Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-17
TO SAVE LIVES.
Boiler Makers Form a Ma
tiOnal Association.
MUST MAKE GOOD BOILERS
Is the Pledge Taken by Over 125 of
the Manufacturers
T0PR0TECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
The Coal Men Hold a Conference and
Scrap is the Result.
RATES ARE FIXED But NOT ACCEPTED
MUST MAKE GOOD BOILERS
DOPROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
RATES ARE FIXED BUT NOT ACCEPTED

urers ever held in this city occurred yester-
day at the Hotel Anderson. Fully 125
manufacturers of boilers assembled in re-
sponse to a call issued by the Pittsburg con-
tingent of the boiler men of the United
States. The object of the meeting was to
form an association for the purpose of secur-
ing better material and better workmanship
in the manufacture OF boilers and thus
prevent the frequent accidents by explosions.
Almost all the prominent manufacturers in
the country were present, iucluding Colonel
Robert Munroe, of this city, at whose works
the most serious and recent explosion of the
year occurred.
The meeting was called to order at 9
O'Clock and James Lappan was made President
andO. 7. Douthett Secretary and permanent
organization was formed and named the Ameri-
can Boiler Manufacturers Association.
A committee on resolutions was appointed
and drew up the following, which was pre-
sented at the afternoon session and adopted
unanimously:
SIGNIFICANT RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, No business calls for greater care,
better material in the construction of its COM
modify and more exact workmanship than ours.
and in view of the fact that many disastrous
explosions have occurred in the past where mate
rial afterward tested, has been shown to be of an
inferior quality. Therefore. that we may better
secure safety to the lives and the property Of
every community where boilers are used. be it
Resolved, That we will in all cases use the best
material in the construction of boilers, refusing
to accept contracts where specifications do not
call for material Of suitable quality and that II is
the sense of this convention that the system of in
spection prescribed by the United States marine
laws should be adopted and that we recommend
all iron and steel manufacturers to adopta system
ofmanufacturing but one kind Of iron or steel to
be used in the construction of steam boilers, to be
known as c. H. No. hange iron and marine
fange steel respectively with tensile strength of
not less than So OOO more than 65 600 pounds and
pledge ourselves to use all honorable means to in
fuence our representatives in Congress to pro-
cure the passage of such laws as will
MAKE IT A CRIMINAL oFFENsE,
punishable by fine and Imprisonment to manu-
facture sell iron steel for boilers of an in
feriOr quality aud a similar ofense punishable in
like for the manufacture of boilers for any
purpose of an inferior quality to that specified
after the passage OF such laws. We also recon-
mend to the Committee on Constitution and By
Laws to provide for the organization of local
semblies throughout the United States subject to
the Jurisdiction of this association.
Resolved That we invite all manufacturers of
boilers to join our association, knowing as we do,
that our object is purely philanthropic and that
We are bestowing one of the greatest blessings
upon the public at large, who should look with
distrust upon any manufacturer who, by reason
ofpersOnal motives refuses to take this important
step.
At the evening session the committee ap-
pointed on the question of tensile strength
presented their report. 1t caused quite ami
mated discussion, and was finally laid on the
table. The report is as follows:
THE TABLED REPORT.
Your committee to whom was referred the ques-
ton of tensile strength would report that after
considerable explanation from Representatives of
the various steel firms and in view of the fact
that many of us have occasion to build boilers for
marine purposes where high pressure is required,
thus increasing the tensile strength to meet the
pressure requirements. would suggest that the
minimum strength of iron and steel be established
by this association at 55 600 pounds to the square
inch, and the maximum tensile strength be left to
the necessities OF our customers and the terms Of
marine law which we have already adopted, but
are not to be governed by the United states Board
ofSupervising Inspectors, wherein they state that
tact with the boiler shall exceed twenty-six-h hun
dredths of an inch in thickness.
Another session will be held this morning
after which the delegates will visit several
leading iron and steel mills in this vicinity.
Several invitations have been received, includ-
ing Carnegie Bros. & Co.. Carnegie, Phipps &
Co, the Spang Steel and Iron Company, Park
Bros & Co. and the National Tube Works.
THE MOST PROMINENT.
Among the prominent manufacturers pres
ent were Chris Cunningham. Of Green Point,
N. Y; George NJ. 7 refts, of Buffalo; Philip Ro-
han, of st. Louis: Richard Garstang, of st.
Louis; John H. Collins of Amsterdam, n. Y;
J. W. Wood, of Phillipsburg. n. j.; Reeves
Bros of Niles, O.; D. Connolly, of Cleveland;
Alonzo L. Cady, of Steubenville; George Mar
shall, of Dayton.
The convention adjourned at midnight, after
having adopted a constitution and bylaws.
~1,r
was adopted. inviting members of the Pitts
burg press to accompany the visitors on their
tour to-day. The following programme was
laid Qua: All the boiler men in the city will
meet at the Hotel Anderson at 9 o'clock this
morning and proceed in carriages to the Black
Diamond Steel Works and other mills and will
then board the steamer Mayfower and go to
Homestead and Braddock, taking in the large
Nyorlys of the Carnepies