The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-31

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H. ths Inventors.
am yet in this beautiful and salubrious city of
Washington, waiting for the decision Of the Patent
ofce my claims for letters patent for several val
liable Improvements which | have made in The me
chanic arts and motors, having received only one
patent on, of four applications since my arrival By
the rules OF the Patent Office applicant is obliged 10
wait I'LL his comes up for examination in TIE chro-
biological otde. of It's entry upon the books and the
business OF the Office being several weeks In arrears for
want OF sufficient force to keep up. he is compelled to
wait longer than is always convenient know not no
long may be detained here from the same cause hone
Congress- al Their next session, will authorize the Com
missioner OF Patents TO appoint sufcien, number of
competent examiners to keep up the business of this i'm
orlant ohee. SO that applicant shall have TO wal,
more thar ten twelve days for his patent after the
completion oil his application There are now only six
principal examiners and six assistant examiners and
these sly have 10 examine and decide on the merits OF
about 24Oo applications annual ybeihg about 100 hun
dred Tor each principal examner-besdes having to per-
form vast amount OF other business such as examining
Cases oil interference caveats patented and rejected claims
records OF patents, many drawings and books. making
out reports. and par.oniag CHER duties OF difficult
and complex character, which render The Office 81 On
examiner OF patents very difficult to be filled The
present corps said TO be able and industrious They
are, however too much crowded together in the small
rooms OF the present insufficient building. The four
examiners recently appointed are crowded into the
two small rooms from which the messengers have
been elected TO make room for them, being each only
by 81 feet, and without venIaors suitable fire places
The twelve examiners should occupy the twelve rooms
the principal floor OF the cast wing, now nearly com
petet, and the two remaining or there are only
fourteen this oo should be reserved for The
daughsman and Librarian Who should also have an ante
room. The eight rooms which would be vacated by the
removal OF these officers into the wing absolutely
necessary for the proper accommodation of the twelve
clerks now located in the basement rooms the machinst
and his assistants the assistant draughsmen the
gers and the public, who have ane.room in which 10
keep themselves comfortable whilst waiting for an a-
dience with the Commissioner or examiners.
In my last article in the "Unon," Oct 23,) on the
present wfeched condition of the models, files, and re
cords OF the Patent Office, caused by want OF ROOM
promised to give satisfactory reason for assigning u
private room TO each assistant examiner of pa,en,s and
proceed TO fulfil my promise The duty OF an as
sisant examiner is to examine pending applications,
which considered sacred until patented
rejected and in order 10 perform his duty, the models,
drawings and papers of such necessarily placed
in his charge, and the models, being sometimes very
large, will fill the shelving, windows, tables, and
floors 10 such extent that the officers hardy reach
their tables without reading upon breaking them
Applicants for patents, attorneys agents, solicitors, and
others interested about pending applications, other
business connected with the tables OF the principal exam
ners are obliged TO step carefully these models in
order to reach those officers before whom they may have
10 transact business. either in the form OF verbal eXpla
nations oral arguments for conflicting parties who are
from the very OF their position, amongst the pend
ing applications and secrets of The Office, compelled to
see that which they do not wish TO You will al
perceive the absolute necessity of having the prn
cpal examiners placed in separate rooms, that the public
in seeking interviews with them, shall not be compelled
10 become acquainted with caveats and pending applca
lions willis. under examination by the assistants.
II also OF the greatest Importance that all the officers
of the department should be on the same floor, and
as near the Commissioner possible, in order 10
time in the transaction OF The public business AT
present an immense loss OF time takes place in car
ryng the records, books, drawings and papers up and
down stairs, owing 10 the present unfortunate location
of the clerks and daughsmen in the basement Besides.
the books, papers, and drawings constantly liable TO
injury and loss in their transit from the principal 10 the
basement floors Much time is also lost in hunting up
the various classes OF models, which now in
fused state for want of room TO arrange them properly
rus, that our present enthusiastic and gool-naured
Commissioner OF Patents WILL in his next report TO Con-
grsss call for the completion of the building according 10
the original plan, adopted by General Jackson, since
he must be aware from the rapid increase OF the bust
ness OF his department, tina, every foot Of which
ii will contain will be wanted long before it be
pleed am informed that the Secretary of the Interior
now says that he intends TO take for his only
such rooms OF the Patent Office may not be needed by
the Commissioner. Now, if the Secretary will only ad-
here to this, quite he will never get oothold
in our Patent Office but apprehensive he has other
views to effect, bcsles temporary accommodation
OF HIMSELF and which he will accomplish, unless he be
/" headed Off in a way which will point out at another
time.
Should be compelled TO remain in this charming city
few weeks longer andmy esteemed friends Of the Unio
allow the OF apor,ion OF their columns. shall take
great pleasure in communicating TO you the result OF my
Elections, whilst pefambulang the envrons OF this we'll
planned melropolis-the work OF the immortal Wdshing-
NOT, whose name il very appropriately bears have yet
something more to say It's public buildings, lis la,en,
resources for manufacturing and other purposes it's ad.
yantages as naval and military station for the
ton and repair Of almost every article used by the navy
and army, and on plan for supplying the city with
ceent water from the Great Falls Of the majestic Poo.
mac river AT present, mus, conclude.
Your friend,
JOHN c. +. SALOMON.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 1851