, 1860-08-18
Renewal Of 11tsEes~ ScElnE WacH1nc
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An application has been made to the Com
missioner OF Patents, at Washington, tor a ~
newa Tor scyea ycnrs Of Howe's patent on tie
sewing machines. We observe that I'LL the lead-
ing rapers Of the Union are protesting against
the extension. Howe has already reaped
princely for.une from his improvement. LIE
las received mu1iEcent reward. And to IN
dulye him for scyeu years longer in his monop
oily, is to pu. the inordinate cupidit5 Ct an indi
yiduul above the interests Of the public. TIE
aim OF til. 1a@ j; to secure to an Inventor an
adequate sru,. IL. .:iua for tue patiesce, toll
aud money he may have expended In PeElecsi"s
his machine But after he has been adequately
compensated, the improvement reverts to the
public. This is the theory Of the Law. But we
regret to say that in many instances it has been
sadly abused by Commissioners. Gee slarlng
instance Was the renewal Of the Morse patent on
telcgraphius. lie had already at'ained large
wea!th. aod grea. honors we're heaped upon
him. Many persons through him had also
a.nassed fortunes. The object Of the pstent
lava was fully satisfied in his case- But very
unfortunately for the pubic the monopoly was
extended seven years longer, and rs cotempo'
rary truly remarks, the extension il barrier 10
II Pacific telegraph, because no company or IN
diy,dual eau use line Of telegraph to the Pa
ci6c without the consent Of the owners oi INC
Morse patent, and hence the combination con-
trolls that enterprise, and Gun impose lis own
terms,
T., rx...rd to the urjustihable extension OF the
Howe .ateu:, NC fully endorse the following re-
marks or tile st. Louis Dtna2eras on the sub
;ect. A general pro:cs: should be sent to The
commissioner Of Patents at Washington be-
fore this wrong on the public is perpetrated:
4. the nrescnt ti.ac an application far re-
nsu,1 n = ,,,-:. is pending IN washington.
Which We sincerely trust vii. ~ @ aeies'eo nrs
tht. application ior au extension o' t:s
parent On iii. needle and shEtt:a cSf1o1oatfon
On lie sewing ,nachlnc-au invention that has,
by his own acknowledgment; yielded M income
to Mr., Hove Of $1Ug,u00 year Tor seFen years,
Small q. It mar appear, Mr. Howe has received
- tor every sewing machine made III the Uni
led Stutes, and although forced several times
into the courts 10 protect Lis rights has inva'
riably conc off the victor, aEu gone scot free
OF a!I costs. lie has been ten TIMES paid for
auy service his invention has rendered the in
dustriA1 urls and IL hundred times fur his own
personal labor in bringing it to present perftc.
lion. Any mau who has boug BIT u sewing ma
chire knows how expensive good mAchiae Is.
Many know to their cost how expensive poor
muc!,iee is. Very few Of them, however, un-
derstund tho why and wherefore OF the heavy
cost. Very few persons know that on every
tamitv sewing machine there arc 4 halt dozen
different patents, and that tor the of them,
each inyeutor receives certain quo'a OF the
aggregate price Of the machine. The sew
! Ing uiach1nc business has increased wonder
fuI,Y in . lew years, but TO reduction in tho
uric. seems to have followed the Increased
manufacture. The fuct is that three Of the lead
in" makers, wheeler & Wilson, t;rover l.
Baker, aud i. II. Singer in New York, hare III.
agreement with 5lr-. Hove, that lie shall fight
| iii opponents who do not pay him 81 for eaca
| machine; aud backed by them with immense
,nent That way includes the resort to legal
tribunals, and alL the tricks and arts Of lawyers.
| We remember rome time ago, hearing it stated
| that orc manufacturer expended Slt,UV0 fight
,ny Howe tor tho right to use small bit OF steel
| cd.ed with teeth IL hold down tie material
while lhe sewing was i'll progress. So through
| the wlcte Of the business small mapuf 4ctur.
ers hare bten forced to pay tribute to the large
aud now when the load is 10 be lifted from them
| end the couctrT about cap the benefits oil The
| Invention, q renewal Of the patent is threatened
| Just SO long ~ lhis patent remains in force will
| the price oi sewing mhchlues exceed tn: limit
ed ueans Of the poor. The manifold uses te
which il is put deprives so many hands Of en-
ploymen,, tnst with few exceptions it is only
i,lrn Of ,neaIs who can use them. ANY propo
siou to keep up The price Of such articles slcul
meet with severe reprobatlon, and We hopt
that the patent will not he renewed wi1hou
| more evidence thnu We now have Of its neccssi
t.. The interests Of the great American pub
lie demand the interests Of j few single cap
ilzlists shail yield, especially as the public ba
| BEEN raying dearly for the VIII .tle eretotore,