The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-03-28
BETTER TIMES FOR INVENTORS.

One Of the most pathetic situations
N literature is that of the unfortu-
uate 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 man %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 one of the triumphs of the
modern social organization.
Under the old system a man would
devote himself for fifteen or twonty
years TO the development of his
bought with a single thoughted en-
;husiasm which left no opportunity
or anything else. Then when his
'dea WAS perfected, and the time had
ONE t. turn it to his own m iterial
advantage, he found himself help
lessly 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
tme 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
less methods. The inventor need
iot 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
70 deal with capitalists on his own
-erms. His rights are absolutely
occurred, Nobody can force him into
4 losing bargain. He can put his
patent into his pocket II he chooses,
md wait until he finds a satisfactory
customer.
The establishment of the Press
)laims Company will serve an snor-
lous 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
amy Is not thoroughly qualified to
leal. In every direction its COM
plete organization enables it to do
the most perfect work ON the lowest
terms. II 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
1t offsrs 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 as
the Press Claims Company. Address,
PREHs CLAIMS COMPANY,
5ls Est n. W., Washington, d. O.
IoHn iWIDDERBuRs,
ft2s k~sanarsl Mans0ar