 78 - The Sohwarz Wheel Co., 79 - The Sooville 3b Peok Co., 80 - Strieby & Foote Co., 81 - SearleB Mfg. Co., 82 - Swinehart Tire & Rubber Co., 83 - W. L. Sheppard 84 - Timken-Detroit Axle Co., . 86 - Thermo id Rubber Co. . 86 - Tower Hfg. & Novelty Co., 87 - United States Express Co., 88 - Underwood Typewriter Co., 89 - Universal Caster & Foundry Co., 90 - The Veeder Mfg. Co., 91 - 0. T. Vo gel or la Son 92 - Venino Bros. Co., 93 - Whitney Manufacturing Co., 94 - E. A. Williams & Son 96 - Western Union Telegraph Co., 96 - The W. B. Wood Co., 11.31 .26 81.21 21.66 1.40 4.00 6.00 2.40 31.53 10.80 6.60 26.55 283.02 1.60 35.56 3.70 876.67 27.00 3.00 .66 329.91 168.93 14.90 6,00 104.82 7.84 543.88 43.89 3.00 1.26 2.25 16.48 75.49 10.32 10.00 336.95 161.69 3.38 23.70 less Debit Balances 97 - David Conlan Jr., 98 - Thos. A. Sanford ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Of THE LANS DEN COMPANY as Of OCTOBER 31st, 1911. 1 - Abraham & Straus 2 - Adams Express Co., New York Oity 3 - Adams Vehiole Co. , New Haven 4 - AdamB Vehiole Co., Washington 5 - The Arlington Co., 6 - Adams Vehiole Co., Philadelphia 7 - Atlantic Ioe & Coal Corporation 8 - The Amerioan Meter Co., 9 - Aome El eo.tr io Garage 10 - Bellevue & Allied Hospitals 11 - H. W. Boettger Silk Pin. Co. 12 - Bayonne Hospital 13 - J. Bain 14 - Central Stamping Co., 15 - Commercial Vehiole Co., 16 - Commonwealth Edison Co., 17 - Carew Manufacturing Co. , 18 - Canadian Vehioles limited 19 - Hotel Chamberlin 20 - The Albert Dickinson Co. , 21 - Prank 1. Dyer 22 - D. 1. & W. R. R. Co. , 23 - Edison Chemical Works 24 - Edison Phonograph Works 25 - Edison Storage Battery Co., 26 - Thomas A. Edison 27 - Eleotrio Maintenance & Repair Co. 28 - Empire State Dairy Co., 29 - George Ehret 30 - Edison Elea. Ill. Co., 31 - Eleotrio Wagon Co., 32 - EdiBon Storage Battery Garage Co. 33 - Eleotrio Vehiole Co., 34 - Forbes & Wallaoe 35 - Gimbel Bros., 36 - Robert Gair Company 37 - Globe Storage & Carpet Clng. Co. 38 - Green Car Sight Seeing Co., 39 - James A. Hearn & Son 40 - A. G. Hyde & Sons 41 - The Higbee Company 42 - Jersey Bisouit Co., 43 - J. R. Kinsey 44 - A. luohow 45-0. J. Lange 46 - R. H. Maoy & Co., 57.70 34.20 74.70 30.25 81.85 102.90 42.69 11.56 52.26 297.99 131.90 .83 36.68 174.02 10.20 75.73 5.36 61.50 9.13 10.63 2875.73 26.84 409.30 259.45 218.11 198.54 .40 36.16 3705.06 16.36 277.00 47.29 13.00 202.00 7960.00 35.61 93.94 3.60 460.00 6.73 17.70 205.49 2.50 6.04 20.00 4.00 Paid Prior to 1-1-12 57.70 34.20 57.50 23.00 81.85 102.90 1.00 11.55 131.90 .83 36.68 75.73 5.36 61.50 9.13 10.53 25.84 250.58 259 . 45 5.81 .40 35.15 3705.06 15.36 21.64 13.00 192.00 35.51 124.20 2.50 6.04 20.00 5413T9TS Unpaid on 1-1-12 17.20 7.25 41.59 52.25 297.99 174.02 10.20 2875.73 158.72 212.30 198.54 2.77.00 25.65 10.00 7950.00 93.94 3.60 335.80 6.73 17.70 205.49 Accounts Receivable' Oct. 31st, 1911 (Oont.) Brought Forward. 18,389.60 5413.90 13,975.70 - Manhattan Electrical Cupply Co. - Multnomah Lumber & Box Co . , - Merchants Transfer & Storage Co., - Jaoob Metzger Co., - F. J. llewoomb Mfg. Co., - Hew York Telephone Co., - Hew York Transportation Co., - Hew York Dook Co. , - Hew York Hospital - Eugene E. Hioe - northwestern Supply Co., - Olympia Brewing Co . , - D. Pender Grocery Co., - Rochester Ry. & Light Co., - Steinway & Sons - Sauquoit Silk Mfg. Co., - Thompson & Horris Co., - United States Express Co., - Virginia Ry. & Power Co., - Wells-Fargo & Co. Express - Western Eleotrio Co., - Winchester Repeating ArmB Co., 30.55 8,093.95 3,725.00/ 7.00 31.01 17.13 560.00 91.21 4.06 ■ 2,836.00 20.00 1,326.11 54.22 160.52 13.80 2.20 7.02 1.10 137.31 9.49 2.47 28,526.47 7.72 23.50 7.05 24.50 2,069.45 2735.00 7.00 13.50 17.51 17.13 560.00 91.21 2,835.00 20.00 1326.11 54.22 160.52 13.80 2.20 7.02 1.10 137.31 9.49 Less Credit Balanoes 69 - Anderson Eleotrio Car Co*. 70 - Hestor Eleotrio Vehicle Co.,' 6.50. 42.13 287377783 - 10571 :T3~17 ,906771 ^ yOJ^iS Vj oWfii«AV» - ft cv^-*. fc-fjt^ cJW«cck> o~* ■Jfc— oXii. ^=~-V. tA* 4w. tUoLa. 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WL.11 -Am^-cJ-o loo , „ -4 -^U JLJCU^ wet ^Mr o^wti^ Lpt. ^ ^ » Jt. . Wu W ^ ^ -W*- ^ ^ . l^A, "to rvWL .tx-lt •'*'■*- °*-° y= o«t — «“ 4- — *_ «~»~ w~”\ r^3< -t, •"*** “-ar -t^ 4u4"t^ /V^eWfc*- _ __ ~tu ^Cjuu. '-M- -tb tu4. • Aj*. L~v.~tfiWv>. X^JL^ ^Xh\\*A, uv^V-Jg^ ^ ; a r^Zl ^ w. -—- ^'^zi^l ~s-^ • u’~' ^ - ‘ ■ *•■ -t frurwv -dl^-WoCS., v»a__v=_Aj juXjlo umjx», v/vW-rvM^ u - t c™— . ^ w-~ *■ °^ r~; «,**».<-*- <>_• ~ to _t*M. W ^ ^ ^ ^vW -ttuc oXJbL /VVVL1 *r^ * ’■ '••>• ' JLw*^,b t . U U>J^'ou^_ tyjuvix. <^>»-o Thos. A. Edison, Esq., Orange, N. J. Dear Sir: We wish to thank you for the letter you have kindly written this day to the Chairman of the Russian Government Committee in regard to the delivery of aero¬ planes by the Sloane Manufacturing Co. under the pro¬ visional oontraot which has been executed. We regard thlB letter as an accommodation to us, and wish to say that we will indemnify you if you should experience any trouble or loss in connection therewith. Very truly yours, [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] £+,~ . Ce> cwS ... litfo. £L CW1«. J-ttt«urT^ pft«MiV^J3/^Aj. mtC^ Ocuw fefc «sttLfn'f-AJd W\ ^V».^tytCo m tSeC-ed" 6/vo»v& . Tfotu-j AhuwcA, .9! LO^r (p-'i. qpfcxA fit-i V*1 llU ?i9f«ACUr«L. . . (£>-r4?“H_ j^cci- Uc*V i-C?c!>~>'"(iL» [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Xv t !L .L4^yLM - ^LUJua4, . J - . . ^ i VV.ko l-ty. . . - a',', ,. ?«,> ,C. mvnid^^ — i\.vW(wsl-1 •<*».. . (cLc . . . . . O'U.cCjU, £\LL>-C.Xc. _ V/ "«-0yrivffV'-<'UA3 "jto tyLt. S -Lc-o^ajl _ "Vw •. 3 r <’■- Li_ vJLl.Q^-0 wu _ .-Ui '0^-j.ULh S) ^L(i([jb~_ a,LoA...^.. .i^ S .OLm O'''-’-^'. - " ; .-fr„ ■ ■ - a u A ~£JL. (Lg,a.^iakt.L^'/- ^ a iwy _ ii-uJ- jlL^; _ L _ _3„ ... ^yjbU qLl^‘ ttjuxi^.^ “'Vvv^igUa. - j ItHJ-tl -(ji.lsiux.t-. -£*-*t== - - _ a jj-6..^ jut> |/i cLxx-Jr— t-|. Lla. - 1 r-x..>.,.,L _ — — | ,uh-H jbU _ j .t-V _ Qal _ fXj\A~L-^'- "S Lt-i-xi _ {'j ')•}: C-Lc-c-Li-L , £u*i • . 'J’fjUf. xu- a. 'jmlCU^. . __ JL-yiS. ^ .rvi_ Xid.-.J -jA**t^ — ii*k — & — - • ^ ,Lt xj-. Ax^^La^-c-Ay — iisa-i— j* i-<0>XC.h^ - ...•*^...CM^L ~ . . (rv. 4 P„ |„ '1^tlFfcrL [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Gheenfikld Papee Bo'ijtkk Co. §0^, _ sr ^ y, A f y *- 4?<*^ ^7*^/ jL-*~- •*L~ ~-« cL^^. *7-^ /^. 7^-,. . **■-' - y4%^r ^ -‘7<- ^JZZZJZL U ^ cc^-tt-a-L-tC <2*z*-z>c4.t-l^ ^~^~*-» * '^^-7>~ t^~ J£ ^ a*^-^ 5^^-c •*■ %—y^ ^ ^ ^ yZ^-iy s£z-*Jc+*. ^ <*<* *SK-<-*- -^t^) "44,. 'zC^JT- ^ ^t- [/■^p . *-«. r 'SK^t- V H zzu; ? ~~ 1 jr ***? . 'r^/-> a [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] . Orange, N. O' ^ Ml/ . SlmtueJ) from ®fyomaa A. EhtBott P Z3&.Dollars BTfinMPTBT.D AND BELLEVILLE BEAL ESIATE as basis for rental charge to Edison Chemical Works Division of Edison Storage Battery Conpany for space occupied hy them, taten as of October 20, 1916. Purchases arid Imorovement s July 1, 1889 Mary G. Davis property '• • Michael Daly " Mullane " Kent " Aug. 31, 1889 Oot. 31, 1889 Executor of Charles Farrand property (5.34 acres) Hopes Sept. 1, 1890 Hitscher " Sept. 11,1890 Douglas “ Deo. 3, 1890 May 31, 1891 Hopes Deo. 31, 1894 Drainage to property March 31, 1909 Curbing and Flagging property June 30, 1915 Halcyon Park Drain Jan. 31, 1916 Assessment account sewer Belmont Ave, and Franklin Street. 651.07 Interest 66.10 { 5,250.00 1,500.00 500.00 6,500.00 5,000.00 10,900.00 7,000.00 9,500.00 73.10 2.200.00 $ 47,523.10 3,737.06 1,455.93 85.00 716.17 5,994,16. $ 53,517.26 March 28 , 1900 Breaks nrldge and Tiohenor - 10.41 acres at {600.00 per aore, comer Belmont and Blooiflfleld Aves. 6,246.00 a 47.271.26 (Value of Licorice property. Land ( ani Buildings not included in ( above. ) ) ) Watnong Tractor Company MORRISTOWN, N. J. ^ ~}My dear Father; / Provided it makes no difference to you, I would lake you to instruct Harry Hiller, to make out our weekly check in my name, in the future. I do all the banking and pay the bills by check and this will eliminate the forwarding of cnee* from place to place in order to bn indorsed by my wife and tnen returned to me for deposit. Incidently , it will eliminate the ombarrasement of having to deposits your wife’s check each wees and receive the sour Wied smile of the teller. What do you know about POTATOES?. Seed potatoes have gone out of sight and mighty little will be put in by the farmers around here. Those who can afford it will make a killing nest summer but those who do will have to dig down in their pockets to the tune of five dollars a bushel for seed and fourty five dollars a ton for the fertilizer, with no potash at that. As far as I am concerned in the tractor proposition,! have .jutor signed the last contract that I can handle and as there are many more prospects,! will be compelled to use & double shift and work at night with the aid of a headlight furnished by the tractor people. It seems as though everyone who has an acre or more wants it phT 'down into somthing but I am refusing all .jobs under five acres. I really did not know until the last few weeks, what a big pond I had jumped into, with this tractor business. In fact the water is fi*«- I am putting in three acres of potatoes on my own property, all that I can afford just now but will put in a late crop from the plow money which I take in the early part of the spring 2/22/17. Your loving son, Standard Yacht Charter William; Gardner & Co. Agreement made this„_ . . WM. IT. SPRHCER _ _ _ hereinafter called the “Owner,” and THOMAS A E DIS.OU.*- _ , hereinafter called the “Charterer." iKHftnesfset!) : In consideration of the covenants hereinafter contained, the Owner agrees to let and the Charterer d Yacht for use solely as a Yacht, for the period c s_ _ ISt.h _ day of - May. — — August— _JL2£h _ 3 _ months, _ _ 191 7 , ., 191 7 , for the ., to be paid as follows: n the signing of this agreement. r before _ J.UIM3 — 15.tb.._ $400.00 nun July 12th 1. The Owner agrees to deliver the Yacht to the Charterer in good condition as to hull, machinery and rigging, and with her full equipment, including gear, furnishings and other belongings, on the_.!3..th..- s to put the Yacht in commission and to pay all expenses con¬ nected then The... OHMEE — assist in igagdagl ?K(ptXlXXXt4K8i an efficient c W Of _ 3 - men, including officers. 4. The . -CHARTEBEB _ agrees to pay and feed the officers and crew. 5. The Charterer agrees to pay all other running expenses of the Yacht during the term of charter. 6. The Charterer agrees not to assign this agreement without the consent, in writing, of the Owner, and to re-deliver the Yacht and equipment to the Owner on the expiration hereof at_He.«L.._£.QXk_.Ear.l2Qy in as good condition as that in which he received her, reasonable wear and tear and such damage as he may not be liable to make good excepted, and free and clear of all indebtedness incurred by him; and should the Charterer not then so re-deliver the Yacht he agrees to pay demurrage to the Owner at the rate of $-13-33— per day for each day, or portion thereof, that she may be detained, it being mutually undersiood and agreed that the terms hereof shall continue and be binding until such time as she may be re-delivered. 7. The Charterer agrees to pay for or make good any toss to the Yacht or equipment not recovered or recoverable under the policy of insurance hereinafter provided for, or which may have occurred from any cause other than one arising out of a breach of the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this agreement. 8. The _ 0EH.ER _ agrees to insure the Yacht for her full value against Fire, Marine and Collision Risks and to keep her so insured for the term hereof and until she be re-delivered to him ; the o be retained by the Owner, and loss, if any, to be payable, by it cost of extra hazard insurance and vi risk 5 terms, to him. Additional > he paid by "CHARTERER. g. The Captain shall pay the Charterer the same attention as if he were the Owner and take the Yacht where ordered by the Charterer within the limits of navigation specified in the policy of insurance. 10. In the event of any accident or damage to the Yacht from any cause for which the Charterer is not responsible and rendering her not reasonably fit for use by the Charterer for the purpose of this charter, and of such accident or damage not being made good within 48 hours after notice thereof to the Owner, thereafter the charter price shall be abated pro rata for each day after the expiration of said 48 hours until the damage has been made good, provided, however, that in case the Yacht be lost or the said damage be so extensive that the Yacht cannot be or is not repaired within 30 days after said notice, then the charter price shall be abated from the time of such damage and from thenceforth this agreement shall cease. 11. If any payment be not made on the day appointed or within three days thereafter the Owner may resume possession of the Yacht and terminate this agreement, but without prejudice to his rights in respect of any arrears of the charter money or of any breach by the Charterer of the conditions herein con¬ tained. 12. In the event of any dispute arising on this agreement the matter to be referred to three arbitrators, one to be chosen by each of the aforesaid parties and the third by the two so chosen, the decision of cither two to be considered final, the expenses in connection with such arbitration to be equally divided between Owner and Charterer. 13. It is also agreed that a complete inventory of all the articles forming the equipment of the ou.d Yacht shall be taken and form a part of this agreement. 14. It is understood and agreed that any changes made in the boat will he paid for by CHARTERER and will be removed at his expense and boat returned to OWNER in same condition as when received. To the true performance of the foregoing: agreement, the said parties do hereby bind themselves, their heirs, executors and assigns, each to the other. Hn 021ftneft8 (RUbereOf, The parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals this_J.±h- day 0f _ Jia.y. _ _ one thousand nine hundred and . .a.a.V.eii.tfi en . jgpemorartbum of Agreement for the Charter of POWER EOUSEEOAT "YANKEE III" Between m. E. SPENCER. and THOMAS A. EDISON. ' WIllIAM GARDNER & CO, YACHT BROKER AND NATAL ARCHITECT Jana 15, 1917 Hr J A Serralli 71 Murray Street, How York City. Boar Sirs- . - Kopiy to your note of Juno 7th I103 bo n delayed account of pressure of other matters. Wo would bo vary glad to havo any suggestions which you oaro to ranks with reforor.oo to Captain Xingslnnd and I - do not anticipate any difficulty in this regard. I spoke to Hr- 'Edison regarding tho insurance feature and so far as any apparatus which lie will have on the boat is oonoornod, lie is entirely ogreeabld to carrying his own, , and ys you aro willing to asstsne your own risk, 1 think wo osn . drop the question of insurance. ' I no sending horowlth n letter signed by Mr.- Edison giving you his personal guarantee to return in ac good condition as we receive it, ordinary fair, wear and tear which may occur or ooraponsate you for any damage which may occur, also naming the arbitrers which you suggest . it scans to me that your suggestions in tho premises \ ore entirely agreeable and proper. I understand that the boat is now in good shape for sarvioo and appreoiato year prompt aotlon- - Yours very truly CHOIAS'A. 3BIS0H, xnc. Oonoral Purchasing Agent AOSsEJH June 15, 1917 Jlr' J A Sorrell. '71 Murray Otroat, 'liars York City* • In oonnootion with the ooat which you ha/e chartered to mo in adcordanoe with arrangements made with Hr* A. C. Emery, General Purchasing Agent. I desire to give you my personal guarantee to SuS Jfc^SXS-. m ~ «*» "°h may odour. '• I an also agreeable to your suggestions with SiBs able to their deoiaion on any sabjoot being fina . I also desire -to express to you personally my ^reolation of your liberal attitude with reference to ■the charter of this boat. v;ith kindest regards rtf M Mr .Thomas A. Edison Laboratory Orange.N.J. I have your favor of the 15th. inst. in relation to " Rampant " and regret necessity of taking exception to third paraj raph of Mr. Emery’s letter which accompanied yours - While I fully believe our understanding of agreement is identical, the paragraph referred to might be construed by others i nullifying the essential feature of our agreement .which 1b the second paragraph of yov guarantee in letter of the 15th. inst. , part of the insurance of the boat while in charge of others .and do not believe it was your intention to have such assumption writtei into the record .never the less Mr .Emery’s letter might be so con¬ strued as to nullify your guarantee in case of f ire.collision.or any one of the many misfortunes which might happen to the boat while in your possesioi X would therefore request that you have the paragraph above referred to promptly reoalled. Mr. E. W. Kellow, Seoretary, Edison Personal Interests. Pear Sir:- The attached assignment from Henry Ford to Thomas A. Edison, and the assignments from Gordon Piianaia, William Idnooln, Robert Waialleale, Henry Kailimai and Tandy Kaohu MaoKenzie to Henry Eord, with reference to phonograph reoords recorded by the Ford Hawaiian Quintette, were sent to this department some time ago by Mr. Meadow- oroft. These assignments appear to afford Mr. Edison proper pro¬ tection. Mr. Meadowcroft advises that these assignments should be placed in Mr. Edison's files. Aooordingly X am sending the same to you for this purpose. Will you kindly acknowledge reoeipt of the same. Yours very truly, WH-JS Enos. j6s-oj [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] 0 K1I0W ALL 1EH BY SHESE HtESBHSS, that I, Henry Fora, of the Oity of Detroit, Vfayne County, Michigan, in consideration of One Dollar and other valuable and sufficient considerations, to me in hand paid by Shomas A. Edison, receipt whereof is hereby aoloiowlodgod, do hereby sign and transfer absolutely to the said Shomas A. Edison, his executors, ad¬ ministrators or assigns, all olaim or claims, demands and rights in and to all royalties, compensations or other benefits of every name and nature, past, present and future, which may have heretofore aocr.uod or which shall at this or any future date be arising to me from and by reason of the ser¬ vices of Cordon Piianaia, Willism_Linooln, Robert Waialoale, Henry Kailimai and Sandy Kaohu_MacKonzie rendered to me and for my benefit and while in my employ, by singing, playing on various instruments and otherwise, com¬ mencing Deoember 1st, 1915, and continuing throughout the period of their employment by me and more particularly, which said olaim or claims, de¬ mands and rights were transferred and assigned to me by those certain as¬ signments executed by the above named Gordon Piianaia, William Lincoln, Rob¬ ert Waialleale, Henry Kailimai and Sandy Kaohu MaoICenzie individually on /‘K' the twenty-seventh day of January, A. D. 1916, copies of which said assign¬ ments are attached hereto and made a part hereof, at the Oity of Detroit, Michigan, It is intended hereby to sell, assign and transfer all of my said rights which I may have acquired on account of said assignments or otherwise in and to phonographio reoords and reproductions which might have been heretofore or which shall be horeaf ter; made and produced by the above named Gordon Piianaia, William Lincoln, Robert V/aialleale, Henry Kailimai and Sandy Kaohu UaoKenzlo while in my employ, together with any other royal¬ ties, compensations or. other benefits which might aoorue to me from sales, [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] manufacture and placing upon the raarlret of tho aama. Jtod I hereby authorize and empower eaid Shomas A. Bdison, his executors, administrators or assigns to do and perform all aots, matters and things touching the future sale of said reoords and reproductions there¬ of and other uses to which said reoords may bo put in like manner to all intents and purposes as X oould do.. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] x> I KNOW ALL u£N BY THKSE PRESENTS, that I, Henry Kailimai, cf the Village of Highland Park, V.'ayne County, Michigan, in consideration of One Dollar and other valuable and sufficient considerations to me in hand paid by Henry Ford, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby, assign and transfer abso¬ lutely to said Henry Ford, hie executors, administrators or assigns, all my joint and several claim or claims, demands and rights in and to nil royalties, compensations or other benefits of every name and nature, both past, present and future, which may have heretofore accrued or which shall at this or any future date be arising to me, from and by reason of my individually or with others mak¬ ing of all phonographic records, by singing, playing on vnrious instruments and [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] I KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Robert VJaiuleale, of the City of Detroit, Wayno County, Michigan, in consideration of One Dollar ant other valuable and sufficient considerations to ice in hand paid by Henry Ford, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby assign and transfer absolutely to said Henry Ford, his executors, administrators or assigns, all my joint and I several claim or claims, demands and rights 1 o all royalties, cowpensa- [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] -KHOW ALL MSN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, William Lincoln, of the City of Detroit, V/ayne County, Michigan, in consideration of One Dollar and other valuable and sufficient consideration^ to me in hand paid by Henry Ford, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged', do hereby assign and transfer absolutely to said Henry Ford, his executors, administrators or assigns, all my joint and several claim or claims, demands and rights in and to all royalties, compensa¬ tions or other benefits of every n u past, present and future, y have heretofore accrued or which shall at this o [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] KNOW ALL im BY THESE PRESENTS, 1 t X, Gordon Piianaia, of the City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, in consideration of One Dollar and other |j valuable and sufficient considerations to me in hand paid by Henry Ford, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby assign and transfer absolutely o executors, administrators < signs, all my joint and I several claim or claims, demands and right, in and to all royalties, compensa¬ tions or other. benefit, of every name and nature, both past, present and future, which may have heretofore accrued or which shall at this or any future date oe arising to. me, from and by reason of my individually or with others making of all phonographic records, by singing, playing on various instruments and otherwise, | commencing December 1st, 1915 and continuing during the period of my employment jjby Henry Ford, hereby authorize and empower said Henry Ford, his executors, administrators or assigns, to manufacture and place upon the market and sell said I records and reproductions thereof or any of them, without liability to me for Iand reproductions thereof to said Henry Ford, his executors, administrators or assigns, together with my joint and several rights to all royalties, compensa¬ tions or other benefits which might otherwise accrue to me from sales or other use thereof, both past, present and future. | And I hereby, authorize and empower said Henry Ford, his executors, j administrators or assigns, to do and perform all acts, matters and things touch- e future sale of said records and reproductions thoreof and other i [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS , t I, Tandy Kaohu MacKenzie, of the City I of Detroit, Wayne .County , Michigan, in consideration of One Dollar and other valuable and sufficient considerations to as in hand paid by Henry Ford, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby, assign and transfer absolute- and several claim or claims, demands and rights in and to all royaltic September 19, 19X7. l^r. George U. Lakonte, Commissioner, Dept, of Banking & Insuranoe, Trenton, N. J. Dear Sir: - V/e beg herewith to hand you application for the privilege of paying compensation to- our employees without insurance, and in connection with this statement, we wish to make the following sta.tement.ot-. Year . 1913 1913 1914 . 1916 1916 ; Liability** Bill was" put into effeot, » insurance, with the following results:- Total- Liability $478,166.18 564,703.39 454,588.78 111,960.19 423.379.96 Total:- $3,032,688.49 $3,337.10 1,143.03 4,641.68 309.60 1,970. 56__ $11,301.87 have oarried Cost per ftlOO. $ .697 .197 ' 1.020 .186 .468. .555 RBSKRVB:- When we firBt started carrying our own insurance, weeKSrgad $1.60 per $100. and subsequently $1.00 per 6100., and we have accumulated a reserve fund in exoess of $15,000.00, after paying all expenses covering claims in connection with aooidents whioh have happened to our employees court RJEOORD:- During the six years since the law has been in effect, we have been brought into court only twice in connection with liability olaims. In one oase, the Judge allowed $200.00 more than we figured our employee was entitled to, and in the other oase, whiph was a dispute as to the character of the aoqident, about Seen^aid for Other than these two bases*«a acoldents J50®11 PalQ Ior promptly to the satiBfaotibn of our employees. prlrtl.e. saj^SjS.. s ars. f $25, 000.00 in any one accident in-s lying the injury co any Of our employees. • > v COS'T OF INSURANCE:- If wo are compelled to take out insuranoe in any of the liability companies, the premiums will be approximately $15,000,00 por annum, and inasmuch as our experience up to date covering the period of six years, the cost hue been approximately $2,600.00 per year, we are yost anxious to avoid this additional expense, when we have such a good reoord for the past six- years, and there is no reason, as far ae we can see, why we cannot oontinue to duplicate it in the future. The machinery in our plant 1b very 'large units, our gears and other machinery are well protected, and moot of the accidents we have had have oocurred in our quarries and railroad yards, FINANCIAL STATEMENT:. A word of explanation as to our financial statement is probably necessary. When the plant was first built, eoras seventeen years ago, a very large amount of money was spent in the experimental work, adapting new. machinery to the use of Portland oement manufacture by our Mr. Thomas' A. Edison, and a'very large part of thiB money was advanoed by Mr. Edison personally, and this has stood on our books for quite a number of years, and interest has been credited eaoh year, with result that it" has amounted ' to a very considerable sum. It has been our expectation 'at some opportune time to put this indebtedness in some’ other form, so that it will stand as a capital stook lia¬ bility. This, however,, has not been done, and in view of the abnormal oondition brought about by the war, it will probably not be done for at least a year. , GUARANTEE;. In view of our .financial statement our Mr. Thomas A. Edison is willing to guarantee the liability payment of any amounts whioh may become due to . .our employees for which our Company may be liable under the existing lia¬ bility law for a period of one year from October 1st 1917. Under thdse oonditions, we hope that you will eee your way clear to grant us the desired permission to oontinue our own insurance, as we are most anxious' to save the addition al cost, same as we hdve during the past six yearB. Should you desire to take the matter up personally - I will be glad to go to Trenton anytime to suiit your conven¬ ience. Yours voiy trul$; . THE EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT ^COMPANY. ' WSM-HBS, . President. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] CERTIFICATE . ORDER GRANTING EXEMPTION INSURING LIABILITY FOR COMPENSATION STATE OF NEW JERSEY. Department of Banking and Insurance. Trenton, N. J. ( 1aJU4j*/U m'j ©cri££ics That. 1L jrviMxJy (y^/V , . an employer subject to the provisions of an act of the Legislature of this State, entitled “The Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Act,” approved March 27, 1917, having reasonably satisfied me, in accordance with Article I, Section 3 of said act, as to financial ability to pay compensation, has been this day duly exempted by me from insuring the liability arising out of an act of the Legislature of this State, known as the "Liability Act,” approved April 4, 1911, being Chapter 95 of the Lajvs of New Jersey of the year 1911, until such time as the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of New Jersey shall revoke this order. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Trenton, the.day_and_. 571.72 Ear. 1916 Vo. 157 Che Enoblor Foundries, Ino. 1 Groy Iron easting 940? O 1 " » » 1000? O 2&i 2 2 toon Cob loo 2 » " 3 Castings . 2 2 toon Sables 5 Castings 2 2 toon Sables 1 Casting 1 » 1 Steen Sablo Reraes & Phillips Iron V>orks Xngersoll Rand Ccqpany 24 Rough tray castings 50 Finished Rom Conors Eosseoer Foundry & ittuttilno Co. Castings, bolts & plugs for 1 Rlrssel Still 1.36 96.40 2.60 95.40 48.47 47.70 _ AS *16 APPARATUS pq^SKB.QQffi!E Brought Forward 22,284.01 Oot. 1915 Vo. #173 E. Francis UoCrossin 1 Stool Tank 5200# 208.00 Bov. " "148 Universal Iron & Supply Co. ' 1 -6000 gal. Tome 215.00 " 149 Universal Iron & Supply Co. 1 - 6000 gal. Sonic second hand " 150 Universal Iron & Supply Co. 1 - 6000 gal. Sonic second hand 170.00 170.00 Jon. 1916 " 143 A. 5. Cameron Steam Pump Works 3 7x7x13 Iron Pomps 705.00 « 144 crano Congjany Fittings for 3rd lilrsel Still " 145 Long Lewis Hardware Co. Fittings for 3rd Hirsol Still » 127 A. E. Cameron Steam Fnng> Works 1 7x7x13 Iron Pun® " 121 Dover Boiler Works 3 Condensers as per B/P B6003 " i w crane Company 1 #2 Beg. Cameron Pan© 344.23 31.94 235.00 1,134.50 _ 22^a cmsmuoTion tamaiAL-COHm Crone Cocgpaay Pipe fitting, fire oxtingninhore and cii so* hardmro Chicago Pneamtie Tool Co* 2 - 5/0" Eat ton sets 4 Parts B. B. #61 Earner Eleotrio apply Co. Loops and fittings United Eetol Bobo Co. 2 - 14" Sac " ' ■' Thonas A. Edison Kate rial for packing box Travail log expenses of Ur. Goldtfcsalte Expenses paid iron potty oaoh 1*32 14*50 Express Charges 80.94 7.02 21.91 12.83 115.89 20.65 166.39 9.50 carried Forward Brought Forward 10,599.30 Eoy 1916 VO. #292 274.27 4.50 Woodward Iron Co. Sundry work performed la con¬ nection with plant pipe fittings, etc. Long Lewis Hardwire Co. 64 Sundry slsad nipples Sundry pipe fittings o Young & Venn Supply Co. 2 model "A" #3 counters 48 Qloho valves Co coating 3 tanks & 2 stills with cement preparation g sundry pipe linos 60.42 373.91 gsaaia Sundry Pipe Sittings 241 long Lewis Hardware Co. Pipe Sittings 239.77 65.64 3 - -4” thick platen punched ao par sketch Woodward Iron Co. 1 oar limestone screenings lAbor unloading & Handling material Carried Forward dv noHsmncgiQH p*trmai. aom's Di>. ms vo. #130 Brought Forward Wootoorfl Iron Oorapuny V/elfllng 1 puEp houoina Control Lranber Company 44 poo. 1 x 10 x 16 26,500.12 4.25 9.80 25.614.25 (li) RTfPTiFVIS1 Q-R Apr. 1916 lay Jo. £163 H. H. maon 166.66 22.22 « 270 W» II. Jiasoa salary n 241 W. H. Eason. Salary 260.00 Jana AT”"** THtPfi HBfi-k „ « 246 WooSsjard Iron Oongpany ' Srelgit n <* 247 woodward Iron OcBgjHwjr Weight ulBoellaaeoaa travelling expense*, etc. 766.87 4,313.67 a7E.32 4,688.89 1.696.1& November 2nd, 1917 Bring this guaranty to llr. Humbert's attention at least one month before expiration date (September 30, 1918). Bring to Mr. Member t' s attention only. 3trlotl.v confidential, Mr. Mambert does not want to renew the guaranty unless necessary, and does not wish the matter brought to the attention of [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Oran go. Hew Jersey To the Commissioner of Banking & Insurance of the State of flow Jersey, Trenton, Bow Jersey, Sirs Where sb , Edison Portland Cement Company, a flow Jersey corporation, of flow Village, II, J, has made or is about to make application to you under Section 3 of Artlolo I of the Workmen's Compensation Insurance Act of March 87, 1917, to he exempt from insuring the whole of its liability for compensation to its injured employees or their depend¬ ents. How, Therefore, for and in consideration of the issuance to said Edison Portland Cement Company of a written order of suoh exemption, I, Thomas A. Edison, of West Orange, flow Jersey, do horeby guarantee to you the payment of any and all compensation which may become due and payable to any and all employees of said EdiBon Port¬ land Cement 'Company and their dependents under Sootion 2 of the Act entitled "An aot proscribing the liability of an employer to make compensation for injuries received by an employee in the course of employment, establishing an elective schedule of compensation and regulating prooodure for the determination of liability and oomponsation there¬ under", approved April 4, 1911, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto, because of personal injuries to or for the death of any and all suoh employees of Edison Portland Cement Company by aooidont ooourlng during the period beginning October 1, 1917 and ending September 30, 1910 and arising out of and in the course of their employ- [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] imont with said Edison Portland Cemont Company, provided, however, that my liability hereunder ehall he limited to accidents occurring during such portions of the period be¬ ginning October 1, 1917 and ending September 30, 1918 as jaaid written order of exemption shall bo in effoot. IB WIMIESS WHEREOF, X have hereunto sot my hand land aoal this day of 1917‘ sf:/?// jtffo « iiovosibor li, 1917. j • v Ur. H. Vi. Kollov/s . Utii reference to your na:..oraudun i!2:jll toted October ' SI .with reference to'closing oat pur contract with J. A. aorroll ooverine the rental of the Yacht Kliment, contrary to your in¬ structions, and in compliance with the request of 'Vx. Ueadov/crofV s assistant, we hare not communicated with the owner, but will let th rental ran on ponding furtner advicos, as I understand the Yacht is still wanted.' VD/12 C. Snory. Tm©»3A3 AjEiSSSOSS ORAN.GE.N.JBeoember 4, 1917 Ur. John A. Sorrell, #71 Hurray Street, Hew York City. Bear Sirj Our Mr. A. II. Kennedy advises me that your boat "Rampant" , .which has been in Mr. Edison’s use, was returned to you on Hovember 30, 1917, in satisfactory condition. * In lieu of damage which occurred during Mr. Edison’s use of the boat in the way of crockery broken, lost and damaged tools and parts used from engine, Mr. Kennedy, at your suggestion, left on the boat to become your property one B-4 6-Cell Tray Edison Storage Battery which you stated, according to Mr. Kennedy, you would be glad to accept in full re¬ imbursement for any damage done as mentioned. ' ^ The aoorued rental for use of the-boat wo figure to be as follows t \ June 10 to July 9, July 10 " Aug. 8, Aug. 9 " Sept. 7, Sept. 8 " Oot. 7, Oot. 8 " Hov. 6, Hov. 7 " Hov. 30, 1917 inoluBive (30 days) per contract 191.7 " " " " " 193.7 » " "■ " " 1917 " " " h " 1917 " " " " " 1917 " (24 days! " " Total less amount paid Aug.3l/l7 Balance due you 250.00 200.00 150.00 100.00 100 iOO 80.00 430.00 If the above is correct, will you kindly sign the attached copy of this memorandum as provided and return to me, upon receipt of which Ur. Edison’s ohaok will be sent to you immediately. In behalf of Ur. Edison I hog to thank you very mu oh for your generous oo-ope ration with him in the work in which he has been engaged. " • Very, truly y Received from Thomas A. Edison, November 30, 1917, Yaoht "Rampant" in Satisfactory oondition. The understanding and amounts due as shown above are hereby agreed to by me and upon payment to me by Ur. Edison of §430., Ur. Edison will be relieved from all further obligations to me in connection with the said boat. - - Q THOMAS A. T5BISOH December 4, -19X7 Hr. Zwiokl, 1224 Tffashlngton street. Hoboken, Hew Jorsey. Dear Hr. Zwiokl: Our Hr. Keane fly delivered back to you on Hovember ■ajs jsasssrfSsaigJiB iz sazzfbssi rwrrisffs. • T« cu yss^i ■a-rsas s ss &*£&?£. any, amounting to vl°0»“ . damage to the boat which you SnfLS agreed that Hr. Kdison will replace the loot skiff. Enclosed is Hr. Edison* o ohoOk for £225.00 to cover tho above amounts. A skiff has been ordered to replaoe tho one lost ...1 will be delivered to you as soon as possible. Will vou kindly sign the attached oqpy of this letter so that we S be s ^understand each other in the natter, and return the signed copy to me. Thanking you very rnnOh for ycrar assistance to Hr. Edison in this matter. I am kwk/jl Enclosure I hereby acknowledge J&S.WtS0 * ^^nfieitioid Ibove^is entirely satisfactory to me. Edison Portland Cement Company Doc ember twenty-first 1 9 17 Dear Mr. Kellow: Referring to your memorandum 2190, Deo ember 10th; I beg herewith to hand you a letter addressed Mr. Edison, which, after you have noted, please pass on to him, and if he approves, please arrange to have a renewal lease drawn and we oan execute it, so as to have the matter in proper shape. fhe attached letter from Mr. Moses explains how the matter has bear handled. Yours very truly, 'W. S . President. WSM*B0 Enclosure. Mr. R. W. Kellow, Ihomas A. Edison Inc., Orange, NEW JERSEY. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Edison Portland Cement Company it 40th Street Dear Mr. Edison: L'bf/at - ^ S'., f/Deo ember twenty-first 'fj'Jf 1 9 1 7 /Pf • _ /ut five years ago you purchased oows amounting to $5,126.37 under an agreement by which we leased them from you for a period of five years; we agreeing to pay you 6$ per annum rental on the actual cost of the cows, and also agreeing to maintain these herd equal to the number or more of those which you purchased. Each year the interest on the above basis has been credited to your account, and we have a herd considerably in excess of the number which you purchased, many of the original cows, of course, hav¬ ing either bear sold or died. You will remember about three years ago we lost over 25% of our total herd on account of tubercular trouble. As the cement Company does not have the money with which to pay you, we .would like very much to make another lease, say for five. years under same conditions as those maintained in the: original lease, and if this is satisfactory to you, I would suggest that the matter be referred to Mr. Kellow, who has your copy of the original lease, with the request that the Legal Department prepare renewal, which oan be oxeouted by you and ourselves. Y/hile the dairy proposition in the last five years by itself has not made any great amount of money, from a fertilizing standpoint, it has materially, aided the fertility of our land, which I feeL is improving every, year, and ultimately we ought to. have a first class productive farm. You will remember the land was in very poor condition when we first, started 'our farming . operations. Yours .very .truly, \\f . 'ti oJLSL ■ Mr. Thomas A. ■■ Edison, Edison laboratory, Grange , HEW JERSEY wmmm [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Edison Portland Cement Co. STEWARTSVI LLE , N.J. December 18th 1917. Referring to attaohed letter from Orange, regarding Mr. Edison's interest in Farm Live Stook, amounting to $5126.37, all fully oovered by lease which is herewith, enolosed:- The original oows as purchased by Mr. Edison have all with the exception of one or two been disposed of by sale, decease, or death due to natural oauses, These oowb have been on The Edison Portland Cement Company's Farms for five years. Assuming their average age at from six (6) to eight (8) years, when they were purchased, if they were at present retained in our herds, their worth would show a large depreciation and their pro¬ fit earning oapacity through the sale- of milk, oalves etc., would be a losing venture. Our books, however, show in clear, concise form, Mr. Edison's fulO_intereet- in^the h^- We do not however, set^aBide'a-'epeoif ic-.lot or number^^ of oows to oover^his^interest, but 8ould agree and al- ) \ low any thresh 5) parties to seleot and appraise any cJ cow “number if cows that would fully protect his in¬ vestment at any tlnjeR ADE MARK /f)) The interest on hiB investment ^has ibeen (credited to his acoount^yearly and^on>.thedue . /date [of his two (2) year ijites a>P* J0?n***™ The agreement referred to by The Sec¬ retarial Servioe Department is for five (5) years and . terminates on December 19th \9Vti ♦v,W£Uf:iv«U?f?S that this agreement be renewed fof, another five (5) vears when. 1 hope, the profits from the Farm and Dairy* will be suoh that we can afford to bpy Mr. Ed*8™ 8 interests in Live Stock outright for cash. We not afford to do this now as our Dairy plan is to build [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] December 18th 1917. Mr. W. S. Mallory #2. up to 200 Milkers. If we reduce the herd now by selling enough oows to pay Mr. Edison, ..our aims and plane will take us at least five (5) years longer than we anticipated. Replying to your memorandum of January 5, 1918. It ->8e0ffls to me the proper thing to do now would he to accept the qjpropo B-j-t-ion— o±— ttr-.— j.toaea— to__have three parties select and ap- I praise a sufficient number of cattle, to he fumed over to o'Ur. Edison— to-maat the requirements of t_he_aon.tract._of . ^ January 19. 191g.._— that is, these cattle would equal in ^ 4' those which were purchased hy Mr. Edison and delivered 1 ~ ■ ■ the Cement Company and they should thereupon he marked i V\ some auitahle way bo as to distinguish them from the res 'I °f the herd. A new rental agreement with respect to these ^ cattle should then he entered into for a new period of five ; years. If there are any other cattle in the_hexd_Q-verL_aXid ! ^ above those so set aside as Mr. Edison's property, and the . . 5 - : ’ ~ ■ ■-.^Cement Company is willing._t.o_put them up. as security for Mr. > Sdison'B Investment in_.the_hexd.-.or other loans to the Cement £ Company, this could he done hy a chattel mortgage to b_e_ given . ^ by th'e^jCemj^'tfcojapany to Mr. Edison. I do not .know of any' ^ o,thhr>'w'ay':?^whloh it could he done. > - i ■ >i Unlesk va seleotlon^of cattle is made as suggested otiierwise^have/to claim any of these cattle, and he would slm- _ _ ^ *•* ply have to share with othej-awarLtcre of the. Cement Company a any ■ dl s p o s iTlon~made of theherd. . ' - ' /r ^ DH-EH Department of Banking and Insuranoe, State of Hew Jersey, Trenton, Hew Jersey. , Roplying''.tof your letter of the 6th, whloh has already been ac¬ knowledged, Mr. Edison desires to oontlnue to oarry his own risk on employes In his Laboratory looated at West Orange. H. J., Laboratory consisting of small maohine and pattern shops and ohemloal and testing laboratory, with a good-Bizod corps of engineers. Mr. Edison personally owns the Laboratory, and It exists for Every attention 1b given to safety and sanitation. ,.j^ We have a Committee of Safoty, whose duty it is to keep in olose / touch with plant oondltions, and we have fulfilled all known requirements of the Department of Labor. j A well— equiped hospital and Hirst Aid branohes are maintained.. The hospital la equipped for major and minor operations and is In oharge of , one of the ablest physlolans in thiB Bootion, together with a oompetent. oorps / of nurses. Ho deaths or dismemberments, have ooourod in the Laboratory sinoe our last report to you. In faot, there have been no aooidentB whioh required i the payment of any oompensation whatever. Suoh small aooidents as have happened \ ■ have been given immediate oare in our hospital, and in most oases the mop have \ returned immediately to work. r The Laboratory makes no specific product, sinoe it is maintained J entirely for Mr. Edison's ubo in working out his various experiments, in' do- / veloping the produots of his various enterprises, eto. Regarding Mr. Edison's flnanoial ability will state that he con¬ trols and owns the following shares of stook: 3/ ^ h I 100* of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated X jf / t '• , _ _ ^ luooi Of Edison phonograph Works ftxy. ' 7 1 9& of Edison Storage Battery Company 0 ■ tt**' ^ Praotloally all of the experimental and supervisory work parried/ , ■ on in the Laboratory is for the. benefit of these Companies, and the cost of / VJ ^'-‘^suoh work, including the oo.t of Workmen's Compensation Insuranoe.is pald.by ) . — . them.- ■ - "■ Y®a©®l^ A®B8>l@OTi Orange,N. J. Department of Banking and Insoranoe, State of Hew Jersey Trenton, How Jersey July 10, 1919* Attention nf Mr, 0. A. Pouch. Assistant Deputy As promised in our letters of Haroh 13th and 20th re¬ spectively, you will find below balanoe sheets of the following e~— ”-«»e as of February 28, 1919, as requested. Yours very truly. November 4, 1921 . Krtlaon's Per-™"! Insurance Dear Mr. Miller# The follow-up shows an item that Mr. Kellow has heen trying for some time to definitely ascertain - in whose name Mr. Edison-s personal insurance is placed. Knowing that you were recently down in Kewarlc to the vaults I thought possibly you might have loohed this made in the assignment of these policies would you hindly write e and we will take it up with Mr. Edison. _ rftnlv ■ I I j^Y^ILLER Assistant Financial Executive — 1°' -?™''+07 /& 3 <7^ — 10 ' J L P /(, — to - January 9, 1922 From* J. V. Hiller Assistant Financial Executive Mr. Thomas A. Edison. Be* Life Insurance . Mutual Polioy 564418 A short time ago we on^and^therefore Insurance Polioy for $10,000.00 was “^^ller has given me the following would he payable to your estate. Hr. Harry history of the poliqy* W ToT^O^ort^hteficrAes »0n the 19th dayof June 1893 it i Cone. Works. s assigned to the a Sept. 21st, 1907 all interest was relinquished by the N.J. & Pa. Cone. Works. iiQn March 29, 1911 all interest was assigned to Madeleine, Charles and Theodore H. Edison. . . Bth 1913, mt. Edison cancelled the assign- -On July 8th, 1913. nr. receive the 20 rilnt Which was necessary to allow h t0 g3t549.20 year distribution of dividen ^ him to borrow ^ S,j2S!« - S K *• »» 191S' “• loan was repaid June 16, 1916. .. 19ia mt Edison received a Cash dividend "£ -ai 8-* ’****• s:sssA‘ir,“ i ska. amount •'* r y» s 5TS3— S||l Het cost to date ’ Another dividend is payable June 16, 1923. Mr. Hiller states that thiadividend ^uldnot ^the present Will you kindly let n t- the ohildren or anyone else, or know vfcat your wish is as to assigning v other disposition ‘ fTtr. ZaLuLae*. ■^T-jvf'eutej . \£jU. \Su44t*c.ouuc**e* - Pru^Zcc-aJ CXMsC^>, c&yUULcCZc. To %) iota. JtvcZta*. £o£nL*<*. - TfaoCtu. at J a^cotjC. -&o. &/> )ltrr^£or '/(, •jrarjf /for. £ciuL*~*. 'maCZtw ^o-rCZain** (/^nrcL a ClL l &Lt r joru Stdi. 25 . CLERKE N WELL ROAD. LONDON. E.C. Edison Phonographs and Records Edison Dictating Machines Edison Kinetoscopes and Motion Picture Films Edison Primary Batteries Edison Home Kinetoscopes and , MotionPictureFilms S.'S.T.’SLr.'JEBKl/GA. 30th August 19; Thomas A. Edison Esq., President, Edison Storage Battery Co., Orange, Hew Jersey. Dear Hr. Edison, . I have just reoeived yours of August 19th relating to your personal arrangement confirmed hy Mr. Dyer's letter of November 9th 1911. Up till now I have never drawn the sums referred to hoping that the time might come when the business would be properly launched and when by my work I might prove worthy of your consideration. DICTATED TO AND TRANSCRIBED FgOM THE EDISON DICTATING [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] COPY August 19, 1913. Ur. Paul H. Cromelin, Thomas A. Edison, Ltd. , 25 Clerkenwell Road, London, E. C. , England. Dear Ur. Cromelin This is to notify you that I hereby terminate the arrangement heretofore had with you and set forth in a letter dated November 9, 1911 to you and signed by Mr. Dyer, whereby you were to receive certain sums on cells of Edison Storage Batteries sold by Mr. J. P. Monnot in England and Prance. Yours very truly, Thomas A. Edison. President. United States Patent Office. RECEIVED and RECORDED on the....Wt$k...dav . 2911 A S S X G II 1.1 E IT T l j WHEREAS, THOMAS A. EDISON, a oitizen of the S United States and a resident of Llewellyn Park , West Orange j in the County of Essex and State of How Jersey, has made I oertain new and, useful inventions for which he has filed j' the following named applications for letters Patent of | the United States TUBE PI L1I1IC AND TAEPING MACHINES , application filed October 14, 1905, Serial Ho. 282,692, applica¬ tion allowed March 26, 1909; STORAGE BATTERY ELECTRODES, application filed December 3, 1906, Serial Ho. 345,986, application allowed August 9 , 1909 ; STORACE BATTERIES, application filed March 23, 1908, Serial Ho. 422,674, application allowed June 28, 1909; and STORAGE BATTERIES, application filed May 24, 1910, Serial ITo. 563,044, application allowed June 11, 1910; and WHEREAS, said Thomas A. Edison by instruments in writing executed and reoorded as f ollows , ha3 assigned, transferred, and set over unto the Edison Storage Battery Company, a corporation organised and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Hew Jersey, and having its principal offioe at West Orange, in the County of Essex in said State, its successors, assigns, or other legal representatives, the entire right, title and interest- in and to the aforesaid inventions and applications and in and to any and all letters Patent of the United States to be granted therefor, and in and to any and all applications f (1) ■ V.* v ■- Patent whioh may be filed thereon and any and all letters whioh may be granted therefor in any and all oonntrie: foreign to the United States Assignment of application Serial No. 345,986, executed September 29, 1909 and recorded, on Ooto,ber 2, 1909 in liber 1-82, page 290 of Transfers of Patents; Assignment of applioation Serial No. 422,674, executed December 20, 1909 an^recorded December 22, 1909, in' liber G-83, page 270 of Transfers of Patents; Assignment of applicatii (.executed Ootober 26, 1910 and recorded October 27, 1910, ] in liber U-85, page 170 of Transfers of Patents; and '.7H3REAS , the said Edison Storage Battery Company was not entitled by any agreement or oontraot to have as¬ signed to it any rights in the aforesaid inventions and applications except the entire right, title and interest in and to the aforesaid inventions and applications through¬ out the United States and the territories thereof, and in and to any and all letters Patent of the United States to be granted therefor; end UHEREAS , it was not the intention of the said Thomas A. Edison to assign, transfer and set over unto the said Edison Storage flattery Company, any rights exoept the entire right, title and interest in and to the said inventions and applications throughout the United States and the territories, thereof , and the entire right, title and interest in and to all letters Patent of the United (2) States to be granted therefor, and all additional rights assigned, transferred, and set oyer by the said instruments in writing were assigned, transferred and set over through aooident, inadvertence or mistake; and V/HEREAS, letters Patent of the United States on the aforesaid inventions an$ applications have been granted to said Edison Storage Battery Company as follows : - Patent Ho. 926,433, granted October 12, 1909 on application Serial Ho. 282,692; . Patent Ho. 946,540, granted January 18, 1910 on application Serial Ho.. 422,674; Patent Ho. 948,558, granted February 8, 1910 on application Serial Ho. 345,986; Patent Ho. 976,792, granted November 22, 1910 on application Serial ITo. 563,044; and T/EEREAS , certain applications for letters Patent on the aforesaid inventions have been filed by said Thomas A. Edison in foreign countries; 1107/, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITHES SETH, that for and in consideration of One Dollar and of other good and valuable, considerations, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said Edison Storage Battery Company has assigned, transferred, and set over and by these presents does assign, transfer and set over unto the said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns or .other legal representatives the entire right, title and interest in and to the afore¬ said inventions and applications conveyed by the aforesaid instruments in writing, with the following exceptions , viz: the entire right, title and. interest in and to the said inventions throughout the United States and the territories thereof, and in and to any. and all letters Patent of the (3) ► I State of New Jersey ) : ss. : County of Essex ) y . On this / ^ day of 1911, before me personally appeared FRANK L. DYER, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the Vioe-President of the Edison Storage Battery Company, and that the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of said cor¬ poration by authority of its Board of Directors, and said Frank I. Dyer acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation. Notary Public. CowkAMabtt lajniu®, ! DEPARTMENT of the interior. United States Patent Office. 7 vase . 430 . Of Transfers of Patents. ,N TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused, the seal of the Patent Office to he hereunto affixed. %>tcL Commfssionor of Patents. HB9EBS . ASSIGN M E IT T WHEREAS , THOMAS A. EDISOIT, a oitizen of tho United States and a resident of Llewellyn Park, West Orange in the County of Esse.;: and State of New Jersey, ana JOHN F. 07T, a, oitizen of the United States and a resident of Orange, in the County of Bese-s and State of Hew Jersey, are the joint owners of Letters Patent of the United States ITo. 967,178, granted August 16, 1910. to said Thoma3 A. Edison and said John F. Ott for TUBE -FORKING MACHINES, and the invention oovered thereby; and 7/HEREAjj, said Thoma3 A. Edison desires to aoquire the entire right, title and interest whioh said John F. Ott has in and to the aforesaid invention and in and to the aforesaid Lett ers Patent , and to aoquire the right to sue for past infringement of the aforesaid Letters ITO’, 7, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of One Dollar, and of other good and valuable oonsidorations, the reoeipt whereof is here¬ by acknowledged, said John F. Ott has assigned, trans¬ ferred and set over, and by these presents does assign, transfer and set over unto said Thomas A. Edison, his_ heirs, assigns, and other legal representatives, the entire right, title and interest whioh said John F. Ott has or may have in, and to the said invention and the said Letters Patent of the United States, and the right to. sue for and reoover damages and profits for past infringement of said letters Patent, and all right, title and interest in and to any reissue or reissues or extension or extensions of said letters Patent, the same to be hold and enjoyed by said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns, and other legal representatives, to the full end of the, term or terms for whioh the said letters Patent of the United States are granted, reissued or extended, as fully and entirely as the same would have been held and enjoyed by said John P. Ott if this assignment and sale had not been made, and said John F. Ott hereby covenants that he has full right to convey the interest herein assigned, and that he has not i luted and will not exes ment in oonfliot herewith. expressly covenants fc whenever said Thomas assigns, or other legsjl representatives advise him that other or further papers are necessary to be exeouted by him to perfect the title of said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, assigns, or other legal representatives, in and to : the said, invention, qnd in and to the said- letters Patent of the United States, and in and'to^ny reissue or reissue or extension or extensions thereof, or that any reissue o. reissues or extension or extensions is or are desirable end lawful, he will sign all papers, tahe all rightful oat and do all necessary aots for perfeoting the said title and for proouring suoh" reissue or reissues or extension or ex- (2) P.A.4536‘34 27.10,11 Cession. Der Unterxei chnete , Jonas Walter Aylsioorth in East Orange, V. ^St. A. iibertrdgt hierdurch reahtsverbindlieh far sieh and seine Reohtsnaohfolger seinen Anteil an dem dent - sehen Patent No. 226341, betreffend "Rohrenformige Elektro- de far elektrische Stromsammler mit alkalis ahem Elektrolyten, bei uieleher die aktive Masse in Behalter mit durchlochten - - - Waridungen eingescklosseri ist • an den Mitinhaber des Patents Herm Thomas Alva Edison in Llewellyn Park, V. ,?£. A. and beantragt, dass Herr Edison als nunmehriger alleiniger Irihaber des erwahnten Patentes in der Patentrolle vermerkt wird. ™ ~ -f ^de n 197 ( . United States of Amerioa ) State of New Jersey : f»s.: County of Essex ) On this -^^day of in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven, before me personally appeared JONAS WALTER AYLSWORTR, to me personally known, and Saiferlict) Dcutfdjeit (Seneralfonfulat 5u Hero Xlovt 3ut -BtriaiMpms Icfjenbcr^ Untwfdirift bes Hcip £}ot’F, btnjf. £//CZ&G*i/ I9l/^ ©er IRatfct'lidje (Bcneralftanful Der Unterzei chnete , Thomas Alva Edison in Llewellyn Park, V. St. A. erkldrt sieh mit der Uebertragung des dentsehen Patentee No. 226341 , betreff end ’Rohr enformi ge Elektr ode far elektrische Stromsarmler mit alkalis ahem Elektrolyten, bei welcher die aktive Masse in Behalter mit durehlochten Wan- dangen eingeschlossen ist" avf sich als alleinigen Inhaler einverstanden, nirnit dieselbe cm und M . . ra#.-' ■ ■■■ als seine Vertreter naah Massgabe des Patentgeset- ses vom 7. April 1891 . vehicles u IhomnB A. Edison, Esq., I Orange , H • 3. I Sir: |j Referring to the negotiations heretofore had hotwoen |j Mr. wniard 1. Caso, representing the undersignod and || our asnociatos, and yourself and your representatives, | in regard to the purchase by us and our associates from | you of the total outstanding oapital stock of tlio lansdon Company, a corporation organised under the laws of the 1 State of Hew Jersey, v/e heg to make the following ox- I press offer, which if accepted by you. shall be under- | stood to constitute the basis upon which an appropriate contract or contracts in accordance with the advice of counsel shall he drawn and mutually executed to properly effectuate this offer and your acceptance thereof. 1 We wdlli pay you the sum of $156,874.00 for and in consideration of tho assignment in blank and delivery by you of the total outstanding oapital stock of the Ians den Company on or bofore January 1. 1912. said stock to bo deposited with the Fidelity Trust Company | 0f nev/ark, ’J. J. . in escrow, to be delivered to the under- | signed or their nominee upon the payment of $121,874.00 |j for your. account, the balance of $26,000.00 being paid you herewith, receipt of whioh is .-hereby acknowledged by you, provided said sum of $121,074.80 is paid within sixty days I from January 1, 1912. That immediately after tho acceptance of this offer by you a complete audit of the assets and liabilities of tho Ians den Comoeny as of the first day of Hovember, 1911, shall he made at our expense and that upon the basis | of -the figures shown by said audit the company ahull prior to January 1, 1913, grant, assign and transfer to | you by an impropriate, instrument or instruments in I writing nil cash on hnnfl -(estl acted at about $11,595.93) , I nil accounts receivable (estimated at about (30,147.84), ! and nil batteries (estimated at about $16,379.30) , as |j shown by said audit as assets of tho company at the oloso jj of business on the S3 at day of October, 1911. mo that I by appropriate contracts or other i-n:-:trumcr.te m writing I to be prepared by counsel as hereinafter irovidod and to j *l0 belli in escrow 7,-1 th said stock and delivered to us I upon the payment of said sum of $131,874.80 you will assume and agree to pay all liabilities of the company of ’whatsoever nature, including all notes payable (esti¬ mated at about $143,500)* and all accounts rayuble (octi- II -:iatcd at about $91,413.51), ns shown by said audit tc be liabilities of the company at the close of business jj on said cotobor 31, 1911. end will agree to hold the 1 company free and clear from all claims or collections I whatsoever hy anyone whomsoever, upon or arising out I of tho said liabilities of the com; any no shown by said j audit, executing only its liabilities on its outstanding ij capital stock to be assigned to us as aforesaid. That you will further' -agree in writing to ho j held in escrow and delivered Mth said stock prior to said lot day of January, 1913, to assume and pay and hold tho company free and clear from any charges or Ij claims arising by reason of the operating expenses of tho company during the period from October 31, 1911, I to and until January 1, 1912, other than tho ordinary, || usiial end customary operating expenses during said | period, such as manufacturing materials, manufacturing j expenses, wageB and general salaries, i^ovtdg^that-. j 2 !( Shut If you acoej t this offer, you further acre* that tv? directors and officoro of the company shall tal'o no $or« orate action prior to the lot day of January 191R, other than tho general conduct of the business without our consent in writing, -nd that on or before said lrt day of Jt.nu.ary, 1912, you vd.ll deliver to jj the sold Trust Company the resignations in wri ting of ini! the directors and officers of the o on;, any to toko effect when acc-opted by the stockholders , to bo deliv- ' ered with said stock upon the payment of said sum of ! ;’;lfl ,874.00. It if: also understood and agreed that if you accept this offer Eontgomory Eero, attorney and uounsolo jj at law, of Eo. 20 Exchange Place, Hew York City, shall jj at our expense and subject to the crrrovel of your jj counsel prepare all the necessary and a;jrojriate ccn- | tracts and other instruments in writing to properly oar- jj ry out and effootuuto the provisions hereof and your | acceptance thereof, and that tho aforesaid audit of !l tho assets and liabilities of the company as of Hovon- I p,or it 1911, shall be made by the Eorth American Aldit ji Company. ij It is also further agreed in the event of the | acoeptanoe of this offer by you that if you shall re- | fuse or fail to carry out any and all of tho terms and | provisions herein contained on or before said 1st day I of January, 1912, you will thereupon repay to us the jj aforesaid sum of $25,009.00 together with any damages suffered by us by reason of said non-performance, and that if we and our associates rofuse or fail to carry out all the terms and conditions herein ugreed to be performed by us and our associates we shall thereupon forfeit to you as liquidated dmnages the said surn of $25,000.00 and the terms and conditions hereof and your acceptance thereof shall ho of no further foroo or Of foot vfhatooovojp. Yeurl^ery truly, Dated December 14, 1911. X lierohy approve and accept the terms and condi¬ tions of the foregoing offwr. Dated Do comber 14, 1911. jho / **) ff// f« 4~M (MJL &fu •!** /X/t Cod 'JijJ- CluMMA ■ *■«“* w .tall onn.titnt. a dial" « ‘*•"1” ae*1"*1 l>» p*r,y of the second part. (4) The party of the third' part agrees to pay to «. party af «•» — "f l>'"4 ! nine hundretf and six and seventy-one one-hundrodths Dollars ; (*.17,906.71), said sum being the amount of certain Accounts Receivable hy the party of the third part or parts thereof, which were unpaid to the party of the third part on the 1st day of January, 1912, as more particularly set forth in Schedule 2 hereto annexed, PROVIDED, that said sum nr any part thereof shall he payable by the party of the third ! part to the party of the second part only when and in such amounts as shall be collected by the party of the third part, the said party of the third part agreeing, however, to use all due diligence in the collection of the said Accounts Payable consistent with the usual and reasonable conduct of its business. (5) The party of the first part in further con¬ sideration of the delivery to him of all the outstanding j capital stock of the party of the third part, as hereinabove! provided, does hereby guarantee, promise and agree to and with the party of the second part that the party of the third part will well and faithfully perform and fulfill everything! by the foregoing agreement on its part and behalf to he pcr-l formed and fulfilled, at the times andin the manner above . — — *• r. it" part does hereby exoroBB- 1, „d with any «h. «„« p^Ha/^SSW »y ■*»-**«-».. W «» j party of the third' part. IH WITNESS WHKRKOE, the parties hereto have hereunto placed their handa and seals the day and year first ahcro written. W. E. ELDRIDGE and THE ELECTRIC WAGON COMPANY to THOMAS A. EDISON and THE LANSDEN COMPANY - FILE ENVELOPE No. CONTENTS Ho.... /-Hb For and in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars ($3,000.), to us in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we W. E. ELDRIDGE, of 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., and THE ELEC TRtG WAGON COMPANY of 35 Federal Street, Boston, Mass. , and each of us, do hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto THOMAS A. EDISON, of Uest Orange, New Jersey, the follow¬ ing described property, to-wit: One Lansden truck (one ton) shipped on or about January 4, 1913, to The Lansden Company, Newark, New Jersey; also the entire right, title and interest of each of us in the contract entered into on March 15, 1911, between said W. E. Eldridge and The Lansden Company of Newark, New Jersey, together with the contract supplementary thereto entered into on the same date between the same parties; and we and each of us do hereby remise, release and forever discharge The Lansden Company of Newark, New Jersey, of and from any and all claims for commissions for vehicles sold by said Company within the territory granted to said W. E. Eldridge under said contract and supplementary contract of March 15, 1911, except commissions on the proposed sale of one vehicle to H. E. Telephone and Telegraph Com¬ pany, and two vehicles to Edison Company, upon which The Lansden Company is to pay me ten per cent commission pro¬ vided the sale is consummated on or before March 1, 1913, at the prices whioh have been quoted, and do hereby remise, release and forever discharge said The LanBden 1. u.,4 5 $3.3 DEBT). Randolph Perlcins, Receiver, ’_ Received in the 1 * 'Office of the County of/CUsUiAtjQ.. £ ; ffeon^he / /xJL day of ; •• J 'I* AjUf-st'y A. D. , 19/ /y at ■$-:. f^.Vvf'0,clc,cl«» in thevf . '. jftP , /.■. ■,■•■•: ,® m ^ 'z^;m • ?;?J. 'FILE ENVELOPE No'. ; • ig- ?' j f CONTENTS No.. . ,/• - ~ ||f • ' - V ’ THOMAS a: EDISOH (P«MH«r Ml ■ ; .' ••; eoueo ’f-f . £ t6M> ■ _ -/" RECEIVED in tl.e Clerk's Office of the Cotiii'y of i.io.vi:;, Mow Jarcoy, on lha . day of and !> .'.0 t.s ..oak .... . . . MdMZ. . . for Said Oouruy on pages.. ■ THIS INDENTURE, made, this day Of . in the year of Our lord One Thousand Nin< Hundred and Eleven, by and between RANDOLPH PERKINS, a receivti appointed by thp Chancellor of the State of New Jersey, purty of the first part, and THOMAS A. EDISON, of the Township of West Orange, in^he County of Essex and State of Hew Jersey, party of the B.econd part, WITNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS in and by an order of the said court, made on the twenty- fourth day of Eebruary, Nineteen hundred and eight, in a certain cause in said court pending, in which James D. W. Cutting is complainant, and the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works, a corporation heretofore or¬ ganized and doing busii i under the laws of the State of New Jersey, is defendant, it was ordered among other things, that the said Randolph Perkins be appointed receiver of the said New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works, with the usual powers of receivers in equity, upon his taking the oath re-, quired by law and giving bond in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties, and that upon the I approval and filing of such bond the said Randolph Perkins should be vested with all his rights and powers as such re- AND WHEREAS thereafter said receiver duly 'qualified; as such, in accordance with said order; - - AND WHEREAS, the said party of the Becond part has made . an offer of sixty: thousand ($60,000. ) dollars for. the entire assets of the defendant, New Jersey. and Pennsylvania Concen¬ trating Works, arid that, upon, the understanding that said-sum - of sixty. 'thousand ($60,000. ) dollars will be turned in against, Dhomas A. Edison's, claim of One (Hundred and^ighty, one Thousant ightv;Htodredwand'Eo^ty-Eight^Doiaars.:vand::, Seven ty-^seyenif.cents,,: i!r* allowed by said Receiver; Aim WHEREAS, by another order of said court, made and | entered in the cause aforesaid, on the fifth day of June, Nineteen Hundred and Eleven, it was ordered, that said offer be approved and accepted, and that said receiver should execu ;e proper bills of sale and deeds of conveyance to said party of the second part, or to his assigns, for all the property and assets of said defendant company in his hands as Receiver; HOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and I in obedience to said last mentioned order, and for the purposj of giving effect to the same, and in consideration of the e of Sixty Thousand ($60,000.) Dollars in hand paid by the said party of the second part, to the said party of the first part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said party of the first part has granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, en¬ feoffed, released and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, convey, enfeoff, release and confirm unlto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns for- at.t. those tracts or parcels of land and premises here¬ inafter particularly described, situate, lying and being in the Townships of Sparta., Hardiston, and Jefferson, in the Counties of Sussex and Horris, and State of New Jersey: First Tract: Being a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Townships of Sparta and Jef¬ ferson, in the Counties of Sussex and Horris and State of New Jersey: Beginning at a point in the Northwesterly line of the road to Sparta where the same bounds a certain parcel or trac of land now or formerly belonging to one Keeper, running then (I) along said road South thirty-three degrees and fifty-six minutes west, four hundred and forty-three feet; thence (2) North twenty-nine degrees West eight hundred and seventy-eight feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly belonging to V. K. Decamp; thence (3) along said line of said landB of said W. K. Decamp North, forty-two degrees and seventeen min¬ utes East, one hundred and five feet; thence (4) North twenty- six degrees and thirty-five minutes West, seven hundred and two feet; thence (5) North fifty- two degrees and forty-eight minutes West, three hundred and thirty feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one H. K. House; thence (6) North twenty-eight degrees and fifty- two minutes East sixty-seven hundred and seventy-seven feet to a point in the line of lands no w or formerly belonging to one linlot; thence (7) along said line of said lands of said Linlot South twenty- three degrees and eleven minutes East, sixty-six feet; thence (8) North twenty-six degrees and twenty minutes East, nine hi dred. and fifty-eight feet; thence (9) South thirty-nine degre and thirty-three minutes East, eighty-two hundred and seventy one feet; thence (10) South forty-one degrees and nine minutes West eighty-five hundred and two feet; thence (11) North twenty- nine degrees West, twenty-three hundred and sixty feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Keeper; thence (12) North fifty-three degrees and thirty-nine minutesj East, twenty hundred and twenty-six feet; thence (13) North twenty-eight degrees and eight minutes West, twenty hundred ajid - twenty-six feet to a point in the lin^ of lands now or form¬ erly belonging to one Hayes; thence (14) along said line of said lands of said Hayes, North fifty- two degrees and fifty minutes ‘East, eleven hundred and twelve feet; thence (15) Horth fourteen degrees and fifty-one minutes West, eleven hun¬ dred and twenty feet, to a corner in the lands no w or formerly belonging to one Sheldon; thence (16) North seventy-six degrees and thirty-Beven minutes East, thirteen hundred and seventy one feet; thence (17) North twenty degrees and five minutes V/est, twenty three hundred and fifty-eight feet; thence (18) North eighty degrees and four minutes Y/est, twelve hundred and sev¬ enty-two feet; thence (19) South fourteen degrees and fifty- one minuteB East, eight hundred and one feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Hayes; thence (20) South forty-five degrees find sixteen minutes West; thirty- seven hundred and eight feet; thence (21) South thirty-one degrees and six minutes East, sixteen hundred and seventy- thre * feet to -the place of Beginning. Containing nine hundred and eighty- two acres and nine tenths of an acre of land more or less. Being that parcel or tract of land known as the "Hope- well Tract" and designated on the map hereto annexed as "Tract No. li" Second Tract; Being a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Townships of Sparta and Hardis- ton, in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey: .Beginning at a point in the sixth course of the first tract described herein and distant thirty-nine hundred and forty-seven feet from the beginning point, the said sixth , course, r.unning thence (1) along said sixth course of said first tract North twenty-eight degrees and fifty- two minutes East, twenty- eight hundred and thirty feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly belonging to one Linlot; thence (2) North twenty-three degrees and eleven minutes V/est, twenty - four hundred and twenty feet; thence (3) North eighty degrees and seven minutes East, twenty-one hundred and forty feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging 1 Sharp; thence (4) North fifty- three degrees anc West, seven hundred and eighty-c 3 feet; thence (5) North nine¬ teen degrees and forty-one minutes East, seventeen hundred anc sixty-eight feet; thence (6) North thirty-eight degrees and fifty-nine minutes East eleven hundred and seventy nine feet; thence (7) South eighty five degrees and fifty- two minutes West, fifty-six hundred and twelve feet to a point in the line of lands no w or formerly belonging to one Buckley; thence (8) South five minutes East, eleven hundred and eighteen feet to , V a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Sauter- man; thence (9) South three degrees and twenty-nine minutes East, six hundred and forty-six feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Scott; thence (10) South twelve degrees and eight minutes, Y/est, twenty-two hundred and twenty-one feet; thence (ll) North sixty-eight degrees and fifty-one minutes West, nine hundred and twenty-five feet; thence (12) ‘North twenty- three degrees and five minutes East, eight hundred and thirty-five feet; thei i (13) North seventy- one degrees and tv/enty-one minutes West, eight hundred and fifteen feet to a point a short distance from the Westerly sid of the' road- to Ogdensburg; thence (14) South tv/enty-five de¬ grees and twenty- two minutes 7/est, forty-eight hundred and twenty- two feet; thence (15) South seven degrees and six min¬ utes West, tv/enty-nine hundred and eighty-six feet to a corner of lands now or formerly belonging to one Hunsen; thence (16) South fifty-eight degrees and seven minutes EaBt, nine hundred and twelve feet; thence (17) South fifteen degrees and nine minutes West, four hundred and seventy-eight feet; thence (18) South twenty- six degrees and thirty minutes YTesty seventeen hundred and sixty four feet; thence (19) North fifty-six de- i_5_ grees and fifty- two minutes Vest, ten hundred and sixty- four feet; thence (20) South twenty-eight degrees and one minute Vest, six hundred and seventy feet; thenoe (21) South sixty degrees and fifty-three minutes last seventeen hundred and eighty- three feet; thence (22) North twenty-five degrees and fifty-seven minutes East and crossing the trackB of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, forty-three hundred and thirty-eight feet; thence (23) South fifty-two degrees and forty-eight minutes East, six hundred and thirty three feet to a corner in lands now or formerly belonging to one Hayes; thence (24) North fifteen degrees and seven minutes East, two hundred and thirty- two feet; thence (25) South eighty-eight degrees and fifty- seven minutes East, six hundred and sixty-one feet to a corner of lands now or formerly belonging to one Headley; thence (26) along said Headley's land, North forty degrees and thirteen minutes East, eight hundred and eleven feet; thenoe (27) North forty-six degrees and fifty-nine minutes East, twenty-three hun¬ dred and sixty feet; thence (28) South sixty-five degrees and forty-nine minutes East, nine hundred and seventy-three feet to the place of Beginning. Containing thirteen hundred and seventy-six Acres and eighty-five one hundredths of an acre more or less, excepting . therefrom, however, a tract of fifty- one acres and thirty-one hundredths of an acre more or less, included therein, now or formerly belonging to one Decker, anc designated on the map hereto annexed as"Exception No. 1." and a tract of eighteen acres and seventy-five hundredths of an acre more or less, included -therein, now or formerly belong¬ ing to one Decamp, and designated on the map hereto annexed at "Exception Ho.. .2" and a tract of five acres more or less in¬ cluded therein now or formerly belonging to one Kinney, and designated on map hereto annexed as "Exception Ho. 3", and also a tract of thirty-five acres and eighty one-hundredths c an acre more or less, now or formerly belonging to one ltilla£ and designated on map hereto annexed as "Exception Ho. 4", the said premises hereby conveyed, after deducting the Baid exceptions therefrom, containing in all twelve hundred and' sixty-five acres and ninety-nine one-hundredths of an acre more or less. Being that parcel or tract of land designate! on the map hereto annexed as "Tract Ho. 2." TOGETHER with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, r in anywise appertaining, and all reversions, remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim i demand whatsoever, either in law or in equity, of the party of th,e first part i i such receiver aforesaid, Hew Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works, of, in and the above-described premises, with the hereditaments and ai purtenances: TO HAVE AtH> TO HOED the same unto the said pari of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to his and their I only proper use and benefit forever. XH WITHESS WHEREOF, the party of the first part, as t receiver aforesaid, has hereunto i and year first above; wri ttej t his hand and seal the dab a eal ed and delivered, ) Nov. 8, 1911 Mr. Dyer: Replying to the annexed memorandum of Mr. Edison. I have gone over the deed and the same appears to me to be in correct form, and the map agrees with the description of the property in the deed. ' EfcJcrs dh/mjl PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Memorandum 2087 lov. 11, i9ii. Mr. Holden: Referring to your memorandum of the 8th inst., I do not think you have answered Mr. Edison's question. He wants to know if the deed in question will give him a good title to the property. Please reconsider the matter in order that X may advise him. FID/IVAV F. I. - Nov. 14, 1911 Mr. Dyer: Replying to memorandum No. 3087. I cannot say whether the deed in question will give a good title to the property, without having a title search made covering the past sixty years. Also copieB of the decrees in the re¬ ceivership proceedings of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Vlo rks. If you wish Buch title search made, kindly advise, and let me know if you have any preference as to who should make the search, as it would have to be made outside of this office. dh/mjl PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Memorandum 2091 Hovember 27, 1911. Mr. Holden: Referring. to your memorandum of the 14th inct. with attached papers, I suggest that you see Messrs. McCarter a, English, who will probably be able to give you the proper assurances on the strength of which I can advise Mr. Edison so that there will be no need of having a title searoh made. IIo doubt they looked into all these questions before prepar¬ ing the deed. ‘ FID/IYA7 P. I. Enc- Mr. Dyer: 1M/ 5 the annexed memorandum No. 3091. %nx .\s y/ V v \j ' vr _t/r Replying to the annexed memorandum No. 3091. V referred this matter to Ur. Dyke and he atates that we the assurance of Mo Carter & Engl i ah that by reason of thV deed in question Mr. EdiBon is vested with the same title to this land as was %rmerly in the New Jersey & Pennaylvania Concentrating Works J . that ae to the title of aaid Company, I no search was made by them, and they cannot pass an opinion 1 upon said title until the same shall have been investigated. Newark, IT. J. Reo. IX, 1911. Delos Holden Esq. , Edison laboratory, Orange, H, J. Dear Sir:- you can assure Hr. Edison that his title to the property for¬ merly owned by the IT. J. &.P. C. Works and which was recently conveyed to him by deed of the' Receiver, is the same title as that formerly vested in the Company. Under the order of the oourt the Receiver sold this property to Hr. Edison. The Receiver could only convey such title as the Company itself had. inasmuch as Receiver he stood in the shoes of the Company. All of the legal formalities in con¬ nection with the transfer were complied with to my personal knowledge and the title which Hr. Edison now holdB is the selfsame title which the H. ff. & P. C. Works formerly held, and is subject to whatever en¬ cumbrances there were against that title. yours very truly, * J" 5e<*/VvG_Vv«*-| cx^4**-i£#Zr-tL - Lci^c^T *3t C*> Co /jL-a ^ yjece.itfw Acvf^o- | - 4 ) i,-f«6»w(*^‘if^ U~‘ rr *' 7 acjt^ pSi ^ Cvj® U « / -iC-v' &*j£££0z 'W?r~rr£. l*~u — ^ w«*£ . «. - C «~ W ^ *f"" UsnnrC*/^ y / (LoU /*-^' .4 '/^trv-^L - . o-h. &-'<-^ dt'W '—t~ 'V'i"'U , * 'l 9 "^*7^ (Lvu' UO^CC £*—*— u L '"TL -h-^ <*, tfr*"' 'Vv^»^vM^TS'-C^<-A/i--— c*-*-y—r'~ 1 end£t,> A ... 2k lv>< LH-«-ct_e.',VaC<* cy c(_, Tr?1 CL/ (^cC.e-v-ens) (srtflutyezvj C U%$ lUo-&Lorw *r L©'6(--'CLtCLu.£JtO f^37 0-0 jLotuC/ Ct-vi 0>t2- Cm«.i^a?« ci co-ttlCO . 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Kelley Island Lime & Transport Co. , 8/36/09 White Book, Ohio A3eron, " Marblehead, " a- "Vv^-Ju^ "^w SjAa^jw. ^ ^')i- 1o 0^. -hr ^S- j-KcVx>- _ < +© V/ . ??. *)\k- O-O^tv^- N *^o ^r*L* CVW.L "W. Tr\k.oJOLonf>^ — nmnaspouptiNCE 'YD 1 March 1913 3e: Klnetophone Letters from Carmine Bastile re claim to invention of Talking Pictures U il m BASII/B AUTOMOBIIvK oo. ‘•THE PERFECT AUTO” Mr. Thomas A. Edison, * c/o Edison laboratc Dear Sir: In re Carmint Basils vs. Thomas A. Edison _ Mr. CarminE Basils, of this city, has placed with this office the matter concerning his interest in the invention of the talking machine with motion pictnres, which has recently Been put on the market hy you. Mr. Basils informs us that in 1911, in compliance with your letter to him, dated May 18, 1911, he went from Boston to your laboratories at Orange, If. J. and spent considerable time with your chief engineer, Mr. B. M. Bliss, and others, in explaining his invention, which, he informs us, is practically the same as that used by you in connection with your talking machines with motion piotures. Before giving the information to your engineers at the laboratory, Mr. Thomas A. Edison -2- 2/7/13 Mr. Basils states that he waB advised that if he explained his invention, and it proved practical, it would he very valuable, and if used by you, he would be paid liberally for same. He further states that he has received no response to his letters written to you since his visit to your laboratories. We should be pleased to take this matter up with you, or your rep¬ resentative, at your earliest conven¬ ience. Awaiting your reply, we remain. Kev/ark, II. J. Karoh 17 , 1913. ;■>. y/m. H. Meadoworaft, o/o EdiBon laboratory. Orange, H. J. Dear Iir. Jieadowcraft : 1 have your favor of the 15th last, and enclose a letter which covers the circumstances as far as I can reoall. 1 don't believe there Is anything in it but an attempt at a-hold-up. It is certain that if he had anything of any value whatever, it would have been taken un further, llartin E. Thomas of Virginia is the only one that submitted anything definite on this subjeot and of which you have full information. Very truly yours. P. S. I enclose herewith, an application from a man who seems to have considerable experience in steam engineering and power house work. It is possible that he might be useful to you. Hewark, H. J. , Mar. 17, 1913. Referring -to oopy of letter from Devine, C-ibb and York, of liar oh 7th and forwarded to me by Mr. Meadowcraft regarding the alleged olaira of Mr. Carmine Basile, a talking pioture system, the oiroumBtanoes as near as I can recall are as follows: I received a oall from a young Italian from Boston in the soring of 1911 and presumably thiB was Mr. Basile. The time may have been May 18th as he states. ^®*ad two inven¬ tions to talk about. One was an automatic float for ^hing gear and the other waB about talking pictures. I do not re- oall that he gave any detailed description of the devioe, but I believe he stated that when he was ready, he would like to have some one see it. I told him that if he had devised any¬ thing of real value that was patentable, you might oe interest¬ ed in seeing what he had. So. far as I can recall, he had nothing worked out nor was there sufficient information given by him at the interview to warrant takine it up with you. I &onft remember getting any letters or drawings from him, nor any further information. If he haB written further, the letters will undoubtedly be on file. If there had been any information given me at ‘the time, or any drawings, they would have been promptly submitted to you. If there is anything further that I oan do' in the matter, please advise me. . dmb/bm NOBLE, ESTABROOK & MSHARG 115 BROADWAY NEW YORK March 24, 1913 Thomas A. Edison, Esq., o/o Edison laboratory, Orange, Hew Jersey. Dear Sir:- Heferring to the letter of Messrs. Devine, Gibb & York of 6 Beaoon Street, Boston, of March 7th, and your reply to them of Maroh 15th, we beg to oall your attention to the faot that Messrs. Devine, Gibb & York have not heard further from you as indicated in your letter of Maroh 15th. Meanwhile, we have been consulted by Mr. Devine of that firm and requested to taka up the matter covered by their correspondence with you. Will you, therefore , let us hear from you in response to the letter of Maroh 7th above referred to , as indicated in your letter of Maroh 15th? Faithfully yours. hh/amod Haroh 27th, 1913. Messrs. Hohle, F.stahrook & Mo Harg, 115 Broadway, How York City. Gentlemen:- " I Bap- to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 24th instant ^^th^oonoerninG^’certain Messrs. Devine, Oihh & Jnnk^of Maron ^ ^ alleged interview fifhn3ou?t0r« ^°tlireB- Having investigated this matter,^! ^ have leamea from Mr. Blisp-that he r|°®asll,1;?. Mr. Paeile.) young Italian in the Spring-o- li1 BlwT*t . One oonoern- 3. had two alleged inventions to t aK a^ ^ oth(?r was in ed an automatic float for fishi g g ^llas states that the regard to talking Pi°ture8.^ detailed description of his Italian visitor iii.not giv.e a 7 ^ ^ aimpiy stated that ideas in regard to ^ay he wouia like some one to see S6n ^r^Blis^toU' the Italian that^f he thing of real value that was. .n31iaB’8t&teB that at this ^^ffsasrsaf vwwfe s. ,,1W srgfg Messrs. Hoble. Estabrook & MoHarg, Page -2- March 27th, 1913. For your information I give you below a oopy of this letter: "Boston, Mann. Oot. 16/ll. Ur. Thomas A. Edison, Orange, H. IT. - Dear Sir:- I have been working for some time on "Perpetual Motion" with suooesB. If iron believe on "Perpetual Motion" and you are willing to advance ray oApennon for the trip 1 trust only you to nee. the drawings. On May 29/U I had a talk with your Chief Engineer Mr. Bliss, about one idea what I haye in making the moving picture talking, but I didn't : explained nothing to him. If I can oonfor with you I will be glad to explain to you both. Respectfully yours. Carmine Basils, 337 Hanover Street." For the last thirty five years or more, every mail brings letters from inventors who desire to submit their ideas to me, among them, many Perpetual Motion cranks. It is my practice to decline to look into any inventions that do not relate to my own lines of businees, and letters .ard answered accordingly, but the Perpetual Motion people are not answered at all- Hr. Basile's letter came in the usual course of mail and I passed it on to' my Secretary with the remark "Ho answer" . Although the letter contained a reference to making talking pictures I attached no importance thereto as it has been my experience invariably that an inventor who follows the Perpetual Motion idea is not a pro¬ ducer of useful Inventions. Even though Mr. Basile's letter contained a reference to his seeing Mr. Bliss I did not regard it as of any importance as we have a constant stream of alleged inventors calling to see our Engineers to offer useless devices. I have taken the trouble to enter into a full explana¬ tion of the matter so far as Tan oonoeroed, so that you may see how utterly groundless the claim is that your client has presented . Hours very truly. Legal Series Richard W. Kellow File 1912 Contract with Mendel Samuel & Sons (1912) [env. 110] Final Decree -- Estate of John Kruesi (1912) [env. 118] Lease - William L. Edison (1912) [env. 120] Contract with Merck & Co. (1912)Jeny. 124] Agreement with Solvay Process Co. (1912 1914) [env. 128] Agreements with Henry Ford (1912, 1925) [env. 132] Royalty Payments to Coats Family (1912) [e nv. 134 Correspondence - Dunderland Iron Ore Co.(1 912, 191 4) [env ] Option to Purchase to Federal Storage Battery Car Co. (1912) [env. 201] (Qctifam/, Thomas A. Edison ( Laboratory! hereby agrees to sell and Mendel Samuel & Sons of 157 Commerce Street, Hevmrk, H.J.. agrees to buy all the acoumulation of sorap metal as classified ^ below that his laboratory may offer for sale during the period ending June 29,1912. Brass turnings 3rass clippings S crap brass ) dt 62$ of the price of lake Copper ) as determined by the EngineerW£& ) Mining Journal of issue the week the ) material is delivered. 1 At 65-1/4$ of the price of Lake ) copper as determined by the EneanoerijN*- ) & Mining Journal of issue the week the )) material is delivered. \ »t 91-1/4$ of the price of Lake ) Copper as determined by the Engineers^ ) & pining Journal of issue the week the ) material is delivered. \ At 66-1/4$ of the price of lake ) Copper as determined by the Engineerlftfe: ) & Mining Journal of issne the week the ) material is delivered. \ At 81-1/4$ of the price of Lake ) copper as determined by the Engineer*!* ) & Mining Journal of issue the week the ) material is delivered. All sorap steel, iron , tin At $ 6.56 per gross Thomas A. Edison , laboratory, Contraot, Page - 2 - TERMS 5 Het cash for all deliveries during any one month the fifth day of the succeeding month. Failure to comply with this condition may at the option of Thomas A. Edison terminate this contract. Delivery: The materials to be weighed, handled and carted from the Thomas A. Edison, laboratory, by and at the ox ense of Mendel Samuel & sons, but according to the weights and classifications determined by the Thomas A. Edison, laboratory. The failure of Mendel Samuel £. Sons to cart away Prom the ThomaB A. Edison laboratory during any two weeks the aooumulation of sorap material set aside by us for your truok :/ny at the option of Thomas A. Edison terminate this contraot. The Thomas A. Edisontl.nboratory) shall hove the option thirty days before the expiration of this contract to renew it for another six roonthB ending December 31,1912. ACCEPTED ACCEPTED MKHDEL SAMI ED & SOBS THOMAS A. EDIS0H,IA30RAtD0RY. At « surrogate' a Court, held In wid for the County of Behenec tarty, at tho Cur rotate1: Office in the City of flohen- ttct&dy » on then 9 day of ,T unwary, 1013 HON. AUWWDER 11 » VEJJBSR, The Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of THOMAS A. EDISON and . SAMUEL INSUIiL as surviving ExecutorB and Trustees of and under the last Will and. Testa¬ ment of JOHN KRUESI, EATON, LEWIS wwwtrypyWg| and tho said Thomas A. Edison and Samuel Ineull as said surviving Executors and Trustees, hav¬ ing appeared by their attorneys, Messrs. Eaton, Bowla & Eowo, and filed tholr accounts as said surviving Executors and Trustees, together wtth the vouchers in support thereof} and the res having also appeared o under said hast Will and Testament, of John Kruoa'i, deceased, oaid bene'iolaries hare roquactod that certain payments bo made to various persona, including ft payment of Thirteen •S«* hundred dollars ($1300.) to Aug nut n. Kruosi, an guardian of the parson and estate of John KrueBi for his support, education mid maintenance until he arrives at the age of twenty one (21) yearn, as will wore particularly appear, reference ho ins hod to a copy of said instrument in writing, cot forth in Exhibit 1 of schedule M of the account of said Thomas A. Edison and Sraauol Insull ns said surviving Kxocutor^ and Trustees} ATS) it further appearing that the said August U, Kruesi, as said guardian of the person and estate of the said John Krutoi, has duly executed and filed in this court a request and con sent that the aforesaid n of Thirteen hundred dollars (©1300.) for the support, education and main¬ tenance of the said John Kruesi until he arrives at the of twenty ane (21) years ho reduced to Eevon hundred and ten dollars ($ 710.00 ) ; 1 \ AKD it further appearing hy Schedule M of the accounts of the said Thomas A. Kdison and Samel Insull an said surviving Executors and Trustees that the distri¬ butive shares of the bonefioiarios under the said hast Will and Testament of John Kruesi, deceased, are to ho chargnd or oredited, as the cone way b«, on acoount of furniture and household effects heretofore distributed by and between sold beneficiaries, as will more particularly appear, reference being had to said Schedule U of said accounts} AMD tho accounts of the said Thomas A. Edison and Samuel insull as sold surviving Executors and Trustees, having been adjusted hy the said Surrogate and a siumamry statement of the same having been mode as shove and herewith recorded, it is hereby OHDJOOT, AWtnxiSB AJTP P3WKKKD that the said account* of the said Thomas A. Edison and Samuel Insull as said survlv- , „ l r 13 tnff Exooutors and Trustees be, and the saw* »« hereby, judicially Battled and allowed us filed} rand it is V0RTK3R ORDER®, AJ1TUM8B A?*3> DKORK® that out of the balance bo found an above, the said Shaman A. Bdiaon and fttueuel inaull, an said surviving R^outora and Trustees pay to Edwin C. Angle, Twenty five dollars ($25.) as hia allowance for aervlooa as Rpeoiol Guardi an of John Kruosi In thin accounting} and it la onBKURD, xar vaxo wn dkcrksto that the said Thomas A. Kdi eon and Sarauol Inaull as said surviving i 14 Executors and Trustees pay to August H. Kniesi\aa guardian of the person and estate of John Kruesi, the sum of Raven ! hundred and ten dollars ($710.) for the support, education 16 and Maintenance of the said John Kruosi until he arrives at the ago of twenty-one years} and it is ytJBTfOT ORDER®, ADJUDGED AND OT3CR)!RD that the eald Thomas A. Rdinon and Samuel Insnll as said surviving teuton f and Trustees pay to Olga A. Kruesilthe «>im of One thousand twenty three and 3/100 do liars ($1025.03) pursuant to paragraph., numbered SECOND md JITO of Exhibit I of ^ohedul* M of tho accounts heroin} and it iB ! yttiraCBR QRDBH8D, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that tho said i ‘ Thomas A. Edison and M-*l as oaid surviving Rxeoutoru and Trustees P«y to Claire *. Kruosi the man of One thousand throe hundred twenty woven and 29/100 dollars ($1,327.30) pursuant to paragraphs numbered THIRD and IFISTH of Exhibit I of Rohoduls M of the accounts heroin} end it is vmmrm ora*), adjudged nmwama that the said Thomas A. Edison and wmmA I»«U' « **»**' i j -5- j y y 17 nnd Trustees pay to August K. Kruesi aa guardian of the person and eestato of John Kruooi the sun of Eight hundred oevon and 7 ft/lOO dollarn pursuant to paragraphs numbered FOURTH and FIFTH of Exhibit I of nchodule K of the accounts heroin} ami it is SWntER ORDERED, ADTUDOKD AW) DECREED that the said Thorn oo A. Edison and Samuel Insull os said surviving Executors and Trustees pay to Welter E. Kruesi tho sum of One hundred fifty five and 79/100 dollaro ($155.79) pursuant to para¬ graph numbered EOT H of Exhibit I of Schedule .V of tho ac¬ counts horeln} and it is FURTHER ORDERED, AEJUBOED ARE DECREED that tho aaii Thomas A. Edison and Samuel Insull as said surviving Executors and Trustees pay to Franklin B. Kruesi the sum of One hundred fifty five and 79/100 dollarn ($155.79) pursuant to para¬ graph numbered FIFTH of Exhibit I of Schedule H of the ac¬ counts heroin } and FURTHER ORDERED, AE.TU.TOKD ATO DECREED that the said Thomas A. Edison and Samuel Insull as said survivins »■ eoutora and Trustees pay to August K. Kruesi as general guar liar) of John Kruesi (upon the said August H. Kruesi executing «nd depositing With tho Surrogate the bond horeinaft,r provided for) tho sum of Bight hundred fifty dollars ($000.), the cash value of one 5/ $1000 bond of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company on the 24th day of Ho v ember, 1911, the said general guardian of said John Kruesi having elected to take only one of said bonds in kind and the proceeds of one of said bonds in cashjand IT AFFBARIWB that after Thomas A. Bdison and Samuel Insull as sold executor, and trustees have paid the -6- amount b horolnobove directed to ho paid, there remains In their hands a balance of Thirty three thousand three hundred thirty six and <5*0.00 dollare ($33,330.(59) J It Is PUHTHKR ORKER1TO, AD.mDr.5tH ATTD OTSCRKKD that the said Thoraaa A. Edison and smaviel Insull an said surviving Kx- eoutors and Trustees pay to August H. KruAsl Pour thousand four and 3l/l00 dollars ($4,004.31) Which is his distributive one eighth Share of the residuary estate less the reduction therofrom of One hundred sixty two and 77/100 dollars ($162.7") made pursuant to Schedule II of the accounts herein} and it in ytIRTKKR ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the said Thomas A. Edison and Samuol Insull as said surviving Executors and Trustees pay to Paul ,T. Kruesi Pour thousand foi ty two and Ol/lOO dollars ($4,042.01) which is his distributive one eighth share of tho residuary estate loss the reduction therefrom of One hundred twenty five sad 7/100 dollars (§128.(7) made pursuant to Schedule M of tho accounts heroin; and it is PURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that tho said Thomas A. Edison and Samuel Insull as said surviving Rxaoutors and Trustees pay to Emily K. Brown Thru .5 thousand two hundred six and 32/100 dollars (§3,206.32) which is here distributive one eighth share of tho residuary estate leas tho reduction therofrom of Bine hundred sixty and 77/100 dollars (§960.77) made pursuant to ftohedule M of tho aooounts herein} and it is POHTHER OHBEHHD, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that tho said Thomas A. Edison and Bwauol Insull as said surviving Executors and Trustees pay to Walter E. Kruesi Pour thousand two hundred forty eight and d/lOO dollars (§4,340.06) which -7- 1 ') la hia distributive one eighth shore of the roolduury estate plua the addition thoroto of Eighty and 98/100 dollars (§60.98) made pursuant to fichodule K of the aocountn heroin; nnd It la JURTIIEH ORDERED, ADJUDGED A30) RI2CRRKD that the aa id Thomas A. Edison and Samuel Insull as said surviving Executors and Trustees pay to FronUin B. Kruesl Four thous an< ; four hundred ninety one and 46/iOO dollars (§4,491.46) , whlol is his distributive one eighth share of the residuary estate plus the addition thereto of Three hundred twenty four and 38/100 dollars (§324,38) made pursuant to Schedule H of the accounts herein; and it is BROTHER ORDERED, AD.TOD0ED AHD DECREED that the said Thomas A. Edison and Sanniol Xnsull as said surviving Executors and Truesees pay to Olga A. Kruesl Four thousand five hundred sixteen and 12/100 dollars (§4,516.12) which is her distributive ono eighth share of the residuary estate plus the addition thereto of Three hundred fifty nine and 03/100 dollars (§349,03) made pursuant to Schedule H of the aooounts herein; and it is EXT OTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AIO) DECREED that the Isold Thomas A, Edison and Samuel Insull as said surviving Executors and Trustees pay to Claire D. Kruesl Four thousand five hundred twenty throe end ®7A<>0 dollars (§4,523.07) which is her distributive one eighth share of the residuary estate plus the addition thereto if Three hundred fifty five and 98/100 dollars (§355. 98) made pursuant to Schedule H of the aooounts herein; and it is TO HIRER ORDERED, AWUD3EP AHD DECREED that tl* said Thomas A. Edison and Samuel Insull as said survShring 33 BfeMutor. and Trustees pay to August H. Kruesi as General guardian of John Kruesi (upon the said August H. Kruesi executing and depositing with the Surrogate in hia office a bond running to naid infant, .Tohn Kruesi, as provided by Section 8746 of the Code of Civil Procedure) Pour thousand three hundred five and 53/100 dollars ($4305.33) which is John Kruesi* a distributive aha eighth share of the residuary estate plus the addition thereto of One hundred thirty eight and 23/100 dollars ($130.23; made pursuant to Schedule U of the accounts herein} end IT OTRTTOffi APPEARING by the supplemental affidavit 20 of John C, Rowe, verified the 12th day of January, 1912 and filed herewith that the accrued interest on the ban* balance of the estate in the Parmors* Doan & Trust Company to the 12th day of January, 1912 is §98.00 and that since the 11th day of December, 1911. the date of the closingof the accounts herein, the said executors and trustees as said executors and trustees have incurred cash outlays as more particularly net forth in said supplemental affidavit amounting to $5.73 leaving a net oash balance ofl account of said scoured interest amounting to $92,87, it is PURTHKR GROT, ADJUDGED AMD DECREED that the sai< 27 Thomas A. Edison and Samuel Inoull as said surviving Executor, and Trustees pay to each of the following named person, the further sums set opposite their respective names, to-wlt: To August H. Kruesi. $11.67 , to August H. Kruesi as Guardis* of John Kruesi, $ 11.60} to Olga A. Kruesi, $11,601 to Claire B. Kruesi, $11.60} to Emily K. Brown, $11.60) to pran* B. Kruesi, $11.60, to Paul .T. Kruesi, $11.60/ to 'Valter B. Kruesi, $11.60 i and it is yURTKBR ORDERED, ADJUDGED AMD DECREED that upo» -9- ■! complying in full with the torn* of this do ore e tha Bold Thomas A. Edison and Somual Inanll aa oaid aunrlving Sxaoutor i and Truateaa of the Estate of John Krussi, dooonoed, ha, x9xi, and sub- "V 3eot to the payment of royalties aa provided in said agreements. SECOND: The party of the seoond part hereby agrees to perform and to abide by all 'the terms and conditions of the said three agreements which the said Sibley Quarry Oompany or the said Ohuroh Quarry company was to perform or abide by and to make pay¬ ment of royalties as therein provided, it being the purpose and intent of this agreement that the rights, privileges and obliga¬ tions of the respective parties to the said three agreements shall inure to and be assumed by the parties hereto respectively and the executors, administrators and assigns of the party of the first part. THIRD: It is mutually agreed and understood that the party of the first part hereby grants to the party of the seoond part no right to which the said Church Quarry oompany is not en¬ titled at the date of execution of this agreement. It is also mutually understood and agreed that the party of the second part shall be entitled at any time to elect to re¬ linquish all rights under this and all the other contracts above referred to, and upon its giving written notice to that effect to the party of the first, part, all such rightB, and all the duties and obligations hereby or by any of said agreements imposed on said party of the seoond part, shall terminate, except the mutual duty to adjust and settle any then outstanding obligations hereunder down to the date of ouch notice. IN WITHERS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first_aboj£e_BS?itten. Signed,- sealed and delivered in tte presence^ ^ ” miy of 'the'f irst part. yftLvuf d. Corporate Seal, Party of the seoond part. _ r -4- BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this vj,/'£r day 0 . 1912, before me personally appeared THOMAS A. EDISON, tb me known and known to me to be one of the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and I having first made known to him the contents thereof, he acknowledged to me that he vol¬ untarily executed the same. COUNTY OP ONONDAGA. ) On this day of 1912, before me person¬ ally came to me known, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say: that be resides in the 0f • that he is the $t4««-M^of^tfne Solvay Process Company, the corporation described in and which exeouted the foregoing instrument; that he knowB the seal of said cor¬ poration; that the seal affixed to said instrument is Buoh cor¬ porate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Di¬ rectors of said corporation and that he signed his name thereto by -5- 5>he OHUROH QUARRY COMPANY hereby represents to THOMAS A. EDISON that it has assigned to THE SOLVAY PROCESS COMPANY all its right, title and interest in and to the agreements referred to in the foregoing agreement and in and to all its rights arising therefrom or relating thereto . Dated 9 " 1912 ♦ 9 Corporate seal. STAjPE OP £ COUNTY OP ) k On this r of 1912, before me personally came 62 to me fcnown, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in of that he is the president of the OHUROH QUARRY COMPANY;, the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he fcnows the Beal of said corpora¬ tion; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of DixeotorB of said corroration md_that“he^ignearnia^iuno--»^*------« - order. ivuimj i .... _ _ 'or Wayne County, Mich., my commission expires Jul.7, 1913 rmnwWlN. MTfiEL * v' D-25 2m,lMM3.1_W-l23* * . THE SOLVAY PROCESS COMPANY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT^ Syracuse, N. Y., January lif, 19lif. ^ : ' Mr. Thomas A. Edison, West Orange, New Jersey. Dear Sir : . . Wo are Informed that. our Treasurer has notified you of the termination of our oontraot for the use of Edison Rolls at Sibley, Michigan, our new plant being now in full operation. We have the following Rolls to dispose of : | One'6-ft. set of Rolls. One iHft. Sot of Rolls. One 3-ft. Set of Rolls. We shall be glad to sell any or all of these at any prioe that you may oonsider fair to offer for them. The Edison Crushing Roll Co. ROCK CRUSHERS * WORKS OFFICE. STEWARTSVILLe] N.J. January 32, 1914. Mr. Wm. H. Meadoworoft, Edison laboratory, Orange, S. J. Dear Sir:- X beg herewith to return letter from the Solvay Process Co. notifying Mr. Edison that tinder they re¬ linquish all rights under their contract of July 31st, 1912, which they have a right to do under the second paragraph of Section 3 of said contract, which reads :- "It is also mutually understood and agreed that the party of the second part shall be en¬ titled at any time to elect to relinquish all rights under this and under all the other con¬ tracts above referred to, upon its giving written notice to that effect to the party of the first part, all such rights and all the duties and obligations thereby or by any of said agreements imposed on said party of the second part shall terminate, except the mutual duty to adjust and settle any then outstanding obligations hereunder down to the date of such notice". The Legal Department have a copy of the agreement dated July 31st, 1912, between the Solvay Process Co. and Mr. Edison, and I would suggest that you BUbmit the matter to them and aslc them to prepare a letter for you by which Mr. Edison will accept the relinquishing of their rights, to take effect when the outstanding obligations are adjusted between the parties. Yours very truly, / WSM-RBS "WW. vrwrvr.natrRH • _ 0 The Edison Crushing Roll Co. ROCK CRUSHERS January 22, 1914. Mr. W. H. Meadowcroft, Edison Laboratory, Orange, H. J. Dear Sir:- I teg herewith to attach letter from Solvay Process Co., notifying Mr. Edison that they have three sets of Rolls for sale. I suggest that you have the Legal Dept, prepare a letter for you, acknowledging receipt of the letter and notifying the Solvay Co. that Mr. Edison has patents on the large Rolls which have been adjudicated in hiB favor hy the courts, and that the°Ro?LlB cannot be used except under license from Mr. Edison, and for that reason, in case they should have opportunity to sell them to other people that they ought to make Bale subject only to a royalty agree¬ ment of the new purchaser with Mr. Edison. You may also add to the letter that at the moment we do not know of any market for the Rolls, but we will add them to our list, and if there is any chance to make sale of them we will be glad to take the matter up with them at the earliest convenience. I would appreciate it if you will forward me copies of the two letters which are forwarded to the Solvay Process Co. in connection with these matters, bo I may add them to our files, and I would suggest that you ask the Legal Department to give you the letters promptly relative to the sale of the large Rolls, as the Solvay Co. should have this notice at once, so they will not have an opportunity to make sale to some third party, which might involve us in additional litigation, which we want to avoid, if possible. Yours very truly. EDISON CRUSHING ROLL CO ■'N/Y^rw- WSM-RBS ENCLOSURE:- 1 February 2, 1914 Solvay Prooeee Company, Syraouae, Hew York. Gentlemen X bog to poknowledge reoei.pt of your letter of January 12.; 1914 in which you notify mo that you now oloot to relinquish all righte under your oontraot with me dated July 31, 1912 and under all other oontraot a referred to therein, with the rosult therein provided for. I am also in receipt of your letter of January 14, 1914 in which you offer to Bell me the Ediaon rolle now installed at Sibley, Eiohigan. At present i do not know of any market for the rolls but will add them to our list end if we have an opportunity to aid you in selling them, we shall be glad to do bo. In this oonneotion I wish to remind you that any sale of the large rolls, whioh are patented by me, must be lh aocordanoe with Paragraph Fifteenth quoted in the contract with you dated July 31, 1912, and subject to the payment of royalties to me. You are therefore re¬ quested to advise mo fully regarding any negotiations looking towards the sale of these rolls. As you are no doubt aware, my patents Hob. 672,616 end 672,617, whioh cover the large rolls and the method of using the some* have been adjudicated and held valid - see 191 Fed. Bop. 837. Furthermore, I have granted oertain exclusive torri,* r FILE ENVELOPE Ho......... - CONTENTS Ho . /• — - - N THOMAS A. CDISOK IPmiml) fyf^fee/ytenr — // con¬ sideration of the premises and in further consideration of the sum of one dollar in hand paid by each of the parties here to.-./ to the other, the reoeipt whereof is hereby acknowledged , it is agreed as follows: FIRST,- The said Ford hereby agrees to advanc e in cash to said Edison the total sum of five hundred thou¬ sand dollars in such installments as shall be desired by said Edison; it being hereby agreed by said Edison that he will give l&vdj days notice in writing by mail to said Ford of his requirements therefor from time to time. SECOND,- The said Edison hereby agrees to pay to said Ford interest on the money so advanced at the rate of five per centum per annum until the total amount of said advance is repaid. THIRD,- Said Edison agrees that as security for said advances he will give to Baid Ford his promissory notes for the amount of each respective installment; each and all of said notes to be payable in five years after said new building or buildings are constructed, the machinery installed therein and the new plant put into actual opera¬ tion. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the payment of said notes by Edison before the due date thereof if he so desires. And, as additional security, tlMt on receipt by him of each installment ; said Edison agrees he will deposit with said Ford certificates of capital stock of Baid Edison Storage Battery Company of a par value equal to the amount of said installment, it being understood and agreed that while said stock is held by said Ford as security for the payment of the notes, the voting power of such. stock. 4 - 3 - shall remain In said Edison. .FOURTH,- It is agreed by all the parties hereto that the Edison Storage Battery Company Bhall be allowed to charge a net profit of ten per cent on all storage batteries which it shall make and furnish to said Ford; Baid profits to be ascertained quarterly or semi-annually by public accountants in the usual manner. FIFTH,- Said Edison agrees to pay to said Ford qurterly or semi-annually, as Bald Edison shall elect, an amount equal to the sum found to have been earned by said Edison Storage Battery Company as its ten per cent profit on storage batteries made and furnished by it to said Ford during said period of three or six months; it being under¬ stood and agreed that the sums of money thuB paid by Edison to Ford shall be applied by him as part payment of said prom¬ issory notes. SIXTH,- It is agreed by said Ford that as fast as partial payments of the principal of said promissory notes may be made by said Edison from time to time, he, the said Ford, will return to said Edison such number of shares of capital stock of the Edison Storage Battery Company as will equal in par value the sumB of money so paid to him by said EdiBon in reduction of the amount of said promissory notes; the intent of this agreement being that said Ford shall re- ■ tain only so much of said capital stock as shall be equal in par value to the amount still owing to him by said Edison on such promissory notes. - 4 - SEVENTH,- If by reason of any unforeseen cir¬ cumstances said Eord is unable to take the storage batter¬ ies for the manufacture of which the new buildings and machinery are contemplated under this agreement, it is hereby agreed that the Edison Storage Battery Company shall be free to use the same for the manufacture of stor¬ age batteries with which to fill its regular orders, but in that event said Ford agrees that he will extend the time of payment of said promissory notes over a sufficient period to enable said Edison to pay Buch notes from its net earn¬ ings. EIGHTH,- The conditions and provisions of this agreement shall bind and enure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of the parties hereto. Ill WITNESS WHEHEOE the parties hereto have here- ' unto set their hands and sealB the day and year first above tj-ncju Jo -6**0 - ^HonX CtXu*t*£&d-$/' ‘Yrt-iduep cCt ttdus r^V/ ' y/Asvyi^ T- &ey-t~ef — • ' ' z£» .ii-C&c&v ~tdu> B-txkl^e, yk*7> cwt-i&tS kza*7o a*t-kc^t e'*— /-(,A'/ -£t6 /’//r. 'j/o-r*/ r /fo*. * £ — /fy. £“ ^ I -beg herewith to hand you letters ! from Mr. Coats to you and also to myself. As Coats' , j writing is difficult to read, I have had copies made. < r which explain themselves. , j would suggest that Ur. Miller keep i 1 the letter from Coats, as it is practically a legal release in case you should decide at any time to dis¬ continue the payments of a portion of the royalties Yours very truly, ■y/SM-RDS ENCLOSURE: - [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] V BallathiB, Stanley, _ Perthshire. W. s. MAllory, Esq., Prest., Edison Portland Cement Co., Stewartsville, N. -J. Bear Mr. Mallory:- I wb greatly pleased to receive your letter of 20th ult. containing Mr. Edison's generous offer to pay over to my f ather and myself -ana other members of our family, who are shareholders In the M. J.& Penn . Concentrating Works, a share of .royalties reod.fiom. other -sources purely as an aot of grace owing to the fact that we -had received mo 1 above investment. We all appreciate Mr. Edison’.e handsome treatment of us in this matter, and recognise to the full . that we have nn legal claim whatsoever tn any compensation and could raise no possible objection if at any time these payments to us ceased temporarily or permanently. I enclose a letter of thank b to Mr. Edison personally, which I shall be much obliged if .you will deliver to him.' On another page I give the addresses of those you ask for. Am also very glad to learn that there is a prospect of something being realized from the sale of the timber on the lands of the II. J..& P. C. Works. Thanking you for the trouble you have so kindly taken, and for your interest in the whole matter, and Tam With kindest regards, . • V;; Very truly yours, giuARTA_coATS< Dunderland Iron Ore Company CIBCULAE TO EXISTING HOLDERS. CANADA HOUSE. NORFOLK STREET, LONDON, W.C. To the Bondholders. Debenture Stockholders. Funded Interest Certificate Holders and Shareholders. Dear Sir (or Madam). At the Annual General Meeting held on the 29th December last, the Chairman (Mr. William Rhodes) stated that important negotiations were in hand which it was hoped would mature at an early date. The Directors have now had intimated to them by Messrs. Fried. Krupp, of “ Essen, that they will be -prepared to co-operate with the Company on the following terms : — 1. Messrs. Fried. Krupp shall, at their own expense be permitted to re-sample the Company’s Ore Deposits, and examine the facilities for the mining and treatment of Dunderland Ore, in conjunction with the Company’s Resident Manager in Norway— such examination to be completed before the 1st October, 1912. 2. Should Messrs. Fried. Krupp consider this examination satisfactory, and decide to participate in the future finance of the Company, it is proposed to erect in the first instance a plant capable of producing 200,000 tons of concentrates or briquettes per annum, estimated to cost £400,000, including the provision of water power, upkeep, maintenance and Debenture Interest during construction, and Working Capital. This sum will be provided by the issue at par of £399,900 First Mortgage Debentures, part of the new issue of £700,000 such Debentures, and of this amount Messrs. Fried. Krupp will take firm £100,000, and underwrite a further £100,000 on the same terms as others. 3. Messrs. Fried. Krupp to have the right to purchase one half of the Company’s yearly production with a minimum of 100,000 tons per annum, at the average market price, less a rebate of 2£ per cent, on the first 100,000 tons and 1* per cent, on any further quantity. 4. The scheme of financial re-arrangement of capital to be on the lines of the scheme enclosed herewith. 5. Messrs Fried. Krupp to have representation on . the Board in the proportion of two out of five, or three out of ten Directors. The proposed Scheme of Financial Re-arrangement of Capital is that of which a print is enclosed herewith,, together with the Notice convening the Meetings directed to he convened by Iho Court for considering the same. The proposals embodied im such Scheme will he explained to the various classes at such Meetings. The Scheme is considered hy the Board to he fair and equitable as between the different classes affected thereby. When preparing same special regard was paid to the following : — 1. That the Prior Lien Bonds are due for repayment at £110 per £100 on the 31st March, 1912. 2. That the date for the commencement of the Sinking Fund. for redemption of the First Charge Debenture Stock is due to commence on the 1st September, 1912. 3. That interest on the First Charge Funded Interest Certificates is due lo accrue as from the 1st September, 1912. 4. That the Second Charge Debenture Stock and the Second Charge Funded Interest Certificates are due for repayment at par on the . 1st March, 1918. 5. And that interest on the Second Charge Funded Interest Certificates is also duo to accrue as from the 1st September, 1912. The Trustees for the Prior Lien Bonds and Debenture Stocks whilst desiring lo assist the Company as much as possible felt that the just claims of the holders of the various issues must be satisfied in full if they were lo be asked to waive their rights and convert existing issues into new securities, and in the case of the Prior Lien holders that they should receive Profit Sharing Certificates for an equivalent amount in satisfaction of their prior claim. The Board regret that it has been found necessary to ask the holders of Preference Shares to relinquish their claim to the arrears of Preference Dividend accrued due as from the 1st July, 1904, and to suffer with holders of Ordinary Shares in a proposed reduction of Capital in order to provide for depreciation of plant and the writing off of expenditure incurred since the incorporation of the Company not chargeable lo Capital. Since the conclusion of the large Tonnage Tests the Board have spent considerable time in endeavouring lo formulate a more favourable scheme of Financial Rearrangement for the existing holders, and have had under consideration various proposals for the raising of the necessary Capital. The Scheme now submitted offers greater advantages to all' concerned (especially on the enlargement of the plant) than any other scheme that has been under consideration, and the Board strongly advise existing Proprietors and Creditors to give the Scheme their entire support, as there is every reason lo believe that the enterprise can now be worked with every prospect of success. The Company holds an exceptional concession from the Norwegian Government for the working of the Dunderland deposits, and it is essential in order to retain the concession that the entity of the Company be preserved. Dr. Theodore Lehmann, of Frieburg University, Germany, in his report Dl dated 5th November, 1901, which accompanied the original prospectus, estimated the total quantity of ore available by opencast mining at about 80 million tons, averaging 39-55 per cent, of metallic iron ; and according to later information and export opinion in Norway, that estimate of tonnage is a low one, and may safely be adopted as a basis for calculation. Messrs. Fried. Krupp desire, before definitely agreeing to acquire a largo interest in the Dunderland Company, to re-sample at their own expense the Company s ore deposits (chiefly those which have hitherto not been worked), and generally look into working conditions. This examination will be proceeded with at the earliest possible date. The request of Messrs. Krupp is considered to be fair and reasonable, and the Directors recommend that such request should be granted. The Board have no reason to doubt but that the reports previously made on the Company’s ore deposits will be confirmed. You have already been informed that the large tonnage tests with the Ullrich ^ Separator on average Dunderland ore in Norway completely confirmed the results obtained by the previous smaller tests carried out at Magdeburg, and ivero conclusively satisfactory. Rinra the tests were carried out at Dunderland, the Separator has been somewhat simplified, and the Directors have no hesitation in recommending its adoption aud installation at the works. The Directors wish to emphasize the fact that the Ullrich Separator has now oassed the experimental stage and has been installed on thirteen Concen¬ tration Plants, treating satisfactorily various iron ores and other minerals. The Directors have been assured by Messrs. Krupp that their investi¬ gations into the Dunderland problem have enabled them to say with confidence that, given ore similar to that supplied during the tonnage tests, similar results will be obtained. They are also satisfied that the working costs of the Ullrich Separator will be exceedingly low, and the maintenance both simple and economical. It is proposed to erect the new Concentration Plant at the Company's 1 shipping port of Guldsmedvik, adjoining the present Briquetting Plant. The railway from Storfosliei to Guldsmedvik is capable of carrying more than double the quantity of crude ore first intended to be mined and treated, and - the rolling stock is ample for present requirements. During the past year careful enquiries have been made in Norway as to the possibility of utilising certain adjacent waterfalls. The Directors consider that the time is now opportune for the harnessing of the Company's own waterfalls at Renfossen as it is evident that considerable economies in working costs will be effected thereby. >' , The necessary power for an enlarged plant can be obtained for a small additional capital expenditure. The provision of further Capital in the Company's present position is both difficult and onerous, and, although the plant proposed to be originally installed is estimated to produce only 200,000 tons per annum— les3 than one-half of the capacity of the existing Crushing Plant and Railway — still, it is felt wise to limit the original installation to a plant of this capacity. It is generally admitted that when the proposed plant has been working profitably for a lime, the additional Capital required for an enlarged plant (up to the full capacity of the existing Crushing Plant and Railway) will be obtained with comparatively little difficulty and on much easier terms. Messrs. Fried. Krupp have prepared and furnished the Company with the necessary plans for the proposed plant as well as an inclusive tender for the complete installation of the proposed Concentration Plant. This tender was carefully examined in detail and ultimately approved by the Company’s Engineers and Technical Advisers, and the Board have provisionally accepted same. In view of the increasing demand for Iron Ore and the accordingly diminishing supply and quality of known deposits of Rubio Ore, there is no reason to anticipate any difficulty in disposing of the remaining half of the Company's product. The Estimated Costs of Production have been carefully examined and are considered to be reliable. The Selling Price of the Briquettes produced (taking the average analysis obtained in the large tonnage tests, viz., 65 % Metallic Iron, with "025 % Phosphorus and 4 °ja Silica) has been based on the average realised c.i.f. Tees price of Rubio Ore over the past fourteen years, — viz., 17s. 9d. per ton. This price is 3s. 9rf. below present market prices, and the difference (£37,500 on a 200,000 Ton Plant) offers a large margin of safety for unforeseen contingencies. The estimated Annual Net Profits (subject to interest on the New First Mortgage Debentures, Special Depreciation and Income Tax) will be as follows : — The Board have pleasure in enclosing a Report by their colleague, Mr. John Macaulay, on the Dunderland Property and prospects, and feel sure that the same will be generally appreciated. A Report by Mr. Johan Paues (the Company’s Resident Manager in Norway) is also aitached hereto. For carrying the above proposals into effect, the Scheme of Financial re-arrangement of Capital will have to be approved by the necessary majorities at separate meetings of the following classes, namely. — 1. The Prior Lien Bondholders. 2. The First Charge Debenture Stockholders. 3. The Second Charge Debenture Stockholders. 4. The Holders of the Funded Interest • Certificates issued in satisfaction of interest on the First Charge Stock. 5. The holders of the Funded Interest Certificates issued in satisfaction of interest on the Second Charge Stock. 6. The Preference Shareholders. Notice convening the above meetings, as directed by the Court, is enclosed herewith, and also proper Forms of Proxy for use at each of the isaid meetings which you are entitled to attend. In addition to the above meetings, a formal meeting of the Company is required for passing the pecessary Resolutions for reducing the Capital and altering the Articles in accordance with the Scheme. Notice convening such meeting and Form of Proxy for use thereat, is, in the case of Members of the Company, also enclosed herewith. If you will be unable to attend those of the above meetings which you are entitled to attend, kindly fill in and sign and return in the envelope enclosed, all the Forms of Proxy enclosed herewith. Such Proxies, to be effective, must be posted so that they will he delivered at the Company’s Office not later than 10 a.m. on the 18th day of March, 1912. It is proposed to hold the adjourned General Meeting of Shareholders as early as possible after the Meetings already convened, and notice of same will be sent to you in due course. By Order of the Board, J. A. SELWAY, • ! ; Secretary. STATEMENT showing REPORT BY Mr. JOHAN PAUES (Resident Manager in, Norway). 28th February, 191a. ml of Directors, DUNDERLAND IRON ORE COMPANY, LIMITER. to report generally on the Company’s Property and Plant in IRON ORE DEPOSITS. ports on the Company's Ore Deposits have been made to you by Dr. Theo. , of the Freiberg University ; Prof. Henry Louis, of the Durham College of Newcastle; Prof. J. H. L. Vogt, of Trondlijem, Norway; and others have also ie authorities generally agree that the deposits contain at least 80 million tons . Lehmann found the deposits to contain on the average 39-55 per cent, of iron. Prof. Louis reported 4t per cent, of metallic iron, but, allowing 10 per cent, n rock belts, considered 37 per cent, of metallic iron to be a fair average. of. Vogt has made a general geological survey of the deposits,; but, so far as I is not taken systematic samples. ie Urtvand Deposit is the nearest to the Company's Crusher Plant at Storfosliei. ,een systematically opened up and some 367,000 tons of orejhave been mined 1. Notwithstanding that a great portion of the hanging wall was mined with the iverage iron contents was 34-2 per cent. In the autumn of iqio this deposit was re-sampled and again found to contain 37-34 per cent, of metallic iron. ie Urtvand Deposit is estimated to contain 10 million tons of ore. ;te Vcstralid Deposits are situated about 3J miles from the Crusher Plant, and to contain 14 million tons of ore, with average iron contents of 40-5 per cent. Ins deposit is not yet opened up, but some work has been done on about 2 miles ay to the deposits. ie Bjornhei deposit is situated about 1 mile distant from the Crusher Plant and ed to contain 5 million tons of ore, averaging 36-6 per cent, of metallic iron, this deposit was surveyed and sampled by the Company’s late Mining Engineer. Dunderland Iron Ore Company, NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY, SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS. DUNDERLAND IRON ORE COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above-named Company will be held at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C., on Tuesday, the 19th day of March, 1912, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit passing the subjoined Resolutions. Should the said Resolutions be passed by the requisite majority the same will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be subsequently convened. RESOLUTIONS. That the Scheme or Arrangement dated the 5tli day of March, 191a, proposed to be mad • - • • T " -idholders (2) its hirst Charge Debentur ckholders (4) the holders of the hunde it Charge Debenture rman be and til h, 1912, proposed to be made s (3) its* Second Charge Debenture Stocldiol Interest Certificates issued in satisfaction of interest act Stock (5) the holders of the bunded Interest Certificates isi - on its Second Charge Debenture Stock and (6) its Preference Shareholders has been laid before this meeting and subscribed for identification by the Chain same is hereby approved and that the Directors be and they are hereby ■authorised aim u™ to take all necessary steps and proceedings for carrying the same into effect. - That the Capital of the Company be reduced from £2,100,000 divided into 200,000 Preference Shares and 200,000 Ordinary Shires all of £5 each (all of which have been issued and are fullv paid! and 100,000 unissued Pre- Preference Shares of £1 each to £450,000 1 dir ided • - i shares of £2 each and 200,000 shares of 5s. each all ranking pan passu as Ordinary that such reduction be effected by cancelling Capital which has been lost or is Shares and tl it of £4 l; conferre g„ta . . . . ars of the cumulative in ted on the 29th February, 1912, to £460,000) rileges be and the same are hereby cancelled and Shares and by reducing the nominal amount 01 cacn 01 me s.uu 1 iwiuiu. ft" “ • , each of the said Ordinary Shares to 5s. and by cancelling and extinguishing altogether the said 100,000 unissued Pre-Preference Shares of £1 each and by cancelling and extinguishing all special rights and privileges of every description now attaching * """ 200,000 issued Preference Shares (including aP preferential dividend payable thereon which ai and that all such special rights and privilej extinguished accordingly. rom the date of a copy of an Order of the High Court of Justice or of the ictioning the said Scheme of Arrangement (with any modification imposed . . . ...2 Court and assented to by the Company) and confirming the aforesaid reduction of the Capital of the Company and approving such minute as required by Sretion « of the Companies (Consolidation) Act iqo8and also a copy of the minute so approved being duly filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies as required by the said Section the Articles ot Association of the Company shall be and the same are hereby modified as follows namely (i) The following further definitions shall be added at the end of Article 1 namely:— (t) The “ Scheme of Arrangement " means the Scheme of Arrangement between tlie Company and various classes of its creditors and its former Preference Shareholders' dated the 5th day of March, 1912 in the form in which such Scheme is sanctioned by the High Court of Justice or the Court of Appeal. (11) “ The First Mortgage Debentur Debentures of the Company Arrangement and whether ' ortgage Scheme of •irruuKciiicm uuu _ 0 _ _ mriscd and created pursuant to such Scheme or of any further series ranking pari passu therewith subsequently created by the Company in pursuance of the provisions ' "■ ■ - Scheme of Arrangement. cans the Profit Sharing Certificates of the the Scheme of Arrangement. (in) The “ Income Debenture Stock” means the new issue of Non-Cumulative Income Debenture Stock of the Company to be created pursuant to the Scheme ot Arrangement. It of the funds of the Company ” therein appearing the tituled namclv “ out of the net profits of the Company ns of Article 160 for the payment of dividends to the land belong solely to the members 01 me ^um^un auu ed bv the Directors with the sanction of the Company nent of dividends or bonuses to the members and neither irinc Certificates nor the holders of the Income Debenture i thereto or any right to participate in any distribution be substituted for the existing Articles 160 1G1 and 162. the Com pan v available for distribution in respect of . ^ r— 'which the accounts of the Company arc Meeting or otherwise whenever in the opinion 01 uic the Company and the profits earned by it so justtf\ d make interim distributions of profits amongst the holder Certificates and of the Income Debenture Stock and tl the current financial year or other period being made up. (xii) The following Article shall be inserted after Article 17a namely : 17-a. The Profit Sharing Certificates shall not many ev holders the right to participate or share in any distriout or monies of the Company on a winding up or othenv iso. Dated this 5th day of March, 1912. Bv Order of the Board, LIMITED. 0 SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT. PRELIMINARY. follows : — The present Debenture issues and Share Capital of the Company are as DEBENTURE ISSUES. Six per Cent. Prior Lien Bonds . £200,100 (Constituting a First Charge on all the Company’s property and due for repayment at 110 per cent, on the 31st March, 1912.) Six per Cent. First Charge Debenture Stock . 500,000 (Constituting a Second Charge on all the Company’s property and repayable at par on the IstSeptember, 1945, or earlier by the operation of a Sinking Fund of 1 per cent due to commence in 1912.) Eight per Cent. Second Charge Debenture Stock ... 30,530 (Constituting a Third Charge on all the Company’s property and repayable at par on the 1st March, 1918.) Six per Cent. Funded Interest Certificates to the 29th February, 1912, upon the First Charge Debenture Stock . (These Certificates are payable on the 1st September, 1945.) Second Charge Debenture Stock (These Certificates are payable on the 1st March, 1918.) . issued down £119,984 9,718 - 129,702 Total . £860,332 share Capital. 100,000 Pre-Preference Shares of £1 each, none of which have been issued. 200,000 Six per Cent. Cumulative Preference and Participating Shares of £5 each, preferential over the Ordinary Shares as to repayment of Capital, all of which are issued and fully paid . £1,000,000 200,000 Ordinary Shares of £5 each, all of which are issued and fully paid . 1,000,000 Total . £2,000,000 SCHEME. 2. The Company shall create a new series of Six per Cent, First Mortgage Debentures in Debentures of £10, £20 and £100 each, to the amount in the first instance of £700,000, but with power to increase such series to not exceeding £1,000,000 for the increase of the Company’s plant and machinery or tho ao^ms^°n of additional properties or for other capital purposes of the Company. Such Debentures to he repayable at 110 per cent on the 30th 2 or emlie bv the operation of a non-cumulative Sinking Fund of 2 per cent, pei annum, commencing in the year 1919 and to be applied in ,, or under 110 per cent, or in redeeming them at that puce, oui so inab the amount of any saving effected by purchasing .Debentures underlie I percent instead of redeeming them at that price shall be released fiom the Sinking Fund and shall not be applicable in purchasing or redeeming ^further Debentuies The Company also to be entitled at any time to redeem all oi any ol such Debentures at° 110 per cent, on three months’ notice. Such Debentures to constitute a first specific charge upon the properties constituting the for the existing Prior Lien Bonds and a first floating charge on the remaindei of l. !« secured »y « T™. D.«l » ^ d present Prior Lien Bond Trustees, framed in accordance with the ^aft alieady prepared and approved by them, with such modifications (if any) as the said Trustees or the Court may approve. 3 The Company shall also create a series of not exceeding 1,000,000 Profit Sharing Certificates, conferring upon the holders of the Certificates for the , time being Issued the right to receive rateably one moiety of the net profits of the Company available for distribution in respect of each financial year navment of the interest and Sinking Fund payments on the Fust Mortgage Debentures for the time being outstanding, and the sum to be applied as hereinafter Motioned during such year in the purchase or redemption of tlm Stock below mentioned and making such provision for depreciation as shall in opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company be necessary but befoie Pajmen of any interest on the Income Debenture Stock or carrying any sum to rese ve such CerUficates not, however, to confer any right to participate in any distribution of capital assets of the Company on winding up or otherwise. Such Certifies shall be constituted by a Trust Deed in favour of the present Prior Lien Bond Trustees framed in accordance with the draft already prepared, and approved by 22S/W modifications (if any) as such Trustees or the Court may approve. 4 The Company shall also create a new series of £700,000 of Six per Cent Non-Cumulative Income Debenture Stock, each year’s interest on which shall be paible only out of the moiety of the net profits of the Company avad^le for distribution in respect of such year not appropriated to the Profit Shanng Certificate Holders. Such Income Debenture Slock to be repayable at par on the 30th September, 1942, and the Company to be entitled to redeem the same in whole or t part al ;nv time earlier on three months’ notice by drawings at par or by purchase in the market at or under that price and to be bound to apply in such purchase or redemption of Income Debenture Stock in each year after the Sinking Fund for the redemption of the First Mortgage Debentures has commenced to operate a sum equal to the interest which would have been payable during such yea on all First Debentures previously purchased or redeemed out of the Sinking Fun if the same had continued outstanding, and a further sum equal to any saving effected in the preceding year by purchasing First Debentures out of the Sinking Fund monies below 110 per cent, instead of redeeming them at 110 per cent Such Stock to constitute a second specific and floating charge respectively upon _ge Company's property ranking behind the charges for securing the new First Mortgage Debentures and to be secured by a Trust Deed in favour of the Trustees for the present First Charge Debenture Stock, framed in accordance with the draft already ^prepared and approved by such Trustees, with such modifications (if any) as such Trustees or the Court may approve. 5 The Company shall issue to each Holder on the date when this Scheme becomes effective of any of the existing Prior Lien Bonds an equivalent amount a par of the new First Mortgage Debentures carrying interest as from the 1st A\ ■ 1912 (up to which date the interest on such Prior Lien Bonds shall be paid in cas . ), together with £10 of Income Debenture Stock and 100 Profit Sharing Certificates in respect of each £100 of his holding of such Prior Lien Bonds, and so m proportion for a less amount. The balance of the said authorised series of now First Mortgage Debentures and Profit Shaving Certificates not required for issue to the Prior Lien Bondholders under this clauso shall be at the disposal of the Directors for raising the further moneys required by the Company, but so that not more than £399,900 of such Debentures and 399,900 of such Certificates shall be so disposed of by the Directors in the first instance. 6 The Company shall issue to each holder on the date when tin* Scheme becomes effective, of any of the existing First Charge Debenture Slock or Second ■ Charge Debenture Stock, £100 of the new Non-Cumulative Income Debenture Stock in respect of each £100 of First Charge or Second Charge Debenture Stock held by him, and so in proportion for a less amount. 7 The Company shall issue to. each holder on the date when this Scheme becomes effective of any of the existing Funded Interest Cert ficate he her > ue in respect of interest accrued on the First Charge Debenture Stock or the Second Charge Debenture Stock, an equivalent gmount at par of the new Non-Cumulative Income Debenture Slock. No further Funded Interest Certificates shall be issued in respect of any interest accrued, or to accrue, on either of the said Stocks subsequently to the 29tli February, 1912. 8 No person shall be entitled hereunder to have issued to him any fraction of any Income Debenture Stock for a less sum than £1, and any Income Debenture Stock which would but for this present provision fall to be issued m hactions of £1, shall be sold by the Directors for the best price obtainable, and the net proceeds of such sale distributed pro rata amongst the persons who would othenvise have been entitled to such fractions under the provisions of this Scheme. 9. The holders on the date when this Scheme becomes effective of the existing Prior Lien Bonds First and Second Charge Debenture Stocks and Funded Interest Certificates shall be deemed and be bound to accept the issue to them of the new First Mortgage Debentures Profit-Sharing Certificates and Income Debenture Stock to be issued to them under this Scheme (together in the case of Prior Lien Bondholders with the payment to them in cash of any interest accrued and unpaid thereon up to the 31st March, 1912, and in the case o any ^lmlder o any such securities with any cash, representing proceeds of Income Debenture Stock 3 U, avoid fractions, to which such holder is entitled) in full satisfaction and discharge of all their rights and claims against the Company or its piopeity in respect of their said existing securities, and shall against such issue deliver up to the Company to be cancelled their said existing securities. 10 The capital of the Company shall be reduced to £450,000 divided into 200,000 issued Ordinary Shares of £2 each and 200,000 issued Ordinary Shares of 5s. each, such reduction being effected (a) By writing off £3 of the £5 of capital paid up on each of the issued 200 000 Preference Shares and reducing the nominal amount of each such Share to £2, and by writing off £4 15s. of the capital paid up on each of the existing Ordinary Shares and reducing the nominal amount of each such share to 5s. 7T"~? ( b ) By cancelling and extinguishing altogether the 100,000 unissued 1 Pre-Preference Shares of £1 each. (c) By cancelling all special rights attached to the issued Preference Shares (including in particular all rights to receive the arrears of dividend accumulated on such shares) and converting such shares into Ordinary Shares. 11. The Company’s Articles of Association shall he altered in such manner as may he required to give effect to this Scheme, and in particular so as to provide for the application of the net profits of the Company available for distribution in respect of each financial year in accordance with the provisions hereof. 12. The Company shall pay all costs, charges and expenses of the Trustees of the Deeds securing the existing Prior Lien Bonds and Debenture Stocks of the Company of and incidental to this Scheme and to carrying the same into effect. 13. Upon this Scheme becoming effective (which expression as herein used means upon a copy of an Order of the High Court of Justice or of the Court of Appeal sanctioning this Scheme with any modification imposed or approved by the Court and assented to by the Company and confirming the proposed reduction of the Capital of the Company and approving such Minute as required by Section 51 of the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, and also a copy of the Minute so approved, being duly filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies as required by the said section), all the then existing rights and claims of the holders of the Prior Lien Bonds First Charge Debenture Stock Second Charge Debenture Stock and Funded Interest Certificates of the Company against the Company or its property shall by virtue of this Scheme be absolutely extinguished, and in lieu thereof such Bondholders, Debenture Stockholders and Funded Interest Certificate Holders shall have the rights, and the rights only, conferred upon them respectively by this Scheme, and all special rights, privileges, or advantages of any description attached to the Preference Shares in the capital of the Company, or the shares of reduced amount then representing such Preference Shares shall be absolutely cancelled and RYtingin'sherl, and such shares shall be Ordinary Shares. And as soon as conveniently may be after this Scheme has become effective, and subject to their being paid all costs, charges and expenses payable to them, the Trustees of the Trust Deeds securing the Prior Lien Bonds and Debenture Stocks of the Company respectively, shall deliver up such deeds to the Company and shall execute and do all assurances, deeds, documents and things which the Company shall reasonably require for re-conveying and releasing to the Company the property comprised therein respectively, or any part thereof, freed and discharged from all principal monies and interest secured by and from all claims and demands under such deeds or any of them. 14. As soon as conveniently may be after this Scheme has become effective the Directors shall convert all the shares in the reduced capital of the Company into Ordinary Stock. 15. The Company may assent to any modification of this Scheme or to any condition which the Court may think fit to' approve or impose. 16. Nothing in this Scheme contained shall affect any charge, lien, or security, except as herein otherwise expressly provided. Dated this 5th day of March, 1912. dJ ^Jt-1^tJcr-j>^ &^~ X^L G$UM^fL/d*A^ <-^ * S\s u^y ~Xo ■Z^iaX ^ jtiuL- /ULtrr^CiAA-tsi c*- /Urt 14 JsJttL ?Uaa/ l£jX UUL JbsiAj jj/' (•« o'11 “V'1'>ie *° ” personally. Hoping this will be satisfactory, I remain. Yours very truly, '■-for 13- oCctGJU Enol. ltv L £?( oJ&C d?-$jUGsk- arAv -tcTvcL- 2351. T — (S'- w^-'c-w - - -{JL ^ rld^A*^ ^,^/c^L A-c_-a_c^v^ ■ y\ o-^L'}'v^.^cf~~ w /^ • r-/w^ ,. uo Q ] (I . % 1 - fr^^sK i mmi SHARES OF COMPANY ALLOTED.NO PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION V/ AS MADE.ADV ORTI SEI0ENT YOU SAW DAILY MAIL ONLY FOR INFORMATION AND TO COMPLY^. BR I TISH RULES^ FOR PAfEMENT DUE SHORTLY PLEASE DRAW THIRTY DAYS' STIJ l;IT ’ON EDISON ACCUMULATORS LTD AS MONEY IN BANK s. WESTERN UNION ANGLO -AMERICAN 6®§g|| DIRECT UNITED STATES CABLEGRAM Received at 16 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK 191 2/SS6BRP.0 ZYMOTIC 32 M, b- 01mm BEFte <*”■"'«« 18 rao“ YOU* ACCEPTANCE W SATI 8F‘'C™V ^ «**T SUCCESS * VERY 80RRY HEAR YOU ARE NOT WELL HOPE GOOD NEVV8 SOON UONNOT - -iCp wntnHWaili fm UNION RAM Hovember l'4th , 1913. Edison - Capital stock subscribed one quarter paid up in Bank, second quarter has been called on allotment, third quarter due month later. Balance when celled by Board of Directors according to terms of prospectus submitted to you and English practice. We don't need money at present on which we would have to pay interest. Balance of stock in Treasury will be placed when required. Please cable your acceptance to request or instructions. Have secured fine offices and show rooms. Opening next week. Monnot . WESTERN UNION ANGLO - AMERICAN CABO DIRECT UNITED STATES Received at 16 BROAD STREET, NI0S || || F [f , 191 ’Sam. yi5M '??“!* LCO ZYMOTIC; / FOR HUTCH ISOlijA^ WEW-YORK,. WILL EDISON AUTHORIZE ME PAY TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CROMELIN HERE OR SHALL 1C CABLE MONEY TOMORROW CABLE ANSWER IMMEDIATE^; SORRY HE IS DISTURBED ASSURE HIM I AM DOING FOR BEST AND V/,LL^f6^^\ PLEASED WITH RESULTS BATTERIES AT ARROL JOHNSTON ON DEPOSIT Td \ EQUIP CARS AS SOLD.- \ \ \ \ 1913 NOV \7 AM 'll 43 WESTERN UNION ANGLO -AMERICAh J DIRECT UNITED STATES CABLEGRAM ^ T^HEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT 1 Received at 16 BROAD STREET, WFW^|r^ f , >AS PER CONTRACT WITH THEM THOUGHT HAD NO OBJECTION COMES TO SAME "AS BE.ING IN STOCK HERE SOLD FOUR CARS AT SHOW FOR WHICH BATTERIES WILL BE PAID BEFORE DELIVERY IN FUTURE BATTERIES WILL BE PAID THIRTY DAYS AS PER NEW AGREEMENT IN. FORCE BEEN OVERWORKED TO GET THINGS GOING SURE OF SUCCESS ASK HIM HAVE CONFIDENCE . NOV IT 1913 DEPEND ON ME BEST REGARDS MONNOT WESTERN UNION ANGLO -AMERICAN 4 DIRECT UNITED STATES CABLEGRAM t 16 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK .73603 ^ON«0N '5* $JJ 2yM£3TH'6 -F0jB rHUtCHJ-80N NfWYOfiK WILL SELL BATTERIES TO. •APF'ROVE® VgfrlGjiE. MANUFACTORY? I4A]%!G, ARRANGEMENTS WITH4JS*TQ BE.VELUP MARKET. WHICH WE HAVE CREATED Jj AND WHEN NOT CONFLICTING WITH AGREEMENTS MABE WITH BRITISH MANUFACTURERS NO MANUFACTURERS CAME- HERE BEFORE BJ.B ALL PI ONEER WORK ANB HAB TO MAKE AGREEMENTS HERE EXPECT PROMPT ANSWER CABLE REGARBII' .seiSSS-ssfscsfs^'S ENG. DEP’T. % received ;S [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] . Em&/u-T — _ _ La. N O oM Eom-t'-t - PZrAA H^ . Cash pan-tif^r ACCOR* "it, TO -W/vPWtPK h D*3 - _ Jlu-Rt \%£Sl — Se^unM(?~AAU-lA£ - /_v u /VM5JTR -t g-au$-—&UJW 1 - Ckom &UM- . Ann _ 4). £X-/ V-£ £-/-v«4 - 4 tUiOLa _do±lMJL.0M- \MiTHdur PAYMENT' Sf’G-S N ° _ &£A$Xl N W-H-f — CJl£L=- - S f6N /BA-T-TFlild^- ARA ». iW.u.r.Ce. i_ p i an r T . . - L() NOON ~ . 'tV£T AKC. ,/yo- /•... FAM yd uix **“*? cu a^orHvjyiiO^^ - VZ~ H ic /.4" a a/o_ wa L" 0 P£N < * <* FOM • A/ c A im F 6i u < J? jF ’ <2/ > «W . . /? ^ ' 1 ^ C a >%t5g^ rtVlfc I f&hnct Gtn&rttf 2^7 July 15, 1913 lire. RoBanna Batoholor, How York City. Dear Kadam:- I hereby offer to purchaBO the entire interest whioh your husband , Charles Batchelor, formerly had in or in. relation to the Edison Phonograph Works, a corporation of How Jorsey, the same con¬ sisting of the following: - 248.44 shares of the oapital stook of said Edison Phono- • graph Works formerly issued to Charles Batchelor, and reissued on November 4, 1912, oertifioate Ho. 133 to yoursolf, and now standing upon the books of said Edison Phonograph Works in your name. Any and all interest whioh you, your huBbund, or hiB estate, or the bonofioiaries thereof have or may have in any of the earnings or property of said Edison Phonograph Works at any time up to this date and growing out of the said stook interest or any part there - Off I’. All interest or claims in or in any way relating to 1185.6 shares of the stook in said corporation held by the Heroantile Trust Company under agreements between myself and said Horoantlle Trust Company dated respectively January 21, 1890 and April 8, 1890, in¬ cluding all rights under an agreement of April 8, 1890 botwoon Bald Charles Batchelor and myself. Any and all interest in the stook, earnings or property of said corporation under or by virtue of any interest in said 1185.6 - sharoB of itB capital stook or in said agreement of April 8, 1890 between said Charles Batchelor and myself. £ f' In payment for the foregoing, I agree to pay the Bum of $70,226.53 as follows : - $5,226.53 in oash, and my personal notes bearing inter- , os b at the rate of six percent ana for the following amounts: One note payable six monthB from date for $12,000 to be i delivered to you or your attorney on compliance with the provisions hereof. $ si note payable six months from date for $20,500. „ v Ana One note payable one year from date for $32,500. These notes to be secured by the following collateral, namely:- $65,000 in bonds of the Edison Phonograph Worts which are seaured by first mortgage on the plant of the Edison Phono¬ graph Works at ¥/est Orange, How Jersey. Tho notes ( except the first note for $12,000) and bonds roforrod to are to be deposited with tho Farmers Loan & Trust Com¬ pany of How fork City, who are to hold the bonds as collateral security for the payment of said notes until all of Baid notes have been fully paid with interest, at whioh time Baid bonds aro to be returned to me. All payments upon Baid noteB deposited with the Trust Company are to be made direot to the said Trust Company, who shall aot as your agent for receiving such payments. Ton are to deposit with the Farmers Loan & Trust Company sotok oertifioato Ho. 133 issued Hov. 4, 1912 for 248.44 shares of the oapital stook of the Edison Phonograph Works , said certifi¬ cate having boen previously assigned by you in blank. You are, also to deliver to the Farmers Loan * TruBt Company a suit ablevin- #8 (°/ ntrumont eigned by all tho propor parties ana oonvoying to mo oil releasing mo from all- •'\J^\rightB un$J ololme which you, tho oototo of OharloB Botoholor, or tiny and all bonofioiarioo of the oototo of oold ChorloB Botoholor hovo or may hove for any interoot in stook, earnings or property of said corporation under and by virtue of an agreement of April 8 1890 between myself ana Charles Batohelor, ana including all inter osts in or olaimB upon 1185.6 shares of stook in soia corporation now hoia by Mercantile Trust Company under agreements between my¬ self and said Meroantile Trust Company aatea January 21, 1890 ana April 8, 1890. The saia stock oortifioate for 248.44 BhareB, above referred to, together with the said instrument of oonveyanoo and release to be held by said Trust Company to be delivered to me upon payment in full of the aforesaid notoB with interest . Vary trulyyoura^ August 15, 1913 Thomas A. Edison, Esq., West Orange, Hew Jersey. Dear- Sir: - I , personally and as Executrix of the estate of my deceased husband Charles Batchelor, hereby accept the proposi¬ tion contained in your letter to me dated July 15, 1913, and in accordance with the stipulations therein contained, I am placing with The Farmers' loan and Trust Company certificate number 133 for 248.44 shares of the capital stock of the Edi- sn Phonograph Works standing in my name and endorsed in blank by me, and also a suitable instrument of conveyance and release which has been approved by your attorney and which is dated the 15th day of August, 1913. Yours very truly, JDS ASSIGNMENT AND RELEASE OE ROSANNA BATCHELOR AND ROSANNA BATCHELOR, EXECUTRIX V TO THOMAS A. EDISON DATED: August l£, 1913. FILE ENVELOPE No. . , J. 3..£r^; CONTENTS No . V.^‘ yfa- ofcrfZft £a. - i THIS INDENTURE made this / 6 day of August , 1913 by MRS. ROSANNA BATCHELOR, of Ho. 33 West 25th Street, City, County and State of New York, individually and aB Executrix of the Estate of Charles Batchelor, deceased, with THOMAS A. EDISON, of Llewellyn Park, West Orange, County of Essex, and State of Hew Jersey, WITNESSETH; WHEREAS, I, Rosanna Batchelor, was on the 21st day of January, 1910 duly appointed Executrix of the estate of Charles Batchelor hy the Surrogate of the County of Hew York, state of Hew York and now am the duly appointed and qualified Executrix of said estate, a certified copy of the Letters Testamentary issued to me and showing my said appointment and present authority as Executrix Being attach¬ ed hereto as Schedule A hereof , and WHEREAS, hy the Will of my deceased husband, Charles Batchelor, of which estate I am Executrix, as aforesaid, a certified copy whereof is attached hereto as Schedule B hereof, all his estate, both real and personal, of whatsoever kind and character, was given, devised and bequeathed to me, Rosanna Batchelor, and to my heirs forever by virtue whereof I became and am the sole beneficiary under the said Will , and WHEREAS, prior to and at the time of his decease on the 1st day of January, 1910, my deceased husband, Charles Batchelor, was the owner of 248.44 shares of the capital stock of Edison Phonograph Works , a corporation of Hew Jersey, and .! WHEREAS, by agreements msde between said Thomas A. Edison and the Mercantile Trust Company of Hew York City dated respectively January 21, 1890 and April 8, 1890, copies whereof are attached hereto as schedule C and Schedule D hereof, said Thomas A. Edison deposited in the said Mercantile Trust Company 1185.6 shares of the capital stock of said Edison phonograph Works to be held under a trust as set forth in said agreements, Schedule C and Schedule D , and which said 1185.6 shares of stock are still in the hands of said Mercantile Trust Company as Trustee under the agreements aforesaid, and "HEHEAS, by an agreement between Thomas A. Edison and my deceased husband, Charles Batchelor, dated (April 8, 1890, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule E hereof, said ThomaB A. Edison granted to said Charles Batchelor certain rights with respect to one-tenth part of said 1185.6 shares of trusteed stock held by said Mercantile Trust Company as Trustee and as fully appears in said agreement , Schedule E, and WHEREAS, upon my surrendering to said Edison Phonograph works its stock certificates issued to my said husband, CharleB Batchelor, Hob. 1, 44, 60 and 81 for 5, 25, 25 and 193.44 shares of said capital stook respective' ly and amounting in all to 248.44 shares, the said Edison Phonograph Works on November 4, 1912 reissued said stook to me, Rosanna Batchelor, evidencing the reissue thereof by itB certificate Ho. 133 issued in my name for 248.44 Bhares of I its capital stock, and -2- I WHEREAS, I am still the owner of the said 248.44 shares of the capital stock of the Edison Phonograph Works and of certificate Ho. 133 issued to me on November 4, 1912 and by virtue of the foregoing there is vested in me indi¬ vidually and as Executrix certain rights and interests, HOW, THEREFORE, this is to witness that I, Hosanna Batchelor, individually and as Executrix as afore¬ said of the estate of my husband, Charles Batchelor, for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar to me in hand paid by the said Thomas A. Edison, and of other good and valuable considerations, receipt whereof is hereby acknow¬ ledged, have given, granted, transferred, assigned and con¬ veyed and do hereby give, grant, transfer, assign and convej unto said Thomas A. Edison all and every interest in and to the aforesaid 248.44 shares of capital stock of said Edison Phonograph Works, and in and to the said certificate Ho. 135 issued to me on November 4, 1912, and any and all interest in and claims for, in and against any and all earnings and property of said Edison phonograph Works at my time up to the date hereof and growing out of the said stock interest dr any part thereof, and all and every interest and claim in or in any way relating to the eforesaid 1185.6 shares of the stock in said Edison phonograph Works held by the Mercantile Trust Company under the aforesaid agreements of January 21, 1890 and April 8, 1890, Schedules C and D respectively , and including all rights under said agreement of April 8, 1890, Schedule E, together with any and all interest in and claims for stock or earnings or property of said Edison Phonograph Works at any time up to the date hereof under or by virtue of any interest in said 1185.6 shares of its capital Btock and under or by virtue of Baid agreement of April 8, 1890, -3- Schedule E , and also any and all claims, demands and causes of action against said Edison Phonograph Works which I now have and which arise out of previous ownership of said 248.44 shares of the capital stock of said Edison Phonograph Works or any part thereof , or which arise out of the afore¬ said rights with respect to one-tenth part of said 1185.6 shares of the capital Btock of said Edison phonograph WorkB now held by said Mercantile Trust Company as Trustee under agreements of January 21, 1890 and April 8, 1890, Schedules C and D, or which arise out of said agreement of April 8, 1890, schedule E. AHD EE IT FURTHER KtTOWN that I, Rosanna Batchelor, individually and as Executrix as aforesaid of the estate of my husband, Charles Batchelor, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar and of other good and valuable considerations to me in hand paid by Thomas A. Edison, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have remised, released and forever discharged and by these presents do for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators remise, release and forever discharge the said Thomas A. EaLson, his heirs, executors, and administrators, of and from all and all manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, claims and demands whatever in law or in equity which against them and each of them, I, my husband, Charles Batchelor, and the estate of my said husband ever had, , now have or which I, my heirs, executors or administrators hereafter can, shall or may have for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatso¬ ever from the beginning of the World to the day and date -4- I of these presents, and which arise out of previous owner¬ ship of said 248.44 shares of the capital stock of said Edison Phonograph Works or any part thereof, or which arise out of the aforesaid rights with respect to one-tenth part of said 1186.8 shares of the capital stock of said Edison Phonograph Works now held hy said Mercantile Trust Company as Trustee under agreements of January 21, 1890 and April 8, 1890, schedules C and E, or which arise out of said agreement of April 8, 1890, Schedule E. And I do hereby warrant and covenant that I have I full power and authority to convey the property and interests herein assigned and to make and execute the withinj release. IN WITNESS WHERE OE , I have hereunto set my hand II and seal this day of c > in the year of I our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirteen. I Sealed and delivered ~ in the presence of: Individually and as Executrix of II the estate of Charles Batchelor. -4- ' 0 j&zSh- c I [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] gmrrogates’ Court, COUNTY OF NEW YOIIK. ESTATE CIIAEiES BATCHEIiOE, Deceased. . _ L Filed of [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] /ScjLe.tfx*c&i. IH THE name of GOB, AMEN. 1QTOW All MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, /that I, .CHARLES BATCHELOR, of the City and State of Hew York, being of sound mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainty of life,', do make, pub¬ lish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, in words and form following, to wit : FIRST: I direct that all my just debts be paid. SECOND: 1 give, devise and bequeath all my property) 'both.- ;real and per ^^1 bf "^what soever' Eind ^Ena^-cnarac ver ~ana wner-' ever situate unto my beloved wife .Rosanna Batchelor and her heir forever. THIRD : I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint, my said wife Rosanna Batchelor the sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament, and it is my wish that she be not called upon or required to’ give any bond or bonds as such. Ill WITNESS WHEREOF I, • CHARLES BATCHELOR, have to this my last Will and Testament consisting of one sheet of paper subscribed my name and set my seal this twelfth day of January eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. ' CHARLES BATCHELOR (L.S.) The foregoing Will of CHARLES BATCHELOR consisting of one sheet of paper was signed, subscribed and sealed b/ the said testator CHARLES BATCHELOR in the presence of us and each of us ,~aiid the"said "signing;, sub-1 scribing and scaling the same did in our presence and in the pres- ence of each of us declare the foregoing instrument so subscribed signed and sealed by him to-be his last Will and Testament and' „ .t th. ripest .f In pr»«=. J rt i, th» pxes.no. ol each .tie* sis» m — •""“I [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] V - . I witnesses this twelfth aay of January 1887. John C. Tomlinson (Xi.S.) residing at 1 [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] Form I. Cubes' A. 07-0S (B)— Bit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPENDENT, To all to whom these presents shall come or whom they may concern, SEND GREETING: KNOW YE, That at tho County of Now York, on the 21st day of January s in tho year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ten before -Him. ABIIER 0. THOMAS, a Surrogate of onr said county, the last Will and Testament of Charles Batchelor deceased, was proved, and is now approved and allowed by ns; and tho said deceased having been at the time of his doath a resident of the County of New York, by means whereof the proving and registering said will and the granting <£ountp of #eto goth, j Daniel J. DOWDNEY, Clerk of the Surrogates’ Court of said County, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of the last Will and Testament - - of _ CHARLEa_MT.Qm.QlL - - - deceased, Admitted to probate _ .Jamiar.y_2l.,_JL9lQ., — ' — _ — and recorded in Uber.JM._of Wills PageaiO.J|.Q|g|.h|.r^.||hoLytters Testamentary with the original record thereof now remaining in this office, and have found the same to be a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original record. 3ftt Ctsttmonj) hereof, I have hereunto set my.Jiand and affixed the Seal of the Surrogates’ Court of the County of New York, this 7th day of August * V'“ : ■: in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] . I _ _ Form 1. A. 07-0S(D) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPENDENT, fo all to whom these presents shall come or whom they may concern, KNOW YE, That at the County of Now Tort, on tlio 21st 0f January .. » . in the yoav of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and before Hon. ABHER C. THONA.S, irrogate of our said county, the Inst Will and Testament of Charles Batchelor his will, is granted unto Rosann a Batchelor of the City of Hew York, IT. Y., executrix in the Baid will named, She being first duly swor n, well, faithfully and honestly to disoharge the duties of suoh exeout riz. i 3u o served, five days previous thereto, on the legatees and next of kin, residing in the county where sucl property shall be ; and it shall also bo posted in throe oi the most pnblio places of the town. In every anoli notice, the time and place at whioh such appraise¬ ment will bo made shall be specified. § 4. Before proceeding to the execution of their duty, the appraisers shall take and subscribe an oath, to be inserted in the inventory male by them, before any officer authorized to administer oaths, that they will truly, honestly and impartially appraise the personal property, whioh shall be exhibited to them, according to the beBt of tlieir knowledge and ability. § 5. The appraisers shall, in the preseno of such of the next of kin, legatees, or creditors of the testator or intestate as shall attend, proceed to estimate and appraise the property which shall be exhibited to them; and shall set down each irticlo separately, with tho value thereof in dollars and conts, distinctly in fignreB, opposite to the artic es respectively. § 0. Tho following property shall be dee nod assots, and shall go to the executors or administra¬ tors, to bo applied and distributed ns part of th i personal estate of their testator or intestate, and shall bo included in the inventory thereof : 1. Leases for years ; lands held by tho c accused from year to year ; and estates held by him for tho life of another person. 2. Tho interest which may remain in tho deceased at tho time of his death in n term for years, after the oxpiration of any estate for years therein, granted by him or any other person. 3. The interest in lands devised to an executor for a term of years, for the payment of debts. 4. Things annexed to the freehold, or to nny building, for the purpose of trade or manufacture, and not fixed°to the wall of a house, so as to bo Essential to its support. G. The crops growing on the land of tho deceased, at the time of his death. 0. Every kind of produce raised annually by labor and cultivation, except grass growing and fruit not gathered. 7. Bent reserved to the deceased whioh hoc accrued at the time of his death. 8. Debts seourod by mortgages, bonds, n ites or bills ; accounts, money and bank bills, or other circulating medium, things in action, nnd stock ii nny company, whether incorporated or not. 9. Goods, wares, merchandise, utensils, ft rniture, cattle, provisions, and every other speoies of personal property and effects, not hereinafter exc tpted. § 7. Things annexed to the freehold, or t( any building, shall not go to the oxeoutor, but Bhall descend with the freehold to tho heirs or dovisei s, oxcept such fixtures as ore mentioned in the fourth sub-division of the last section. § 8. The right of an heir to any property n< t enumerated .in the preceding sixth section, whioh by the common law would descend to him, shall not 1 o impaired by the general terms of that sootion. § 9. Whore a man having a family shall d e, leaving a widow or o minor child or ohildron, the following articles shall not be deomed assets, bn : shall be included and stated in tho inventory of the estate, without being appraised : 1. All spinning-wheels, weaving-looms, one initting-maohine, one sewing-machine, and BtoveB put up or kept for uso by his family. 2. The family Bible, family pictures, nnd sol ool-books used by or in the family of such deceased person, nnd books not exceeding in value fifty d< liars, which were kept and used ns part of the family library before the decease of such person. V 3. All sheep to the number of ten, with th< ir fleooes and tho yarn and oloth manufactured from tho same one cow, two pwino and the pork of buiIi swine, and necessary food for such swine, sheep or cow for sixty days, and all necessary provisions a d fuel for such widow or child or ohildren for Bixty days after tho death of such deceased person. - 4. All necessary wearing apparel, beds, bed deads and bedding, necessary oooking utensils, tho clothing of tho family, the clothes of tho widow a\id her ornaments proper for her station; one table, six chairs, twelve knives and forks, twelvo plates, tielvo lookups und Baucers, one sugar dish, one milk pot one tea pot nnd twelve spoons, and also otb|jr household furniture whioh shall not exceed one Shamokin, Pa., July 16th, 1913. Ur Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J. Dear Sir-,:- ... ’ ThiB letter is intended to avoid, if possible, publicity and the great excitement that would fbllow throughout the Country, if I- should proceed as suggested by some of the best Lawyers of the Country. But as I an of a retired nature, I thought that I would first ask you if you would kindly grant an order to the Chief Clerk of the Patent Office, Ur W. F. Woolard, to give me a copy of your specifications and sketches, together with all amendments, dates and data of your application, as it now stands for a patent on a 11 TALKING MOVING PICTURE HACHINE, " aB it appears in the secret archives of the patent office at the present time. This order, Ur Woolard, declares I should have; then if it should be found that I have no cause for action, all publicity and a concequent excitement of litigation would be avoided. Now, Ur Edison, I have no designs against you, neither do I envy your wealth, but you must surely know that I feel deeply in¬ terested in this patent. It is now more than four and a' half years since I wrote to you asking your help to complete a very valuable invention, that I was about to apply for patent on, and which I told you was di¬ rectly in line of thought with some of your greatest inventions. I also told you that when completed, thiB invention would prove to be one of the most valuable patents that had ever been issued. I knew that I had the baBio principles alright; but as I was so very poorly fitted out to do the work necessary to com¬ plete the many details that would be required in order to make my invention as perfeot as possible, and knowing that you were so thoroughly fitted out to do all such work, and feeling that it was very possible that you could do such work better than I myself could do it, I offered you a one-half interest in the patent as a consideration for Buch valuable assistance; and, that if you wgra in a position to aeoept such a proposition, you should appoint a time and place where we could have a meeting and I would than open up my sepret to you with implicit confidence. _ /T... .. ~ To the above referred, to .letter I..repeiye^_ap answer thro¬ ugh your Secretary saying that you requested him to write“me that Jrdo^time at the labratory was so uncertain, that it would be diffi¬ cult for you to make such an appointment as I had suggested, and that you wished to knowif I could not write you regarding the matter. Mr Thomas A. Edison -2- Well, this put me in a dilemma; not that X doubted your honesty, but I did not feel that it was business to give my seorets to you before being Informed that you would entertain my proposi¬ tion; provided, you saw in my invention something worthy, new and valuable, especially knowing that you had notified the world that you had retired from commercial or outside work. So I took the matter up with Mr John Mullen, of this place, and from whom X had. received a letter of introduction to you, and after a very short conference with him, we concluded that you would not ask for, nor even allow me to give you my seorets, unless you was in a position to accept my offer, if you thought it new and valuable; and therefore, it was decided that it would be best to open up to you in perfect confidence. CvH (UhiiduJi Just at this time I had completed full specifications and rough sketches of my invention, which were addressed to Messrs Munn and Company, of New York, from which they were to draw my applica¬ tion for a patent on what I called my "LIVING, TALKING, MOVING PICTURE MACHINE," after the talk with Mr Mullen, it was decided that in order to save time, and that if you should decide to accept my offer, that you might probably wish to suggest some changes in the specifications, that I had better send the papers, which were addressed to Messrs Munn and Company, to you,, which I did, and trust¬ ed you as probably I would no other man. Of course, I felt the importance and value of this invent ion, and very anxiously awaited your reply. »- _ _ _ _ _ Well, your answer came, and its contents was not only a great shock to me, blit it 'filled me with astonishment and surprise in several different wayB. I have this letter in your own handwrit¬ ing, as well as the typewritten one by your secretary. The first, was written on the back of my specifications by yourself before turn¬ ing it over to your Secretary to typewrite; both the pencil written letter and the typewritten letter are exactly the same. This letter began by Baying "you are too late" and that there were then several patents on "TALKING, MOVING PICTURE MACHINES, » and that you also had patented this combination, and than you went on with a slight de¬ scription of principles on which they were worked, but when you spoke of your own, I was surprised to know that the basic principles of your patent was substantially the same as shown in my specification, which had been submitted to you, and also as shown in my rough sketches which had also been submitted to you with the specifications. UR Thomas A. Edison -3- However, I had no disposition to doubtyour word or honor, and believe that you had taken out such a patent, and that the basic principles were practically the same as that which I was about to apply for a patent on. I thought it would be simply trifling to mate application for a patent for the same thing you declared that you had already patented. &o that r Swallowed my disappointment at the time and waited for this wonderful invention to be presented to the publio. , J ^ After waiting quite a long time to hear that the pictures were on exhibition at least in an abbreviated form, X1 became very impatient and asked Messrs Munn and Cotnpanyij of New York, to furnish me with copies of all patents on talking, moving pictures machines that had been issued, and especially all those taken out by Mr Thomas A. Edison. I was surprised when informed by letter that accompanied all copies of such patents that could be found that Mr Edison had not takBn out such a patent. This I thought must surely be a mistake and therefore I had three separate searches made; after which they assured me that you had not taken out such a patent on any such combination; but it might be possible that you had made ap¬ plication for Bame which was still in the Becret Archives of the Patent Office. Well, this made me still more anxious to see this patent, for up to this time I had no doubt of your having taken out such patent, so I took the matter up with the Patent Office, and after the exchange of several letters I waB informed that the Patent Laws do not fix any definite time within which a patent must be issued, and that by amending the application each year some patents had not issued for more than ten years. This, I am told, is evading the true spirit of the Patent Laws, and if such smart practise is allowed by the Officials it would seem to me to be a first class oase to be submitted for investigation, so that the law oan be remedied if found defective and prevent sharp practises in the Patent Offices. I have been advised to prepare all papers to be submitted in evidence; these papers will inolude the original specifications and sketohes that were addressed to Messrs Munn and Company, but which were sent to you for your perusal, and by your returned bear¬ ing on its baok, in your own handwriting, the answer to my letter which was also typewritten by your Secretary. X have also preserved a copy of the letter of introduction to you,as well as copies of all letters sent to you, and have the letters you wrote to me. All these papers will be inoluded in the batch to be forwarded to Washington, with the necessary oath attached. Ur Thomas A, Edison -4- Now Ur Edison, I hope that youw will grant me the order requested abo^e, because you Know that I allowed my t0 fall through your telling me that you had taken out a patent on praotically the same basic principles as my invention, and y°u °er" tainly know that you should not have asked me to write you of my proposed patent at all; because, you knew then that you had retired from all commercial work and, therefore, should have positively re¬ fused to hear my seorets. I did not drop my patent because you stated that I "waB too late," because none of those that were patented at that time were worth much, but because of the fact that you had written me, you had patented practically the same thing, and in the same way as shown in my sketch and specifications submitted to you. If this should prove to be a mistake, I am informed by my lawyers and who are among the best in the Country, that there is not the slightesttdoubt that damages can be recovered,: and that the damages would be^proportion to the importance of the patent in ** Howver, I- 'am opposed to litigation, if it can be avoided;- or to giving a statement to the press at least before I have tried to’ reach the true merits of the case in the manner above suggested, because, I believe honest men should avoid dragging their private matters before the public, if it is at all possible to do so. Therefore, I hope that you will grant the order for oopieB of the patent papers as requested, and I will not make any move to- ward^estigation until you have had a reasonable time to answer this lett0^*surlng you that j only desire that whloh is absolutely honest and just, I am. Yours most respectfully. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] COPY. Jno. Cruikshank, Esq., Shampkin, Penna. Bear Sir:- Hov. 7, 1908. Your letter of the 5th Instant requesting an interview received. Mr. Edison directs me to write you that he is so very busy that it is hard for him to asc'ertain' just what days he is at the Laboratory. Cannot you write a letter and mail it to him here. Yours very truly, (Signed) H. F. Miller Secretary. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] COPY. Nov. 12, 1900. Jno. Cruikshank, Esq., Shamokln, Penna. Dear Sir: Yours of the 9th instant regarding the combination of the moving-picture machine and phonograph received. Mr. Edison directs me to write you that you are too late, there are a number of talking-moving picture-machines already, being exhibited in this Country and several in Europe. He haB patented the combination' of' the two, using a shaft connected phonograph and kinetoscope. Another party uses a cord to connect the two and others use only the phonograph and kinetoscope side by side. So far the illusion is not very perfect and the public do not take to.rthem very well. It will require year.s cpf experimenting to get perfect results.' In conclusion he' directs me to write that he has retired from work along commercial lines so will not be -the man to work out the idea. Yours very truly, (Signed) H. -tl P. Miller j] Secretary. P. S.--I return herewith your letter to Munn & Co. HIP EHAfrotE HO" July 23rd, 1913. Mr. John Cruikahank, Shamokin, Pa* Pear sir:- Your favor of the 16th instant to Mr. Edition was reooived. He is very busy and is encaged from 18 to 20 hours a day on exceedingly important matters. Henoe, I will reply to your letter myself. For many years past Mr. Edison has been receiving a constant stream of unsolicited and undesirecl letters from inventors from all over the world. Chess have flowed in steadily on an average of six or seven a day. They come from inventors working on all kinds of devices, including also some along lines on whloh he himself 1b working. until the last two or threo years Mr. Edison, out of his good nature, would usually make some sort of reply to these letters, as he did in your case, but of late all such letters are withdrawn from his mail: he never sees them, and I send a stereotyped reply to each of the writers stating that Mr. Edison is too busy to con¬ sider the inventions of others, as he has more ideas of his own than he will ever be able to oarry out, and as he is obliged to work day and night to attend to his own matters. If your first letters had come here within the last two or three years, that is the kind of reply you would have reoeived. When Hr. Edison wrote the memorandum upon which the letter of his Secretary to you of Hovember 12th, 1908 was based, he said "you are too-late because he had in mind the many prior inventions for talking motion pictures patented abroad, and booauBe of his own -years of work; and his pending applications. Che intention- of hiB letter was to give you information and to suggest a line of investigation that would put you on your inquiry and save you expense. Patents on talk¬ ing motion pictures were taken out in England, Eranoe and Germany on devices for producing talking motion pictures as early as the year 1900, if not earlier. Yon can get Hunn & Co. to obtain copies of those patents for you. I think you will find you were anticipated Beveral years. Hr. John Cruik shank , Page -2- Jnly 33rd, 1913- When you suggest in your letter that Mr. Edison based his talking picture apparatus on the papers you sent him you are pursuing a chimera. He first projected the idea of talking motion pictures in the year 1887, and did some ex¬ perimenting from that time on, and for a long time before your letters of November, 1908 were received was working on the type of apparatus that he has since successfully employed. ' As you moke a point of the remark in our letter of November. 12 , 1908, that Mr. Edison had retired from commer¬ cial; work,, lot me say for your information that we had some- tiMn® of a Joke on him about this. About that time he got a no'tihn that he would devote himself to research work only, butt ms a matter of fact he never changed his methods of work except to plunge into commercial work more deeply. Let me suggest onoe more that you have copies of the foreign patents obtained for you. An examination of them may save- you much useless trouble and expense. Yours very truly. Assistant to Hr. Edison. p.S . — X have just glanced hastily over a file of Patents at hand and for your information will mention a .few that were issued some years ago. United STates Patent No. 656,762 issued to A. Baron August 28, 1900, for taking and reproducing animated scenes and sounds. Application filed October 31, 1898. French Potent Ho. 328,145, issued to L.Gaumont&Co. Hovember 18, 1902, for apparatus for synchronizing the phonograph and Eineto scope. English Patent Ho. 413 Of 1905, issued to. Oskar HeBoter for same kind of apparatus. English Patent Ho. 206 of 1907, applied for January 3, 1907 by Tieon Ganmont for same kind of apparatus* French Potent Ho. 375,869?.. applied for March 19, 1907 by \ Oswoldo de Faria for apparatus of the same nature. Hr. John Cruikahanfi, Page 43- July 23rd, 1913. These are hut half a dozen which I have picked up at random. Scores of similar patents were issued in the United as» ’s&sssh.. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] fyjM, meadow choft- THE UNIVERSAL Shade-Holder Company The Gruikshank Patent Mr. Thomas A. Edison. Orange N.J. SHAMOKIN, PA. Octi«f{th. 19 13 iT/ j letter written to you by my Attorney Dear Sir:- As the last letter written to you by my Attorney iust reached you when you returned home sick, we could not expect an answer within the time limit given you, and as I did not wish to take any advantage,! advised you that my Attorneys would not be allowed to move in the matter tej^ we were advised that you were able to resume your work. .So tho my Attorneys appear to think that I am showing a great weakness , yet I have declared that they should wai for only 10 days more, for even tho you have ignored my letters, I would at least convince you that I am not trying force you .into litigation- by -declaring an Interference-, iust for sake of persecuting you, as you e Sporty Yeans of Litigation" that so many Inventor- have done, even by»False Oaths-, and -Corroded Models- and all such fraud. Nothing of this kind will appear in this Case, provided you force me to appeal to the Law , because we wi^l produce only the origional Specifications , and Sketches , which were prepared for and addressed to Mesrs Munn & Co. of New York, from which they were to make out my application for a patent on what I called my »Living,and Talking, Moving Picture Machine- but a^ your request that I would write you of my Invention , and after I had again consulted Mr. John Mullen, we concluded to trust for in this patent I had visions of millions of Dollars, yet I saw in your own hand- writing the dictation of, your ^ply to ine This was written on the back of the specification to Munn & Co and which I have preserved. .This answer starts off as follows -You are too late". This expression wotildonot' have caused me to abandon my invention, or purpose to have it Patented ^‘raod was known that none that had been shown were really any good . but when Mr. Edison- added that he himself had patented t£is -ame thing, and that the Basic principles of his Patent war ep^radt-i- cally theosarae as was shown in my plans, and -ben t ^ ImaL no further effort toward pressing my claim for a 'Patent. But after waiting for a couple of years_fer this grea P to appear,! ordered a1 BearcH'uto be made, and was astonished to find that no such a patent had been taken out by Mr Edison. Now Mr. Edison if I had entertained any reasonable doubt of your not having had such a patent at that time, I certainly would have pressed my claim for a patent at that time, and ; this is why the golden opertunity was lost, by confidence . Then again, Mr. Edison, you know that you gave as your reason for not being ahle to join me in this matter, that you had "Retired from Commercial work" ,but you certainly knew this when you asked me to write about all concerning my patent. Now Mr. Edison if you will take the trouble to inquire ,you will find that I am strictly honest, and upright in all. my dealings with everybody , and very easy to get along with, but do you not think under all the circumstances here related, that it is but natural that I should have a desire to see a Copy of your Patent,and yet, this is all that I am asking. If you will kindly grant this request, my attorney has told you that if we find the dates to be all right, arid that there should be no cause for action. that will end _it ajy.. Thus we, by acting reasonable , might avoid expensive litigation, and that is what both of us have declared that we dislike. Therefore,! will promise that even if the dates are confus¬ ing, for the sake of avoiding Courts, and Law, and Lawyers ,1 would .deal more than liberally with you,Or I will even meet you now in an effort to wipe out even any supposed trouble. Surely no person can do more, but I fully appreciate what the trouble will be if it ever gets into the Courts, for I (x**^ not counting on mush Bluff on either side, and therefore I am making every effort to avoid the start, if it is possible. However, this will be my last appeal, and in conclusion , let express the hope that you are fully restored to health. Of Course;i do not like to have my letters ignored, and for that reason I would be gratified to have a reply, even if to say that you feel obliged to decline my request. Hoping to have a line from you within 10 days,l am, Very truly yours, P.S. I will hope to hear from you,V£cause I was compelled to assure my Lawyers that I would not restrain them' from tafeing action longer than 10 days from this date. , This action includes an Application for patent, and De¬ claring an Interference, and simultaneously giving out my side of the eontroveecy to the Associated press, and at the same time, our Congressman will try to heve the Laws of the U.S. patent Office investigated , all of which I hope will not be necessary. LICENSE AGREEMENT MEMORANDUM OE AGREEMENT made thiB <3 day of — , 1913, by and between THOMAS A. EDISON, of West Orange, New Jersey, first party, and HENRY B. CLIFFORD, of Denver, Colorado, second party, WITNESSETH: ■ WHEREAS, a oertain prooess and apparatus for the treatment of ores to recover the valuable constituents there - of have been recently invented and developed by and under the direction of first party at the Edison Laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey, Bald prooess being hereinafter referred to as the "aforesaid prooess" and said apparatus as the "aforesaid apparatus"; and WHEREAS, first party is the owner of a oertain application for Letters Patent of the United States relat¬ ing to said prooess and apparatus, said application being entitled Method and MeanB for Concentrating Ores, having been filed by first party on or about the 23rd day of May, 1912, and bearing Serial Ho. 699,109; and WHEREAS, first party is about to file an addition¬ al application or applications for Letters Patent of the United States on the aforesaid prooess and apparatus; and WHEREAS , an agreement dated Ootober 30, 1913 re¬ lating to the aforesaid prooess and apparatus was heretofore made and entered into by and between the parties hereto; and (!) WHEREAS, the entire right, title and interest in and to the said agreement dated Ootober 30, 1913 is owned by the parties hereto, and said parties desire to terminate and oanoel the said agreement and the lioense granted there¬ by and to enter into a new agreement in lieu thereof; HOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as follows (1) It is mutually agreed that the Baid agree¬ ment dated Ootober 30, 1913 and the lioense granted thereby are hereby oanoeled and terminated. (2) First party hereby grants to seoond party the right and lioense to oonstruot mills employing the aforesaid apparatus for installation and use in the follow¬ ing territory in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to-wit: The Griffith Mining Distriot ( in whioh District the towns of Silver Plume and Georgetown are looated), said territory being hereinafter oalled "the aforesaid territory"; to install the said mills in the aforesaid territory; and to operate the same when so installed and use the aforesaid prooess in oonneotion therewith for the treatment of ores of mines looated within the aforesaid territory, exoept ores of the Colorado Central Mines Group and their extensions. The right and lioense hereby granted is striotly limited as aforesaid and applies only to the prooess and apparatus for the hydraulio treatment of ores, inoluding olaBSifioation and oonoentration of the same, invented and developed as aforesaid between the first day of July, 1911 and the date hereof, and shall also apply to any improvement in and re¬ lating solely to the aforesaid prooess and apparatus whioh may be perfeoted by first party during the year following the date hereof. (2) (2) Second party agrees that either he or the assignee of this agreement will oonstruot, install ana begin to operate one complete aforesaid apparatus at Silver Plume, Colorado before the first day of June, 1914, it beinj understood that first party shall grant a reasonable exten¬ sion of the period within whioh said oomplete apparatus shall be constructed, installed and operated, provided that proof satisfactory to first party is furnished to him show¬ ing that any delay in suoh oonstruotion, installation and operation was due to oauses beyond the oontrol of seoond party and his assignee, Buoh as strikes, fires, floods and inevitable acoidents. (4) It is mutually agreed that seoond party shall pay no royalty to first party for said right and license exoept upon amounts of orude ore treated in excess of one thousand (1000) tons per twenty-four hour day, and seoond party hereby agrees to pay royalties to first party upon all amounts of orude ore treated in said apparatus in exoess of one thousand tons per twenty-four hour day at the rate of ten oents (10fJ) per ton on all suoh exoeBS tonnage. Seoond party hereby agrees that he will at all timeB keep full, true and aoourate books of aooount showing the number I of tons of ore treated in said apparatus eaoh twenty-four hour day, and that first party or his duly accredited agent shell at all reasonable times have aooess to said books for the purpose of examining them to determine and verify all entries relating to the operation of said apparatus and the tonnage of ore treated. >Beoond party agrees that upon the 15th day of January, April, July and Ootober of eaoh year, he will make a full return (sworn to if required) to first (3) party showing the number of tone of oruae ore treated in said apparatus in eaoh of the mills each twenty-four hour day during the preoeding quarterly period of three months. Said quarterly periodB shall end Deoember 31st, Maroh 31st June 30th and September 30th, respectively, of eaoh year. ISedond party agrees that with eaoh suoh return he will remit to first party the sums due as royalties oomputed as afore¬ said for the preoeding quarterly period, it being understood that no royalties shall be due and payable hereunder until the crude ore treated exceeds one thousand (1000) tons per day of twenty-four hours. (5) Seoond party and his assignee or its offi¬ cers shall not sell stoofc to the publio nor advertise stools for sale in order to raise money for the oonBtruotion and operation of any of said mills, and shall not use first party's name in oonneotion with the aforesaid process and apparatus in advertising matter or in the publio press or upon seoond party's or seoond party’s assignee’s stationery, or in any other matter for distribution to the publio, and shall neither direotly nor indirectly use first party's name nor any part thereof in or as part of any corporation I title, or firm or oompany name. (6) Seoond party shall have the right to assign the right or lioense granted hereby to a corporation now organized or to be hereafter organized under the laws of the State of Colorado and to be entitled the Silver Blume Re¬ duction Company. Otherwise than as herein provided, the right and lioense shall not be assigned nor otherwise trans- (4) ferred except with the written consent of first party. An assignment in accordance with the provisions hereof shall vest all of second party's rights hereunder in the assignee, and all of seoond party's promises and obligations herein and hereunder shall be binding upon said assignee, but suoh assignment shall not release seoond party from liability hereunder in oase of any breaoh by said assignee. (7) Upon any breaoh of thiB agreement by seoond party or Beoond party's assignee, first party shall have the right to revoke the right and lioense hereby granted, said revocation to take effect at the end of thirty days follow¬ ing the mailing of a letter (postage prepaid) oontaining notioe of suoh revooation addressed to Henry B. Clifford, Denver, Colorado, or (in case this agreement shall have been assigned) to the Silver Plume Reduotion Company at its reg¬ istered of floe or other known address. Failure to make any payment whioh shall beoome due hereunder when the tonnage exoeeds one thousand tons per day shall be oonsidered a breaoh of this agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have .exe- outed this agreement in duplioate the day and above written. I I C E H S E 1 WHEREAS , we, the undersigned, PRAT1K 1. DYER, a oitizon of the United States of Amerioa, residing at Montolair, in the County of Essex, and State of Hew Jersey, U.S.A., and JOHAS W. AYISWORTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, in the County of Essex, and State of Hew Jersey, U.S.A., are the joint owners of the following named application for letters Patent of the United States of America and the inventions covered thereby: - IHSUIATI1TG COHPOUHDS, Serial Ho. 641,326, filed July 29, 1911 by said Jonas V/. Aylsworth, a one-half interest being assigned by said Jonas W. Aylsworth to said S’ranfe: 1. Dyer by an assignment executed July 27, Ivll and recorded on July 29, 1911 in liber S 87, page 24 of Transfers of Patents in the United States Patent Office; and j WHEREAS, THOMAS A1VA EDISOH, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of llewellyn Parle , West Orange, Essex County, Hew Jersey, U.S.A. , is desirous of seouring the hereinafter defined exclusive lioense and right in countries foreign to the United States of America; HOW, THEREFORE, THIS IS TO WITITESS that for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar and of other good and valuable considerations paid by said Thomas Alva Edison to us, said Prank 1. Dyer and Jonas V/. Aylsworth, as full payment and in lieu of royalties and lioense fees under this lioense, receipt of whioh is hereby acknowledged, we, said Prank 1. Dyer and Jonas V/. Aylsworth, and each of us, have granted and do hereby grant to said Thomas Alva Edison, his heirs, assigns and other legal representatives, an exolusive lioense in all countries foreign to the United (1) 1 States of Amerioa under the inventions of tho said United States application, under any and all applications which shall be filed on. said inventions in any and all said for¬ eign countries , and under any ana all Letters Patent whioh shall he granted for saia inventions and any of them, in any ana all countries foreign to the United States of America, to the full end of the term or terms for whioh said letters Patent shall he granted, reissued or extended, said license to be without payment of any royalty or li¬ cense fee, and being defined and limited as follows :- Tho lioense ana right in all countries foreign to the United States of America to employ any ana all of the processes and methods of the above named application and inventions in the manufacture of alkaline storage batteries, parts thereof, including oontainers, and accessories thero- Ifor when manufactured for use only with alkaline storage batteries, ana in the manufacture of trays for said alka¬ line storage batteries; to make any and all of the composi-j tionB of matter of the above named application and inven¬ tions for use in the manufacture of alkaline storage bat¬ teries, parts thereof, including containers, and accessor- I ies therefor when manufactured for use only with alkaline storage batteries, and for use in the manufacture of trays for Buoh batteries, and to use and vend alkaline storage batteries, parts thereof, and said accessories and trays in which said compositions are employed; and to make, use and vend articles embodying the inventions of the above named application and constituting parts of alkaline storage batteries, and including oontainers, accessories therefor \ T,hen manufactured for use only vdth alkaline storage bat. teries, ana trays for said alkaline storage batteries, and as thus defined and limited, the license and right hereby granted is exclusive in said Thomas Alva Edison. IH WITNESS WHEHEOF, we, the undersigned, have hereunto signed our names this 2/ of day of^«~— ^ (Witness to signature of Frank I. Dyer) 1 State of Hew York County of Hew York On this 13th aay of May, 1913, before mo personally appeared ERAHK X>. DYER, to personally known, and known by me to be the person desorib- ed in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he ac¬ knowledged to me that he executed the same as and for the purposes therein set forth. yk /iZZmaMa, notary public, ^ MEWYOF.K REGISTER'S N». 5171 3°- State of Hew Jersey County of Essex On this $J / ^ay of 1913, before me personally appeared JOHAS VT. IHISWORfH , to me personally known, and known by me to be the person de. scribed in ond who executed the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same as and for the purposes therein set forth. ‘j2 <02lA 'state OF HEW JERSEY. ORANGE. N.J. July 16, 1913 Mr. Harry F. Miller, Laboratory. Dear Sir: I enolose herewith, licenses as follows: r r for your fileB, original ^ FRANK L. DYER and JONAS W. AYLSWORTH to THOMAS ALVA EDISON (license and right in foreign countries) under application Serial No. 641,336, entitled Insulating Compounds, license executed January 31st, 1913. HALOGEN PRODUCTS COMPANY to THOMAS ALVA EDISON, (license and right in foreign countries) under application Serial No. 691,738 , entitled Rubber Compositions and Their Production and Utilization, license executed May 13th, 1913 Very truly yours, MJL — 0 Legal Series Richard W. Kellow File 1914 Agreement with Joseph D. Lintott (1914 ,1916) [env. 41] Correspondence from Andrew Plecher (1914-1915) [env. 74] Settlement ~ Estate of Josiah C. Reiff (1914) [env. 141] Agreement - Edison Storage Battery Co. and Pennsylvania Railroad Co. (1914) [env. 143] Agreement with Accumulatoren-Fabrik Aktiengesellschaft (1914) [env. 144] Agreement with Bankers Trust Co. (1914) [env. 148] Deed from Trustees of Sussex County Iron Co. (1914) [env. 150] Deed from Ogden Iron Co. (1914) [env. 151] Deeds to New Jersey Zinc Co. (1914, 1924) [env. 181] I IT IS AGREED by and between the parties to the within agreement made on the 17th day of January, 1910, between THOMAS A. EDISON, party of the first part, and JOSEPH D. LINTOTT, party of the second part, that if the said party of the second part shall retain possession of the premises demised by said agreement under the terms thereof, he shall pay to the said party of the first part as rent for the year beginning January 17, 1914, th sum of $400. IH WITNESS WHEREON, the said pa rti&s-fea V e" lltJKei to signed their names this 1 Witnesses to the signatu: of Joseph D. lintott. EDISON CHEMICAL.' WORKS r<»tr. H. 3?. miler date July 21, 1916 T 11 - Ur. lintott laboratory Orange, Hew Jersey Confirming telephone, < yvN iTer§ation of this after- loon, we vrouia inform you thA%Z00,00 Jr annum has^tfeei i gTeed upon as the rental fir the lan/now occupied hy Jr. Lintott. Therefore, hilO^wSl he rendered^every auarter Cor $75.00. I had the matter up some time ago with the legal Department, relative to having some formal E&reement made out between Mr. Edison and Mr. lintott, hut th6 legal Department under the -.circumstances it would /do host not to have il agreement, hut just a verbal c Mr. lintott has agreed to rent the land at $300.00 ar'hnnum under ^ on tha±-ht£ is to give up any Tption. or-all- of -it- oh-geoetot off r eaBoauhl B natac e f r om r. Edison^ Mr. lintott called hJre this afternoon and ^ s he is ready to pay the renj/at the rate of §300.00 per soon as the proper hiUe are rendered. Enclosed herewith /e teturn to you hill of July 3t, for correction. J. V. [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] j~Lia i i •*> SUL^~■ oSt—Q b-**b*—r-«— J a^y{<\ ZZZZC /fcjsZ~ JiCLe j^> et^/LJtsi ^ytZtZZj(_ sut^-esiscx-Z) To- la(1 'unsi JtXSUr-*- . ^ JfrtAAJ* \r*s^~-JZv£y j 1 / ; P SURROGATE'S COURT : HEW YORK CO. ^ ■ — |p Due and timely service of within - .IB T H E A- 3LT E B is hereby admitted on this - day of _ 191 *«K«3¥K .. Judicial Settlement of the Account of Daniel T. Re iff and Philip S. Hill, as aaministra- ^ ' tors of the goods, chattels and credits which were of Josiah C. Re iff .Deceased. CLERK'S INDEX NUMBER YEAR ' ACCOUNT . I of which the within it a copy, was .laly filed \ and entered in the office of the Clerh of the County of on the day of m GRIGGS, BALDWIN A BALDWIN Attorney/ for Administrators. New York City ‘ |HLE BKEiOPE Ho... itfizZ V "" CONTENTS No . /.... 1 THOMAS K EDISON (PltlOMl) Attorneys for t SURROGATE'S OOURT : ^T^^YORK^COUNTY. I I I THE HA-TTBR .j of the ; Judicial Settlement of the Aoopunt : of DANIEL T. REIFF and PHILIP S. i t-ttt.t. , as Administrators of tho goods, chattels and credits which : were of JOSIAH C. REIFF, Do oeasea. : TO THE SURROGATE'S COURT OF THE COUUTY OF HEW YORK. WE, BAUIEL T. REIFF of Kokomo, County of Howard and State of Indiana, and PHILIP 8. HILL of the Borough of 7/anhattan, City, County ;^id State of . How York, do render the following account of our proceedings as administrators of. the' goods, ohattels and orsdits whioh were of Josiah ■ C. Reiff, deoeasod: On tho 18th day of March, 1911, | letters of administration were issued to us. 0n the 28th | day of June, 1911, we oaused an inventory of the personal ; estate of the deoeased to he filed in tho office of the j olerk of this court, whioh personal estate therein sot j forth amounts, by appraisement by appraisers duly appointed, to $99,560.38. Schedule A, heieto annexed, contains a statement of all tho property contained in said inventory sold hy ub at public or private sale with the prices and manner of Bale, whioh suIob were fairly made by us at tho best prioes that could then bo had with due diligenoe as we then believed} it also oontains a statement of all the debts due the said estate mentioned in said inventory which have been collected; and also all interest or moneys received by us folr whioh wo aro legally accountable. Sohedule B, hereto annexed, contains a statement of all debts in oaid Inventory mentioned not collected or j oolleotihle hy ua with the reaaonB why the same have not been collected and ore not oolleotihle} and also a state¬ ment of the articles of personal property, mentioned in | said inventory, unsold and the reasons of the same being unsold and their appraised value} and alBO a statement of all property mentioned therein lost hy aooident without any wilful default or nogligenoe, the oauoe of its loss and appraised value. TO other assets than those in said inventory, or herein set forth, have come to our possession or knowledge, and all the increase or decrease in the value of any of the assets of said deceased is allowed or o barged in said Schedules A and B. Schedule C, hereto annexed, contains a statement of j all moneys paid hy us for funeral and other nooessaiy expenses for such estate, together with the reasons ahd objects of such expenditures. On or about the 2Dth day of April, 1911, weooaused a notice for claimants to present j their claims against the said estate to us within .the Period fixed by law and at a oertain place therein specified to | ho published in two newspapers, according to law, for six months, pursuant to an order of the Surrogate's Court of the County of Hew York, to which order, notice and due j |i proof of publication', herewith filed, we refer as part of j j this acoounti |j schedule D, hereto annexed, contains a statement of | ttia claims of creditors presented to aha allowed by us, or diaputsd by us, and for which judgment or decree has -been rendered against us, together with the names of all j claimants, the general nature of the claim, its amount | and the time of the rendition of the judgment. It also containe a statement of moneys paid by us to creditors of the deceased, their names and the time of such payment. Schedule B, hereto annexed, contains a statement of all moneys paid to leSatees, widoe or next of kin of the deceased. Schedule S, hereto annexed, contains the names of all persons entitled, as widow, legatee or next of kin of the deceased, to a share of his estate, with their places of residence, degree of relationship and a statement of which of them are minors and whether they have any general guardian and, if so, their names and places of residence, to the host of our knowledge, information and belief. Schedule G, hereto annexed, contains a statement of all other facts affecting our administration of said ’ othors interested therein, i f oIIoy/s : $99,550.38 64,021.37 5,216.98 $168,788.73 T52.8A9.03 estate, our rights and those Wo charge oursolves ^With amount of inventory With amount of increase as shown by Schedule A With amount of receipts not included in inventory as shown by Schedule A " - We credit ourselves as follows: ''With amount of debts not collected and personal property unsold, as 607.Bo „ 5>88,-S9 With amounts paid to crodi-ors as 14fl B73>e4 por Sohodule E — - - “ $ 15,930.70 leaving a balance of _ . to W diotributod to oroditoro of «» to th. deduction. .* ««• *"* 01 this aooounting. Tbs schedules which are severally signed by us are part of this account. Kospeotfully submitted, ^^M^niV^WS. SCHEDULE D. OlaimB against Estate. Creditor: ^ Sergeant Bros. S, 0. A. Tatum Prank E. Wilson Anna Woerisohoffer Hilton Labaw J.P.Roinhardt George W. Pertain W.E.Gonnor Tuoker Tool & Utiohin* Hature of Claim; Lumber Money loaned Service e an mining engineer Money louned Powder Tailor Bill Stationery Money loaned CO. Uaohinery, etc. for mine, T. O’, McBride & Son Thos. A.Edieon PeerleBB Towel Supply Co. Alfred B.Trigga Samuel Ineull Knickerbocker Apart¬ ment Co. Porker, Hatoh & Sheehan Books Money loaned Towel servioe Judgment on note Money loaned Rent Bervioea in Tele¬ graph suit, Carl H. Schultz Dow, Jones & Co. Pred'k J. Stone Chas.L. Constant Mineral water Subscriptions to Wall Street Journal Sorvioes in Tele¬ graph suit, Services as mining engineer Mrs. Kate Murray Laundry Amount: $ 79.37 1,012.00 300.00 88,051.96 145.00 19.66 6.76 2,986.51 411.34 68.76 61,160.58 1.60 3,340.71 14,491.61 681.94 13,269.24 W.65 9 ,075.00 500.00 4.00 $195596.76 lion Qardinor John llarkle Money loaned Honey loaned $195 ,596.76 910.60 1,040.85 30,000.00 Dr. Prank H.Daniels, Services Prank 1. StevonB, Stenographer, Estate of Wm. J. Palmer ,Balanoe of unpaid Bound Broolc finished Stone Co. " " note Jamos L. Griggs, Servioos Remiok, Hodges & Co., Balance of aooount Elizabeth J. Wright, Balanoe of note, 187.50 75.00 73.80 note 21,343.63 1,535.88 10.00 329.98 2.725.23 PAID OH ACCOUNT OP CLAIMS: Elizabeth J.Wright Drexel, Morgan & Co. Estate of William J. Palmer, Remiok, Hodges & Co. $. , 50,00 135,823.34 12,113.20 _ 387.00 $148,873.54 THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY and EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY for (Car lighting Batteries) FILE ENVELOPE No ...T/r^T7 CONTENTS No . / . THOMAS A. EO:SON (PhioiuQ f To oontinue in foroe for th!*ee (8) years, beginning August ,21st, 1914 ; (and thereafter unless and ‘until terminated by either party hereto)j I CONTRACT NO. 1485 THIS AGREEMENT made the 15th day of July 1914, ma between EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY, a New Jersey poration having its principal office at West Orange, New □ey, hereinafter oallqd "Edison Company", party of the st part and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company a pennsylvaria poration having its principal office at Philadelphia, nsylvania, noting for itself ana for its following named led companies: The Northern Central Railway Company, ladelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company, West sey & Seashore Railroad Company and for any other ipanies that may be during the life of this agreement it rolled by or allied in interest with the said The nsylvania Railroad Company and that may elect to accept , provisions of this agreement, hereinafter oalled "Rail- id Company" party of the second part, WITNESSETH: - WHEREAS, the Edison Company is engaged in , manufacture and sale of Edison Storage Batteries; and WHEREAS, the Railroad Company desires to :ohase sets of Edison Storage Battery cells of the A-8H ?e from the Edison Company to be used for the purpose here¬ of ter set forth: NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the emises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the rties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as follows: (1) This agreement shall oontinue for the rm of three years from August 21st, 1914 and thereafter less and until terminated by either party hereto at the d of said term of three years, or at any time thereafter, six months written notioe given by either party to the her of its intention to: .terminate the agreement. (2) The Railroad Company hereby agrees that will purohase from the Edison Company allstorage battery ills which it and its aforesaid allied companies may require -1- during the life of this agreement for the purpose of electrically lighting both present ana new steam passenger train oars on all of the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad System east of Pittsburg. The Railroad Company furthermore agrees for itself ana its aforesaid allied oompanies that neither it nor they mill use, sell or otherwise dispose of any storage battery oells purchased hereunder except for the aforesaid purpose, and mill not export nor sell nor otherwise dispose of any of said battery oells for export or shipment from the United States. It is, however, mutually understood that nothing in this agreement shall operate to prevent the Railroad °ompany from purchasing such renewal parts as may be required for the' lead batteries which it now owns. The Railroad Company reserves the right to purohase a limited number of battery;ioells, (other than those herein provided for, ) to be used for experimental purposes only. (3) The Edison Company agrees to sell and the Railroad 3ompany agrees to purohase and pay for all Edison storage battery cells of the A-8H type and parts thereof ordered and supplied hereunder at the Edison Company's standard list prices in effeot at the date of delivery hereunder of the battery oells to the Railroad Company, less a disoount of twenty peroent (20$), except that on electrolyte the disoount shall be ten pe roent ( 1($. Che standard list prioe i of the Edison Company in effeot at the date of this agreement are those included in the list marked "Exhibit A", attached hereto, and made a part of this agreement. The Edison Company agrees that it mill not increase its list prices for storage battery oells or parts thereof of the A-8H type during the life of this agreement. All payments hereunder to the Edison Company shall be net oash within thirty days from -2- date of invoice, with two peroent (2) diaoount for oaeh within ten days from said date of invoioe. It is agreed that if at any time hereafter the Edison Company shall sell A-8H type Edison batteries to any other railroad customer for the aforesaid purpose at a lower price than that named in this agreement, then in case of such sale to another Railroad Company at a lower prioe, the Edison Company shall at once notify the Railroad Company and the price named in this agreement to the Railroad Comp my shall be correspond¬ ingly reduced, it being the intention of the present agree¬ ment that the Railroad Company shall during the life of this agreement pay no higher prioes for the said A-8H type Edison batteries than those paid by any other railroad customer of the Edison Company for said batteries for the aforesaid purpose. Eor the purposes of this agreement, a full set shall consist of fifty A-8H type oells complete, including Positive and negative elements, separators, cans, terminal posts, oonneotors, jumpers and eleotrolyte, assembled find ready for use in eighteen trays, sixteen of whioh contain three oells each and two of whioh contain one cell eaoh, each of said sixteen trays being substantially In accordance with the Railroad Company’s tracing No. 47391, or in accordance with suoh modification thereof as may be acceptable to both parties. With eaoh full set sold to the Railroad Company by the Edison Company shall be included two Westinghouse hand oonneotors #11557 complete, or in lieu thereof, other oonneotors acceptable to the Railroad Company. The sets shall be delivered to the Railroad Company full charged and ready for service. A half set shall consist of eight trays containing three oells eaoh and one tray containing one aell. Two half sets are the equivalent e». CVwAr «uc^ WwtU.c(i-AJW: C*, ejiv—>e. ^.Ha, _e*aAu+i*i. &P Vk-u v4-Mt»J-wv\<« Vl i c*(-e-W>j ^ Q.C-u£< y u>yt( . WL*vJ — • 'vt\Z. i y *&^r 4awu jlrcwv ntL £*$-*-».»»»»/ — (a l^-«* '^■e ^ i C'kft'f <54— - [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] ow Hie, tv|*jt^ovu die ceT*£><-<>-if<’dL cut .e| 'VJC'"*** exX *« _ |«rw CXGX*»V«A-£ /V&\,/e/ * _ . C-<«L.f* j$u£?ej£u-v . $tKu).&Srl&9'' _ "to 4fc L-v\-e.e) (£<-/ .. \Jteoi -tffl. vjuv»uv\Q . orkCUictc, C^.«^Cuov4^ t*£-0 ^LA.c/vu.vt7^ "t* U L^eui. 1/j -lw>e. ’icrtrex A. A{ <£a4Co or TTvfciy* [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] /yj_Q £*0-6 1M S^© (KS'tl hi $j\ Tf-ea/r * ^jLt,(2 Co W* | ■rfL- U-il e ^ . x^BcCR-Oiie/b cuitX^--oc.<^t* . . |vtC>V 1914.^-— — - "> In presence of-* BANKERS' TRUST COMPANY A.. a,. n 1 % ates 5* IPI ^ DEED THOMAS A. EDI SO if, WAITER S. !■ MALLORY, and WILLIAM E. GILMORE [ as surviving trustees upon i dissolution of the Sussex County f Iron Company to t1M/e!dpeWS^-w.k. - '? Received in theSoLVu’ off i66y' f i: of the County of I: I -rf i; f at A o * olook « in [the — , noon, and Recorded iAi Book G-ll | of DeedB § for said County, on pages 11* &o , [ - , I . . 7' • COUNTY OUl*. • j ,}j 10 . COUNSEL i 'ptttr INDENTURE made the & Say of July., In the year nineteen Hundred ana fourteen, BETWEEN THOMAS A. EDISON of the Town of Y/est Orange, in the County of Essex ana State of New Jersey; Y/A1TER S. HAHORY of the City of Easton, in the County of Northampton, ana State of Pennsylvania, ana V/I11IAM E. GIIMORE, of the City of. East Orange, in the County of Essex, ana State of New Jersey, as the surviving trustees upon absolution of The Sussex County Iron Company, a corporation organized unaer the laws of the State of New Jersey, parties of the^first part, (they being also the hollers an! owners of the entire capital stock of the sail Company) an! THOMAS A. EDISON of the Town of West Orange, in the County of Essex ana State of New Jersey, party of the seconl part; WITNESSETH, that the sail parties of the first part, in consiaeration of the sum of One Dollar, lawful money of the Nnitea States, ana of other gooa and valuable considerations to them in hand duly paid by the party of the second part have, as surviving trustees upon disso¬ lution of saia The Sussex County Iron Company remised, released and forever quit claimed ana do as surviving trustees upon dissolution of said The Sussex County Iron ‘ Company remise, release, and quit claim unto said party of the second part and to his heirs ana assigns forever. All that tract or parcel of land and premises hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying ana bei ig in the Township of Sparta, in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey - Butted and bounded as follows: Being all that tract of land situate in the County of Sussex lying on the Mountain to the westward of Newfoundland about four miles and about fifteen chains to the south westward of the beginning plaoe of a survey made for Thomas Kinney and returned to Abram Ogden on the 22nd day of December, A.D. , 1772, at the request of said Kinney - BEGINNING at a large square rook about five feet high lying in a sort of Sully about one chain South from a round low place and running from thence (1) South thirty- four degrees west twenty chains (2) North fifty-six degrees west five chains (3) north thirty-four degrees East twenty chains (4) South fifty-six degrees East five chains to the J Beginning. Containing ten acres. Being the same premises which were returned at the request of Cornelius Davenport and recorded at Amboy in Book S_6, page 312 &e. TOGETHER V/ITH the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of the parties of the first part in and to said premises. 10 HAVE AND TO HOLD the above mentioned and lescribed premises unto the said party of the second part, lis heirs and assigns forever. Ill UITEESS THEREOF , the said parties^flf-tiid ' first part have hereunto set their handsa^d^Seals theJLa, pear first above written. C' / vyL,- _ » a [IT PRESENCE OF: x //Horned Surviving Trustees Upon Dissolution of The Sussex County Iron Company. STATE OF HEW JERSEY, COUHTY OF ESSEX. BE XT REMEMBERED that on this 6 Say of in the year of our lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen, Before me the subscriber, an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in this State of Hew Jersey, personally appeared Thomas A. Edison, Walter S. Mallory and William E. Gilmore, the surviving /trustees upon dissolution of The Sussex County Iron Company , formerly a corporation of the State of Hew Jersey, who, I am sat: fied are the grantors mentioned in the within indenture to whom X first made known the contents thereof, and thereuijio] they acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the same as their voluntary act and deed for the uses am purposes therein expressed. I THIS INDENTURE , made the ^f^d ay of June, In the year nineteen Hundred and fourteen, BETWEEN THE OGDEN IRON COMPANY, a corporation of the State of New Jersey, party of the first part, and THOMAS A. EDISON, of the Town of West Orange, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, party of the seoond part, WITNESSETH, that the said party of the first part in consideration of the sum of One Dollar lawful money of the United States, and other good and valuable considerations to it in hand duly paid by the party of the second part .hath remiBed, released and forever quit claimed; and by these presents does hereby remise, release, and quit- olaim unto said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever, at.t. those tracts or parcels of land and premises hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying and being] in the Townships of Sparta, Hardiston, and Jefferson, in the Counties of Sussex an'd Morris, and State of Hew Jersey: First Tract: Being a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Townships of Sparta and Jefferson, in the .jOourities of Sussex and Morris and State of New Jersey: Beginning at a point in the Northwesterly line of the road to Sparta where the same bounds a certain parcel or tract of land now or formerly belonging to one Keeper, running thehoe' Ti ) 'felong said road South' thirty-^ three degrees and fifty-six minutes west, four hundred and forty-three feet; thence (B) North twenty-nine degrees West eight hundred and seventy-eight feet to a point, in the line of lands now or formerly belonging to W.K. Decamp; thence (3) along said line of said lands of said W.K. Decamp North, forty- two degreeB and seventeen minutes East, one hundred and five feet; thence (4) North twenty-six degrees and thirty-five minutes West, seven hundred and two feet; thence (5) North fifty-two degrees and forty-eight minutes West, three hundred and thirty feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one H.K. House; thence (6) North twenty-eight degrees and fifty-two minuteB East sixty-seven hundred and seventy- seven feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly belonging to one linlot thence (7) along said line of said lands of said linlot South twenty-three degrees and eleven minutes East , sixty- six feet; thence (8) North twenty-six degrees and twenty minutes Hast, nine hundred and fifty-eight feet; thence (9) South thirty-nine degrees and thirty-three minutes East, eighty- two hundred and seventy-one feet; thence (10) South forty-one degrees and nine minutes West eighty-five hundred and two feet; thence (ll) North twenty-nine degrees West, twenty-three hundred and sixty feet to a corner in the lends now or formerly belonging to one Keeper; thence (12) North fifty-three degrees and thirty-nine minutes East, twenty hundred and twenty-six feet; thence (IS) North twenty- eight degrees and eight minutes West, twenty hundred and twenty-six feet to a point in the line of lands now or forme; ly belonging to one Hayes; thence (14) along said line of said lands of said Hayes, North fifty-two degrees and fifty minutes Hast, eleven hundred and twelve feet; thence (15) North fourteen degrees and fifty-one minutes West, eleven | hundred and twenty feet, to a comer in the lands now or formerly belonging to one .Sheldon; thence (16) North s event; six degrees and thirty-Beven minutes East, thirteen hundred and seventy-one feet; thence (17) North twenty degrees and five minutes West, twenty- three hundred and fifty-eight feet; thence (18) Horth eighty degrees and four minutes West, twelve hundred and seventy- two feet; thenoe f 19 ) South fourteen degrees and fifty-one minutes East , eight hundred and one feet to a comer in the lands now or formerl r belonging to one Hayes; thenoe (20) South forty-five degrees and sixteen minutes West, thirty-seven hundred and eight feet; thence (21) South thirty-one degrees and six minutes East, sixteen hundred and seventy-three feet to the plaoe of Beginning. Containing nine hundred and eighty-two acres and nine-tenths of an acre of land more or less. Being that parcel or tract of land known as the "Hopewell Tract" and designated on the map hereto annexed as "Tract Ho. 1." Second Tract: Being a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Townships of Sparta and Har- diston, in the County of Sussex and State of Hew Jersey: Beginning at a point in the sixth course of the first tract described herein and distant thirty-nine hundred and forty-seven feet from the beginning point, of the said:', sixth course, running thence (1) along said sixth course of said first tract Horth twenty- eight degrees and fifty-two minutes East, twenty-eight hundred and thirty feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly belonging to one Linlot; thenoe (2) Horth twenty-three degrees and eleven minutes West, twenty- four hundred and twenty feet; thenoe (3) Horth eighty degrees and seven minutes East, twenty-one hundred and forty feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one JameB Sharp; thence (4) Horth fifty- three degrees and two minutes West, seven hundred and eighty-one feet; thence (5) Horth nineteen degrees and forty-one minutes East, seventeen hundred and sixty-eight 3 feet; thence (6) North thirty-eight degrees and fifty-nine minutes East eleven hundred and seventy-nine feet; thence (7) South eighty-five degrees and fifty-two minutes West, flfty-Bdx hundred and twelve feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly belonging to one Buckley; thence (8) South five minutes East, eleven hundred and eighteen feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Sauterman; thenoe (9) South three degrees and twenty-nine minutes East, six hundred and forty-six feet to a corner. in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Soott; thence (10) South twelve degrees and eight minutes West, twenty-two hundred and twenty-one feet; thenoe (11 ) North Bixty-eight degrees and fifty-one minutes West, nine hundred and twenty-five feet; thence (12) North twenty- three degrees and five minutes East, eight hundred and thirty-five feet; thenoe (13) North seventy-one degrees and twenty-one minuteB West , eight hundred and fifteen feet to a point a short distance from the Westerly side of the road to Ogdensburg; thenoe (14) South twenty-five degrees and twenty- two minutes West, -forty-eight hundred and twenty-two feet; thenoe (15) South seven degrees and six minutes West, twenty-nine hundred and eighty-six feet to a corner of lands now or fomerly belonging to one Hunsen thenoe (16) South fifty-eight degrees and seven minutes East, nine hundred and twelve feet; thenoe (17) South fifteen degrees and nine minutes WeBt, four hundred and seventy-eight feet; thenoe (10) South twenty-six degrees and thirty minutes West, seventeen hundred and sixty-four feet; thenoe (19) North fifty-six degrees and fifty- two minutes West, ten hundred and sixty-four feet; thenoe (20) South twenty-eight degrees and one minute WeBt, six hundred and seventy feet; thenoe (21) South sixty degrees 4 and fifty-three minutes East seventeen hundred and eighty- three feet; thenoe (22) North twenty-five degrees and fifty-seven minutes East and crossing the tracks of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, forty-three hpdred and thirty-eight feet; thenoe (23) South fifty-two degree^ and forty-eight minutes East, six hundred and thirty^feet to a corner in lands now or formerly belonging to one Hayes; thence (24) North fifteen degrees and seven minutes East, two hundred and thirty-two feet; thence (2D) South eighty- eight degrees and fifty-seven minutes East, six hundred and sixty-one feet to a corner of lands now or formerly belong¬ ing to one Headley; thence (26) along said Headley's land. North forty degrees and thirteen minuteB East, eight hundred and eleven feet; thenoe (27) North forty-six degrees and fifty-nine minutes East, twenty-three hundred and sixty feet; thence (28) South sixty-five degrees and forty-nine minutes East, nine hundred and seventy- three feet to the place of Beginning. Containing thirteen hundred and seven¬ ty-six AcreB and eighty-five one hundredths of an acre more or less, excepting therefrom, however, a tract of fifty-one acres and thirty-one-hundredths of an acre more or less, included therein, now or formerly belonging to one Decker, and designated on the map hereto annexed as "Exception No. 1 and a tract of eighteen acres and seventy-five hundredths of an acre more or less, included therein, now or formerly belonging to one Decamp, and designated on the map hereto annexed as "Exception No- 2" and a tract of five acres more or less included therein now or formerly belonging to one Kinney, and designated on map hereto annexed as "Exception No. 3", and also a tract of thirty-five acreB and eighty- one hundredths of an acre more or less, now or formerly belonging to one Millage and designated on map hereto J ■ , annexed as "Exception Mo. 4", the said premises hereby oonveyed, after deducting the said exceptions therefrom, containing in all twelve hundred and sixty-five acres and ninety-nine one-hundredths of an acre more or less. Being that parcel or tract of land designated on the map hereto annexed as "Tract Ho. 2." I TOGETHER with the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of the party of the first part in and to said premises. TO HAVE AMD TO HOLD the above mentioned and described premises unto the said party of the second part; his heirs and assigns forever. IN WITMESS WHEREOF, the said party of the first part has caused its common seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by the signatures of its proper officers thereunto duly authorised, the day and year first above written. THE OGDEH IBON COMPANY Bv A ISW-t STATE OF HEW JESSE* , ) ) ss. COUHTY OP ESSEX. ) BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this ^ day of June, in the year of our lord One Thousand Hine Hundred and fourteen, Before me the subscriber, an attorney- at-law, admitted to practice in this State of Hew Jersey, personally appears Harry P. Miller, who, being by me duly sworn doth depose and make proof to my satisfaction, that h< well knows the corporate seal of The Ogden Iron Company, the grantor named in the foregoing deed, that the seal thereto affixed is the proper oorporate seal of said company; that the same was so affixed thereto and the said deed signed and delivered by Walter S. Mallory, who was at the date and execution thereof, the President of said icompany, in the presence of . the said deponent, as the voluntary act and deed of the said company, that the said deponent thereupon signed the same as subscribing witness, and that all of said actions were taken under the authority of and in pursuance of an- order of the Board of Directors of the said The Ogden Iron Company, and with the authority and approval of all. of the stockholders of the said company. (f. Sworn and subscribed before me at the date aforesaid. An Attorney-at-law of Hew Jersey. J February 11, 1914. A. P. Cobb, Vloe President, The flew Jersey Zina Company,. #55 Wall Street, Dew York, H. Y. Gentlenen: Regarding the so-oalled Edison timber tract recently acquire d by me from the receiver of the flew Jersey and Pennsyl¬ vania Concentrating WorkB: I aooept your oash offer of $22,500, for this tract, consisting of about 2248 acres, located In Subsc* and Morris Counties, flew Jersey; It being understood that I shall convey such rights us I have aoquLrod In thLs property, exoeptlng and reserving to myBelf all the minerals In and under the property, with the right to proapoot anywhere at any time, to mine and ship ore, eroot suoh buildings and lay such tracks on said traot as may be necessary In connection with the mining, preparation and shipping of any and all ores, and with the right to use the roads on said traot and any waters on said tract which may be neoessary for the mining, dressing and preparation of ores for the market; and with the further right to convey away suoh waters through natural water courses running through or over said traot. You shall have thirty days In whLoh to examine title, and I will turn over to you upon request oopleB of all title paperB In my possession which may be of assistance In Buch examination; It being understood that you will pay the consideration price. A. P. Cobb, Vice president -2- February 12, 1914. and receive deed as soon as examination of title Is completed. There are now on the property certain dismantled build¬ ings and building material which I have heretofore sold to J. H. Oliver & Co., 1414 30uth Penn Square, Philadelphia, Pa., and this present sale la made subject to any r Ights which the said J. H. Oliver A Co. may have to remove and carry off said buildings and material In accordance with my agreement with said J. H. Oliver & Co. Yours very truly. T. A. B. THIS INDENTURE > made the 2nd day of July, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and fourteen BETWEEN THOMAS A. EDISON and MINA M. EDISON, his wife, of the Town of West Orange , in the County of Essex and State of Hew Jersey, parties of the First part; and THE HEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY . a Corporation of the State of Hew Jersey, having its principal office in the City of Newark, in the County of Essex in said State of Hew Jersey, party of the- Second Part; WITNESSETH, That the said parties of the First Part, for And in consideration of One Dollar, lawful money of the Uni.ted States of America, end other good and valuable considerations to them in hand well end truly paidj by the said party of the Second Part . at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said party of the Second Part, and to its successors and assigns, forever, I ALL- those tracts or parcels of land and premises hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying and being in the Townships. of Sparta, Hardiston and Jefferson, in the Counties of Sussex and Morris, and State of Hew Jersey: First Tract: Being a certain tract or parcel of land situate , lying and Being in the Townships of Sparta and Jef¬ ferson, in the Counties of Sussex and Morris and State of New Jersey: Beginning at a point in the Northwesterly line of the road to Sparta where the same hounds a certain parcel or tract of land now or formerly Belonging to one Keeper, running thence (1) along said road South thirty-three degreei and fifty-six minutes west, four hundred and forty-three feet; thence (2) North twenty-nine degrees West eight hundred and seventy-eight feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly Belonging to W.K. Decamp; thence (3) along said line of said lands of said W.K. Decamp North, forty- two degrees and seventeen minutes East, one hundred and five feet; thence (4) North twenty-six degrees and thirty-five minutes West, seven hundred and two feet; thence (5) North fifty-two degrees and forty-eight minutes West, I three hundred and thirty feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly Belonging to one H. K. House; thence (6) North twenty-eight degrees and fifty-two minutes East sixty-seven hundred and seventy-seven feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly Belonging to one Linlot; thence (7) along said line of said lands of said Linlot South twenty-three degrees and eleven minutes East , sixty-Bix feet; thence (8) North twenty-six degrees and twenty minutes East, nine hundred and fifty-eight feet; thence £?) south thirty-nine degrees and thirty-three minutes East, eighty-two hundred and seventy-one feet; thence £10) south forty-one degrees and nine minuteB West eighty- five hundred and two feet; thence (11) North twenty-nine degrees West, twenty-three hundred and sixty feet to a 2 I corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Keeper; thence (12) North fifty- three degrees and thirty-nine minutes East , twenty hundred and twenty-six feet:; thence (IS) North twenty-eight degrees and eight minutes West, twenty hundred and twenty-six feet to a point in the line oi lands now or formerly belonging to one Hayes; thence (14) along said line of said lands/of said Hayes, North fifty- two degrees and fifty minutes East, eleven hundred and twelv feet; thence (lb) North fourteen degrees and fifty-one , eleven hundred and twenty feet , r formerly belonging ' e Sheldon; thence (16) North seventy-six degrees and thirty-seven minutes East thirteen hundred and seventy one feet; thencd (17) North twenty degrees and five minutes West, twenty-three hundred and fifty- eight feet; thence (18) North eighty degrees and four minutes Wfest . twelve hundred and seventy-two feet; I thence (19) South fourteen degrees and fifty-one minutes East, eight hundred and one feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Hayes; thence (20) South forty-five degrees and sixteen minutes West, thirty-seven hundred and eight feet; thence (21) South thirty-one degrees and six minutes East . sixteen hundred and seventy- three feet to the place of Beginning. Containing nine hundred and eighty-two acres and nine tenths of an acre of land more or less. Being that parcel or tract of land known as the "Hopewell Tract" and designated on the map second Tract: Being a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Townships of Sparta and Hardiston, in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey: Beginning at a point in the sixth oourse of the first tract described herein and distant thirty-nine hun¬ dred and forty-seven feet from the beginning point of the said sixth course, running thence (l) along said sixth ooursu of said firfit tract Horth twenty-eight degrees and fifty- two minutes East, twenty-eight hundred and thirty feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly belonging to one Linlot; thence (2) North twenty-three degrees and eleven minutes Vest, twenty-four hundred and twenty feet; thence (3) North eightyidegrees and seven minuteB East, twenty-one hundred and forjty feet to a comer in the lands now or formerly belonging to one James Sharp; thence (4) North fifty-three degrees and two minutes West , seven hundred and eighty-one feet; thence (5) North nineteen degrees and forty-one minutes East , seventeen hundred and sixty-eight Ifeet; thence (6) North thirty-eight degrees and fifty-nine minutes East eleven hundred end seventy-nine feet; thence (7) South eighty-five degrees and fifty-two minutes West, fifty-six hundred and twelve feet to a point in the line of lands now or formerly belonging to one Buckley; thence (8) South five minutes East . eleven hundred and eighteen feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Sauterman; thence (9) South three degrees and twenty-nine minutes East , six hundred and forty-six feet to a corner in the lands now or formerly belonging to one Scott; thence (10) south twelve degrees and eight minutes West, twenty- two hundred and twenty-one feet; thence (11 ) North sixty- eight degrees and fifty-one minutes West, nine hundred and twenty-five feet; thence (12) North twenty-three degrees and five minutes East, eight hundred and thirty-five feet; thence (13) Horth seventy-one degrees and twenty-one minutes West, eight hundred and fifteen feet toa point a short distance from the Westerly side of the road to Ogdenshurg; thenoe (14) South twenty-five, degrees and twenty-two minutes West, forty-eight hundred and twenty-two feet; thenoe (15) South seven degrees end six minutes West, twenty-nine hundred and eighty-six feet to a corner of lands now or formerly belonging to one Munsen; thenoe (16) South fifty- eight degrees and seven minutes East , nine hundred and twelve feet; thence (17) South fifteen degrees and nine minutes West, four hundred and seventy-eight feet; thence (18) South twenty-six degrees and thirty minutes West, seventeen hundred and sixty-four feet; thence (19) North fifty-six degrees and fifty-two minutes West , ten hundred and sixty-four feet; thence (20) South twenty-eight degrees and one minute West, Bix hundred and seventy feet; thenoe (21) South sixty degrees and fifty-three minutes East seven¬ teen hundred and eighty-three feet; thence (22) North twenty-five degrees and fifty-Beven minutes East and cross¬ ing the tracks of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, forty- three hundred and thirty-eight feet; thence (23) South fifty- two degrees and forty-eight minutes East, six hundred and thirty-three feet to a corner in lands now or formerly belonging to one Hayes; thence (24) North fifteen degrees and seven minutes East, two hundred and thirty-two feet; thence (25) South eighty-eight degrees and fifty-seven minutes East , six hundred and sixty-one feet to a corner of lands now or formerly belonging to one ^eadley; thence (26) along said Headley's land, North forty degrees and thirteen minutes East, eight hundred and eleven feet; thence (27) North forty-six degrees and fifty-nine minutes East, twenty-three hundred and sixty feet; thence (28) South sixty-five degrees and forty-nine minutes East , nine hundred and seventy-three feet to the place of Beginning. Contain¬ ing thirteen hundred and seventy-six Acres and eighty-five one hundredths of an acre more or less, excepting therefrom however, a. tract of fifty one acres and thirty one-hundredth i of an acre more or less , included therein, now or formerly belonging to one Decker, and designated on the map hereto annexed as "Exception Ho. 1" and a tract of eighteen acres and seventy-five hundredths of an acre more or less included therein, now or formerly belonging to one Decamp, end designated on the map hereto annexed as "Exception Mo. 2" and a tract of five acres more or less included therein now or formerly belonging to one Kinney, and designated on map hereto annexed as "Exception No.3". and also a tract of thirty-five acres and eighty one-hundredths of an acre more or less, now or formerly belonging to one Millage and I designated on map hereto annexed as "Exception No. 4", the said premises hereby conveyed, after deducting the said exceptions therefrom, containing in all twelve hundred and sixty-five acres and ninety-nine one-hundredths of an acre more or less. Being that parcel or tract of land designated on the map hereto annexed sb "Tract Ho. 2,;" Together with all and singular the tenemqnts, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents,, issues and profits thereof except only as hereinafter limited. And also all the estate, right, title, interest, dower and right of dower, property, possession, claim and I demand whatsoever as well in law as in equity, of the said parties of the first part. of. in os to the above described premises and every part and parcel thereof , with the appur¬ tenances. except only as hereinafter limited. Excepting and reserving unto the said parties of the first part, their heirs and aBsignB, all the minerals already found or hereafter to be found in or under the said] 6 tracts or parcels of lands and premises hereinabove describ¬ ed, together with the', full and free right and liberty for the said parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns, end their servants;, agents and .workmen, to enter upon and to prospect, to mine and to ship ore anywhere on said land and premises, togetherv.with the right and liberty to the said, parties, of the-first part . , their heirs and assigns, and their servants,. agents and workmen, to make and use such roads and to erect Buch buildings- and, engines , machinery and works, and to lay and use such tracks on said lands and premises as may be necessary in connection with the mining, preparation and. shipping of any and. all ores , to use any, and all of the roads and waters necessary for mining, dressing,, and preparation of. ores ,on said landB. and premises and to sink, drive, make and use such, pits, shafts and drifts as may be necessary for the mining , dressing and preparation of ores for. the market , and to convey away such waters through natural water courses running through or over Baid lands and premises. To have and to hold all and singular the above men¬ tioned and described premises, together with the appurten¬ ances unto the party of the second part , its successors and assigns forever, subject always to the exercise of all or anf of the liberties and powers hereinabove reserved unto the said parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said parties of the First part have hereunto s^t their handB and seals the day and I year first above written. ThomaB A. Edison (seal.) Signed, sealed and delivered, in the presence of: Mina M. Edison Frederick Baohmanrr. (seal) STATE OF NEW JERSEY, COUNTY OF ESSEX. BE XT REMEMBERED that on this 2nd day of July, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen, before me, the subscriber, an Attorney-at-Law of New Jersey personally appeared Thomas A. Edison and Mina M. Edison, hiB wife, who, I am satisfied, are the grantors mentioned in the within indenture, to whom I firBt made known the contents thereof, and thereupon they ack¬ nowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the same as their voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein expressed; And the said Mina M. Edison being by me privately examined separate and apart from her husband, further acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the same as her voluntary act and deed, freely, without any fear, threats or compulsion of her said husband. Frederick Baohmanre _ An Attomey-at-Law of New Jersey. D (UU^ ,o E E D THOMAS A. EDISON AND MIHA M. EDISON, his wife to THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY Dated : Reoeived in the Offioe of the County of on the a ay of A.D., 19 , at o'olook in the noon, and reoorded in Book of Deeds for said County, on pages iJiis cq . THIS INDENTURE made the 7th day of July, in the year of our lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and fourteen, BETWEEN THOMAS A. EDISON and MINA M. EDISON, his wife, of the Town of West Orange, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, parties of the firBt part; and THE NEW JERSEY 2INC COMPANY, a corporation of the State of New Jersey, having its prinoipal offioe in the City of Newark, in the County of Essex in said State of New Jersey, party of the seoond part; WITNESSETH, that the said parties of the first part, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar, lawful money of the United States, and of other good and valuable considerations to them in hand duly paid by the party of the seoond part, have remised, released and forever quit olaimed and by these presents do hereby remise, release, and quit alaim unto said party of the seoond part and to its suooessors and assigns forever; ADI that traot or paroel of land and premises hereinafter particularly described, situate, lying and being in the Township of Sparta, in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey - Butted and bounded as follows: Being all that' traot of land situate in the County of Sussex lying on the Mountain to the westward of Newfoundland about four miles and about fifteen chains to the south westward of the beginning place of a survey made for Thomas Kinney and returned to Abram Ogden on the 22nd day of December, A.D., 1772, at the request of said Kinney - (1) BEGINNING at a large square rook about five feet high lying in a sort of Sully about one ohain South from a round low plaoe and running from thenoe (l) South thirty- four degrees west twenty ohains (2) North fifty-six degrees west five ohains (3) north thirty-four degrees East twenty ohains (4) South fifty-six degrees East five ohains to the Beginning. Containing ten aores. Being the same premises whioh were returned at the request of Cornelius Davenport and recorded at Amboy in Book S-6, page 312, &o. TOGETHER WITH the appurtenanoes and all the estat i and rights of the parties of the first part in and to said premises, exoept only as hereinafter limited. Bxoepting and reserving unto the said parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns, all the minerals already found or hereafter to be found in or under the said traots or paroelB of lands and premises hereinabove desdrib id together with the full and free right and liberty for the said parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns, and their servants, agents and workmen, to enter upon and to prospeot, to mine and to ship ore anywhere on said land and premises, together with the right and liberty to the said parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns, and their servants, agents and workmen , to make and use suoh roads and to ereot suoh buildings and engines, machinery an< works, and to lay and use suoh tracks on said lands and premises as may be necessary in oonneotion with the mining, preparation and shipping of any and all ores, to use any and all of the £Oads and waters neoessary for mining, dressing, and preparation of ores on said lands and premisen (2) and to sink, drive, make and use such pits, shafts and drifts as may be neoessary for the mining, dressing and preparation of ores for the market, and to oonvey away suoh waters through natural water oourses running through or over said lands and premises. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above mentioned and desoribed premises unto the said party of the seoond part, its suooessors and assigns forever, subjeot alwayB to the exeroise of all or any of the liberties and powers herein¬ above reserved unto the said parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered, in the presenoe of: Thomas Alva Edison (Seal) Mina M. Edison _ ( Seal ) Frederiok Baohmann SS.: BE IT REMEMBERED that on this 7th Say of July, in the year of our Dora, One Thousand Mine Hundred end Fourteen, before me, the subscriber, an Attorney-at- law of Hew Jersey, personally appeared Thomas A. Edison ana Mina M. Edison, his wife, who, I am satisfied, are the grantors mentioned in the within indenture, to whom I first made known the oontents thereof, and thereupon they ack¬ nowledged that they signed, sealed ana delivered the same as their voluntary act ana deed, for the uses and purposes therein expressed; And the said Mina M. Edison being by me pri¬ vately examined separate and apart from her husband, further acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the I same as her voluntary aot and deed, freely, without any fear, threats or compulsion of her said husband. Frederick Baohmann September 18, 1924 Hr. Thomas A. Edison, - in 1914 you Bold to Dew Jersey Zino Co. certain, land in Sussex and Morris Counties, reserving the mineral rights. Subsequently the Dew Jersey Zino Co. Bold a part of thiB land to Isaac W. England and wife, of Passaic, H. J. You subsequently in 1916 sold to Mr. England and his wife the mineral rights in the tract purchased by the Englands from Dew Jersey Zino Co. Hr. England has contracted to sell his land and the purchaser has raised a question as to th0 *t££el. : nttrrmev Arthur S» Corbin. oanie to see roe this morning aboutthe titled’ They do not question your good faith in making these Bales and inasmuch as you gave only bargain and sale di aed: a, I do not think any olaim could be made againBt you. However, I think we should endeavor to assist them in t^the title. As I understand the situation, the land belonged to the Ogden Iron Co. and a part of it was leased to H. J. &.£a* centrating Co. The last mentioned oompany went into the hands of a Reoeiver and PerklnB, the Receiver, made a conveyance to you in 1911. At the time you made the Bale to the f Co. resolutions were pasj^d..by^^ o£ Ogden iron Co. authorizing ° conveyance ofTKe 1“JBt yoa' . This oonveyanoe was made in the form of a quit-olaim deed which evidently satisfied the attorneys of the Dew Jersey Zino Co. at that time, j The attorney for the purchaser from England claims that thd leases to D. J. & Pa. Concentrating Co. expired in 1909 and since the Receiver did not make a oonveyanoe £°. 1911 it oould have oarried nothing to you, and that this being the case a mere quit-claim deed from the °§*on Ir0“ waa n J sufficient to give you good title. Under the Dew j[era®y I understand it, a quit-claim deed is ineffectual to oonvey title unless thho first mooting of tho incorporators of Di&Bond Disc Shop, incorporated wao hold on the 27 th any iniD. at tho offioo of tho company. Ho. 10 Fifth Avenue, Bow 'fork , ii.Y. , pursuant to a w?^g°r of notioo algnod by all of tho incorporators, fining the sane tiiaa and plaoo. 2ha following, being all of tho incorporators, wore present: Chorion Edison John V. hills r Jamoe Millar Charles Edison, ona of the aubaoribors to tho Certificate of Incorporation, «13ad order, and unon motion, woo duly alaotod ohnirmsn thereof. 2ir. John V. Miller was appointed Secretary of tho meeting. She Secretary pro coated and reed the waiver of notice of this mooting, signed by all of the in corporators, which vraivor is as follows:- a'AIVSE OF BASICS OF 1E3SI0O OF IuC0i'h?0KA20H3 We, the uncorsiened incorporators end sab- mmmmmm-zsi 570 fix tho 27 th day of Bovombor,1915et 9 a*U. as tho time, end #10 Fifth Avonuo. Sew fork, S.Y. as tho plaoo of eaid mooting. Dated: Bov. :27 th, 1916. 2ho Chairman reported that tho oortlfioato of lnoorp oration of the company was filed end roooraodin «xoo£floo of the iioorntary of otota of hew fork, and that & to , . original eaid oortifioote, togo the: r with * r5?tlpt f r ca the State Sroaeurer of Hew York to t to woro filed la the office of the County Glork &f how fork , Sow York, tha o canty lawhich tho prlnolpol office of the oorpor ation la located. It was thereupon ordered that a copy of the certificate of incorporation, together with the oopy of f3 o^ifiLtlT a+n fQ nvAABaror for tho orgunlaotioa tsK# ond tho oortixicato ^ 5L -^SVoiork of the filing of tho certificate of inoor- SrtSlSTS «S3.f £ thrStouto Book. 2hc as follows:- C352IPIQA2a OF Il!OOiiS‘OIU2I03 OF DIAB02B DISC £2101?, iaCOHl'OKAfED M «. 0nlSa SJtS^S' “£ sajss^asassra: sk^stsas. -«» that ; 'asucis i. . ' 2ho nano of tho proposed corporation to DIAUOHJJ filtfJ SHOD, IHOOHPOiUEEfi AS.2ICLS II. flo buv ooll. import and ei^ort sound raproduoing end sound, recording machines, part 8 thereof, and appliance a and oupplloa therefor ro° * record blanks and record ookinete and portfolios. 20 manufacture, purchase and otherwise UtulM 0>od», sw*araa.T«,aBfa5«a sasussts^r trade, and deni in and with the same. s nwrsi ^x^v.srs^ss « «i. corporation, or otherwise. est.^cU'£r& W carry On any buetneoe too corporation so acuulros. So ontor into. sake, perform and carry out contracts for onv lawful pnEpoEO pertaining to too buslnoss heroin pro- vided^ar with any porcon. firm, aaeoolation or corporation. So ieeua bonds, debentures end “thor obligations of - m&gsts: suv-s-rtf -*5 sawr pledge, dood of trust, and otherwise. So pur ohaco, hold and reissue the shares of its capital stock. So too ostont and in tho manner permit tod by local chaco, mortgage and convoy rota end personal proporty. Sho foregoing enumeration of a p<»ifio powers shall not bo hold to limit of restrict to any m«ru*r too powers of tho corporation. In Honor al, to carry on any other business too onnoc- *1** She total authorised capital stock of this corporation is Sweaty Thousand Dollars (§20,000), all of whiou shall b common etook. dilSICUS IT. Sho oapitel stock of this corporation shall ^ided _ ^ into two hundred (200) sharoe of the par valuo of One hundred Dollar < iilOO ) oadh. The amount of capital with which too oorporation will begin buslnoffi lo Sea Thouoond Five Hundred dollars (§10,S05). ARTICLE V. 2ho location of the principal business office of thin oorp oration io to bo at sflO Fifth Arenas, in the Borough of ion- hat tun, City of iiow fork, state of Bow fork. ARUCIS VI. Eho duration of tko oorporation io to bo perpetual. ARTICLE VII. 2ho number of directors of too oorporation Shall bo throo. ARTICLE VIII. 2ho nanoe ana Poet Office addresses of the dirootorn for thb a ret year ora as followes- Charloe adi3on Jton V. Miller SOI William Street, Bast Orango , Bow Jersey Jurnes Millar 641 Seat Street, Eoneington, Brooklyn, Bow fork ARTICLE II The names and Boat Office addroonoo of too nubaorlbore to the capital stock und toe number of cnaroo of n took whioh ouch agrees to toko in too oorporation oro as follows; nomas Charles Edison John V. llillor James Millar Llewellyn Park, West Orange, XI, J. SCO. William at., East Orange, Ii.J. 641 ffost sto¬ len el ng ton .Brooklyn, B. I. ARTICLE i. In ifur toeranoe , and not in limitation, of too Pow°f “ conferred by statute, tbj Board of SirootorB ore oxproeoly authorized: To hold ttoir meetings, to have ono or more ^ioeB ond to keep the books of the oorporutlon, oxoopt ao othorwise pro - vldod by law, witoin or without the State of How fork, at ouch offices as m ay bo from time to time designated by them; but fclio corporation tilio.l X alwayB koop at its rogietorod office in How lork, cop root books of account of ell ito buainoiu; and transactions, and & book to bo known an tho etook bool: containing tho nemos, alphabetically arranged, of all poreons who oro otobkholders of the corporation, showing their places of residence, the number of shores of stock hold by them respectively , the time whan they respectively became the own ora thereof, and tho amount paid thereon. The steak book shall bo open daily, during at least three buainoss hours , for tho infection of tho stock- holdora and judgment oraditora, who nay make oxtraoto theror- from. •20 fix tho amount to be rooorvod a a working capital. , to fix tho times for the declaration and payment of dividends, to authorise and oause to bo executed mortgagee) and liens upon tho real end personal property of the corporation, provided always, that a majority of tlio wholes Board conour thoroin. Kith the cone oat in writing, end pureunnt alno to tho affirmative vote of the holders of two thirds (£/3) of the stock issued and Outstanding at a stockholders1 mooting duly call ad for that purpose, to sell, aoDign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of tho property of the corporation as an ontiroty, provided always, that a majority of tho whole Board conour thoroin. Elio corporation may use anl apply ito surplus earnings or accumulated profits far tho purpose of the acquisition of property and for tho purpose of tho acquisition of its own capital a took from time to time to such extent and in suoh manner and upon such terms as itB Boerd of Directors Shall determine, and nolthor the property nor tho capital stock so purchased aaquired shall be regarded sc profits for the purpoeo of tho declaration or payment of dividends, unlesa otherwise determined by a majority of tho Board of Directors, Subject to tho foregoing provisions, the bylaws may pro¬ vide tho number of director s to oonetifute a quorum at their mooting, end suoh uuabor may bo loco than tho majority of tho whole number, but not lees then one-third t 1/0) of tho whole number. She corporation roeorvos tho right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision oontaiuod in thle oortlfeicato in tho manner now or horeaftor prosoribod by statuto for tho amendment of tho certificate of incorporation, IB tVIEBESS V/U3S0P , wo havo made end signed thlB oortifioato in &tg>lioato this 5th day of November, 1915, Eon Gent B avenue 0EARLK8 gaisoB Stamp Cancelled ” _ J0H11 V. HIH.KB In tho proeonoe of: ffrodariok Bachman jAilBS HILDAS State of Sow Jar coy ) : os. : Count; of Ebsox ) On this 61ih day of iiovombor, 1916, before no personally came CBAHLEa EDIBOil, J01E! V. MULSH end JAMS a KULAK , to mo poreonally known and known by no to be tho individual a described in and who executed tho foregoing instrument, and I having first medo known to thorn tho contents theroof , they sever¬ ally acknowledged that they executed tho oamo oe and for the purposes therein mentioned. Frederick Bachman an Attorney at Law of Hew Joraoy S2A3K (IF HU'ii JHE33X ) : os. s coosry w bssbx } X, J032JH iioBOHOUGH, Olerk of tho County of Essex (and also Clerk of tho Circuit Court and Court of Corn on Pleats, tho some being Courts of Kooord of tho aforesaid County, having by law a seal) DO HESBBY CKS-JIFf that Hr odor ink Uachmann, Esquire, whoso name is subocribod to tho attached oertificato of uoknowlea^wnt , proof or affidavit, won at the time of taking said acknowledgment , proof or affidavit, an Attornoy at Law &zly commissioned and sworn, and rosidlag in said State, and was as saoh Attorney at Law an officer of said State, duly authorised by tho laws thereof , to take and certify tho proof and proof end acknowledgment of doeds for tho conveyance of land, tone- man te or hereditaments and other inctrumeits in writing to be rocor&od in said State, aid that the Baid acknowledgment is duly executed and taken according to the laws, of said State, and that full faith and orodit are and ought to bo given to his offioial acts; and 1 further oortify that X am well acquainted with his hsndwri ting and verily bellovo tho signature to tho attached cortifioato is his genuine signature. IB WISHES!} UHrlUSOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 6th day of Bov. A. D. 19 16. Joseph Ho Bono ugh, (SEAL OF • Clerk ESSEX C0DB2V) 10 ji revenue stomp SSAgE gftEASPBEH^ KBOEIH' mAsimaa's office.- sxase ca? hew mux $10.00 Roooivoa from Diamond Dioo Shop, . incorporated Sen and OO/lOQ Dollar a, *95^ ono-twontieth at one par centum upon of of j£0 ,000 of tho above named Company for tbo privilege of organisation, pursuant to chapter 62, L&v/a of 1909, aid oliaptor 472, Dawn of 1910, uo amondod. P, ri. Powell, 0. W. Hiller, Cashier Assistant Depute Comptroller iASS GF 00 UP If CIL&ig flora if ODKiUi'a gppiojs CODDl’f OP BS5 fGivE PKVi 00UE2Y 00^2 HOUSE Bow fork, Bov, 23,1916. Delos lioldon , Bbh*, Dogal Department, Ihomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, B.J. Certlfioato of Incorporation of "Diamond Dioo Shop, Ino." was filed In thlB Offlco on Bovombor l,.,191b. Vory truly soars, Herman a. Beyer, DEUI'If flora; If ODHKK, 2ha Soorotary pro cent od tho following form SJftSTJLa ir-tlo\rafdf^ouols adopted artiolo by article as road: BY-LAWS 0? DIA150BD DISC SHOP, IUCOIPCHAIED, (1) All Heatings of stockholders BtoUto hold at the roistered offioo of the ooapeny in tho State of Dew fork. tS) A majority of stook issued and outstand- jarsas'S ?jtr»3«^WJ&ass.* 1)1 (5) 2ho unatual neoting of tlio iitockholdors, after tha year 1916, choll bo on tho lot day of Juno of oooh your at tho registered offioo of tho oorT>oaruUon in How York, when they Shull oloot by a plurality voto, by- ballot, tho board of dirootore aa oonutitutod by theoo by-lavra, each otookholdor boing ontitlou to ono voto, in parson or by prosy, foe euoh share of stock standing regi stored in hia name, on tho t'.7ontioth day procoiilng tho olootion, ozoluoivo of tho day of such olootlon. (4) iiotioo of tho tine and place of tho annual oooting a hall bo mailed to ouch otookholdor at hia address as tho acme appears upon tho records of the corporation at least five (b) day a prior to tho mooting. (b) At auoh annual mooting, if a majority of tho u to ok lBBUad and outstanding oh all not bo represented, tho stockholders prauent shall have pewor to adjourn to a day certain, and notice of tho mooting on tho adjtijrned day oh all bo given by depositing tho aumo in tho poetoffico addressed to ouch stockholder at least fivo (b) days boforo suoh ad Jo urn od mooting, exolusivo of tho day of mailing, but if tho holders of a majority of tho stock be proeont in person or by proxy, they shall havo power from time to time to adjourn tho annuel mooting to any subsequent doy or. deyu, and no notice of tho adjourned meeting need bo given. (6) Spools! meetings of tho stockholders other than thooe rogulatod by statute, may bo called at any time by a majority of the directors. It shall also be tho duty of tho president to call such mootings whenever requested in writing so to do by stockholders owning a majority of the capital stock, issued and outstanding, iiotioo of every epeolol moating, stating the time, plaoo end objoot thereof, shall be given by nailing, postage propuid, at loest five (bj days boforo such mooting, oscluaivo of tho day of mailing, a copy of such notice addressed to each stockholder, liootings may bo held without such notloo as aforesaid, wh on the seme is waived by oauh stockholder or hie attorney. (7) At all mootings of stookholders on all questions other than tho olootlon of directors and Inspectors of election, eeoh stockholder, present in person or by proxy, shall bo entitled to one voto for oooh shore of stock stand¬ ing rogistorod in his noma. BOASD Off BIiLEO5!0R3. (0) 2he dirootore, three (S) in number, shall bo ohoson from the stockholders and sinll hold offioo for ono (1J year and until their successors arc oleoted and qualified, Pho number of directors my bo altered bj? amndmant of this provision of the by-lawo, but shall not bo loss than throe. Any vacancy oouurring in tho Board of Directors may bo filled by a majority voto of tho remaining directors. (9) Trnmadintoly upon the adjournment of the. annual moot lag of the otoekholdora, the B^*d rtiftfttnd thereat &hctll hold fii saostiiig for tho olootlon o officers and fox* tho transaction of any othor nocosuery buslnaeo . Bald mooting of tho Board a hall ho hold at tho plcco designated for holding said annual mooting of. tho [stockholders. (10) Dpoclol moctingn of tho Board my ho oollod hy tho iroaidont or by any Wo dir go tor a on l> d~yu notice by mall or personally to oueh director. (11) A majority of tho directors in offico &all constltato a qcorum for tlio transaction of busiroca. (12) 53io directors may hold mootings and have m offico outside of tho Uteto of now 'folk at eush pl~.oo placos ms they may from timo to time uotomino. ixissscfoivB o? i&xoci&ii (13) Cwo (2) inspectors of election, v&o nood not bo stockholders, shall bo appointed by th* tho mooting of tho stockholders or at hold by tho stockholders to ssrvo at such mooting, but tho tha Board of Directors named in tho certificate oi 1DO utJ"° atlon. Ob’fflCSBS. (14) Che Board of Directors shall oloet tho offiooro of tho corporation who shall bo a msnbs Ka^wsrii" qualified. with, ouch offioor ehall bo promptly notified. (16) Che President shall bo the ohiof oxocutlvo at s^juasMS: - »*■ for the faithful porforoaaoo of thoir duties. -6- (16) iho Hooretary shall bo ox officio clerk of tho 3osrd of Directors. Ho shall kecip “rocoru o"f tho proceedings at all mootings of tho utookholdorB and of tho Board of Dir oat or a in tho minutes book of tho corporation. He oholl boo that proper notice ia given of all moo tinge of tho stockholders and of the Board of DlrooCcro. He ebiill bo the custodian of tho corporate coal of tho corporation. (17) 2ha froasuror ohnll koop in hie core and custody tho money and funds of the corporation. Ko shall deposit all moneys and other valuable offsets in tho name and to tho orodlt of tho corporation in cuoh depositories as cay bo dooignatod by tho 2oard of Dir oo tore. Ho shall koop full, true and aoouruto accounts of all receipts and diebureamonts in books belonging to tho cor¬ poration, and Bhsll tako propor rocoipte or vouchors for all dleburBomen to made by him. Ha ehnll randor to the i-roeldont or to tho 3oti.ru , vhenovor thoy may roauira it, an account of his trans¬ actions as freoauror ana of tho financial oonditlon of tho corporation. Ho ohall, with tho President, sign all certificates , of stock. (10)' In the cqbo of tho absence of an officer, or for any other reason whiahmuy eeom sufficient to the Board, t&a Board may ttologato his powers and duties for the time being to any other of floor or to any dlrootor. aiGHIBC OS' CH2BE8, iiEOSIp'?S, S5EHAZJS3, SCO. (19) All ohodko or orders against tho money or ShndB of tho corporation shall bo eignod by any one of tho throe following persona and countersigned, by any otfaor of tho throo following sold parsons, namely - Tho Pro si dent 2ha froamror 2ho lianas©? Iho President or tho 2ro usurer of the Company shall htnre power to receive ana sign receipts or warrants for all moneys paid to the corporation end full dioohurgo thsroof to give . BOEHOVTIEO OP KOfliil (BO) Ho dffioer or other person ahull have the right to borrow any money for the corporation, or to Big n its name to any note, chattel mortgage, bill of sale in the nature of a mortgage, or to in any wiso pledge tho funds or projorty of tho oorporation without authority so to do from the Board of Directors. emeus os1 m:-< oonkaziy (21) She corporation ob»ll have an office .-aad tran oact businaao In the City of Bow York, County of flow York and State of flew Yo k , oM at euok othor plaoos an the Board may from time to time appoint or tho business of tho corporation may require. (22) Sho etoakholdero may pledge, noil, aosign, transfer or set over thoir stock to each othor at piousuro, hut no stockholder shall plodgo, soli, assign, transfer or cot over his stock to anyone not a stockholder, until ho shall first ^ve thirty (30) days notice, in writing, to tho Secret¬ ary of tho number of shares ho do eir os to sell, pledge, assign, transfor or sot over, aud the Secretary shall, immediately on receiving eudk notice, offer such' cibaros for sale, or as collateral, to all othor stockholders, at book or neeesued value of stock, according to last Inventory (inventories to bo made at intervals not greater than si* months - in oaso of sale inventories to ho made tho first of the following month - and suoh hook or assonsod value to ho exclusive ©f good will, patent righto, trade marks, copyrights and Ioodo holdings) value of stock; .Any hid or hide for such stock within said thirty days shall bo reported by tho Secretary in writing, and Berved personally, or by mail, or loft at tho place of busi- noBS or residence of tho stockholder, and upon tgo acooptanso of any suoh hide, tho some shall bo duly recorded by tho Sac- rotary upon the books of. tho corporation. In ease bids when so rooeivod are for a greater amount of stock than shall have boon offered for solo, the said eta ok Shall ho divided and sold to tho several biddoru In the proportion to the respootivo amounts of stock then owned by them, as neur as may bo without splitting a share. If no hide for such stock shall bo mode by any stockholder within tho said thirty (20) dayB, than the umo may be sold to anyone within throe (3) months thereafter. The aeorotary Shull keep a record of suoh offer and notice, and certify that ho hue complied with thio by-law, and each record: ahull ha ovidonoo in all proceedings and in all courto of tho compliance with this by-law. (23) lions of tho froenury or uniusuod stock shall bo iacuod, a old or offered for oolo except by a majority voto of tho stock issuod end outstanding. D1VIDSSD3 (24) dividends shell bo declared and paid out of the surpluB profits of the corporation in accordance with tho laws of the State’ of Sow York. SSA1 (2D) She soul of the corporation shall be in tho form of a circle and shall boor the name of the fa. -oixoling the words and figures: "Incorporated © 1915". -7- tfAIVDR (26) Any Btookholdor or director way waive any notioe required to bo given undor these bytflawa. 4I32HD1EK2 (27) Chaos by-laws pjay bo altered, amended or roposlod by a majority voto of iiia steak outstanding, at a mooting of the stockholdera called for that purpose, or nt any of th o annual no o ting o of the stockholders, and in cnso of such oaHod qaeting, tho proposed ohanga 1;. tho by-laws Shall bo cat forth in tho eall. 2ho Secretary procontod and road tho following franofore of oubscrlption:- 2he undersigned, for good and valuable oonedder- ution received, hno sold, assigned, transferred and sat ovar !.cd by those prosonto docs soil, assign, transfer and set over unto DIB.4 U. J3DISO0 the right, title and interest of tho undersigned aa a eubBoribor to and an incorporator of tho Diamond Diso bhop, Incorporated, to tl» extent of twenty (20) diares of tte capital stock thoreof, and hereby requests and direofa tho Bold corporation to issue the certificate for said shares to the aforesaid transferee or her nomlnoe or assigns, and to register this transfer or. tho books of the corporation. 1916. KIIilEb... my hand and Beal this 27 day of iiov. OH ABLE! S EDISOfl In prooonoo of: Stephen B. ISambert Iranaferoo's addrosB; llewollyn Dork, Orange, 13. J. SRABSl’ER 0? SUBSCH1B2I0H Iho undorsigned, fbr good and valuable consider¬ ation received, has sold, assigned, transferred and set over and by theBe presents does sell, assign, transfer and sot over unto bEBPHEli 3. HAUB3212. tho right, title and interest of the undorsigned as a subscriber to and on incorporator of tho Diamond Diso Shop, Incorporated to the extent of nine (9) shores of tho oapital stock thereof, and hereby requests and directs the said corporation to issuo the certificate for said shares to tho aforesaid transferee or hie nominee or assigns, and to register thlB transfer on the books of tho oaporatlon. Bov., xaiti. VflffiiBOS my hand and tool this Z1 day of la prosoHco of: Stophen £. ihanbort Transferee's address: 541 Sfont Street .Kensington, Brooklyn, it. S. maASSPSB Oi' SUBSCHIIi’IOa 2he undorolgnod, for Rood and valuable conal der¬ ation received, hue Sold, sreigaod, transferred and sot ovor and by those presents doos aoll, assign, transfer oral sot ovor unto 30BSB5 J. BOLnB , the right, title and inter eet of the undersigned as a subscriber to and an incorporator of the Diamond Disc Shop, Incorporated, to the extent of five riiaroo of tho osoital stock thereof, and hereby ro'-suostu and diroofco the said corporation to iesuo tho oerfci float o for said snares to tho aforesaid traasforoo or his nominee or hr assigns, and to rogiator this transfer on tho bookc of tho corporation. VflEISSS uy hand and seal this 27 day of liov . 1916. _ JAIflSS lilUiATi in proaanoG of: Stephen B. liembort Transferee's address: p641 sfoet Street , .Kensington, Brooklyn ,3,7. 55Uasy.BH 0? aUBSCKimCO The under signed, for good and valuable* oonBi der¬ ation rocoivod, has sold, assigned, transferred and cot over apd by the so nrasoatn does sell, assign, transfer and sot ovor unto a. o. THOn-SOil, the right, title and interest of tho unoard/snod as a subscriber to and 'an inoorp orator of tho Diamond Dies fchop, Inoorporatod, to tho extent of five (6) Shares of the capital stook thereof and hereby requests and directs tho said cor¬ poration to iesuo tho certificate for said shares to tho ofore- said transferee or his nominee or aoelgno, end to register this transfer on tho books of tho corporation. iJIEilKSB my hand and seal this 27 day of Bov. JAM SB lilLhAR In presence of: Stephen B. Uambort Transferee' n address: ,?541 Boat street, Kensington, Brooklyn, H.K. ro£M3J?3R OS' SWSbOIiimail 0310 undorBignod, for good dnfl.value.blt> consideration rocolvod, hue cold, assigned, transferred and sot ovor and by theso •nresante doos soil, iiesign, transfer and eet ovor unto BESSIE KU1122, the ri sht , fcltla rad interest, of tho undo reigned as a subscriber to and an iiworo orator of tho diamond Diao Shop, Incorporated, to tho extant of tan (10) shares of tho capital stock thereof, and hereby requests end directs tho said cornaration to issue tho certificate for said ctharoo to tho oforosaid transferee or her nominee or asolgno, and to rogistoi* title transfer on tho boohs of tho corporation. 1916. SUfaaas my hand and bob! thlB U7 day of Bov. JAKF.8 IOLBAII In proBenob of: Stop hen B. yemberfc frartsf oroo’a address; *641 West Street, Kensington, Brooklyn, S.l. Upon action duly msdo and oooondod and pursuant to a writ toe waiver of" notice of end oonBont to tho above transfers of subscription, eignod by Oil tho incorporators, tho nano worn tvpprovod. She Secretary pros anted end read tho written salvor of notice of and consent to tto shove transfers of eubaoription, signed by all of tho ir.corp orators, which waivor and consent le us follows;- waives a? :10210s 20 sstasssMsaa 01? sub- aCSII’SIOH AUD C0BSSB2 20 SUOH 23ABfitf28». iVo, the under signed incorporators ond subscriber a to tte stock of tho Diamond Disc Shop, Incorporated, & corporation orgeniaod under the laws of the state of Pow fork, hereby waive notice of tho following transfers of subscription executed on ovon date; Oharlos Bdioon to Hina i,’. Edison Jwaes llill&r to Stephan B. Rambert " " " Robert H. Bolen " " " ll.O.Shoiapson n « « j RKcOiV'^D : Shat the socl presented at this mooting, an impression of which io directed to bo made in the margin of tho minute book, bo and the same in horoby adopted na the seal of thin corporation. Moved and (seconded that five CSroaouror bo authorised to purchase tho sacca esury books and stationery and to defray tho GxposuMts of Incorporation. Motion carried. iUJBOLVSX): 53ia i tho iroaidont and 2ro usurer bo end they fcoreby ore authorised to ieoue cortifioatod of stock In tho form submitted to this meeting. On motion, the masting adjourned. 8. fl. MAlUBSHg Seordtary. B . ft K. NO’ 74,016. tire. Minn M. Edison, e/o Ur. Thomas A. Edison, Oronge, K. J. Deor Uo dam: In regard to the $50,000, mortgage held by clients of this Company covering No. 10 Fifth Avenue, v,hich expires on Jenusry 11th, VJe W0Uld ask, if you desire us to endeovor to erronge an extension v-ith the present clients, that you fill out, sign and return promptly, the enclosed rent list* Provided we are successful in arranging an extension vdth the present clients, our charge would be one quarter of one per cent. Very truly yours, 10 Fifth Avenue. Hew York What alterations or improvements have been made during the past three to five years? Have all City Department orders been complied with? If not, give particulars. All orders have been complied with so far as known. What orders have been issued and have yet to be complied with? See next question atoove* Is the building equipped with a sprinkler system? No. State percentage of efficiency* See next above. innuat rent (itemize rent, and space occupied by each tenant.) Lessee Amount Length of Tern Diamond Diso Shop, Inc. §2000 .per Yr. no lease „ _ _ _ _ _ Vfleflinrfbnndt Equipped as" theatre"- rented as frequently as possible Della Robbia Studios 1300.per yr. Expires 1922 Vacant Building Superintendent None Ho lease Space Occupied Basement 1st floor 2nd floor 3rd floor 4th floor If any vacancies - state number and location of Bpace vacant and duration of each to date.' /Lot- a C' f-r'is' Amount paid annually for insurance premiums. Fire insurance Pl^te Glass Rent Workmens' Compensation 210.66 None None Included with other employes on Edison Pay-roll None General Liability o o o MIMA M. EDISON THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED f,rid- 1 FILE ENVELOPE Ho.^Z^.Z^ CONTENTS Ho . /. _ ; THQHA9 A. H«IN (Tnonal) DELOS HOLDEN LEASE THIS INDENTURE made the jW/’ day of 1918 between MINA II. EDISON, of Llewellyn Park, West Orange, New Jersey, party of the first part, and THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED, a corporation of the State of New Jersey, having its principal office at West Orange, Essex County, in said State, party of the second part, WITNESSETH: That the party of the first part does hereby demise and lease unto the party of the second part all that four-story building and premises known as Ho. 10 Fifth Avenue, in the City, County and State of New York, with the appurtenances and the sole and uninterrupted use and occupation thereof (except as hereinafter mentioned) for the term of one year from the 1st day of March 1918 to the 1st day of March, 1919 at twelve o'clock noon, in consid¬ eration of the covenants hereinafter contained and of the yearly rental of Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($13,650) payable by the party of the second part to the party of the first part in equal monthly instal¬ ments of One Thousand One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($1,137.50) in advance; this lease however being subject to the following lease now upon the demised premises: Lease dated February 24, 1917 between the party of the first part and Della Robbia Studios, Inc. , a corporation of the State of New York. The party of the first part hereby assigns, transfers and sets over unto the party of the second part, term, wear and tear arising from reasonable use of the .same and damage by i’ire ana the elements excepted, and at the expiration of said term or earlier termination of this lease to yield up the peaceable possession thereof to said party of the first part, her heirs, assigns, agents or attorneys. Said party of the second part further promises and agrees that said party of the first part, her heirs, assigns, agents or attorneys may enter into and upon the said demised premises at reasonable hours of the day to examine the same or to make such repairs and alterations therein at the expense of the party of the second part as shall be necessary for the preservation thereof, provided such repairs and alterations are not made within a reason¬ able time by the party of the second part; to exhibit them at any time during said term to any person or persons, and to put up notices "For Sale" or "To let" upon the same. If the said premises shall become vacant or deserted during the said, term, the party of the first part, her heirs, assigns, agents or attorneys may re-enter the same at her or their option, by force or otherwise, without being liable to prosecution therefor, and to re-let the same, and it is agreed that the rent so received shall be applied first to the payment of such expenses as the party of the first part, her heirs, assigns, agents or attorneys may be put to in re-entering, and then to the payment of the rent due by these presents and that the party of the second part shall remain liable for any deficiency. I 3 This lease is made and accepted on this express condition, that in case the party of the second part fail or be in default of any of the covenants herein contained, the party of the first part, her heirs, assigns, agents or attorneys shall have the power and right of terminating and ending this lease immediately and be entitled to re-enter and take possession of said premises and to remove all per¬ sons therefrom, the party of the second part hereby waiving any notice in writing to quit or of intention to re-enter under the statute. It is further agreed that the party of the first part, her heirs, assigns, agents or attorneys may in the event that she has an opportunity to sell the demised prem¬ ises, determine said term herein provided for and cancel this lease at the end of any calendar month by giving to the party of the second part ninety days previous notice in writing, and the party of the second part agrees that not later than ninety days after receipts of said notice, it will surrender to the party of the first part, her heirs, assigns, agents or attorneys, all of the premises hereby leased, and will pay on demand all rent then due for said demised premises and all other sums which may have been paid or incurred by the party of the first part on account of the party of the second part to carry out the provisions of this agreement. In case of such determination of said term, the party of the second part shall be entitled to receive the rents under said lease of party of the first part to Della Robbia Studios, Inc. only to the date of the termination of this lease. LEASE THIS INDENTURE made the first day of November, 1919 between MINA M. EDISON, of Llewellyn Park, Y/est orange, New Jersey, party of the first part, and THOMAS A. EDISON, of Llewellyn park, West orange. Hew Jersey, party of the second part, WITNESSETH: That the party of the first part does hereby de¬ mise and lease unto the party of the second part, his execu¬ tors, administrators and assigns, all that four-story build¬ ing and premises known as No. 10 Fifth Avenue, in the City, County and State of Hew York, with the appurtenances for the term of twenty-one (21) years from the first day of March 1920 to the first day of March 1941 at twelve o'clock noon. In consideration of the covenants hereinafter contain¬ ed and of the yearly rental of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty- six Dollars (§16,536. ) payable by the party of the second part to the party of the first part In two hundred and fifty-two (252) equal monthly Instalments of One Thous¬ and, Three Hundred and Seventy-eight Dollars (§1,378.) In advance. The party of the first part hereby agrees that she will Immediately upon the receipt thereof pay to the owner of the seoond mortgage upon the said premises covered by this lease and executed concurrently herewith In favor of the party of the second part for the sum of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars (§35,000.) all sums received by her as rental hereunder In excess of the sum of One Thousand, One Hundred and Fifty-two Dollars (§1,152.) per month, said sums to be applied upon the said mortgage in acoordanoe with the provisions thereof, and in the event of her failure to make any such payment or payments the party of the seoond part shall have the right to deduct the amount thereof from the rent payable hereunder and apply the amount deducted to the making of such payment or payments to the owner of said mortgage on behalf of the party of the first part. The party of the seoond part does for himself, his executors, administrators and assigns, hereby agree to pay to the party of the first part, her heirs or assigns, said yearly rental of Sixteen Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-six Dollars ($16,536.) at the time and Ln the manner aforesaid, without fraud or delay, and at his or their own proper cost and charges to bear, pay and discharge all such duties, taxes, assessments and payments, extraordinary as well as ordinary, and including all rents and charges for water, gas, and electric light and power, as shall during the term hereof be lawfully assessed, levied or imposed upon the demised premises or any part thereof. It is a condition of this lease, and the party of the first part does hereby agree, that she will remodel the said premises so as to provide a suitable retail storeroom, an office suitable for a physician and a livingapartment in the basement thereof, approximately four (4) apartments on the first floor, approximately four (4) apartments on the seoond floor, approximately four (4) apartments on the third floor and approximately three (3) apartments on the fourth floor. It is estimated that suoh remodelling will cost approximately Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.), 2 Which amount Is being loaned to the party of the first part by the party of the second part to be so used and which loan is secured by the aforesaid second mortgage upon the said premises. It Is further agreed that work on such remodel¬ ling of said premises shall be commenced within a reasonable time from the date of this Indenture and shall be completed as quickly as conditions in the building trade may allow. The party of the seoond part does further agree at hla own expense to keep the said premises, after remodel¬ ling. in good repair, wear and tear arising from reasonable use of the same and damage done by fire and the elements ex¬ cepted. and observe and be responsible for. and bear all expenses of complying with all orders, ordinances, rules, resolutions and requirements of all Municipal, State and Federal authorities relative to the demised premises, and at the expiration of said term or earlier termination of this lease to yield up the peaceable possession thereof to said party of the first part, her heirs or assigns. In as good condition as reasonable use and wear thereof will per¬ mit, damage by fire and the elements excepted. Said party of the seoond part further promises and agrees that said party of the first part, her heirs, or assigns, may enter Into and upon the said demised premises at reasonable hours of the day to examine the same or to make such repairs and alterations therein at the expense of the party of the seoond part as shall be neoes- Isary for the preservation thereof, provided such repairs and alterations are not made within a reasonable time bj the party of the seoond part; to exhibit them at any time 3 during the last six months of said term to any person or persons, and during such six months period to put up notices "For Sale" or "To let" upon the same. If the said premises shall become vacant or deserted during the said tern, the party of the first part, her heirs or assigns, may re-enter the same at her or their option, by force or otherwise, with¬ out being liable to prosecution therefor and to re-let the same, and It Is agreed that the rent so received shall be applied first to the payment of such expenses as the party of the first part, her heirs or assigns, may be put to In re-entering, and than to the payment of the rant due by these presents and that the party of the second part shall remain liable for any deficiency. The party of the second part agrees to Indemnify and save harmless the party of the first part from all claims for damages on account of bodily Injuries accident¬ ally suffered or alleged to have been suffered by any par¬ son or persons not employed by the party of the first part while In or about the demised premises, and also against all claims for damage or Injury by water which may be sus¬ tained by the party of the second part, his agents or em¬ ployees, or by any sub-tenant, or for any damage or In¬ juries resulting from the negligence or Improper oonduct of the party of the second part from the breakage, leakage or obstruction of the Croton, water or soil pipe, or for other leakage In the demised premises or any part thereof. This lease Is made and accepted on this express condition, that -In case the party of the second part fall 4 or be In default of any of the oovenants here Ln contained, the party of the first part, her heirs or assigns, shall have the power and right of terminating and ending this lease immediately and be entitled to re-enter and take possession of said premises and to remove all persons therefrom, the party of the second part hereby waiving any notloe in writing to quit or of intention to re-enter under the statute. The party of the first part agrees that she will keep insured against fire during said demised term in a reputable fire insurance company or companies, all build¬ ings and improvements upon the said premises in an amount not less than seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.), which policies of insurance will provide for payment in case of loss to the owners of the first and second mort¬ gages as their interest may appear. In case of partial destruction or damage to the premises caused by fire, the party of the first part will with the consent of the owners of the first and second mortgages or in accordance with the provisions thereof, out of the proceeds of the afore¬ said insurance, cause the premises to be placed in suit¬ able repair, and no deduction shall be made from the rent payable by the party of the second part by reason of such partial damage or destruction. In case of a total loss or destruction of said premises by fire or a loss so ex¬ tensive as to make it Inadvisable in the opinion of the party of the first part to make repairs, this lease shall immediately terminate and no further rent shall aoorue thereafter unto the party of the first part. Such terrains tlon of this lease, hov/ever, shall in no way affect the liability of the party of the first part to the party of the second part under the aforesaid second mortgage. It Is further agreed that first party shall have the right to terminate this lease at any time by giving tr second party one hundred and twenty (120) days notice In wrLtlng of such termination, and thereupon at the expira¬ tion of said one- hundred-and- twenty-day period this lease shall terminate. In case of such notice and termination, first party will reimburse second party for all payments which It may actually make to Its sub-tenants occupying said premises as a consideration for the termination on one hundred and twenty (120) days or less notice of their respective sub-leases, but not to exceed in the case of any sub-tenant a sum equal to one months rental under the sub-lease of the premises occupied by such sub-tenant. IK WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have exe- STATE Oi1 NEW JERSEY ) COUNTY Oi)1 ESSEX i w cf tho Rotator of tno Cotmfy c orlc on„JU±£Z. Af X . t $JJL%'t'ngoLkJZ.*sf Conveyances ;(tnd Indoxod until Number _ _£7_2^1_ _ “Land Map of tti9 County of Now York.” jfickd sTalj^5^ DONECAM, Register j\-\/iJL-)A-OZjLj^.yA. ^-iCh- Deputy Rogistc - Asat. Dop. Renisfc' ^Cc CtsJts _ _ " '~*r r* /, Kf j Dated Hay; 21, 1906 , , , Recorded in Co. of New Yorh May 22, 1906 in Blooh3erlea(Conveyances) . , Seotion 2, Lib. I60j page 92, and indexed under Bloch No. 572 on? the Load Map of the City of New yoric. . 3 ^ Pirst Mortgage — $75,000 Due June 30, 1907— Interest payable Dec. I and June I at SJ ' Mortgage payable to Title Guarantee & Trust Co. * made by Washington Aroh & Realty C Mina M. Edison. Interest payable to Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Co. 146 Broadway N. Y. City. jo. and Transferred t Insurance policies handled by J Mortgage raplaoa^and extended f TO Jan II 1909 a .. ii - 1912 n n •• 1916 3 time as follows ^ prinolpal reduced by 15,000 on Jan. II, I9l5 Jjj Mortgage extended to Jan, II, 1918 at principal reduced by $10,000 on Jan. II, 1916. 1916-jau. 3. lease Mina M. EdiBOn to Diamond Disc Shop Lower two floors from Oct. I, 1916 to Sept. 30, 1916. Rental $2,000 payable in stooh of the Co. Hay ii lease Mina M. Edison to Thomas A. Edison ino. larm of one year from Moh. I, 1917. Yearly rental $13, 650,00 Subjeot to existing leases T. A. Edison ino. pays all taxes, expenses eto. 1918- Maeoh I - Extension of next above lease for o MINA M. EDISON (2) ' Lease— -—Extension of' next above lease for one year. First mortgage, originally $75,000 now $50,000, extended to Jan. II, 1921 at ,6i$ lease — 80 Kina' H.: Edison to Thomas A. Edison Through the suggestion and efforts of Hr. Charles 'Edison it was decided to convert the building into offioes and apartments. Hr. Thomas A. Edison agreed to loan Mrs. Edison the necessary money to make the alterations and it was estimated that the cost would be ; $35,000. Mrs. Edison to give a mortgage covering this amount. Mr. ThomaB A. Edison also agreed to lease the building and operate same as an apartment building paying for all repairs, taxes and expenses except theulnsuranoe, and inter st on original mortgage, leased for a term of 21 years ending March I, 1941 yearly rental $16,636.00 or $1,378.00 per month Lease can be terminated on 120 days notice. 1919- Feb. 2 I9I9-NOV. I 1919— Nov. I Second Mortgage - Mina a. Edison to Thomas A. Edison To secure indebtedness of $35,000 payments on principal $138.15 per month beginning Maroh I, 1920 » of interest at 6$ equalized over twenty one years at $87.85 per mot Subject to 1st. Mortgage dated Jan. II, 1907 Mina M. Edsion to Title Guarantee 4 Trust Co. Bond s aldo signed. 1919- -I920 Alterations made by Mrs. Edison through Messers Charles Edison and Charles poyer, Work was under the immediate direction of the Architectural Corporation, which orgahization later ohanged its name to Outwater.Shurtleff 4 Noble, I no. Commission to above organization 16$ In order to oomplete the work it was found necessary to fur¬ nish additional funds and Mr. Edison advanced on open account $23,574.63 without interest or furthefTseourity. 1920— August I Alterations were completed and Outmter.Shurtleff 4 Noble, Inc. aid subcontractors gave guarantees for one year. 1920 - June 16, 1926 Mr. Thomas A. Edison operated the apartment paying Mrs. Edison regularly per month $1378.00 Mrs. Edison returning to him regularly per month on principal 138.15 as interest 78.85 226.00 Mrs. Edison per month 1152.00 Net to Mrs. Mina M. EdiBon (3) 1926 Dus to the oompliaoted arrangemnat of ownership, lease, mortgages, open aooount and interchange , of checks and alBo due to the fact that Mrs. Edison has considerably larger income than in former years it was thought advisable to r simplify matters. A statement was therefore drwan up showing tha situation and pro¬ posing various plans, same was submitted to Mrs. Edison also to Mr. Edison and a satisfactory agreement to both parties reaohed. X- Mr. Edison is relieved from the 2i year lease. 2- Mrs. Edison gives to Mr. Edison a demand note, without interest, for monies still due him on *nd. mortgage and open aooount. 3- Mr. Edison oanoels mortgage and accompanying bond 4- Mrs. Edison to operate the apartment business, through the laboratory Office 1926 June 15 Rearrangemant_completed and^papers signed. ^ ^ Ediaon « it ur. Edison . and Mrs. Editon Signed by Mrs. Edison 23,158.40 3502.96 3- Mote for fSO, 235.89 Mote made up as folio Balance due on mortga Interst “ " " Due on open aooount The item of Interest is the difference between the actual interest due if tha interest payments had not been equal¬ ized and tha interest actually paid. 4- power of attorney to Mr. Charles Edison and John y. Miller Signed by Mrs. Edison 5- Speoial form of this power of Attorney for tha Bant " " g_ leases to tenants assigned to Mrs. EdiBon 7- An account opened at the First Hat. Bank of west orange Title of account Mina u. Edison 10 Fifth Ave. Account Since JUne 15, 1926 all transactions relative to the Apartment bus - lness are being handled in the name of Mina M. Edison. HIBAIi. SDI30H-10 PIPTH AVE. ACOOUHT. £HS2SOiflB3ga«. Income and expense Budget ITEM 1921 1922 IB00H3 Bents 24346 20617 Elec. Current 530 466 TOTAL 2^686 21266 1923 1924 AVEBAQS 24163 24464 23446 610 629 6S1 24773 26094 24009 C0H323VATIVB P30BABLS 22000 24400 BXPEB3B Bent 16636 16636 16636 16636 16636 Management 40 35 — 66 32 Salaries 6634 6042 4956 4976 6127. Bepetre 630 1770 1017 1692 1277 fuel 1376 1226 1300 1223 1261 Light | power 1031 786 1069 1194 1016 Alter 176 106 134 — 104 Taxes 2770 2760 3014 3426 2990 Insurance 269 249 220 256 246 Ugal — 73 70 49 46 Telephone — — 16 64 17 Miscellaneous 480 716 361 176 438 Bent la arrears reaelved 613 ~ — 426 TOTAL 29343 29388 28704 29636 29242 60 60 6000 6000 1600 1000 1300 1300 1200 1200 126 126 3600' 3600 260 260 ISO 60 60 60 400 200 13635 126 36. ZD83*or QAIH 74467 *8004 •4642 *6233 8866 736 12136 1011 Including Interest at 6§# on $50,000 Mortgage per year 6116 'tfrryory, r //iwfrrW- ■■//onfyoMerty & J-Z .Otrymy ,„///,: /f„Un..ry zfc {V | | i G"»«rJ .'AuMny July 10, •'l , / 1 9 2 6. [ [l A i s lit. ThomaB A* EdiBon, Orange, New Jersey. Dear Mr, Edison? Relatlve^to premises No. 10 Fifth Avenue, New York City.,' 'owned by Mrs. Mina U. .'id is on, -upon which you had a. lease for twenty-one years, I , hag to advise' you t hat my partner, lir. Lowthorp, met Mrs. Edison ih'flew York at the Hotel Loraine on the 27th of June, at- which time she signed, acknowledged, and delivered, to Mr. iowthorp. repre¬ senting you, her demand note dated ,une 15th, 1926, for 360 , 855, 89-, ; payable to your order, the consider¬ ation for said note being the surrender of lease, the satisfaction of mortgage, and a certain open account gwed by *-jb. Edison to you, in connection with said ijo.. 10 Fifth Avenue. I have sent to Mr. ianahan Mrs. Edison’s note to you for $60 ,236.89 , and to. Mrs. Edison the hurrhhde? of'.the^lease, and satisfaction of the unrecorded mortgage. I shall have the surrender of the lease reoorded, And ,when it is returned from the Register s office, forward' it to Mrs. Edison. Very truly yours. jag/ri. MEMORABDUM OP AGHEEMEHT made this day of r , 191J~ , by and between THOMAS A. EDISOH, of West Orange, Hew Jersey, U.S.A. , first party, and SHE VICTORIA GYPSUM HIRING AHD UAHUPACTURIHG COMPANY LIMITED of Baddeok, Cape Breton, H.S., Canada, second party, ' UITHESSETH:- YIBEREAS , first party is the owner of Canadian patent Ho. 65,594 granted December 29, 1899, which said patent covers a method or process for reducing rock and similar refractory materials; and THE HE AS, first party is the owner of certain second-hand apparatus hereinafter more fully described; and YfflEHEAS, second party is desirous of purchasing said apparatus and of obtaining the hereinafter defined license to employ the process of said patent; HOY.r , TEEREPORE, the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as follows 1. Pirst party agrees to repair and sell to second party for the sum of Pive Thousand Dollars ($5000), payable as set forth in Paragraph two (2) hereof, the I set of second hand giant rolls now located at Stowartsville , Hew Jersey, and consisting of rolls (approximately five feet in diameter and four feet long), bearings, girders, top hopper, pulleys , etc., estimated to weigh about two hundred and twenty thousand pounds, delivery of such repaired rolls to be made f.o.b. Hew Village, Hew Jersey, on or about May 1, 1915. 2. Second party agrees to purchase said rolls and to accept the same when repaired and delivered as aforesaid and to pay to first party the sum of Five Thous¬ and Dollars (§5000) for said repaired rolls, of whioh said sum the sum of Two Thousand Dive Hundred Dollars <02500 ) shall he paid to first party on or before January 15, 1915 and the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (§2500) on or before Hay 1, 1915. S. For and in consideration of the payments ■provided for in paragraph four (4) hereof, first party i hereby grants to second party the right and license to j employ the process of the aforesaid Canadian patent lio. j 65,594 for crushing gypsum within the Dominion of Canada throughout the remainder of the term of the said patent, and for such purpose said right and license shall be ex¬ clusive in second party. 4. For and in consideration of the right and license granted as aforesaid under the said Canadian patent, second party agrees to pay to first party as royalty the sum of Five Thousand Four Hundred and sixty- two Dollars ana forty-eight cents (§5462.48), payable at Stewartsville , Hew Jersey, U.S.A. in monthly installments in accordance with the following schedule, the amount of eaoh installment being set opposite the date upon which the s Hay 1, 1915 June 1, 1915 July 1, 1915 August 1, 1915 September 1, 1915 October 1, 1915 Hovember 1, 1915 December 1, 1915 January 1, 1916 February 1, 1916 Harch 1, 1916 April 1, 1916 Hay 1, 1916 June 1, 1916 July 1, 1916 August 1, 1916 - §151. 75 At - §151. 75 i/‘L - §151. 73 - §151.73 M - §151.73 Q* - §151.75 tj. - §151.73/5 - §151.73 /K - §151. 73 /f - §151.73 IU - §151.73 Pit- - §151. 73ft - §151. 75 ft. - §151 .73 ft - §151. 75 ft. - §151. 73 ft September 1, 1916 October 1, 1916 November 1, 1916 December 1, 1916 January 1, 1917 February 1, 1917 March 1, 1917 April 1, 1917 May 1, 1917 June 1, 1917 July 1, 1917 August 1, 1917 September 1, 1917 October 1, 1917 November 1, 1917 December 1, 1917 - &L51.'7gfk - §151.73__ - 8151.73 - 8151.73 - 8151.73 - 151.73 - .3151.73 - 8151.73 - 8227.62 - 8227.62 ■ - §227.62 - §227.62 - §227.62 - §227.62 - §227.62 - §227.62 5. Second party agrees to use the said rolls during the life of said patent in the Dominion of Canada only and for crushing gypsum only, and agrees not to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of same during the life of said patent except upon the condition that they shall not be ex¬ ported from or used outside of the Dominion of Canada and that they shall not be used except for crushing gypsum. It is, however, understood and agreed by the parties hereto that no license whatever under any of first party's United States patents is granted or to be implied as granted here¬ by or by the sale and purchase of the said rolls herein provided for. IN YfITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have exe¬ cuted this agreement in duplicate the^dgy-sn£> year first ai3ove written- || Witness SHE VICTORIA GYPSUM MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED Attest:- I County of Delaware State of Pennsylvania On this 20th day of i appeared $M>U. 0 . KiDL^Llkw, _ _ _ January 'll • y (1 Pl-.'s,A.a, 191 5 , before J to me personally know, who, being hy me "duly sworn, depose and say that he is the ^ ^ of The Victoria Gypsum mining and I.Ianuf ao tuning Company limited, the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing agreement; that tlie seal affixed ko the foregoing agreement is the corporate seal of said corpora tion; and that said agreement was signed and sealed in I behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors; and said (X, j acknowledged said agreement to be the xree act and dee of said corporation. /Hu C*r>vn aymtntt w Sh/([li rj Oe- d-uV In) 72 p*-' w< GUARANTY Ror and in consideration of the sum of One Hollar to us. The Keystone Plaster Company, of Chester, Pa., in paid by Thomas A. Edison of West Orange, New Jersey, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in further consideration of the execution of the foregoing agreement v/ith The Victoria Gypsum Mining and Manufacturing Company limited of Baddeck, Cape Breton, if. S., Canada, by said Thomas A. Edison, we hereby guarantee unto said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, the full and prompt payment by The Victoria Gypsum Mining and Manufacturing Company Limited, of any and all sums which shall hereafter become due to said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns under said agreement. V/e hereby waive demand and notice of default in any of said payments, and agree that extensions of time of any payment may be granted to The Victoria Gypsum Mining and Manufacturing Company limited, its successors, assigns or other legal representatives, in the form of notes or otherwise v/ith out notice to us, and that security may be taken without impairing our liability, and we hereby waive notice of the acceptance of this contract of guaranty and st ipulate that we shall be immediately liaole for any and all defaults in said payments by The Victoria Gypsum Mining and Manufacturing Company limited, its successors, assigns and other legal representatives, and that at the election of said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, executors, adminis¬ trators or assigns, said Thomas A. Edison, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall have the right to bring suit against us immediately based upon our liability January 9 , 1915 Hr. Mason I enclose herewith form of hill suitable for use in connection with the sale of the giant rolls to the Victoria Gypsum Mining & Manufacturing Company. X also enclose copy of revised sheet 2 of the agreement. 9 /a^-**^**-*- [ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] THOMAS A. EDISON STEY/ARESVIIIE , N. J. 1915 Sold to the VICTORIA STK1IM MM I IB AND MANUPAOTURII1G COIBAIIY DIHITFD ‘SJa'^’tS &£*. pnllaya. etc. §5000.00 Delivery to be made f.o.b. New Village. N. 3. on or about May 1, 1915 k ass g s&r-aas.’ss a gypsum Terms of payment: §2500 payable on or before January 15, 1915 $2500 payable on or before May 1, 1915 LEGAL DEPARTMENT orange, N.J. January 23, 1915 Hr. H. E. Miller, laboratory. Dear Sir:- You will find enclosed herewith exeouted copy of agreement dated January 15, 1915 between Mr. Edison and the Victoria Gypsum Mining and Manufacturing Company limited and also a Guaranty exeouted by the Keystone Plaster Company. This agreement relates to the sale of a set of giant rolls and was negotiated by Mr. Mason. Mr. Mason requests that after you have made a note of the terms of this agreement, the same be sent to him. Very truly yours , HI- JS &Wiomab(X CJwort- The Edison Portland Cement Co. mi Pu.ug.r Station. NEW VILLAGE. N.J. 3. STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. Jan. 30t'n, 19 151 Mr. Harry F. Miller., ^.pleaBe not check fo/(is500.0c) drov.' note Mr.Waahdn sugges Orange, *7 [r. Edison' e order. note Hr suggestion that we take uP with him the *».- tion of hilling the rolls and I suggest that you refer the whole matter to him for his approval. Deposit the check to Hr. . Edison's check for $2500.00 oh account of the money v T/e would like to have this check as soon lave already paid out considerable money. Yours very truly. ~V<^rwv_c The Edison Crushing Roll Co. December 29, 1915. Mr. H. E. Miller, Edison laboratory, Orange, N. J. My dear Harry If you refer to the agreement made between Mr. Edison and the Victoria Gypaum Mining & Manfg. Co., ltd., which is dated the 15th of January, 1915, you will note that they are to pay $5,000.00 for the Rolls, and then starting from May 1st, 1915. an amount monthly of $151.73 up to May 1st, 1917, and thereafter until Deo. 1st, 1917, $227.62. The $5,000.00 has been paid to you, and of this amount you have sent us $2600.00 to cover the work which has thus far been done. On account of the war the project in Nova Scotia has been held up, and we were instructed to suspend the work on the Rolls, which, however, are nearly completed, and up to date we have spent $1960.00, and will probably spend the balance of the $2500.00 when we complete the Rolls. My recollection is that Mr. Edison paid $1400.00 for the Rolls when he purchased them from the New Jersey Zinc Co. some years ago. This amount you can verify from your books, Mr. Edison told Mason and myself that -2- after he had gotten back the amount which he paid the Hew Jersey Zinc Co. for the Rolls, and the cost of the mechanical changes, that the balance would be applied against the royalty account, and treated the Bame as the other royalty which is received from the Rolls, and I would suggest that you show him this letter and get him to confirm statement I have made, and then include the monthly payments in some future royalty statement. Then when the Rolls are completed, and we know exactly what they have cost, we can figure the difference be¬ tween the $5,000.00 received and their actual cost, plus the original amount Mr. Edison paid the H. J. Zinc Co., and deduct this amount from the $5,000.00 and include the balance in royalty payments. When you look the matter up, please let me know the amount with Mr. Edison paid the Zinc Cc. for the Rolls, so I may make memorandum of it on our records here. 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