, 1879-05-07

~ ~ 80" 'He "'''ia III Ptttsburg h.
whas did III High wagcsl Not HI; ~ w 10 but
bud management, this being III out
Az nrERSA1 puAanxt,
with your csnpluycs arl your crrIt .,..
what you hhY md sell. That I. ,si.sl ism lor
ra!n beTan. Every man Of sou hars ;1o.t youf
or less men III Jour amploy "Ite shs
Know KNOW moro about innny detail, "'. ~
sus oas.aess tnnn you 10, MN,
who 10 quiet 'vay snvc their sasuses cyc,v INV INV
ny tao'f aoVotioh 10 you nt'a .uur ln,er..,!!
ana 1hese men Sou Know anil haro con0t,ons,,
'n' md would nnd do tntrust viii, !,l.s"s' sa"s
nfopeftS' sueh mon don't hcln to ruin you. % oui
Mt. Potter concluded br nojulnv nm, ,.
mat the Iron md 8tecl Association ~. ~.
of'cerea und managed Utmost csclu.lv,,x "s a.
fohusFtSanlanst anu Wa8 not In srtrlt Nn,or.,
institution, The Yves. bolng Utmost bsa! v,,hua.
representation. "''aoas
10 the Hfsstrn Aisoelatfd rrr,..
TliH rNrCRrntaas,
rif1snoha' Pa., May d-lhc genera, Couyro.
t,on Oh 'oo American IRON md steel mauuf,o.
turcrs mil lron.oro producers met tbfs mo,n,A-
IN tio rooms OF lllc Waatern Iron ntl Nail Al.
aocta'io'1. This Convention IS intoudcd to IN.
Of tho United States, md was called hy TIM IT,
D. !, Morfel', trtsldont OF tho American Irna
md Steel Association. Tho purpose of ,hn roa t.A
vention II 10 consiler tho prcsout eoudi,jon n,
tic iron mid steel Industries, their want. md
lfc dangers which ttr cntcn them. There w,.s
large attcndnnec Of Delegates, including nnn.
bcr Of lending men OF tlic country enuaged IN
tho iron antl steel interests. "
ofa1,rt- trtItIn.n utt..
called The Convention to order, mil moved ,l,,,
the lion. D. J. Morrell snke tho chair, ybc I'M.
tlon 'ras unanimously adopted. Tic Charru,n
appointed sfr. ]. W. swanll aud atr, Joscnh ~
Wecks, SECRETARY Of sllo Wcstesn Iron As,oei,,
ton, Secretaries.
htr. Morrsll then addressed tie Conycnton
in speaking Of Tic present condition u the tron
trade, ho said there wcro unini.takabto ,pdlr,.
tions Of Il returning tltlo Of buslncs, artIrIt,
anl prosperity. We may not anticipate ,apt
advances iu prices Or Rrcnt gains III busior,,
operations, ycs, II wo utilize The experience Of
the past Ave years, md adyaucc with llruuc,.
a,nl cnut1on, re may reasonably anticipate etu
ring to tho large purehaao et Enulsl iBss.
se,ner) rails by Tho Nuw York Central 4
Hudson River Railroad, ut d nrIce jorcclf n
excess Of tho current rates here, h. tsII
| lllatl hhVlnE bcch hppchieu TO for tn'orma.
| lion, he had not tcsitatei 10 tlcpotnrc =,
fa'se aud Rlantlcro1ls tue allegation that tle u
most endurance Of American, steel rails /, hut
five years. and tint they aro commonly iuictIpr
to rails made fl ENGLAND. lie alluded to liz
subject here: as st!c whole trado hal eo'nInonln.
tercss 1t, maintaining the vcll.tlrsesycd repuss.
tion earned by TIC American manufacturer ot
bcsscfncr rails, a,rl also fur the reason that tbs
assault upon tscM .1llY bo regarded ns ptrt Of
set'stnc to break down the protective poey Of
of the continued existence Of the great utsI
growing industry which has placcd within the
react ut Ah,erlcan consumers l)ettcr and clsatl
CT Iron nnI steel t!lnn they ever leforc epjoysd
Al tho conclusion OF his allresa the C6,r
man statcd that Afr. Joseph Wharton Of phls.
,lelph!a, Ind prepared ~ important paper, b.,
was absenst and Mr. CyrAa Eldrr was c1!1ed
upon to Rad It. Tic phpur was a lengthy tloc.
utnsnt on the subject Of protection.
Alr. J1sepn y. Weeks read Il paocr entt.lel
Ernchls Of IL Judtclous larilf. System" pre-
pared by i. u. Stunt, of Cleveland, @.
Secretary Wceks rGal Il co1nmuuiratton from
tho Hccretary Of tic United States Iron and
r!n-lnte Company, which wns accompanied b7
i lnrsHurlaf IL Congress sotthIE forth tae DE-
fccts In Lie construction of tic Turiir lar se,
Chrtillls tln. Importation Of Tin Ri tcrnc nlsIes
On motion Of Mr.. John u. Kennedy, Of Pills.
detphla, 1t was referred 10 special commit.
| tee.
Mr. William r. shlnn moved the appoint.
r1enl OF d ct}nlulittcc VI nne tn treptrs bus
ness for the Convention. The moou MI
adoptcu.
After appuiutlug Committee on netaIa.
tloi1s, tho Convention adjourned until Ia
DIN.
At the afternoon session tho following re.e
IutIonk Nerc alupted:
Tho mann fnctuEets OF iron and steel and miners
Of Iron ore Of tue United States In general eoastn
cause Of tic distress which during more than trs
ycare mast has prevailed tH nlt walks q maaufae.
turing industry, md has hccn ctprc'sllr ss!e'vu'
thai tisa pro3nugsa anu apparently hept'c't C.
preston Of hnstncss Ia past. aud that tasfs afs
signs Ut return 10 tho hea!thtH actfsIty tnrou!h
sufferers the condition ot this country 1as ttta
mainly ~ osaso ,ta q n., s p,
for The pt1Ancts Of nalsa industry. u l. la'feIJ
owing 10 tits policy. TINT our country !. n! ths
fst IT, ''eSssF ;s .al sfs ' nsss @ '1a IS
bcgns t., have confidence in tEe 'at1rs. aa9 walt
fres.trado England Is btti paraIszcd and de'peas.
cMt. Thu policy nf protection as given 10 " az
Iron nnsl sieel industry which ra,ks the second o.
Tho world. In This mi of arts OH! coanlly haa e.
seloicd within ctinpasntisefr iew years p.ea "
nttan, md It has lnnho Inventions and lmoEe.e.
,asnts which arc AZ honoF 10 tta artisans and 's'
efasl1on to ti's world. ,.u,.., e,,t,,
for. undcr ike Modcrttu protection Il haa fettNta
during the t,ast eighteen yeaf., II l1oB bttoIs
widely distributed. Its irocrtAea arc condpcttal
most of the Stnles, and its materials ao dta"u a,
lt ull paris Ut Tho unton It affords the axt:su
uTast profitable matket lhc catTler femcass1
| attv4 tsall!c, and II cfeatea Hmd auMs.s' ,.s..
multitude Of allied and dependent lndlstatt.. ats
anil It has 1unie tbin cunntry pfnelca!y !nss Is.
pendent Of foreign suurccs OF supn} Of INC pta u.
clpal means Of national llefcnse. anti 10 "inl'n! ~ ~
ttself pAca In thu markets nf &ilt "eE'1: ~ o -.
cheapsnoA tha railroad materials ana thaa pst "
snuted commerce throughout thy vast cA,sn!mi cA,ss1,i, Il
onr country, md II Inns 81 imprnsed there m.s't
that trallc aud tsnyel hare been Ftndesen afssSs @
md theru Il practical ,mnnity fs"ln acelasn
It affords employment IL multitude q "o1s%s n IA
men who olhefw,sa would hrcnHo t!llets o. w \.
soil and sYat the aurpAs Of farn. pIpaas pEa. ID
| would rust lu llls;lusa, burden 10 themes'e ''
a 1nunaco 10 snclcly. ,.,hoe.
i'ramoters ol this Industry under tho eohd'Eha' e.
which. wl,un fasutnbs. hnyn always laehea ,s rrs
qnnlLtY u performance hayG 1!ad IL taSea III ~
risks. The lnh1sa have bcGn great aNd a.s 20
from adequate. Its psohprcts arc no. w w., III
promising as 10 tnytte now adventures: n,.t,ot ~
thos who havo means Invested W u ~ r"Ju h
situation, II thGte WAs 1saurahcd 1hat ~ ,t,on4
maintained. offers mottse for renewed 'I, III
aud promise OF moderate sncccrr. 1a'an tuua' in.
condition Ut fruedom from! destructive .yo.ri
larfo!cmce hons competition has hscil es9t, na ~
winch rudtcss lhe plods 70 t,n lnlninE, a"J
1iIea tho utu,ust skill und ccon"1y ahI su4
euurtB to mako improvements 'h H'asa'A'