| Show encouraging NEWS the recent announcement that the U S patent office has operated at a profit for the last three years and now has on hand a surplus of half a million dollars is of far greater importance to millions of americans than the mere fi figures 9 involved for in these cold figures lies proof that american inventive genius A is more actively at work than ever before providing new jobs for millions of workers and a higher standard of living for all of us writing americas Ams ricas future in the blue prints on file in washington great industries today were mere drawings in the patent office yesterday stainless steel modern chemicals safety glass mechanical refrigeration radio air conditioning today employing millions of people are but a step removed from the laboratory of science and industry and industries already great by research and study are devising new uses for their products which in turn tum may encourage and stimulate entire new industries oil for example not only furnishes direct employment for a vast army of workers in the oil fields and refineries I 1 fin eries but by a constant and costly program of research to discover new uses for oil and improvements prove ments on the product have made it possible for other indus tries to grow to enormous proportions one need only think of automobiles and aviation in that connection every patent granted holds untold potentialities for national improvement pro none con can foretell what the results of industrial research and production will be in the way of new jobs and increased human comfort that is why patent office figures are so encouraging encourage 19 they furnish fresh proof that science and industry teamed together are on the threshold of new marvels building a new america |
