Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-21

charge should not be entertained. Mr..
Jordan's mark does not appear to have
been calculated or intended to deceive; it
was bona fde mark Of bis own; and it
was not put forward with any intention of
inducing the public 20 believe that the
cutlery Of Mr.. Jordan wss the cutlery of
Messrs. Chambers. There WAS no reason
why Mr.. Jordan should endeavor to steal
the fame Of his reighbors seeing that
his own character and the reputa-
tion OF his own manufactures stand so
high. 1t may not be known generally
that Mr.. Jordan is an American manufac-
turer who has brought an important and
improving business to Sheffield. He has
! brought to the town large trade, which
other wise would not have come here. He
employs large number of hands who,
otherwise, would not have found work
in Sheffield, except by displacing CORE
spending number. he hardly completes
with any local Arm, inssmuch as the trade
he has brought to the town is now, 80
far ss Sheffield is concerned, the crea-
ton Of his own brains and energy, and
is au actual addition to the volume of
trade. Mr.. Jordsn's object in coming to
Shelf ED was to supply mis- customers in
America with the finest pocket cutlery
that Sheffield could produce under
mis- own superintendent. We are
given to understand that the cutlery sent
out by Mr.. Jordan is credit to Shelf I'D,
and is calculated to extend the desire by
ci:iZ ems Of the United States to carry q
She field blade in their pockets. Had
Mr.. Jordan been as dishonest as he is
smart man OF business, he might have
continued his manufacture at St. Louis
and falsely marked his goods as of Snef-
field make. He, however, chose the
honest policy Of setting up his factory in
Shelf sid. This is to Shelf sld's sdvan-
tage. He is stranger within our gates.
He has not come empty-handed to seek q
favor. He has come rather as benefAc.
tor to the artisans Of the town. He has
come bringing his sheaves with him,
bringing employment and trade, bringing
money in the shape of weekly wages
and bringing the promise of more
grist to the mill. He has not abused
the name of Sheffield. We question:
whether any cutlery manufacturer in the
town would object to have his name on the
thousand dozens of pocket-knives seizsd
by the detective officer who was sent to
perform the edious errand of searching
the factory Of this honest and reputable
manufacturer Of high-cls cutlery. For
Mr.. Jordan we have no other regard
than what may be entertained for an
enterprising creator of industry who has
been taken at disadvantage. It may be
ssked-why did not Mr.. Jordan register
bis mark of two big ga. 20" little SO"
and figure one? 1t was his registered
Trademark in America, though we gather
from what was said by the advocates en-
gagged In the case, 1t could not be regis
tered in England. But the naive admis-
sion was made by Mr.. Chambers
that he did not think the Gal"
mark Of his client could be regis
tered now. It is, however,, q
corporate mark, registered before the act
of 1875. Therefore, Messrs. Chambers
are entitled to the fullest protection they
can secure. We do not blame them for
proceeding against Mr.. Jordan, but for
the manner OF their procedure. 1t would
have been more in accordance with the
merits Of the case had they proceeded by
wy of Injunction to test the
likeness of Mr. Jordan's American
mark to Messrs. Chambers Sheffield
msik. The issue in this case was not
one of fraud, but Of disputed right. Mr..
Jordan has certainly done nothing to JUS |
tify the extreme course Of selling his |
goods snd dragging him before the |
courts on criminal charge. His |
"AAA l" is not sufficiently like ga L" to |
deceive the stipendiary of Sheffield, and
it Is questionable whether any person with |
sufficient discrimination to be guided by |
q mark would confuse the two. Al the |
same time we adhere to our oft-expressed !
opinion that trade marks should be dis
and now that Mr.. Jordan has |
effectuslly indicated his character and
his rights, it might be worth his while to
consider whether he could not with I'D |
vantage add to his mark some one or |
other of the wondrous wild fowl, strange |
q Oh or queer cattle which nature seems to |
have provided for the use of manufacturers
in search Of q bold and original idea in |
trade marks. In the meanwhile it is q
matter Of pride and pleasure that,
although he hss received scant courtesy |
in the manner Of his impeachment, he |
has found in British Court of Justice |
justice full and free-though not gratui-
tous.