The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-23
Spssial Autltts.


! CAHB.
To he fddor OF me sun.
sR; We wish to correct the impression which 4
conveyed In report lately published In regard to
lawsuit brought against us BY the National watch Co
OF Elgn, III.
Tho facts Az follows. On several occasions during
the Inst years been requested by represen
taves OF this Company and BY teir agents to adver
te their watches in the same manner NJ we had
tised the waltham Watches which was to send then,
BY express to different parts OF the country with the
privilege OF examination and the bill to I've paid on de-
liver, OF in other words. c. Cd.
One Of their sren;s insisted leaving an assortment
of these watches with sale TO tins VIC consented
but they remained on hand over year unsold.
During the ,ammer Of last year the Egin Company
advertised their watches very extensively 10 California
and the Pacific states. on learning this fact, We
thougm that possibly there market in those 10.
calitles for these goods which were certainty drug
here We therefore advertised them to limited er
tent IN some 10 or e California papers, hoping by this
to dispose OF the stock we had on hand and per
hars receive further orders, which we could MI at any
time, as there never any dncuity In obtaining
full supply Of these goods.
we used the picture Of n watch,
the same used by the Elgn CO. in their own adyer
tsement' and by other dealer. who advertised tacr
goods for them also stated that VIC oud send the
watches by express any place with the bill to collect
on delivery. and VIC the price OF the differ
ent wa,c'cs.
Rut IT seems Tho advertisement m ours made trouble
Tor the Lgn people had nccn to the local dealers n
tt'o ditaHt localities and argued with them thus
Way dogor scH U'driam bdicd,sP Hoedra's P,,e
Lf''s are IN ererybodys haHds a ron cannot a., ann
more NaH his pr'ce, rhfh ~W oaiy Ofre you a vaaR
proht-notr, II BoH pHi tecoi mead nc rain uoi 10
fo"r customers rs no best, yoa can ge,a MIN mice ma
large frt FOR TIE prices Of our iratcLes ave not al
r''t'ef ord are not on any price Hi..
Therefore when advert en-. us appeared CON.
plaiuts from these local dealers poured IN thick ana
fast on tho Elsin Company, ani theysonsht relief in
lawsuit against They at fr-t procured an Injunction
On afllaviu which Intended q convey the I'm.
preston that VIC were dealing IN bogus goods although
they did not dare to say so The Injunction wa, simply
THIS that We should not use their little picture tvch
they called trademark in advertising the goods OF
their manufacture; part was .tricsen out by Judge
Brady on the nrst hearing. and there Is no Injunction
standing in relation to Trademarks at ala the rest nj,
Injunction was THAT should not oire TIE Impression
In our advertisements that the Elgln Co. au'Aorf.ed
US to sell their watches c. o. d." Now. We never asked
their authnriiy, but did 1t on our own. 1t was our
goods We were advertising net theirs; and Is this
part OF tho Injunction which as near nothing as
anything can. that sl stand. end It is this that the
published report refers to, aAd nothing more.
As the Llsin Company pub shing those matters
SIMPLY as Advertisements TO ccuclaic the trade Il 1,
right and proper that tho pu'lic should understarJ
their motives
bd hey sue ne becaWs ne ofero send issfr eatchfs
tg oy"re''' Norr nsy send ere-y ,ra,c1 taey max.
6y JprC's 20 TIER customers. Hls because re s,sf
heri Z, o D., or IN other VOrds. CaA on Dslirery
Not afdM Lwdt-cs becdms nc ddreriisfd Ue4f T.
Hydsoa Fdtcl IN sirer case 5r e., ttefr Vat, Lahi
Ea,A "a Il sRrSy oass tor s.. aHd H.r p y. 1s5..
mend bG'd o. a Flter case Jor &C.. Hst-lst-Aq,
6ro"g't He "'aM n dc coiD'f'g a'1l,'s on ne Ly.1
lent
AZ these prices they viii ray ooy dealer from 20 to IS
rIunt we Go not rrocud to decide whether
'fH Is too much or too A'ue, hut leave It to tie
pullc.
Their assertion that thcif watches arc suucror 10
any other American waiche. Of the same grade lss
lily nd oulouf Compared with tac V aiuaa. C5rpenv
me' are yet IN tL,n infancy and It vii rrobaoylc
many years before they colpctc with then. either
Ia quality or price they have however, Shown .,ed
sense N copying the wathan Watch "a sgc. pattern.
'rd every other respect but II IL only tue lower sraI,s
hat they have attempted to make at all and all o.,
Improvements wA ch they claim, such rs q" dust cy
dudGs,' patched puiont," &c, have o,,n AZ Us, %
IN MaltL.m MAfrlH. for yr-rs