The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-16
COURTEsLES TO TIE ASSOCIATION
The Trcdeznr Iron Works.

About O'Clock Yesterday afternoon the
members of the Car-Builders' Association
visited. nv invitation, the Tredegar Works,
and were shown By the courteous proprle-
tors through that mammoth concern,
nrobably the largest OF its kind In the
country. These gentlemen nave IN tnelr
employment at these shops more IMAM u
Thousand hands, and the work turned OUT
by them is Of the very best character, sue
ccssf,llly competing, wherever 1t mas Deen
introduced, with the products OF any otner
establishment. Their cars, car-WDeeIS'
spikes, and other railroad machinery nave
been sold in almost every State OF tne
Union, and have given universal satlsiac-
ton.
ment at much they saw here-the huge
masses of red-hot iron passing raploiy
through the machinery, giving it form ana
strength; the ponderous wheels, the I'M,
mense furnaces, the spike-nachlnes-a
we're objects of great interest. Here also
were to be seen the immense guns 6roughL
from every fort in the South, diverted
from their original purpose, and, by ma
| nipulations received here, made into IN
strumpnts of peace-literally turned into
| plow-shares. After some time spent IN
looking at these things, the party were IN,
| vited to a room, where wine was handea
| after a short time spent in pleasant inter-
| course.
Mr.. Adams, the president of the assoca-
tion. returned thanks for the courtesy
shown them by the Tredegar Company,
and proposed three cheers for them, which
were given with hearty goodwill. Gen,
eral Ransom, of North Carolina. responded
| in fitting terms, stating that this entertain
ment was given by the propr!etors OF TINS
| establishment as an expression OF tnelr
friendship for the gentlemen OF the asso-
citation. Three cheers were gwen Tor Gen-
eral Ransom. rD,
son. of Philadelphia, 4 native of Virginia,
who responded appropriately, and In con-
| clusion proposed the health of the citizens
Colonel Archer Anderson, being
loudly called for, responded by say
| ing that "the men owning these
works are uorkers, not takers. We
have given you practical evidence that
there Is industrial skill among the southern
people. We have laid our products down
in every State in the Union, and they have
been sold there" In conclusion, ne salo
that he was glad to welcome to- this city
this large body of intelligent workiDgmen,
and proposed "Our guests. We welcome
them to our city,"
Mir. Dinsmore proposed "The health OF
the Governor of Virginia." and called on
| Col, Owens, the Governors aid, to re-
spond, which he did very briefly, regret
ting that the Governor was not here TO re-
spond for himself, as he would have done
had he been in the city.
The next toast was by MIR. Van Houten,
TO "the Mayor of Richmond"
John S. Wise, Esq; was called on to re-
spond, which he did in eloquent terms,
that at once commanded the attention and
the relations which the people of the two
sections had in times past borne TO each
other. he snid that we do not meet you IN
The craven spirit of apologists for the part
ye took in the late war. The brayest in
| war were the first to strike hands in friend
ship when peace came.
| MIR. Wise was frequently and loudly ap-
plauded during the delivery of his remarks.
Mr.. Adams toasted the "Press OF Rich
mond," and called on Mr.. Gilman, OF the
Enquirer, to respond, which he did In his
| happiest vein, saying that IN the last TWO
days he had listened to so much talk about
| building cars that he believed he could
! build one himself. He welcomed them to
| Richmond, for he believed that this city
was not the centre of the old Common
| wealth, but Of the world. Nowhere else
can finer men, better mechanics, or loVeher
women be found.
| Other toasts were drunk and other
speeches made, for which we have not room
All enjoyed their visit to the fullest extent
| MOULDING AND CARVING MACHINE.
ct 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
members Of the Car-Builders' Association
were provided with conveyances and taken
to the carpenters shop of Messrs. John 4
George Gibson to see moulding machlne
| in operation. This machine is the inYen'
ton of Mr.. Geary, the secretary of the asso;
citation, and its operations are intended
mostly for car work, but it is adapted, to
work of any other character where mould.
| ing or carving is used. The manner OIL
its operations are next to printing press
the nearest approach to the work of the
human hands of any other machine we have
seen.