The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-03-08
Better Times for Inventors,

One Of the most pathetic situations
In literature is that Of the unforiun
ate inventor, who has Struggled
through the best part of lis life t"
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
BIZ some %interIoping capitalist. I'm
happilv this situation is not confined
10 fiction or the stage. 1t is too COM
mon in real life. The man Of ideas
is not often the one who can best turn
them to practical account. There is
n division OF faculties here as in most
other directions. The inventor and
money. maker or different persons.
| One man concelves m 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, can be
made TO secure justice instead of in
Justice. The inventor who lacks n
practical business faculty can buy it.
This is one of the triumphs Of the
modern social organization.
Under the old system n man would
devote himself for fifteen or twenty
years to the development Of his
thought with y singlc-thoughtcd en-.
thusiasm which left no opportunity
for anything else. Then, when his
idea was perfected, and the time had
come to turn it 20 his W material
advantage, he found himself hclplesly
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 neccs
sary in those times for an inventor
who wished to make money, TO BIZ
not only a scientist, but an acute
lawyer, and a practical business maj
as well. Now, all he has to do is Il
turn over the description of his in
vention to the Press Claims Com
pany. A moderate fee buys tn,
highest legal skill and the most per
feet business methods. The inven
tor need not waste a thought on tn
work of securing his rights. In du,
time q patent is delivered to him
perfect in every detail. He is nov
in a position to deal with capitalist
on his own terms. His rights ar
absolutely secured. Nobody Gu
force him into a losing bargain. II
can put his patent into his pocket /
he chooses, and wait until he finds
! satisfactory customer.
The establishment Of the Pres
Claims Company will ave al enol
nous expenditure of brain matter t
, the man whose ideas keep the worl
moving. There is no branch of tn
patent business with which the con
pany is not thoroughly qualified
deal. In every direction its con
plete organization enables it to d
the most perfect work on the loves
terms. 1t is prepared to take Oh
d full responsibility for attending I
all the details which an inventor III
! familiar with patent office proceduI
would inevitably overlook. The al
vantages it offers have already bee
widely appreciated, and the indie
k tons are that in a few years an i
ventor would as soon think of tryir
i, to get along without the patent Off,
' itself as without tho Press Claim
Company. Address;
. PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
s1s f St., N. w, Washington, d.
JOHN WlDDERBURN,
General Manager.