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honorable course in business by indirectly naming or call- 

 ing its reel, made in Louisville, as the ' Frankfort Reel/ 

 or the ' Frankfort, Kentucky Reel' something that Ben 

 F. Meek, its assignor, never attempted or claimed 

 would be in violation of the broad and equitable rule of 

 fair trade laid down in the many authorities above cited. 



"I am of the opinion that the plaintiffs are entitled to 

 the relief they ask. 



"SHACKELFORD MILLER, Judge." 



B. C. Milam's son (John W. Milam) still conducts the 

 business at the old stand under the old firm name (B. C. 

 Milam & Son), he having been taught to make these reels 

 by his father, beginning his life work in the old shop at 

 318 Main street in 1877, since which time he has made 

 enough reels to become a veteran himself and a worthy 

 successor to his famous father, whose name had for so long 

 been familiar to myriads of anglers in this and more dis- 

 tant lands. 



In the accompanying illustrations, which are repro- 

 ductions from photographs made in the old shop at Frank- 

 fort from which so many superb reels have been sent out 

 broadcast to anglers everywhere, it will be noted that there 

 is a marked absence of machinery and what is used is of the 

 simplest designs. But no explanation of this seems neces- 

 sary further than to say that "Milam" reels are hand-made; 

 hence there is nothing old-fashioned or any obsolete uten- 

 sils in the factory, which makes no pretensions of turning 

 out reels rapidly and in large numbers by machinery. Just 

 the reverse method is applied and each reel represents so 

 much time, care and skill under deft fingers trained by a 

 lifetime devoted to the business, as well as watchful eyes, 

 that one who has been fortunate enough to witness the mak- 

 ing of a reel can only marvel that it can be made at a prof- 

 it though the selling price is high, as prices are reckoned 

 today. But one has only to be shown a reel made a half 



