New Britain herald., 1928-07-27
INVENTORS FIND
 PARKER WILL AID
Becomes Patron Saint for Those
 With Ideas

New York, July 27-"If ever get on Easy street, I'm going to do everything can to see that other in- ventors are spared the troubles I've been through"
 It was about 40 years ago, in De- | troit, Mich, that Clark w. Parker ! made that VOW. Today he is carrying it out,
 Parker had gone 10 the city from Michigan farm armed only with a meager education, a keen mind for | things mechanical and some ideas l for labor saving devices. The world. he thought, was his oyster. All he had to do was patent his inventions, find little capital and market them.
 Years Of Encouragement That was all he had to do. and it took so many years of discouraging toll and hardship that he wished many times he had stuck to the blow. But when opportunity did come along, it walked right in without knocking. Parker became one of Americas best known automotive and consulting engineers.
 He never forgot the unspoken promise made in his youth. so to- day he is assuming the role of patron saint to inventors struggling for recognition. He has announced that he is ready to work with inventors everywhere and in every field. At the same time he has told manufa acturers that he is willing to cooperate with them in securing devices to be man. ufactured on a royalty basis.
 A survey has been completed by Parker showing that thousands of manufacturers are in the market for devices of every nature, whether ap- plicable to automotive or aeronauti- cal science, general commercial ma chinery or household necessities.
 ''Too many persons hold the mis- taken idea that there is nothing left to invent" Parker said. Never has there been such an opportunity for new ideas as there is today. Every field constantly is seeking improve ments and new creative genius.'
 At the Automotive Royalties Corporation in New York, of which Parker is directing head, and where he and his staff of technical engineers carry on inventive re- search, letters and blueprints al- ready are pouring in from all over the country.
 Out of all these things which are coming to me day after day." Parker declared. Tit seems certain many important new contrivances. Every day find letters that mir TOT the experiences I had as a youngster. Lack of capital, inability to secure patent. interruptions promoters. ignorance as to how best to proceed-these and many other difficulties bob up constantly in every young inventors path.
 Wherever I am able to help with my experience I feel that at last I'm seeing the fruition of the plans ] made long ago in Detroit"
 NOt I>nlldHtnFupy
 This is not pure philanthropy in which Parker is engaging. His ex- animation and advice are free; there are no strings to them. But when an idea of merit comes to his attention, his organization offers to attend to the patenting, testing and output of the invention. For this service, of course, he receives a royalty.
 Parker's progress from his early days in Detroit included his inven- ton of huge gathering machine for the printing business, and many small devices in general industrial efficiency. He entered the automotive field during it's early growth and worked for various concerns. Later he became one of the chief designing and research engineers for General Motors and had an active hand in the development of its two highest priced cars. His perfection