The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-11-27
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History of the Origin, Progress and
Competitor of "MendenhaH & Connor's
Flour Bolt"--No


I Eps. PALLAprs.-In view of the numer-
Gus attempts made by Ellis Nordyke throusI.
our city press for The purpose of prejudicing
thls coatnsaify against our person al charac-
tiers and our Boil; enterprise. We feei that II Is
due t" ourselves our friends and the public.
that tic following facts be published; and IS
tia1fay 10 our defence, so far as the unmiS
taxable evidence Of our right to the same may
be concerned, We will leave for the unbiased
10 determine
Soon after the issue Of Hunt & Nordy ke' ;
raent Of February. 1855. Hunt complained
10 me that Jason Ham (la,e OF the firm OF
Nord, he. Ham & c.. under the .Gnis. of
friendship. had obtained an advantage over a
considerable porti n of his interest in tho Bolt
pa ent: and that now. since the enterprise was
likely 10 prove valuable, Ham not di~po-
Led To deal honofbly with him. and he lo"AeJ
tor nothing better than 10 be sIctndted oat Of
his l5ht. Frequently. and bitterly he com
pisiaeu Of the same mlsfortunc-that he had,
under strai.hted circumstances, committed
his interest to he OF iasen Ham. with me-
oiher bond OF security than his honor. AMI that
he believed it was Hams intention 10 the
advantage which he lad thus obtained 10 his
orn geruniary benefit By Lis almost daily
murmurings and the distress of mind which
was GRIPPING the only means BY which he had
hoped to acquire a comfortable support for
himself and family. Moved BY common
sympathy. and under the firm conv ic:ioa OF the
truthfulness of hi, statements, thar Jason
Ham lntenced TO po-k;t the proceed of the
enterprise, and abandon HIast To his fate, |
proposed TO take him in partnership with my
self. and make application for patents for inn
piovemen,s which had made on the fcire
cloth Bol To this he greed without hc>ita
ton. y verbal agreement was entered into
IN which IL was conditioned thai other
rarty should become interested in the new
enterprise without the consent OF bo,h parties;
neither should any person be male acquain-
ted with our intentions until alter We should
have completed our application for a patent
1t VA further agreed to. that The case should
be secured by IA caveat, and Immediately there
after a model should be commenced. and the
work prosecuted with al possible dispatch I'M
Ill the application should be flied in the Patent
Office | made out the cavea. papers, while
Hunt (who was to furnish the patent fees and
pay me : loo in case the patent shouli issue
10 us for the interest lie was 10 hold in the
patent was raising so the fee payable on
the filing of the caveat, and the funds being
raised the cayeat was Immediately forwarded
to the Patent Office, signed by Conner
Hunt. r wo- rrree uays Tarer. Hunt propo-
scd to interest S. c. Mendehhall with US in
the Bolt operation, sta ing thai he hal borrow
ell the so Of Mendenhall, which we had sent
with our cavear; that he hal informed Men
dcnhan that his object in borrowing the mon
ey was 10 file said caveat. and that be men
toned the object in view for the ceTfatnfy of
inducing him to loan the money. He also
stated that Mendenhall had the m eans to pu,
the case through; that he was a practical pat
emf right man. hal ''sone through the mill.
and he was in for taking him along. | was
opposed TO Hunts proposition at first and did
not consent until after two or three days
Election, but finally agreed that Mendenhall
should be made acquainted with the plans we
had created, and that We would enter into ne
gotiations for a partnership with him. which
was agreed to and partnership formed
The work was set in motion at once. and we
soon had a model ready for the Patent Office.
We were now ready to file the application, but
Hunt refused TO sign the papers, giving as
his reasons that Nordyke. Ham d Co. had
learned Of his connection with us, and that
,hey would not consent 10 his leaving them;
and moreover, he had agreed that he neeer
arouid sign the application with as. At this
statement we were dun struck. for he had
solemnly pledged himself to the interest Of the
nctr nrm he mad succeeded in organizing He
had promised faithfully that no one should
know from him anything about the operati rs.
bu, reereant to our confluence and his honor.
he acknowledged that he had sold Ham. in
order 10 get Ham to protect his Hunts in
tereSt in the old firm, and promised him an
interest in the new one. HAN, liant IL Nor
d ke'>; } to this liam agreed, promising that
no one SHOULD know anything in relation TO
l..
ed package in the Expires, Office direc:ed to
me. and without my knowle.e consent of
the Agent. oke open the pa kaye and exam
ineI its contents. These facts an statements
in connection with Hunts refusal 10 sign the
application induced us TO believe that there
was regularly concerted plan on the part of
Nordyke Ii. & Co. to control our operations
We at once de,e mined to dissolve the part
nershp. to which all agreed. an to sustain
the same relationship to each other as though
no partnership had exlsed. To complete
dissolution OF the partnership. | refunded TO
+. r. Hunt the $50 which he had advanced as
= cavea. fec. Mendcnhai received the model
in consideration OF the funds which he had
and | received the following dis
cIa:mer OF Hunt, which arrangement left
each individual on his foo'in. AMI in full
possession OF his original rights;
'sTo tac Commission Or of Pasent5"
The petition of EraRklia b Nlst, Of Rich
nond, in tie County Of Uayue and STATE IF
Indiana.
Respec fully represents that he. the said F.
B. Hunt. in conjunction with James Conner,
OF the above named town, county and State
did, on the 5),h OF July So (as per receipt
Of the Patent Office file cavest for certain
i'm improvements therein described and claimed
on Flour B its. the nature and character OF
which VIII be readily seen by examination OF
The same and that he. the sail F. b. Hunt.
Las reason 10 believe tia; throu II mistake or