The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
THERE WILL BE WAR, SURE.
Under a Patent Recently Confirmed,
G. Il. Mccormick. of Chicago, and
Others, Seek a Royalty on.
Irvine Binders.
Suit Against the Minneapolis Harvester
Works Announced i'm the L. ;. DIS
trict Court-A Formidable
Array OF Legal Talent.
Isl, PAUL Plolegf.p.ess.l

From this time forward, hQTeveF, Tier,
promises to be music in the air aud apoi
the harvest fields The object 81 a visit e
Minneapolis by Mr.. William Lathrop anC
Charles Callahan is, We understand, to de
mand in the ma me Of Cyrus II. Mccormick
of Chicago, Helen NJ. Gorham and Norman
G. Thompson, of Rockford, H., from tn,
Minneapolis Harvester Works, heavy
royalty on each Irvine binding harvestel
that the said Company had made. Tn,
claim set forth by the above trio who OWL
the patents that were granted 10 Marquis l.
Gorham, of Rockford, Ill, is tha. their right
in said patent gives them ownership and
control of all patents relating to the auto
matte (twinel binding of bundles OF grain. ="
Suit was announced against t'ie MinneapO-
lis Harvester Works in tie United States
District Court yesterday afternoon, return
able in June. The claims are based on the
following facts as SCI forth by the gentle
men before referred To. Daring the years
of 1873, 1874, 1875 and 1876, Mr. MARQUIS l.
Gorham, OF Rockford, Ill, "a mechanic in
humble circUmstanceS) busted himself IN
making and finally perfecting an automatic
twine binder attachment 60 harvesting
machines In the year 1876 this machine
had been perfected and the nece ,sary papers
were taken out at the patent Office prepare
Tory to securing the patent.
AYoTHER FELLOW At IT.
While Mr. Gorham was thus engoca,
during the years indicated, OK rather during
the last three, Mr. J. i. Appleby was like
wise engaged In making tWine binder
which he at once specula,ed upon aud IN
a Hf.ar tot h., ..f.., -
OF harvesters. The Companies that p,,r-
chased the right to use his attachment were
the Champion Reaper COMPANY, OF Spripp
heid, o. the Easterly Harvester Comon,,Y
OF Whitewater, Wis; William Deering OF
ChlcaSo, the Minneapolis Harvester Com
psny, of Minneal, soils. Mimi, and Others
10 retuSn-in the year 1876, Mt. Gorhauo
the, as II lselalmed, inventor OF the twiue
binder, died, but the claims Of his widow.
ms Helen NJ Gorhanl, wore vigorously
pushed, IN conjunction with those of Mr.
Norman G. Thompson, of ROCKFORD III
who had SupP!,ed the funds whereWisa 10
secure the patent. and in 1850 the 0atent
once granted the Gotham patent anS. by q
iccisiOn IN It's favor set aside according to
Dle authority OF the then Interested paroles
'de ApPleby patents.
MAKING THEw NUIE. AND Ve-D.
The controversy YVES long. bitter and ex.
)enSlve III charac YER. K some ts-ne, either.
iurlng the progress OF the controversy or
u DSeq0e1t TO the granting OF tire patent 90
IorhSn, MIR. Cyrus Il, McCora.ick, of Chi
ago, secured az interest in it AID as soon ss
possible placed the G0ham tW5ae binder a.,
ne Mccormick harveSters Accordirg to
ne oiheial records the grant Of patent TO
Iorh2Ei Tor ar automatic twine binder for
lRdiBg grain sUoOrdinated all other
STEMS OF that desc-I ptiOn; hence the parties
mo bring the suits feel cor fident of being
ole 70 impose the royalty they deEuzsnd.
M 20 secure al injunction against the
l a rVester Companies that axe using the 40.
let1y binder uE less sUoh royalty is paid.
bother this can be accosn Dlished or not re-
lzEls to be seen Geo. Harding. OF Yhila-
etphIa, i. n. Rickersor- of New York. n
: LeggeEt, OF Cleveland. and ParkisasosA & |
atkinson, OF 'Cincinus-i, have been en-
aged &c counsel by the Gorhsrn patent
v ners.
There are soxle thirteen Companies manu-
'cturlng under the AppleDy pStents. and |
MS Is perhaps the berininuing os the big |
est patent silt on record. Several Com |
anieS viii ne doubt, with the close Of this |
eason, abandon the manufacture o. the Ap- |
leoy, which will work great hart!ships TO |
hose who haze their machines aD& will not /
e ah-e IN Anew years TO procure repairs for |
hem. 1t is'svident from the array of local |
aieTs eanpsoyed by the McCOrsxicIzs that !
hey are fully prepared 10 establish their
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