Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-17
To the Flour and Rice Miilers
OF THE UNITED STATES.

u LtlC ElUuk Allu NlCC NlkllClc
OF THE UNITED STATES.
ENrLEMEN,-lt appears that ma.
" 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
of the United States courts; while many
others have paid freely the sums l de-
manded for my license; there can exist
no reason why some should pay and o.
Tiers be exempt. There has already been
a sufficient nu.uber 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
frineement. have expended the q eat
est part Of long, arddous, and indefa,i-
gable lite in study and eKertions 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 unjustifable
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
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, aud in my agents travelling
for many years to make the utility Of the
improvements known, and 70 instruct
millwrights to make, and millers to use
them. The law contemPlates that | shall
receive ample remuneration, and by it l
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 full price 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 infringed my rights, and re.
fused to pay when called on, / would,
beginning with The year ending January
%, 1878, count the sum saved in labor
aud boarding during the last year (equal
to the first price) as new sun becomi Z
due, and running Oh interest also; and
so On, the ED day Of January in each
and every year thereafter new SUM
saved in LABOR and boarding becomes due,
and runs On interest until license be pur.
chased, demanding the interest only on
all these sums, leaving the principal in
the hands of the users; which is the least
l can receive of them to meet the ex.
penses which they have compelled me to
incur. The above are now the only
terms on which my agents are instructed
to grant licenses, and they are instructed
to institute suits against all inliiDgers
without giving them another call.
Those who wish to purchase licenses
may apply to John Love, esq. auckland,
Prince William county, or 10 capt. John
Moody, Richmond, Va.
NoTE.-Persons using MIR. Evans
improvements, or parts Of tbep, unpaid
tor, will be sued if they do not discharge
the claim on application. MIR. William
Ii. Alexander has, under my authority
from Mr.. Evans, been emro@ cred 10 re-
ceive payments and deliver licenses to
use his improvements. Payments, there
tore, made to him, John Moody, or my
sell, will alone be valid, and save the ex-
peuse Vi suit and treble damages 70 the
defendants. 1OHN LOVE,
January lm