The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-22
NATIONS COST MONEY.
IA. FORTUNES ARE SPENT TO
ATTRACT ATTENTION.
2..xx onlciaIs Must He Wined and
Train Takes Them
s~.rc of Triai-Seeded Patents
..,x.- Meet with Instant Favor.

-,.,,s nm the latest number of
y one p'.,'r,ai and reads the descItp-
1nxh'c .,,s,sa the diagrams OF new In
" ,,,,l have some idea OF how
ILL., .ansv IA constantly being spent
p n'V ~, ,nere models Of devices for
Wss, ~ another, whith models
sn ~, likely turn out valueless.
VI close student Of these pictures
yss.c,,rttons fails to get anywhere
- ,r,th. A weilknown patent
80: I ~ ,smarked 70 the writer this week,
$50 Of this subject:
~ rsyhlic has no conception OF the
SIMS both separately and In the
--~ste that are spent and often
- away In demonstrating pracu-
- how Inventions work.
Es11.e speaker, being an expert IN MS pro-
xSslon, IN fact considered 10 pc one OF
Y. most eminent advisers In TINS coun-
Il ri matters connected with patents.
"a - i,rtened to with attention. and re-
4ssted 10 enlarge on the subject. He did
"A -, h~ein al the point" said he where
u .sstnt il. after years of labor and great
.~~nse nj TO be offered to tho world
Tv n Is one Of the very numerous class
q PATENTS which concern municipal bodies
!. nre-g,Sbduing appliance. smoke or
txss< consumer. or a new illumination. To
I'm rrsylc bodies and government ofiicials
m have 10 take tho invention; they will
.,sorn. even when special trains are pro-
|ls5sed and all expenses are paid, journey
=. fbe SCENE of one general demonstration.
Ion eash OF the several fire extinguish-
y paterts that / have been concerned
e inward Of si0c 600 has been expended IN
aerriy showing up and down the country
I'M they would work. and this before
f1nes contract had been heard of or talk
|U about,
Gay that the extinguisher has to be
Iuhpwn at Railway, N. ]. II is only a short
la pleasant ride by rail from New York.
n the prominent men connected with the
Nv departmsnts the fire commissioner, Of
|xDuYse. members OF the municipal assem-
~ and the mayor have been invited The
|uFes has received tordial Invitation. A
|lpecial train Is hired To convey them 10
- scene OF operation, and luncheon,
NH champagne. II provided, to be served
- the train.
Hut thai ism. all the expense. Two
'Dbstaatial wooden buildings OF the size
~ he cottages are built at cost OF at
1east 800 Ono OF them. after being soaked
Nlth paraf7in and the like, Is set on Are
~ treated by your own men. Half A
zen Of your employees must certainly be
y hand In Railway. as well as a PARTY
~ the principal people concerned. who
eve explanations and entertain the guests.
and the other building mus. also no fired
md played upon by the loo al fire brigade.
snd that too, has to be paid for before
!nv men VIII turi ont. DO you think these
nsms, each OF them high. do not foot TN
Umething very handsomer
why. one of these shows, witt Tire r,.-
saie dlnns.s ans expenses which preceIa
mem, VIII cost from 81 900 10 s2.5eo at
last, and they must be repeated In dozens
q cities and towns. II takes a lot Of
nnnes, lnN Of patience. and then the re-
ward IL not always commensurate.
The same sort OF demonstration. almost
exAetly, has 10 take place even In the case
q 4 simple Are escape that makes a
vigorous bid for success, and may men
upn that have known business men who
have gone into such Inventions to tay
handr~ds Of dollars j,isi for the privilege
y exhibiting their wares out OF the WIN
ec~s OF conspicuously placed buildings
9cu have To pay good wages. too. TO the
nan who IL rescuedr but that depends on
t0w dangerous a descent IL chosen, as well
n how little known is the nature OF the
entrivanoe
There used TO be exhibitions of a fire
oecape by which a woman sitting In a sort
n chair lot herself down out of window