Nofactoriesinthelandwouldtakeupthemanufacture。
Iremember，forinstance，ourinterviewswithMessrs。Mitchell，Vance&Co。，theleadingmanufacturersofhousegas-lightingfixtures，suchasbracketsandchandeliers。Theyhadnofaithinelectriclighting，andrejectedallouroverturestoinducethemtotakeupthenewbusinessofmakingelectric-
lightfixtures。AsregardsotherpartsoftheEdisonsystem，notablytheEdisondynamo，nosuchmachineshadeverexisted；therewasnofactoryintheworldequippedtomakethem，and，mostdiscouragingofall，theveryscientificprinciplesoftheirconstructionwerestillvagueandexperimental。
“Whatwastobedone？Mr。Edisonhasneverbeengreaterthanwhenhemetandsolvedthiscrisis。
`Iftherearenofactories，\'hesaid，`tomakemyinventions，Iwillbuildthefactoriesmyself。Sincecapitalistimid，Iwillraiseandsupplyit。Theissueisfactoriesordeath。\'Mr。Edisoninvitedtheco-