Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-24
To the Flour and Rice MiIlerS
OF THE UNITED STATES.

OF THE UNITED STATES.
TEN ILEMEN,-it appears that ma.
" ny have refused to pay Tor license
to use my improvements in the art Of
manufacturing -four, ard in lessening the
labor in rice mills, waiting the decision
Of the United States courts; while many
Others have paid freely The sums de-
mandcd for my license: there can exist
10 reason why some should pay and o
Tiers be exempt. There has already been
a sufficient nu iber If decisions establish
ing the law, that each in'ringer is liable
10 pay treble my actual damages, which
cannot be rated at less than the value Of
the use Of my property during the in
friogement. have expsnded the g;eat-
est part Of long, ardG0us, and inGetati-
gable lite in study and exertlOns toinyent
and Introduce into useful 0pel alton sevp-
raj important and highly useful improve
ments, from which great benefits are de-
rived to the users, and could have put
in operation many more equally useful,
but was prevented by the W. justiiidhie
opposition, wasting the profits of those in
operation, which had intended to apply
to put others in opel alton which had
discovered; but which now lay dormant,
TO my great modification and 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
for many years to make the utility Of the
improvements known, AID 20 instruct
mli!wrishts to make, and miIlers to use
them. The law contempates that shalt
receive ample remuneration, and by it
was encouraged to risk the great ex-
penses. have repeatedly published that
the price of MY license for the remainder
Of the term should be, the iull pice OF
the labor and boarding saved by the use
of nv improvements in one year only,
with lawful interest untl! paid; but TO
those who intiinsed my rights, and re-
fused to pay when called on, would,
beginning with the year ending January
%, 1915, count the sum saved IN labor
and boarding during the last year (equai
to the FIRST price, d, Gew su,a becOa,l z
due, and running on interest also; and
So on, the 22d uay ot January in each
and every year thereafter a new SUM
saved IN laDUr and boarding becomes due,
and runs OH interest until license be pur.
chased, demanding the interest only OF
all these sums, leaving the principal III
the hands of the users; which IS the least
can receive OF them TO meet the cx'
penses which they have compelled me to
Iucur. The above are now the only
terms on which my agents are Instructed
TO grant licenses, anu they are Instructed
to institute suits against all In!iingei'
without giving them anIther call.
Those who wish 10 purchase Licenses
may apply to John Love, esq. Buckland
Prince William county, or IL capt. John
Moody, Richmond, Va.
OLIVER EVANS.
NorE-rersons using MIR. Evans
improvements, or parts vi them, unpaid
tor. will b. sue. if they DO bot discharge
the claim on application. Mr. William
II. Alexander has, under my authority
from Mr.. Evans, been empowered ~ ie
celye payments and denver licenses tt
. use his improvements. Payments, the' c
, lore, made to him, John Ai"ody, "r nv
sell, viii alpne be valid, and save the ex
uense OF sun and ueoie Lamagr, 70 th
defendants. Ib.aS LOVE.
JaoCa'y2 In