Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-08
To the Flour and Rice MillerS
OF THE UNITED STaTES.

OF THE UNITED STATES.
~ ENTLEMEN,-is appears that ma.
" ny have refused to pay for license
to use my improvements 10 the art of
manufacturing four, and 10 lessening The
labor in rice mills, waiting the decision
Of the United States courts; while many
others have paid freely the sums 1 de-
handed for my license; there can exist
no reason why some should pay and o.
Tiers be exempt. There has already been
q sufficient number Of decisions establish.
Ing the law, that each inirinser j. liable
Ito pay treble my actual damages, which
cannot be rated at less than the value Of
the use Of my property during the in.
fringement. have expended the great
est part of long, arduous, aud indefa,i-
gable lite in study and exertions to invent
and introduce into useful operation seve-
raj important and highly useful improve
ment,, 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 unjustiiable
opposition, wasting the profits Of those in
operation, which l 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 1 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 TO instruct
nillwrights 10 make, and mil!ers 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 10 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
%, 1918, count the sum saved in labor
and boarding during the last year (equal
to the first price) as a new su,u becomi 9
due, aud running on interest also; and
so on, the 2sd day OF January in each
and every year thereafter q new SUM
saved in LABOR and boarding becomes due,
and runs on interest until license be pur.
chased. demanding the interest only Or
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 now die only
terms on which my agents are instructed
to grant licenses, and they are instructed
to institute suits against all iItriBgers
without giving them another call.
Those who wish to purchase Licenses
may apply to JOAN Love, egg. auckland,
Prince William cDanty, or to capt. John
Moody, Richmond, Va. J..
EorE.-Persons using Mr.. Evans'
improvements, or parts u them, unpaid
for, will be sued il they do net discharge
the claim on application. MIR. William
II. Alexander has, under my authority
from MIR. Evans, been empowered TO re-
ceive payments and deliver licenses to
use his improvements. Payments, there.
fore. made to him, John Moody, or nv
self, will alone be valid, and save The rx-
pcnse OF suitand treble damages 10. tbs
defendants. JuiiN LOVE.
January 2 In