Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-18
EDISON AND DYER
FRIENDS, HE SAYS
Latter's Secretary Tells VII.
Business Relations Have
Been Severed.

Surprise was occasioned in the Or.
anges when 1t became known that
Frank L. Dyer, for ten years head of
the various companies of Thomas A.
Edison, had rendered his resignation
last Monday, and that henceforth Mr.
Edison will take active charge Of his
various enterprises. Reports of a
quarrel between Mr.. Edison and Mr
Dyer were current. and it has been
stated that a lively argument be-
tween the two men was followed by
the tender OF Mr.. Dyer's reslgna-
ton.
Mr.. Dyer's secretary at the West
Orange plant today offered a forma
statement for his chief, denying that
any friction had precipitated Mr.
Dyer's decision, long considered, to
quit. He cited as proof Of the con-
tinued strong friendship Of the men
the fact that the two men had since
Monday last been together In the EdI-
son laboratory, with their hands upon
each others shoulders and with other
outward evidences of good feeling.
Mr.. Dyer succeeded william q. Gil
more, for many years associated with
Mr.. Edison. His secretary's reasons
for his departure from the plant after
a period of service that included a
lengthy tenure as counsel in much
litigation before he took up the reins
of administration after Mr.. Gilmore's $
departure, Is that Mr.. Dyer's other
business associations demand all his
time. Regret for the unfortunate"
impression that was created by pub
lished stories of friction was ex-
pressed.
This statement was given out:
Has other Interests.
"Mr. Dyer. besides having manage
ment Of many Of Mr.. Edison's COM
panies, had other interests which de-
manded part of his time. These in
terests have grown SO extensive of
late that he has felt for some time
that he was unable to do full justice
to the multitudinous duties which his
various connections involved and, as
a duty to himself. to Mr.. Edison and
to the enterprises with which he was
connected he decided that he must
curtail his numerous responsibilities.
After reflection he came to the
conclusion that he would withdraw
from his services to the Edison COM
panies, and therefore rendered his
resignation to Mr. Edison, who ac-
cepted It with regret. Mr.. Edison has
concluded to assume the duties
caused by Mr. Dyer's resignation and
also the executive duties of his vari-
GUS companies
wnl Keep Up Experiments.
The sudden decision of the great
inventor to personally direct the big
corporationsin foreign countries as
well as the direct management of his
corporations In New Jersey and else
where will not be permitted to stop
him from experimenting. The big,
executive staffs of the various enter
prises win continue to do the work
required and Mr.. Edison merely as
sumes his place at the head. being a
final authority without the usual in
terinediary.
He will continue his laboratory
work, and while his new responsible
tiles VIII take up some of his time he
is still hopeful of giving his attention
to the many lines of investigation he
has started and is closely studying in
the hope Of adding to his other con-
tributions to the welfare of humanity.
In the local concerns over which
Mr.. Edison now has direct charge are
several thousand men employed.
There are about 5000 hands in the
West Orange storage battery, moving
picture, amusement and business
Photographs, primary battery and
numbering machine departments; 400
at the Portland cement works at
Stewartsville and 100 at the chemical
plant at Silver Lake
An event at the Edison plant that
will get special attention will be the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the re-
moval Of the laboratory from East
Newark to West Orange. The anni-
versary will be on November "a.