New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
HE THEN HELD AN Officihh IAh'H'
tow HE Is DEvOTING HIS TINE TO THE
BUSINESS or THE COMPANY WHICH
SECURED THE AWARD.

THE SENATE ORDERS AN INvEsTiGArioN-rfN
ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
,,ns OFFERED FOR PRINTING THE
PATENT OFFICE GAZETTE" WAS
cp,;rs AND MILLS IN FAVOR
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS, STATES
NAYS CONCERN on TOTAL
or 10000 PLANT TO
DO THE WORK WITH
my TrIrGR,PU To TIE TRIBi"E'I
Wellington Feb. l?.-Thcrc IS puoSheu "''U-'
.b, authority Of the Commissioner oi fateh'S
,rhlic,. lion k,,own as THE Official Patent Olh'e
Gazetic" This IL issued on Tuesday oil eAch
.,o, I, contains u photo-lithographic copy OF
every patent granted. together with an cN?!aha-
,tor of the claims as set forth 10y the inventor
ror aIr,ost twenty-five years this work was
doro bv \ firm known as the Norris Peters Pho'o-
,,,,,,o,,,,hic connanv. This firm not only
,rhrshod "rhe Gazette" but In addition pro-
dnced bv the photo-llthographic process copies
Of each patent granted In single or separate
shoe, These are sold under the direction OF the
Commissioner Of Patents at 10 cents each For
tho nroduc;ion OF this work the Norris Peters
Connany received In the aggregate a little less
than $4,000 each year.
since his resignation OF the office or fI'st
Assistant Secretary OF State josiah quincy OF
whom on one memorable occasion the ffes'de'''
remarked that ne was n most eXtraordlhary
man" has been almost constantly In Washins-
ton giving advice and counsel to the Admins
,rot,on seeking Offices for his friends. doing
"chores" Of various sorts and looking closely
after the interests OF the National Llthograph-
ing Company. the successor OF the NorT1s Peters
concern above referred to In the work OF re-
producing the drawings and printing THE on
clal Gazette" OF the Patent ONCE
QUINCY Uses HIS INFLUENCE.
oulncy's connection with this new company
has been traced with great skill by William f.
Curtis In the course of the campaign OF lS92'
hc s,vs Quincy made the acquaintance OF
one Horace Kenney. the editor Of weekly
publication called american Industries" which
was subsidized by the Democratic National
Committee TO secure It's influence with the labor
ing classes Subsequently. and while Assistant
Secretary o., State. Quincy obtained for kenney
the contract Of printing The Official Gazette
of the Patent Office under circumstances which
sccmcd 10 Justify Senator Hale in the Senate
today I'm Offering a resolution Of inquiry II Is
said
whom quincy IS hiding. BE that as 1t may. II
Is certain that Quncy has shown as much interest
in the welfare of the National Lithographing
Company as II he were the only stockhoder
/, Is also beyond doubt that bu, for his influence
directly applied upon John s. seymour. Com
missioner OF Patents the company would not
now be holding n profitable contract with the
Government IL IS equally certain that when
ever the contractors are pinchei Mr.. Quincy
squeas.
About June last the Norris Peters Company
received a letter from the Commissioner Of
Patents. II was brief and 20 the point. II asked
| Mr. Fraser II his firm could not for the nsca!
year next ensuing produce THE Patent Office
Gazette" together with the copies Of weekly
patents allowed at reduced figure from the
amount Heretofore paid. In reply Mr.. Fraser
| wrote he did the way clear TO make a
reduction. The class Of work furnished. being
ariisticay of the high Ut grade. required the
| employment ~ artisans of rare SIKH and the most
expensive materials. \ week later he received n
! second letter from the Commissioner of Patents.
This letter reached him on Friday June a. late
| In the afternoon Il requested him 10 furnish n
bid for the printing Of "The Onica Patent Office
Gazette" for the fiscal year beginning July /.
1898. on the next day-SatIrday, June lat l2
| .
notice.
40 OTHER BIDDERS THERE.
Though the time was brief Mr.. Fraser prepared
been running for gears AT noon precisely on
Saturday he entered the room Of the Commits
soncr of Patents. expecting TO see a number OF
other bidders as usual. No was present eX-
cept the Commissioner and clerk. Mr.. Fraser
| handed his bid TO the Commissioner. who. ring
| ing his bell for a messenger. handed the latter
| the bid with this remark Take this 10 the
| chief clerk" The Commissioner then, with the
utmost cvility dismissed Mr. Fraser from his
official presence. Mr.. Fraser remained In the
chief clerks room for some time, waiting for the
bids to be opened in the presence Of the bidders
as Is the custom In all the Government depart
ments but saw no other bids and no other bid
ders lie was finally told that he need
not wait any longer lie would be Informed OF
| the result OF the bidding
a few days later Mr. Fraser received notice that
the contract had been awarded To the National
| Lithographing Company of Washington. Horace
| Kenney, treasurer He had spent most Of his
life in Washington. but had never heard of any
such company although he would naturally eX-
| pect To know all of his rivals in business. He
made inquiries a the Patent Office and was told
the National Lithographing Company and his
own. He asked to the bid OF the other com
pany. which shown him. lie compared II
carefully with his own and found that the two
were almost exact duplicates The only difference
he could detect In three items. This was Sc
Insignificant as to be ridiculous, although II did
make the other bid few cents lower than his
own. The differences were these
DIFFERENCE OF = CENTS AND MILLS
The Peters Company offered to furnish 10.
copies OF what are called "a drawings FOL
81 AZ. The National Company offered TO furnish
the same for 81 ia difference OF cents.
The Peters Company offered to furnish 2Ot
copies OF "D' drawings for l3 cents ana mills
The National Company bid 10 cents and mills
a difference OF 2 mills
The Peters Company offered to furnish twenty
four copies OF each set OF trademark drawings
n Al a M al ComDany bid 81 3S-