New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-05
MECHANICS AND TRADB INTERESTS.
MEETING OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
FIRST ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE SOCIETY - PAPERS


FIRST ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE SOCIETY - PAPERS
READ AND DISCUSSED.
The American Society OF Mechanical Engineers.
now holding ITS first annual meeting IN the theatre
of the Union League Club. opened lis sessions YES
ter,lay afternoon. About seventy members we're
present, among them X. H. 1hurston, J. G. BOyles.
John f. Sweet. g. Sellers Eckly b. Coke. Z. ID,
Leavtt, ir, }; c. iioadIey. Charles !. Porter.
C. c. Newton, c. H. Brown, NJ. Forncy.
Charles A. liagne. and Allan Sterling. After The
preliminary formaliucs OF organization. twelve
new names we're added 10 the membership roll OF
the society. The trrasnr'r'S repprt showed bal
ancc hand of about - 600. paper by John +.
Sweet. on Frlcuon as Factor in the Motive
Power of Engines" was then read. This paper is
the first ever read before the society ana the honor
Of presenting IL was conferred upon Mr.. sweet be-
cause he was largely instrumental IN organizing the
society. The article IllusJrated by diagrams anu
lts stl;cu. ts. interesting alone to engineers and
macbInistS, caused considerable comment
The next paper was by {. Sellers, on 1.-The Metric
system" Mir. Sellers has used THIS system for
twenty years. and condemns Il. Tie sad IN part:
end after twenty years trial. that the metre
adap ed To some theorists utE' lis Gdop
Hn throughout the entire world others wish its Use pro-
b.tcL T ere is NOT orc ltl m the worll not even
Frame Cd by The system. II l. nos practical
in drawing neither can 10 conveniently used ~ the
machiues op our own system bv far superior to TIC
notric fsten Therefore let US hold that which
D, good.
The evening session opened promptly at O'Clock,
and the president K. Ii. lburston, announced that
al r adjournment a. the aiterroon special meeting
had been held, nj which thomas y. Ray had been
elected secret = for one year MT lhnrst00. who
l. Profess OF MechaLi raj Lug nCeUng IN stevens
Institute Of Technology. then read his address.
Aticr J.kn0 wlrdgIag the honor at being made first
pres dent Of the society," he spoke IN palt as follows
IL society has been i0Inded by members OF the p9c-
f>siou. eel nat there has long >ted necessity
for an ORGANIZATION composed 90 men directly or
directly connected V.tl the work 81 mechanical con-
stru, OBJ. NU.i btlnG done bY the General Govern
ueut tie development a ire material resource. az
our country. ana NOR. remains 20 he DONE in al of
WLlcI work our mvn!1 r YldCHt aud cuIlccINtlF,
have especial intcrfs-. Ninety year ago sam
url slater settled at P4wtrckct, Il. l., and
started the little nh winch was the
fest 20 spin cotton successfully ln TINS
couufry-tne rst after many failures. iay We rase
mills fl every NtwEugiud Sia.c and Iu LcarN every
O.let state !n the Union well a. % keep employ
thousands Of working people I'D other countries We
work up th1fc lDtO five hCrt-rG million
dollars If manufactured goods. winch We nat ~
the market price lOF that ne very 1e-caT- ln
mctropol an cities, ami the uaups -icpnc I'D orr
fields n Ger Toe roof that shelters orr cattc,
wear finer fabric than kings could boast
90 century ago We have seen the s.k
manufacture. after stru Cling wen dlhcU ilt~
of every kind Cor raf century. h-a SECURE foot
hold. ami enter upol pcrOi ~ prosperity which is as
marvellous % Is eucoUra 1lnt H. t1e IRON and sic'i
industry the story Is the same. We nave furnaces
which supplied with every desired variety of the
TWO milio Ms of tons OF PIX iron year. I'-daY
thew are practically free from tha threat ming foreign
competition. watch only rr'vclted from throiiling
them IN their infancy. ny wise policy OF protection
Professor A. L. Holley then read paper Oh The
Iag.Ruar Process"