The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-06-21

rail are laid in the works alone, 8 locomotives ant
$50 cars are required sor is use within the limit
OF the establishment
In order 70 appreciate the eminent iustce
with which the grand pr.ze OF the Exposition was
bestowed upon Frederick kruPp, il Is not merely
necessary 10 study these marvellous figures, bat 10
consider that this establishment, By far The most
extensive ever produced by the energy Of man,
and these processes, the most difficult ever at
tempted BIZ ms ingenuity. arc the offspring of .
single life, begun almost by the side Of his fathers
forge. and rising through the various stages OF
poverty, trial, Encouragement ami final success
70 the very front OF industrial achievements oi the
world.
Mr.. Hewitt's elaborate report sets forth the
processes for the manufacture Of cast steel as the
most difficult ever attempted by the ingenuity OF
man. and 50 they are. IS many American capitalists
can s~orr9vlully testify.
The difficulty consists, IN The inability Of ap-
paratus % endure for any prorraCtel term, the
very elcveted temperatures necessary TO induce
the igueouS fusion OF steel, and also in the rapidlty
with which steel Is transformed 70 metallic iron,
at such temperatures. by contact with oxidizing
agents. including the atmosphere.
No adequate conception can be obtained, by
the Practically uninlormed in relation TO steel and
it's management, Of the innumerable failures ana
discouragements encountered by Mr.. Krupp,
before he acquired the ability 70 make and finish
the enormous castings and their appointments, rs
detailed in Mr.. Hewitt's report.
Enough has been written 70 afford as much Of
an idea of the magnitude of his enterprise as can
be presented to the comprehension from writings
II now becomes proper 10 consider the claims
of the founder OF this enormous industry. who rose
out Of poverty and successfully conquered every
adversely, upon the present and future genera
tions. Two-thirds Of mankind are in constant
phrenzy about acquiring means for the continu-
ance Of their existence and with the most OF US,
= the little scratch we make on the sands OF time y
is soon obliterated by the ceaseless tread OF sue
ceeding aspirants, but there are isolated cases of
individuals who inscribe their names and deeds
so deeply upon the tablets of fame, that the
H~ttrition Of centuries cannot efacc the inscription.
Among the number, the name of Frederick krupp
is entitled 10 a prominent position, and favorable
light.
Our own country furnishes examples Of relent-
less energy in the lives Of y. T.. Stewart, Peter
Cooper, and others. We are apt TO condemn this
class of men for some Of their acts and mode of
living and proclaim that = we in their position
would DO thus and so - but if placed in the posi-
ton we envy, would very soon make sad work of
the industries Stern discipline, sterling habits,
and rigid systems have developed these industries,
and it must be remembered that these men who
have established the discipline, do possess the
habits and t0iH enforce the systems. and conse-
Quently are great men. We should find it excess
lively irkSome To apply our energies without ces-
sation, as these dignataries DO. even if we possessed
the intellect, and we ought to be slow in passing
severe Judgments upon their acts, whose relations
we cannot perceive from our position.
One may withhold his appreciation of the man
ner Of success, but cannot rcpress his admiration,
and when 1T is considered that Frederick krupp,
has accomplished his achievements from disad-
Vantageous positions at the start, no one will
object 20 history assigning him a covetous position
and investing his fame with nobility.-The
Druggist.