Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-04-28
A GREAT SUCCESS.
THE REMARKABLE PROGRESS OF JOHN
WEDDERBlRN & co.


Washington, ID. c., April l5.-In these days
when depressed conditions mark almost an
enterprises IL Is not remarkable that the sue
cess OF one man should attract such general
attention. The wonderful strides made with
IN the past year or two by the well known
patent frm of John Wedderburn a. Co, have
been noted by the most experienced business
men with but an Investigation
OF the methods which Mr., Wedderburn has
employed furnishes the key to the mystery.
Heretofore the patent business has been
conducted on comparatively small scale
ana by the use of met nOds which in these
days must be said to he antluuated Thus
the entire expense of maintaining patent
agency has been borne by a small number of
clients whose fees have been lev !ed upon by
the attorneys Tor n very considerable profit,
unuer such conditions IL IL not remarkable
that but little progress should be made.
Mr. Wedder6urn has brought 10 his aid the
most approved modern methods. His office
In Washington Is withlua 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 skiilful experts that
generous salaries can hire and only work of
the highest possible character is permitted
TO leave the Office.
In addition TO his unusual facilities Mr..
Wedderburn has placed his business before
almost every inventor in the United States
through the medium of the newspa pers He
has In addition provided an endowment from
which handsome award of $3.50 incash Is
made monthly TO the inventor of the sim,
plest and best device forwarded TO the COM
pany. This award is similar in character to
those made by the famous scientific societies
or America and Europe, and is intended to
enable The inventor fortunate enough TO Sc
cure iteither to develop his patent and place
III on the market, To protect IL in foreign
countries, or TO purchase q scholarship In
one OF The great industrial trade schools
where the use of tools is taught in q thor
oughly scientific manner and from which an
inventor may graduate fully equipped to
pursue his Investigations in any direction of
modern applied science and entirely com
petent To make with his own hands all the
appliances, models, etc. he may require
Ihe awarding of this handsome sum IN cash
is made monthly by "a most distinguished
board OF prominent public and business men
composed of United States Senator William
NJ. stewart, Chairman; Representative c,
NJ. swanson, of Virginia, John c. Ecklofi,
Cashier of the Second National Bank of
Washington; Frederick c. Woodward, of the
well known firm of Woodward & IIothrop,
and A. {. Moses of the great business house
OF VIM. b. Moses & Sons. With their inter-
ests in the hands Of such Board of Awards
IL goes without saying that the inventors of
the country ieel entirely satisfied with the
decisions rendered each month.
Mr. Wedderburn's method of conducting
the patent business has drawn forth many
expressions of approval from prominent
public men hundreds of whom are his per-
sonal friends. Quite recently SO distinguish
ed public man as Vice President stevenson
address the following letter to Mr.. Wedder-
burn:
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