New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22

TO the Fditor OF The Tribune
SIR: We wish to correct the impression which
is conveyed in report lately published in regard 10
lawsuit brought against usby the National Watch Co. Of
Elgin, Ill.
The facts are as follows: On several occasions during
the last two years. have been requested by represent
nves Of this Company and by their agents. TO advertise
III cir watches in the we had advertised
the Waltham Watches, which was to send them hy ex
press TO different parts Of the country with tie privilege
Of examination and the bill to be pad on delivery or in
others words, C. o. ID.
One OF their agents insisted leaving assortment
OF these watches with sale To this we consented
but they remained on hand over a year unsold.
During the Summer Of last year the Elgin Company
advertised their watches very extensively In California
and the Pacific States. On learning this fact we thought
that possibly there market in those localities for
these goods, which certainly drug here. We
therefore advertised them 10 limited extent in some 10
u California papers, hoping by this means to dispose
of the stock had hand and perhaps receive further
orders which we could I'll at any time, as there was
any difficulty in obtaining full supply OF these
goods.
In this advertisement used the picture Of watch,
the used by the Egn Co. In their own adver-
tisements and by other dealers who advertised their
goods for them also stated that would send the
watches by express to any place with the bill to collect
on delivery and also named the price Of the different
watches.
But IL seems this advertisement ours maue
for the Egn people had been TO the local dealers III these
distant localities and argued with them thus:
WIN do vo,t sell Wdlnam Watchtsf Uordrfs Price
Lists are eroyb0dys hands, aud yo cannot oct any
more han his price, rhch uH only gre yo small prof!
-iop II you uiH recommend The Eign Watch TO your cus'
toners as he best you get high price and large
profit for The prices Of or edehes are not adterse6 d"a
| are not on any price lists.
Therefore. when our advertisements appeared, COM
plants from these local dealers poured in thick and fast
on the Egin Company, and they sought relief In law
suit against They at first procured an injunction on
afdayits which intended to convey tho impression
that we dealing In bogus goods, although they did
not dare say So The Injunction was simply ths that
we should their little picture (Which they called
in inc gos S1 1 rdv ON lie
first hearing ard there il injunction standing In fela
trademarks at all the restiof the injunction was
vortisemenis that the Egn Co. authorized M 10 sell their
watches C. o. D." Now never asked their authority
Using not theirs and is part OF the Injunction
which means as near nothing rs ANYTHING can rnaS SUI
stands and is this that the published report refers W
a. the Elgin Company are publishing theso matters
simply as advertisements to cOnciate the trade II IS
right and proper that the public should UNDERSTAND 'he
Did Uey sue rs because IRE offered 70 send er watches By
erpreSSP Motor they send erGy rdfeh they make og e
D., or in othe, cords cash Dciireyl Not at az But
,ras because odr9tsed beir T. y Rgerson Watch ~
case for SIS, oad Mcir D. " Roond Wqieh sirer
$50 THIS rhdt brOughtWe rTdN % 't eONH
| dealers on The Eigin heJd. ..
AT these prices they will pay any dealer from 20 to %
per profit; do not pretend 10 decide whether ts
Is too much or little, but leave 1t TO the public
Their assertion that their watches are superior 10 snV
other American watches OF tie same grade, Is simply
ridiculous. Compared with the Waltham Company thty
are yet in their infancy. and Il VIII probably be many
years before they compete with hem either In qualify
price they have shown good sense in copyrg
the Waltham Watch IN size pattern, and every 9hrr
respect 10 Is only the lower grades thht they nave
attempted make at ALL and all the Improvements when
they claim, such dust exciudefs patented pih-
| inusp .yg have
| years -,
As evidence Of the popularity OF these two KINDS OF
watches, make the following statement: Ddrns tpo
Fall of 1859 sent out three thousand prlcess on ole
page winch the Waham Watches were described Win
The prices the other tho Eln, anl there was 10
word preference in regard 10 either kind These were
sent every the Union, and from them We re-
ceiyed orders for six hundred watches ~ these
Five Hundred and Ninety nine were Nallhain "atehes
| and one was Elgin Watch; ana the gentleman VINO
ordered frank enough to say III ms letter tnat e
| knew nothing of either kind, but he want ca a Rood
watch had selected the Egn because rs IL was the
| highest priced 10 presumed 10 was the best
IT, In OF these facts, any one wishes 10 buy an
Egn Watch. prepared TO sel them cheap ana we
will also send them. C. o. d. 10 any state or Territory
| HOWARD a CO.. No Gi9 Broadway, Now \ ok.