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Abbot Augustus Low (Gus Low) (died 1912) was an entrepreneur and inventor from Brooklyn, who lived in St. Lawrence County, New York and was the owner of the Horseshoe Forestry Company.〔Yuan, Julia (Bog river: a paradise for many ) February 01, 2005 New York State Conservationist〕 He was the son of Abiel Abbot Low〔(Google Books ) 1915 Annual report of the corporation of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York〕〔(Abbot Augustus Low dies ); Brother of ex-Mayor Seth Low and Director in Many Corporations September 26, 1912] New York Times〕〔(In and about the City; A. A. Low's willO. Bulk of his property divided to his relatives ) January 31, 1893 New York Times〕 and owned in an area of upstate New York known as Horseshoe, located on the Western shore of Horseshoe Lake, in Piercefield, New York〔(Google Books ) New York supplement, Volume 98 By West Publishing Company〕 and extending onto bordering land in Colton, New York.〔 Low was an inventor and held various patents, such as a means of preserving maple sugar〔(The Louisiana planter and sugar manufacturer, Volume 29 )〕 a motor,〔(New marine patents ) Hysler Carbon motor for boats The Master, mate and pilot, Volume 1 page 19〕 an exhaust system,〔(751,188 Google Books ) page ccvi, ccviii Proceedings of the annual meeting, Volume 21 By American Gas Light Association〕 an igniter〔 and a bottle.〔(785,012 What's New ) patent for a bottle The Spatula: a magazine for pharmacists, Volume 11 edited by Irving P. Fox page 424〕 Low filed a patent application in 1909 for a "waste-paper receptacle" 〔Abbot Augustus Low (Waste-paper receptacle ) February 2, 1909 Patent filing〕 that is believed to have been the first paper shredder. It received the U.S. patent number 929,960 on August 31, 1909, but was never manufactured. When Low died, the only inventor with more patents registered than him was Thomas Edison.〔 Low's property around Lows Lake, also known as the Bog River Flow, included a narrow gauge railroad, a blacksmith shop, an energy generating plant, a stable, an engine house, storehouses, maple sugaring buildings, employee housing and boathouses.〔 Low developed the property with two dams to produce electricity and aid annual log drivings.〔 It is now part of the Bog River Management Unit in Adirondack Park.〔 Low's business enterprises included spring water production, maple syrup, wild berry preserve and wood products.〔 Abbot Low and his brother Seth Low, president of Columbia University,〔 and later mayor of New York City, built a hospital in Wu-Chang, China in memory of their father, Abiel Abbot Low, a "successful" merchant in Canton.〔(Memorial hospital in China ); Built in Wu-Chang by the Sons of Abiel Augustus Low October 22, 1894 page 10 New York Times〕 ==Legacy== Lows Lake, a man-made lake created by Low with two dams (built in 1903 and 1907) is named after Low.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/38963.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abbot Augustus Low」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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