The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-04-18
BETTER TIMES FOR INVENTORS

One of the most pathetic situations
in 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 can
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 a buy it.
This is n of the triumphs Of the
modern social organization.
Under the old system a man would
devote himself for fifteen or twenty
years to the development of his
bought with a single thoughted en-
thusiasm which left no opportunity
FOR anything else. Then when his
idea was perfected, and the time had
,ome to turn it to his own m .terial
advantage, he found himself help
Iessly confronting a situation with
which he had never learned to cope,
md the result of his toll would slip
through his fingers before he had
ime to open his eyes. 1t was nec-
'ssary in those times for an inventor
Sho wished to make money, to be
not only a scientist, but an acute
'awyer, and a practical business as
well. Now, all he has to do is to
urn over the description of his in
v~ention to the Press Claims Company,
A moderate fee buys the highest
'egal skill and the most perfect bust
ness methods. The inventor need
not waste a thought on the work of
securing his rights. In due time a
patent is delivered to him, perfect in
,very detail. He is now in a position
to deal with capitalists on his own
terms. His rights Are absolutely
secured. Nobody can force him into
q 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 serve an enor-
nous expenditure of brain matter to
!, he man whose ideas keep the world
moving. There is no branch of the
,atent business with which the com.
pany is not thoroughly qualified to
! ieal. In every direction its com
plete organization enables it to do
: the most perfect work on the lowest
1 terms. 1t is prepared to take the
full responsibility for attending to all
details 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 q few years an inventor would
as soon think of trying to get along
: without the patent office itself a,
the Press Claims Company. Address
q PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
II 81s F st. N. W., Washington, d. @
: IoHN WIDDERBURN,
General Manager.