In 1888 attempt was made rationalize all
engineering work the creation Standardization Bureau."
The development more formal relationship between
laboratory and companies deprived the latter many services
that had once come free. the beginning 1889 agreement was
reached between the lab and the Electric Light Company which
gave the Bureau the right approve all bills rendered the
lab for experimental work.
Jencks, the director the Bureau, noted that "we are also
doing this work under the limitation expense; and order
to know how much further can this matter, is
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necessary get your bills date. The lab had present bill during
the first ten days the month following the month when the
research was contracted approval was not given.
Company and laboratory were bonded togther Edison's patents
and the potential his laboratory produce revolutionary
new technology. The lab still carried out consulting
and advising these companies, yet was extremely expensive
to send valuable experimenter work the field and Edison
soon tried avoid this. noted later that was unable to
recover these costs from the individual lighting companies.J.
The Bureau was soon given more control over the West Orange
Laboratory's work. The
practice placing company men the laboratory appears to
. In
reminding the Edison laboratory their obligations, W.4
Electric Light Company and humble local lighting company
