The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-07
GOIyG ToR s2,0oO,OO0.
The Butchers Combined in Self Defence
against the Spectators IN Patents How
they have Bound Up Hefrigeration.

against the Specuiators In Patents How
they have Bound Up Refrigeration.
In the United states Circuit Court in this city
George G. Roberts, as assignee for tue sanford
patent for fenigcrators, Las sued Dodge u Narian
and other New YoIk retail butchcrs, for infringing
the SANFORD patent. lie has diso Instituted twenty
other suita in Broo4yn. The cases are vigorously
prosecuted, testimony being taken before United
States commissioners White and Newton. The
plalntid asks for an injunction restraining the
butchers snd packers nom using their reirgerating
rooms, the damages in each case being ono thousand
dollars. Suits have also been begun against butchers
ana packers for Infringing other patents issued 10
schoocy, Winshp, and Fairbanks, respectively.
Over forty pat,nts Lave been issued for reirige-
rators. A. =. lyman OF Now YORK. was the first
person to discover the key TO scientific refrigerator
In 1879 the Novelty Iron Works constructed, accord
lug W HE plane ana under his sIutrvIson, two re-
lrgerator cara. Which were loaded with oystors In
New York, aud taken FREE " charge RON Now York
to Cincinnati y, tue r iruld companies On their
return they were loaded with beef At the present
Luis large number of the Lyman reirgersting car
are uansroring choice fruit. from California To the
Eastcrn ciu,s also III carrying milk' Duttcr, egss'
In 1855 John {. schcolcy obtained pa'cnt for
process Of curing meat aud preserving NUT aui
artihcillv dried bv ice"
1haddcus FAIRBANKS obtained a patent In 1850 for
letting tao air out Of the ice box into tho ~ gcra
ing room through the side Of the ice receptacle.
ID. W. G. Slndford obtained a patent for tae use
VI air flowing through opeuings In the bot ON of the
ice-tox in combination with PARTITION and shelves,
&c hr Roberta claims That the side of the ice box
j partition. A. =. Lyman also claims to be tho
nrst inventor vt The ouen bottom icebox.
Charles WinsbiD obtained patent for refrigerat.
ing by cold moist currents Ct air.
Leslie, tngnuiactrrer Of Zero refrgeraiors has
patent for refrigerator where the ice IL confined In
the icc-lON, and there are M currents OF all.
Thus the butchers IRE left between these cross
fires OF patents aud claims II they have opening
In the side ftStr ice box they arc liable TO be sued
for infringing Fairbanks patent; it they have an
opening IN tie bottom tey !iHbie to be sund for
Infringing sand ord's patent; It they have Open
ing at uiL but confhe the ice In elnsc box, they
are charged with Infringing Leslie, or tie Zero Re.
hige atOr; |, thoY les at all m any way lnr tho
preservation of meats by cod air they are charged
| with Infringing SchoOcy's patent.
Nearly all of these patents have been asst ruci to
spectators, VINO demand and collect large Ot
money IN the country towns and cities where ,he
history Of t1cse patents is not understood, and
wHcre the butchers or packers cannot Afford TO do.
lend AN expensive patent suit.
In New York and Brooklyn tho butchers have
formed associations for mutual protection against
TIE claims Of these spectators. winch they consider
unjust, ana aisO for the purpose Oi testing the
validity Of the several patents. II TIE butchers are
beaten the holders OF tie patents will rich
harvest OF probably not less taan TWO millions OF
dollars n the United States for liceH-e fees.