Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-30
To the Flour and Rice MillerS
or THE UNITED STATES.

OF THE UNITED STATES.
n ENrLEMEN,-Ita appears that ma.
"a ny have refused to pay for license
to use my improvements in the art Of
manufacturing flour. and in lessening the
labor in rice mills, waiting the decision
of the United States courts; while many
others have paid freely the sums / de-
! manded for my license; there can exist
no reasoh why some should pay and O.
theirs be exempt. There has already been
a sufficient number of decisions establish
ing the law, that each iniringer is liable
TO pay treble my actual damages, which
cannot be rated at less than the value Of
the use OF my property during the in.
frinsement. | have expended the great
est part IF long, arduous. and indefa!l-
gable lite in study aud eYcrtions to invent
and introduce into useful operation seve-
raj important and highly useful improve
ments, from which great benefits are de-
rived to the users, End [ could have put
in operation many more equally useful,
but was prevented by the unjustifiable
opposition, wasting the profits Of those in
operation, which had intended to apply
TO put Others ia operation which l had
discovered; but which now lay dormant,
| to my great modification aud the public
injury. come into the courts claiming
remuneration for my time and labor
the great expenses that l have incurred
in advertising repeatedly over the Uni
ted States, and in my agents travelling
Tor many years to make the utility of the
improvements known, AID 70 instruct
mlllwright, to make, and millcrs to use
them. The law contemplates that shall
receive ample remuneration, and by it |
was encouraged to risk the great ex-
psnses. have repeatedly published that
the price Of my license for the remainder
of the term should be, the full price OF
the labor aud boarding saved by the use
of my improvements in one year only,
with lawful interest until paid; but to
those who infringed my rights, and re.
fused to pay when called Oh, | woald,
beginning with the year ending January
%, 1918, count the sum saved in labor
aud boarding during The last y ear (equal
to the first price) as new su,u becoming
due, aud running on interest also; and
so OH, the ed day Of CALVARY in each
and every year thereafter a new sum
saved in labor and boarding becomes due,
and runs on interest until license be pur.
chased, dsmaGdiIg the interest only on
all these surns. leaving the principal in
the hands of the users; which is the least
| can receive of them to meet the ex
Penses which they have compelled me to
iu&ur, The above are now the only
terms on which my agents are instructed
TO grant licenses, ana they are instructed
to institute suits against all infriBgers
without giving them another CALL.
Those who wish 10 purchase Licenses
may apply to John Love, esq. Buckland,
Prince William county, orto capt. John
Moody, Richmond, Va.
! OLIVER EVANS.
NerE.-Persons using MIR. Evans
improvements, or parts ct them, unpaid
for, will b. sued if they do not discharge
the claim on application. Mr.. William
II. Alexander has, under my authority
from Mr.. Evans, been empo" cred to Ie-
ceive payments and deliver Licenses to
use his improvements. Payments, there
fore, made to him, John Moody, or nv
self, will a.one be valid, and save the ex.
pen.e Of suit AMI treble damages 10 tie
defendants. JOHN LOVE.
/ January LII