The evening world., 1893-09-27
NE RILED JOHN GOOD.
F. M. Fulton Decried the Merits
of a New Machine.
Almost a Fight Before the Cordage
Manufacturers.
Good Offers to Bet 800. 900, hut
Finds No Takers.

The meeting held at the offices Of the
John Good Cordage Company to-day for
the purpose of organizing the cordase
Trade Mutual Protective Association.
proved to be much livelicr than was
expected.
one OF the incidents was - wordN war
fare, which almost ended in al personal
encounter betwcen John Good and Il.
Nj. Fulton. il. Secretary of the National
Cordase Association. over the merits of
IL new yarn-spinning machine. an in
vention of John Good. ,-
This machine weighs less than lou
pounds, IL run by electric power. suct
as is used in inCandescent lighting. and
effects, 1t Is claimed, a saving or ron
facture of coriage. The machine now in
universal use ~ run by mucn betting
weighs over u ton, and IL very eMp'h-
sive.
1t was calculated that when this ma
chine was shown in full operation to tn.
trade those using the old machine Wou!h
be ready to SURRENDER.
Invitations We're sent to all corlaSe
manufacturers to witness the eNhibitloh'
and there was n large attendance. 49,.
With a few words of explanation. Mr.;
Good started the machine. The crowd
of manufacturers looked on in amaze
ment as 1t silently M swiftly per
formed it's work. Then j.. NJ. ~Fuiton,jr.
began TO upnOunCP tnt IIli'illilt' ''
it was too expensive to be used in max
ing cordaSe.
You can't lay. up your Sisal to ru,
the machine We now use said Fulton
Yes, l can responded Good.
II am as old y hand as YOU in the
cordage business said Fulton, and |
say YOU can't. ] would not use It.
We are contemplating now the erection
o: a new 5,,o0-spindle mill. and it would
not have Ole Of those machines; they
You're here from the National Cord.
age Company" replied Good, Ito run
down this machine. We heard some
ind now We know, who it is
Il don't own a dollar in any cordage
company" replied Fulton, but [ re.
ceived an invitation to come here and
inspect this machine, and l am merely
giving my opinion of 1t as Il practical
cc1dage man. I only see a lot OF law
yers here not practical cordage manu-
facturers. but ! will leave it to any one
TO decide. and they will decide with
me"
Mr.. Good became very angry and of,
fered to put up any sum. from $1,000 t1
old machines, under the auspices of any
committee selected to determine which
is the best and cheapest.
II won't bet ~ cents" said Fulton,
but / don't understand the machine,
You have made valuable machinery, MIR,
Good, n If L was putting up Il factory
to-day. l would use your inventions
throughout. all but that" pointing &c
the spinner on the table.
Mr.. Good asked Fulton some very
pointed questions az to why. If the Ma
tional Cordage could turn out its prod,
ucts at a cost of from l TO > cents q
pound, as he claimed. It kept up the
market price. when all competitors were
selling under. To this Mr.. Fulton re
piled hat 1t was to max. a profit.
III W men We're, fast approaching
that state where the byStanders deeme,
Il proper to interfere.
Mr.. Fulton said he had nothing more
70 say. He didn,t understand the prrin,
any explanation from those present, saiG
the National Cordage people would no
touch It, and after ~apologi2ing for his
harsh language retired, leaving every.
body feeling very uncomfortable.
After some desultory talk it was an,
nounced that the meeting would go into
executive session to perfect the organi'
cation.