New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-27
Meeting of Inventors.

Last night at eight, n seting of Inventors and
their friends was held in the Lecture Room, Clinton
Hall, to consider the report of Select Committee
appointed at a former meeting 10 visit Perth Am.
boy and consider three propositions made by DR..
Solomon Andrews, for the establishment Of an Inven.
tors Institute at that place. The Commits reported
that the Doctors property is worth $4,000 and suggest
ed plan which the Doctor refused ree to it, we
need not state fully The Committee consider this
City tie great workshop and mart Of nvetors-thst
10 them its present aness and Is their great
school possessing manufactures OF every possible Vsr
etv from the basement 10 the seventh stor1F
'rhe Chair was filled by Mr. sEwALL ~ soRr OF Con-
iectcut and 1t moved that the repor'. OF the Com
mttee of which Mr.. Samuel Fleetw Oh srmsn be ac
cepted, or received. Carried. Dr. solo mon Andrews
Il the inventor of the present U. : Nj al Lock, and
the agent OF the Perth Amboy Msnuscu ing Co. which
manufactures these locks also so tVrogalon kegs
per day from the rough timber. The Co mpany have
hftyyesr charter for general msnuac ring purposes
authorizing capital OF s5OOOO0 Dr. A is Vice Pre-
sdeut OF the National Association of lnventoT5l
Il was moved that the Report be adopted. on
which
Dr. ANDREWS asked for the resolution Of The lat
mating OF Inventors appointing the committee.
IL was res1 by Mr. BUEL and was 70 th E effect that
the undersigned agree to establish an Invent ns institute
upon enc OF the plans proposed by Dr. A. one more
feasible in their Committee should .port fAVo1S
bly, such plsn.
Dr ANpREws objected TO the Committee's views He
was already in possession Of charter unde which the
proposed object could be carried out II n third prop
osiuOn accepted II would be joint Stack eonps
ny I'LL charter obtained each being halle for the
other During Winter charter could De got froIu
the state He was opposed 10 the adoption OF the
port appeared him that there was lsoored etOrto
show thai NswYork the great place Tor inventions.
This be did not concur IN Ese why had not the pfn-
cipal inventions been discovered here' Where
your machine shops Of goods for foreign export
la New-YOrk, No Whyi WIZ not the interest
the land which you put your shops eat up pro
hfr.v u..rxr hear In
place Whist did the inventor gain who came here 70
exhibit bis invehtoni He would often go out Of the
City poorer perhaps by $50 than when be cape into H.
with patry medal which gave and never would
give additional value 10 invention though IL had often
served 10 humbug thousands Cheers he preferred
the cOuntry-but any other place would do as well a.
Perth Amooy where ground. &c, could be obtsined-if
not far distant from Nes-fork
Mr. SAnL. FLEET sAid ihst the COMMITTEES had unan-
mousy agreed 10 the repor-eaat they were willing 10
advance money on Dr. Ar notes-thai when mex.
winter charter wa. obtained, the money sd'sneeo
could be eOnyertel into stock at par. The Committee
IePoseo me ~ eat confidence in the Doctor' As In
Pe' -hEt the people OF Tei.n At 10y - 49,
1s ~. drtns population nor s. -.
Iof yo' ns Places nearer THIS City DC
60 pr efersble for the establishment OF Al inventor IN
.tate. Perth Amboy 10 y miles rom 20 -. -
city seaport with q good hsroor' Io mn nS
Atlantic. and tesmboats run 70 and rom Ne"
in two hour. Dr A.. idea is to establish the ehiei ware
house Of the institute, for the exhionon ana VI
Tue Products of skill and Industry 10 HeN iOlH
Several OF her gentlemen denNereo 'nsH 0P'N'''' 49,
plan for n Institute was READ. -, 1900 II
The Re- ,ort of the Committee wa. men Ielsetsd ~, 2.
most UNI .nimogsly, and DR.. Andrews received us
thanks Of the meeting Tor tne An'ei-'' - ~ 1880
the cause of inventors ,,,-, - =.
Dr. A then proposed that they establish Al in'enIo .
Institute with $4,000 capital and that books DC oP-n
f,rthxith and Directors elected early IN June de ~ou
take s27 500 stock himself and would put In his Amp
property at $4,000. To an inquiry whether ne SoS.
i,h, he -enled tbs, he would The meeting then ~
ceped mat Constitution in other words agreed TO !
y Mr. PoErkE proposed that those who were 80 o.Po'
ed should subscribe the Constitution Ano AAe 'eA NJ
]. der ia provisions. ,
IS On motion of Mr. GuToAD the meeting reeommende
~, a co6psrstou with DR.. Andrews IN hn plan Wnie
u caves a. 500 70 De subscribed for the Doctors soc
y also being il is presumed. partly 10 the market
gentleman having expressed regret that Dr. A. ma
spoken =, he had OF the American Institute be reptile
that be va. not opposed ihe had been examine
10 n and merely expressed his Judgment but might
a In errUr
= A, tea the meeting adjourned