The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-09

ventien Of his own, on the theory that
II the people were encouraged to In
vent the business would take care OF
ITSELF As q result. we. were made
nation of inventors, and we have out
stripped the wsrld In the field Of me-
ehanies.
"Yef 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 IL 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. ZOO. 900 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, 1t would seem that congress
should look broadly at the question
and establish the court on a generous
basis. ! believe a salary Of $4,000
for the chief justice and $1,000 for
the associate Justices is not too great
IL We are to have a court of patent ap-
peals composed of the ablest judges
in the country. The present bill pro-
vides salaries of $4,000 and $500
respectively This appears. to be a
large remuneration. but It Is not. un.
der the circumstances fear 1t 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. 1t is perfectly
true that an outline Of the presidents
speechmaking program. as already
prepared, shows that as far as texts
are concerned. he has chosen only one
great legislative subject on which to
speak. but II precedent counts for any
thing he probably will say 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
fngton 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
er 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 a great meeting
Of persons interested In conserving
the natural resources of the country
This conservation meeting Is the only
one at which Mr.. Taft. as far as his
announcements go. has intimated that
he is to speak on subject which Is
before congress for legislation.
Firm Friend Of Conservation.
Because of the widespread interest
In the Ballinger-Pinchot 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
idea that he is not the same firm advo-
cate of conservation that he once was
The presidents friends say 1t 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.
It 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.
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