, 1870-12-25
A B1ackmaN Monopoly.
A Plain Statement Of the Case.
Resolutions Of the Straw Paper Ma
kerA

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held that, il valid, the ps:ent il confined to The
| mstafse.urers Of paper from wood, and 81 aim
! liar vegetable ibres, and does not cover the
Manufacture Of paper from s.za1, AZ the CON-
| rsnv Claim. This Msllier patsnt applies
rolely TO the nanufac:ure Of paper fromstraw,
| nut only claims to have discovered eupe1ior
plocets osits Manufacture, not to havo Ia. en-
! ed the marufacture itself. M-llier. ia tho
| specifications Of hi. patent, c.Ainas that "the
| improvement Consist In subjactlng atrsw to !
! pressure OF At least 20 pounds to the square
alkat;" AID it IL on this specific ,tion thAs tbs
other nanufactcrefr principally fouad their
c!atfn to 4 right 10 manufActure papcr from
straw by hoiitpg The material ia so!u:i2u OF
eans;,s alk'll irrsepect1ve Of The pa.ent right:
! OF Mellier. which have become ths pfppertv
Of tie American Wood Paper Company by ~
| signntns. The Company. hoeerer, it isas-
| ttrtesl, haye never entered into tho mauufac-
ture Of paper from straw under this pateat,
! cut nave strictly confined their operations to
| the isauipg Of licenrea.
The opponents Of the Wood Paper Com
! pany maintalu--Aud tbs specihcations'o NAL
:tes's patent appear to Sustain their position
that he did cot discover the art Of manufae-
g snmDg white parer from straw bT the uss Of
teund that sucll = manufacture could be car-
nod On at great saving 10 AIkalj time and
labor, and better paper be produced by o,,1-
glostrE very high steam p,oasuza--not iess
shan @ ~ poands 70 iho square inch. The use
! employed cone time ;; in fact, several French
Patents bad been taken out before MalIler
tast ntod his process On what grounds, then.
! DID Ae'lier ask for patent The manufac-
tuteta reply simply on the ground OF carrying
trre to 4 very high pcint-nos less than $40
degEees Fahrenheit. Or 70 pounds pressure to
the squsre inch the boiling Of the material
Tor : abort time At the lowest possible
Aellier declared that it could not DO done IN
der seventy pounds pressure, md entered
The spfcitcAtiona Of ltia patent in accordance
| with that theory. The other uApufacturarr
| have, however. discovered that An increase Of
tha time Of bcillnG At the low pressure in u.e
before the patented improvement OF Melliar,
ans"afa all tho purposes. and has precisely
| the ZANE effect as the Molller prr.cr-s and
they ksk. il it bo t1uo that the boiling, ~ ioE
temperatures il the equivalent Of boII,. 10,
! = ehott time It high temperatures, Via, wa
:heIe 1at oI novelty Or lm1rave meat in 9tellisr's
uisetsery winch does lot equally apply 10 tho
discovery of he rrojuc ioo Of thu san. eject
ty elov eos1i1g st los teuperzture.s Thcy
I MAINTAIN that Il one was discover entitled
to patonr, the o:h.r, starting fsum tae ann,
ossie. ns8 an equal right as matter Of equity,
+! But the manufacturers np. only assert that
the BLOW boiling process produces an equally
! 5000 pulp, but that it producrr much better
/ ru]p-that tho MolEier p1rcsts producas 4
| ,mnshy paste, wholly destroys the cylln-
a,eai Term OF the STRAW. iojnres the fibre, and
so~ boiling Fre reea at i lew Temperature. on
tie contrary. u!4i1o +fsectua!ly REMOVING tba
tttcA ana coIositE natter, doss not iu1uro tho
mere. but leaves it long aad in better con-
,; 1t'on 1ol 1nfther treat ueus. From this fact
they nrs::e that Meliies'e process Yas sun
roeed i1nl'tosement. not real one. but Tia.
! sEel5 Mcceea is an sayaEce in tic right titec-
non N tAo ast CT paps.-m,kiny, and that, u it
- sfotaiIy opposed IN theory to that OF 1Iell,er.
! cannot IN e'lr1'y he considered an iaftiuga.
meAf on his r:tent, o. Of the rights of lie
! American wcM Paper Company. Tie na1n
'tEue will tn!n or 1he wcr,..pE OF tho spetii-
| sstlcns OF ale11er'n Patent. II, "a the manu-.
.se1ufers aprfor to CO. cehs. his right core.s
the IRE Ct esusilc slkaii in :he Manufacture Of
p%rtr. It q boiling heat nf NOT tets than $40
tegEces Fahrenheit, or 70 pounds pressure n
'Ee equare inch, it does uot follow that his
tatent c:n prevent others from rAnufaotur-
/ .Gs a. 'oRe5 rate Of fta1ar"rature. His spec
hettons expressly state that $40 degrees Fab
setneit In al. oluta}y noceseary to tbs suc.naa
Of bis process. and it w.s on that cronnd
-lnfensn boiling hes.-that tho infant
"as GRANTED. The dsci sion of the QUESTION II
ssae re nsswesn . tue COMPANY is not only Of v.st
public. Should the generti msunfaetnras
tueceed IN enpesaedins the Claims Of the com
ganv, the benefit will accrue to the pub!In
tney nave no power to patent their PROCESS
'of u y ln com,nen Use among them all a
casc involving tbs question was arCued te-
fore Judge Woodruff in Che United Sistns Or
cult Court, New York, in October. II will
probably be decided in January, but will Ger.
ts1nIy be appealed 10 the Supreme Court for
final adjudlcation-
Tbs convention Of manufacturers Of etray
printing paper, after setting forth in mono
III! address, the tacts Aoovo narrated. inolud-
rs the fraud that haa been pelpettsted in
extending the Meliier patent by the Acting
Commissioner After hia term of Office had az
rhtd, "a the records prove, adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions by Unanimous vote a. ex-
p1esk,re OF their sentiments In the premi.cs.
RESOLUTIONS.
EkHAAs, The Fapcr manufacturers Of tho
az. q states have reen. ant are, constsn,jT sun.
,Sscd 70 aE9o5ing pso,ecut:ons Tor alleged ID
,ner ., t.e naSea's Of the American WOOD
.,. WHERE'S 1.aS TIE said COMPANY assumes powers
iTa nsSe1 na.nS "hssh ais not covered by ,a.rl
felssue OF the;1 said eatc3, bv frauI, AMI r1sira
1ns1 ~ s construction Of thct patents ~ shalt give
sur !:Rsf I'd and the exclusive use of 'ss
"MazKxAs, + is the policy Of Cur government
t:e!s business, ant to ho:d patentees cios.tv tn
s1e.s claims ana The strict letter OF the isv.ani
,o",s4dn sH4dnI5kAs IL OPPRESSIVE and c1aeI 10 isave
iuHlf!oaa4s 70 contest 8Rsiost tnts powerful mo
Ecpo,y. aad be c1usheu ont By force w!thou, r.
sssdn 70 fsal iSats: thereto 9. it Is hereby
ttun t.at an alliance shoulL be formed. comooser
n ne paper manufacturers OF the E.1tei Sratea
'o1 ~ os4ss an de,ensise operations azatnst me
!narufactrTe! should cordially !oic, ''
,ss .at' .,e!ssa' Thas such a.tnciaon ahal! szsufue
Ise M aetcnse q a. s1l. commenced by sad COM
w ssanF ny an! o. 10 members, aud dtt7Ey the
:. Rt'otrta, That r. have cs.etu!lr examined the
!ntEs q sa!t American n'bod Paper co1npaEy,
~ fhf AAr&
tstm II ste courts. II called there, tn all nonors.
ne wsEe known tptte laE.
n..'Er:f. :h2; we acy.se all manufacturers cf
~ papef % m! 70 roJ a!tE to said COMPANY, 0.
n Iimtg ~ 70 ,Sai taaSe win them
'ion Of ne facts within our knowiesize. viii Je-
rls'e satI patents yoit and Of no effect.
"a inas the inteles. of all snan1-
'actCiels 70 ohlts ~ uue Map, to resist this most
startling aitsmpt 1T monopoly, ut once destrucs
tive 10 the manufacturers aad consuruers If |
TIA" pap=f and 10 The best interests Of Inc coun-
"a E,-e'er,., That the committee appo,c,e., Tor
ne pa,Pe~e &C indt1ccted 10 institute suit for |
Tue extension Of tbe Me}!ier pstent % fns E1ouna
Ct haId ia obtaining the extension; md also !
's'enr. o. ire ground cf Tie a:tempr1i eos.sss
ntLt or the iovenuoa described Ii the original |
:. R..o;sod, Tha. se nal With ioy the usnerons |
rtsc!u:ion adopted By the Western AAs5ciaiexi |
lTeAs, 10 stand By the manufacturers and he |
cc-opei a;e win them In tat1r eudeaTo, to r,,s I
PEOPLE tee PAPER. Tree speech, NEE ednca<iop, |
,. az i9nnu''t isorn tue demands Of his modern
m"Rt.xstd, That we approve Of the course of the |
i1r<r 7'csf RI. ,ors>r. and recognize the same as
,ss, .ss rt1eal otsan q he paper maaufscsusers;
tonsge Of m1aufacsnters and dealers.
,.. "a.otr.s Thai me proceedings Of this conyen-
tic 5n7xv 7rode Reporter tor pnb:!ca,oc.-
An Executive Commits. consisting of .h-ee !