Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-28

/ preeeoeo =" GroVer Baker claim, Was misprint
The sentence reads correctly nov.
TO MR.. A. W. GooDELL,
SEWANEE HOUSE,, NASHVILLE.
sIR:-As your machine, as well as all its parts and
operations, is quite familiar to me- do net think it
really necessary that should be further 'enighteD-
ed in the arts aud mysteries ofthe Sewing Machine
| hattsr myself that possess the capacity and am
tuiy competent 70 properly understand and sppre-
ciate the one lone and dminutiVe merit possessed by
your NettletOn Raymond Machine to nit the price
$40 at wholesale or S25 at RETAIL in other respects
on par and near relative and member OF the same
family; running parallel with the famous Watson
ten dollar piratica wreck Of an i'll spent life But
/ The Stitch. We deplore thy condition. Thou art
good and faithful servant, having been reared and
properly trained in thy youth and why dids't thou
listen to the winning voice Of deception and suffer
thy SELF like PoordSg Tray, TO be caught in bad com
pany.
But to the point. We will endeavor TO make our
squib short as the nature and complication Of
the case viii admit. By reference to my letter in
the Union and American OF the I'D you will observe
my first interrogatOry.
Have you any legal right to vend or use your ma
chine in any portion Of the United States?
Your sneWer to this question, although so very
simple plain, and extremely easy 10 be understood
Is follows:
1--WE have legal right to dispose of the Patent
issued in the United States, to Netlleton Raymond
April l4th, 1858"
Mr.. GOodell may think that he has answered nv
question, but the discriminating pablo will doubt
less come to a different conclusion. The answer
speaks for ITSELF direct evasion and total disregard
OF the points IN question. hard questiOn-Iid not
expect direct answer even from the most learned
IN the whole class Of piratcal students.
My I'd intOTrORatOrV. Is not the rOuOh surfa re
feed motion, as well the formation Of the stitch
made by your machine, direct infringmentof other
we'll known patents?
You answer by saying you edo not use the rough
and surface feed" Well now, we do not like to saw
that you have made misstatement in your attempt
TO answer this question, and will therefore insist that
you examine more minuely the construction of vour
NettletOn Raymond machine some time when YOU
are not much ''pTessed with business" as at the
present. and make, If possible, fair and direct
reports we think you will have no difficulty in max
ing the discovery Of both the rough and the surface
feed. And when you make the discovery, which
doubtless you will, for we know its there, and we
know further, that it is acknowledgement Of other
well known patents, please be candid enough to
acknowledge the fact.
In answer to my Sd interrOgatOry you say you
have given " for YEAR PAST most satisfactory
guarantees" Now, if you have valid patent, why
The necessity OF giving any guarantee at all D.? And
you further state that you before had il ques-
toned, that your patent infringed " on no one"
Now think if you will refer to my letter ad-
dressed to johnson & Goodell September 8th 1857
you Will there hnd the validity of the Nettleton &
Raymond patent questioned. You no doubt have
ny letter with you, but when the nature Of that
letter is understood We do not think your sales Of
exclusive rights 10 yend the Nettleton & Raymond
machine will be much augmented. You NAV cease
further to iatter yourself with the idea that my let
ter addressed to johnson & Goodel was for the pur-
pose Of soliciting the sale Of your machines in the
city OF Nashville or anywhere else, You know very
well that this was not my object. l have written
several letters Of inquiry to many others purporting
TO be inventors Of Sewing Machines of the Netteton
X Raymond class; desiring, however, as in the
case referred TO- my letter 10 Johnson & GoOdell,
nothing more than an answer which is of more i'm
portance 10 me than the questionable commodity
hey propose to vend.
And further, should be unwilling to step so far
aside from all just and honorable rules Of fair deal
ing, as to vend and recommend to the public an ar
Icle that believe to be so entirely worthless and
SO wholly void Of merit as the Nettleton Raymond
sewing Machine.
We have Messrs johnson & GoodelPs answer as
you doubtless are aware, aud also have what pur-
ports to be a copy of the Nettleton & Raymond in
yention; an evidence, not only beyond all cavil Of
direct infringement In many respects, but utterly
worthless in the one essential point, utility.
do lot deny your right to sell the patent, if
any, issued TO Neltleton Raymond. But do deny
that you any else, has any legal right to use
or vend the machine you call the Nettleton 4 Ray
mond Patent, with Its present feed mOtiOn-snd
whenever you, or any one else, claiming to be
ponsible sell, or attempt to your machine in this
community, shall be soon made aware that the
amount paid for the machine is not q clear receipt
As regards your assertion, which is nothing
or less than assertion, relative TO Patent issued to
Fisher q Gibbons Of England, yOuhaye very widely
missed the mark. We happen to be familiar with
the form Of said claim or patent, to which you al
Jude, and your statement or assertion, in this
spect, Is too absurd TO deserve notice However, it
may serve your ends in carrying out the principles
Of business in which you are engaged.
If you will just step across the street from your
"Parlor No - to the Mechanics Library and there
examine the Patent Office reports, under the follow
ing dates, Feb, llth, 1857; June 22d, 1852: Feb
%, 1858; and May 9th, 1856; then ask yourself
II The assertion or, IN other words, your attempt to
answer my 9th interrOgatOry has the slightest foun
dation IN ruth. Please take particular notice Of
the pa elt report Of June 22d, 1852, No 9O5S and
you may as well any else who will take the
trouble to examine these reports, convince yourself
Of the Grover Baker claim, and also at the
same time, will perceive, the so called NettletOu
" Raymond Ma shine uses the Grover s. Baker
iced motion, both the forward and back mo-
ton, and also the rough surface feed nOtched bar
and without this feed motion the said NettletOn &
Raymond Ma hine could not take a stitch.
IL would, think, be we'll for the purchaser of
what you propose vend, TO look into these reports
above referred 10. This is only one point Of in
friugemenl I might mention many Others but the
one above, more particularly referred to, is so
palpable that il is at once made apparent TO any
one upon slight examination.
You say you infer from my advertisement that
am retailing high priced Sewing Machine. True
am retailing Sewing Machines at the price Of SS5
10 Sl45 and still, II is very cheap-e1tfeme So,
when compared with that class of Machine, 70.
which you propose to sell the right to vend The
high priced Machine you call IT, being all times
fairly and correctly represented to the public while
the Nettleton Raymond Machine, belongs to the
Watson & Wooster stripe; which is well known to
the public as being entirely worthless, which said
Watson Wooster praJical Machine, we learn the
gentleman Mr.. A W. Goodell, so highly endorsed
by prominent fellow citizens was lately engaged in
vending.
will here state, in conclusion, that l desire to
cast no imputatOn upon the private character Of
Mr.. GOodell, futheC than one might infer, under
standing the nature Of his business Now we deny
that any patent ever issued to Netuetou Raymond,
for the invention you forth and call the NetletOn
Raymond Double Lock Slich Family Sc sing Ma
chine, aud We further deny that said NettletoR &
Raymond are or ever we're the inventors of any
Sewing Machine. Show up your claim Mr.. GoOdell
it Is but justice to the public.
L Is not the merits of the Nettleton 6 Raymond
Machine that called forth my interrOgatories in the
Nashville Union American of the pa, for fair and
honorable competition Is but just. But a sense Of
justice to the parties we represent and more esPe-
cially the public who you extremely anxious
TO serve, requires at hands course, which may
place before disinterested parties the condition
OF the right in question And this is but one of
great number similar in character sHd almost every
day adds another to the list wesha ever hold oursef
IN readiness, as they make their appearance, to
show them up in their true light. We know them
all, aud are familiar with their dsformilies, and
they shall at all times have our especial attention
r. II. BROCKWAY.
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