Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-10-11
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A BILL OF COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST TIE
CHEMICAL COMPANY OF CANTON.

A BILL OF COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST TIE
CHEMICAL COMPANY OF CANTON.
I'm the Circuit Court this morn Ing
Messrs SnowJen and BuSey, solicitors for
Richard J. Baker, filed Il bill of complaint
against the Chemical Company OF Can
ton and asking that an injunction De
granted restraining the said company
from using the word Baker" rs trade
mark on Il brand OF fertilizer made ana
sold by it.
The bill sets forth that in 1858 r. }. Bal
ker began tie sale of chemicals for tertili-
zinr materials, and that in 1866 Richard
j. Ifollingsworth becamen partner with
MIR. Baker, the firm named being Richard
j. Baker q Co. The firm began the man
ufacture of fertilizing materials, consist
ing OF Pure Dissolved Raw Bone, No.
Dissolved Raw Bone, Pure Dissolved
Bone Ash, Pure Dissolved Bone Black,
Pure Dissolved ). {. Bone Phosphate,
Pure Dissolved SuperphOsphateo OF Lime,
Acid Phosphate, Stag Superphosphate,
AmmOniatcd SuperphOsphate, Pure flne
Ground Bone, Pure Bone Meal, Ammonl-
cal Matter, AmmOniated Ground Bone,ali
of which they have sold under the name
of K. j. Baker IL Co., using the salu hrm
name rs Il brand upon the sacks contain
ing such materials; and, by reason OF the
superior qualities of the materials thus
compounded, they have become OF great
repute among farmers and dealers and
have been for many years past we'll
known under the general name OF "Ba-
ker's Bone" the name Baker has
therefore become trade mark OF great
celebrity and value to them.
l.; g inf thpn n
for several years past there has existed
Il corporation known rs the Chemical Com
panv of Baltimore County, and short
time ago this company began the manu-
facture of fertilizers of different kinds,
viz: Pure Fine Bone, Pure Dissolved
Bone. Sulphate of Potash, Sulphate Of
Soda. Dissolved ;. c. Phosphate, and Dis
solved Raw Bone, aid fol some time it
sold such materials under its own name
and rs such they are well known.
The bill then charges that within few
months ii has removed its office next door
to that of complainant and in the store OF
Baker, Brothers IL Company, and has
commenced the use of the name Baker
i'm its advertisements and upon the bags
containing fcrtilizing material, calling
them The Chemical Company of Canton,
Bakers Standard"
The bill further alleges that by the use
of the word "Bakcr' the said corporation
has been enabled TO sell large quantities OF
such material To different persons who
purchased the same, Supposlng thcy were
getting material manufactured by the
cOmplanantS.
The complainant also charges in the bill
that the name 'Baker' so used IN its adj
vertiScmcnt and upon its sacks is intend
ed to represent the goods made by the SaId
company as the goods of the complainant,
in order TO deceive the public into buying
them, and the bill further claims that the
use of the word Baker is II clear viola
ton of the rights of the complainant, ana
and is calculated To defraud them out of
the profits of many years OF labor.
\ perpetual injunction is prayed for by
the complainant To- restrain the said chem
ical company from using the word "Ba-
kerr in any way or manner in connection
with the manufacture of fertilizng ma
terial, either as Il brand, or in adver-
tiscmcnts, catalogues or circulars.
Ia" We clip the above from the Bal
more Daily News of Sept. 23rd, and
take pleasure in giving it space, as the
old and reliable firm of Il. }. Baker ~
Co., sc and SO South Charles ST., BaIti-
more, Md, has been well known TO the
business men of this county for many
years. Their name has more recently
been brought into greater prominence,
by their connection with our friend and
well known county-man, Mr.. X. liion
Lucas, of Dufficlds, as manufacturers Of
his special brand of Pure Dissolved 5,
g. Bone Phosphate of Lime, destined
to supercede all other brands of this
Phosphate in this and adjoining coun-
ties, if low prices and guaranteed anal
ysis count anything.