The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-10-25
BETTER TIMES FOR INVENTORS.

One of the most pathetic situations
II literature is that of the unfortu-
nate inventor, who has struggled
through the best part of his life to
perfect an idea, who has impover-
ished his family, denied himself every
comfort, incurred the ridicule of his
neigbbors, and finally just at the
moment of success, has seen all the
rewards of his sacrifice gathered
in by some interloping capitalist.
Unhappily this situation is not con-
fined to fiction or the stage. 1t is
too common in real life. The man
of ideas is not often the one who a
best turn them to practical account.
There is a division of faculties here
as in most other directions. The
inventor and money-maker are diff
ferent persons. One nan %conceives
an invention and the other coins the
patent in gold.
Fortunately the same principle of
the division of labor which has
usually condemned one man to the
hard work of creation, and appointed
another to collect the returns, can be
made to secure justice instead of an
injustice. The inventor who lacks a
practical business faculty can buy it.
This is II Of the triumphs of the
modern social organization.
Under the old system n man would
devote himself fer fifteen or twenty
years to the development of his
thought with a single thoughted IL
thusiasm which left no opportunity
for anything else. Then when his
idea vas perfected, and the time had
aome to turn it to his W IN .terial
advantage, he found himself help
lessly 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
line to open his eyes. 1t was nee
,ssary in those times for an inventor
Who wished to make money, to be
rot only a scientist, but an acute
lawyer, and a practical business as
we'll. Now, all he has to do is to
urn over the description of his in
vention to the Press Claims Company.
a moderate fee buys the highest
'egal skill and the most perfect bust
iess methods. The inventor need
rot waste a thought on the work of
securing his rights. In due time q
patent is delivered to him, perfect in
very detail. He is now in a position
20 deal with capitalists ON his own
'erms. His rights are absolutely
occurred. Nobody can force him into
a losing bargain. He can put his
patent into his pocket II he chooses,
md walt until he finds a satisfactory
customer.
The establishment of the Press
ilaims Company will serve an enor-
lous expenditure of brain matter to
he man whose ideas keep the world
moving. There is no branch of the
latent business with which the com,
amy Is not thoroughly qualified to
Ieal. In every direction its com
llete organization enables it to do
the most perfect work on the lowest
,erms. 1t 10 prepared to take the
'ull responsibility for attending to all
letails which an inventor unfamiliar
with patent office procedure would
Inevitably overlook. The advantages.
it offers have already been widely.
appreciated, and the indications are
that in 8 few years an inventor would
as soon think Of trying to get along
without the patent office itself t,,tas
the Press Claims Company. Address,
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
1iS r st. N. W, Washington, d. @.
IoHN wIDDERBuRs,
General Manager.