I. The challenge of
the disc phonograph now turned into the fight rebuild an
organization that could survive the tempestuous business
environment the twentieth century.4
and rebuilding work that began the very next day after the
fire.
.T. We've swept away all the old shacks,
g
and now can have good plant." the top of
5
the list: "Edison, himself— Hours Day."
The fire did indeed more reorganize the Phonograph
Works than all the administrative innovations introduced from
1900 1913." The great fire
underlined the fact that Edison was still the driving force of
his industrial empire. The "old man" did not have time mourn the damage done,
instead reassured his son that "We'll have much better
plant when get through. Edison must have been concerned protect his business
enterprise preparation for the hand-over power his
eventual retirement. destroying all work progress, the fire gave
Edison's engineers the opportunity start again from scratch. gave his son personal demonstration
of the courage needed run modern corporation after the
fire.
The retirement 1907 was forgotten., Charles joined the Edison enterprise in
1913. Edison's son Charles was
now West Orange, training take over the business. Experimenters, managers, and laborers returned pick
their businesses out the "fire swept after the
fire document circulated the West Orange complex listing the
"Manufacturing Resources for Quick Resumption. A
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