The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-11

settlement Of our country when the population thin
y scattered vde extent Of territory but few coun.
As population increased, and the public convenience
rendered 1t necessary theee counties divided and
subdivded until at the present day OF them do
not embrace twentieth part their original territory
This process must continue to for many years to
when therefore attempt Is made to ascertain
the progress in wealth and population OF any county
thus situated by reference to it's condition at each uc
cessive deceuna cepsns the inquirer involved ia
fusion end will naturally lose all confidence in the ac
curaoy OF the returns unless he has the OF
tanning the subdivisions which have taken place and the
counties parts Of counties which have been taken
from those which were originally established and the
dates Of the successive divisions
Such condensed history will also furnish great facili
ties in tracing the titles to lands In the State OF Vr
enia for example 1t would be easy to refer to counties
which have been recently formed whose land titles TO
be found scattered through the records OF ten or more
different counties Of which II has from time to time con-
stituted part.
The laws Of most of the States require conveyancss to
lie recorded in the county in which for the time being
the land lies In the various changes which have taken
place by the formation of counties, tract Of land
may have been embraced at different times by ten or
more different counties
Every successive conveyance this land must
quenty be recorded in the Office OF the county in which
ut the date the land situated In seeking therefore,
to investigate the title to tract Of land at the present
day 1t often becomes necessary not only to ascertain in
what county the land wa. situated at the date Of the pa
tent but TO trace all its divisions and subdivisions
through long series Of years step by step to the
ent time in order to ascertain whether the Intermediates
have been properly executed and recorded
Tbis information cannot readily be obtained and the Of
fort to procure II IL sometimes attended with great labor
and expense The introductory notices Of the counties
which 10 proposed to prefix to the will furnish
II ut glance, and am persuaded thai there Is no por
ton Of the work which win be more acceptable to the
II will certainly rescue from oblivion and perpetuats In
. convenient and useful form much valuable informa
ton bc1ng on the history and progress OF our country
Gre ut pains have been taken to perfect
In this branch Of the work.
1t proposed In every instance the notice OF each
county fha be transmitted not only to the clerk OF the
county, with view to . comparison with his official re-
cords but also that II shall be carefully revised by the
proper executive officers Of the State
Objections have also been taken to the publication Of
the cenfu the plan proposed the Of the large
expense which 1t would involve.
AS great Misrepresentation seems to have prevailed
this subject, have thought 1t expedien to institute
inquiries to ascertain first what would bet he actual cost
of publishing The entire work in the comprehensive form
proposed by the Superintendent and in style creditabe
to the government and second what would be its cost
compared with the publication in greatly inferior
style OF the meagre returns of the sixth census
BY reference the Treasury Department It has been
ascertsined that the cost Of the publication Of the sixth
census was as follows -
TO amount paid Blair Rives for publishing
10000 copies OF statistical returns OF the
To amount paid Blair Rives and Allen &
Co for so eco copies Of comPendium..... 2t773 So
Cost Of binding Observation-Disclosures. 1912 81
Aggregate cost OF publication ....... S17s,s03 At
Lppincott Co now propose to publish 10 900 copies
CT the statistics of the seventh in two folio VOL
Of thousand pages each fine type and paper
well bound with Russia backs for the aggregate Of
S4900 being less than Of the paid
the publication Of the sixth census The objection there
FORE score Of expense is proved to be unfounde
THE PATENT
The report Of the Commissioner Of Patents, which is
made directly TO Congress will contain full and detailed
statements Of the operations Of that bureau.
The eastern wing Of the noble structure erected and
ultimately be used for purposes connected with
dustrial pursuits OF our country will soon be completed
and ready for occupation Some progress has also been
made upon the basement Of the western wing and large
quantity of material has been collected with view
the vigorous of the work next spring Tho
basement Of the principal building has been greatly
proved by dressing the rough stone Of which IL built
to make 1t conform In Its general appearance
similar portions Of the newly erected building.
There is probably no bureau connected with the gov
eminent In whose operations the public at large feel
deeper interest than thoe of the Patent Office It is
try The mechanic, the merchant, the manufacturer,
and the farmer all concerned in everything which d.
minsbes the labor Of production in any OF the depart
and ing enous they are constantly employed in the
discovery of Of accomplishing important
suits at diminished cost OF time labor aud money The
steam engine the cotton gin and the magnetic
are striking and imperishable memorials Of the
Of the snccess which has attended their efforts In the
esly period Of our history when population
and the prices Of agricultural productions high the Ia
Dor of the country directed mainly to the cultva
crea.es attention is devoted pursuits
and the invention Of machinery by which this work o.
without fSrp.hUa svidenc. OF tb, fact IL tbe rm
OF applications for patents for important inventions and
dfcoveries The mechanical interest has therefore be-
come Of great magnitude and IL justly entitled
all the protection and assistance which be bestowed
by Congress consistently with the provisions Of the
ttitution.
The general principles Of our patent system ia
have met with universal appreciation and to have been
attended with benefcent result. in practice Since the
orgapiaston Of the office in 1886 Il has advanced with
rapid strides At that date examining slerkn
enabled to make all the preliminary investigations which
required to srtain whether the applicant
titled to patent but such has been the increase of the
bufne that six principal examiners ana many assist
Of models in the Office on tho Let day Of January 1885
l06o In the beginning Of the year 1851 they had
increased TO and at the close Of the present yeal
they will fall but little short Of 3000 If they should
continue to increase In this proportion masking allow
ance for the augmentation consequent on the increase
amount to 10000 and the whole Of the present pstsn
office edifce will net be sufficient for their convenient
10 provide aga INST this contingency as well ~ to &C
complih other important results respectfully propose
that the Commissioners Of Patents be required to have
prepared for publication careful analytical and dsscrip
tive index Of all discoveries and inventions which
besB patented accompanied by accurate descriptions
aIssngs which WI fully e.psin the principles and Prao
tsges Of such publication would be almost incacuabe
would not only perpetuate the invention discovery
by avoiding the casualties by fire and other but
would multiply and dfuse among the people ut large thu
specifications and descriptions asd substantially brni
home to every neghborhsod which copy of the WORT
might be sent the benefits Of the Patent ONCE In mu.t
the larger number Of the necessity Of preserving
and displaying the models would be obvated The page
i
nient depository for them than the cabinets Of
Once and they would be accessible to every body. In
ventors in remote parts Of the country would be place.
on an equal footing with those residing the
government When their thoughts were turned TO par
tcuAr cisss OF machinery instead Of being compelled
make journey to Washington to what had already
betn done In that department Of the they could
turn to the analytical index and ascertain what pro
grees had been made by Others
Under the present system 1t not unfrequently ap
pens that ingenious persons having conceived what they
believe to be idea which when carried into prac
bA n Valu hSf thssr
asor and money In psrectng their invention and wher
It Is finished they come TO Warrington filed With tn,
hope Of those rewards which the sbors Of the
cessful inventor Their application for patent is pre-
sented and submitted to on experienced and skilfu
smiDer who promptly refers the anxious applicant to
drawing model, which shows him that his ideas have
been anticipated by another, and reduced TO prsccs
many yearr before None but those who have taken
pains to inquire into the subject form adequate
idea Of the amount Of time money and labor which ID
uele+ly expended under like these TO say
nothing Of the anxiety Of mind and heart sekcnug
appointment, all Of which might be saved II such de-
scrptve index propose readily accessible to the
public The publication Of II would also tend TO stmu-
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