Milford chronicle., 1883-04-13
THE ALDEN PATENTS.

enemies that work upon tue tree anu
nrev unon leaf, blossom and fruit; the
frost that blights; the drought that
vithers: the storm that destroys; the
high freights and commissions that eat
an the returns of a low market; the
worst system of marketing that ever
cursed any industry; it is now threat
ened with series of law suits that
NAV result in the waste of more treas
ure than did the dark representations
of the weather crank Virgins.
When it was talked last fall by the
Alden Evaporating Fruit Company
that sheir claims must be respected by
all manufacturers of machines and by
evaporators of fruit, they were urged
to so present their claims as to make
the leastd epressiOn upon this great bus
mess Of curing fruit. They were re-
minded that if their claims were pre-
seated in such way or at such time
as to threaten the prosperity OF this
great industry, they would arouse the
Indignation of the people, and they
would merit defeat. They were urged
to meet the evapOratOrs of this penin-
sula in the early winter at the semi
annual meeting of that association ana
bv an early adjustment of the matter
in controversy, allay all those fears
which il started in the spring would
blight the fruit business worse than
frost. Neither by representative, nor
bv letter did the Alden Evaporating
Company make itself heard at the
Dover Convention on the Sth of De-
cember last. Their conspicuous alb
sence on that occasion paved the way
for the adoption of the following reso-
luton by the Association.
ResoIyed. That the Secretary be in
stracted to invite che State Grange OF
Delaware, which will be in session
next week in Dover, to meet with this
Association on "Wednesday afternoon,
December 18th, at l O'clock p. NJ, to
devise and perfect some plan OF prOtec-
ton for the fruit interests of our sec
ton against the unjust eXactlOns OF
patentees and especially to consider
what is proper and right to be done IN
view Of the damage claims made by the
Alden EvapOrating Fruit Company Of
New York, as announced in their ad-
vertisement in the MILFORD CHRONI-
GLE.
Here was shown desire to do the
thing that was fright" aud an addi-
tional week was given wherein the AL
den Company had done better to meet
with the association, unless they in
tended, as subsequent acts seem to in
dicate, to hold the people in terror OF
law suits.
The wealth of this world is not all
in gold and silver. Great minds have
-beoueathed to mankind legacy that
the vaults of banks may not hoard. If
Mr.. Alden's> Intellect gave the world
evaporated fruit, then SIT. Alden de-
serves both honor and ample pecuniary
reward. But if Mr.. Alden shrewdly
manipulated the Patent Office until
by patents and reissues of patents he
obtained letters from the Government
for that which already belonged to the
people, and which the Government
had no right to grant, then these
threatened suits are an outrage thai
will stir a broad area of the Union tC
its depths.
The CHRONICLE gave an account
last week of two suits started in New
York against men operating evapora
tors, and how the industry was com
bining for self-protectiOn. These sui6
are but the initial steps of long anC
tedious warfare The people know 81
much of the quirl1s and twists by
which patent attorneys worry tbeil
advisaries; and they know so little o
righteousness in the judgments OBJ
tained, that to. the common mind it ha
become an apt saying in patent suits
'.The longest pole knocks the persim
mon."
The New York evapOratOrs speal
confidently of raising $4,000 withou
a heavy tax upon any member. Th
peninsula presents even more evapo
rating towers than New York we be
lieve, and in response to the appeal o
their bretheren in New York, tn
association here is conducting an &C
tive recruiting service. The Secretar.
of every Subordinate Grange on tn
peninsula viii be personally requestet
to receive the membership fee Of pei
sons in their neighbOrhOod who ma.
desire to unite with the Peninsula
Fruit Evaporators' Association, and t.
forward the names and money to G
Boggs Secretary of the Association a
MoOrton, Del.
Any week is likely to bring a cal
from members for a special meeting o
the Association for the determination
of the amount to believed for the suit
on hand. The probabilities are tina
If both societies unite in one effort
the best legal talent Of the countr!
will be employed to conduct their case
pHORE ABOUT MINISTER'S AND MAHHON.'
I'VE are making no point agains