The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-13
CIRCU LAR
TO INVENTORS AND PATENTEES

N
n city of Washington, composed Of gentlemen
residing in various parts Of the Union, for the pur
pose of assisting IN the improvement Of inventions
and facilitating the interchange Of the productions
of genius in both hemispheres ofthe world. They
are impressed with the belief that the great
World's Fair, to be held in London in May next,
will furnish most favorable opportunity of test
ing the practicabity of the plan Of operations
which the Association have devised, and which
if successful, will, in their belief, result in vast
benefits not only to men of genius engaged in in
ventions and discoveries, but to the nations ofboth
hemispheres. In short, the object is to effect by
an enlarged and comprehensive system of action
the interchange among nations ofthe productions
Of the inventive genius Of the world.
With that view, If the plan the association
meets with the appreciation ofthe inventors of this
country, the association will send to the Worlds
Fair delegation composed Of such persons who,
from their late or present positions, will command
the respect and confidence of the people Of other
nations which may be represented at the Fair
This delegation will exert all it's influence TO eff
feet the sale and Improvement of foreign inven-
tons in this country. And with that view they
will, when necessary, employ men OF science and
persons possessing q knowledge Of practical dis
coveries to examine and report upon the merits OF
inventions, and TO illustrate them when necessary
by practical experiment.
Ii Is believed, if this plan can be eGectuay car
red out, 1t will result in very great benefit both
vastly wide field for the productions of the for
mer, and will result in the more rapid accumua-
ton of the fruits Of the genius of the world in
own country, and thus p: omote its prosperity and
advancement.
The undersigned are aware that the plan which
they have devised is but experiment, but they
deem the great results which may possibly flow
from worthy Of earnest effort to test its prac
tIcablllty and success.
II will, of course, require some means to carry
it out and therefore, il it shall meet the approba
ton Of that class Of our fellow citizens W ho
mainly designed to benefit, and they shall desire
to employ the aid of the association or its repre-
sentatives in London at the ensuing Fair, II Will
he necessary that they should pay over reason
able sum in advance to the treasurer, or assign to
the associations share Of the profits or such sales
Of their Inventions as may be made IN foreign
countries through the fundamentally OF the as
ISOLATION.
Should this experiment prove successful, the
association will enlarge its sphere of operation,
and aid in the sale, Improvement, and protection
Of inventions and patents IN this country.
All communications in relation 70 the subjects
Of this circular should be addressed 70 Hon. Ro-
BERT J. WALLER, Washington, president of the
association.
All moneys should be enclosed 70 B B. FnxNcH,
Esq secretary and treasurer. Washington.
X. J. WALKER. President.
GEO. M. DALLAS,
THOS. J. RUSK,
EDMUND BURKE, r.
GEO. ASHMUN, Dsc'o"'
A. w. THOMPSON,
F. r. STANTON,
JOHN Y. MASON,
B. B. FREscH, Secretary and Trsasurer.-feb 6.
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| ionable.
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