The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-11
FORTUNES FOR IDEAS.
Some Simple Little Things that Have
Not Been Invented.
New York Sun.

New YORK Sun.
There are lots of chances for in
ventors still. 1t is an old saying that
the simplest devices are the ones
which prove most profitable to their
originators. The field is not yet ex-
hausted.
For instance, it is asserted that the
genius who conceived a process for
loading coal on ocean-going steam
ships which will eject saving Of one
half a cent ton over the present
methods employed can get check for
81 100000 for his idea the minute he
is ready to demonstrate the practical
bility Of his plan.
But, valuable as would be such an
idea, it is question whether it would
bring larger price than a method of
treating straw hats to prevent them
from changing color with the weather.
There is also demand in the Amer
lean household as we'll as in large can
ming establishments for an effective
and rapidly working device for seal
ing cans. Fully 80 patents have been
granted for contrivances aimed to
meet this want, but the ideal has not
yet been reached. A typewriter that
will do its work without the present
nerev-racking clicking and clacking
would bring a good retrun to the in
ventor and would be as great boon
to humanity as a speechless barber.
In the airship field there is ample
opportunity for fortune making, and
the submarine boat can still be i'm
proved upon profitably. A flying
machine that will go up and come
down and submarine that will go
down and come up at the pleasure Of
the operator are NIGHTLY to be desired
and would be Of vast financial value.
The genius who contrives a motor
actuated solely by the rays Of the sun
of the waves Of the sea, and Of practi
cal use, is assered Of fortune and a
niche in the trial of Fame.
Shoe manufacturers have long
sought a neat and durable substitute
for leather, and they are willing to
pay handsomely the man who solves
this riddle for them.
Millions of. dollars await the man
who invents substitute for coal. One
of the biggest bills Of the world of
civilization is it's fuel bill. Cut this
down trifle year by any new means
and fortune surprising Rockefel-
ler's will be the reward.
A device that will entirely obliterate
the grating mechanical sounds Of the
talking machine will find dozen bid
ders, with certified checks waiting to
purchase it.
The man who devises method Of
cleaning ships bottom without dock
ing it will never have to work another
day in his life, and can take a trip
abroad in his own private yacht if he
desires to do so.
1t is estimated that millions Of dol
lars are locked up in waste Of various
kinds from factories. Any scheme
that will effectually utilize this waste
and save the millions will fill the cof-
fers Of the inventor with coin.
Probably 500 patents have been Sc
cured on non-reusable boxes and five
times as many on non-refilllable bot
ties, but no one of these meets all the
requirements. the inventor of the
perfect thing is either of these classes
will live on the fat Of the land for the
rest Of his days.
Automatic chicken pickers and oys-
ter shuckers are in demand.
One Of the ideas upon which the
inventors may exercise his ability with
profitable results if he is successful is
an automatic gas cock that will shut
off the flow as soon as the gas is
extinguished.
There is self-sharpening paper
cutter which keeps it's blade on edge
through the very process Of cutting
Of paper. There is tidy 100000
waiting for the man who can apply
the same principle to scissors and
shears.
A pen that will not corrode, a pin
that will not dull, gasolene for
automobiles that will not smell, an
ink that will not evaporate, coloring
matter for light dress goods that will
not fade, a self-lubricating sewing
machine, an automatically puncture
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