, 1877-08-18
sNENoRWOus TAX ON FLOUR,

| TEE C0CHRANE PAINT FOR MILLING.
Ex. Gov. CadwaIladrC. Washburne, OF
Wisconsin, in converxtion with repre-
sentative Of the TriJsas recently gave a
history for a patent for milling wheat,
which threatens TO impose tax on mil
lions Of dollars on tlr Hour consumers OF
the coGntry. He sail % / am partlcu-
lallv interested Just low in fighting the
infamous patent rigb swindle which IS
going to levy iribue on every leaf O:
bread made in this country. You haven I
heard about il Why, its making great
sensation in the Wes. Its long story,
but can give yea tie gist of it in few
moments. / am, by The way, the largest
miller in the United States my mills be-
ing at Minneapolis, MINI. All miDers
are now using what is called the high
process OF grinding, which was generally
introduced IN this country about 1871,
but had been in usein Europe for fifty
years. Twill explain the term of high
and low grinding. Low grinding, means
the bringing the UPPER or running mill
stone low down and n close proximity to
the neither stone, by reason of which the
larg st amount Of flour is derived from the
first grinding but, as necessarily must
be the case, a ct, at deal Of the outer coat
ing of the wheat, together with the en-
bryo, would lie reduc d 20 such fneness
as 70 go into the -four, and separation
was impossible. The high grinding is the
e I'll 1,n
is at the first grinding to get rid of the
bran at once and make as little -four as
possible This IS done by blowing the
bran off the coarse ground grain or mid
ding, and afterwards grinding fine the
small white granules. | bought my
machines in France This improved pro-
cess is now absolutely indispensable TO
successful milling. Deprive any miller of
it. and he Is ruined.
- \ ring Of spectators Ill Washington
have lately got hold OF an old patent,
never used, and have got it reissued so as
to cover al the Inachin for efecting the
process ! have described Il is called the
Cochrane Patent. After quietly taking
out the reissue, they went on without
making any noise and took a suit up to
the supreme court, with man of straw
Tor defendant, and rs no real defence was
made, they easily obtained a decision has
cd on an opinion given by Justice Miller.
Now this gang Of patent swindl rs are al
taclling the heaviest millers with suits, ex-
pecting to terrify all the others1 They
have singled out the Jewels of Bfooklyn,
the Haxalis Of Richmond, and my mills al
Minneapolis, They have puG me under
bonds in the enormous sum of $3.50, 900,
pending the conclusion Of Injunction pro-
ceedings.
" learn that the rascals propose to be
magnanimous, and to grant licenses to
such m.!Iers as will recognize the validity
of their patent, for the moderate sum Of
$1,000 for each run OF stones, which foi
this city alone amounts to the vast sum Of
81, zoe, 900. While primarily this or at
sum would come from the millers, really
( it all comes Out Of the farmers and
customer a. last, and they are the rea'
7 people most Interested lii the defeat OF
/ thisenormIty. As there are over 5000 runs
of stones IN the United States, this
/ license VIII amount 10 SIG, 100000 We
are going to bring this great outrage be
/ fore Congress next winter and try to have
the patent cancelled The grain-growing
/ sections OF the West are indignant at the
/ exposure Of this enormous fraud, and the
grain-consuming Eas; ought to be equally
aroused, for the attempted tax on the
chief necessary Of life affects both alike. -
N 7. Tribune.