The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-09
MANY INVENTIONS
CONNECTICUT HAS MAINTAINED
 SUPREMACY THIRTY FEARS. {

latiOn for Twenty-fOur Years Out of
 Thirty Since 1876, at No Time Lower
 Than Second Place--166 Towns in
 Connecticut Contained Residents to
 Whom Patents Were Issued From
 1s76-19O6.
 The reports of the United States Pa tent office have been examined from 1878 to 1905 inclusive-a period of thir- Ity years Commencing with the year 1876, it is found that there were 16239 Iinventions, for which letters patent were issued in the entire country dur ing that year, or one patent to every 2,39S of population During the year mentioned citizens of Connecticut took out patents for 736 inventions, this number being one to every 78O of popu- lation based on the most recent census.
 Tn 1877. the ratio of patents to popu- lation in the United States was one to every 2,959; in Connecticut one to eve ry 8S5.
 In 1878, the number was 3,121 of pop ulatio to each patent issued in the United States; in Connecticut one pa- tent to every 1,O15 of population.
 In 1879, the figures for the whole country show that there was one pa- tent issued to every 3193 of population, while Massachusetts was first with one to every 4OS, and Connecticut second with one patent to every 945 of popu- lation.
 Tn 1880, when the census figures for that year became available, there was one patent issued to every S,96S of pop ulation in the whole country, while Connecticut was first with one patent to every 12O of population, Massachu- setts following.
 Tn 1881 there were 15,11S patents is- sued to citizens of the United States, or one to every 9,31S of population. Kansas was first, having to it's credit one patent to every S37 of population, l Connecticut second with one to every S9S of population, and Rhode Island third, having one patent issued to eve ry 994 of its citizens.
 In 1882, the ratio of population to each patent issued in the United States was 2s0S, in Connecticut one patent to every TSP of population and Rhode Is- land one to every 9SO.
 In 1883 there were 2O957 separate in- ventions for which letters patent were issued to citizens of the United States, This was one patent to every 2,39S of population Connecticut stood first, one patent having been issued to every 7O5 of it's citizens; Massachusetts one to every S20, and Rhode Island one to every S,69S citizens, while to citizens of IConnecticut there was issued one to every 909, and Massachusetts one to every 930.
 In 1885, one to every 2,223, Connecti- cut was first, having one patent to every 615 of population, Massachusetts econd with 794 citizens for each patent, and Rhode Island third with one pa- tent to every 9O9.
 Tn 1886, one patent issued to every 2,35l of population, Connecticut again holding first place, with one patent to every 729. Massachusetts was second with one to every S42
 In 1887 there were 1892 patents ls- sued or one to every 2,519 of popula- ton, Connecticut again holding first place, with one to every 79O Massachu- setts one patent to every $50 of popula- tion.
 In 1888 Connecticut one patent to every S2O of population; Massachusetts one to every 944, In the whole country the ratio of population to number of patents issued was 2,651 citizens for each invention.
 In 1889 Connecticut was first with one patent to every 700 of population. Massachusetts one patent to 873. In the United States there was one patent issued to every 2,272 of population.
 In 1890 there were 24,403 patents is- sued in the United States, or one to every 2,617 of population. Connecticut first, having one patent to its credit to every 796 citizens.
 Tn 1891 one patent issued to every 2,970 of population; Connecticut one to every LOIS; Massachusetts one to eve- ry 1,o55.
 In 1892 one patent to every 2,948 of population, Connecticut one to every 955.
 In 1883 there were 24,197 patents is- sued, or one to every 2,975 Connecticut still holding first place with one to ev- cry 976 citizens, Massachusetts taking second place with one to every Lii.
 In 1884 Connecticut's citizens re- ceived one patent to every 993 of popu- lation, Massachusetts one to every I1,S35.
 Tn 1895 the ratio was one patent to every S,162 of population Connecticut having one to every 927
 Tn 1896 Connecticut had one patent to every 759 while in the entire coun- try there were 2,96S citizens for each patent issued,
 Tn 1897 there were 21,5oS patents, or one to every 1882 of population. To citizens of Connecticut there was one patent issued to every 7S6 of popula- rank, being credited with one in every 1 1,1S0 citizens.
 Tn 1898 one patent to every S,242 of population in the United States, while to Connecticut citizens the ratio was one patent to every 933 of population
 Tn 1899 there was one patent issued to every 2S51 of population in the whole country, Connecticut showing one to every 945 of population, ranking first among all the states.
 In 1900, making comparisons with the census figures for that year, there was one patent issued to every 8,S27 of