The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-23
ROBERTS PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
EDOES.
THE ROBERTS
rETEMEuN TORPEDO co.
Office ;,t the
Il Els PLANlHG Mill,
C3xaer e7 rine an second Streets.
Gear tas sIailroad,
..a
ITUSIILLE, Pa, T..

70 The .ir'ce ard increasing demand for the
Ee60ty tcrpednss, and Che late decision OF th,
Cerssls7ooer Q! ,ssents In refnsing to VIM. Reed
AZ sst: an the decision OF Judge +. & Gricr sn =
t,inicsS Il, Hooerts' pstcnt thcy lave LOWERED
tn 1ssse C. thest Tsrpeioes
Tv.NTf. PER CENT.
g. "a e,ery ope.tot can ciu,d to.t,y a ror,edo
tJ.fe ssiTlcnins Tel.. T'F'
,rhs tolovias IL TIC leti1'on rendered bv :1naco
G.er "a Ne eoond (e2I day of seItember
nS;, "a We Oh.'>. ssises Circuit Cou.t at Philadei
NJ -teil,' q Sos ,osS i 3 Inca, Ind SDI',rs pre-
yrE..ss IL fnsg va, ior deTegdaI!tj, ara Gsornc.
PFiass;nso ot rLHtlsnpta, ,sii George II. Chrisy,
0rS:IloN'cF JUICE GRIEE.
,Aa y write witi t.dou,ey can oplv sta,, .,o ~.
essa IL sn,S E IL sa asna has come after carSiu
sE as e. fcG'lai'rt G3 ig5 9ss ,, sEht1 patent dated
oaa t!e a'd p:,.s sho racpondents the bup ul
di 0. pzoof tnat the patent IL void or worthless
ae, 70 e q eN ,nyrslnaiks in the case of Good
Gyopt iatT = a.ordug salo OF decision yLieh n NV.
~ 4 Clearly - ..:e prgcan. 5sse. ''' "''''n up
a., ,,s n nm :anaer. Q. The patent is admit ted
rni 2ls.ns os N s Il q g 4 ~ ss' validity of
+s3sF 1,.sr I sttllaEon. had been reduced to
asHc3 and Mtt; rspaatsd experiments, tSat the
.1Ar.insnt s1aceeiei IN overcoming he preiu sice
rstdas t bb, III .f 81. gn 'hs subject, end
Gisr re had established III sreat utility and ,,us
st, ~ cn n.s s:'..s at patient perseverance, in
c.ssiu's ttat Reed, WHO had before rnaio ;rnsr;
nient3 ~ the sar,e suhjecs, and was unsuccesssri
,uaasss tSa e l.al the best right to ii sinvonien,
Eedces: n9 aES!,ed or the fst OF Noyembar 1ssr
., : p; 'ent foc Substantially the same comhino,
it:,J -3vices and achne contained in connain
r.spofdents formed themselves into a co,nn ".
'co.t.iaiion called "The Reed Torpedo Connanv,s
ioi "e 2nrpose OF pireting the complainaft,s in.
c IA, Issaap apSfar i u the ne f.P expense Of litigation,
Hoi' even aittr the preliminary Injunction vegv
pfSEer'L ganted by she District judge. T. i 80
r punctioe t on e.sred and or complainant for per-
rl count according to the prayer Of the bili.
r.. U GRIER, Ju2ge.
SoTs-rhe passage reierred to by judge f;ie- h, |
lhs Ia'ner decision, Wallace, D. 900 adorted as
s..'n caoio to this case was rs follows;
~ Is Usually the case when any valrabls ifscov
efyls 1ade, or snynew machine Of great nti;tv i,
ingented ttat heatention of the public has Te,n
tnrnea TO that suheet previously, and tha. r,any
Persons nave been making researches and experi.
u 5on,o measure anticipated In their rnecno.;ons
the possibility Or probability of such dscoyerv q.
MMventior, y maay experiments have been successful
drsd rssn TTsy pssE hay: yet s short q
ncie!: Ihs Invention when perfect a Laay fruly be
s.ia TO be the cr,min:sing point OF rrsi;y experi
- :, Nv. on'y Wy tne inventor, Int bJ many otk-
Cts. fe may have prOf.ed ildirectl, ty ,he insnc.
e..s:'il experiments and failures Of oilers. bnt r.
iSSes Aham ps Tlgft y claim sbaye sfthe i,cnor Of
rie preht or the srccc{sful invcnss, II II when
speculation has been reduced to p.r,,e rhsm e
pertinent M, resulted IN discovery, and when tia,
S,,covsty mas neen perfected by patient snd eontin
nraIiactnte: o. machine has teen fhIis produced
ynicsS y the pHblic that the Sart II
Rseonis apu5nc beuefhetor and entitled e natenr
S"Aud yss Mheu sen.us md patient perser sra,,ce
nave at lepSth slcceeded, IN SPIT. Vi snters and
ssons, some valuable Invention OK disco"ery, how
seldom 10 II followed bv reward .,nyy r,bs HIM
OF the honor, white spectators, swindlsre, ard nj
Isns soD MIN oi the profits Every unsncoessii,i
exlerinen'er who did or did or did ,iot Come y'rv
near making discovery now claims il, Eveey ons
wno can iuvnt an Improvement or vary its Sxm'
ciai,as right to pirate the original discovery We
NEED not summons Morse, or Blanchard, or Nood |
worth TO prove that this Is the usual history cf eve
Yy greet discovery or invention. - wv
-"The present case adds another chsotcr to t.,,s
Iongsnd uniform history."-2 Wallace, G. q. Re.
posts p. Sea .u