The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-06
Pioneer Press,1

Pioneer Press.l
ST. PAUL, MIMI, March 23.-The
visit of Mr.. Charles Callahan, of Chica-
go, to this city and Minneapolis to-day
was, it is understood, for the purpo.e
of demanding of the Minneapolis Har-
vester works, in the name of O.. ID. NC
Cormick, of Chicago, a royalty OF SlO
upon each twine-binding harvester that
said company has made or will make.
This claim is based upon the patents
which after several years of controver-
sy in the Patent Office, were, in 1850,
granted to Marquis L. Gorham, OF
Rockford, and 1t is claimed by the par
ties who demand the royalty tina they
own and control all the patents relat-
ing to the automatic binding of the
bundles of grain. The Minneapolis
Harvester Works, the William Deering
Conn any of Chicago, the Champion
Reaper Company of Springfield, Ohio,
the Esterly Harvester Company of
Whitewater, and all others that are
using twine-binders made under the
Appleby patents are TO be proceeded
against by the parties controlling the
Gorham patent. The attorneys who
have been engaged by Mccormick are
George Harding, Of Philat elphia; E.
N. Dickersor, of New York; NJ. D..
Leggett, of Gle Gland, and Parkinson
& Parkinson, of Cincinnati.
The claims are based on the following
facts as set forth by the gentlemen be-
io:e referred to-: During the years of
1878. 1874, 1873 and 1az6,-Mr. Marquis
L. Gorham, of Rockford, Ills., a me-
chanic in rumble circumstances) busted
himself in making and finally perfect
ing an automatic Irvine binder attach
ment to harvesting machines. In the
year 1875 the machine had been per-
fected and the necessary papers were
taken out at the patent office prepara-
tory to securing the patent.
ANOTHER FELLOW AT IT.
While Mr.. Gorham was thus engag-
ed during the years indicated, or rath-
err during the last three, Mr.. j. A. APP
pleby was likewise engaged in making
a Irvine binder, and succeeded in 1878
in securing a patent, which he at once
speculatcd upon and introduced to the
notice of the manufacturers of harvest
ers. Among the companies that pur-
chased the right to use his attachment
were the Champion Reaper Company,
of Springfield, O.; the Easterly Har-
vester Company, of Whitewater, Wis;
William Deering, of the Chicago and
Minneapolis Harvester Company, of
Minneapolis, MINI.
To return-in the year 1876 Nh. Cor
ham, the (as it is claimed) inventor of
the Irvine binder, died, but the claims
OF his widow, Mrs. Helen NJ. Gorham,
were vigorously pushed, in conjunc-
ton with those of Mr.. Norman c..
Thompson of Rockford, ILL.,, who had
supplied the funds w%herewith to secure
the patent, and il 1880 the patent of
flee granted the Gorbam patent, and
by a decision In its favor, get aside, ac-
cording to the authority of the then in
terested parties, The Appleby patents,
MAKING HEM NULL AND voID.
The controversy was long, bitter and
expensive in character. At some time,
either during the progress OF the con-
troy, rsy or sub e1uent to the granting
of the pYtent to Gorham, Mr.. Cyrus III.
Mccormick, of Chicago, secured an in
terest in it and as soou as possible plac-
ed the Gorham Irvine binder on the
Mccormick %harvesters. According to
the official records, the grant of a pat
ent to Gorham for an 'sautomatic Irvine
binder for binding grain" subordinat-
ed all other patents Of that description ;
hence the parties who bring the suits
feel confident of being able to impose
the royalty they demand, and 10 secure
an injunction against the harvester
companies that are using the Appleby
binder unless such royalty is paid.
owe should think, after perusing the
above, any one wanting the best Irvine
binder in the world, would consult
their own interests and not buy an ex-
pertinent, but buy the Mccormick,
which is made by a reliable Company
and the largest reaper works in the
world. If you want the best see H. A.
Schurtz or G. c. Albright, his sales
man, and give your order early, as
they are going out very fas,.)