Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-17
Buncombe Advertising Dodge.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 10, 1882.

EDITOR TRANSCRIPT: AS the McCor-
mick Manufacturing Company of Chicago
are causing notice of the suit of the
owners of the GoRHAM PATENTS against
me and other manufacturers, to be gen
orally published in the newspapers of the
country with inspired comments intended
to promote the sale of their own ma
chimes, and injure Others, deem it proper
to say: The owners of certain patents,
known as the IN. L. GORHAN," have
ment in my DEERING TWINE BINDER.
Iwish to state that the Gorham patents
have for long time been offered me at a
moderate royalty, and were carefully in
vestigated by my attorneys, who decided
that in no way infringed, them. If the
owners think otherwise, it is quite legiti-
mate and right they should submit the
same to the decision of the proper tribunal.
l will cheerfully join issue and abide
the result. A decision in the circuit
court can scarcely be expected in less
than three to five years, and a final one
in the Supreme court in any less time;
you need not therefore expect to be made
Immediately acquainted with the final
issue.
The courts are open to any one wishing
to litigate his patents, and the owners Of
these patents were at liberty to prosecute
their action against either the manufac
turer and vendor, or any seller or user;
against me, they are debarred from action
against any of the others concerned. I
should not consider this suit of sufficient
Importance to mention to you, only that
it has been made the occasion by we'll
known concern for BUNCOMBE ADvER-
Using DODGE.
This concern is understood to have be-
come the owner of a onethird part of
these patents by exchange of other pat
ents of little value, and is now flooding
the newspapers of the country with no.
tees of the suit, accompanied with COM
ments intended to make the impression
that it controls the TwINE BINDER pat
ents, and that it will be hazardous for far
mers to buy any other than their own
machine. Any machine that requires
this class of advertising must be in sad
need of substantial merits to commend it.
This concern fails to insert in these paid
advertisements for the benefit of pur-
chasers of farm machinery, that they are
now in the courts as defendants in suits
for infringements of the MARSH HAIR
vEsTER patent, for infringements of the
Gordon patents on Binders, and for in
fringement of the Graham patents on
Mowers. Why do they not advertise the
fact that all, or nearly all, the machines
they have put out of late are subject to
patent litigation? And with the formula
usually appended to the notices of the
Binder suit, 1T would be we'll for farmers
to be cautious" in buying McCORM1cK's
machines, etc.
Farmers are not supposed to be much
versed in patents, or to consult an attor-
ney every time they have occasion to pur-
chase piece of farm machinery, and any
concern who should propose to trouble an
innocent purchaser with questions of this
kind, is and deserves to be considered un-
worthy of the confidence or patronage OF
the farming community and is, and should
be odious, especially VIXEN redress can be
had of the responsible party who makes
and puts the same upon the market.
Such advertising can and should only re-
suit in injury to the party authorizing it,
and no reputable and highminded party
will resort to such methods of intimida-
ton and threats The "Drive Well' or
Barb Wire" method does not take we'll
with farmers or generally commend itself
to manufacturers of harvesting machin-
cry.
Finally, wish to say, was first to put
successful Irvine Binder in the harvest
field. l have made and am making the
best and most successful Irvine Binder.
have sold more and am now making (as
believe) more Irvine Binders than any
other concern in the United States. I
shall continue to make and sell the best
binder. / am able and disposed. and WiN
ao0rrant, defend and protect against all ad
0erse claimants and Corners all past. present
Binder.
If the courts in this case. or any other,
find me guilty of infringement, I will
abide their decision and respond to their
mandates. Yours Truly,
WILLIAM DEERING.