The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20
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TO the Patrons Of Husbandry !

!. An article appeared IN the Beanres arr
: and Wesson Times, dated New Orleans
+ April 14th, 1874, which was signed by th'
: AP1anters' Cotton Tie Association" which
: article. though addressed to the editor o
z that paper, we thiuk requires some notes
from US, which IL would have received ere
this but for the fact of an article appearing
. In the same paper from ourselves, that con-
tanned the above mentioned communication
and which we supposed would probably
again call out the P. G. 7. A. Both these
| articles appeared ON the 23d OF April. The
.sAsaoeiatiOn, saws: awe do not Tor one mo-
or the Council in question. have put them
selves on record out OF any other consider
! alton than the good of the order" aud on
this ground the Planters q. T. A. is ready
to stand or fall We will state here, on the
very threshold of what we are to say, that
we have no idea that the action of the bar
ties named was forany other purpose, and
viii repeat what we have often said. /. e
7 that we believe ali have done what they
deemed to be for the best, and IN such man
ner as TO promote, in their opinion, the
good of the order;' but whether the ac-
ton that has been taken. and the course
that has thus far been pursued, viii tend to
that end, and ultimately really prove t"
have been for the good of the order"
time alone can develop. We will endeavor
To prove that some action has been taken
| which. in our Judgment, will not prove
| benz ficial TO any member OF the Order of
| the Patrons of HusbandFy. In doing this
we are not actuated, as some suppose, Tor
are tFy1ag To convince themselves that they
thlnk,) by desire 10 promote our ihdivd-
ual pecuniary Interest, as we stated on the
| 23d OF ADri that 1--WE do not propose TO
furnish any iron for the next CROP etc.
| The 2. Z. I. A. says that before placing
the Lightning Tie on the market, the
| owner consulted Mr.. Fisher" the retained
council of tie A. c. T. Co. and retail ed
| him, which he could do. as the a. C. t. Co
| never have, so far as we know, owned or
held any interest in a Button Tie" but the
Association does not say that Mr. Fisher.
gave il as his opinion that the Lightning
was good and Wild patent. Why was this
| precautiOn taken? Why was the Hon. s. s.
Fisher paid $500 90 by the owner of the
"Lightning'' as a retaining fee? We can
see no other reason than that the owner
believed it to be not only possible, but proba-
BILE there would be litigation, and wished
! to be prepared in advance, aud believed the
best method of securing that end was TO
mploy one OF the most eminent latent
attorneys in the country-a gentleman who
has held the high position of Commissioner
OF Patents, and whom, it is but reasonable to
suppose, is thoroughly posted lii all matters
pertaining to patents and patent law. This
action, we are told was done by the E'oWner''
OF the Lightning" Who the 'towner''
was we know uoU, but would simply ask
who are the owners now ? The =. e.. T. A.
aud any one who takes an interest in the
p. e. I. A, it seems to us, will take an al
most certain chance in lawsuit, and we
incline to tile opinion that comparatively
| few persons would knowingly invest in any
| such direction, Very few disposed to
EN- bark IN any undertaking where there is
| u probability OF remuneration being long
deferred, IN ueh less where there is prospect
| OF loss. Again, this Association has been
| offered 81 900 per anpum for the of il
/ simply in cotton press in New York"
Another party in st. Louis has otft red TO
| take, on condition of locating our manu-
factory there, one quarter interest" If the
| above proves any ching concerning the valid
| ICy OF the patent, we canHOL see 1t. The
New York press wants Tie, and ii would
De cheaper for them to get one by paying
the sum named than To purchase ties, ana
not being able to buy of Others, have APP
preached the owners OF the "LlghtHing,"
but would such contract be made aud
| entered into by the press without guarantee
of protection in its use? The ST. Louis
proposition would prove good one 10 the
manufacturer, but would the stock be taken,
expensive alterations and additions to ma
chhery be made, unless it is positively Ger
tain that the tie Is iuVulnera ble-a point
that can only be settled by litigation, and
considerable time will be spent alter al ac-
| tion is brought before it he finally
determined TO whom the right belongs to
manu- iacture the "Lightning.' The Tie"
having been submitted to the sworn defenders
OF the rights OF the A. &. i. Co.. does lot
show that they believe il to be no int inge
ment, and even though it does, certainly
does not prove the fact that it is not. u
has been OH the market ana by lis sale chl
lenged interference.
1t is true that the Lightning was sold
in New Orleans. by John JenneY, on Com
mon street, which was ''challenge, We
are free to admit, but is the p &. L a.
aware OF the course usually pursued by in
ventors when their rights are intringed?
We think not; yet believe it to be very sin
gular that the association should not be Ia
posse ssiOn of such information, if 1t is not, |
AS there have been so many suits in this
rnnuirV for IOfrinUAmpiES that casual Oh
server must be able 10 see the points we
refer to, and which will develop themselves
in the course of time, ana give to our friends
perhaps at a heavy cost, (Which we hope
notl ideas that should have been enter
tanned and aud elaborated by them at the
beginning.
'sThe Victor Tie'' is a new tie Tie claim
is nor placed uUon the buckle nor upon the
sleeve, but solely upon the ingenious me- hod
of fastening. This method IS new and or
iginal and violates no claims of the original
SWEET tie or any tie now owned by the A. Z,
T. Co. It's method exactly reverses that Oh
the SWEET tie, avoiding ali the claims NTH
erto laid on Buckle lies
Now, let us consider this subject Tor
short time and in doing SO we will hrst
quote the words OF the retained counsel,
Hon. ). >. Fisher, which were, Gin the case
OF j j. McComb and May Francis McComb
vs. Geo. Brodie, on the open slot, where
Brodie claimed that Cock and himself did |
not use the slot dLke-tldt the manipulation ~
the itODD tftfU0yH me St,tC tOUS ao
lows Cook had right To Use his slot IN any
manner of which it as susceptible.
This opinion of Mr.. Fisher was based upon
the decision of higher court than the one
in session at New Orleans at the time he
gave uGterance to the language, and the
opinion is 10 doubt correct; and taxing thaG
view of it, are YOU disposed to deny TO the
A. G. L. Co. the privilege enjoyed by COOK
The A. {. I. Co. own the slotted plate OF the
Victor Tie and although the Company 90
UiSh n If I'm the manner OF the L. Go
L A :. they can, if the Association does not
claim the sleeve, and The statement is made
that they do not, 8 but solely upon the M
genious method OF fastening, and farther
on it SAYS, "itS method exactly reVerseS Ihat
of The SWEET Tie"
If the A. c. L. Co, should turn over, or
reverse the original slotted plate or oWett'
the hoop could be secured precisely as Is
done with the Victor, by using the sleeVe,
which it seems the Association does not
elaim(?)
It is not necessary to dwell upon this
point. aud we will briefly possible bring
this article 60 close. The following NAV
convince our friends that we have given TINS
subject some attention, and may cause them
to r. fleet.
..yVhen a patentee describes machine, and
then claims 10 as described, he IS uhdefSeoo0 20
CLAIM and does By TAO actually c0rer NOT QUIZ
fle precise FORMS he has described, bat az other
forms eohtch ens6ody his iRUsntlon--Io n. ooo
Is it necessary W. should say Wofd
concerning the points Involved ~ lug
above? Though we think MOI, no IaIW eau
be done by word in connection Win IL
The first connecting link of metal ior winch
application was made for letters patent, was
made by Chas. SWEET of warren county,
Miss, which link was a ''slotted plate, anu
is now owned by the A: =. l. 20 anu oh oHn
be used only by that firm; and the above
quotation win clearly show whether any va
ration i'm shane of plate, or change OF FORM
in the slots can be successfully cl%imec Dy