The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-10

ing Office, l give few minor items ot eI-
penses for the last year: Flour TO make
pastel three barrels; soap, ALA pounds,
costing $50 o.; washing towels, 81 $50 81.
gas; slO,0Sl u; ice, S47I Il; sawdust (tor
Spiltoons) 500 70.
devote n special chapter TO the Specific.
alton Room, because OF It's importance and
because am better acquainted with Il
than with any other room. This room Is
under the superinteRdence OF MI. Q. d.
Fletcher, ably assisted by W. II. Miller
both fine printers and accommodating gem
tlemen. This room Is devoted TO the print
ing Of the business Of the Patent Office
specifications Of patents, and the Potent
Ogiss Gaseiie, weekly publication contain.
ing the decisions Of the Commissioners Of
Patents and Of the courts In patent cases, q
list Of the patents and patenteeS, and their
claims. About one hundred Of the best
competitions in the building are employed
here, the work being very peculiar, full Of
technical and scientific terms, and rCquir.
ing the utmost exaclRess on the part OF
both the composilor and proOi.reader, as a
very slight error will vitiale the whole
work and require re-printing, The GdEetts
is set is English about thirty ems wide, but
by 4 phslO.lithoIrAphic process is reduced
about hall In width and has the app ar.
aucG OF being set in pearl. With Us illus.
tratiORs II makes very fine appearance.
So peculiar Is the work OF this room that u
pamphlet Of about forty pages has been Is.
sued by the office as guide for compost.
tons and prooi.readeH.
The business Of the Patent Office Is a
source OF revenue, being considerably
more than seli.susiaining. A few fgunF,
taken from the report oil the Commission
Crs Of Patents, (Which was only made
public yesterday will give an idea OF the
business OF this oilip. The amount 70.
ceived for patents, copies Of records and
drawings and other sources, for the year
ending December 81, 1882, was 81 ,0G0 30 :
~; expenditures for slins time SliS3, $751;
81, leaving u balance Of SS2j, 35l.7S. Upto
January !, 1883, there remained balance
III tho Treasury Of the United States an az
count OF the Patent fund Of $91,205. as 10.
During the year there were applications
for patents, designs, reissues OF patents,
trademarks, &c, to the number OF 80, 10,
In the last year the largest number Of
patents WAS Issued 10 citizens OF New York
/ -OFOtVN uuk III NtlN lallO VI pOpNlAAlul
Connecticut, the Yankee Nutmeg State
takes the lead with 79l patents
one to every $50 Inhabitants. The
inventive genius Of West Virginia ID
represented by lity.nlne paten,s-one 10
every l0,42S inhabitants. From comrar'
alive statement Of the business Of the Pat.
ent office from 1888 10 1852. it appears that
there has been very npid increase in the
number OF applications for patents, and
tf- the -rrv1nuCs and expenditures Of the
office. There are only few years betwt en-
those dates IN which the office has not
been able to show surplus OF revenue.
In 1887 there were but 1856 patents and re.
ISSUES granted against 1926 in 1882.
There is no abatement 10 the increase Of
this business, and the Commissioner cal {
for an increase OF the force and the add.
ton Of thirty rooms TO accommodate them.
lg;ve you these items IN regard 10 the
Patent Office because the work OF the
Specification Room and the business Of
the Patent Office are so closely allied as to
be almost identical. There are printer
working in the Specification Room now
dozen men did the work which now re-
quiIPs more than a hundred.
After reading over this letter | come Ia
the conclusion that Il conveys but very
iaint idea Of the magnitude Of the Govern
ment Printing Office. There is not one o.
the numerous rooms but what deserves q
letter as long as this CuHory glance at the
workings Of the whole establishment. Tt
those whose minds fun in the line OF me
ChAnics, say visit the Government Print
ing Office, and you will find much TO in
HES