Goes To Front Grandly

Walter S. llicks, general manager of the lloptonic compauy, was met thia morning at the internal revenue oflice by a Journal reporter, and asked regarding the trouble between his company and the Ilon. John Carling, of Carling & Co., London, Ont. He replied: "We have two patents for the United States and one for Canada on lloptonic. The matters in controversy between n?, so far as our interests nre conoerned, are in the hands of Don M. Dickinson, and Col. Thos. 8. Sprague. An injunction tota served Thursday on the agent ot' Carling & Co. Since the service of the papers e have securedthe aflidavit&of severa I gentleuien to the fact that the agent of Cai - liiifr & Co. has continuad the sale of goods in violatlou and contempt of tbe court from vvliiih the injunction was issued." "Do you ftDticipate any trouble from the original Hop Conjpanyt " "No. I was the oririnatorof the IIop Bitters. Four millions have been made out of my preparation within the eight years. An eastern tirni h;is threatened to prosecute any drugjrist haiullinir any bitters witli the word hop or hops upon tliem, and has sned Farralu! & Willlams, the leadlng druiggiiits of this city. The National association of drugiist?, in session at Philadelphii, votcd to defend Messrs. Farrand & Williams in the litigation instituted by this lini), but the tinn declined, saying that they desired the honor and privilege of beating the :vntleman froffl Rochester. Oiily yesteraay Farrand Williams gave me an order for live gross of lloptonic. whic.li order I telegiaphed the house. The sale of our lloptonic is simplv surprising to myself and to my We have the belt equipped establishment for the manuiaeture of Hoptonic that exista to ilay, and and not even a member of parlalment like Mr. Carling can transgress our ï-jrlits witli impunity. It is virtually n contest between the United States and Canada. We have no fcar of the oatcon "BoptOQic is my jiet chili!," continued Mr. llick?, "anü the gentlemen with whom I am associtted are as li'iL'li in social and linancial circles as you have in the state of Michigan. I am sati.-lied tbal juslicc wlll prevalí and that our lull rlSbti will be protected. W hTe Rtked for nothing to which we are not entitleil, and the courts will vindícate na."