Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-17
1ae Woodbury. Patent Litigation and Comp .Oml,s

Inc Woodbury. Patent Lltlgs alton and omp -omlss.
Our readers who take any interest in
such matters, are aware that the Planning
Mil Defence Association, OF ganized to resist
the claims Of the Woodbury. Patent Plan
ing Machine Co., finally compromised with
that company. That IS to say, the execu-
tive committee Of the Defence Association,
| Of which our townsman, Walter " Greene,
was member, and OF which John 7. Drew,
E-q., was counsel, having secured from the
| Woodbury. Company, terms, which, a. they
believed, would be cheaper for the members
Of the Association to accept, than to maintain
litigation Of doubtful final result abandon
Cd the litigation which they had thus far
carried On, and advised the members to &C
cept those terms. For this action the ex-
ecutiye committee and Mr. Drew have
been bitterly assailed, for the most part
10y men VIII we're outside OF the Defence
Association. They have been charged with
selling out the planning mill OWL ers, and
with all sorts Of corruption and Il sachery
This kind Of attack reached 4 pitch which
induced Mr. Drew to issue an extended de-
fence Of his own course and that Of the com
mittee, which has been printed in pamphlet
form. We have read this with considerable
sIy that Mr.. Drew has made not
Gully spirited, but an effective defence.
The points gf it are that the Exec
utiye Comm ittee was clothed by the
Association with full authority to comprC-
mise. a. well as to resist that they did not
compron.r till they secured terms which it
would cost the members les. to ac-
cept than to keep up expensive litiga-
ton that as the litigation progress
Ell they became less confident Of final
success, and that recent events have con
frmed this judgment II i also shown that
the great majority of the members of the
Association have endorsed the action Of their |
committee, and taken out licenses, on the
favorable terms secured for them Mr.. Drew |
denies squarely that any member of the com
mittee has profted to the amount of a
dollar by the compromise, beyond what any
aad every other member that has accepted |
or shall hereafter accep, the terms, has
done
This seems to cover all the charges Of
consequence, brought against the committee
and their corn-el. Having thus defended
his cause, SIR Drew " carries the war in
Africa, by showing up the motives of his
aSsailantS. For this We have no space but
we think that planning mill owners will read
his pam 5hlet with interest; and that candid
and nr biased men will accept it as s. com
plete defence
The WoNEN's DEPARTMENT OF The CkN-
zNNIAL.-Mrs. Gillespie, the president of
the Womens Department at the Philadel
phia Exposition, announces that " as the OBJ
ject Of the Women's Department is the ex-
hibition Of the highest type of women's
work, and also to point out avenues of use
fitness and profit not generally known, it is
proposed to confne the exhibits in a great
measure to representations of sculpture,
painting, literature, engraving, tele-
graphy, TYPOGRAPHY, education, inventions
Of all kinds, &c. classification which,
omtting women clothing in all its branch
Is, gives place to the finer kinds of needle. {
work, and lace work, leaving the larger por-
lion Of the women's building for the exhi-
lition Of the useful arts - &
Applications for space should be made at c
IN early day. Mrs. Gillespie. in printed
circular, says !;
As one Of the main objects of the Wo- b
mems Executive Committee in entering upon T
heir duties was the uniting of women in &
lational feeling, several methods to effect
his object have been proposed First,
hort biographical sketches of eminent wo- 7
len of the United States are to be collected y
n one volume also, volume of American :.
cookery will be compiled. the women of :,
ach State contributing not more than !.
wenty or less than six receipts =
In order to obtain definite idea of the =,
'hartable Institutions carried on BY wo- =
len, photographs of these institutions, with -
short account OF the same, are respectfully 5
olcited from the women conducting such :,
Institutions in foreign countries as well as in -
america. y
An addition to the building will be pre- -
AIRED for educational purposes the Kinder :.
arten. Object Teaching, and any other -
ranches OF education for which women are -
pecially adapted will be here exhibited. oe
For the National Cookb book no receipt will o. o.
e considered too bomely, if characteristic M M
the country. Dishes peculiar to rich s. s.
nd poor-to hunting, fishing, or exploring ~
xpeditlons, or to camp life, etc, ETC., are
esired &c
As the Executive Committee are anxious gr
, begin at once upon this book, contribu- pr
ons are requested without delay. Address, in
lrs- Z. d. Gillespie, 903 Walnut street. W
hiIadelphia, Penn W