The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-04-10
.ubsRTs' PETROLEUM TORPECO

OltIcc Ot thc
isID pLANING WILL,
Coraer OF pine and second streets,
Wear the lkatirOad)
TIVUSVILLE, Pa.
Owing 10 the ,ar.e aud increasing demand for the
tOberts' Torpedues, and the is,e dec'Sioh Oh 'hs
Of Patents Ia refusing to III. k.eo
A paieut and the decision Of Judge Il. Y Erier sus
,aininu the ,tuberts' patent they have LOW EKEp
the price uf their 1orpedo,s
TWENTY PER CENT.
40 that every Operator can afford 10 try Torpedo
before abandoning n Well
.rhe following is the decision rendered by Judge
t;rier on the twenty second (22 day of Sc, teber,
lsrl IN the United States Circuit Court at Phladel
nhin The CASE WAS argued three days by Charles
II. Keller of New York, B. + Lucas and ): A. fur-
yiance vi Pittsburgh, for defendants, and George
Harding OF Philadelphia, and George H. thlisly, Ui
PiusDurgh, for pla.ntn.
OPINION OF JUDGE GREER
A. write with difficulty can only state .he cor
ct. IONS 10 which my mind has come aiter careful
in r,.Im Il.mn,nl has exhibited patent dated
a5tn of April iSio. This Is prma incir evidence o
a go.h title, and PUTS on the r..pondtht. NE pnr
need not tc,tt my remarks III the case OF Nood
wear Vs. la, {. ~ali, L. Z. kep; ~ but now
al ,vt tucm as alordng rule VI decision wlich NJ
lies c,,a,Iy to the l. esent case.
As the i,iiriDgem,nt Of the patent Is admitted,
Tho, oui question will be ms to the validity Oi com
plana,i = patent of April -, 1858.
..lt WA, after speculation hiu been reduced TO
practice, aud aiier iepe.,ed experiments, tnat The
conp,aina,t succeeded in uNcrconiins he prejudice
anu giorance OF the people Gu the saeect, ahd
persiitig the public tha his 'nVehtlon wa nse'ui;
tl.r Lu llid established its giea uliHt, and N"iue,
| and ..when his geu- and patient perseverance, IN
spite of sucers and scolI-, were completely suc.
ce.-i.l, LAT Reed, who had Je"le made expert
,n,n,, al, the subject, and wns Unsuccessful,
inltei tiiai lac had the Dcst right tdtc tcnveniiuli,
a after purchasing one % inurc onplnint-ior
p.4iu,.- lac applied ON III. lst of November, lstI,
| for "A patent Tor Substantially tine same cumica
ti,,ns ul device, and IL hmc cJhtained IN comp pain-
aut. latent. On the 10Th vi thr same month the
re,uii.i,nis formed themselves into ~ cohp'ny ~
| corporation called The Reed 1urpcdc COMPANY,
for Iir inirpOse uf nratin9 IN" coniha,nahis III
ycntiui anu suppOrtl. tile expense III litigation
and thu. defrauu nm Of the fruits. They hnve pee
severed, alter the preliminary 'binaciion Vel!
| urvu.riy gi1tn,tu bN tue Distfic, JnuAe.
lt Il d. cree he entered for com plau,nt for per
| o.tuul njunciuu aid IA Master APPOINTED 10 lah,
,l account aceordins to the p's CT .! he bill
| Ii. Z. GitlEH, Judge.
NorE,-The passage referred to Nv Judge Grcr IN
| hi. former deci, On, " aace, p. .a3 adopted II,
| app icible TO this .asc was ~ ioiinws:
sIt is u-uiiy the cusc. when any Variable discov
,ry is uiade or any new nac.ihe of Hr, IL ui ity |.
inyenlcd that thca'tentiUi Of the pGbllc has beer
| uirnca to ihat -uhec' previously. and that MA
u.rsOus h'l,r boyn mlki.s Iese,ticher and cap, ri
| meuis. lh,losuphers ana mech uciaiis may M,
N some ni,asllrr anticipated IN their sp c alton,
.r. ,,s-,hl ty or pr'Iir,biityof s;hn uinc,"e.A o
| ncenIiO..: many experiments have neI silec,ssrii
,y tiled, cunin- YET. uenr yet nn, snort "i IL,
! ,.- ira! r.-u!t. TI.y have Produced nothing lruc
| iirai Inr iuvcir ION wiicL Perfected may uuy ht
| said TO be the cn rna'ing pom; o; many eXlcii
men = not un by the il,vc,tor, but by Iiauy ct,
Of, g INA, nav, prnlteu int .cc. !, Nv the un- ~
ce.sf experiments ard failures ti ",her, hut i
give, then, no rignt to ca Ii share The htUr u
| !ic proii, of the stcccssfu inventor II l. MHI
,urt' a,un las been reduc d u practice, which e &
perim,,t !,u. resulted ia discovery a;id WHEN L a
III .cuyrty il- be- perfected ny parent anI cOn,in
| ned experiments ~heu some new cninpu,n. art
| manul.cIlir or n,ayinu hlS been ,LIr produce,
,mcu i, uscu to tho public that the ;'rs,y IIasin- II
bson,,,S apublic ,nei,t"i and trtttedi"a pa ent
| "And We, whcn genius anu phi'ii p'Iseveranc,
have at length succeeded, in spio Of s'er. and
-ct,fs some vniuable invention or Cisco cry, how
| seldom is /, Ioilunvi by reward Lazy iob- him
| Of the hsnor, Ihic s,ecua'Ofs, iw'id'e 9. and p
| fatrs rob Lnn of tie profits. t'er! ui.ucce. sI
aX,,prr,Irer wm III d.d or die hot come N,rN
u,.,r making discovery n,w c'i,m- IT.. Every ult
who can invent ai Improvement ~ vary its iurii,
| claim. "a right to ira'r the Originl Hisc very W
| need NOT su,,iuiuns .,urse, or Blanchard 81 Wom.
worth to ,,r.ye tr th- L. The sul! history oi eve
ry pr,ul t.isr,v-ry - invention.
"rn, pie,,!,I ca-r ads u,o ger chapter ~ ~
lon. nui nnif i'm his,or, - u.lIce, Z q A,-
port, = ~: