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Show oo EDISON COMPANY SECURES CONTRACT New York, Sept 12. Thomas A Edison, Incorporated, has just closed a contract to supply 365 gun-firing batteries to the United States government govern-ment for use on battleships, according accord-ing to announcement made tonight by M, R. Hutchison, chief engineer of the Edison laboratories in West Orange, N. J. The batteries are similar to the nickel-steel-potash type recently sold by Mr. Edison to tho government govern-ment for submarines. "The battery that fires a big gup on a battleship is ono of the most important parts of a battleship's equipment." Mr. Hutchison said "The call for bids specified that the C T 2fH manufacturer agreed to pay tho got. j Co evrnment double tho purchase price " of tho battery if It failed or doteri- ' --orated --orated in eight years. Mr. Edison vy,,' 'A the only manufacturer who would ty i' Mj under these terms." ' ; Trrti |