, 1873-11-15
a Tax Of $40 on Each Maohine
Would Yield an Annual Rev.
enue Of $l,600,000.
Meeting Of AIill-0wners and Manll-
faCturcrs to Resist tho Pay
nlcNt OF the Tax.
Report Of Counsel Employed for
tho Defense.

in .planing-machfnca yielding prcBaure-baru
Tor holding down material In p1aning-but tho
pxnninor =. enormously and wrongful}y rojectcd
It; alleging that it WAS not patcntah1o," Ha
avallod himself Of tho net Of Congrens Of July
Q, 1870; to ronow md rovivo his original appli-
cation, ~and filed q now one for tho eamo inyon-
hibn. It .was granted April 20, 1878. About
e7ery planning machine In tho United States is
fhade with yielding prcssure-bars," }" aud b1r.
Woodbury. wants tho ownors to pny him $40
NJ license foo" for eaoh nachine, and
also 20 conta for every thous-
sand : feet !: Of lumber or moulding
p1ancd in tho machines. If this woro paid ho
would have an income Of 81 600, 900 yoar. Tho
dnill-ownorB nnd manufacturers Of tho machines
object to paying tho "hconHe fec" or tho roy
alty, and Intond to rcsist thoir collection. Thoy
have secured tho most eminent counsel in tho
limited States and whom the preparations 1lard
heen made one Of tho heaviest Hrfts ever known
in tho law courts Of this country will bo COM
hnonced.
Last evening several of tho nlnuing-mill
ownors and manufacturers met at tho Palmer
House, to hear report from Mr.. John Z. Drew,
OF tho counsel for tho defense. S. Russell
presided, and introduced AIR. Drew, WHO mado
the Bubjoinel statement:
Those present were famtiar With tho old controversy
under tho ,Sooworth patent, which tho first real
lmnroyement in planning mach'nes & largo number be-,
royalty: During the irnt fourteen years very little
dloty waa experienced in collecting tho money. Mr..
Woodworth SECURED M cxteuslon Of fourteen yeara.
nnd tho mill began to devices to " get around"
tno patent sAmong thefo tlovtcea was hit npon'
the rofera were rnado STATIONARY: and somc uacd
square bar Of iron stool. The courts, however, in
ta m res t a
ration Of tlo twenty.elght ycara tue rolera werc
ns1a adp1nte md enc was sgtsd
pressure bar which had been 90 long in tse.
ges 1hs @ a h so9n e ne eaer unsd
tng his Invention III that application, ho says: "Whnt
claim therein as new, and for Which I desire to
ss:51 aSs;ss3sa ThssT attached o tho frao by spssa
y to seenre patent on ".harar howoyer ttey might
Tie patent obtained BY him IN 1873 which ho claims Is
eimn|y removal Of his original claim OF 1919 and
which should contain no now nlatcr Or enlarged
What claim as my invention Ia - .,-..
q ]. Tho combination Of rntary cutter and y3cia-
ing pressure bar bars substantially and for the
~. The combination of solid hca and q yielding
pressure bur or bars. for the purpose of loldg ow
the material wto bsins aced on BY tho eutoF sub-
49, The con,binntion Of q solid bed, Tho rotary cut
ter and yielding pressure bar or bars, substantially
H. Ttc Continuation of two pressure bars, ono Of
which Is supported upon arma, and tho other upon
springs, substantially and Tor Tho purposes, set
It IL only necessary to remark hero that tho claims
ct laas aud 1s afe no mere aEe thnn one nWlo j.
hae e nn1 a'"s "ooa
Tho eo ,n aG sp appa
othnr IN nav nen ar1 or naeutahe in lis eSiee aes' "s
No further sttenpt was vas made by Mr; Woodbury. to
sne J p M en no ,, nppHa a VS. aEen nSd 1o m
twenty -:wo years, an1 nothing hess e lin
o. Aa M GAINED mvenon se np 70 'st !ne, saSo II to
n otssst Sssa S9s
e So iee .nn, aSd pSea @ paia WHICH "aa cceas,
m A. Woobry aana ns ea to o tps conclusion by
eayng 10 never aatosxea z ~ hs M attorney y to 10 ny
eo nvoye IN s Plea oso so soa
loving IN; n tho power of attorney Of Woodbury. to
Greenough.
empower j; James Greeuongll, rs attorney for your
petitioner, to receive hack En{ moneys which yosr
petitioner t h ay 10 entitled to withdraw and TO receipt
tnont, Mr. Woodburs again resurrects l.ts claim for
.1re.s1Fe Dars ~ letter to sc Commissioner Of
possibly harmless gossip III found .After writing
my letter to yon ncr lato Of Nov. %, 1870 Irocevc
s sfss 3es ass as ssa al ms st Is aa
cen 70 tho Patent. oIlce ns requested BY me- aud e.
lsth iust:, which ora intended 10 renew my aprliea-
on. filed n tho ratent-O1lcc JUNO l848, for inl-
provonaest tn holding down slaorials in llanngma
chince. and that yon informed him that tho peltion
was not sntlc!enty f2rnal to comply with the rules Of
the oce and that yon advised Mo to tako on.
new petition natl Specification, and drawings in tho
eamc form M though there liaA meter been MI aprica
tton for the same invention filed Janes 1873 aa afore
Fa1a hfye tn1s day done III you Requested"
y la halaly necessary to fay t'at tic Commissioner
q fe's ~ n9t 5pposed to get ~ ~ atoFey to help
hx up papers ot ca1!nhta 10 they VIII s through Lis
o'e nna my M aes1! sn5nges IN, or 9ddltios to IN
abahaonea or 1ejeG.ea ann.atlo wo'si ho contrary to
mo 5ases .. hs o ese. e. Is W Gansssonsr Ene% Of
an o ro1ec.ea S,ah. 81 Tooannrfa nnh aaSihea Linn
prstdf9tH ofth Jtsn hu I}sctu, y oness anGgfss1ve
facla' II tne patent anpnea ior n lsie laa hcen
propGIy fe}essa 4 tpet IT. Msp ne HS o !lo cam
nlts'nhee 70 sss saas , ssjeson m ~ ~ MMapxon-
ery then he Eha r!t e ~ ~ ' oM W aeftts
Apri ~, ~ toi & 49, a a"s X "r. ~ ~ ,an a''o"
In tlg letter hc goes ant9 ~ e!ahorGte discussion o.
the question o. novelty nsisys a!U pf'osS VI lh'eh
ton rs shown by llis eaina falctl 4s4ss
s III lh,s ih.t hn may ru koe =" I ow acn
lie tells tho Patrns-o;co h's SATIN Was rejected "
cause pressure hal was substantially tno aalne 2.
a rrcssuro rolle. ald lhen gocs on to o'scuss 'l's
question OF " pressure burs.
Tllo paent-Ot reteeea hs Claims because wha
bb uskel 1nsnt s1r lad airssay eeh sfulc'pate0 y.
tho patent OF y. brown AMI :. .; y. Ilh!, uetooor
1915, and beesuss Il had oee'l aeserabea though no