The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-29
ROBERTs' PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
ROBERTS' PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
TORPEDOES.
THE ROBERTS
PETROLEUM TORPEDO co.
Office at the
RED FLAMING MILL,
Corner ~ Pine and second Streets.
Near the RatirOadJ
ITUSVILLE. PA,
ITUSVILLE, PA.

OWNS 20 the larpe and incre ssing demand for the
Roberts Tdrpodoes, and the late decision of the
Commissioner Of Patents In rein ling to VIM Reed
patent sid the decision of yud-c r. Z Grier
talDiny the Roberts patent they have LOW Erred
the price Of their Torpedocs
TWENTY. PER CENT.
80 that every Operator can afford tu.try Torpedo
before abandoning Well.
The following is the decision rendered by judge
Crier on the twenty (22) day of September,
1St9, IN the United States Circuit Court at Phadel-
N. Beiler Of New York b. r Lncas and s. i. Pur.
viance OF Pittsburgh, for defendants, and Gcor,r,
Harding Of Philadelphia, and George IL. Chrisiy, o
PittrburgA, for p'sintid.
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER
A. write With difficulty can only state the con
c!nsicas u which my mind has come after careill
examination Of this Case.
The conpls,nant hss exhibited patcn. dated
18th u April lste. This is pr,ma face evidence OF
goa ptle, ana puts on the respondents the bur
den " proot thst the patent ia void or worthless
reed not repeat my remarks in the case of Good.
?sar "; ~. q Wall, Q. c. ReI;, 2s9,) bat now
plies clearly to the present case.
~ Ne infringement Of the patent il admit ted
The ony question viii be as to the validity of com
claimants patent of April q, 1858
''H SN aft'T -pecrlston had been reduced TO
practice "&na after repeated experiments, that the
ccmpissnant ~uccosled IN overcoming he prejudice
md iroNnce o. the people Oil the subject and
persnsli'x es public that his Invention Was a se!u
nftsr In s1 established its great utility and value.
ard "whsn ms genius and patient perseverance, in
eessiil, tl'.' Reed, Who had before made experi
1uecs. er the same sube:t, and WIS unsucces.fli,
in, fp-i that he had the list right to the invention
end sher pu urchasirg one or more co,npensnt's ior
ps6Oas, he epptisd On the 1st of November lst7
for psteu, sE substantially tho same conbina
n OF cevSse ard achine contained in complain
ants nHtcnt On the 18th of the same month the
resasndeite kSmsd themselves into a company or
o0IorNduG called "The Reed Torpedo Coilpsnv,''
.or I've purpose of piriting the cUmpainaui's in.
yenti,r, ad supporting tie expense of litiration.
and shls 6<tfrud hia, u the fruits They have de-;
sevsse, ssca sitor the preliminary Injunction vely
fFolsilv erasssd ny the Disttict Judge.
~ aS a2te I've entered for complainant for n per.
petsal njane ion. aid Aaster appointed 10 take
al aScoant as&ostiux TO the prayer Of the bill
Il. &. GRiER, Judge.
Nors.-Tlc pssssee referred to BY Judge Gtier in
hia ,ofTres dscis'on, Wsllac., p 2ss aioptct az
epp,h.lse 70 tsis case ~ss - follows:
~ ssaally the eas., when any valuable d.coy-
ely wses, or Any new Rse nne ii great mi ity ia
ins H:ea ,iNt the atteEiea Of the public has been
iurn'd lc isAs sshieN previously, and that many
2f' ',l's have teea making researches and expert.
lneb~. ih,ls pliers npd mechanicsns NAV isve
u, eosts Aeesure anticipated IN their 80 Gu ation-
tie .,CsSlrilkt ~ rFObsbty Of such discovery or
nrea't't; nssy experiments have beer .uccessf,ll-
y i.ise s,fqins very near. yet falling short OF the
de.anS fp3lt They have produced nothing bene.
ncia The ts+.niion when perfected may truly he
rid 70 b. 'Ae csIW mating point OF MANY expert.
ore. II may hsVs psated Indirectly by the ilnsuc.
cessfsi ealsssssste and failures of other. hut II |
gives taa - sss'ss 70 e.m shsre OF the be nor OF
the rrSat q the ua.ee >fal Inventor II il when
specs a'<sa ~ Ssa fels,d d t0 practice. when ex |
perss. ~ h, SssaAea 4. &'.ssvery and when that
t.!al~.y NJ s.es ,''<x hy patient ana con,in
ued sEpe, 'Aants. ste, Some new compound art
inaas's-sd .. or 1eeh'ae sa. hem Thu. produced |
Htic' y lsssl " ti,<pnbllc that the psy making
heecfses spse'!e b. a,fs tor and entitled 10 Asnt
"Aa4 ~, w,ssa vseiss aIA pstigrt pr-er.ranc,
hare a isngth earcetded, IN suite of sn.er. and |
fceHs scn,e 'ai9sb4t ihve1tiOa or ciscO'ery, how
scldpv. " IL followed b, reward Envy I.as lin |
Of tse ta~-t we'ts sl<eslA Cts, swindles, ard p |
fet-s ss6 h,'a 0f tt,e lr',fsts Every unsuccessful
expsetna's o ~ VII, did or I'd &C did not come y,ry
= " ~ a>kin< Sa>eoYs'y nov claias it. Every on.
who san t9ensw % tptrosemrst ~ vary its frm
elaTss NSh. u I,irsis ths oiri,rl Giseovety We
noes aot fsssnsso0s sOse OF Msnchsrd, or Wood |
worth n lrafs thAt q Ia IL The ua history OF eve
~ gg-s. 0tscOsuv ~ - tDvsstioh. |
The fssAesN tsee sasas ACN4her chapter 10 this |
long asA apifo' " Na;ssy."-S Wallace, {. c. Re
pcss p. ~