Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-20
The Patent o..

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BY q 'ynoptical s,atemen, furn;,h..
the Interior Department BY III. C'r'0
sioner Of Patents, which treat, os uaala''
pertaining to that Office up to III. 1 ,s.a
November, we are put in po,.e,s;oa a',a Of
following: " taa
Previous to the year 1859 III. h;.,
number Of patents issued in anv IN. ue"
was 1,O76, which was in ls49 In ne! !..'
the number was only $50. In lsssa
increased 10 1902, and in 1855 !, ~.
augmented 10 1924. y"
From small beginnings the Pa,eu, o..
has grown into proportions comp,r,lir.l.
gigantic. Halt century since ths vheI
revenue Of the Office did not e,ceed ., '
500 per annum, which was all .oo,o,.
ated to the payment of one clerk. II.
transacted the whole business Of thu o,s. as
The income Of the present wear win !"
about 100000, which will still be ,c,,..
ly sufficient to defray the eon.ipp.n, -,
penses of the office, with its one buud,.a
examiners. clerks and other employees,
If we compare the present condition O,
the Office with what it was few ran.
since, we shall find that during the fan,
years previous to 1853, the average animal
number Of applications for patents ",
1922, while for the four years from 1855
inclusive, such average annual numb,
will fall but little short Of four thou,a.a,
The number Of patents annually i.
creased during the former period avene,,
900. During the latter it will be ,bow
1850. For the current year the who'll
number of applications made, the Who'll.
number Of patents granted, and the Who'll,
amount of revenue received, will rs,uee
lively be at least double to what they wen
in any one year prior to 1883.
The number Of applications for pateaa
to this office in 1855 was greater ,h,a
those in the Office of any other coun,v~
earth. having been 4,435, against 2sss
in Great Britain and 4,056 in France.
For the present year, the number Of sppli.
cations will probably not fall short Of du
thousand!
In pursuance of the design of Congress.
measures have been taken to procure cut.
tings and seeds from every quarter Of ,hs
world where any new product can b.
found which is likely to prove useful ia
any portion of the United States. Many
new productions of great probable utility
have thus been already intodruced, and
others are being sought for wherever
there is any prospect Of success. Among
other things, a vessel had been sent 10
South America to procure fresh supply
of cuttings of the sugar cane. to fu,ui'h
our Southern planters with fresh stock
to supply the place of that which is cup
posed 10 have become deterioriated BY
being transferred to a somewhat incougy.
NAL climate.
The benefits resulting from The appre-
priations already made have doubtless
been far more than 10 justify the e1pend''
lures incurred. Unless there be some Of.
Elections Of a political character. the g'
tenn is believed to- be founded in wisdom.
If the appropriations can be judic,ou.I
applied and restrained within proper limit.
they will prove eminently beneficial IN
their continuance will be clearly eif'
dent, unless there arc counterbahseIng
reasons resulting from doubts . 70 The
propriety Of such undertaking BY the Fsds'
raj Government.