A HISTORY OF EDISON'S WEST ORANGE LABORATORY 1887-1931

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, was Q only good enough $60 week clerk." After Edison's great purges n of 1920/21, was estimated that less than 2000 remained. Every division was ordered cut back its men, including the West Orange laboratory.. The man who had done much modernize the administration was scorned Edison who vindictively asserted that Mambert, once vice president TAE Inc. Edison told Mambert that this kind directive was never carried out and went on rampage through the Works, firing men right and left, C including John Constable, chief engineer the lab.. told Mambert 1919: "Wages are certainly with more loafing than ever. had no sympathy for the working man who wanted his wages keep pace with inflation.XIII- 3 Little had been done reduce the payroll and 1921 drastic steps were taken. Mambert survived the crisis 1921 but could not maintain his powerful position much longer. An economy program was administered those who remained in the West Orange labor force. Administrative positions were abolished merged into others and the work departments amalgamated. Charles Edison recalled the pain felt the decimation of O the management organization had assembled and perfected. 1924 Edison personally removed him from office.Only remedy is automatic machinery and less men. The services the laboratory were more vigorously marketed and the machine shops did more routine work . Edison's already low view labor deteriorated through the period inflation and labor strife during the War