The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-03
THE LATEST REVENUE JOB.
I s9,25O,OOO REt ENTE SWINDLE
sPOILED by SUNLIGHT

A Pretty Fight Among stntioncrs-KtHh
Suing for Infrinqmcuta of his Downright
The Commissioner Backs Water and
Revokes his Order Prescribing the Book
What the Book Would Cost.
The last great Job Of the Internal Revenue
sharks, In forcing upon liquor dealers, manufacturers
and others a copyrighted form book at an e1forbi-
tnnt price, ha. awakened more serious and success
fr opposition than the T1cc metre swindle OF
former administration. BY the use OF the kisl
form book at the price charged, $3.50, II estimated
that revenue tax papers would be forced to pay
tribute IN the form Of profits to the manufacturers
OF The books and their associates TO the extent
Of 9,2500O0 per annum. !, IL not, therefore, a
source o; surprise that not Only do the taxpayers
protest against hcinF sticctcd 70 so gross m imro
-ition but also that other stationCrs arc anxious to
secure portion Of the epol'.
now ruE sTAnoNERs rIoHr FOR TUE sroiLs.
while the ,taioners OF this city have been dill.
gent in their Efforts to expose the outrage, and to
show that the prescribed book can be manuiac-
tured and sold at from 81 30 to t1.tO each, It is
motto able that mono OF them have put II In the
market at that price This fact is not TO be attr-
butcd TO any respect for Kishs copyright, since
several stationers have commenced manufacturing
the book, which they offer at precisely the same
price as Kish offers his-$4 30. Tins circumstance
clearly shows that the nosc and hostility created
by the staoners ia not against the cxorbant exnc.
ton OF the job, but against the exclusive patronage
It gives to Kish. They would all sell the book at
tho same price N they clu', ant only sock tn on
portunity Of DOING 40 Indeed, rs a matter ormct,
they arc now manufacturing II, and avnhnt them
selves n the ADVERT scments an orders OF the IN
tcrnl Revenue offcc and OF kish Co. TO sell
Their productions
EisH co. PROTECTING TuEiR coPrRfour.
But against this Kish & Co. enter an earnest rro.
tcst. and have already commenced proceedings In
| 4 fFsl ~
ftlneemcut Of their copyrcht. and have Gwen rot
| 10 nll concerned that persons huring and u.ins
books other than q their authorized make VIII b.
held responsible
AN APPLICATION TO ruE corRrs.
On Tuesday the firm OF smith & Ester, manufac-
turing stntioners H. Cedar street. were served with
| application for an introductory injunction, Tue
compliant proceeds in dne form TO allccc the inven
therefore by Mr.. Kish, who duly assumed hs inter
| es' to the hrn OF Kish & Co, composed Of Jacob
| more; and wnliam Heinrck. Of washinnton, u. c.
| II then shows the adoption ~ this book by the
Comm'ssioner Of Interval Rcyengc' and ts Pre-
will the law authorizing tn" Commissioner to pre-
scribe forms The COMPLAINT th.n charees
maj rfS,utins BOOK iitntchy ,hc sane, md Of
fe'inr IL Tor sale to the great pecunaIy damage Of
the ccmplainan;s
| THE INTERNAL REvENrE BUREAU REVISING THr
BOON.
II secms from the documents Incorporating This
complaint that tho Comm, -ionet submit ted the book
to the examination Of Board constituted ny lin,
| Of o., -u'urdntte- IN hin department. THIS Board
| IN duo Utne icI ortcd ~ follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE or internal kEvINuf,f
MAeMISorON. NOV. :. lGt. }
SIN, Your Committee whom reformed for cX
animation and report the Imrtovet Revenue Coupon
Book Of. j Rish have caicu.ly exaIninet the salc
and the opinion that Ito tor thereof, and tltc
sv.ttm vt toOG ecpiug Clbra Ccd there CuN i'- fy
N IN The tC1ufCmUnts Of tlc law. AID D. -u4urul u
the form book heretofore uic.crpod aud now In
by disti 'crs. doacrs aIl rectAcft. uH" CO.. fle
Your COMMITTEE sfe ot toe opiAion uuat TINS nook
woulI bu improved by uC.Vih IT. breadth "a To
| aunt Of three coupon each mage.
We recommend thar tee truurTc,or re reqrc TED -
prepare sfu pie COPY ,r cOtll~ cNputnI the Qual'y
OF paper ard nf1E, The kiud OF rft auisiz ot boo
and present the same, together vita tty rrCe which
tic book. WI Doe fIrui-h L nIi tlt 81 tiF uIUs {. in
ac'o. ti.ce witt the uufHtY NJ uc hn . Dr. iurI he
pTeetr ul thC TO- bt uscI Ut d-till.
err. go.He nld .'c '.I-, autI0ga.l la section A.
| Of the Act OF ! - .'.i-iH
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