New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-26
MIR. EDISON'S ACTIVITY.
TIE INVENTOR PUSHING HIS WORK.
HIS FORMER MANAGERS NOT ENERGETIC ENOUGH
nm u1u-rIIr InnrnIE ApLrNIED.

HIS FORMER MANAGERS NOT ENERGETIC ENOUGH
FOR mrM-ruE TROUBLE ADJUSTED
| Mr.. Edison has decided that the Edison
Electric Light Company Is not doing the business II
do lie is not manager Of the company and never
has been. lie has done the IhVeh''hs ANU
lcft 10 others the Introduction OF his system
For somc reason the system made its way into
public use as rapidly the inventor would wiSh ana o
has come to the conclusion that 1t IA for lack OF push ana
energy Oh the part OF the management Accordingly
change has been suggested In the Board OF Trustees am
pending the annual meeting Of tho stockholders on
Tuesday u circular was issued tn the stocShoi"ers
Ms follows For the hrst time in the history OF the com
many Your Board IL informed that there VIII DE- h.n,hcr
Ticket ,bmrd To yon and IN favor OF which Mr. Edison
IL soicng proxies with the intention OF r.ph'i,E r'i
tniu II the nominees by persons connected WIN suoou
nate organizations and his own niania tLng ~,
In view Of the TACT That atcr I0ns apr c. s" dcdninc
anl restricting the rights OF the manufacturing ro
', n aaSno a%naGi r to place
the of this company In the hands OF parties
whose interests may not always De the sahc ' 9""'
own" The candidates are rs follows: -
Edwin -. Adams James II. Banker Charles H. .ostcr'
Robert L. Cntinr, jr Eugene Crowell, Thomas A. Ed-
am : n Eaton W L. Garrison. Edward H. Johnson G.:
T. Lowry j. f. dc Navarro. Spencer Task anu d. Hooo
when Mr. Edison read this circular he wrote another
which also issued t. the st"rkh3lirrs u ,c'ns
Wnrd Of Trustees and sttrmcnts made therein reflect
Ing on myself It T. intention t" nominate the tooW
Morgan J. Hood Wright Charles II. Costcr Erisus W
man Robert L. Cutting, IT,, Eugene Cro~cli James H.
nook, Charles Bachelor, Thomas A. Edison ana EDWARD
II. johnson. 49,, .,o,,o,
/ may mention that only three ~ these gentlemen
f,Irs .rs. Johnson Upton and Batchcor) ana mysoIi
have any interest Whatever In The manufacturing com
panles and this consider sufficient reputation OF me
charges made against in the above clcrrcd 10 CIR
cular.
IL began Ia look like war. It will be
that the OF MAJOR z. Is Eaton prrsldent Oh
the company, doc. Appear In Mr. Ed.on' circular
nor does that OF Grusvenor T. lOwcry lhc FORMER sal"
vest y.
81 think everything snow adjusted There IL holmng
Some of the present board, including myse J. are Cd,
jcctiomablc To him aud he wants thrm nii out AZ
looking to the interest Of the company knowing mo,e
over. that Mr. Edison IL worth more 10 th9
company than any Other man n,,c In ondsat
sati, factory adjustment of the differences that have
arisen. Yesterday sent in my resign ,ion ana Offered
pany for three years IN a legal cnm,i u tofn'u
combination Ticket which do not doubt VIII SATISFY Mi
Edson and an others In REGARD 10 nv contract which
il ,n,nay binding ON my II and the npany leave
II the discretion nf thu nn ~ 10 whr,her my services
shall he dispensed with or not" F.,
low: Edward -. Adams, James H. Banker Charles
T. cos,rr Enrsuc umweih ,C;.,i :, 'h hnnsn'
Finnrs r. Uptnn ,hailrs nathrlor Spencer ltask' D.
linud Wright aud Einslus Wnian. . 49,,
don, llhr to ,nh abont T. II u ne Same Old STORY
al corporations g) through with IT, bhi its All right
now, we rpt what wanted AM am cay
Niuir ap not counting as va ~ hnt, Nr Mnat pb th ihrm
and push nui in,uhlns hrio,t thrm lh.tr hhs htn ~
push hp,p /, hps mpn al unNnnr Wait hnsihtss
hbp NMaw imf's I want tii,rih nhn ~ tate hbNl hnl
WuiA h,nss. bnsness "a nliNhlt rhhlns ~ nv
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