AN AMERICAN'S IDEA.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12681, 28 October 1909, Page 4

AN AMERICAN'S IDEA.

FREE FACTORY FOR INVENTORS A resident of Kansas City offers tlie use of 5000 square feet of* factory space, in which absolute privacy will be assurred, to all scientifically inclined men— free! The offer is made preferably to men. who are interested or who will interest themselves in the following problems : — The heavier than air flying machinoA better combustion of gas to make possible its more general use. The generation of gas from lignite or slack coal, retaining the coke for secondary usages. A smoke consumer. - The compression of air for more general purposes. A machine ' for transportation by water as well' as by land — the automobile boat. • _A cheaper .method of acquiring electricity for more general purposes. A jnorejecoiiomical lnethod-of drilling of deop;wells. .>...; V ; Milton =-McSJiila;h 'mates this offer; He- is. a ' Vrell .".known manufacturer. His factory.^is "a. four-storey sto_ne stfiictur-e, and Jie offers two entire floors of the building with heat, light, and fuel. He : asks from the inventor "Tvho accepts his (Offer nothing except that c.very.effort shall be put forth to realise the fulfilment of the unsolved problems. .'-\ He .says that he wilFbe amply repaid for any. trouble or' an j' expense if any 'cm©- of the above problems is solved, ' - ~