Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-03
To the Flour and Rice Millers

or TIE 'UJEflED - III Ed.
TENrLEMEN,-lt appears that me.
VI ny have refused to pay for license
to use my improvements in the art Of
manufacturing -four. and in lessening the
labor in rice mills, waiting the decision
If the United States courts; while many
others hsve paid freely the sums l de-
manded for my license; there can exist
no reason why some Should Ray and
Tiers he exemp'. There has already been
sufficient nurber Of decisions establish
inc the law, that each inirineer is Liable
TO ray treble my actua! damages, which
cannot be rated at less than the value of
the use Of nv property during the in
fringement. / have expended the great
est part Of long, arduous, aud indetati-
gable lite in study and tons 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, and | could have put
in operation many more equally useful ,
but was prevented By the unjusti6able
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 and the public
iriury. l come into the courts claiming
remuneration for my time aud labor
the great expenses that 1 have incurred
in advertising repeatedly over the Uni
ted States, aud in my agents travelling
tor many years to make the utility of the
improvements known, ard 70 instruct
milIwrishts TO make, and millers to use
them. The law contenpIates that shall
receive ample remuneration, aud by it |
was encouraged to risk the great ex-
penses. have repeatedly published tina
the price of my license for the remainder
of the tenn should be, the full pIice OF
the labor and boarding saved by the use
of my improvements in one year only,
with lawful interest until paid; but to
those who inifinged my rights, and re.
fused to pay when called on, would,
beginning with The year ending January
%, 1878, count the sum saved in labor
and boarding during the last year (equai
to the first price, as new Sum becomir <
due, aud running OH interest also; and
so on, the God day Of January in each
and every year thereafter a new sum
saved in lapor and boarding becomes due,
and runs on interest until license be pur-
chased, demanding the interest only Oh
all these sums, 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
incur. The above are how the only
terms on which my agents are instructed
10 grant licenses, anG they are instructed
to institute suits against all inflingers
without giving them another call.
Those who ~ish 10 purchase Licenses
may apply to John Love, esq. Buckland,
Prince William county, or to capt. John
Moody, Richmond, Va.
OLIVER EVANS.
NoTE.-fersOus using M. Evans
improvements, or parts Of them, unpaid
for, will b. sued it they do not discharge
the claim on application. Mr.. William
II. Alexander has, under my authority
from Mr.. Evans. been empowered TO re.
ceye payments and deliver licenses to
use his improvements. Payments, there.
fore, made to him, John Moody, OF my
self, will alone be valid, and save the ex.
pense of suit aud treble damages to the
defendants. JOHN LOVE.
January . I'm