The Iola register., 1902-07-11
WILL FIGHT INJUNCTION
Reported That the Lanyon Zinc Com
pany Will Stubbornly Resist the
Roast Kiln order


to a roasting kiln used Dy the smelter's
here, in which rece mt ruling was
made by Judge Hook at FIT. Scott, is
OF deep interets to everybody here as
we'll as to the the Lanyon Zinc Com
pany. That the company will fight
the case and make every effort to
knock out the Injunction is a certain.
ty. In this connection the following
story from the Pittsburg Headlight,
doubtless originating with some of
the canyons who know the facts in the
case is of interest. The Headlight
says:
The Danyon Zinc Company has
announced that they will fight the'per-
manent injunction granted the Col.
linsville and Edgar Zinc company at
Fort Scott, Thursday. The decision
of Judge Hook enioins them from
operating their smeters at
lola as they have been operated since
conntructon in 1898, on the charge
that their method of roasting ore is
an infringement on the patent of Hor-
ace Ed Brown, which is owned exclu-
sively by the Edgar and Collinsville
people.
The outcome of the suit, which has
been pending for several years, means
loss Of over a million dollars to the
canyons. Their smelters will have to
be closed down until some other pro-
cess for desulphurizing the zinc ore Is
discovered. When temporary re-
straining order was given the plain
titfs by the United States districtcourt
the decision was sustained by the
federal court of appeals. 1t reverted
back to Judge Hook, who then grant
ed perpetual Injunction. The de-
PENDANTS at once gave bond for appeal
and the case will be bitterly waged to
the end
The suit is one Of the most import
ant ever tried in this judicial district.
Aside from the great amount of mon
ey, there are u number of intricate
local propositions involved. MIR.
Henry Newman, president of the
Collinsville zinc company, said yes
terday; "Our company nd the Edgar
company experimental for years on
some methcd to separate the sulphur
from zinc ore in a way to lessen the
righteousness of the task. We spent
thousands OF dollars and secured
many theoretical plans, but none of
them were practical. At last in 1893
Ed Horace Brown, of Chicago, came
along and explained process which
he had used in Montana. There we're
great difficulties to overcome when it
was first attempted by the two com
panies but finally means we're discov-
cred whereby it could be applied to
zinc ore and is now the only success
full desulphurizing method. The Ed
gar and Collinsville companies pur
chased the patent right from Brown
and since held it.
when the Lanyon smelters we're
built at lola, four years ago, the
work was superintended by a man
hamed Robb, who installed "a system
of kilns very similar Ito the Brown
patent. 1t is claimed that the idea
was original with Robb, and that he
secured a patent on the invention. The
suit grew out Of these transactions and
has attained gigantic proportions. If
the canyons are not successful in
discovering process just as good
within a short time they will not be
able to compete with the Edgar and
the Coll insville smelters."
Horse Didn't Pay Board
Mr.. Wilson, the West street livery
man, is looking for horse to compel
the payment of $42 board bill. The
nag was the property of w. G. Brad
bury, the dye man who operated over
Brigham's store. He kept the animal
at Wilson's barn until last Sunday
when he telephoned from from Piqua
that he wanted a rig sent there for
him to drive to Colony. Wilson sent
a buggy with Bradbury's and barn
horse attached. Bradbury drove to
Colony and Monday morning sent
word down that Wilson's horse and
buggy were at a Colony barn, Brad
bury and the Bradbury horse having
left for parts unknown. Now Wilson
is looking for some way to collect
that board bill.