The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-04-08

are admirable" said Mr.. Fish. '"The |
United States has the finest patent |
system in the world. Under the old |
British system, which prevails largely |
throughout Europe to-day, parliament
rewarded a man who brought busi- |
ness into the country. He might
have picked up the idea in France or
Germany, or anywhere else. but the
ward him for increasing the business
of the kingdom. The United States
very wisely established the principle
that its citizens should be encouraged
to think. We granted man the ex-
elusive right for II years to an in
vention OF his own, on the theory that
if the people were encouraged to in
vent, the business would take care Of
Itself. AS result. we were made a
nation of inventors, and we have out.
stripped the world in the field OF me-
chanics.
yet We have no system today
whereby inventors or the owners of
patents can be surely spared the
enormous costs and loss of time Incl
dent to endless litigation would
venture to say. from my own expert
| ence. that more than half the patents
which the people have tried to use
have been in litigation at their ex-
piration. The period consumed in
| litigation. of course comes out of the
life of the patent, and every month of
| delay is just so much loss not only
would get the benefit of the patent.
We have Industrial concerns in this
country that spend from 100000 to
ss,6O0,000 year developing patents.
If the validity of these patents could
be assured promptly. not only would
the gain to their owners be great. but
the value to the people of the United
! States would run into uncountable
millions.
! Salaries Not Adequate.
with issues as great as this at
stake. it would seem that congress
should look broadly at the question
and establish the court on generous
basis. l believe salary of $4,000
for the chief justice and $1,000 for
the associate justices is not too great
if we are to have court of patent ap-
peals composed of the ablest judges
in the country. The present bill pro.
vides salaries of $4,000 and $4,000
respectively. This appears to be a
large remuneration, but it is not, un-
der the circumstances. ! fear it is not
adequate to enable the establishment
of the court on proper basis"
Presidents Forthcoming Tour.
President Taft. who is apparent.
ly extremely fond Of travel, not
so much, his friends say, for trav-
els sake. but because he has a
thought that he ought to give to the
people personally and by word of
mouth his ideas of government, will
start from Washington March l5 on
an eight days journey. 1t is perfectly
true that an outline OF the presidents
speechnaking program, as already
prepared, shows that as far as texts
are concerned, he has chosen only one
great legislative subject on which to
thing he probably will say q great
many things concerning matters of
, legislative moment while talking on
announced subjects that have no par
, ticular bearing OH Legislative matters,
The president will go from Wash
ington to New York. where he will ad.
dress a meeting of the members OF
: the Society of Foreign Wars. He will
: have something to say about patriot
; ism in time of war and this naturally
, will lead to a discussion of that high
cr patriotism which induces men tc
, take an active interest in their coun
trys affairs in time OF peace.
In Chicago the president will ad
dress the newspaper men, the Irish
:. Fellowship club and a great meeting
| Of persons Interested in conserving
I the natural resources Of the country
: This conservation meeting is the only
: one at which MI. Taft, as far Us his
I announcements go, has intimated tina
2 he is to speak on a subject which is
5 before congress for legislation.
Firm Friend of Conservation.
bcCduSC vi tuG "lucSll AlISA CD
in the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry ant
: the charges and countercharges tina
: have been made by the men who ar
/ involved in the trouble. it is said tina
a Mr.. Taft fears the people will get tn
). idea that he is not the same firm advo
d cate of conservation that he once was
e The presidents friends say it was be
y cause of his absolute desire that tn
d natural resources should be save
that he separated his messages t
q congress and gave one over wholly t
l. the cause of conservation This mes
7, sage was sent by itself so tina
e there would be no other matter t
a draw the attention of congress ava
" from the prime subject which tn
r. president wanted it to consider.
l. The president will remain two day
S. in Albany as a guest Of Gov. Hughes
k After leaving the capital of New Yor
k, state Mr.. Taft will go to New Have
II to attend meeting of the Yale col
j. poration, of which he is member
t. Then he will go to Providence, Rhod
S. Island, to speak to the manufacturin
jewelers.. and from there he will go
r. New York to deliver two speeche!
e one before n Republican gathering q
IS which his speech probably will hav
a. strong political tone. The presider
ID will be at his White House desk agai
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