Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-26

I'VE have a legal right to dispose of the
Patent issued in the United States, to Nettle-
ton IL Raymond, April 18th, 1853"
Mr.. Goodell may think that he has answer
ed my question, but the discriminating pub
lie will doubtless come to a different conclu-
sion. The answer speaks for itsel--a direct
evasion and total disregard of the points in
question. A hard questionable not expect a
direct answer even from the most learned in
the whole class of pratical students.
My I'd interrogatory: lis not the rough
surface feed motion, as well as the formation
of the stitch made by youP machine, direct
| Infringement Of other well-known patents"
You answer by saying you ''do not use the
rough and surface feed" Well, now, we do
not like to say that you have made a mistate-
ment in your attempt to answer this ques-
ton, and will therefore insist that you exam
inc more infinitely the construction OF your
Nettleton Il Raymond machine some time
| when you are not So much pressed with bust
ness as at the present, and make, if possible,
a fair and more direct report; we think yon
viii have no difficulty in making the discov-
! cry 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, tfat it is direct infringe
ment of other well-known patents-please be
candid enough to acknowledge the TACT
In answer to my Sd interrogatory you say
! you have given "ior a YEAR PAST most satis-
factory guarantees" Now, if you have a valid
patent, why the necessity of giving any
guarantee at all? And you further state that
you never before had it questioned, that your
patent infringed ION one"
Now L think if you will refer to my letter
addressed to johnson q Goodell, September
9Th, 1857, you will there find the validity of
the Nettleton X Raymond patent questioned.
You no doubt have my letter with you, but
| when the nature Of that letter is understood,
we do not think your sales of exclusive
rights to vend the NettletOn 81 Raymond ma
chine will be much augmented. You may C, ase
further to tatter yourself with the idea tnat
my letter addressed to Johnson ~ GoOdcll
was for the purpose 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 / have written several
letters of inquiry to many others purporting
| to be inventors of Sewing Machines of the
| Nettleton ~ Raymond class; desiring, how
! ever, as in the case referred tony letter to
johnson x Goodell-nothing more than an
answer, which is of more Importance to me
| than the questionable commodity they pro-
| pose to vend.
And further, should be unwilling to step
so far aside from all just and honorable rules
of fair dealing, TO vend aud recommend TO
the public article that l believed to be so
entirely worthless aud so wholly void of merit
as the Nettleton IL Raymond Sewing Ma
chine.
We have Messrs. johnson & Goodell's an
swer, as you doubtless are aware, and also
have what purports to be copy of the Net
Teton q Raymond invention; an evidence,
not only beyond all cavil. of direct infringe
ment i'll many respects, but utterly worthless
in the one essential, utility.
do not deny your right to sell the patent,
if any, issued to Nettleton Il Raymond. But
l do deny that you, or any one else, has any
legal right to use or vend the machine you
call the Nettleton IL Raymond Patent, with
its present feed motion-and whenever you,
or any one else, claiming To be responsible,
sell or attempt to use your machine in this
community, shall be soon made aware that
the amount paid for the machine is not clear
receipt,
As regards your assertion, which is nothing
more or less than assertion relative to Patent
issued to Fisher & Gibbons of England, you
have very widely missed the mark. We hap |
pen to be familiar with the form of said claim |
or patent, to which you allude, and your state
ment. or assertion in this respect, is too alb |
snrd to. deserve notice. However, il may !
serve your ends in carrying out the principle |
of business in which you are engaged.
If you will just step across the street from
your "Parlor No ~ to the Mechanics Libra
ry and there examine the Patent Office reports
under the following dates. Feb. 1lth, 1857.
June %, 1852, Feb. II, 1858, and May 9th, |
1856, then ask yourself. if the assertion or in
other words your attempt TO answer my 9th
interrogatory, has the slightest foundation in
truth-please take particular notice of patent
report of June 22d, 1852, No. 9053-and you
may, as well as any one else who will take
the trouble TO examine these reports, convince
yourself Of the Grover X Baker claim, and
also ut the same time, will perceive, the so
called Nettleton d Raymond Machine uses
the Grover & Baker feed motion, both the for
ward and back motion, and also the rough
surface feed or notched bar. and without this
feed motion the said Nettlcton & Raymond
Machine could not take a stitch.
Ii would, think, be well for the purchaser
of what you propose 10 vend, to look into
these reports above referred To. This is only
one point of Infringement. l might mention
many Others, but the one above, more particu-
larly referred to, is so palpable that it is at
once made apparent to any one upon slight
You say you infer from my advertise
ment" that | am retailing a high priced Sew
ing machine. True am retailing Sewing
Machine at the price of S35, TO Sl45. and still
il is very cheap-eXtremcly so, when compar-
ed with that class of Machine, for which you
propose TO sell the right TO vend The high
priced Machine, you call it, being at all
times fairly and correctly represented to the
public, while the NettletOn Il Raymond Ma
stripe; which is well known to the public as
being entirely worthless, which said Watson
4 Wooster piratical Machine we learn the
gentleman Mr. y. w. Goodell, so highly ZEN
lorsed by prominent fellow citizens, twas late
y engaged in vending.
will here state, in conclusion, that de-
sire 90 cast no imputations upon the private
character of Mr.. Goodell, further than one
might infer, understanding the nature of
lis business. Now we deny that any patent
sver issued TO NettletOn 4 Raymond, for the
invention you set forth and called the Net
e on * Raymond Double / ST { n Family
sewing Machine, and We further deny that
'sid Ne,tletou 4 Raymond, are or ever were
he inventors of any Sewing Machine Show
up your claim Mr.. Goodell; il is but justice TO
he public.
Ii is not the merits of the Nettleton & Ray
nond Machine that called forth my interroga-
ories in the Nashville Union 4 American OF
IF the 22d. for fair and honorable competition
s but Just-hut sense Of Justice To the
parties we represent and more especially
he public, who you seem 50 extremely anxious
10 serve, requir, 8 at our hands course, which
nay place before disnterested parties. the
rue condition OF the right in question. Aud
Is this Is but one OF great number similarin
character, and almost every day adds another
% the list, We shall ever hold oarsolf in readi-
less, as they make their appearance, 20 show
hem up in their true light. We know them
III and are familiar with their deformities and
hey shall at all times have our especial at
ention. X. III. BR0CkWAI.
May gath, 1858.
JOHN YONk ~ CO,