The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-01

WASHINGTON. J.. C., APRIL 15.-In these days
when depressed conditions mark almost all en-
]terpIises it is not remarkable that the success
of one man should attract such general attel-
ton. The wonderful strides made within the
past year or two by the well known patent
firm of john Wedderburn IL Co. have been noted
by the most experienced business men with as
constituent. but an investigation or the meth-
DDS which Mr.. WeGderburn has employed furn-
ishes the key to the tnystry. Heretofore the
patent business has been conducted on q com
paratively small scale and by the use of methods
which IN these days must he said to be antigua
ted. Thus the entire expense OF maintaining a
patent agency has been born by a small number
of clients whose fees have been levied upon by
the attorneys for Il very considerable profit.
Under such conditions il is not remarkable that
but little progress should he made.
MI. Weddeihurn has brought TO his aid the
most approved modern methods. His office i'll
Washington is within 4 few feet of the Patent
Office and his force OF more than $50 clerks is
distributed through three large buildings.
This little army of employees Is made up OF the
most SkIllinl experts that generous salaries can
hire and enly work OF the highest possible char
actcr is permitted to leave the office.
In addition to his unusual facilities Mr.. We'd
derhurn has placed his business before almost
every inventor i'll the United States through the
medium of the newspapers. He has in addition
provided an from which Il hand
sOme award OF $50 i'll cash is made monthly to
the inventor Of the simplest and best device
forwarded to the company. This award is sim
liar in character to those made by the famous
scientific societies of America and Europe, and
is intended to enable the inventor fortunate
enough to secure it either to develop his patent
and place it on the market, to protect 1T in
foreign countries, or TO purchase a scholarship
in one of the great industrial trade schools
where the Use of tools is taught i'll Il thoroughly
scientific manner and from which an inven-
tor may graduate fully equipped to pursue his
investigations in any direction of modern ap-
piled science and entirely competent to make
with his own hands all the appliances, models,
etc, he may require. The awarding of this
handsome sum i'll cash is made monthly by a
most distinguished board of prominent public
and business men, composed Of United states
Senator William NJ. Stewart, Chairman; Repre-
sentative Ciaud NJ. Swanson of Virginia.; Mr..
Bank Of Washington; Mr.. Frederick f. Wood
ward, OF the well known firm of Woodward 4
Luthrop, and MIR. \. G. Moses of the great busl-
ness house of VIM. Il. Moses IL Sons. With
their interests intle hands OF such u Board Of
Awards it goes without saying that the inVen-
tors of the country feel entirely satisfied with
the decisions rendered each month.
MI. Wedderhurn's method of conducting the
patent business has drawn forth many express
sions of approval from prominent public men,
hundreds of whom are his personal friends.
Nice-Presldeut Stevenson addressed the follow
ing letter TO Mr.. Wedderburn:
UNITED States Senate Chamber,
''Otiice of Vire-President,
Feb, ., 1897.
John Wefderburu Il Co, Washington, l.. G..
'Gentlemeu: You have been so highly spoken
of to me by my friends as men of strictintegrity
and prompt ill all business matters that [ do
not hesitate to mme you to such of my
friends who may need the advice and assistance
of a reliable attorney.
sttprN firmly ypDrS