1901 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 657 



To Our Shi 



We were obliged to notify you a few weeks ago that one Joseph 

 M. McCaul had leased our old quarters at Nos. 120-122 West Broad- 

 way, New York City, and had there started up business under the 

 name " Hildreth, McCaul Co.," and had distributed a multitude of 

 • circulars so worded as to create the impression that his business was 

 a successor to or a branch of the business of Hildreth & Segelken. 



For the protection of our shippers and ourselves, we at once in- 

 structed our attorney to commence action to enjoin the said McCaul 

 from using the name Hildreth in any manner whatsoever in con- 

 nection with his business. On the loth day of July, 1901, Hon. Da- 

 vid McAdam, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New 

 York, after a full argument upon the merits, issued a peremptory in- 

 junction, of which the following is an extract: 



" And it appearing that the plaintiffs have for a long time been and now are carrying on 

 business under the style of " Hildreth & Segelken," and that the defendent has recently 

 opened a business at 120-122 West Broadway, in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New 

 York, and is carrying on the same under the style of " Hildreth, McCaul Co.," and that such 

 act is in violation of the plaintiffs' rights, and that the commission or continuance thereof, 

 during the pendency of this action, will produce irreparable injury to the plaintiffs ; . . it is 



ORDERED that the defendant (Joseph M. McCaul) and each of his agents, servants, and 

 employees, and all other persons acting under his authority and direction be, and he and they 

 are hereby restrained and enjoined fiom showing, displaying, or otherwise using during the 

 pendency of this action in or upon any papers, devices, sign or signs, or otherwise, in the 

 business conducted by the defendent at No. 120-122 West Broadway, in the Borough of Man- 

 hattan, City of New York, or elsewhere the name of " Hildreth " separately or conjunctively 

 with any other name, designation, or description." 



Outside of our desire in our own interests to protect the name 

 which we have built by years of satisfactory dealings with our cus- 

 tomers, we hastened to procure this injunction as soon as possible, to 

 prevent our shippers from being misled into sending their goods to 

 one who would make an attempt to gain their trade by such a trick 

 .and device. 



With thanks for the many expressions of good will we have re- 

 ceived from our shippers concerning this attempt to trade under our 

 name, we are Sincerely yours, 



HILDRETH ^ SEGELKEN. 



265-267 GREENWICH STREET. NEW YORK CITY. 



