Lynchburg Letter: J. William Gayner to John Victor
May 25, 1925
Mr. Gayner reponding to Mr. Victor's request for his ideas about putting the plant on a break-even basis within five weeks and the estimated cost of doing so.
Text was transcribed by Dennis Bratcher from the original letter. A scan of the original letter is below. The scan is truncated because the original is bound in a book
[Lynchburg Glass Corporation Letterhead]
Mr. John Victor
Lynchburg, Va.
May 21, 1925
My dear Mr. Victor:-
Replying to yours of the 21st instant. The following is a list of changes that I would make.
| One new laythe. |
$1200.00 |
| One 6 oz. pressure blower. |
$2500.00 |
| To complete the underground wind system. |
$ 500.00 |
| To have Ingersol-Rand Co. to put our |
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| compressors in working order. |
$1000.00 |
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| Total Estimated Cost |
$5200.00 |
I am confident with these changes that this plant can break even. And the excessive labor will be reduced and the quality and quantity of the production will be increased.
[signed] J William Gayner
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