The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-12

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ever printers may want. 10 make them its fast friends
tH proposed that ony person may become a stock.
holder But expressly contemplated that the ope
ratve business shall be under the control Of scientific
and practical men in the mechanic arts The conner.
Gal transactions may be conducted by auy the stock
holders who may be chosen TO constitute board OF di
rection for that purpose Fifty dollars may constitute
stockholders no need be Individually Responsible for
more than he invests and no will DO entitled TO pront
pro rata according 70 his investment Here /. general
outline oil the plan Of operation twill be given in de-
tail or made conormable to the and wishes Of the
STOCKHOLDERS who may participate in it, should there be
any such II not, then 1t is entirely unnec sssary
mat the foregoing proposition is not chimera,
think or do in the matter, may 10 understood
from the fact that the works are already in opc.
ration The subscriber Is ready TO receive
applications from inventors who have not the means
OF completing their inventions, Of Introducing them
into S,v use eSGmpstsd From among tho applications
most valuable aud promising The party applying,
who may be selected will DO made sockholdor no
will be provided with all the necessary of prose
cutting bis invention to completion and need be-
Of furnished to his family duriug that period
by assignment the oiat property of the Institute
and the inventor, and made productive, either by the
SALE The inventor himself ought personally to attend
to the work to be accomplished both in tho completion
Of the invention and its Introduction to use by manu-
featuring the article when that be done The sales
will be made under the direction of the Institute.
the public be me. either by few Or many Who are Wiling
to invest as much capital the proposed plan is
not i than forty OF be i'm
institution II will be rare indeed, if from among
that number judiciously selected, some brilliant nven.
tons will not be the successful issue to reward literally
for the investment OF capital as well the toll of the
inventor.
for the privileges OF the Institute is not overlooked by
the writer nor has he the arrogance to presume that
aid IN this PARTICULAR from among the Scientific mschan
cs OF our country who compe tent, and who have
means invest and are ssrOus to promote the useful
10 per form this most responsible unavoidable duty
who will do justice to the inventors well as the nsi
tuition Applications made. will be strictly confidential,
SO that no injury may be done TO the of any re-
ected applicant. The subscriber, however will not
shrink from this duty he has il to perform for the
present. alone and the proposed plan will carried out
as begun, with only one or two. until sufficient mum
competent committee for the admission Of others.
From six to ten boys between the ages of ten and
arts will be- received as apprentices They will be- nro
vided for and taught some useful trade occupation
in addition TO- which they will be instructed tn
tools generally and fitted as far practicable to become
inventors Many Of bright natural genius have failed
to become successful inventors for of early training
nearly two years there has been in the employ of tho
writer an excellent machinst who is perhaps second
Of wood or iron capable Of building any kind of mach
uery, or carrying on any manufacturing operation in
struotng apprentices And Is hoped, that ere long,
mechanical kill as will furnish superntendents for
manufactures and machnists of rare qualifications,
well as The developements OF ingenuity.
The subscriber the inventor of the presen United
States mail lock- and the manufacturer of that article
general agent under the charter of The Perth Amboy
large mandatory OF kegs by steam power capable Of
making 10 the most perfect manner, five hundred two
gallon kegs per day from the rough timer, with only
nine hands being entirely invention and not ct
patented With two steam engines, one Of twenty and
already in operation including the Contract h ths roi
office department for mail locks, workshops covering
sixty thousand square feet Of ground two and three
veges and more than dozen OF neat and comfortable
clearinghouse; charter granted in 1891, for fifty
capital Of half million Of dollars and an admirable
location for cotton or other large manufactures there
seems promise Of something than mere chimeIa
OF the brain All these advantages are at command and
may be secured deemed advisable by those who may
As to the location which has been selected for the
above establishment 1t may be necessary to say
thing, for the information of those at distance and
unscquainted Herewith. Perth Amboy, in New Jer.
sey an Incorporated city, with about two thousand in
habants. Iii twenty Ave miles from the city Of New
York, on the main route to Philadelphia, by which is
transported all the merchandise Eso constantly passing
inland, between those ctss and in fact, between the
harbor, as easily reached from the Atlantic ocean dis.
tant eighteen miles as New York; and by vessels Of the
largest class The communication with New York by
rupted during the year The chief business done is the
planting and growth Of oysers and more than hslf the
factories and two semnaries; for young ladies' aud
for boys II contains Ave churches different d..
waited ground overlooking Princes bay and in sight Of
Sandy Hook Lighthouse. 1t is very healthy, and
residence in the couu,ry Thers no p'Ii bsa,Ts
or other public place Of amusement for which things
inventors rarely. il ever have a taste. Their enjoy
ment 10 in the ample unexplored regions of thought and
experiment Its proximity to New York the great me-
tropols who're may be found f to be found in the
makes it desirable location whilst he is sufficiently
far removed from the foIies and alurements OF gren
too, is the great r for the exhibition and disposal Of
the products of ingenuity and skill, who're will be estab
iished the chief warehouse OF the institution. And nc
place perhaps could DO selected ceutral where
tbs same facilities are afforded TO inventors at Perth
Amboy.
the Convention of Inventors held in the City of New
York 10 October l845, proposed to form national
association OF inventors to be located in that city An
to the convention BY the but has Seen Do
ferred to see what might grow out Of that possibly
might supersede the necessity Of this project Honoret
With place upon the Executive Committee of the
Convention Of Inventors for the amendment the
laws and also appointed vice president of the National
OF determining how far this has basn the case Having
arrived at the conclusion thst the wants of inven
hi, great must be started by bersty and deter
mined energy on the part OF some individual he boldly
and hopes to meet hearty response from among the
| great body OF inventors IL from no others.
One word now ito the query, which will arise in
the minds OF many. because Is almost universally be
eved that self interest lies at the bottom Of all pro
jects, How L. he," the writerl ito make money by
this opera,ionY' The answer is easy, VIZ Whatever
property he has accumulated has been by ipge nuity
lie believes 1t to be most prolific source Of profit
when secured and properly attended TO- lie has more
confidence in the investment Of capital ia ingenu
| ty under proper organization, that In any other
species Of property, because new inventions are not
likely to destroy the business lie believes will be sale
Investment for the above and because inventors
being liberal minded, at least likely to be honest
men engaged in any other occupation II not
He expects to be one OF the managers, long he hs
In large investment and prefers trusting his capital
- investing in stocks and securities which b.
has no control That which is obtained by ingenuity
to be lost may well be lost ingenuity aud then
VIII al least be pleasing reflection that expend
ca upon the most valuable and deserving class of soce
for he has the day that no would have sold his time
and his talents for life, for the palry five hundre
collars per annum IN order to be enabled to carry
MS inventions. He does not believe that ingenuity i
concentrated in any one individual but that by a unoI
Oh original minds, frequent interchange Of thought il
conversation, and combination Of inventive
scarce conception Of des % to the things which ma,