Luhr) and much of
the routine engineering work was assigned assistant chief
engineer, John Constable.^
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he recounted that 1915 was the climax many busy years the
West Orange laboratory. Edison had given
Hutchison the rights sell the storage battery and claim a
commission. The work selling the battery occupied much of
the chief engineer's time and his duties were extensive that
they were delegated other men during Hutchison's tenure. The
job managing the machine shops and scheduling work was given
to "superintendent" the laboratory (C. Next Edison the chain of
command stood Miller Reese Hutchison, chief engineer the
laboratory and confidant the "old man. model ever left the laboratory without
Edison's approval.
Hutchison was "mucker" the old school because had
business interests the technology being developed the
lab. Like Tate and Batchelor before him, Hutchison stood to
make money the marketing new product." When took over
the position 1912, Hutchison attempted bring more order
to the daily work the laboratory, installing some new
procedures and time clock that still stands the entrance
to Building Although Hutchison had some new ideas about
managing the laboratory work force, was strictly Edison's
man who applied the "old man's" policies and decisions the
work hand
