New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19

OLM REVIEW, WE1
CHICAGO, ILL, APRIL 10th, 1882.
Editor Review:
AS the Mccormick Mfg. Co. of
this city are causing notices of the
suit OF the owners of the GOrham pa.
tents against me and other manufac-
turers to be generally published in
the newspapers of the country, with
INSPIRED comments, intended to pro-
mote the sale of their own machines
and injure others, deem it proper to
say:
The owners of certain patents,
known as the I'M. l.. GORHAM,"
have brought suit against me, alleging
Infringement in nv DEERiNG
TWINE BINDER.
/ wish to state that the Gorham pa.
tents have for long time been offer
ed me at moderate royalty, and were
carefully investigated by my attorneys,
who decided that I in no way infring-
ed them. If the owners think other
wise it is quite legitimate and right
they should submit the same to the
decision of the proper tribunal.
will cheerfully join issue and abide
the result. A decision in the Circuit
Court can scarcely be expected in less
than three or five years, and a final
one in the Supreme Court in any Jess
time; you need not therefore expect to
be made Immediately acquainted with
the final issue.
The courts are open to any one wish.
ing to itigate his patents. and the
owners OF these patents were at liber-
ty to prosecute their action against
either the manufacturer and vendor,
or any seller or user; out having pro.
perly elected to proceed against me.
they are debarrsd from action against
| any 0fthe others concerned.
should not consider this suit of
sufficient Importance to mention to
you, only that it has been made the
occasion by well-known concern for
DODGE. " A0-1' y
This concern is understood to have
become the owner of one-third part
OF these patents by exchange of other
patents of little value, and is now
flooding the newspapers of the coun.
try with notices of the suit. accompa.
MED with comments intended to make
the impression that it controls the
TWINE BINDER patents, and that
1t will be hazardous for farmers to
buy any other than their own ma.
chine: Any machine that requires
this class OF advertising must be in
sad need of substantial merits to com.
mend it.
This concern fails to insert in these
paid advertisements for the benefit OF
purchasers of farm machinery, that
they are now in the courts as defen
dants in suits for infringements Of
the Marsh Harvester patent, for in
fringements of the Gordon patents or
binders, and for infringement of thu
Graham patents on Movers. Why dc
they not advertise the fact that all. O,
nearly all, the machines they have
put out OF late are subject to patent
lltlgatlon?. And with the formula
usually appended to the notices of thu
binder suit, 1T would be we'll for far
mers to be cautious in buying Nj
Cormick's machines, etc.
Farmers are not supposed to bt
much versed in patents, or to consult
an attorney every time they have oc
caslon to purchase piece of farm
machinery, and any concern wh<
should propose to trouble an innocen
purchaser with questions of this kind
is and deserves to be considered un
worthy of the confidence or patronag,
OF the farming community, and is, an(
SHOULD be odious, especially when re
dress can be had of the responsible
party who makes and puts the sam,
upon the market. Such advertisins
can and should only result in injur!
to the party authorizing it, and no re
putable and high.minded party viii
resort to such methods of intimida
ton and threats. The sDrive Well
or s'Barb Wire" method does not tax
we'll with farmers, or generally com
mend itself to manufacturers of ha1
, vesting machinery.
Finally, wish to say, was first t.
put successful Irvine binder in tn
harvest-field. I have made and an
making the best and most successful
Irvine binder. I have sold more an,
am now making las 1 believe) NOR
Irvine binders than any other concer]
in the United States. shall continu
; to make and sell the best Irvine binder
1 am able and disposed, and mil
'oarrust, defend ana protect agains
all adverse claimants and con,ers. al
past, present and future purchaser
OF the Deer;ng Twine Binder.
If the courts in this case, or an
other, find me guilty of infringement
l will abide their decision and respont
to their mandates.
Yours Truly,
WILLIAM DEERING