After his demonstration of the telegraph, Edison was not sure that his original plan to sell it for $4,000 to $5,000 was right, so he asked Western Union to make a bid.
Pas demonstrimit të telegrafit, Edisoni nuk ishte i sigurt se plani i tij origjinal që ta shiste për $4000 - $5000 ishte i drejtë, kështu që ai kërrkoi nga Western Union të bëjë një ofertë.