The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-08-07

The Enorm ous swindle of the Poor
ny Patent Process OF Grinding
wheat.

New York Tribune.
Ex-Goy. Cadwallader G. washburne
Of Wisconsin, in conversation with q
representative Of the Tribune recently
gave a history of patent for milling
| wheat, which threatens TO impose a taA
Of millions of dollars on the -four coD-
sumers of the country. He said: 81
am particularly interested just now in
| lighting the Infamous patent-righi
swindle which is going TO levy tribute
on every loaf OF bread made in this
country. You haven't heard about it,
Why, it's making a great sensation in
the West. It's u long story, but can
give you the gist OF IL in few mo-
ments. am, by the way, the largest
miller in the United States, my mills
being at Minneapolis, MINI. All mil
lers are now using what is called the
high process of grinding, which was
generally introduced into this country
about 1871, but had been in use in
Europe for fifty years. will explain
the terms Of high and low grinding
Low grinding lnoaIs the bringing the
upper or running milestone low down
and in close proximity 20 tue neither
stone, by reason of which the largest
amount of flower is derived from the
first grinding, bat. as necessarily must
be the case, great deal OF the outer
coating of the wheat, together with the
embryo, would be reduced TO such fine
ness as to 20 into the -four and sep
Grafton was impossible. The high
grinding is the direct opposite OF the
low, aud the object is at the first grind
ing to get rid of the bran at once and
make as little -four as possible. This is
done by blowing the bran of the coarse
ground grain or middlings, and after
wards grinding fine the small white
granules. / bought my machines IL
France. This improved process Is now
absolutely Indispensable TO successful
milling Deprive any miller of 1t and
lie is ruined.
"a ring of spectators in Washing
have lately got hold Of an old patent
never used. and have got 1t reissued
so as TO cover all the machines for et-
fectipg tho process / have described.
1t is called the Cochrane Patent. AT
ter quietly taking out the reissue, they
went on without making any more
.preme Court, with q man OF straw for
defendant, aad as no real defense was
made. they easily obtained a decision
based on an opinion given by justice
Miller. Now this gang of patent swim
dlers are attacking the heaviest millers
with suits, expecting to terrify all the
others. They have singled out the
JEWELS, Of Brooklyn, the Hexalls, OF
Richmond, and my mills at Minneap-
oils. They have put me under bonds
in the enormous sum Of $3.50, 900, pend
ing the conclusion Of Injunction pro-
ceeding-.
learn that the rascals propose to be
magnanin.ous, and to grant licenses 10
such millers as Will recognize the valid
ity Of their patent for the moderate
sum of &C, 900 for each run Of stones.
which for this city alone amounts to
the vast sum Of 81 200, 900. While pri-
marily this great sum would come from
the millers, really 1t comes out OF the
farmers aud consumers at last, and
they are the real people most interest
ed In the defeat OF this enormity. As
there are over six thousand runs OF
stones in the United States, this Ii
cense will amount TO $50, 900, 900. We
are going 10 bring this great outrage
before Congress next winter ana try 10
have the patent Cancelled. The grain
growing sections of the West are indig-
nant at the exposure Of this enormous
fraud, and the gTain-consumer East,
ought 20 be equally aroused for the at
tax on the chief necessary Of
life effects both alike.