Show ASS AN AMERICAN AMERICA N ax AN instance of american enterprise is exhibited in the business career of mr A J jordan oi of st louis manufacturer of cutlery ile he went ever to ta sheffield anzland Enz Ent land fland thereat centre of production in that line iloe its name for superiority of goods being ahead of afi that of any other city in the world he there established a cutlery manufactory his object being to supply the american trade with tie t ie best article that sheffield skill and materials could produce this gentleman was emi hently success successful full but an attempt was made lately by chas abas chambers co sheffield manufacturers to place mr jordan at a disadvantage pobe he latter placed on his hia sheffield wares the trade mak he used on his Ameri american ean goods two large As a small one and the figure 1 I the trademark et cf chambers co was A 1 and they entered a criminal action against mr jordan on the ground of imitation and a purpose to deceive A large quantity of his goods walk waft seized the trial of at the suit took place last month it resulted in the complete vindication of mr jordan it being shown that he neither practiced nor intended tended io any deception merely using 9 his registered american trademark ou his sheffield warps the sheffield telegram praises mr jordan highly showing oat it he had bad intended a fraud he would bould have resorted reported to the subterfuge of 0 putting iz the word sheffield upon lus hs st louis goods good instead ot of doing so however he jahad had established and built up a flon ashing trade in the town and thus bene fitted it the same journal criticizes with well deserved severity the course taken to bibi by chambers co ier I 1 r jordan has a number of friends I 1 iaB tah where his wares are popular whey rephey will doubtless be pleased to learn leam ef his late complete vindication in the courts |