The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-08
HE HELPED Z


su AcnievenG w
some single individus, ~ NJ
suggested It, planned 4 %
but IL his name is assccIa
moment Of triumph ~ ~
upon his brow and they ~ |'
is no second or third 81 y /.
Of those who also rsn.s n ~
fame. '39
As the builder Of q srs,e I{
founder Of a vast cons, y; n ~
there is none to dispute ~ ~
Pullman to the eminent ~. 4!
by current annals. But q. Z; 9
ventor Of the sleeping A.
forded rest and comforS w
weary travellers the vnr,x ~ h
a rival claimant for the bc.' n.
dead these many years. ~ w.
those who love his meiuusy
precious heritage to then 5!||
"Yess." said Sam B. c. u
modest little basement co. +,
sonville school building. u;
Cobb. was the originates y ~
sleeping berthu and vics " n,
Il N
been established by the 1s
car idea and the hrst -
for the transformation q i,1 "a
matter of public record !. ~ 3
Mr.. Cobb gave an inters1
Of the first device patented ~
the upper herths being ma I
OF the seats. raised until 49, 4
horizontal surface, Just a Il "
in an ordinary coach Of toi.s +
reversing your seat for yor u
when he had swung the bacS I;
and fastened it In that no1i||
the flat surface OF the back 1.
".irS' ~.ra-i--ea. -hia 49,: ,
my brother Henry ana
Mr.. Cobb, "and We worlsS N
las we did many OF his susY
had the patterns made a. F.
model. The castings were nv;
the patterns were completed ~
was constructed at once. IN
fall Of 1853. Father applied n
which was granted him,
Mot long after this nv f.iI3
and myself were induced n "
Cincinnati, who was intefecisI
leum-those were the days. & ~
you remember--to undertakS M /
of a big oil refinery In Pennl
invented a continuous on t.
brought us considerable mooa.
gether we had enough to occur
ton and did not exert ouSfajS|
the sleeping car project.
"In the meantime George NJ
who seemed to be looking afuuIl1
thing to convert into a iortun
self, had become interested y q
a sleeping car and had acQuaII
with my fathers invention. N
were in New York one day W>sI
man called on us at our hcsiL
house. He asked father m
wanted for that patent, AMI wi
$4,000 was the price. 1fd
MIR. Pullman said the hguN \
and went back to his hot&L 4
second conversation that day u
ended about the same way.
father received q message I'm
man one evening saying: I n
Chicago tomorrow and II NJ
me that patent you will haye n
Fathers answer was:
Tell Mr.. Pullman I viii III
THAT closed the deal. A.
the payment of the 5000 4
was drawn up and signed ~
was transferred to Mr.. Hull1aj
father afterward In soma nv q
payment of the $4,000, a. b M
entee of a number of appH
car building and the Pulluls n
came "a profitable cust0nee ~
care to lose its trade.
When the patent expired y
its seventeen-year limltAtio9 ~
wanted it renewed for seyen y
law permitted If the patentce
application for renewal. FAUX
twentieth interest in the Pul
pany as the condition Of bis ~
was agreed to and a contract y
was signed.
after the patent had besa
took the contract for the tvton
est. which father had left NJ
went to the Pullman compN1
get clear understanding d ~
with reference to the corpof1u
surprise / found that fatAH
waived his rights and had
ment abrogating the contrAnf
have made him wealthy.
company was still buying ~
and he did not want to loo =
Mr.. Cobb was asked how :
fathers claim as the oriSim!
the sleeping car mad been =
court.
That" he replied. wa
brought by the Central
company against the pull
charging infringement. attscn
ity of tho Pullman patent 9
my father and alleging .
vention.
"Pullmna's case depended q
claim. The whole matter ~
time when the patterns iof "
the model were made. tho
! have forgotten his name.
made the patterns In the ~
But / dug up the books Of tm
dry and showed that the
made in the fall Of 1859, Az
terms must have been MADE p0,
tngs, the patternmaker must
So Pullman won his case ~.
Zenas Cobb was the origtnh
the sleeping car.
Yes, George NJ. Pullmsh
man." concluded Mr.. Coopo
served great credit for o..
sleeping car into marvel q
venience and comfort that y
but he wtas not the inventoe
Zenas Cobb died in Lpe y
January 10. 1885. having
some eight years before ~
In good circumstances at
detaf n ana lat rnuc m prlDI0 MI||