Show WHAT AMERICA OFFERS thomas A edison was the finest product of american civilization russia will not produce any Edi sons other 1 european countries have not produced them there is 19 no 1 use I 1 in ii trying to be an edison in russia for with all his inborn modesty modes vork y and the desire to submerge his personality i in ina a love of work mr edison was human he liked to know that his grea great t inventions invention s were vere going to be of some juse use to the world ind and that him a government p I 1 which could give min him the th right to make use of his discoveries to the benefit of humanity lie he had behind him a government which gave to other men the opportunity to make kise use of mr Edi sons i inventions n vent ions such as the railroads the i light ight and power companies the telegraph and telephone companies otherwise known mown as the utilities i mr Edi sons discoveries m made ade millionaires by the score but he be himself died a comparatively poor man abrich a as i lie he cared to be for he found more j joy oy in bi his s work than lie he did in making money for moneis sake without capital capita f to develop his dincov discoveries eries his discoveries would h have ave beert been I 1 of little use to the world but he preferred that other men I 1 should furnish the capital and make th money suppose that edison had bad preferred to be selfish self ish and capitalize af 11 i his own discoveries and reserve to bini himself self all the commercial benefits of his discoveries lie he could have held the world in ill the palm of his hand band but what satisfaction would there have been in ill that he found a million times more enjoyment em cyment in seeing the products of his arsin arpin produce wealth and lisT happiness MIless and comforts for foi r millions billions of people A government p that frowns on oil capitalism c would have pst cst Edi sons discoveries I 1 on oil the heap heal and edison 1 1 1 would have had llad no in ansira inspiration sira to works and how lie he 1 loved 0 ved to work measured by the average work dav of echt hours and allowing allowine 16 hour s for rest and recreation mr edison lived years as yearly PR lin hr could the average n timber number of 11 hours which lie he worked in a dav not that he be kept a record of it ho he y worked till exhaustion comel compelled led him to lay w off and in an rhoar work day dav was nothing unusual for him for more than 40 years vears the potent patent offic on ic records ds show that lie he was granted an aver average tg e of two patents patent a the opportunity to awk alid possession 1 of tb the C of his own brain and muscle are what made edian what 1 america offers to ever every y boy 1 i |