Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-27
INVENTORS.
A Successful Meeting and Most sue
eessfuI speech.
The Organization OF the Eeeting and
Of she Aid AsEOeisti9n-1hsTe
is Money IA La.

Amseting was held at the hall OF the
chamber of commerce, for the purpose OF
organizing an Inventors Aid Socisty,
yesterday afternoon.
Colonel Trousdsle called the meeting to
order. and moved, and Il was sgr6eds That
Mr.. H. Lemon be appointed chairman.
On motion OF MsjOr sykes, Henry
White was requested to set "a secretary.
Msjor Sykes, in stating the obisct of the
meeting, referred to the progress made by
Northern mechanics in the different arts.
He stated thst there was not enough con-
oerted or cooperative effort on the part
of the mechanics in this section to i'm
prove and perfect the mechanic arts. The
benefits of organizations Tor the purpose
OF improving and building mp cities was
referred to at considerable length. The
benefits OF mechsnIcsl inventions to the
human rsce we're spoken OF, and the in
ventOrs of cotton gins, etc, were eulo-
Rizsd as bensfsctors Of the peo-
pie. A neWly-invented eottOn.com-
press was q home invention of great
merit, calculated to enrich the growers OF
cotton. Such inventions were generally
the work Of poor msn-the rich prefer TO
invest money in other affairs. The object
of the Inventors Aid Society Wes to as
sist men to patent articles that were like
" to be useful, the inventors Of which not
having means to patent them and COM
mence their manufacture, giving 8 certain
per cent. of all profits to the society for
their assistance az the start, A railroad
invsntion-s single ~track-by q citizsn of
Memphis, Wss calculated to be 3 great
success. The speaker mentioned many
great inventions by Southern men, the
profits OF which we're realized by North
ern capitalists, who chad advanced the
money 10 make the invention successful.
The WOrkinZmsn, who create value, were
claimed to DO the wealth of the country
In nearly ali The great cities of Europs
and Of this countrY&here are societies for
the ssms object for which we are working.
Memphis now needed mechanical inven-
tloh, and ought to encourage such as are
likely to bring money here for their man
ufscture. By associated capital q small
sum from each would carry out this great
Obisct; and one successful invention
would make rich not only the inventor,
but the association. This would not only
be a profitable investment for the society,
but q great good for the people. All srti-
cles for which the society was requested
to advance money should be examined By
experienced mechanics.
THE CHARTER.
A charter under which the association
might cTgsnizs was read by MsjOr Sykes.
Mr.. Hifzfeld favored applying TO tho
chsncsry court for q charter which would
need to be changed in lame. BE wss
glad to see 8 movement made to enoour-
sge mechanical inventions, many OF which
originate in the South, but are not sup
ported here, and are carried to the North,
where more Inducements ara held out to
manufacturers. The charter preferred
gives powers and privileges which a chan
Gerry court cannot confer.
On motion, a committee On organization
was appointed, to report next Tuesday sf-
terDOOn at four O'Clock, at the hall Of the
chamber of commerce. Committee
Messrs. John CowdOn, W. N. Hutton, W. |
II. Lake, N. Burke, A Pesrsall.
On motion, the chairman (Mr. LenoW) ]
snd Mr.. Hitzfeld were added to the COM
The meeting then adjourned, to meet
again IA Tuesday evening g, April %, at
O'Clock.