Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-12-27

be called The Westburg Protective Soci-
ETY.. We believe there is not man in
Westburg, or in any other place, but
that is more than willing to pay good
price for any necessary article, provided
that it be understood there is no royalty
to be paid upon it and we would ask re-
garding the wire business, 'how are we
to know of whom to buy If w. M. &
T.. are willing to guarantee us safety
in buying and making use of their
wire, then are we willing to promise
them to buy and make use of no other.
But how are we to feel assured of this
coveted safety : r. Il. Plane, of hide
pendcnce, agent of the Glidden wire, has
informed various members of this ascot
alton that upon staple barbs, and all other
barbs, there is no patent, and that he can
sell us many of them as he chooses, with
out personal risk. He further states that
the manufacturers of the Glidden wire.
have requested him not to urge these
barbs upon the farmers. Nolwithstand-
ing these facts, he continues their sale,
admitting at the same time, that as soon
as farmer, or any other person puts
them on wire, they become an infring-
ment on Glidden's patent, and as such
cause the person committing the offense
(?), to become liable to the penalties. roy
alties, &C., now being imposed upon US.
MIR Plane also tells US, that Mr. Hash,
another manufacturer of barbed wire,
says he has no money to spend in legisla-
ton, and that he intends to make all the
money possible out of the business until
obliged to stop.
He is a man worth at least $1GO, 900,
and as soon as he gets $500, he puts it
out of his hands. But in direct contra.
diction to these statements of Mr.. Plane,
Bonniwell & Dickson agents for Hash
wire, tell us that parties buying their
wire, do SO with perfect safety to them
selves. Now what are we to conjecture
from these conflicting statements The
w. P. s. carried motion that all farm
ers should be warned against dealing
with the Glidden agent of Independence,
or any one else conducting business in
like manner. The measure being adopt
ed by the Protective Societies, may seem
severe to lookers-on, and some may even
pronounce them rash and unjust, but it
is time when strict measures mast be
adopted
The penalties, royalties, outrages be-
ing inflicted upon us are unjust, if not
unlawful and being such, should and
must be abated. If the fault rest in the
Patent Laws, let them be revised, if with
the patentees or manufacturers, on them
let the consequences fall.
The Westburg Protective Society at a
subsequent meeting held Dec 20th, adopt
ed the following resolutions. Whereas,
we, the citizens of Westburg township,
deeming ourselves aggrieved by the man
ner in which we are being defrauded by
Patent Right claimants, demanding roy
atty upon patented articles which we
have already bought, and at an eXhorbi
tant price, therefore, be it,
ResOlced: That we, the citizens of West
burg township, if one of our citizens be
prosecuted by any Patent Right compa-
ny, hereby bind ourselves not to purchase
barbed wire, or any other article from
any agent of that company; and also, to
abstain from all further deal with such
agent; and furthermore, if any lawyer, or
Co. officer undertake to collect for such
Patent Right Company, we pledge our
selves to use the ballot against such per
son or persons.
Resoloed. That copy of the proceed
ings of these meetings, and of the proceed
ing resolution be furnished each of the
Co. papers.
T. s. STONE, Pres't.
s. G.. MASON. Sec'y.