Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-30

fully ask, in the interest of dairy progress,
that you publish this card. Ii is not, as
may possibly be inferred. an advertising
dodge. If at anytime l should put any
dairy apparatus upon the market | shall
advertise it legitmately.
propose TO show the dairy public that
they are suffering great loss of labor and
material in The use of apparatus which is
not economical, if can awake them to
the importance of exacting from the dairy
supply trade thorough and honest trial
of apparatus.
Respectfully yours,
o. S. BLISS.
We the more cheerfully give place to
Mr.. Bliss communication ms we have not,
as our readers know, attached as much
Importance to the scientific theories of
cream raising as some do. But if any
competitive trials of apparatus for milk
setting can be had, and any new facts
elected, or principles settled, we shall
welcome the facts as heartily rs any one
can !;
10 The Dairy Pubic:-The Vermont
IFatchndn md State Journal, in an cdi-
torial headed, 1.-The Cream Raising CUES.
ton" states that " Mr.. Williams, of the
Vermont farm machine company. writes
us that Mr. Bliss system fails to work in
practice and that those who have tried il
have thrown out his apparatus" Similar
verbal statements on the part of the off.
GERS and agents of the said company
having often been reported to me from
various sources near and remote, | take
pany to IL trial of the apparatus manufac
tured and sold by it in competition with
mine, by committee of three experts. to
be chosen by the presidents of the inter-
national dairy fair association. the national
butter, cheese and egg association and the
New York state dairymen's association
and board Of trade, all well known bust.
ness men of New York city; the trial to
take place at such time and place and
under such code of regulations us may be
adopted by the committee and approved
by the appointing board. l also invite
any other manufacturers of dairy appara-
tus to take part in the trial, the object
being to aid the dairy public in the selec-
tiOn of the most economically useful
apparatus rather than to settle any merely
personal contest between competitors in
the dairy supply trade.
undertook the investigation of the
subject of cream raising because of my
official relations to the dairy public, and
the constant demand upon me for inform
alton in regard to the various theories and
practices, and not from any consideration
or hope Of personal gain. The subject is
much broader than | anticipated and
probably never should have undertaken
the task, much as | appreciated its i'm
portance, had | also appreciated its labor
But was thoroughly impressed with the
belief that the day was close at hand when
only the production of the best goods, ano
in the most thoroughly economical man.
ner, would pay, and that l could not better
serve the cause. Having once become
enlisted never saw place to back out
The invention of Improvements in APP
paratus Was no part of the original inten
ton, but it forced itself upon me us
proceeded. ] applied for and obtained
patents for my inventions because wei
Informed and public spirited citizen.
advised me to do so rs II protection agans
the greed of certain INSCRIPTIONS men.
have from time to time for years aidet
men in getting up apparatus for them
selves by suggestions and otherwise. Las
year, though in the midst of my labor!
and Investigations, so frequent were in
quiries about my system, issued circu
lar briefly describing the system an,
offering TO sell Individual rights to such 1t
chose to make apparatus for themselves
But | have never made for sale, neve
sold and never offered TO sell any appara
tus whatever, and have never pushed
my inventions upon the public ut I'LL
While | do not contradict positv
statement of SO honorable business me-
us the officers of the Vermont machin
company, | may be permitted to say tina
if my apparatus has been thrown out b
anybody, it is somebody who never had
in under any cover of right.
| believe the time has come when tn
dairy public have right to demand jus
such trial of apparatus rs | propos,
and exact something better than the rer
reservations of interested parties in regar
to the respective merits of different ar
paratus. | have been honoled by tn
dairymen of the country with importar
and responsible positions in all the nation
III dairy organizations in the country. an
honorary ones in several lesser ones, in
| feel that l owe it to them to deman
such trial. So far as my own apparatu
is concerned, it must stand OF fall upon il
own merits. l shall not stoop to an
unmanly misrepresentation TO build it u
or sell it. If fair trial. such as l pre-
pose, develops a better, or shows tn;
there is one, shall be very glad to kno,
it, and will promptly acknowledge til
corn and recommend its adoption.
o. S. Bliss.