New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-09

gwen $l,5oO. Sin again, obser,inr a.,
cages mat Mckay waslkoly 70 derive fro- 90 an
chase he asked to have the bargain -. ''e l'r-
=" "eiig oheied one-ilfih interest deciincs !. ~.
accepted in lien a cash payment Of 80 ooo ~ .'ia
IL was in 1904, however. that tho ,,,.,,
! ceiFeo IT'S browning Improvement Mr. pl.t,.
il.o'e 20 'e help OF the proprietor. ana ai1
a means whereby the horn was heated from a., 49,,
hoi lamp placed inside OF H. The raiia,ion ~ Co
causing the wax to soften on the thread a. 4, n,-s
through, and thus making the machine avoilsil. -
sewing shoes of the finest quality This contri,s,..
was patented jointly by Blake and Mckay
me machine. thus improved was now .ai,o, =,
enarge by company STYLED the Mckay Sole-se,vi,,
Assoclailon of which the head and front was ss
tion continued to devise and perfect and 49,, =
give away machines 10 facilitate fboir infr,S - 10
the enterprise. O'""oou on
REVOLUTION IN suoRMAgJNG.
but the results TO the shoemaking interest ,r.r.
simply marvellous All but The fossil n,anpf,c,,,-e-,
ADOPTED the machine. From the best to tlo ~,
FIaues OF work were now produced and finished
co"lpetentiy almost without handicraft The t,ls
'a' were once the pride Of the artisan became EASY,
aiter few days training 10 a Chinese ;,,,ni,-a.
or a prison convict In 10 1879 no l.. 80
<zo'oOo'OOO pairs Of shoes had been made Il, ere
country on the Mckay machine. while ifs ,,,o3,,,t
~ this date must be in excess OF 500 600 OOo main
~ i OF all the boots and shoes
ne MCKAY Association. Besides this tfn ma biro
i 1raue speedily popular IN Europe where II Il
aAILlo"h as the " Blake and GOODYEAR and Ia n
thousand places turns out its wort and tpi,,e -
I19ute 70 American ingenuity and American tlTift
1,oney u tDratl II mas been not less vgilant in
scli ~ 1T IMAM IN fnechansm They did not
ser th,lr machines, but leased them ~ a no,,ir,i
Iin ane shoe manu- acturers being obliged to put
eeDonno stamps on each pair made. This was fhe
hIst experience of ROYALTIES i'm the trade Inns j.
e slFea 70 popuarze the machines inoxpensvelv.
, Tiu saNe ioof manufacturers an equal chance
win wealthy ones. The stamps were balf
;,;S cent pair for children's shoes l cent for
misses and youths, 2 cents for wonen's and q
S cen; lor mems and were sold by the ASSOCIATION
I us as the Government sells postage siau1ns
n n insure correct returns Of the number 81
IanI made-that is, that all bore the neces-
ind sstaaInps-they applied an Ingenious
oIs 70 GO round the factories at stated Intervals IL
- pfoDable that the contriver himself
Ihe figures above given the Mckay SoleSeyinri Sni
sI a 400 od must have realized mp 70 date about
pI99'oo0o0O in the United States: while from fbis
ana later inventions the personal receints 90 .E
ere r sala 10 exceed 81, 600, 600 per annum Tine
rs much. 1t must be added however that ir aioss
oalns have been taken to Keep the machines eyervo
nS 9ie m perfect order and supplied with the best
-N '''N'' Appliances 10 add to their efficiency.
PAYING TRIBUTE.
Inc shoe manufacturers have long been restless,
inder the burden of these ROYALTIES. On n singla
'alr OF shoes they make but a small difference
averaging say Z cents pair-but in factories whena
Thousand cases of shoes made and shipped in
week the aggregate Is considerable. Good opera-
ors' Tor instance can sew 600 pairs of shoes in !,
working day, and several factories at LYNN ana
1her points have as many as 100 Mckay machines
'eadily at work. The stream of revenue runnipg
10 the fortunate association can therefore be
imagined.
Inc nrst attempt 10 get relief was on the expira
ION Of Blakes original patent when the rnanufao-
urers held many conventions and employed alIa
ounsel to break down the clam. Mckay defeated
mem ALL however, by the shrewd construction
the patents of 1850, which protected the shoe a..
hliir-ilade product, apart from the machine
scn. AN extension of these patents was even Oh
nou pN tie ASSOCIATION two years ago and i'm sn,sa
l many protests the royalties have been collected
wi 70 the present. In fact. the leases I5uieS
IlCn tIie mac mines were given out had a sfiunl.-
on, among Others, that the lessee could moi cali in
uestlon Tue royalties of the association Rcsilas
MS, the latter gave some of their own So .
w OF the largest manufacturers Whereby fbcso
ere sun further restrained from making troni,io
nae o2Jecuons or helping on a revolt Rur fba
Poe OF Years mas now accomplished What nritbcr
Myers nor conventions could
L ne machines Will now become fba ,,r,,,o-.-. N
"a iol ulS manufacturers pay $3.50 each for then,
w hereafter III VIII be open TO any one 10 male Or
y oheii as nfst contrVed. without any tov ~ Ii,
i ailce Whatever. As they can be constructed ana
AZ PIOaoiy Tor about $50 each it is expected ti,st
eI use VIII become still more general while a ~
l'oous MllI DE gwen 10 the shoe manufacture Inv
e cessation OF The Mckay royalty