New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-12

Itvl thus be seen that with receipts and OK
year lie net iacoc OF the Office will he about 100000
Der uuu and that there is now Standing TO the cedlt
~ trc patent fund a balance Of over sj3OOOO. go
Tits fact should be borne In mind IN connection WIN
any Suggestions relating to increase 9" salaries OF iac
ties for performing the work Of the ONCE; 81, ,
The Patent Office all the money which II eNpends
or proposes eXpeud; and ~ the inventors give III the
form OF useful invention quito as ut as iey reetl'c
by way Of protection; IL they are, moreover tlAcu hs
citizens manufacturers, and rs vendors OF thrlf pa
tents ana Inventions u woud seem 10 DC w Just 10 aN
them again. the form OF additional ices Tor the sup
port Of the Government or the payment o the haoha
Tine patcnee does not pay these fees as compensa-
ton for the exclusive privilege when nc receives for
that, he makes iu disclosure OIL MS .ol tJ
future benefit Of the nation. The ices are lhtrhhcH
solely TO pay the necessary expenses incurred III 1ne GH
animation OF the invention ahu III tne ISSUE oi tic p';
In all other countries the fund derived from tue patent
fees is applied TO the adyGnccmcit OF science Ihe ices
which arc paid III TINS country arc G> man III y
but II they than Is needed for the expense ot
either thai the should be reduced or that the balance
snuuld employed such increase OF the force OF the
Office in providing such publications ana 1ppItauceS
os may increase the ease thOrUughncss, and efficiency
OF the work OF examination.
INVENTIONS Is SOUTHERN STATES.
One Of the irost gratifying results OF the restoration OF
peace and Of the introduction OF new system OF aDor III
the South is found in the increase Of applications for
patents from that part Of the country During the past
year &C patents were granted 10 citizens Of Alabama IL
10 those Arkansas five 10 Florida 6 10 Georgia 20 10
Louisiana Miss ssipp ~ 10 North Carolina, 10
south Carolina, Tennessee, "A to Texas, ~ TO Er'
rnia nd 81 to West Virginia ,
I'm 1859 the number OF applications from inc S%nu", as
compared with those from tie North. was les tan Two
number Of applications from the South was increased 10
oy w i r6c Pace Slope aud the Great Basin are doing
ii m 1859 tleic we're granted g66 patents California.
o. To- Orccou To Nevada. 10 Washington l0t9Cooiado,
$40 Dakota, 10 Idaho, To Montana, aud to Utah.
QUIWICA-IoS OF EXAMINERS
Although aInpe means provided for the correction
Of an elrocUs decision OF examiner when adverse to
. efaa IN.
ton when favorable the applicant except the general
authority ICED in the Commissioner BUTT is impossible
TO revise the that passed for issue except In
special Instances. becomes important therefore 10
competent men Propositions q! Such responsibility
examiner should be man OF great patience industry
and honesty. o varied and yet thorough mechanical aud
scientific attainmcus, with good knowledge OF patent
law aud mind CAPABLE Oi the incest discrimination,
TnOugh men uIer themselves Iut the posIol Dut
few to I'LL II. A. rule u Is cnreiy SAFE 10 say tht
no man should be alliE.t pr pdi 0 10
has served assistant mus becoming thorouSHy
stratilg his capacity But the demand qualification
docs apply 10 examiners only 80 numerous are th9
,ppcaoils Tor patents that assistant examiners ana
even examiners clerk, charged With portion OF the
duty of examination 40 soon as 1t Is possible thuS 10 en-
Other clerical positions in tho office require in the in.
cnnbents n knowledge OF the different classes and
chimes. that many do not possess, although they
may be otherwise competent as cIctkS ,-
IL obvious therefore. that tho ordinary rules reGu-
latnc tine appointment clerks other bureaus cannot
safely be followed IN this.
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS.
These considerations have led 10 tue adoption OF COM
pgtyc examinations the basis of nominations Tor Of
flee Ii may be conceded that by this method III e&'
ceptiona cases competent may oe kept ont Of Of
fee but an incompetent can very rarely come IN.
To lessen the chances of error great has been taken
in adapting the examination to the work to be DONE
that theory and practice must both be combined TO
achieve the highest OF success. Two OF these
competitive examinations have been held for the position
second assistant examiner At the first II candidates
were present; the second, "a As an Illustration OF
the wording of the system. the following table Will show
the aHecedents of the four candidates who stood at the
head the list each examination From this II will
the young and old the practical and theO
retica ia and those out of the ONCE very fairly
represented: