Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-17

vention OF his own. on the theory that
II the people we're encouraged TO In.
vent, the business would take care OF
Itself. AS result. we were made
nation Of inventors. and we have out
stripped the word in the field Of me
chanics.
"Yet we have no system to day
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 ia Just so much loss not only
TO the owner, but to the public who
would get the benefit Of the patent.
We have industrial concerns In this
country that spend from 100000 to
81, O00.000 a year developing patents.
II 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
oe
and establish the court on generous
basis. believe a salary OF $4,000
for the chief justice and 81 900 for
the associate justices Is not too great
II we are TO have a court of patent APP
meals composed of the ablest judges
in the country. The present bill pro-
vides salaries Of $4,000 and $1,000
respectively This appears to be n
large remuneration. but II 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 Is on
an eight days journey. II is perfectly
true that an outline Of the presidents
speechmaking program, as already
prepared. shows that as far as texts
~ 10 oh 10
great legislative subject on which to
speak. but If precedent counts for any
thing he probably will say a great
many things concerning matters OF
legislative moment while talking on
announced subjects that have no par
ticular bearing on 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
or patriotism which induces men to
| take an active interest in their coun-
/ try's affairs in time OF peace.
In Chicago the president will ad-
dress the newspaper men, the Irish
Fellowship club and great meeting
| Of persons interested in conserving
I the natural resources of the country.
| This conservation meeting is the only
I one at which Mr. Taft, as far as his
I announcements go. has intimated that
| ne is TO speak on a subject which is
! before congress for legislation.
Firm Friend Of Conservation.
! Because Of the widespread interest
| in the Ballinger-P inquiry and
| the charges and countercharges that
| have been made by the men who are
| involved in the trouble, 1t is said that
| Mr. Taft fears the people will get the
I idea that he is not the same firm advo-
cate of conservation that he once was.
| The presidents friends say It was be-
cause of his absolute desire that the
natural resources should be saved
! that he separated his messages to
congress and gave one over wholly to
the cause of conservation. This mes
sage was sent by itself so that
there would be no other matter to
draw the attention of congress away
from the prime subject which the
president wanted 1t to consider.
Outline Of Probable Law.
1t is probable that congress will
pass a law which, so to speak.
will separate the surface of the pub
lie lands from the deposits which lie
underneath. In other words, there
will be one means Of disposing of the
hidden mineral wealth and another
means Of disposing Of the right to
farm. The government hereafter, II
the Taft idea is to be carried out
wants 10 retain such control OF the
mineral wealth underlying the pub
lie lands that it can lease the deposits
and derive some pecuniary benefit
rather than TO turn them over to great
corporations as has been frequently
. done in the past There are Other
conservation measures, however