The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-02-08
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 lis life to
perfect an idea, who has impovcrish-
ed his family, denied himself every
comfort, incurred the ridiculc of hi,
n~eighbors, and finally just at the
moment of success, has seen all the
rewards of his sacrifices gathered in
by some interloping capitalist. IN
happily this situation is not confined
to fiction or the stage. 1t is too COM
mon in real life. The man of ideas
is not often the one who a best turn
them to practical account. There is
division of faculties here as in most
other directions. The inventor and
money.maker or different persons.
One man concelves 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 a to the hard
work Of creation, and appointed an
other to collect the returns, q be
made TO secure justice instead of in
Justice. The inventor who lacks a
practical business faculty IA buy it.
This is one of the triumphs of the
modern social organization.
Under the old system a mar would
devote himself for fifteen or twenty
years to the development of his
thought with n singlc-thoughted en-.
thusiasm which left no opportunity
for anything else. Then, when his
idea was perfected, and the time had
come to turn it TO his own material
advantage, he found himself helplesly
confronting a 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 a scientist, but an acute
lawyer, and a practical business man
as well. Now, all he has to do is to
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 a patent is delivered to him,
perfect in every detail. lie is now
in a position to deal with capitalists
ON his own terms. His rights are
absolutely secured. Nobody can
force him into a losing bargain. He
can put his patent into his pocket II
he chooses, and wait until he finds a
satisfactory customer.
The establishment of the Press
Claims Company will save an enor-
MUS cApcnNiituIC VI DIuiu mdtteT W
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 do
the most perfect work ON the lowest
terms. 1t is prepared to take the
full responsibility for attending to
all the details which an inventor I'm.
familiar with patent office procedure
would inevitably overlook. The ad.
vantages it offers have already been
widely appreciated, and the indica
tions are that In a few years an in.
ventor would as soon think of trying
to get along without the patent Office
itself as without the Press Claims
Company. Address;
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
6l8 F ST., N. W., Washington, d.
JOHN WiDDERBURN,
General Manager,