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EDISON GENERAL FILE SERIES
1915
Edison General File Series 1915. Chemicals (E-15-18) April
Gentlemen:
?he Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Sydney, Nova Sootia is installing at its Coke ovens a Benzol Absorbing and Defining Plant, according to my plans. This plant is now under construc¬ tion and will probably go into operation within thirty (30) days. Under ny contract with them I am entitled to purchase eight hun¬ dred (800) gallons of pure Benzol daily. I attach hereto my con¬ tract with the Dominion Iron & Steel Company for said daily sup¬ ply of eight hundred (BOO) gallons of Benzol. This contract is in the form of letters exchanged between the Dominion Iron & Steel Company and myself, and this contract is made a part of this agree¬ ment .
You desire me to furnish you with a continuous supply of pure Phenol, deliveries to commence on or before June first, 1915, and to continue until December 31st, 1915, at the rate of approximately four thousand (4,000) pounds per day, more or less, If I can procure sufficient additional Benzol to increase my out¬ put correspondingly I am to deliver, and you to receive, four thou¬ sand six hundred (4,600) pounds of Phenol, more or less, per day. Drums to be furnished by you, or, if famished by me , to be charged to you, subject to credit on return.
I agree to utilize the above named daily suprly of eight hundred (800) gallons of Benzol, and any further supply that I can obtain at reasonable prices, to make this Phenol, and to furnish such Phenol to you for the period and at the rate above mentioned at a price of seventy-six:- and six-tent)is oents (76.6 cents) per pound, spot cash, payment to he made on sight draft attached to Bill of lading presented at a Bank to be designated by you.
In consideration of your furnishing me the money to build a Carbolic Plant, I agree to give you a rebate of four (4) cents per pound to enable you to reimburse yomselves for the money fur¬ nished according to the next succeeding paragraph of this agree¬ ment. This rebate will leave the net price to ns of the Carbolic AoJd furnished under this agreement at seventy-two and six-tenths cents (72.6 oents) per pound.
As an additional consideration to me for making this agree ment, you agree to furnish me with the sum of fifty- two thousand dollars ($62,000) Which I undertake to use in building the special
Pare two-
plant to make the above named Phenol. ?his plant will he rea^- in about forty (40) working days if unforeseen contingencies do not arise. Uhls Phenol Plant is to he ana remain my property at all t ime s .
It is to he understood that I shall not he liahj6 dam" aces for the non-fulfilment on my part of this contract 1* such non-
S g*S SffiTSS AT.-
vide against liability for unforeseen contingencies not within my control.
If at any time during the' continuance of this agreement you fail to take and pay for the Carbolic Ao id for a period Ox one month this contract shall he null and void, and I shall, he -reeto •qp11 rh.ol« output of the Carbolic Plant to others without any accountability to you, nevertheless, you shall he held li*^ ^°Lthe fulfilment of the contract on your part. If at the termination of this contract (December 31st, 1915) I decide to continue the opera¬ tion of said Phenol Plant, you shall have ^until nnp -half (l/2) the future production Ox Phenol by said planu, unxil June" 1st, 1916, at the same price, namely, seventy- six and s^^enth cents (76.6 cents) per pound ana on the same terras as above mentioned.
fhis letter is written in duplicate. If you accept the above terms and conditions please sign at the foot hereox.
Yours very truly,
Y/e accept the above
April 1st, 1915
J. II. Plummer, Esq., Pres.,
Dominion Iron & Steel Co.,
112 St. James Stroot,
Montreal, Canada.
Dear Mr. Plummer:
Under the agreement between your Company and myself, I have the option of purchasing from you eight hundred (800) gallons por day of pure Benzol after your plant becomes operative.
In order that there shall be no misun¬ derstanding, I am writing this letter to signify my inten¬ tion to avail myBelf of this option, and I will therefore ash you to have my order entered for eight hundred (800) gallons of pure Benzol per day, deliveries to commence- as Boon as you commence to turn out pure Benzol. I vill fumiBh my tank oars, which will have a capacity of ten thousand (10,000) gallons ea£h.
lours very truly (signed) Thomas A. Edison,
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April 1st. 1915.
Hr. W. H. Gartley,
United Gas Improvement Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Mr. Gartley:
Mr. Edison has been In touch today with the Perth Amboy Gas Company of Perth Amboy. H. J., of which Hr. John V/. Whe¬ lan is President. Ohey have on hand about twenty thousand gallons of coal gas tar and make in the neighborhood of fifty thousand gal¬ lons a year. They are open to dispose of this, and sent Hr. Edison a sample gallon can.
!tr. Edison asks me to advise you about this and to Bend you the sample can by express tonight .
Hr. Whelan is going to write to you also and give you the price, so you will have the whole story tomorrow morning. You oan reach Hr. Whelan on the telephone 1064 Elizabeth, H. J.
We are on track of a muoh. larger suprly, of about sixty hundred fifty thousand gallons, whioh Hr. Edison will advise you about a little later.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Hr. Edison.
E. B. Badger & Sons Co.
(EottHtrurtora of (ttlpurttal Apparatus
BOSTON. U. S. A.
April 1, 1915.
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange , N . J .
Attention - W. H. Meadoworoft.
Enclosed find Blueprint #3877, generalarrange- ment of Carbolic Acid Still, which is a duplicate of the one mailed you on the 31st.
Relative to Anniline Still, we regret it has been impossible to send this data to you before. It is not that the matter has been overlooked, but it has been impossible for our Mr. hunt to figure out the data until this time.
A Still of the same design as that which we are furnishing for the Carbolic Acid would not produce Anniline .
A Still of the following specifications is what you require:
To consist of one cast iron kettle, 8 » diameter x 14' long, containing 155 lineal feet 3 hydraulic iron nine fittings. Column cast iron 36" diameter with 6 nlates necessary boiling caps; copper Dephlegmator con¬ taining approximately 401 1?4" x O' copper tubes; copper Condenserof the same construction as ^
BOO callon steel receiving tanks; 1 - 5000 gallon steel receiving tank; accessories practically the same as we a?o fSshing with Carbolic Still. Pump wet vacuum, capacity 50 cubic feet per minute.
Still as per these approximate specifications, to stand 30" vacGuTwould produce approximately 3000 to 4000
gallons pure Anniline In 24 hours. Price Five Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars, ($6800.00) net, f.o.h. cars, Boston. Delivery ten weeks, possibly sooner.
We will put this in regular proposal form and send detail specifications as is customary.
We trust this will give you the information
you desire.
Tours very truly,
E. B. BADGERJ&. PER
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umlcatlons should be addressed to “Comma
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TELEGRAPH, j DOVER,
FREIGHT ADDRESS: PICATINNY ARSENAL, PICATINNY, N.
PICATINNY ARSENAL,
DOVER, N. J. April 1, 1915.
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h delays oc- to unavoid-
l,;r. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir: ^ ’
X. Referring to thd proposal which has just been received from \ you for f urni thing the United States with 130,000 lbs. of commercial phenol,
I have to say that the conditions in regard to credit f curring during tho performance of the contract 8 as may able causes, are entirely satisfactory, and you are correct in your under- ^
standing that it is the regular practice of the Department to insert a *
clause in it a contracts to that effect. ^
2. The one drum of synthetic phenol recently received from yob 4 ;• ^
was not sufficient for us to make a nitration in our regular large sized '
nitrator, and was, therefore, not a fair test of the material. In order |
that I may make a more complete tost, I am sending you by today's mail, a purchase order for two (2) drums of phenol, which I would be pleased to
have you ahip^at your earliost convenience.
3. your proposal, which was the only one received, is being forwarded to the ordnance Office for consideration. As soon as instruc¬ tions are received from Washington, I will communicate with you again.
Respaojfully,
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
PURCHASE ORDER
PICATINNY ARSENAL M
Dover, N. J., _JteXUuJU-JL918». . . 191
To . . . .Thoms- A,-Edison, — . - . .
Plcaso furnish the arttefetorfmlcefenumerated below, In accordance with your quotation dated .27. , 1915 •
Mark each package with the number of this Purchase Order.
Shipment to be made within _ — Jays from receipt of this order. _ ========„ _
Commercial Phenal, in accord¬ ance wijsh specif icatione, herewith, dated March 6, 191£ , including containers. 2
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Purchase Order No. -12354 .
Tm: h.B. Chalmers Co.
PAINT AKDVABHI8H KEMOWRS
SCIIENECTADY.N.Y. u 1st 1
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anticipate we will accumulate a good mny order B th# carbollc
aoif y^arfcioS^ifuSP 39/40°, as ^ are the goods we want to use.
to buy this in hundred gallon drums, an -i „ *1,0 empty drums to be
*£•-? rs, ,tsss SAS-* - -
factory working.
TOa „ JT5S.-J 7SS.?S5ft.,ff -iJSaSS S*„T
THE UNITED STATES FINISHING COMPANY,
,ch es FINISHERS OF COTTON PIECE GOODS ,
ck'et. 320 BROADWAY ,
cover the year from July 1st, 1913 to July 1st, 1914.
Of Beta Naphtol, 23,226 lhs. , price of which was before the war, from 10 to llj^ a It.
Of Paranitraniline, 11,112 lhs., price of which before the war was, 16. to 17 <f. a lb.
We also happen to have at hand the figures of another large finisher whose consumption of Beta Haphtol was 12,000 lbs. and of Paranitraniline, 9,000 lbs.
Through the kindly co-operation of the Secretary of the national Association of Finishers of Cotton Fabrics I am making an inquiry among all Cotton Finishers to Bee what their normal annual requirements are of the following four intermediate products.
Beta Haphtol Paranitraniline Phenylene Diamine Resorcine
Ab soon as this information is received and tabulated it will be sent to you; and I hope that the market possibilities which these figures will
THE UNITED STATES FINISHING COMPANY,
FINISHERS OF COTTON PIECE GOODS, 320 BKOADVVAV,
April 1st, 1915.
Mr.
, E. Headowcrof t .
#2.
disclose will be such as to encourage you in their manufacture.
X cannot close this letter without expressing to Mr. Edison and yourself my appreciation, and that of Mr. Lyons, of the courtesy shown to us during our oall yesterday at your laboratories. Yours very truly.
The U. Finishim
A.C.I.
E. B. Badger & Sons Co.
(Hmtatructora of QUpmical Apparatua
B3-7S PITTS STREET BOSTON. U. S. A.
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^Thomas^A? Edison, 0/1 OT
Orange, New Jersey. » 1 *
Dear Sir:
We are enclosing formal Proposal #946 covering Aniline Still which confirms our letter of the 1st.
In connection with delivery of this apparatus we would start same immediately upon receipt of order and make every effort to make delivery inside of the time specified.
Trusting we may hear favorably from you,
we remain
Yours very truly,
E. B. BADGER j^SONS COMPANY
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16nyhn t 21°P 16 SA SYRACUSE NY APR. 2-15 EDISON,
ORANGE NJ
EXPLOSION WAS IN CARBOLIC ACID PLANT AND WAS PROBABLY DUE
TO IGNITION OF BENZOL VAPORS.
SEHET SOLVAY CO.
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Dear Sir:
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ILL HAVE THEIR PLANT
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ARE ONE OF TWO CLAUSES TO WHICH WE TAKE SOME EXCEPTION, ALTHOU ON THE WHOLE, WE THOUGHT THE CONTRACT RATHER FAVORABLE, AND HA PRACTICALLY DECIDED- TO AFFIX OUR SIGNATURE IMMEDIATELY.
If you have any DEFINITE PROPOSITION TO MAKE US, WE
SHOULD BE GLAD
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Navy Department ,
'Washington, D. C.
My dear Admiral:- .
Vihen I was down last Friday, I.ieut. Caskey was telling me that you intend to do your own nitrating of the phenol purohased from Mr. Edison, at Indian Head.
He also thought it would he eight or nine months before you would be ’ecjiipped to sstuart your nitrating.
He mentioned this, because he thought I would like to know that it would be necessary to take oare of ordering quite a number of drums to contain the phenol until you get ready to use it on a basiB of our shipping 11,800 pounds per month.
In disousBing the matter, he wondered if it would be possible for ue to hold up shipment on this phenol, until you oould use it, along about November first or December first. I told him, & the time, I did not know, because I had not disoussed it with Mr. Edison.
I did discuss it with Urv Edison yesterday , telling him that it would be quite a labor to the Navy Department, and would also save the Navy Department the purchase of about I3g,()rum8, at ten dollars per drum.
He Btates that inasmuoh as our record business (manufacture of the disc records) bids fair to increase very much more rapidly than he had anticipated, it will become necessary for him to incroaBe the oapacity of his carbolic plant in about three months, to take oare of the increased demands for manufacture of records. He therefore fe£ls that we oan, if it will be an accomodation to you, delay beginning shipments until, say, December first, at whloh time we will start in to ship 18,000 pounds per month, approximately, for the remaining time of the contract covering a period of two years from Maroh 25th, 1916.
So if it will be any aooomodation to you, please advise me at once, and I will take the neoesuary action to carry out your wishes.
Yours sincerely.
Chief Engineer to
'a-: Personal Representative <Jf
April 5 th .
191C .
B. 3. Badger & Sons Company,
63 - 75 Pitta Street,
BoBton, Hass.
Gentlemen:
I duly received your favor of the second instant, en¬ closing proposal #946 covering an Aniline Still.
Ur. Edison s?.ys that the still you have covered by your proposal is much too large. You must have misunderstood him. Ehe capacity of still he wishe o is for four thousand pounds in 24 hours, not gallons.
Can you not go into thiB natter and submit anothe r pro¬ posal i$epy quidfcly. The time is growing awfully short.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Hr. EdiBon.
WESTEjp. UNION
night^tter.^
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BOSTON MASS APRIL 5-15 W H MEDOWCROFT
LABORATORY THOS A ED I SON '
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UNABLE TO GIVE DEFINITE ADVICES REGARDING CARBOLIC STILL TODAY AS PROMISED AS MANUFACTURERS ARE MAKING CHEMICAL TESTS TO SEE IF THEIR GLASSED LINED TANKS WILL WITHSTAND THE ACTUON OF THE CHEMICALS EXPECTING REPORT HOURLY AND WILL PHONE AS SOON AS WE HEAR WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE TUESDAY FORENOON WE ARE MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO GET THE PROPOSITION IN SUCH SHAPE -THAT WE CAN PROMISE AND MAKE DELIVERY WITHIN TIME DESCRIBED. E B BADGER AND SONS CO
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Edison, Esq. f'Mk.JvJEJi. 'Vw
West Orange, IT.J.
A 1 1 e n &£oa.- .Mr^.iY . H . Me ado wc r q f t
We would be interested in puro^tesing^xor a period of three months, beginning May, 1915, your output of Carbolic Crystals, suitable for the manufacture of Picric Acid, estimated output 5500 to 6200 pounds per day beginning May 15th - and would suggest that you take up with Mr. John, whom we authorize to aot for us in this matter, the question of price and details of the
Yours very truly.
ATLANTA
70 Edgewood Avenue BOSTON
We are answering yours of April 2nd concerning Aniline oil. We do not use this commodity.
However, are you going to he in a position to supply Pure Toluol or 90$ Benzol?
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Your letter of -april Srft, 1915
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for the whole year.
Therefore, the first thing we desire to learn io whether
or not you cannot nrahe some arrangement tojlace „;hxpmer
are ^Tinl oad ed "a e .would too tto poiat^urALoiifS to the
SPSS'S “ h‘Ss.i :TS: ^ “g
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builders.
In this case of the four ears you wish to get, if we
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CAR COMPANY
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in*-ri those T >ur cuvs from Johnstown uo silver -J*- ‘ » • •
oust he moved, and then arrange ^ox-cti y°tHo
Company on the return loaded movement to us - c^~ .V routine, including the junction point as uhe empty c... •- enroute to Cidney.
ake up with the railroads i o aidney so there will be : ho cars over there Iree io: ontinuously in that uusine
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of part or all of these item » ot t0 he ready
information ae to ^ determined prices on
to make shipments, if you^h matter of Benzole
these various articles, an manufacturing same
and Carbolic A?*d» £s Whether any large concerns
would ask you to “ wQf Philadelphia, are now
SS£^%5^t?l2%S~» to d.Uvo,
in large quantities.
Thanking you very much for the information,
Very truly yours, (/
THE REPUBLIC RUBBER COMPANY^
pur ohasin^) Agent .
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V/e desire to call your attention to the fact that the drums in which you are supplying us Carbolic Acid are liable to hurst when the acid is melted, especially after they have been used several times.
In our opinion,. it would he much better to ship the Carbolic Acid in tin cans of 200 or 300 lbs. each, such as the English manufacturers are using. These packages are so much more convenient for handling and there is less danger connected with their use.
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Mr. W. H. Meadowcraft,
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Orange, H.J.
Dear Mr. Meadowcraft : -
Acknowledging your letter of April 6th enclosing some notes of Mr. Edison's regarding the question of large flasks:
I have written Mr. Edison in some detail on the subject, and as I have told him, you may be sure we shall be very glad to do anything we can iJ this direction to meet the requirements.
With best regards.
WmC/DK.
receipt of letter from Mr. Headowcraft enclosing your notes on the same subject:
We cannot say positively that our low expansion glass will answer your requirements, but we have every reason for believing that this is the case. You know, of course, of the severe service which it will stand in battery jars. We also furnish tubes and large flasks to the DuPont Powder Works for service similar to what you have in mind. We furnish large quantities of tubes for what they oall a Hart Condenser, where the glass is constantly exposed to cold water on the outside and nitric acid fumes con¬ densing on the inside.
After receipt of your telegram, I found on investigation that we happened to have one flask on hand such as we have been furnishing to the Powder
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Works. This particular flask was rejected on account of the neck being too short and also because the annealing was somewhat imperfect. We suggested, however, that you might be able to make use of this flask for a trial, and if it stands up, certainly the regular product can be counted on to do so. Even if it Bhould happen to break, we are, nevertheless, confident that such flasks can be made without any great difficulty. The flask we are sending you has a capacity of slightly more than ten gallons. We think it entirely possible to make such flasks up to twenty gallon capacity, but if you decide to make use of any would prefer not to commence with a size larger than fifteen gallons, and ton or twelve gallons would be even better. Ab you know, of course, in such a special line of manufacture as this, it takes some time for the workmen to get their hand in.
It is even possible that a thirty gallon jar could be produced ultimately, but we should much prefer to have more experience on the smaller sizes before such an under¬ taking.
We are sending you the single flask above mentioned to-day, by express, with our compliments, and trust that it may be of some slight service in your experiments. This flask, by the way, was made in a wooden mould, and is not a fair sample of the work that can be done. In order to get proper results, iron moulds should be made. We estimate
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that the cost of such a mould for e would he approximately §110.00. what price could he made on such flasks if manufactured in quantity. We have sold small quantities of flasks of the same size as the one sent you at $7.50 each. If you will give us further particulars as to just what size and shape will best suit your requirements, we will endeavor to make you a definite estimate of costs. We should much prefer to make these flasks approximately globular rather than relatively long and flat bottomed, like a bottle.
The bottom of the flask could probably be flattened in order to permit it to rest securely, but in order to get the maximum strength, it should be approximately spherical.
A 4" opening would, we think, be sufficiently large up to a 15 gallon size.
We are thoroughly convinced from our experience in various quarters recently that our «Honex»(l« expansion) glass can be used extensively in chemical works, supplanting earthenware, enameled ware, and even in some case quartz.
V/ith assurances that we shall be glad to render any assistance possible, we remain.
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Chemist is of the opinion that this may he due to imparities in the form of Ortho-lTitraniline , or Meta-Hitraniline , or both. !7e trust that this slight difficulty can he overcome and that Mr. Edison will he pre¬ pared to state before long in what quantities he will he prepared to make the material upon the completion of the new aniline plant— which 1 understand is expected to he ready in about two weeks time.
It may he, and probably is, too soon to inquire as to the probable cost to us of the Paranitraniline; but this naturally is a question in which we are interested and upon which we will be glad to have your decision at your early convenience.
At the same time we call your attention to the fact that the Paranitraniline is useless without Beta Haphtol so that we are equally interested in knowing what success you are having in pro¬ ducing the Beta Haphtol; and would be glad to examine a sample as soon
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As you are being quo t eoexeahs jhrely in the newspapers in oonneotion with the manufacture of Aniline Dyes in America, we thought perhaps it would be of interest to you to know exactly what American manufacturers have done and what they will do in the immediate future®- ^
Our own firm, Schoellkopf, Hartford & Hanna Company of BuffalW New York, have been engaged in the manufacture of Aniline Colors for nearly thirty-five years, and while in the meantime they have tried yr,
manufacturing many of the intermediate products, this manufacture was $5
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they were able to buy from Europe, Germany particularly, these inter- re¬ mediate products cheaper than they could manufacture them here. Speaking * generally then, they have been manufacturing colors from intermediate products which they procured in Europe. |
The principal exception to this statement is, however, (
Aniline Oil, the manufacture of which was commenced about three years \ ago by the Benzole Products Company for whom the General Chemical Company”} of this City are agents, and our supplies of Aniline Oil since that time jr have been secured from this firm. This was very fortunate, as when the war commenced we continued to get our regular supplies of Oil from the % Benzole Products Company, so we were not affected as far as this product is concerned. The other intermediate products, however, of which there J"' are a great number, we were no longer able to secure from Europe, there-«X fore in order to continue the manufacture of our colors we were obliged E«* to make as many of these as we could ourselves, and what we have been 5*|
doing in the meantime is to manufacture those which we could do most i
quickly and economically, and fortunately have been able to do this and A as a consequence continue to manufacture quite a large amount of certain ^ colors, which we are daily supplying to consumers, much to their benefit, fv
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The manufacture of these intermediate products, however, has ' been successful only at a large expense and high cost 6f manufacture, S
consequently prices of the colors made from them have been correspondingly high, but this really makes no difference to consumers, who are glad to get supplies at almost any price.
The number and quantity of these intermediate materials we are slowly increasing, but have to move with caution bearing in mind that at the close of the war the investment we are making in plants and machinery for their manufacture, may prove an unprofitable one in that Germany will then again be able to produce and ship colors and intermediate materials over here cheaper than we can make them under normal conditions, so that this new plant and machinery would be practically useless to us.
The point is, however, that we can successfully make these materials here, and the number and quantity of them is only a question of the amount of capital we wish to invest. Up to the present time, however, we could not have increased our production in any event, as we could only get our regular contract quantity of Oil from the Benzole Products Company, who in turn could not supply more because their pro¬ duction was limited to their present capacity, and even if they were able to manufacture more in their present plant, could not have done so by reason of the short supply of Benzole. They are, however, now building a new plant which will have a much larger capacity, and by reason of the additional supply of Benzole which they will be able to secure through the taking up of its recovery by a number of large steel plants, with which you are doubtless familiar, they will be able to supply much larger quantities of Oil and consequently we will be able to manufacture just as many more colors as we can secure additional quantities of Oil from them, if in the meantime we increase the manu¬ facture of other intermediate products which we are obliged to use with the Oil in our formulae.
The development of Aniline Colors in America is therefore fairly under way, and as we have already stated, it is simply a question of how much money American capitalists are willing to invest in its manufacture. The solution of the matter is really in the hands
of the Government, in that if they put a sufficient protective duty on these materials, so that the American capitalists can safely invest their money with the assurance that the business can be done profitably, then the business will develop rapidly, and it is only a question of time when the American industry can supply American consumers with a large proportion of their requirements. It may be apparent that the colors we are now manufacturing and will manufacture irrespective of war conditions, while of considerable quantity, would not be sufficient to anything like supply requirements of all American consumers, so that there will continue to be a serious shortage of the supply until German manufacturers are again allowed to ship to the United States, or until the American manufacture is allowed to increase largely through Govern¬ ment intervention in the way of a proper tariff protection.
I am sending you separately a copy of an address I made before the American Chemical Society on this subject, together with copy of the report of the committee of the American Chemical Society confirming the situation, both of which you will no doubt find of interest in this connection.
Yours very truly.
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Edison Laboratories, Orange, K.J.
Be take great pleasure in introducing Colonel N. Jcukovouaky of the Imperial Russian Army who is stationed here to supervise the purchase of all the explosive materials.
Be understand that he is very anxious to obtain diphenalan.ine and I have told him that I -.ms negotiating v;ith you on this material on the behalf of the Japanese Army. He requested me to arrange an interview with you ar.d we will be very much oblig¬ ed to you if you will kindly give him the information he desires.
Since we have negotiated with you on this material, we feel it our duty to give them the preference ar.d we believe that Colonel Jcukcvcu8ky will have no objection to it. In case of
absolute necessity, I believe that I can persuade the. Japanese Army to spare Colonel Joukovcuoky some quantity.
Thanking you in advance for any kindness extended to Colonel Joukovcuoky and with kind personal regards, I am,
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Edison Laboratories, Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir: —
This is to introduce Mr. L. Eryner of the Vladivostock, Siberia, Russia, who is our best friend here as far as the Russian business is concerned. He will be at your place with Colonel Jcukovcusky tomorrow morning, representing our • interests and you may tell him anything you wish just as if you were talking to me.
Yours faithfully,
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Ha iB murrlod, about ir.iddle-uged, -spokon of aa inauo- trioua: haa nad eonalderublo experience in this lino and wuu formerly in tho pa nt and oil lino at Philadelphia , Pa., a number of yearn a o in partnership with his .brother, Heginald, undor stylo of otunloy Baggett & Bro. Thoy wore Bucooedou by tho alphu Paint o. Iiineral Co. and otanloy Boggett claimed ut that tine he hud aiado an agreement with his brother to settle certain indabtodnosu of the late flrir. of Btonley Boggett i. Bro. the brother to pay tho remaining indobtadnoBB, but otanley Bogsett olulmed hiu bro t nor failed to do this, in cjnsoquoneo of which old ir.ui.torB Btood against tho old ourtnorBhip of Otunloy Boggett A Bro. .. judgment wbb docketed against the old firm at Philadelphia to •aotiuiy which a numbor of Bharoa of atiock of tho nlph& Paint & iuincral Co* which atanloy Bosgatt owned, wero- sold. Btanloy Boggatt booai.a a representative in How lork City of tho vlphu faint U Mineral Co. of Philadelphia and finully atartod in business on ills own account in Jan. 19^9 us an importer and manufacturers agent of dry colors, chericula and mineral products. . .
He was formerly located at lol Bookman ut. hut in vat.
1311 moved to tho above' ' address jrwhi oh building h:>8 -another eu- • trance on John at. thus two addresses.
Btutoinonrts submitted from time to time are aa foliowa: in Aug. 1902 his statement :.iadicatc.a a surplus of ^,;.53.C6 over liabilities of <?3uo. in Bob. 190* a aurjJus oi *16 ,-*94.66 over liabilities of A, 093. *9, Jano 1, 19-o total am- eta of - •'t48,3B2.64 with liabilitiesm purch-ae ledger accounts -A.Oo3.61 or n not worth of -47,329.03. ntatemont as of Jtm. 1, 1912 ■ showed uesets of 31.14,110*33, liabilities of li o amount ol which amount we® approximately puruhuso leag r account, notes payable .jflo-.Oao. ;and Stanley Boggett capital account of
.’’•103, *61. .2^ 19J.4 no stated there has boon no material change
in his uffuls; that 'the buainoaii during the pr.st *car has been very fair, and that ho has fully hold nia own, that no imported a considerable portion of hlB BUppllos, novor uettled by notoB and that his liabilities were not largo, and wore for- currant supplies.
Efforts to interview him at this time .roved unsuccess¬ ful, and 80 far as ascertained, there ...hus neon- no mu-eriul ohsr.se in hie affairs. . ,
He occupies a suite of rooms in tno ofilce building at this udereauj und it is tho opinion that he is conducting u i-odo.atoly activo businaaB. i/ersonally, ho is well uj.okon of, said to give the business olose attention, etc.
• In tho trad- he appears to bo in receipt oi small to reasonable sized bills on regular trade Con.au, and pay monte are promtly met, also at times tako advantage of the discounts. It is tho belief that considerable art of nls supplies arts parch sod out of town, ano tiBido from Ilia invoatmont in the business, no is reputed to own real oataio. .
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CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL LABORATORIES OF
DR. CHAS, F. MC IC E K H A Offices,
Hudson Terminal, 50 Church Street,
CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS.
New York, April 8th, 1915.
Laboratory Ho. 13383.
Messrs. Mitsui & Co.,
35 Madison Avenue,
New York City.
I have examined the sample of Diphenylair.ine received
from you by messenger ; — - with marl: as shown below, and I
find the following to be the result.
1: Color is slightly buff and uniform.
3: It is oryltalline.
3: It is free from aniline, toluene and other impurities. 4: The melting point is 53.7° C.
5: The moisture is 0.05 $
6: It does not contain any red or dark brown spots.
This sample of Diphenylamine conforms to your specifica¬ tions.
Respeotfully,
(Signed) Chas. F. McKenna.
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re have received from you the, BMjJle i^^oal^tar the Perth Amboy Gas Company and ffivfftigation shows that we could get but a email quantity of benzol from this material.
Coal tar, as made by gas compuniee , contains as a ptrlo less than 1^ of benzol and we have not been using any^4?oal tar for this purpose except our own make.
We did not receive the sample from the Atlas Export Company. I wrote you on the 6th saying that we would be glad to receive any samples you have and would go at once into negotiations
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1 hope you are sending us the sample of tar from the South concerning which you wired that there was a prospect of securing 600,000 gallons. I doubt, however, whether we could get more than 30 drums of benzol from the entire lot.
We have been offered very high prices for benzol which we have been obliged to refuse because we cannot fill the orders,
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and as I wrote you on tho 6th, I do not think it would be wise for you to depend on getting anything from ue before at least July let.
If by that time we can secure additional material that will be profitable to work up, a email amount of benzol may be had.
We have negotiated in various directions, and are now doing so, with ooke oven plants about to start benzol extraction apparatus. This is the best source from which benzol can be obtained. The market at the present time is very unsettled. The high pricee obtained now for benzol is causing the coke oven people to hold out for longer time contracts at pricee which we would be willing to pay now but which we cannot believe would be profitable for us to pay ovo:
Very respectfully yours, Engineer j>t Works.
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Dear Mr. Stone:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 7th inst. and would say in reply that I had previously road your address with much interest.
I am overrun with Textile people who want to he helped out. Will you please send me a list of the things you can supply now or a little later so that I can rofer them to you?
Most of them want Beta Haphthol very badly.
Yours very truly,
April 9th. 1915
Mr. William ?. Birch, Gen'l. Kgr.,
Dover Boiler Works,
Dover, H. J.
Dear Sir:
Your favor of the eighth inBtant has been re¬ ceived ana Hr. Edison requests me to say in reply that if yoa lave a carload of our stuff for the Aniline Plant, please ship this carload to John Killer, Edison Chemical •WorkB . Silver lake, 3. J. and route it D. 1. &. W. 5&rle P.. E. Silver Take, H» J.
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documents to him.
If you are not sure as to whether this is for the Aniline Plant, you had letter call me up to-morrow, because we don't want any mistake.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to ITr. Edison.
April 9,1915.
Lir. H. V /. Jerry,
c/o Canadian Explosives, ltd.
Beloeil Station, P.Q.
Boar Sir:
I am in rocoipt of your favor of the 6th inst. and in reply beg to say that I do not care to permit others to use my process of making synthetic carbolic, as I have expended a large amount of money to perfect the process in order that I can hold my own against the Germans when the war is over.
necessarily, I must therefore keep certain details of the process secret. The manufacture of synthetic phenol is, offceourse, no new thing, and several concerns are starting new plants.
My present plant has reached *000 lbs., daily which is its limit of production. Uy now plant is about l/3 completed and I expect it will be in operation in about 35 days. It is possible that I may bo able to sell 8000 or 3000 lbs. daily from this plant.
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Hr. Thomas A. Edi3<
The small quantity of 100 lhs. CARBOLIC ACI per day which you have sold us is, of course, entirel inadequate for our actual requirements.
As you are probably now in position to esti the quantity of Carbolic Acid which you may be able t
during Hay, June and July, \
n additional contract with us?
The writer would be very glad '
isignate , if you would like :
Very truly yours,
THE HE1EEH.CHEHICAL WORKS.
yellow Prussiate of Soda, which will at least partially meet our requirements along with the Aniline Oil and Chlorate of Potash we hope to receive during the latter half of the year. We therefore make you the following proposition in confidence.
You to send us 100 pounds Aniline Salt as soon as possible - these 100 pounds to be used as a trial lot by us and should the quality prove satisfactory we to receive from you four to five thousand pounds to be de¬ livered 1/3 this month, 1/3 about the middle of May and 1/3 about the middle of June. We estimate that we cannot pay more than 45/ per pound, the 100 pounds sent for trial to be charged at the same price. While we may appear to be asking a great deal when we suggest such a limited quantity in such a short period, still we do not feel warranted in assuming greater obliga¬ tions for the reason that prior to learning of your article we had begun
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negotiations for Aniline Oil and a sufficient quantity of Chlorate of Potash. Business conditions are such that we do not feel safe in contracting for Aniline Salt in addition to Aniline Oil after June 30th. We very much hope that you will be able to see your way clear to letting us have the quantities specified.
Thanking you very much for the opportunity to talk the matter over with you and for your consideration of our proposal, we remain,
Yours very truly,
WHB/LK
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reply to Letter of .
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Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:-
Devine, of Buffalo, who's tates"that~he built for you a bento’!;; extraction or*rflfining~ plant. X would appreciate it very much if you would tell me, confidentially, if this is true and whethe his work and your relations with him were satisfactory. We may give him some business in building a small plant for us for the manufacture of beta-naphthol. We understand he has built severs
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j^iW^biue pi1 int) General Assembly of Carbolic Stilly rooo-nrl- all the is furnished with stands. Very little foundation work Is nec¬ essary. All of it will set right on a concrete floor „
Aa operating platform should be built ten feet from this floo^a small platform with I beams above, th^first one would be a wooden platform.
Then there should be a second platfonn about seven feet six-inches above the first. This second platform will surrort one Dephlegmator. Dephleg- mator weighs approximately 1,000 pounds, condenser weighs approximately 200 pounds. Have to provide a ladder or stairway between the two plat¬ forms. Will forward blue prints to toy with dimensions xncd Bhowing the platfonn indicated, ita^aa^ddfflt^furni ah the stands . The stands to hold the apparatus for the still and two receiving tanks.
In regard to the Aniline Proposition.
We have an apparatus for manufacturing 4,000 pounds of Aniline Oil h* a day in 24 hours would be $3100. P. 0. B. Boston we could. give that within 4 weeks. Carbolic Acid still will be shipped within the time specified.
phiixipsburg. N. J. 4/10/15.
arranging for your entire
If you do not carry out your plans to make Picric Acid, and are open to an offer to have the necessary money paid you to build your P^. which ne understand now is §52,000.00, we stand ready to put up the money and take your entire^output. We have a definite offer in writing from the roprosontative
We understand that there are also others who are ready to put up the
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md“f we are not mistaken, we wore the 'first to suggeet putting up the money to
build your plant.
Our original proposition was to take your entire output, md we had our plans all rade to go into the Picric Acid businoes on alargescale.aTing principally to our inability to finance the proposition, and partly to sentimen¬ tal reasons, we tried to make other arrangements, but we proceeded nevertheless
SPECIFY “BAKER’S ANALYZED”
j. T. BAKER ffiSJI CHEMICAL CO.
FHIIXIPSBCRG. N. J.
. _ +vio picric Acid business end will be ready,
5 th^tima £?££" Oartolic
io Acid daily, counting every day amonth. are enlargi ve«a» Soda Bnd
lie Acid from you, and if we are disappointed in this reBpectweshail
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"SriS^rSl^ inlolitlon to advise us* definiteiy what your are Monday, Ld the writer will he in Hew York on that day and can he ed through tZ Chemists* Club. V/e trust you will advise us promptly and our propositibn due consideration.
SPECIFY “BAKER’S ANALYZED’
ttt t^ap.p so ™ coNgp,ACT \nm j. t . bazer chemical oo. hob carbolic aci^
that was merely a matter of form, a«| so that Mr. Edison could count on
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the next day, Monday.
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previous day, and Mr. Bdisonsaidhewouldhave J Baker found
with, very much difficulty Hr. Edison • definite order for the quan-
in which to decide whether 1 or not f , . This interview about the
tity of Sulphuric Acid that would be reared. fhJB inuer Edison
Sulphuric Acid took place in the ’i£ Ww x. I call the works at requested me to telephone imme dia 1-7 H*' Bayer was m Boston on this
phillipsburg and Hr.Garris t ola ne Ola the Bpre carious situation in re- Pioric Contract. I exflain to Hr. Burris imperatively necessary to get gard to Sulphuric Acid, “ft to him. He said he would call in touch with Hr. Baker at r After a while (toward noon) Hr.
him up on the long ai3ta?oe telephone. . he had got in touch with
preoariousness of the situation and a s . • on *h6 t6lephone the
fo2 ra°Sk^PcoSlusion with his parties there.
In the afternoon of In»<v, ^“i^taaliS "i*h
stance call from Boston, from llr. Baker, ne saia
the Herrimac Chemical Company. That he had seen Hr.. Wilder, the Vice
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•oresia-nt of that Company during the morning and had given him full pr- tfculars and prices, which Hr. Wilder had said were satisfactory and had asked Hr. Bate r to come hack in the afternoon to get a definite reply.
Hr Ba^er said that he had gone hack in the afternoon and ltr. wilder had °une uwa^ and would not return until Thursday, hut had left word that his Company," the Herrimac Chemical Company could not consider the proposition, favorably.
I urged upon Hr. Baker the absolute necessity of settling this mat¬ ter up quickly, and he said that he was about to return to ITew York on the train leaving Boston at 5 o'clock this same afternoon, and would he hack in Hew York*- about 10 o’clock at night, and would see certain parties in the morning and was certain that he could place the matter without anv doubt whatever. I told him that it was absolutely necessar;- to have th“ whole natter closed up not later than noon to-morrow, larch 24th,1915. He said he could do it without doubt.
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THE UNITED STATES FINISHING COMPANY,
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April 12th, 1915;
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Orange , If. J. . ^ 4£|oT4-
lily clear Mr. Edison:- u)OA —
X have your letter of April 10th, returning the two strike-offs made from Paranitraniline, and I have written at once to our mill at Pawtucket, R. I. to mail to you direct a sample of the German produot in powdered form, which is the only form we have used.
The price of the powdered form before the war was .163 per lb. A couple of years ago we paid about .15 a lb. , and 'the lowest nrice we have a record of in some years was about 14?T. Since the war, however, the importations have ceased, and the prices have naturally risen to exhorbitant figures.
Hot having purchased the paste form, I have no record of its cost. If yon think it would be desirable for me to make inquiries among some of the German importers regarding the old price of Paranitrani- line°in paste form X will be glad to do so.
I am glad to know that you contemplate making Beta Haphtol in large quantities, and will also be glad to receive the improved quality of Paranitraniline to which you refer in your letter.
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Pur. Agent.
,J. 1>. MOIUVAX & COMPANY
KXl'OHT IJEl’AUTMENT
[{.April 12, 1915.
Thomas Edison, Esq, Orang g ,
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V/ill you not he ?1M moufjj to advi3e? what progress I
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Government and how e not also tell us what i
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Subject :
Contract Ho. 25235, *£tod Apr. 5, 1915, fdT 270,000 lbs Carbolic Acid.
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„ , . n-r Anrii 5. 1915, the Bureau is very
date of Contract./
S. fhe /Bureau regrets the delay in replying to your letter which was inadvertently sent to file without action.
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Mr. 1.1. K. Hutchison, ,
c/o Laboratory of T lioSEJS~A._j.dis ojl-, - Orange , H . J.
Copy to Haval Proving Ground.
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We havo your favor of the 5th with further jV* ty
referenoe to the extraction of benzol at our Jt ^ J) £■ i
plants in this city, and believo that your state- W’ Ji. A .
ment is entirely clear as, contained in this let- v \ y »**
ter. However, wo bog to refer back to your let- . jft y , t
ter. of Itarch 20th, in which you suggested puttingN. \ i, \ J"' Af , .
in the plant yourself and operating the same . ' \}f <\ >' y
Kindly advise us whether you are still interested . 5/ , *
in such a connection. Lj} /' Jt
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In that letter you named certain prices for £ Sr t* e£- rV light oils on the basis of furnishing and operating**!,® <*> «, J j
the plant yourself. In the event that you have \ y#' jQ>
changed your mind about this method of operation, plf » _ i . v
kindly give us some idea regarding the prices [V /» J
that you would pay for the benzol from a plant \/ •& e?1
entirely financed and operated by ourselves, and ^ „ /J
state whether the separation of the various light .. y ® J'
oils by us before shipment would be a material &• ^ lVv t
advantage, or whether we could roalize substantially y ft) JK
the same prices on tho various contents if wo rf a}" M \ i %
should send all out simply as recovered from V \ {*£ y V
crude form. / \p ' /
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Dear Sir,
/ your favor of the 9th, and am glad to address and other remarks on the present i/that you know what American manufacturers
I am in receipt < hear that you had already read t coal tar products situation, are trying to do.
With regard to/ your being overwhelmed by textile people who want supplies, would say thi/ is simply the experience of all dealers in these products, and it is sitaply impossible for us to meet these demands under the present condition!. We are making considerable quantities of direct black, blues and seyeral other colors for cotton, acid blacks, yellows, red, blues and other color's for wool and silk; large quantities of nlgrosines for leather, ink, shoe polish, etc., and a number of miscellaneous colors for various purposes, but are quite unable to fill all the orders which are sent us from the various sources.
We are making beta naphthol regularly for use in our works, and were expecting to/increase the quantity at once, for resale to those who wish to use the pM.t direct, but just at present unfortunately there^is ^a-^njpfgS^lnnMhthS.ine , and we are unable to get all that we want. We Crnrmnt, therefore inareaSe our beta naphthol manufacture until we can get further supplies of naphthaline.
If you care to refer to us any of the inquiries you are receiving, we should be very glad to give them our best attention, and do what we can to help people out, but as we have already said it is impossible to keep every one supplied.
Thanking you for your favor, I remain Yours very truly.
Arm 3£tfn. 191o.
;;r . V? . T- . Bolton , Preas . ,
Bronx Company,
177th Ctreet & Bronx P.iver.
ITs '.t York City,
3ear Pir:
T have receive C your favor of the ninth instant, and have given careful consid¬ eration to your proposition in regard to Ani¬ line Salt .
j.et ."/? say in reply that if X tied up ay plant on sales for so short a tire I would lose money, and of cours-- that is not to he thought of. Xf you can get Aniline Salt from others on so short a contract you. had better do so because 7 am really ratting up my plant only to help out our American reople.
Yours very truly,
April 12th. 1915.
American Paper and Pulp Association,
18 EaBt 41st Ptreet,
ITew York City.
Gentlemen:
t am in receipt of your favor of the 8th inBtant and be£ to say in reply that T am building a plant to make the basic materials for dyes such as, for instance, Bitrobenzol, Aniline Oil, Paranitraniline , Paraphenylene diamine , Acetanilid, Pipheny- lamine and Carbolic Acid.
''any of these materials. In conjunction with others, are used by Dyers to produce colors in their vats. Blacks and browns are made with Aniline Oil, Chlorate of Soda or Chlorate of Potash aijd an Acid. Past reds are made with Beta Haphthol and Paranitraniline . Infixed up apparatus to make a blue.
I think there are a number of people intending to start soon to use the Be basic materials to make a line of dyes.
Yours very truly.
Johnstown* Pa,, April 12, 1915.
My dear Mr, Edison:
The Birzels were shut down yesterday to change, the deph lagmator connections of' which I wrote you a day. or two ago. In operating today, we were -able to get much 'better, results, and in no case l. did the wash toil flood threugh into,,tho 50^ benzol.
Ir'was very much surprised to find- in putting a.gaug?, the bottom'- of the Hirzel Still seems to take about 5 lbs. pressure ■ to. 'push the steam through the . column. ’ I . also put a mercury gauge on top of the column to see -if there was arty pressure in the stilly hub it showed xi'o thing.
It is rather difficult to regulate ;the temperature correctly,
/ and I have been waiting on some recording thermometers which will .'give ub a daily record ‘Of this, but the makers. have disappointed, ub in delivery. ; 1 ' ‘
I put an ordinary thermometer connected into the-tslde of the etili andi find that ;it has . great variations in, temperature. .in the middle' pjO-rtion of the "still, withot^ry-falight change at. topi,’- Ah r other trouble which :;I am experiencing,, iV tFat\ we. turn another /' _ in appreciable^ amount of eteam into the type Which carries the oil . from. tW’lheaterhin the top of the building to. the Hi'rzel -column, th|' steam/apdarantlybbachaeBp expanding and" shuts- Off the flow: of Oil t^- the 'stilr/This ief.no doubt due to the, fact that the oil from.the' hefi- heater/ idl from 96 to 98 -degrees temperature and does not condense tf£ steam, -r,
I Ban making a connection dower down so that the vapors may rise wi? h the oil in going to the still at-' the' s ame place/ We have stilled off yesterday one batch of 90£ benzol, and am en¬ closing a slip which shows the laboratory record -of this change.
Out . of aplprpximately' 25 hundred gallons we got about a thousand el.e.Wh hundred gallons of 90^ benzol. In the remainder there is sop- t otpojL , p ttylol , etcj The reason we did not . get more is because we » id/not iriptruct our factories properly from Mo. '1 badger, bfei*i£, and Al^BitfceiiLgkAncipal reasons for not being able to. make a good split fv was due to the fact that we have continually had: so much oil and' “;<■ our 5QJ& gasoline caused flood?,' the effects of floods which I have explained to you.
...I-'bej.Jlie, t/ie flooding ia stoppedfnow by receiving the ourrent of gaajinyfojf- the.: dephlagmator^ttifii* it continues to work- a day or twor vfill change’ the oil Hirzelthen I think we will he free from the : contamination of wash oil..
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A'/ \8° doubt' some of our trouble was caused by the temperature -.gWting-too .high in .the center of the Hirzel . column, , Had flopds .ift/somewhat'-leffs/temjperatures.; We are carrying" on experiments in ifimng everything that we may do-to get the plant, in good 'operating japape as soon, as- possible j for-; we -realize that- you need ithe , benzol.
J - ’ I have not written Mr. ,IUcaa or the B.i.rjoa I-on & Steel Cp.. about our' changes for Mr/ Carter, chemist in the Coke; Dept, of; the Dims, Co. has been here; for about three weeks. ■ He was l , Bdnthheee; by Mr. Sucas ,i and- he:; keeps very ■careful', notes', of’- Sverythiffe "dng that we do , and . reports daily/byT letter and, telegrant’to -Lucas. k-
V I Save explained .to. Mr/: Carter oarefuliy every change etc. tf?)> we have made and reason for doing so, and he hasr taken very complete : notes.
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April 18th. 1915.
Mr. W. H. Mason,
Coke Oven Department.
Cambria Steel Oo.,
Johnstown, pa.
DearMr. Mason:
I had your long letter typewritten for Mr. Edison, and he read it very carefully, after which he sent yoa a telegram about wo filing the Hirzel "tills , .which you probably reoeived. He his full faith in you that you will be able to work out these vari¬ ous problems and be able to get out some Benzol for us before long.
There is lots that is new, especially in the chemi¬ cal line . Vr'e are naking contracts for Aniline Oil and Aniline Salts. Vie are also under fire in regard to Carbolic. I think Mr.. Edison has been the target of every Broker in Hew York who has heard that some Picric is wanted abroad. l"'e have been overrun with them, but the thing is now getting in shape to look a little more like real business.
X would suggest that you keep him posted as frequent¬ ly as you oanflnd time to write. I know you are busy, - very busy, but it doe a him an awful lot of good to hear that you are making progre ss .
Yours very truly ,
April 12 th.
1915.
A. V' . Matters b Company* Inc.,
1182 Broadway ,
Pew 'Co r> City.
Gentlemen:
T am In receipt of yonr favor of the 8th instant, ana in reply leg to say that T don't s$y. that T can do anything nov; in re¬ gard to yonr proposition. The newspapers are publishing the news 6f my plant all over the country, and the Textile people are flooding me with letters, l.'y total capacity will he sold euichly .
Yours very, truly.
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April 12th. 191D
Mr. S. r'akaki ,
Mitsui & Company,
25 Madison Ave . ,
Pew York City.
Dear Mr. faicaki:
I am in receipt os’ your favor of the ninth instant, enclosing copy of certificate of analysis made on the sample of Diphenylanine which I sent you a few days ago. I am glad to see that it proved so satisfactory .
I can m?ke it even still purer than the sample , if desirable , and -1 th very little more expense. T noted f 1.65 to the Dnsslan rep¬ ress MaUve you sent a few day? ago. hut am afraid that the order will not he placed at that price. V'hat do you think?
Yours very truly,
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
1915 TUB JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
100^ PLUS?
Chemical equipment that is better than ifj builder claims for it, is hard to find. M
* When found, it is hard to beat. j
Such equipment can be found in
“ Bethlehem -B uilt”
Anoaratus _ a fact that has been proved in
. by the experience of others, and send for up.
,f the fact that “ TANTI RON ” is the only Acid Resistant iron that can be machined interests you, let us send full details regarding it.
RFTHLEHEM foundry & MACmNf^CO
BET 7™tH FRONT street. SOUTH BETHLEHEM, PA.
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Attention of Mr- V.eadcwc'roft,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, Hew Jersey, bear Sir: —
I have your letter of the 12th inst. informing me that you can make diphenylamine purer than the second sample whic! proved satisfactory to
> and I should say that if you can a
: purer at very little additional expense.
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like to have it purer so that the Japanese Army's acceptance would he doubly sure.
As to the Russian inquiry, I believe that your price of 51.65 will so through, for Colonel Jc'-Scvcuaky informed our partner, Ur. Bryner, Jr., that 4@r thought he could place or¬ der without cabling to Petrograd, but since he cabled before that the Aetna Explosive Company can supply it for .$1.00 per pound, he thinks it better to cable to Petrograd and ask their permission to place order at 5)1.65.
At any ra"-e, I believe it more advisable for our mutual advantage not to lower the price until you can make a definite osition about the deliveries and quantities at. the end of
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this week.
Re received a cable this morning that the Japanese Army will take seven tons of £340 lbs, delivery to begin at the Factory on the 15th of May at the rate of 130 pounds per day, if v>e, (Mitsui & Company , Ltd. ) guarantee the arrival of the goods in Japan under penalty. X cabled back to them stating that we did not like such a strict contract and if they made the contract clauses too strict we will sell it tc Russia.
When you can make a definite proposition about deliveries and quantity, I think we will oable to Japan and will try my best to force them to accept your proposition as a whole.
I shall be much obliged to ycu if you will make a definite pro¬ position as soon as possible, stating time of deliveries and
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Dear Sir:
?his will confirm the telephone messages which Ur. Headowcroft has sent you to-day to the effect that I can fur¬ nish you with as much as one hundred thousand (lOOrjOOO) poundB of pure Diphenylamine at a price of one dollar and twenty-five cents (§1.24) per pound, and that X eoul d start deliveries on June first, 1915 at the rate of five hundred (500) pounds per day.
I also keg to confirm the message I send you over the telephone to the effect that you could ask the P.ussian one dol¬ lar and thirty-seven certt.B (§1.37) a pound, which would allow you a 10j5 commission. Since then I have telephoned you to he sure and get the Pussian order if possible, as I could perhaps make a little lower price if necessary.
Yours very truly.
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Having heartptb* were shown through your Gs very much desiring to see garding this subject, X h! letter.
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very much like to seo your apparatus in operation unuugu uui own is practically all either purchased or under construction, hut none of it is as yet set up.
I believe we are having a very good Bensol rectifying column (SO") built, excellent sulfonating kettles, well arranged fusion kettles, and good drying pans for the Sodium salt.
The drawings of any of these X would be glad to show (as they are my own ideas) if they are of interest to any of
Or, I would be very glad at any time to place^ at your disnosal , for a suitable length of time, and without cnarge, a set of my four volume Work on China Wood Oil, if it at any time interests you, as a partial acknowledgement of tne courtesy should you be inclined to favor my request to visit your car¬ bolic Acid Works.
I perhaps may be known to you through the Celluloid Cylindrical Record subject as I have some of the very early patents along that line, and was for a short time with the Columbia Phonograph Co. at Bridgeport, Conn.
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in making the reouest that I have and I shall gracefully accept your refusal to comply with it if you so decide, hut if for any reasons you should allow me this privilege, I will he more than glad to reciprocate in any way that X possibly can.
I am not at a loss to know how to operate iny machinery hut I like to learn all I can where ever I can and sometimes it is surprising what information is avail¬ able if you only try hard enough to get it.
Hay I have the pleasure of receiving your reply.
Respectfully,
OHS/211.
845 Broad St., Hewark, H. J.
Frances Patterson, Broker
SHELLAC, WAXES, CHEMICALS, Etc.
1085 Drexel Building
ni^pril 14th, 1915,
Hr. Thomas A. Edison, H U i*
Bast Orange, K. J.
Sear Sir:-
CARBOLIC APIS CRYSTALS: able to telk to
glad to 'take up the question with you, and will Orange to straighten the details out in person.
, Woxild make a contract if price is right, for delivery to the end of the year, commencing say Juno 1st, if you can deliver hy that time.
Take the matter up with me, and 1 think I can place the
■business.
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ERAECES PATTERSOH.
KEITH CAR COMPANY
April 14, 1915.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange , M • J .
Referring further to the matter of four 10,000 gallon tank cars. We received your telegram of April 15th asking if we could not send used cars to Sydney, and we replied that we understood this was in answer to our Western Union night telegram dated April 12th, as we went into this matter very fully in our telegram of April 13th which reads as follows
"John II. Boak representing Intercolonial and other Canadian government railways informs us today that any empty tanks new or used shipped from points in United States to points in Canada, must pay not only the duty of thirty percent hut seven and one half percent additional account war tax. The regulations are evidently so rigid that we do not care to pay thirty seven and one half percent of the total cost of our equipment which would he very much more than our rental for one year would amount to and run risk of getting the amount of duty refunded. Mr. Boak suggests that if matter was taken up with Alfred T. Weldon, Assistant General freight Agent, Intercolonial Road, Moncton,
H ew Brunswick either direct hy you or through the Dominion Iron & Steel Company, tanks would he furnished you. If you can got them to furnish cars we are willing to release you from your agreement on tho four cars as we desire to do what is right and fair in this matter."
Yours truly,
- ' President.
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Ino., Orange, N.J.
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As you are no douht , aware the Board of Trustees of The Chemists' Club has decided to abolish the Research Bureau of The Chemists* Club Library.
For a year I did practically all the work of the Research Bureau and upon severing my connection with the same in September 1914 X opened my present office for the searching of chemical patents and literature, the prepara¬ tion of bibliographies and the translation of technical and scientific articles.
I should be glad to take over all work of this % kind you have been in the habit of assigning to the Chemists'
Club, at rates similar to theirs, and can assure you that service rendered by me will be entirely satisfactory and leave little to be desired.
Yours very truly,
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W. H. Meadoworoft, Esq., A / . (
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Ur. Edison wired Mr: Insull dn Marob 35th, 1915,
asking if any of Mr. Insull' s gas oompanies had for sale any exoess drip oil. Inquiries were made, and Mr. Insull advis¬ ed Mr. Edison that the Peoples Gas, Light & Coke Company and the Public Service Company of northern Illinois botn had made oontraots with the duPont Powder Company for their exoess drip oil for two or three years.
We learned yesterday that some of the subsidiary oompanies of the Middle West Utilities Company, of which Ur. Insull is President, will probably have 5000 or 6000 gallons per year of drip oil to sell. It has been suggested that this oould.be shipped in steel barrels.
i do not know whether this small amount of drip oil would interest Mr. Edison, but thought it best to mention it. If you will please advise me, I will get you in correspondence with the proper party.
Yours truly,
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Tear Sir:
I am in receipt of your favor of th e 14th in at ant asking permissiongfco visit my Oarholio Acid Plant.
Tt is not true that a party of visitors were shown through this plant, and I cannot very well comply with your request, aa I intend to stay in the business and meet the competition of the Germans after the war is over. 7 have expended a large amount of money to develop and per^eot the process.
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Dear Mr. Edison:
I bee to acknowledge receipt of your lette: and am greatly pleased to learn that you hope to make a shipment of toluol in the near future.
In regard to the drums which you propose using, I might say that in placing an order with another manufacturer recently v/o stipulated that the drums should ho extra heavy galvanised of 110 gallons capacity and 210 Iho. weight; hung to have an inside diameter of two inches and the vent an inside diameter of ono-half inch or throe-quarters inch, the drums to ho provided with heavy rolling hoops, plugs to ho flush with surface and below hoops and chime. * to also specifiod that the follov;ing
lettering should be embossed on the heads of tho drums in capital letters of suitable sizo:
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requested that the Government Marie, the "broad arrow", and below all tho word "TOLUOL". A sketch of the "broad arrow" is enclosed herewith.
In answer to your inquiry as to whether shipments of ten drums at a time would bo too small, I would sny that it is nios
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desirable that the toluol he shipped at the earliest moment possible. At the same time, if you are producing at a fairly rapid rate and can promise a shipment of a full carload at tun early date, it might ho well to defer shipping a lot of ton dru: until a full carload is ready to move. Vfhen do you thin.-, tn.it.
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Til this connection wo venture to refer to our le of March 22nd transmitting un extract of a letter received Colonel Phipps, the Chief Inspector of high Sxpl&sivo:
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British Government, whoso address is in care of the Bethlehem Steel Company, South Bethlehem, Pa. May wo inquire if you have communicated with Col. Phipps in regard to the inspoctio: •e jirodnoing?
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Bear Sir;-
.■—*& — . I acknowledge with thanks receipt of your favor of yesterday authorizing me to"negotiate contracts for Aniline Oil on the basis of 29^ per pound f.oib Silver lake, H.J. and contracts. for Aniline Salt at 35^ per pound f.o.b. Silver Lake, H.J., containers extra, less .5% commission . un-
I am negotiating with several concerns on this basis and will report progress as made. In the meantime, for your information and guidance, wish to say the General Chemical Co. have their respresentatives visiting the Textile trade and offering Oil at sliding-scale prices from 50/ per pound for uay delivery to 11/ per pound for late 1916 delivery and 1 understand have concluded several contracts on this basis.
In view of this 'fact, you will realize it will be pretty hard and uphill work for me to Negotiate sales on the basis of figures mentioned in your letter of yesterday. , however will do my best and as promised report progress' as made .
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Akron, Ohio, April l6th, 1915.
Laboratory of Thomas A. EdiBon, Orange, N.J.
Gentlemen:
We delayed answering your letter of the 10th until such time ae we could go over the question of Aniline Oil with our Mr. H. S. Firestone.
As you undoubtedly know we are large users of Aniline Oil and would be glad to go over this matter with some representative of your office. The writer expects to go East within the next week, and, if you will arrange an interview with some representative of your Company familiar with this product, we will be glad to arrange this trip accordingly and visit your office.
Yours very truly,
THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
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•ffe consume at the factory here about 700 pounds per day, for various purposes, and it oocurs to me if you will at an early day have a quantity in excess of your requirements you might consider supplying us. We have at present less than six weeks supply and must find some way very soon, either to nitrate or obtain Nitrobenzole. We suppose, at some price, nitrating acids can be obtained.
April 16th, 1915.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison - #2.
We have at present on hand and coming, between fifteen hundred and two thousand gallons of Benzole, and we suppose before this is exhausted, we will be able to obtain more, but if we cannot procure chemicals to nitrate
it, our supply will be of no avail. .
you will be interested to hnow that the Barrett Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia are out today with a demand that all their old customers for Toluol must maMe a contract for 1916 immediately, for their retirements, at $2.00 per gallon, or risk being caught without a supply entirely. I presume with your knowledge of the situation you would hardly recommend our making a contract at this figure. We use the article exclusively as a solvent, can substitute Benzole, which, it seems to me. will be very plentiful before the close of this year.
If, with your usual spirit of helpfulness, you „„ ...l.t «. on th. Hltrobenzole proportion, w s'""1 indebtedness to yon nonld be inore.sed. and rlttkindest regards* I a®
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I received your favor of the 16th inBtant and
have carefully notea Its contents.
In regard to acids, I understand that the Gen¬ eral Chemical Company Is all sola out. I contracted with them for a year's supply, and think that I was about the last to get under the bars. Have you tried the Gras sell! Company? I feel certain that will sell 98 acid, as they tola me so. I would suggest that you try the Baker Chemical Company. Phllllpsburg,
H. J. They have a small Hitrio Acid Plant.
I exrect to commence making Aniline Oil on about Hay 10th, and may be able to spare you some Hitrobenzol. It de¬ pends upon whether my absorbing plants will get tbe Ben sol for ve in time .
I scarcely think that Toluol will govlower than two dollars (§2) during the war. but I believe you will be able to get plenty of Ben col at a moderate price In August when two or three of the large Steel Works will be making It.
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
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Dear Sir:-
Confirming understanding had with your Mr. Meadow- croft by phone this monring, I enclose you herwith my official order #9877 for 35 tons of Aniline Oil, quality to equal the English product, at net price to me of 29/5 per pound f.o.b. Silver Lake, K.J. drums charged for extra and returnable at same price as charged if in good reuseable order with 90 days, shipment to be made at the rate of 5 tons per month June to December, 1915 inclusive. .Terms as usual, 30 days net or less 1?6 off for cash in 10 days.
Furthermore, in accordance with phone conversation hod with your Mr. Meadowcroft, you have authorized me to sell on the same basis 35 tons of your Aniline Oil shipment 5 tons monthly, June to December inclusive, and I expect to dispose of this quantity the fore part of next week and will advise you if my efforts in this direction are successful or not.
Awaiting your confirmation of this communication,
I am,
Your 8 very respectfully, (signed) Stanley Doggett.
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TI«E AND RUBBER COMA ANY RASE THEM PROPOOITION ANILINE OIL MONTHLY DELIVERY BALANCE THIS YEAN AM TO BEE AGAIN TOMORROW AT NOON MR ADAM* PURCHASING AfiENT HEBITATIN* ABOUT aotffW WITH ME ACCOUNT OF GENERAL CHEMICAL CO OFF¬ ERING TH 1 8 YEAR MAXIMUM TWENTY FIVE CENTB POUND AND OVER NEXT YEAR MINIMUM TEN NINETY AND MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN CENTS PER POUND FIRCONE EXPRESS WILL¬ INGNESS CONTRACT TWENTY FIVE TO THIRTY TONS MONTHY OVER NEXT YEAR AT PRICE EQUAL GENERAL CHEMICAL’NIRE ME PORTAGE HOTEL LOWEBT LIMIT TEN TONS
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April 19th. 1915.
Hr. E. J. Doyle.
Edison Building,
120 WeBt Adams .Street,
Chicago , Ill.
Dear Hr. Doyle:
I received your favor of the 15th instant, which I Bhowed to Hr. Edison. He re guests me to say that he finds, generally speaking, that all drip oils oontain very little Bensol and Soluol, and for that reason are of little value to us, and he has therefore ceased to ask for any further samples .
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Hr. Edison,
April 131h, 1915.
”1sb Prance a Patterson,
1085 Drexel Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Hadam:
I an in receipt of your favor of the 14th instant in regard to Carbolic Acid crystals, and beg to say in reply that ray second plant will cone tinto operation in about thirty days, and if my Benzol Absorb¬ ing Plants give me enough Bensol I will be in position to sell some Carbolic.
Yours very truly.
Frances Patterson, Broker
SHELLAC, WAXES, CHEMICALS, Etc.
1085 Drexel Building
PiiiLAUEi-pniMpril 19th, 1915
Mr. Thornes A. Edison,
East Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
Confirn conversation with sou over the phone regarding CARBOLIC ACID CRYSTALS U.S.P. 39/40$, ana your offer of
2 tons per day 0 ^4 P°* ™ •
aruma extra. E.O.B. Silver lake. N. J. . deliveries to commence June 1st
Sorry not to have been able to .close this up ciuickly, tut •So had to IS, and will have a reply hy to-morrow morning, when I will take it up Tilth you either hy telephone or in person.
PARANITRAKILIER: Just as soon as you are in position to offer this irtlcle for 'tie balance of year, vmtld he glad to have you take it up with me.
Very truly yours.
F P/G.
We shall he glad to hear from you on the subject In due course, and beg to remain.
Cl/T
P. S. The fourth drum has just been received, but not yet examined.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
MONSANTO CHEMICAL YORKS.
Office of the Superintendent.
Report Re: Quality of Edison Phenol.
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700 36/37° 1.70
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Loss - 5S| lb. Phenol 40/41
Total loss on the 2355 lb. Phenol received is therefore t
1. Loss by presence of water = 23- lb.
2. 0.5# loss by distillation =
Total
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The cost of redistilling this quantity of Phenol in labor, steam, power and water amounts to about $9.00.
Respectfully submitted.
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Chemical Company of America,
320 Broadway,
Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 15th instant, and would say in re¬ ply that my second Garb ol ic Acid Plant will he ready for operation soon after the middle of next month. How much will yon want in monthly shipments for the remainder of the present year? Youtb veiy truly.
LEATHER DRESSINGS, BLACKINGS,
FINISHINGS.
DISINFECTANTS,
UQUIsDoap specialties
ilaxtm Ctiemtcal Company
iflnmifactiiriiig. Bmportinu nub exporting €(]tmi2ts
Eighth Avenue. 1 20th and 1 21st Streets
Mr. Meadowcroft, Edison Laboratories, Orange, N.J.
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Dear Sir:
Confirming our conversation by 'phone this afternoon,
I am asking you to kindly give us a quotation on 500 tons of Carbolic Acid (Crystals? deliveries to commence in about 45/60 days at the rate of 2 tons per day. V/e would appreciate this if you would kindly give us as early a quotation as possible.
Yours very respectfully,
MAXIM CHEMICAL CO.
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April 20, 1915.
Dear Sir;- /
According to our records, we have only received up to the present time 1200 lhs. of CARBOLIC ACID against contract calling for 100 lhs. daily beginning March 15th.
You consequently owe ub 2000 pounds at the present time and we should greatly appreciate delivery of this quantity to our truck when it makes the next delivery of Formaldehyde
Very truly, yours,
MICAS’ W0BKR.
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J.RAMSBURG
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Ur. VAn.H. Ueadoworoft , % Edison Laboratory, Orange , Ill.
Dear Sir:
April 20, 1915. .
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I have a request from your Purchasing Agent that I send you two (2) copies of our pamphlets on benzol recovery, which I am doing very gladly under separate cover.
Will you please call to Ur. Edison's attention the fact that the H. Koppers Company are constructing for the In¬ land Steel Company a oomplete benzol plant to recover 4,000 gallons of crude benzol per day and to work up into pure pro¬ ducts. This plant was contracted for on or about the 20th day of Uarch and is so far along that we feel confident that we will have same in full operation before the 1st of June.
I am drawing this to his attention, because he had an idea that, while we could build excellent benzol plants which would work, and give excellent grades of products, that speed was not one of our strong points. There is little red tape in this organization and we aan get out work as fast as anybody in the United States, if not faster.
My idea in writing you this at this time, is that Ur. Edison may feel, that he would like to have us build for him a benzol plant or some part of a benzol plant, such as wash oil stills, pure benzol stills, dephlegmatorB, columns, wash¬ ers; If so, we should be very glad to assist him.
I shall be in Hew York in the near future and if Mr. Edison would like to discuss this, I should be very glad to come out to Orange to do so. I recall with much pleasure the afternoon I spent with Mr. Edison and yourself some months ago, at the time when the Cambria plant was being started, and it would give me great pleasure to see you both again.
Yours very truly.
H. KOPPERS COMPAMY.
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Hr, Thomas A. Edison,
West Orange, H. J.
Dear Sir:
In reference to the writer's conversation with you of to-day, would say that we will take your entire pro¬ duction of Crystal Carbolic Acid, prime quality, up to three thousand tons for delivery over the balance of this year at 76-.,.. per pound, f.o.b. Dew fork; drums extra. Terms, cash on~i)elivery and we will furnish you with either bankers re¬ ference or a oaitvact guaranteed by securities satisfactory
The only stipulation that v/e would make beyond a guarantee by you that the quality of the Carbolic Acid would be prime, is that you give us assurance of the specific dates for deliveries. If this is satisfactory to you, please pre¬ pare contracts and advise us over the telephone what you re¬ quire us to do in the matter of assuring you of the fulfill¬ ment of the contract on our part and we will execute the con¬ tract to your satisfaction.
Thanking you for your attention and awaiting your earl;r advice, v/e are,
Yours very truly,
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Yours very truly,
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pLtt8E SEND H IRTZEL PLANS AND PLANS Of ABSORBERS IN TWO SEPARATE PAC/OS ,Y LETTER POST WITH SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP SEND MESSENGER WITH THEM TO NEW YORK TO ENSURE DESPATCH BY TONIGHTS TRAIN, WILL BADGER
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April 21st, 1915.
JEr,. Thomas A. Edison,
Vest Orange, 3. I.
Dear Sir: Attention of Tfr. Meadowcroft .
The writer did not return to his office until so late tnis afternoon that he was obliged to leave immediate¬ ly to catch a train, having been delayed in conferring with his banker . Ve have about decided to furnish yo u with s. security com- any bond for the fulfillment of the contract and will call you on the telephone to-morrow regarding the ^ j aiy-t-C'C amount for which the bond should be drawn . ... 'YAtcyU^^
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Trusting this is satisfactory and thanking for your attention, we are,
tities and price.
Our plant is in new jersey on the Jersey
Central Boad.
Appreciating an early reply, we are, yours very truly,
THE C HSMICAL COMPANY 0? AMERICA XHC.,
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
59 -4-23-15 — Prim.
CHSttlGAL CO. OP .AMERICA— .
George H. Bruce, Pres.
Samuel Isermann, Sec & Treas.
Directors are the officers
— Mfrs. . .
with Arthur Berger.
NEW YORK CITY. (Manhattan) 520 Broadway.
On March 23, 1915 at their New York City office, the president save our reporter the above personal details and states. --
"This company was incorporated about two weeks ago unne of the State of New Jersey, with an authorized capi-al x » - >
"all paid in in cash and patents. The company does not ask .or any "credit., therefore do not care to make any statement.
This company was it is understood incorporated recently as
Van Dylc & Co. importers Essential Oils, 4-8 Pl=-tt s •>“',• *».
and 4s been connected with that concern since it stert-u : in 1SU4 He ,as -,t 0n e time in the retail drug business m New York City m which he was unsuccessful, and later was with the » Importing and Chemical Co., 210 Broome St., 'New York City. An estimate Oxh company's financial responsibility is not .obtained, and in the ab sence of details from them, conservative local dealei , intei viewe would hold to cash transactions.
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STABLER DOGGETT.
99 John ana 11-13 Cliff Sts., Hew York 4/22/15.
Mr. Ehomas A. Edison, Orange, H.J.
Referring to pleasant interview hod with you and , 5+ ? this A M also subsequent phone chat had
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In accordance with this ™'1erB*a^i,JMfn^?Bflithr°" ... order #9896 for 35 tons of Aniline Oil with
nrice left hla^ hut reference made to this letter ascoverirg ?£at point, which as I understand it, is the way you desire this order handled.
As soon as I receive official confirming Prder fron the Firestone Co., showing their purchases from me of 20 tons of 58(5 goods at 50* par pound and 35 tons at special price me of 27(5° sold to them at 32 1/2*. will as promiscdyourMx . Meadoworoft submit their order for your Perusal to J ^£ythis
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Yours very respectfully, (signed) Stanley Doggett.
jlosure.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
DOOGETT - ANILINE OIL
Bought 20 tons at 58/$
Sold " " to Firestone at 50/$
Loss
He sold to Firestone 35 tons at 32 l/2f$ If he paid us 29^ - would he
Profit
This would reduce his loss as follows: loss $3200.00
Profit 2450.00
Net Loss $ 750.00
§23,200.00 20.000.00 § 3,200.00
§22,750.00 20.300.00 § 2,450.00
If we let him the 35 tons at 27. it would change his loss to a profit, as follows.
Sale of 35 tons to Firestone at 32 1/2 = 22,750.00
If he paid us 27/$ - would he r 3r?jt.?.00.r.0.Q
Profit 3,850.00
Profit $ 3,850.00 Deduct loss 5.200.00
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recently spent four months in Germany a certain artificial silk process and, wifi
of the most prominent Gorman chemists connected with the dye i^sTTyt*
This chemist has expressed his willingness to come to the United States, bring¬ ing a group of competent assistants, including one colorist, one chemical engineer and six assistant chemists, to establish the manufacture of dyes in this country; the salaries of those nine men to aggregate not over $1,500 per month. The .
necessary apparatus, vats, etc., will ho comparatively inexpensive.
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A Sulphur Black B Sulphur Blue
and to gradually add other coloro as circumstances permit. In the making of these colors other substances, like beta-napthol, etc* will bo manufactured.
Ihin chemist boars the boot posoiblo reputation and is unqualifiedly endorsed by the consulting chemist of the loading dyo works com¬ pany in Gormany.
If this matter interests you wo would be Glad to furnish
further particulars.
All communications shouli
J.’bCH/AC
•. Thomas A. Edison,
orange ,11. J.
pounds of synthetic phenoi in hereby accepted, and a contract covering the manufacture and deXivery of Phis materiaX will be prepared in thxs office and forwarded to you for signature at an early date.
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Dear Sir:-- cJ^v*
X am exceedingly sorry you.tiat we rec^i^a
cable from Japan this morning^ating that they could not get an order for 20,000 poundtfof Dyphelylamine from the Japanese Army because of the late deliveries. 1 have troubled you so much on this subject and after you have accomplished mating it ^ am compelled to tell you that we cannot get any business eSg| f from Russia or Japan.
X hardly know how to return the courtesy which you have extended to me in regard to this matter, but simply to thank you most sincerely for your kindness in treating me so kindly.
With kind personal regards and respects, I am (,
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Yours very truly.
BY-PRODUCT COKE AND OAS OVEN PLANTS
^ A>*IONIA. BENZOL AND TAR RECOVERY
f PITTSBURGH, PA.
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Dear Ur. Edison;
of April 22nd with reference
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The working up
April 23, 1915.
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pleasure your letter and benzol matters.
by-product »pl
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e benzols vivith pure ana puri¬ fied products is one that~hao required a large amount of research work as to conditions of operation, distillation, velocity and siz¬ es and arrangement of apparatus. Our European organization did not succeed in perfecting this apparatus for a number of yoarspartcu- larly for the production of lOO^products. We possess the knowledge to build apparatus which will give safe, economical and satisfactory operation and produce products which will satisfy the most rigid com¬ mercial requirements. Should you desire us to do so, we can furnisn you with such apparatus auickly and guarantee its satisfactory per¬ formance.
I believe the Badger Still is one which is satisfactory for many purposes, but 1 believe it not satisfactory in the separat-
i of chemical substances which are so miscible as tne benzol homo e vanor tension and boiling points lie so closely to- e with various substances which have many of 9 complex in their struct-
loguos and w
gather, mixed as they a the characteristics of benzols, but a
" I regret exceedingly that I did not urge you more forc¬
ibly to allow us to furnish the stills, agitators and dephlegmators, for your work.
With regard to the coal, which has been sent, as ment¬ ioned in your letter, if you will have this taw* sent to H. hoppers Company’s laboratory, Joliet, Illinois, 1 will taw an made and will be able to tell you in a very short time e^ctly what could be done with this coal in our ovens, including th° duction, the character of the coke, the amount of tar, i ^ Xnti- plus gas with and without gas separation. The coal should bo identi fied by markings inside and outside of barrel.
I trust that when I call n find the time to see me.
n you in the near future, that
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Toronto, Canada. Ayr 11 24th. 1915.
Shonaa A. Edison lab oratory.
Please order two Badger stills , one . eight weeks delivery, one ten weeks. d V/e are at present not decided about paying bonus for earlier delivery. 3±ap l£= garding Hirzel still, can you make it?r If so can you give us early delivery. Ue can only get it built in Canada four weeks from receipt of patterns, which are free of duty. V/e can get the tubular heaters, etc. here.
J. H. Plummer.
Western Union.
April 24th. 1915.
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Independent Chemical Company.
Hr. Edison had given them until 12 noon to-day to close their negotiations with him for four thousand (4,000) pounds of Carbolic Acid per day. At five minutes past 11 Mr. King called me up and said that they had made all arrangements for their hond and were all ready to close up, "but needed a signature to the order from their customer, which was a hig corporation and the President was in Phila¬ delphia to-day. He said that we could call up Mr. David Taylor, vice president of the Coal & Iron National Bank, Hew York, and confirm the fact that a bond of three hundred thousand dollars (5300,000) had been arranged for.
I called up Mr. Taylor and he told me that Mr. King bad explained to him the whole transaction, and that he, Mr. Taylor, knew Mr. King s customer for the Carbolic, and that it was a substantial and respons¬ ible corporation. He said that Mr. King's contract with them was di¬ rect and there were no middle man. He said that he also understood that the contract was ready for signature but probably could not de¬ cide to-day owing to the absence in Philadelphia of the President of the Company.
Mr. Taylor said that be himself had seen the Fidelity Surety & Deposit Company of Maryland yesterday and they had signified to him their willingness to give the bond for three hundred thousand collars (('300,000). Mr. Taylor said that this Company had also guaranteed the Canadian Car & Foundry Company c- 'hv,‘! p” nH 1 1
i one of the P.ussian contracts.
Mr. Taylor also said that he regarded the King transaction as a bona-fided transaction end he had no doubt that it would go through all right.
Tie Coal & Iron National Bank is rated in Dunn and Bradstreet's as having a paid up capital of six hundred thousand dollars (5600,000) and a surplus of six hundred thousand dollars ((600,000) .
I called up Mr. King a few minutes later, who said that he was all ready to close the matter and only waiting for the President of his customer to sign or authorise the signing of the purchase order.
He said he might come out this afternoon, in which case he would tele¬ phone me, but he might be obliged to wait until Monday morning, when the President of the buying concern would be in lew York.
April 26th.
Mr. S. Cakaki ,
# Mitsui & Company,
26 Madison Avenue ,
IJew York City.
Dear Sir:
t an In receipt of your favor of the 23rd instant in regard to Diphenyl amine , and re¬ gret to learn that after all your trouble you have he en unahle to obtain the order from the Japanese Army.
The war is not over yet. Both the Japanese and Russian C-overnments may want it later on, aid I shall he ready iif another order s|ould come along. So, after all, 1 have no regrets in regard to making the experiment.
Yours very truly.
April 26th. 1915.
B. 3. Badger & Sons Company,
63 - 75 PittB Street ,
Boston, Hass.
Gentlemen:
Referring to your Proposal #969, for the second Carbolic Stm, we have oompared It with the proposal for the firBt Still of this kind, and find that under the head of Receiving Tank you have left out two important items, which you will find written in pencil on page two of the Proposal.
In the Proposal for the first Carbolic Still you agreed to furnish an operator at eight dollars ($8) per day and expenses, and this should be definitely stated in the present case. Of course, we understand the difference in prioe , as the extra three hundred was to. pay for overwork on additional speeding up of delivery.
It is only fair to say that Hr. Edison was rather disturbed in mind to find that these important omissions in regard to the Re¬ oeiving Tank were made without calling Ms notioe to the change.
7111 you pleaBe send us corrected Proposal, and return the copy of the old one containing the pencil notations.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Edison.
April 26th. 1915.
Manufacturer a Commercial Company,
299 Broadway,
Hew Yorh City.
Gentlemen:
to ,« f«r«r of the 2Md let "
w that v second C.rholl. Plant m =0* Into oper.tlon.toat tf last part of air. Its oaracltyulll he si* ‘>”»»»» (6-000' sound. daily. On, thou.eud (1.000) *—» •* *«» te“ l“,‘ °“11- ;.m sell four thotuand (4.000) ponnds of this tolly o.yaolty „ . 1Be contract, prorlded a« totsttotia B—f -11 “ -men that the tayer Kill cany out tfc oontraot.
!ttr, are four other parties At «* ««»<*' “ a contract, the price to .erenty-.lx and one-tall cent. (16 I/O cents) ner pound, spot cosh. F. 0. B. surer Me.
tamer, extra. Ihle Phenol 1. synthetic. It. p"“* “
T4. 4. intended for picric Acid. 40 to 41 and It to A1 to VMO&J- » 10 lnten Yours veiy truly.
April 26th. 1915.
The Chemical Company of America, Inc.,
320 Broadway,
Hew Tori: City.
Gentlemen:
Be plying to yo nr favor of the 21st instant, let me say that T am just about to close negotiations for contract on entire out put of my Carbolic Acid Plant, and therefore am not in position to quote you on the quantity named.
Yours very truly.
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.. April 36th' m '
Thomas A. Edison, Esq., / C( j
Edison Laboratory, Orange, H. J. [
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Replying to your letter of the 33nd last, about the Nobel Specification on Toluol, we beg to advise you.as we already have done over the ‘phone to Mr. Meadowcroft, that j. P. Morgan & Company received a cable from the British War Office stating that they wanted to contract for six months only and not for one year as we insisted. I re¬ member that your personal opinion was in favor of selling the first six months to Morgan & Company at Two Dollars (§3.00) per gallon. But, since then I have ascertained through our Representatives at Petrograd, that the Russian Government was willing to contract for one years supply and now I expect to close the deal with our Petrograd Branch by the end of this weefc.
Very truly yours.
April 27, 1915.
Maxim Chemical Company Oth Ave. and 120th Street Hew York City.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your fayor of the 20th inBt., and hog to say that I am negotiating with other parties for my entire output of carbolic acid crystals and cannot make any quotations for a few days.
We have turned down several parties because they failed to give a satisfactory bond that the carbolic acid would be accepted and paid for over the whole period of the country, if we don’t oomplete our present negotiations and give you an opportunity later on, I would protect you on commission if you disclosed your principal, providing of course, a sale were made through you.
Yours very truly,
April 27th. 1915,
The Hoyden Chemical Works , 135 William Street,
Hew York City.
Gentleman:
I must ask you to kindly e souse the delay in ack¬ nowledging the confirmation of your purchase from me of one thousand (1,000) pounds Carbolic Acid crystals per day, de¬ liveries beginning on or about May 15th and continuing until peace has been deolared between Germany and the Allies, at the price of fifty cents (50 cents) per pound, F. 0. B. our works, in our containers which are to be charged and credited on return in good condition w ithin 90 days after date of origi.. inal shipment.
Terms: 30 days net or 1% cash ten days.
I would say that this is in accordance with my under¬ standing in a personal interview with your Mr. Simon. I wish to repeat however, what I then told him that there may be a few days delay in the first deliveries, which might arise through the failure of contractors to deliver machinery for the plant on time.
I regret very much to say that I am afraid we shall not be able to spare another drum of Carbolic for you to-morrow , as we have only a small quantity on hand. There is some Benzol due to arrive here at any moment, and it is the lack of this that has made us short. I shall hope to get out a drum for you this week, and if so will telephone so that you can have your truck call for it.
Yours very truly,
(signed) Thos. A. EdiBon.
April 27th. 1916.
Richmond Hob ie xy Mills ,
Rossville , Ga.
Gentlemen:
Your favor of the 20th Instant was received ana handed to Mr. Edison. He requests me to say in reply that he has teen taking orders for Aniline Salt ana Aniline Oil, tut he is so close¬ ly sold up that he fears to take any more orders until he is assur¬ ed of an ample supply of Bensol.
Mr. Edison could not sell .in lots anyway, as all his contracts run for equal monthly deliveries either to the end of the year at forty-five (46) cents or for one year at thirty (30) oents per pound. He will let you know later what he can do. How much would you want per month either to the end of the year or for one year.
Yours very truly.
Assistant to Mr. Bdison.
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April 27, 1915 Johnstown, Pa.
Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
"’cot Orange, E. J.
Boar Sirj-
I wish to submit tho following report, as well as tho accompanying recommendations, on tho Edison Benzol Plant at tho Cambria Btool Company’s Works hero.
1. from several intermittent runs 2500 gallons of light oil wore oollootod and diotillod in the No. 1 Badger still.
The laboratory test showed 49$ of 90$ bonzol obtainable. About 1300 gallons or 52$ wore actually made. This was washod in the manr.or to be desoribod, wits a 6$ ton on washing and redistilled from No. 2 Badgor. Tho ohargo lias so far yielded 200 gale, of hoad ^00 gallons of 100$ Bonsol and ts^iS^l^TiKd^^^About 200 gallons of 90$ benzol are also ready and all will be shipped Thursday.
(2). Hooonniondations.
A. Absorption.
1. At tho preoont time tho plant is producing light oil at tho rato of a 1000 galo. per 24 hours, with tho blower running at 130 R.P.H. That is, with a handling of about 10,250,000 Cubio feet of Gas. She gas, which is made from a mixture of 2$ gas coal with 8$ Johnotown coal, tho mixture tooting 21$ volatile mattor, tosto 1.6 to 1.7 gals, of light oil por ton of coal or per 12,000 Cubio feet of gao, 10 l/4 million Cubio feet roproBent 854 tons of coal mixture, or 1400 galo. of light oil. 1000 gale. 1b about 71 l/2 of 1400. The plant is extracting, therefore, only 71 to 72$ of tho light oils in
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tho gas* It Is claimed that in most plants, operating with tar oils, an extraction oi 95 to 98/4 is obtained. It Idle not boon possible to run the blower more than 130 B.P.H. continuously.
(2) Our spent oil yiolds about 1$ by volumes of light oil on distillation, up to 150° C. The light oil so obtained oontains, howovor, very little benzol* It appears to be Solvent ITaphtba, because 7C/J of it distills botween 130 and 175° C. No data is at prosont available which says whothor this is detrimental to the absorbing power of the oil or not. The distillation of the light oil, from the absorbing oil is oarried out up to 150° C., because this is tha mothod used to estimate tho amount of light oil in the gas, and because it moot nearly imitates the result obtained in the column stills. Our saturated oil oontains 5 l/ of oils boiling under 150 to 16C P . Tho oil is taking 5 l/2 loss 1 or 4 1/2,4 of ita own volume of oil3 from
the gas. This 4 1/2$ of light oil yiolds on distillation in tho laboratory only l/4 of its volume of oils boiling below 12CP C that is benzol and toluol. It appears that tho gas contains a greater proportion of Solvent Naphtha than Benzol.
(3) 1 would rocommend tint tho oil bo dlstilldd with steam from tho light oil aolumn, about onco every month by raising the temperature in the columns to 16CP C.
(4) The oil roturnlng to tho absorbors, is not always kept oold.' Tho mon judge too much by putting thoir hands on tho cooling tankB instead of into tho discharged cooling water and instead of watching tho oil thermometer; perhaps, a hotter cooling might
be obtained by having tho wator run from tho last tank through to the first and thon out. Tho water should circulate, of course, against tho oil, hut there should ho but one wator system.
night bo obtained In this manner, which would not
1 has boon diluted with straw oil, gives loo
trouble from the deposition of Kaphthaline. Bsually a good absorbing oil should distill mb between 2O0P 0 and 30CP C. Ours distills
It nieJit be found advisoblo to run tho first straw oil to remove tho bulk of the light oil from tho ga a third absorber on taroil to exhaust tho gao.
B. Light Oil Column. (Hirzol Apparatus). 1. no. I* Column is running with the steam
Le bottom and the bells rail
oh. Ho. 2. Column is running with
tho bells raised l/2 inch, and tho steam inlet placed in the third tray.
1 think without doubt, 1
t the live steam inlet he placed in the first tray, and that tho boll
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tie loworod l/2" on Ho, X, Column.
Plaoing tho otoam inlot in tho first tray, provonts tho stoam from rifling in the pipos that carry the oil down from tray to tray. Haloing tho holla too high, is apt to allow tho stoam to run through tho column without thoroughly dobenzolizlng tho oil. I holiovo that tho stoam should ho thrown down into tho surface of tho oil, aid that tho surfaao of tho oil should ho constantly blown upon by tho stoam. Shis d lows a partial stoam distillation to assist in tho work of exhausting tho oil, without ca sing tho foaming which blowing tho stoam through tho oil causes.
(2) . I would rooomnond enlarging tho dir.ohargo pipo i;
which oarrios the oil from tho column (Tho Cssrlbria people havo a V L
cooler. In this way the oil night bo prevented from becking up in the. no lumps and by mains of the valve, from running through tho columns too rapidly.
(3) The spent oil from each column should be tostod often and soparatoly, not only to detormlno tho poroont ouhauation, but also tho working of oach column.
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By diotllllne two gallons in/ooppor still, which X had sont from West Orango, up to 150°0., tho amount of light oil oonstltuonts still romaining unoxtraoted, may be dotormined. During tho next month this should ho done once a day.
(4) Tlie light oil is not entiroly condensed in tho oondonsor, and I otrongly recommend the plaolng of a 10 gallon tank with watornpray oondonaor on tho bent pipe. Tho lose hero io oapoo tally hurtfull, beoauso it io Benzol, not light oil.
loakago through tho gaskets in the columns, should be
stopped, if possible, by repacking, if nooossary by shortening the tie rods* By lagging the columns with insulating material, I boliove it would be easier to keep them at 115°C.
They are too subjeots to variation at present, and there is unquestionably a tremendous loss of hoat.
C. distillation of the Light Oil
(1) Although it is possible to run the stills as they are erected, I believe that the dephlegmators aro not advantageously conneoted up.
ity exporienso is that the water to cool tho dephlegmators? should be taken from a separate small lino and that tho cooling vvator for tho condenser should be separate from that for tho dephlogmator. In addition to this, there is a by pass and valve by means of which it is possible to throw back part or all of tho condensed distillate from the condenser into tho column. The Badger people’s instructions were that the still should be driven at tho rate of 75 gallons per hour, and that the dis¬ tillate should bo choked back by tho valve, so that l/3 or l/2 of it runs back into tho columns. I think this is wrong. Tho still should be so run that the dephlegmator does all tho dephlegmating. If while distilling 90$ Benzol to make 100$, the still is pushed to 75 gallons per hour and the distillate iB about 95$ pure, running l/z of it baok into tho column, does not purify the other half that runs into tho Btool barrols.
As the men were instructed to run tho still, they wore making heads from 90$ Benzol which contained 75$ Benzol by test. X changed and mado the dephlegmator do all the dophlegmatlng, and ran the still at tho rato of 60 gallons por hour and made heads containing only 5 to 10$ of Benzol by test. In addition to this, as explained before, I believe that the dephlegmators should receive the vapors from the column at the bottom and discharge them at tho top. They are Installed In tho reverse
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manner. Perhaps, the Badger people have a good roaBon for thin,
I should like to hoar from them.
(2) While distilling light oil from Ho. I Badger, the Bplit from Benzol to Toluol should ho made wlion the thormometer in the vaper pipe from the dephlegmator reads 75°0. Ho llvo Btoan should ho unod v.'hilo making 90 'f, Benzol. In making Toluol it is necosBary to uno live stoam. This
should be avoided if possible. If lagging were placed on the still and on tho column this uoo of stoam might be dispensed with. Unfortunatoly
the windows for ventilation are placed on two sides of tho column and the sometimes
wind/exerts a disturbing effect. The steam pre3suro is very variable and although its effect is negligible in tho diatillation of 90> Benzol from light oil, because the largo volume of solvent naptha in the still acts as a heat resorvoir, it seriously influences the distillation of pure Benzol near tho end of the distillation. By koeping a olose watch on the steam pressure and by regulating the steam value accordingly I was ablo all last night to keep tho teroporaturo constant, but it requires constant
vigilance.
(3) I notice that the exhaust steam Srom both Badgers are connected together and that they run through the same trap. I think aenarato exhausts would bo better ao a change on one still influonoos the working of tho other.
D - Washing
(1) Instead of adding the 5 or CJo by volurao of acid at onoo, and draining onoe it is much better to add only 2;c by volume and to work 3 times, draining all the sludge each time. In this manner tho fresh acid is not diluted with sludge. Tho sludge disohargo pipo might better bo placed so as to discharge tho aoid with tho running water instead of into the ground near the concrete foundation. When the 3'd sludge runB thin, the washing Is complete. I would strongly recommend, however, that every onoe in a
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while the washing to tested by talcing a sasslo of the washed benzol Into tha laboratory, distilling It and seeing whether the die tula to BtandB the acid test. If not, wash again.
(2) The best and safest way to handle the soda is to crack it up with a hammer while the iron drum is still intaot, then to cut the iron off and place the entire soda in a tank with wator and dissolve it at one time.
(3) a wide mouth 1 gallon bottle full of noatsfoot oil and lime water mixed is advisable for first aid to aoid burns.
(4) The loss on washing, measured by decrease of volumo in the v.ashor should bo recorded regularly.
E - Distillation of Pure Bonzol,
As mentioned already the control should be with the dovUlegmator and not by dividing the distillate mechanically, laboratory samples should bo drawn every hour or two hours and tho aoparatdon of heads and pure benzol made in accordance with tha results of these tests. It haB boon impossible to avoid the presence of a small amount of water In the pure benzol. Unless this is due to a leak? coil I would suggest that the hanging up of 2 stool barrels ao receivers, and, aftor filling one to fM the second. Burlne tha time tho eooond is filling the first has time to settle and be drained. in this way we can avoid the presence of any water in our 10$ Benzol barrels^
P - General method of handling fractions!
Tho distillation should bo carried out in aooordanoe with tho following scheme:
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In this mannor only four different products are made.
Tills ol‘ course ia veil understood, by Hr. Mason, and I merely mention it for tho aako of complotneBS.
(& - Teats and Hscords
Especially during the early stages, I vory oarneatly recommend that oanplete data be reoorded oontinuouBly on the following points «
(1) Temperature of gas as we receive it and aB we discharge it- A wooden shelter Bhonld bo provided for the thermometer in tho lattor case to avoid the effect of the sun on the reading.
(2) The tomperature of tho oil from and to tho absorbers*
(3) The volume of oil per hour on eaoh absorber.
It las not been possible to rai^the volume of oil oiroulating above 2230 gallons por hour beoauso the oil bac3c3 up in tho columns. This means that tho discharge pipes from tho columns are too smell. Tho Cambria people use X 6" pipe, we have 2” and we run ours together. The pumps are
large enough to oiroulato from 3000 to 3500 gal. per hour but the oolumns will
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not Stand as arranged at proaont.
The first three data ahould ho dotorminod say at 8 A.U. ,
2 F.H., 8 P.M., and ?■ A.U. and simultaneously
(4) The volcano of gae handled ovory 24 hour a, hy on hourly record of the R.P.1S. of the blowor and of tho otoppage.
(6) Coinciding with 34 a daily record of tho output in light oil dotorminod onoo every shift by measurement in tho storage tank.
(6) Tho spent gas should he tooted twice wookly and tho rich gae onoo weekly hy passing 100 ouhio foot through about l/2 gallon of straw oil in four absorbing bottlon, talcing caro to place tho bottloo in a pan of water to keep them cool. Tho oil is then to bo distilled, oolloeting all up to 175°C.
(7) The spent oil from each column still should be tooted daily by distilling 4000 and collecting all tip to 175°C. This will show tho working of each column still. Tho saturated oil should bo tested S times
a we ok in tho same moaner.
(6) An inventory ol‘ the oil ahould bo taken wookly at least, to prevent too great a lose ooouring unnotiaed. Somo oil is carried away by tho gas and a trap on tho spent gas pipe would bo desirablo. Considerable oil might bo loot whan tlio boater gives wey by oil running into tho oahaust a team line and into tha sewer.
Yours truly
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Johnstown Plant.
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Have Uephlegmator water separate d from
sondenBing water.
*houi^u^^ on second still.
4 Ts to try corking Hirzel Still with Asbestos wool and lime . If this la Lt good get lead corking wool, and cork with lead.
5. - After Its certain It does not leak, rat nett tag-aronnd and plaster
with asheBtos lagging cement.
know his valve Is not choked hy dirt. .
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towers to prevent any dirt ge 5 aoctllnnxate at the bottom of each Bitted to go to Hirzel still It will aocnmw.ave ^ dr0p the 0il oil tube between the^Benzol out. These screens will
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14. Mason to get young man at onoe worked in our laboratory Cement Co. to test at Cambria to oome to Orange for instruction.
15. Hirzel's to have big bell raised one half inch.
16. . lag the tattle part of Badger Stills to render it possible to make Toluol.
17. Put separate traps on Badger and Hirsels.
18. In washing the 90$ be sure and test the Benzol, Toluol etc., to
see it will be pure when distilled bo ob to meet the Bobel Specifications for Toluol. If we fail to waBh it well enougi, all our Toluol would have to be redistilled which causes expense and delay which would be pre¬ vented by being careful in washing.
After washing, a sample should be taken to laboratory .distilled and tested, if 0. K. we will be sure the Benzol or Toluol will pass specifications.
19. Cut out of King's report the distilling scheme.
20. We must get the Badger Still so that it is unnecessary to use live steam to distill the Toluol, it is impossible to get proper quality that will pass the specifications if live steam isused. We hope to do away of necessity of using live steam, 1st by lagging kettle ana 2nd by using 120 lbs. pressure of steam.
22. Have books and keep temperatures of gas coming in the plant every hour. Temperature of oil to and from the absorbers every 3/2 hour. Bote and record Bpeed of oil ptaps every 1/2 hour, this will give ub oheok on oil going to absorberB. Hourly record of the Bpeed RPM. of blower. Bote tjuoe of stoppage • Measure at end of each shift, the amount of cru.de oil made ty Hirzel Stills. Rig up train of absorbing bottle and twice weekly paBS about 100 cubic feet of spent gas from absorbers after oils out.
Use about 1?2 gallon absorbing oil. Oil fresh never used.. Then take the absorbing oil to Laboratory and determine amount unabsorbed oil we failed to get. DIB till the oil at 175C. _ '
Wild? gas is passing, keep the oil around the 4 absorbing bottles sur¬ rounded with very oold water. _ _ . .
DAILY. Test the eve nt oil going from Hirzel to coolers. Use 4,000 cubic Centimeters and Een^erature of 176C, this will show the working of the Hirzel ,oolunm.
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Che Saturated oil from absorbers should he tested in the same manner hut only 3 times per week Bhould this test he made.
23. You should let water run town the outside of ^ ° ^ ^ i® if if it is feasible when summer sun is hot as we will lose our nen^ox n it exits gases go much above cooling water temperature .
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Dear Mr. Edison:
I want to thank you for the time and suggestions you gave our Mr. Adams on the Aniline Oil situation and can assure you X appre¬ ciate it very much.
I also appreciate the invitation to come and talk to you. I have wanted to have that pleasure for a long time, and^the first op¬ portunity I have which will be convenient to you will come and see you.
Yours very truly.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
East Orange, N.J. April 27th, 1915
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F. EDMANDS & CO.
BROKERS
70 Kilby Street
BOSTON, MASS.
April 27, 1M5.
Mr. Thom*) A. Edison,
Orange, E. ,T. /
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'79 0X9 the buying broker^fTf^che Pacific 'Tills,' Lawrence, Massf t the Hamilton !Jtfg. Co. , Lovell, Mass, and the Bates Manufacturing Co, , Lewiston, Maine, reaeivihg as our sole compensation 1'' brokerage f vcd the sellers.
Writer, Mr, Higginsan, has jU3t returned from a short vaca¬ tion and li r. Aid en mentions! to us yesterday receipt of your letter to the Pacific Mills of April loth. Mr. Alden and Mr, Higginnon were in Sew York on April Sth, 9th and loth; Mr. jfigcinson was there again on the 20th and Should have been exceedingly glad to have wet your Mr. Mullally. We desire to ask if lir. Mullally is likely to be in Boston. - in the near future?
Yours truly.
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Mr. T. A. Edison, Orange, H. J,
Johnstown, Pa. April 28th, 1915.
Will ship at least 500 gallons 100# Benzol tomorrow. Ahsorbt!on still had 72# during last 48 hours.
King
Collect - 79 cents
April 2 8th. 1915.
E. E. Badger & Sons Company,
63 - 75 Pitts Street,
Boston, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Deferring to the order which I telegraphed you two days ago for two Stills, one eight wefcks and the other ten weeks de¬ livery let me say that I ordered these for my friend Mr. J . H. ■Dlummer, of the Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Toronto, Canada. nhe purchaser of these two stills is the Toronto Chemical Company, ltd., of which Mr. Plummer is Vice President. I have telegraphed him. to now place his order direct with you.
As I have no interest in the Plant in whioh these two stills are to he used T have asked Mr. Plumner to place the order direct with you, so as to relieve me of any financial responsibility in the matter.
T write you therefore so that yoti v?lll please look up the rat^n^ and responsibility of the purchaser when you receive the formal order, so that you will he satisfied to accept the order upon the purchaser's rating and credit.
Tours very truly.
April £8th . 1915.
Hr. Prank X. I.uoaB, General Kanager, dominion Iron & Steel Company,
Sydney, ITova Scotia, Canada.
Dear Hr. Due a a:
Por your information 7. am writing to Bay that we have opened the bottom of onr Still building by taking off the lower part of the corrugated aheeta ao as to allow the wind to blow through and prevent a sluggish atmosphere and the set¬ tling of Benzol vapors.
I adviae you to be very oareful and have plenty of ventilation. The DuPont's, the General Chemical Company and others have explosions right along because of the lack of this precaution.
When do yon think you can Bend a carload of Ben¬ zol to%e? I would like to know by telegraph.
' Youtb very truly.
fflnnBtntrtnra nf ffiljrmirul Apparatus
Thomas A. Edison (laboratory) Orange, K. J.
Dear Sir :
Since the writer talked with you in Orange last week(Tuesilay) lie has been to Johnstown and seen the plant there, also we have had various reports from our engineer at Sydney, N. 3., and have also had an interview with Mr. Woodward of the Woodward Iron Co., Woodward, Ala.
It appears to us from the information fit) m different sources that the still capacity which you have provided for plant at Woodward will possibly not be sufficient for your purpose. The writer mention¬ ed this matter to Mr. Mason at Johnstown. Ho also seemed to thinlc that there was a possibility this might bo so, in view of practical experience as to yields obtained from different gas, etc. Mr. Woodward stated to the writer that you expected to handle some 16,000,000 cubic feet or gas, that the coal handled was about 20JS, which would certainly indicate a yield of 1 J./2 gallons crude per ton of coal, and Mr. Woodward stated that the yields should be consido ralily higher than 1 1/2 gallons, and that they would estimate on close to two. On this basis 16,000,000 cubic feet would probably furnish you some¬ where near 2400 gallons crude per day, as the coal is certainly very much richer than that at Johnstown, which only runs, we understand, something aroundlS to 19,--.
As the writer told you, the Dominion Iron and
Thomas A. Edison (Laboratory)
4/23/15.
Steel Company ordered two more stills to be shipped to Sydney in order to handle their output of crude there, which you stated to be about 2400 gallons per day. These stills were shipped on Monday of this week.
They have estimated that four stills will be required.
It seems as if you must need somewhat additional capa¬ city at Woodward.
We are calling this matter to your attention mere¬ ly because we will be interested in having you have everything so privided that there will be no hitch when uou start up, and surely not because wo want to convince you that you need another equipment, for we are so busy right now that we would prefer to have no more inquiries for quite a time to come. With the amount of bus¬
iness you have on hand you might possibly, have overlook¬ ed the question of probable increased yields at Woodward over those at Johnstown. We believe, as stated above, that Mr. Mason is of the same opinion as ourselves, and believe he intended to discuss the matter with you.
We think you will possibly require an additional column, which could probably be used f°r wio cUstillation of crude, using the two already shipped for lefining, aid that if it were found necessary to instal any additional refining capacity > put in another refining still.
We suggest that you consider this matter as soon as possible; so that we will have the apparatus on hand.
You discussed with the writer last week the question of operation of refining apparatus for the production of 0.,), products. we have been into this matter fully with our Mr. Lunt, who has been in close touch with the propo¬ sition, and ho appears to have not the slightest question but that you will get very fine results as soon as you are nrnducin" a uniform grade or crude from day to day, and SperawSg under the fame conditions. Ur. Lunt states that the difficulty caused in splitting up the oiude on til first distillation is due entirely to ^ °£Ufb-
bv the presence of wash oil, and also of non-uniform an sorption, so that there was a very small Proportion of low boiling substances present. Mr. Lunt anticipates no rUff-Lpultv in splitting the ci’ude operating on uniform pro ductfreefl from’wash oil, the splitting beingdc ter mined by laboratory test to be made every hour or so, and so far
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Tliomas A. Edison
(Labor at ory)
as the production of refined products go, seems to be absolutely certain that with the proper splitting the products will be satisfactory.
Our Mr* Cooley at Sydney has advised that operations there have been very satisfactory, although they have been hampered by non-uniform water supply and insufficient boiler capacity. Believe, however, that the work has gone on uniformly so far as the produc- tion of crude is concerned, and that the preliminary re- fininr distillations have been absolutely satisfactory. They produced c.p. benzol the first of this week, and
The writer has advised you (under separate cov¬ er) with re* urd to carbolic acid still proposal about which Ur . Mcadowcr of t wro-c us, and we think that letter explains the matter fully.
We also wish* to thank you for your order for two apparatus, placed during the writer's absence last week.
We trust you will appreciate the spirit in which we discuss the situation at Woodward. We mention the. nat¬ ter. as stated, only because we thought there was a pos¬ sibility of your not having had a chance to consider this question of capacity very carefully.
Yours very truly,
U. B. BADGEU & SONS COMPANY.
CHEMICAL ENGINEER.
CLCSHJR
E. Bo Badger & Sons Co.
(Emiatnutnra of GUputical Apparatus
63-75 PITTS STREET BOSTON. U. S. A.
April 28,
1918.
Mr. William II. Mcadowcroft, Thomas A. Edison,
Orange , H. J.
Dear Sir:
V/e have your letter of April 26th, enclosing two copies of our Proposal No. 969 for second Carbol¬ ic Still. Wc, of course, should have included the furnishing of an operator at $S.OO per day and expenses, and fully intended to do so.
As to the question of Receiving Tank, this matter was taken up during the writer's illness, and our Mr. Carswell states that after submitting the ori¬ ginal proposal it was found that the delivery of anem- oled tank would require so much time it could not be furnished in time to ship with the root or the equip¬ ment, that this matter was taken up with you, and that wc have wire from you (copy of which we will attach lioi c- to) advising that plain iron tank be furnished in place of the enameled tank. It was, of cout so, °hvi is
that this would involve deoroased expense, and «iatprop- er allowance should be made to you in submitting invoice. In making up the second proposal the writ or copied the first, without taking due account of this pal ticulai item, although on account of the quicker delivery which you require it will be obviously impossible to furnish an enameled tank in time.
In submitting revised Proposal No. 969 we will n-ive a revised price, taking into account the use of plain steel tank, instead of the enameled tank.
William II. Meadowcroft
4/28/1915,
The second 3x3 tank will also be provided, as spec¬ ified by you. The order has gone through with
this tank included, and it is understood that it should be as on the original proposal, although unfortunately omitted in this case.
Wc find that two proposals were submitted to you, thi second somewhat different from the first, and we evidently were in error in duplicating the first pro¬ posal rather than the second. However, as stated,
the matter is fully understood and provision made for this Receiving Tank.
There is another matter which wo would like to take up with you at this time. On the first car¬ bolic acid still furnished you we were unable to pro¬ vide the enameled tank and could not see the advisab¬ ility of providing the silver coil and connecting pip¬ ing when the tank was of plain still, especially as the men whom we employ on this silver work had boon very busy and it would have involved delay in the shipment of the apparatus. We therefore provided iron piping, but have the silver tubing on hand, to be used if you find it advisable. We do not think that silver is necessary, and think this is your opinion also. This we omitted on second proposal and will, of course, take due account of same on the price.
We do think it advisable to employ a silver con¬ densing coil, and furnished such a coil on the first still, as the vapors are at a much higher temperature there, of course, and the action would be greater.
The revised proposal will therefore cover two plain receiving tanks, and the services of engineer, also the silver condensing coil and connecting piping, it being understood that if you do not wish this silver connect¬ ing piping and coil in the receiving tank, we will omit .the same and, of course, make you the necessary allow¬ ance. If, however, you wish this silver piping on the first apparatus, we can prepare it and instal it at Sil¬ ver Lake easily, even though the apparatus has been erect ed, thus you will lose no time. It is our opinion
that the use of silver outside of the condensing surface would be unnecessary, but you can judge this as well as wc, and wc will, as always, comply with your requirements
CLCsMJR
ENCLOSURES
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
froposal
IE. UL Hai)g?r & 0mts (Hit.
Inatmi, 11. &- A.
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Apparatua
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
No . . 0.69. .
To . . Thomas A*
ffianatrurtora nf (Mjnmcal Apparatua
63 - 75 PITTS STREET
Boston. U. S. A. y
•proposal
. with letter of . .
Edison (Laboratory.) .
Orange, tlcw Jersey.
The above Company proposes to deliver to the purchaser
Description
One (1) BADGER type Vacuum Carbolic Acid Still,- complete, including Kettle, Column, Dephlcginator, Condenser, Receiving Tanks, Thermometers, Vacuum Pump, otc., to produce 4,000 pounds c.p. Carbolic Acid in 24 hours.
Price . M.J5* SSL . f-°-
Shipment . As...Siyen .
Terms of payment Net cash . 30 days .
b . Boston . Shipping wt . §999jt .
. Shipping vol .
. Omrthird-wrtlT -order
One- third- on -completion- -ready-f or -shipment
-One-third-mnety-diys-aftershipment-
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
SPECIFICATIONS
SETTLE
Kettle will be 6* diameter x 6* high, constructed of 1/2" steel, with 9/16" heads, containing 60' of 3" wrought iron coil, with lockndts, etc. Kettle will also^be provided with stand.
Column will be constructed of cast iron in six sections, IS" diameter x 8" high, with steel plates be¬ tween each section. Each plate will have five BADGER perforated boiling caps, type "A", one 3" down-pipe and draw-down valve. Each section will be provided with 1 - 4" handhole. Top section will be fitted with 4 and 2" nipples ftr vapor pipe to and return linuor pipe from Dephlegmator.
DEPHLEGMATOR
Dephlegmator will be constructed of steel through¬ out, shell of 1/4" steel, l/2" tube plates, containing 10 - 2" O.D. charcoal iron tubes, 2* long. Dephleg¬ mator will be provided with 4" vapor nipples, 2 liquor nipple and air, water, and steam nipples in shell.
CONDENSER
Condenser will be constructed of steel, with copper- top and bottom, containing 12' of 1/10" pure silver coil, 3" O.D. Condenser will be provided with water inlot and outlet nipples.
RECEIVING TANKS
One (1) Receiving tank 5* diameter steel shell, l/2" heads, provided with 6' of 1" pure silver pipe, manhole and
x 5' high, 7/16" coil containing nipples .
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
SPECIFICATIONS
(Cont'd)
One (1) Receiving Tank, 3* diameter x O' high, made of 3/8" steel, with 7/16 heads, and will he provided with manhole and nipples.
ACCESSORIES
Accessories ers, vacuum pump er and sampler, complete.
will include steam trap, thermomet- heavy silver plates, special test- piping, special valves and fittings.
ERECTION AMD OPERATION
We will furnish one man to take charge of the erection at the rate of $6.00 per day and expenses.
We will furnish operator to put the still into operation at the rate of $8.00 per day and expenses.
We will furnish the complete outfit, as specified in this proposal, f.o.h. Boston, /°r .^V^so.OO.
Apparatus as above specified to be delivered to plant at Silver Lake on May 5th, 1915.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
The company guarantees that the apparatus herein mentioned will do the work specified in regard to capacity, steam consumption, quality ot product, etc., provided the same is in¬ stalled by our experts and handled by laborers who will carefully and strictly follow our directions, especially as regards upkeep and cleaning of the same, unless otherwise specified, and provided the qualities of the crude or original material supplied are as specified. The company agrees to furnish work which is first-class in every respect and to correct any defects which develop in the construction or material within one year after date of shipment,
■ the purchaser being required to give immediate notice of same. For each indivi ua appara¬ tus a test of twenty-four successive hours shall free the company from all responsibility in the future as far as the guaranteed operation is concerned. The company reserves the right to alter or add to the plant and machinery at its own expense in fulfilling specified guarantee and no damages will be paid for any reason whatsoever. Should the goods supplied be removed and moneys received in payment or part payment be relumed there will be no furt er liability on either side.
Unless otherwise specified the price of the apparatus does not include erection by the company In case it is agreed that the company shall erect the apparatus it is with the understanding that said company shall furnish the skilled labor only at the rate specified in the foregoing, the purchaser furnishing common labor, masonry, foundations, scaffolding, lifting apparatus, excavating, access to premises, etc.
Any delivery mentioned in this specification is approximate only and failure to complete the delivery estimated shall cany no penalty unless especially declared in the contract, in which case due allowance will be made for accidents, strikes or delays beyond the com¬ pany's control.
The purchaser is to protect the above mentioned property against and to make good to the company any loss that the company may sustain by reason of fire, theft, removal o property, carelessness on the part of the purchaser's employees, or any cause of a similar nature, from the time it is taken from the common carrier until accepted and fully paid for.
The receipt of the apparatus by the purchaser shall constitute acceptance of delivery and a waiver of any and all claims for loss or damage due to delay, but this shall not relieve the company from the obligations specified under guarantee.
If shipment of apparatus specified is delayed for any cause for which the purchaser is accountable the date of notice of completion of the apparatus sent to the purchaser by the company shall be regarded as the date of shipment in determining when payments for said apparatus are to be made.
Customers must verify the condition of the apparatus upon receipt that they may be able to file claim against carriers should there be any occasion for so doing.
[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]
PAYMENT. The property in ^ ZZZOt £ Kdel.t is
2Z.TS £ S=,“ 7« «*
pany may retain any and all partial payments which have been made and shall b titled to the immediate possession of said apparatus, and shall be free to enter nrcmiscs where the same is located and remove it.
P In no case shall the buyer withhold any part of the payment agreed upon nor - tend the date of maturity, claiming that he is not ready to have the apparatus mstalled.
STARTING OPERATION. The
to superintend the starting of the apparatus at the following terms .
^ inCifg dun.y 'acc^d ^ *£
Company. This proposal shall not be binding unless accepted within . 5
from the date hereof.
E. B. BADGER & SONS COMPANY
We hereby accept the foregoing proposal at the prices an
^tattleg Baggett
(ttnlnra, OHjenttcala, ©Ua tutb iMintral Jlnifrurta
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4/K8/15 '
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t- all important|/ttot^clS2liveri8S *’£<£22/
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. , no, i5e a.olijf«rea before ’
ossihle, or that orders hocked at high pnoe... ae u
hoso hooked at lower prices. ,
Please let me know how soon in Hay yon ^Y!rtpoh!e to „ake shipments against my order in tha*. month, Unwise in June end
i how much per day?
Awaiting your prompt advice,
April 89th. 1915.
Merrimaok Kanuf afiturlng Company,
Lowell, r'ass . Attention - Hr. YTadle igh .
Dear Sir:
Tour favor of the 88th instant has been received, together with the contract executed in duplicate. I have signed and return one original to you herewith. You will note that I have changed the price to thirty (30) oents per poimd, and would say that the reason of price changes is that we are buying Bensol with which to make the Aniline Oil, and we have had to pay all kinds of prices therefor. However, I have given you the same price as was quoted to the concern in Boston.
Tours very truly.
P. S. I also return herewith the old contract, whioh you may destroy. ■ v '' f ' "•
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Thomas A. Saison, **' jL .^(L^
Orange, New Jeroey. 0^“**%" Vj
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Tear Mr. Edison;- "'
Mr/Oartlayhae^s^o^
vernation with'your Mr. Meadoweroft on^tTje^
in which Mr.'Wadowcroft atatedthai E0" »° U>-Aja-v
from us 250 gkiions a day <£ 0. P.^Benr|l ioj, 1
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next ^ irv4rf rffftfit,
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weeks. This woiid mean in line Je^b‘or£o|d W lO>»^g^|M. ^
I cannot tell you toi^r whether we wili* te able td* supply you with all or any part of ^thia ZS&JTV??***
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f.o.b. oars Philadelphia, ir you desireJ^leaYe a4 ordei^lth us, which we will fill if *s ©a^I^r glVo you such |*t as we are able, we will be very glad to go ahead on thin .basisT^ou will have to have faith in our doing the best we can tfryou, but at the present time I cannot guarantee any definite quantity.
In the course of a week or ten days I perhaps can give you something more definite as to quantity we could deliver to you, but if you must know at present I would say that we could not guarantee any quantity.
C/i?’ 2 <2%<r Ur. Thomas 1. Edison April 29, 1915
Ur. Gartley tells me you referred to material received from Ur. Tutviler. We have made an arrangement to distill a certain quantity of material for Ur. Tutviler but we have not yet received any of it. It will come in over the balance of the year and not in any large quantity at one time.
Relative to finished produots from material received from Ur. Tutwiler, we could make no definite promisee as we do not know exactly how the material will come forward , but we do know that it will not come forward in large quantities at any one time but will be distributed over the balance of the year.
Will you kindly advise us what you would like us to do?
C^JL
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American Oil & Supply Co., Hewark, II. J.
l/i'.a/ny-Cj c^^April 30, 1915.
In accordance with our conversation this morning I will accept your°offor of twenty-seven (271 drums of pure Benzol and five |5)7drums of 90# Benzol on the following basis:
I will give vou one and a quarter (l-l/4) pounds of mv standard Ca^olif Acid for each gallon of Be, azo O.^ainodk
onUthishtrarla'ction a bonus of two hundred fifty (250) pounds of |my regular Carbolic.
in addition to the above 1 will take from you one
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one hZr“00) druis I will also give you a bonus of five hun- 1 dred (500) pounds of my regular Carbolic.
In all the above transactions the drums fre
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control I will deliver you some Carbolic from day to day until 1 fulfilled my part of this arrangement.
yours very truly.
O.K. for
American Oil & Supply Co. W. J. Hoffman,
Treas .
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April 50th. 191
Hr. Boland Kann,
53 State Street,
Boston, Hass.
Bear Sir:
I am in receipt of your favor of the 22nd instant, which haB Been forwarded to me from Woodward, Ala.
In reply let me say that the matter of the Chemist you mention does not interest me , as T shall probably not con¬ tinue in the ben sol products business after the war is over, except that X expect to continue the manufacture of Carbolic Acid.
Yours very truly.
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April 30th. 1915
T. ?. Sdmsnds & Company, ^
79 Kilby Street,
^ Boston . M&sb . } ^
Gentlemen:
Replying .to your favor of .th^e 27th instant, I. beg to sey that( I have , been oompelled. to Btop Hr, ..Kullaly .from,., taking any more, brae rs .for Aniline ( Oil, aB.^ I. am all sold nr for the present . X ray . % be able^ to take further^ orders whe n I., am assured of my Bens ol and Acids. Che war people are buying-up everything in sight.
Yours very truly.
■ //swi/rf; .'/tr/J
Attention of Mr, Meadowcroft,
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 28th inst., confirming our order for thirty-oix drums of pure aniline oil. We also beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the same date in regard to the telegram from Mr. Mark Wolfsohn at San Francisoo. We have exchanged several telegrams with them and while we believe that some party out there has crude toluol, we feel very suspicious of the party we have been exchanging telegrams with. We can see from their telegrams that they are sending us all kinds of made up stories in order to oatch us. In our last telegram to them we insisted upon getting one drum sample and told them we will not make any oontraot without examining the actual sample.
We also have your letter of the 36th inst, in regard to Solvent Naptha. We trust that you have already sent A.Klipetein & Company a second sample. We received a letter from them saying that they wanted to have it shipped at once and we have just written to them, requesting them to let us know what they think
of the second sample.
To Thomas A. Edison. . .Page 3. , .4/30/*15.
We also acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 36th inot, in regards to diphenylamine . Yesterday morning a cable came from Petrograd asking us to make firm offer on diphenylamine.
We have already cabled our offer on the basis of the information
which we previously
Toronto Chemical Company, Limited
Toronto Office: 18 Wellington Street East
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- BADGER PHENOL STILL - Aa received and installed in Phenol Plant, Badger Still consisted of:-
One Main Kettle and connections One Cast iron Column and connections
(No BriP connections originally provided)
One Dephleginator and connections
One Copper Condensor with silver ooil
One phenol Receiving Tank and connections
One Steam Water Receiving Tank and connections
One Glass Testing Bottle and connections
One Deane Single Vacuum Pump and connections
Special Durion Iron Valves and Tees and silver piping
Miscellaneous pipe, Valves, flanges and fittings.
The^Dephlegmator on Kammerhoff Still proving too small, proposition was made hy hunt to furniBh Phenol Plant with a silver tube Copper Condensor exactly like one originally furnished except top and bottom flangesattaohed to our original condensor. (Order for this issued by Goldthwaite at Mr. Edison's directions). Before this was finally done by talk with Mr. Edison, Mr.