The morning call., 1893-10-07


are enabled to fill orders promptly for all kinds
of skeleton cases OF any brands you may de-
sire ana We would be pleased 10 submit samples
OF labels and brands for whiskles, braDdies,
California wines, kline Wines French carets.
or anything else which you may choose TO put
up.
The following are few of the stock brands
which we have IN our Chicago factory:
Oscar Pepper, Blue Grass whisky,
Maryland Pure Old Rye. OLD rom Gin.
Belle OF Nelson, Sazerac Cognac,
Melwood. Otard Cognac,
Jockey Club Chateau Margaux
Gibson Rye, st. Julien,
E. J. kourke Irish Whis- Catawba.
KY. Duff Gordon Sherry,
Royal Arms Old Tom Topaz Port,
cold Medal WHISKY, Stoughton Bftters,
And many Others.
The following brands we have in stock here
Finchs Golden Wedding Old Crow
Hermitage. McBrayer.
Tea ettle. Guckenheimer Rye, and
.. +. Taylor, Monarch.
We also make specially OF private brands.
Trusting TO be favored with your valued or
ders, which will receive prompt and careful
attention, we remain yours truly.
Here was direct offer TO supply for
geries of any brand desired, and the insult
was the more bitter because many of the
circulars reached importers and owners of
the very brands which they were thus
openly lnVlleu TO initiate.
This adding of insult to injury made the
importers red hot. A meeting was called
and representatives of the folio wing firms
presented themselves, Of one mind Ia the
necessity for protecting trademarks:
Lillen th al & Co.. Wilmerdng & Co., Till
mann & Bendel, William Wolff & Co.,
Sherwood e Sherwood, Macondray & Co.,
Michaltschke Bros. & Co.. Cutting Pack
ing Company. Neustadter Bros. Hellmann
Bros. & Co.. A. P. Hotaling & Co.. Eugene
Thomas & Co.. Pascal Dubedat & Co., A.
Vigner, Charles Meinecke & Co., Jones.
Mundy & Co., c. w. Craig, Dempster &
Sons. Alaska Packing Company. Moses
Gunst & Co.. Rinaldo Bros. & Co.. Well
man, Peek & Co., Albert Mau q Co., NJ.
Blaskower S Co.
Though these houses principally belonged
to the liquor and cigar interests, it is not
desired to limit the organization to mem
hers of these two departments of trade.
Every one who has brand or trade
mark to protect Is available for member
ship. 1t is stated that the Gamers and
number OF other dealers are coming into
line.
Two moro meetings were held At each
meeting the tales If open infringements
on private rights were Indignantly related,
until it seemed that there was no we'll
known brand on sale which is not boldly
i'm mitated. Worcester sauce" becomes
"Worcestershire sauce; "AngOstura"
masquerades under the name of Angus
tura."
Another common trick reported was
that of refilling bottles. A case of some
wel-known brand would be ordered, and
tIat case would apparently last the buyer
forever. AS a matter of fact, when the
contents of any bottle were out, the re-
taller simply filed it up with concoction
of his own. and let il 90 at that
Dealers told of the trash which they
had encountered under the name of their
own brands and exhibited specimens of
the true and the spurious articles for COM
parison. 1t was agreed that never in the
history of local trade had this counter
feitng of marks and imposition of in
ferior qualities on The public been carried
On so far or so openly.
After much discussion it was decided to
organize as the Trademark Protective
Association of California" on the lines of
similar organizations in New York. Its
objects are Ito protect the members Of the
association against the piratng, forging
or c0unterfeitlng Of their labels and trade
marks. and TO protect the public against
having passed off upon them spurious
wares as the goods and wares of such
members"
From the members a tribunal of ar
bitraiion," consisting of twelve persons,
are to be chosen to decide on compa nts
or order proceedings, civil or criminal, to
be instituted in any of the following
cases:
1. Where ir is alleged that any person ha,
pirated. forged or cOuDterfeiled thu trademark
or label usually affixed TO hls goods by any
member OF The association or by any firm rep
resented by such member, or has procured the
same TO be dune or attempted.
2. Where 1t Is alleged that any person has
sold or Is Keeping for sale any goods upon or to
wiich any counterieted trademark or label has
been affixed.
3. here it is alleged that spurious wares
have been or are being sold or passed off as the
wares OF any member OF the association or OF
any firm represented by any such member.
The initiation fee and monthly dues are
to be light in order to encourage the or
ganZa,ion.
Another object of the new organization
will be to use its influence 10 increase the
fine for Infringement upon trademarks,
making 1T specific and susceptible to in
crease on recurring offenses Of the same
nature. 10 accordance with the practice
existing In France. The fine in California
for conviction for piratiDg trademark is
$50, and the expense of legal process has
so far deferred importers from taking ac-
ton in many cases which they have dis
covered. Under a plan Of cooperation,
however, going to law will be greatly
cheapened and simpitied.
Part OF the personnel of the new organ
lZatlon Will be a detective, whose duty 1t
will be TO obtain the evidence necessary
Tor conviction in the courts. An attor-
Dey will also be appointed. who will make
these cases speciality and who, through
his special knowledge of the laws on this
subject. will, 1t is urged, be more likely to
carry the cases to successful ISSUE
AT the last meeting OF importers A.
Viguier was chosen president of a direct
crate of five members and r. j. Harrison
secretary. A meeting will be held at an
early date to take further steps In the or.
ganization, as large number of reput Bile
merchants have expressed desire for an
opportunity To join the movement.