comparatively small profits he has realized from the sale, to recommend a further extension of said patents to the second day of March, 1864, reserving to all who may be lawfully in the possession and use of the machine, protected by said patents at the time of the extension, the right to continue the use of said machines during the additional extended term; and they report a bill accordingly. APPENDIX. To the honorable the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled: Being informed that Isaac Adams, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and commonwealth of Massachusetts, has petitioned the Congress of the United States for the extension of his two patent rights on the power printing press, to the year one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour, and being aware of the great value of said Adams's power printing press to the public, and convinced that said Adams has been unable to obtain a reasonable remuneration for his invention and the introduction of said presses into public use, and that the time prayed for by said Adams is not more than he ought to have, the undersigned would respectfully express to your honorable bodies their belief that justice to said Adams, as well as a true regard for the public interests and the encouragement of the arts, requires that said Adams's prayer, for the extension of his said patents, be granted. CHARLES C. LITTLE, Firm of Little & Brown. CHARLES HICKLING, Printer and Publisher. JOHN H. JENKS, Publisher and Bookseller. W. D. TICKNOR, Bookseller and Publisher. BENJAMIN BRADLEY & CO., BOSTON, February 4, 1854. To the honorable the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled: Being informed that Isaac Adams, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and commonwealth of Massachusetts, has petitioned the Congress of the United States for the extension of his two patents on the power printing press to the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and being aware of the great value of said Adams's power printing presses to the public, and convinced that said Adams has been unable to obtain a reasonable remuneration for his invention and the introduction of said presses into public use, and that the time prayed for by said Adams is not more than he ought to have, the undersigned would respectfully express to your honorable bodies their belief that justice to said Adams, as well as a true regard for the public interests and the encouragement of the arts, require that said Adams's prayer, for the extension of said patents, be granted. HARPER & BROTHERS. D. APPLETON & CO. JOHN F. TROW, THOMAS P. KETTELL, Editor Democratic Review. FREDERICK SOMERS, Superintendent American Bible Society Printing. NEW YORK, February 11, 1851. T. K. & P. G. COLLINS. L. JOHNSON & CO. KING & BAIRD. ISAAC ASHMEAD. THOS. COWPERTHWAIT & CO. PHILADELPHIA. To the honorable the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled: Being informed that Isaac Adams, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and commonwealth of Massachusetts, has petitioned the Congress of the United States for the extension of his two patent rights on the power printing press to the year one thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour, and being aware of the great value of said Adams's power printing presses to the public, and convinced that said Adams has been unable to obtain a reasonable remuneration for his invention and introduction of said presses into public use, and that the time prayed for by said Adams is not more than he ought to have, the undersigned would respectfully express to your honorable bodies their belief that justice to said Adams, as well as a true regard for the public interests and the encouragement of the arts, requires that said Adams's prayer for the extension of his said patent be granted. NATHAN HALE, Editor of the Daily Advertiser, Boston.. Printer and publisher, Boston. BEALS & GREEN, Publishers of Boston Post. DUTTON & WENTWORTH, State printers of Massachusetts and publishers of Transcript. Publishers of Boston Atlas. E. B. FOSTER & CO., Publishers of Boston Courier. SLEEPER & ROGERS, Publishers of Boston Daily Journal. FERDINAND ANDREWS, Editor of Daily Evening Traveller. JOHN EASTBURN, 18 State street, Boston. BOSTON, February 4, 1851. ALBANY, NEW YORK, February 10, 1851. DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 7th, stating that you had petitioned Congress for the extension of the patent on your power press, came duly to hand this morning, &c. I commenced running one of your patent power presses about five years ago, and have increased the number until I now have four in use. I consider the press the best book machine in use, and would cordially sign a petition for an extension of your patent to the year 1864 if I had the opportunity, as I have no doubt a large majority of the trade would, if requested to do so. My reason for favoring your petition for what might be termed the extension of monopoly is, that while you had the manufacturing of the book presses for the trade almost without competition, you have not called on the printers to pay anything more than a fair and reasonable price for your machines. Wishing you success in your application, I remain, yours, respectfully, &c., CHARLES VAN BENTHUYSEN. Mr. ISAAC ADAMS, Boston. |
