New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-14
GLUCOSE IN CANDY.
THE NATIONAL coMPANY's CLAIM

THE NATIONAL COMPANl'S CLAlM'
A PATENT ON WHICH S3.0O0,0OO or ROYALTIES
COULD BE COLLECTED ANNUALLY-wHAT con-
PETITIONERS SAY.
One Of the principal ingredients used IN the
manufacture Of candy /. glucose or grape sugar. It
serves ms substitute for sugar in the cheaper can
dies and It also gives the chewing quality essential TO
certain conecons. has been used for years by con-
econcrs who Thought It's employment as free rs that
Of cane sugar February however prospectus, pur
porting to be- from the National Confectionery Company
Of Boston, received BY nearly all the wholesale con-
fcconorj IN the country. This stated that the company
had become the exclusive owner Of patent which Gov
er,d absolutely theusc Of eucoscG ingredient In con-
fccourry Tspa tent had been purchased of the original
owner for large sum Of money Eminent counsel and
patent experts had this be good and valid
The company ready to make settlement with CON
PETITIONERS for past urngenens, and to grant licenses
for the future Most Of the confectoucrs were inclined
laugh at the matter of first. Back damages were to
be received and the future royalty would be oncquarer
OF cent a pound, III tho glucose bought
on condition that consumers took license at
once and purchased e. OF one OF the companies
signing the circular, paying them the royaLy
A few days later. however, circular was received
signed by FIVE large companies dealing in glucose the
American Grape Sugar Company, the Diamond sugar
Works the Glen Cove Manufacturing Company, tie
Buffalo Grape sugar Company ana the Peoria sugar
Refinery This circular stated that the companies sign
ing IL had examined the claim OF the National COnfec
toncrv Company the patent for the nee Of glucose
and found it To- be just one A. ii was not their interest
to have the use q" glucose crt3ed ~ an excessive my
they had made compromise with the National company
Tins would the NGtOra Company and the coniec-
TONERS an Immense anoIht OF HhoNtice III i NV. pSI
mcut aud cOcc ion of the royalty. ms facl 'huuu
the company 10 make such favorable concession Inc
circular concluded with the statement tut roh1ec
who purchased OF its sgncra would be protected for me
past yoaons Of the patent as long as they paiu Tue
his at once confecioncr. 70 work. and they Dis
been granted to Lawson l.. iCha-e Watertown, Mass.
dated March l. 1870, ard assigned to Chase CO.. Bos-
Most of the confectioners determined to resist the
enforcement Of the royalty ethoue4 some OF ein seem
Henry HeiIc, of the Diam nd Confectionery IN Harfi
sonst recent said; Tnere seems 10 3g at nrSt cTnr
arr od tb Xatt5pi iectioncry Company con
prove it, righfu ownership, The manufacturers VIII no
cur riII haze 10 decide that for q body Of men viii
moi pay out ten twelve millions and It would amount
without being perfectly Sil!sllI tl hH nlurt
do So nm Inclined H. think however that there is
African buried the ie somewhere. fOr Chase got
that patent twelve years ago why GA Ic not come "ul
Win i Lporel The al Gritty with which the grape sugar
,nslp4rl- came forward with offer to protect their
customers. Is likewise very fcmarhaDa, dEd me NHOC
matter look- as If powerful ring had been formed
ha the glucoE' actually In ue for tie pr-
Il Is of mouse Bu even il the claim is substantiaed,
think tho gIasptus 'ntclonT o! mo Nal'hh! ooGip'ly
VII he ciIcuusc.ibef. The patent claims lhe Use nl
glucose only IN boiled candy. Now boiled candy
!, the technical name Tor thg cheap or American cuy
ych comes IN sticks AID drops. AMI which h1s ehc%-
ing consistency ir courts decide tbt the patent Is
cuuhuel 10 MS candy ;iis VIII materially lessen I'M
pos should any be leylcd.'
Nh Grreu Of Green * Blackwell, at Hudson and
Duunc-s -, aid;
"Inis NatioHal Company is a mysterious con-
Germ. The rim of four glucose manu.art turing con
ccrns which should control the sale Of the product so lar
AS cnufertlonrrs concerned represents JUS two Icr
4our and r. under the control o! Hambln, OF the Buh30
AMI PcoIn sugar companies. II Is pig scheme ana
i should prove -uccr~sfH woud Drug the s'Fa.ltu
National Company something Ike $1,000 day or about
$3UOOOOO q year IN royalties
Hiram Daryea tie head Of he Glen Cove ManulaCtu
ing ouuany, which owns the Diamond sugar WORKS,
said at hc knew little about the National Coufcc-
tInuarv Compay the COufrcuOners uld themselves.
no controls IT,. continued, is mystery 10 me-
knew 10 hing of the concern until g.ni man named
Dnwsc " no represented himself is Treasure called
upou me nfOrIncI Of the company intention TO
n Orc a royalty. IucgbGdtci with nun ON the theory
that me patrn might b. valid and uis riamS good ana
IN, object In ny not to secure any bcucns Tor
nv arm but to protect the interests of our Customers
To br franz wi ia yOu acknowledge myself 10 BE- III
very peculiar position DoH-r promised 20 bring me
favorable opinion Of the validity o. thc patent iou enl-
Ieut lawyers. lie has no. yet Zone So Mr.. Dowse
rcp scented that The capital stock ol lbs company
Wir S2JU,OOO."
rae con cctioucrs have held recently number of
informal mertiug NJ which tie u ultlOH ana Inc pro-
no,cu -t.p, to BE- taken were sCusoed. Nothing has
been decided upon de- uitcly H. yet.