The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-04
Better Times for Inventors.

One Of the most pathetic situations
In literature is that of the unfortun.
ate inventor, who has Struggled
through the best part OF his life tu
perfect an idea, who has %impoverish-
ed his family, denied himself every
comfort, incurred the ridicule of hi.
neighbors, and finally just at the
moment of success, has seen all the
rewards Of his sacrifices gathered in
by some interloping capitalist. I'm.
happily this situation is not confined
to fiction or the stage. 1t is too COM
mon in real life. The mar of ideas
is not often the one who can best turn
them to practical account. There is
a division of faculties here as in most
other directions. The inventor and
money. maker or different persons.
One man conccives an invention and
the other coins the patent into gold.
Fortunately the same principle Of
the division of labor which has usu.
ally condemned one man to the hard
work Of creation, and appointed an
other to collect the returns, a be
made TO secure justice instead of in
Justice. The inventor who lacks q
practical business faculty a buy it.
This is one of the triumphs Of the
modern social organization.
Under the old system a nan would
devote himself for fifteen or twenty
years to the development of his
thought with q single-thoughted en-.
thusiasm which left no opportunity
for anything else. Then, when his
idea was perfected, and the time had
come to turn 1t to his own material
advantage, he found himself hclpiesly
confronting u situation with which
he had never learned TO cope, and
the result of his toll would slip
through his fingers before he had
time to open his eyes. 1t was neces.
sary in those times for an inventor
who wished to make money, to be
not only q scientist, but an acute
lawyer, and a practical business mar
as well. Now, all he has to do is tc
turn over the description of his in
vention to the Press Claims Com.
pany. A moderate fee buys the
highest legal skill and the most per.
feet business methods, The inven.
tor need not waste a thought on the
work Of securing his rights. In due
time q patent is delivered to him,
perfect in every detail. He is now
in q position to deal with capitalists
on his W terms. His rights are
absolutely secured. Nobody car
force him into a losing bargain. HI
a put his patent into his pocket II
he chooses, and wait until hc finds 9
satisfactory customer.
The establishment Of the Pres.
Claims Company will save an enor
nous expenditure Of brain matter to
the man whose ideas keep the world
moving. There is no branch of the
patent business with which the com
pany is not thoroughly qualified to
deal. In every direction its com
plete organization enables it to dc
the most perfect work on the lowest
terms. 1t is prepared to take tht
full responsibility for attending te
all the details which an inventor un
familiar with patent office procedure
would inevitably overlook. The ad
vantages it offers have already beer
widely appreciated, and the indica
tons are that IN a few years an in
ventor would as soon think of tryin.
TO get along without the patent ofic'
itself as without tho Press Claim
Company. Address;
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
6l8 + St., N. W., Washington, D. {
JOHN WlDDERBURN,
General Manager.