The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-11
PATENT RIGHT LEGISLATION.
Report In the House OF Representatives 4
Favor OF Colts Patent.

F0VOr Oh Colts Patent
Samuel Colt To accompany bill q r. No SO. Deoem
Der q, 1868 Mr. Thurston, from the Committee Pa
tents made tbs following report
The Committee on P0tts 10 0h0m referred the peion
Of Samuel Colt for the Of letters patent granted
him on Che 18th day Of february A. D. 1885, for ne,o
That samuel Colt made his invention before the year
1887 but from the great e ultlss which experienced
in reducing practice and from his poverty
he was unsbls to procure patent until 1885, that he II
tne same year. assigned his patent to the Patent Arms
M.nui.ctprine Company" corporation in New Jersey
Of which be became the manager that Mr. Colt devoted
Eve after the date Of his patent to the object OF
tablshDg his repeating arms but that the pany and
and many years Of time and labor Atths time invsn
ton had fallen into such disuss that Of the
,csr,a f.iurs TIE h.1e.n war orsa. .ns asm.sa
for toe and the sr, Witch t,wed tnsir
use urrg hat Cort 1t ~ ones established hs the
most valuabls Improvement in ure which that
time hss EVER been made. The patsot, however, nsa
hsen astgreo to tins Patent Aims Company, aud Mr Colt
very largely in csb resulting from sfsrt
sDces Mr. ltapped TO the Court Of settle
the affairs Of the Patent Arms Company aud the result.
wAS that IN 1850 his tAteL Assigned to alan q
c.iver III charce,y. Al the the Commissioner
OF Patents extended the patent that Mr. Colt, Ia Feb
rel act Dt-nd merto,ious have out which
Tor fourteen yea lac had been csprvsd Of b. fault Of
his own
Mr.. Colt, before the expiration of his patent DOM.
nsG ced himself to mAnutacturs his Their great
success depends - much upoa the manner In which
their organization so complicated . machine
only b. made valuable by great accuracy
and perfection in It's nanufaours ana that can only
BE- BY perfect and expensive achnsry To procure
that perfection has been Mr. Colts constant effort and
rapidly pro6 from the SALE he renves cd them
to increase and perfect his machinery By this
has brouaht bis arm TO great perfection aud ct great
cost; but tho invention becomes public the
ufacturs Of casron and other cheap and absolutely
dangerous arms will drive out Of the those
which are made with great and expense and running
necessary to produce perfect result Mr. Colt oon
fdent that extension Of years will enable him
and perfect his chnery and ubdvids
and cheaper his that the end of he
will Be able to fsrnish the consumers the most per
Il OF aim, which Ia capable Of being made at small
cost that manufactures OF spurious limitations will not
find the profit sufioien 70 encourage the business
In orcer to protect himself from ,hs destructive effects
which would 70 low tbs introduction OF these spur
into In EogApd, where he has patent and in
Europe generally M Colt has established armory in
LONDON to which he has carried American maohipery,
and where he now engaged In the attempt to demon
strats the superiority Of hi all imperfect mta.
oss o. them ~ me nops sa tns EUROPEAN ooI.ansrs
Perfect In that detaking howsvsr evident that
he can make money but must control the market for
the present BY supply Ing the demand At the same price
that inferior be cold for, loss Already
The EngiIh drmo,y has crhduscd all The plus phih had
bern accrnulod his country, and
drasn the and energies Of ne snnsuor.
Yet he IL deter mined to carry out his plan, impressed
with the belief that unless he quality Of the
made be maintained, the whole manu-.
fActure will fail Tho reasons which are given for
this belief appear to be inclusive and sAtsfAotory
mem ought to be given to Mr. Ut in carrying out his
plans.
The great obsc. be STAINED In the manusAc :urs Of
hie arms Ia perfect certainty unuer Gl stances
compared ~t g. at the pfise In 81 " nsequ-ucs Tns
pubic YOU'D bs hepsi 80 II sloh shsss
rofsctuie in ff.cl arc ins earats a.An a.r
bo furished srat1i"usiy to sv.,y appns,nt oui
ibs puhic Wi 5e greatly o.; shsc . ,upply VI 70
hsor, ysr'sc. aud effective wagons a, sny COS fbs
renee OF u. past hss dsISLAtgAsG tnA, Mr Colt
shove AL ejftr bss supoEe toe grea drsi rstn. and
he constantly ciminiihIg ysce a. .bica n.
-; cuc.d a. olo provet thai BIZ sdtips;iose
,ottJe 'bs Ia will h. able m. a,Ns.u ,arm ~
such rse. = 20 exclude al Constructed sans
pf Pile .. Inferior quality, om Toe nst.sl u ne
-,t. sdssntss@ ~ the public
The nop'y which sas lost dnrias tbs agsi term
~ this patens app ed 20 - ordv4sy business
o. msbnhactufing, uld HAYS gir-n % Mr. Colt more
thar has been realized gu: OF he rnttts proceeds
OF mAnufac ute aud ell that h,s been r.al z.i
been ,rvesisd n The manufacture its.H, must share
It's fate Tbs vhols Of toe yroceees OF The
have been thus far sssed In this country apd In
gurope. In the mschney tools and property fitted
don and expense Of this machinery are exhibited by the
fact that the separate parts shiloh compose the
throw. uou, into and are 80 perfect that
when Assembled into ptol they exactly fit each othsr
and any other part TO which they may be properly Ap
Piled 30 that In usiog these aims, ones may be
once constructed out Of the brohen left the as
OF battle without altering the shape sse OF the parts
Year 9 ON Mite are Of opinion that a. question OF
pront snd ioes alone Mr. Colt ought to have the bsDea
Of an extension Of his patent
He has made his for the purpose OF constr
% armory At Hartford OF such proportions and
~ TO nAble him to manufacture these heir
gr. atsst percon bat he hesta.es 70 involve himself
In 70 heavy an expenditure urest he be protected
from the ctmpetition inferior and worthless arms;
be would scarcely abb To hnsb his Armory before tue
enpn alton Of his patent Fer " IL Il important
70 hin, ard TO the wbcle courtr that he Should re
osive tie assurpnce Of safety hoh the extension OF hs
patent viii sford him
But 10 sdoi'ion 10 this the great service walch Mr.
Colt las rendered ths go,Srnmen and which the psops
haze derived from the uss of Il evidenced
by the spprobs ion o Al the officers IN tnr army
sLn navy and among al classes 4 or citizens
ufSd hen. ars ham