, 1875-09-30
PLANNING MACHINES.
Meeting Of the Opponents OF tho
Woodbury. Patent.
Formation Of M Association for Mutual
Defcnse--The Articles Of Agree.
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4 preliminary menLlng Of tho mill-owncrs OF
Chicago was hald here Aug. 81 to consider tho
Woodbury. patent controversy, aud What action
might ba considered desirable therenpon. a
call wae issued TO tho p!nnug-niiI men through
out tho Northwest gone1ally TO meet at tho
Palmer 1loGaa nt q p. IN. yesterday. About 100
respon dcd to tho call, and meeting was held.
Mr.. ]. Il. Russoll. OF Chicago, read tho oali.
called tho moetlng 10 order, and Col.
]. N. Arnold, Of milwaukee, was nominated
for tho chair. lie was elected, and
Mr.. Isobcrt ltobcrts WAS elected Secretary. Col.
.Arnold atldrosued few words to those assembled,
and recommended to them unity Of purpoae and
Judgment, nud discrimination in action.
Tho first buBincss wss the
ENROLLING NAaiEs
OF those preBont. TAe following arc tho frms
represented tiliuois-T. E. CoLncll d Co., J.
L. Doats, Smith Dos i Co., Wolf Bros. 4 Co.,
kaeabcsg l. Alnp, Hepp 4 schocnthalor, g. J.
Russell, j. X. Nusscll, James Mason, Emery,
Straight Y Co.. Triumph Planning Machine Com
panv. G. L. Dixon X Co.. 4. G. Lull, Clendenhing
h9sh osfd a Edwad Ga51 Ws2cseSs Co.; dass'
Chicago: Cook / Hallock md William
Trnes.teli l. Sons, Peoria Gould, rfanschnledt
4 Co., Of Quincy: South Pass Mills, Coben
fndiana--Clfton Wlliinus. Terro ifaute J. s. l. G.
r. h. uta, % Mcnaeaa @ elsy; , nefk nvetsae tan %
mn cIls' In,lpbns f,omnauy, n, Andraws 4 Hom
kokomo; and Nuelio l. Geisel, st, Loas. Wis
consin-Brackha1.a l. Bradley, William Veisch,
Jnrrrarn1 nf sfilwautoc' Tnwa.a paicI1
Dubnauo: Richard Codle, hfuscatino. g. X
Walker, Cedar lsapids: II: Il. ucash. Des ,folnos;
l. Esmay, habala; md John Young, Des Moinoa.
iuc supcort md AID IN tho matter. ~''NA'
rHE ACTUAL nis1YEgs
OF The meeting uas thea brought up, and the
main facta proved to bo az follows: Some time
ago tho Woodbury. Planning. Machine Patent Com
,,auv commenced flits aKainsk VARIOUS partics
for the ,,He Of ,ntaut claimed entirely by them.
This patunt was thought to bo Invalid. Neyor-
theleB4 tue Woodbury. Company lAye been
granting llcense aud collecting royalties from
inany OF those who by themselves were unable
to boga a suit With company bnaed upon
~, QUE, UuD capital. Defense and Resistance
Assoctatiou was organized ia the Enst,-in fnct
two suct, bodies are now In uxlsteuce,-aud law
suits havo been begun with pnth by tho Wood
bury Company.
TIE sENsE OF THE mRErtSu
to-day may bo seen by the following resolution:
esotred That this Convention Rse IN favor Of organ
tzns ~ association fur tue purpose e resisting tho
ue'n4has OF tne Wooupury fatant Flaniae Mnealne
70 a 70, a,tn% sp :, sa "4s'
8''e. 'sa;t.a - ~ ~ a. ".i.,na .sr' Mau..u r.
o' 1M..s " ugs' Goup.tu'ts o7a'e: a. =. ~,
u.s nuan'u sss e"sJ' .0as' n."aia1 Mt,sss.,
nsous of' ~ 49, 81 a. 1vo'' 1vu',' ra.n -.
noo ala =. :. - ,a n Ill. 1sa msaa'' "''o "p
i''ntco ~ w., w ~. ~ ,asamo a.a" ~
c.a,s';.., ~ -, ,s~a.L,h,a =, ,uh,., !.
.o1 .ao L9n'o.tou, III" 1' a'e Fae~''o VI "n1ea III
ooue'au''""s 80 io'4o"o
Me tae uhacrsigneu agree 70 associate %
at ~. r. M t ,n; =, VA e. nS1,so ~
against ti.e claim. to royaty fof the se of the Wood
bury pressure bar 10 called, made BY The Woodbury.
Patent Flaming Mschlnu Company. Tho nasne Of this
assuclAston shall 10 the Northwestern Filming aud
aolan5 Machtse pefenBo Association.
The ARTICLES go On to stRto that they will fight
Woodbury. till tho bitter end, and naver yield.
They bold his cla1, to 10 fraud. the pascnt to
10 Que OH eu invention that haa boon ir use over
seventeen ycarst and no compromiso will be
| made. ANY mAA or iiEnl may become N u,ber
Of tho association by application AID the payment
.! 9l0 to help dotrag tho expense Of suits 10 do
/ f0nso; but, II o HAL bB engaged in q suit al
! ready with Mr. Woodbury. he will be required to
I pay a. least $50.
MI. DoAH,
| OF Cincinnati, q manufacturer Of planinG-mh-
chimes, spoke with great force upon the queslon,
| md stated that aB his reputation and busineaa
were at stake ho would pledge hia money aud
time 10 tho defense Of btu customers. ue
claimed to have proof entire, conclusive, and 10
feet tAck Of tho invasiditv Of the patent, and
made geunral review Of the dolngs Of other
organizations aud commlttoos III regard 10 tue
l F7S11s II