Evening star., 1898-01-19
THE AMERICAN INVENTORS
Annual Meeting of the National Assoc;s-
tion Yesterday Afternoon.
Movement for Classification Division
tn Patent Ofice-Rcmovai of Models
to the National Museum.

The regular annual meeting of the Amer
lean Association of Inventors and Manu-
facturers met in the parlors of the Shore
ham Hotel yesterday afternoon and was
called to order by President Francis H.
Richards of Hartford Conn. Among the
important reports received was the one
from the legislative committee, read by
MIR. Arthur Stewart, which was in effect
that the association should concentrate its
efforts to have a classification division
created in the patent ofiice- The object
of such division was to have the patents
so classified and arranged that the work
of examination to determine the previous
state of the art would be facilitated. Suit
able resolutions were passed commemorate
ing the death of Commissioner Butter
worth and Mr.. Gardiner G.. Hubbard the
latter being one of the organizers OF the
association
Constitution Amended.
The following amendments to the consti-
tuition and bylaws Were adopted:
The object of this association is TO main
tain. foster and protect the patent sys-
tenn of The United States. to increase the
efficiency of it's operation and the sta
bility of patent property.
To accomplish these results the aSsocia-
tion aims to strengthen public opinion
favorable to the patent system, by DEM
onstratinS TIE enormous advantages which
have been derived by the people of the
United States theTefrom. in the increase
of manufactures and material wealth which
has resulted from new machines and meth
Ods produced unGer the stimulus of the
legal protection afforded to inventors by
the patent system of the United States.
To procure from Congress legislation au-
thoriging the patent office. the only de-
partment of the government which pays all
OF its expenses out of its income, to spend
so much of that income as may be neg
essary for the scientific. thorough and
efficient examination of applications for
patents. to the end that patents may be
granted only for inventions undoubtedly
Few. and
To strengthen the legal remedies for
the protection of such patents may be
issued after thorough examination.
Officers Chosen.
The association proceeded to ballot for
the officers for the ensuing year. with the
following results:
President. Francis II. Richards, Hart
ford, Conn: first vice president. ]. c. An
derson. Chicago. III: second vice presi-
dent. /. W. SerreIl New York city: third
vice president. Philip T. Dodge. New York
city: fourth vice president. Theodore n.
Ely. Philadelphia: secretary and treasurer.
Arthur Steuart, Baltimore: members of
the executive council. c. +. Billings, Hart
ford. Conn: DR.. r. ]. Gatling. New York:
Robert s Taylor. Fort Wayne. Ind: AL
bert \. Pcpe. Boston, Mass; Daniel Fra
zer, Washington. ID. c.: Marvin c. Stone,
Washington, ID. c.; Lewis Miller. Akron,
Ohio q. II. Schultz. Milwaukee, Wis: Jas.
T. Du Bots. Washington. II. e.
After the reading of the presidents adj
dress the meeting adjourned and met again
at o'clock. when a resolution, offered in
accordance with the suggestions of the
president. was unanimously adopted.
Removal of McdcIx.
1t was to the effect that the efficiency
of the patent Office is lessened from the
not now required in connection with the
transaction of its business; therefore this
association favCrS the removal of models
to the National Museum and the careful
preservation OF such models as relics of
the unprecedented progress OF science and
the useful arts during the past half CEN
tury.
Also that this matter be earnestly rec
ommended to the attention of the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the secretary of
The Smithsonian Institution.
President Richards Eamed the following
committees:
Committee on legisiation-Arthur Steu-
art, baltimore; Lewis Miller, Akron, OF 10;
Edward 5. Beach, Boston, George Otis
Draper. Hopedaie, Mass, and Theodore n
Ely, Philadelphia
Committee on ways and means for ex-
Anderson, Chicago; FrOf. c. r Brackett
Princeton. y. J.; John III. Patterson Day
ton, Ohio: Prof. Elihu Thomson, Lynn,
Mass; p Jewell. Hartford, Conn: H. NJ
Boies, Scranton, Pa, and Octave Chaunto
Chicago.