The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-04
SENATOR COLE CONES TO GRIEF
HIS FIRST APPEARANCE As A
PATENTEE.

Fisher of the Supreme Court of the
District of Colombia, delivered on the
25th ult-, is not particularly ha:tering
to Senator Cole, while il doubtless does
exact justice as between him and Mr..
Loud. A Senator of the United States
who is so greedy for pelf as to attempt
securing to himself the benefit of a pa
tent sought by one of his constituents,
and entrusted to him solely because OF
his official standing and supposed indu-
ence, is disposed TO risk his reputation
in a manner which does little credit to
his judgment and notions of bigh-miud-
ed rectitude. We should be wary Of
trusting a Senator or any one else who
had once been caught at such a piece of
business. wequo,e as follows from the
Washington Chronicle of April 20:
In the matter of interference between A.
c. Loud and Cornelius Cole, in their several
applications for letters-patent for improve
ment in propellers. Appeal from the deci-
sion of the Commissioner of Patents award
ing priority of invention to Cornelius Cole.
In this case the appellant Loud proves that
in August, 1868. while in pursuit of device
BY which he could make side-wheels for
steamboats, which should operate on the prin-
ciple of the scull-oar instead of the paddle
wheel or have the fish-tail motion, he put to-
gether two miniature wheels, each composed
Of two disks joined together, one of which he
called the V wheel and the other the X wheel.
The former was constructed by uniting two
circular disks in an acute angle at one point
of their peYipheries, and passing the axle or
shaft through the center OF each disk. The
y wheel was composed of two circular
disks intersecting each other through their
eenters. The testimony of himself, his wife,
his wife's sister, Mrs. Washburn, Mr.. Dye,
and Mr.. Fiske proved this beyond peradven-
ture one of the latter testIhes that he and
Loud experimental with one or both of these
wheels early as September, 1868; that
Loud was very sanguiue of the success of the
V wheel, but that he (the witness) entertains
the opinion that the Y wheel was much more
promising of success than the V wheel that
Loud and witness discussed the merits of the
two wheels, Loud always unto the last giving
preference to his Y wheel as being the one
most likely to prove successful, but said to the
witness that after he should have fully devel- |
oped his v wheel he should then develop his
y wheel. These witnesses are in no wise |
impeached, and the Commissioner IN his de- |
cision, assumes the fact to be proved that
Loud did make the X wheel as early as Sept
ember, 1868. The testimony further shows
that Loud came from San Francisco in Octo-
her, 1868, bearing letters Of introduction to
Mr.. Cele, who agreed to furnish the capital
for actual experiments with the V wheel
which Loud explained to Cole, and for which
he obtained patent. Whether Loud show
ed Cole the X wheel or not does not appear.
The two went to New York, where they pur-
chased a small steam yacht for the purpose of
experimenting with the v wheel. After sew
eFal trials il was ascertained that they could
not get up the desired speed as then constrnc-l
ted and developed. More power seemed ne
cessary, and various exped;ents we're suggest
ed by one or other Of the parties engaged In
tine experiments. Among them were the idea
of eniarging the angle of junction, or, in
other words, widening the top OF the V. This
they very naturally supposed would impart to
the wheel more of the fsh-tail motion, and so
enable to take stronger and better hold on
the water. But it was found when they came
to spread the disks wide enough apart for
this purpose that the wheel-house would have
to be enlarged as to make it ungainly and
While cogitating as to what
should be done to relieve them of this diem ;
ma, the winter set in and the river and harbor
IF New York became icebound, and they
we're compelled to suspend operation. Cole
to Washington, and Loud to Cali ;
fornia BY sea. Cole claims to have invented
he X wheel about the 10Th of December, a
few days after the experiments with the ,
wheel were suspended, and while in pursuit
Of some mode of increasing the power of the
,cull wheel without widening the wheel i
house. Loud proves that he invented the \
Eheel in August or September of the same ?
rear, while in search of device of side +
sheel possessing the scull motion. On his
say back to California, in December, and on Q
he day subsequent to Coles invention of the t
wheel, Loud swears that il occurred to him
hat has x wheel which he had invented in
would obviate the difficulties .
shich had been encountered with the V
sheel. The Commissioner, notwithstanding
he admitted fact that Loud did make the x h
skeel as early as September, 1868, some
hree months before Cole invented it, and did q
20 make it while engaged in the effort of con-
irving the device of wheel that would
.perate by the scull or fsh-tail motion, de-
lies priority of invention to him upon the
rounds: p
First. That although Loud did first make ;
he x wheel, yet the making of it was no In
ention, because, at the time he made it, he o
lad no idea of the mechanical truth which
hat act involved.
Second. That although he did make the j,
wheel in September. 1868, while trying to
esise a scull wheel, yet it was merely pur-
Useless and abandoned experiment of putting !"
70 bits of wood together. and then throwing q
hem away without having observed that their L
nion was new and useful. it
Third. That Cole was the first tc reduce 81
he invention to a practical form. *.
In answer to this last reason for rejecting =