Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-20
LEFT In THE LURCH.
England is Admittedly Behind
America in Its Metal Working,
DESPITE SOME RECENT BOASTIEG.
A British Delegate Returning From the
Iron and Steel Institute
ACKNOWLEDGES ALL WERE SURPRISED

Some of the members of the iron and steel
delegation who hadn't the time to 60 with
the party beyond Chicago are returning
toward the East end Fastening home'to at
tend to business. Among those who ar
rived in Pittsburg yesterday to spend the
day were Joseph Saunders,of Wolverhamp-
ton, who registered at the Anderson, and E.
Blass, Essing, Germany, and Frank Scud-
der and Charles Clayton, of England, who
stopped at the Duquesne.
Mr.. Blass is the German water gas ex-
pert and was known as the tallest in stat
ure of the foreign delegates. Mr.. Saunders
is a member of the Town Council. and un-
fortunately his term expires about this time.
He expects to be reelected, and wants to
be home in time to take the oath of office.
He is one of those, like most Englishmen,
who claims that a man should serve his
country out OF love for it, and not for pay.
He doesn't approve of the American idea of
giving public men salaries. In speaking
of his experiences in America. Mr.. Sauns
ders said yesterday:
AMAZED AT AMERICAS GREATNESS.
ssThe more see of this country, the more
am amazed at its immensity, its greatness,
its growth and possibilities. I think Chi
cago is destined to become the greatest city
in the world, and Pittsburg won't be far
behind it. 1 must say frankly that
every delegate who came over was sur
prised, though some of them may not
admit it. They acknowledge that
America is away ahead. Why, in Stafford
shire we thought it wonderful when the
furnaces there turned out 500 tons OF pig
iron in a week, but here in Pittsburg Mr..
Carnegie's furnaces produce 450 tons per
day. The appliances used in the mills for
manipulating the iron are something won
derful. We claim still that you get your
ideas from us, but you have improved on
them and left us in the lurch. We often
heard remarkable tales told about America,
but we always supposed they were mere
Yankee stories. We never dreamed that
the country was so rich and so full of fine
buildings.
s'The Americans make their money
easily and they spend it freely.
They do not value dollar as
highly as we do. In the little matter of
shining boots, for instance, have been pay
ing 10 cents to have it done here, but boy
in London would never charge more than
penny.
AFRAID OF A POSSIBLE CRASH.
s'The one thing 1 am afraid of it that you
may oyerdo the iron business; I am only
acquainted with it and no other, and then
the crash would be fearful.
1.-TWO or three things about the social life
of the people have struck me very lorcibly.
During my stay OF three weeks in this coun-
L 1,..,.
the streets. Now l consider that a remarka-
BILE record, and have been observant, too.
Not a woman has accosted me on the
public thoroughfares. when if / were to
take short walk on the Strand or in the
Haymarket, in London, would be stopped
at least a halt dozen times. These facts
speak much, to me, for the morality of
the Americans. went to hear DR.. Purves
preach this morning in the First Presby-
terian Church. 1 was much pleased with
his sermon, and he must be an able man. II
he were not, 1 reason that his congregation
would be made up principally of women,
but there was large representation of gen.
tlemen present. 1 like to see this attend
ance at divine worship. Your city is also a
model for quietude on Sunday. One can't
buy a cigar or drink. The people
are not asleep, but resting, for 1 know that
bright and early Monday morning they will
be up and hard at work. This is an indus
trious as we'll as industrial city, and the
people are active and energetic.
AMERICAN SIDEWALKS NOT GOOD.
ssThe main objection have to American
cities are the bad sidewalks. / found the
pavements very poor in New York and
Philadelphia, and they were little better in
Pittsburg. The people are engaged in so
many gigantic undertakings as to keep the
streets in tornup and disturbed condition.
1t occurred 10 me that the Improvements
ought to be made little at time, and not
all at once, so as to blockade the highways
and force a man to thread his way between
piles OF debris. But God has blessed the
American people with rich country; am
sorry 1 haven't the time to go over it. 1t
would take one at least six months to see
America properly"