New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
= THEY HAD NOT EVEN AN OFFICE.

and mills I'm the bids the Commissioner or
Patents declined to renew the contract with the
old company which had performed the work 10
the satisfaction Of all concerned for quarter OF
a century. which had a plant OF the most APP
proved machinery and apparatus costing iiote
than 800, 600. and a force OF workmen VINO hau
acquired great skill by long service, ana gave II
to company that was organized only two Gays
previous by men without capital, khoWleuSe VI
experience They had no presses. no hlachiheiy
or apparatus of any kind no workmeh' no shops'
no office, credit. and were themselves un- III
known to the Commissioner of Patents and ms
superiors and subordnates. But they were
friends Of Josiah quincy, the Assistant Secse-
tary of State who conducted their business - Iyi
them and is believed to have prepared lneil ,.. p,u
He represented the company IN its tIdnSacI.oiI'
with the Secretary of the Interior ana the Coin-
missioner of Patents, and is said 70 nave sPem. PEN
more time at the Patent Otllce durihs '"ose '"''
than at the state Department.
THE Patent Office Gazette IS WeehS Pr PSTh
lication 1t bears the date Of Tuesday. me
contract requires it to be issued on a' ,,hscr3b
usually it has been ready for mailing 10 suosC,iD
ers on Monday ard sometimes as cary as ~ ~0a.ul
dav The subscription list contains ''oVV hathSa,
and includes patent attorneys in all parts Oh tiic
country manufacturers inventors. pupi!c ~ ~
brarcs boards Of trade ana others lnteresteu II. Va
learning az promptly as possible What paleHn.,
are issued by the Government. IL - - ',h tb 1aiiv
and important the patent lawyer as tne n GaiIy
uuot1tions are to the members OF Doaru Vi
trade or stock exchange.
UNABLE TO DO THE WORK
II was very soon demonstrated that the new
conpanv was not prepared to do the WORK. l"c
presses were not suitable, engraVers were n''"
to find everybody connected with the company
was without experience and 1t was seVerai "eeN'
bafore the first number of The Gazette was
iss1nd under the new arrangement II was
even longer before the second hufnpei "S9 ~,
The. edition Of THE Gazette bearing GATE ol
Tulv was not published until some uhie III
Auc,ust and The next number, bearing date OF
july II did not appear until near september
ON August an official report was ihaue " ,, W"
Commissioner Of Patents that Inc uaHe.uc
vas fnrtv davs in arrears and that the repro
ductions of drawings were twenty-slH uay ~, ~
arrears It was not until January o. sA ,''ort, Tha
after the contract was awarded, tnat ne
Gazette" was issued on time. ana since ti'f'
date II has been very Irregular - -.
The Commits sioner OF Patents received @ @drOn
100 To POO letters daily from subscrlpers 10 ~.
Gazette" and other persons Interested IN patents
and trademarks. complaining OF ,hr I,iu' . i. -
which the new company was DONG "he m"'
II was inferior in quality, the cuts being, II
is said zine etchings. while the CONTRACT calIeu
for work done by the photo-lithographiG PIneeoS
that is, from stone. At first the oiIiclaIs Vi
! tho D.partment called the attention or the COM
| missioner 10 the constant violation OF the con-
! tract the delay In the delivery OF the work anu
It's inferior quality. but they were IIS'i
| nnt IA iuspect il too closely and not 10 reject
any of the printing or the drawings unless they
were 80 bad that they could not poss' oe
After many difficulties the contract was finally
| arnroved on September 9 by the Secretary OK ,he
Inferior though signed on June 10. IL now pc
| came necessary for the company to make Il polu
fnr 500 600 This bond. with a copy or the con-
tract attached. Is now on file In the oCe VI ~ .,e
First Controller OF the Treasury ana pears sot.lr
| interesting names James Smith. tr, MEMBER
| ~ the United states Senate from NoW-Jeisty,
qualities for $1,000 Ben c. Gable the enterpI's's
! Young gentleman who bears the same re,dtion W
Illinois that Mr.. Quincy bears 70 the CoinnlUn- or
yrn,ith -, Nassac husetts qualities for $o0Vo.
and Henry W. McCorry. Of Jackson Tenn, d
friend OF Mr. Quncys friend j. Fouht ono
] ,b. v,-aaz down
NO HARSH CRITICISMS ALLOWED.
Az has been stated the officials Of the Patent
Office were instructed repeatedly that the work
| ~ the National Lithographng Company was not
To- be criticised or inspected too closely ana liey
| ,vara very careful To- obey orders, but Wheh III
/ vcntors and attorneys absolutely reiused - a. a..
/ com work because II was too poor = be used II
became necessary 10 report that tact 10 the No'''
joseph B. Marvin. Of Massachusetts,. was me me
chief Of division under whose Jurlsuic'93ii ~ w
printlng contract came. and althouSh ne "'r ~
host M. could To carry out the INSTRUCTIONS "i 'iie
Commlssioner he was cotnpel!ei rom 'Ii',. a.
,ir,n :, raiect certain work and report certain
discrepancrs 70 his superior. II was Il cullUu' ",
fact that whenever Mr. Marvin ana any sucn u
hing ne Immediately received warning III" , , !,
could he traced To- Mr.. Quincy. y man Iianvu %
| Nnrion BAILEY at this time was Mr.. quincy
running mate" and assisted him IN a'teiiuil's ~
the business of the Lithographihg cvIlpa,'y p.,
| Nr Ra!ley took frequent occasions 10 aulhoi,n ~ u
mo clerI,s Of the Patent Office concerning NJ: MI
Ouincy's political Importance ana ms pun.
| with the President. and used To atNou"Ve
| tentiolslv that "the powers that De are peHlliu
| tbis contract and if any one gets in our way
| his head goes on.
| Mr. Marvin neglected to heed the warhlhgs aio M
| continued t. perform his duty. WIlci! auStu W
! ouiurv tn say to "A certain chief of division III
| th. Land once that some one III the ia'ens
! once was placing obstacles In the way Oh GU, o
| company and am going To nave MIN re'IioN',, ~,
Again and again similar notice was sent 10 VI
| Marvin that ne must not reject WORK anu "'lly , ,
a former member OF congress, wno nr, mont
| received what nay be considered ofllciai notice
| from Mr. Quincy that his protege nust SOP ~
terfcring with the affairs OF the Na1lo.a
| Mr. Marvin however. continued to inspect ,ll'
| printing and reject what was apSolu'eii u
less until November I last wheh ne tCeao.u oir g .
note from the Commissioner OF GaV,h'S Saying
| ,hot his services were no longer required
PROFITS NOT Up TO EXPECTATIONS.
T, ,s understood that Mr.. Quncy's contract
1oe NOT nav as we'll as he expected IL would
Tho lac, of proper facilities and experienced mef
and ,he amount of work spoiled even under 'h'
chcaner process of zinc etching now used nay.
caused n considerable waste. and although MI
Quincy has been giving his personal aue's'o ~ -, =,
tho management OF affairs the prohtS SO l''
have heen small His friend. the Commissioner
OF Patents, however is IL Is cia1leu uoia,s s
everything he can to help nm out. olIly d - ,r "
weeks ago he contrived plan TO ihcreasv ihc, S't ~
nroflts of the company which can be coHnlSnue. @
for novclty and originality IL not for useiutss
The purpose Of THE Patent Once ,iaZe,te
l., ~ nrInt for the Information of the pupli'
descriptions and drawings of all patents trade
marks etc. issued by the Government OF ti'
United States. Under the statutes the ne ot
natont is seventeen years, when It's protector
expires and it becomes public property IL wa;
for the benefit of the public that COMMISSIONS
Seymour not long ago ordered the pupncatiiol
in "T'hc GaZette' of list of patents eXprint
Zach week but was II for the beneht o.
Mr. Quincy and his associates that he ordered al al
tho Jescriptions and the drawings of these OBJ
solete inventions reproduced? Nobody wants
them. and If any one did 1t Is only necessary
to turn back to the issue of The Gazette lo'
the corresponding week seventeen years ago
where they may be found In full Under thl'
new order The Patent Office Gazette is peiht
date AZ a useless waste Of money. To meet the
cost of this work the sum OF $4,000 has been Sc
apart from the general appropriation FOR tnt
printing by order of the Secretary OK the Al"
terror
And all this in the name Of reform! T.,