The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-23
EUREKA"
WAS THE SIMULTANEOUS Ex-
PRESTON OF ALL THE ENG
LlSH AND GERMAN IRON
MASTERS
VINO Visited Cranberry.

They came, they saw, and like every
one 50 who visits this section, are
convinced that it is the future iron
and steel producing center of the
world.
When it was found that the English
and German iron masters, who are
touring America were not booked TO
see Johnson City and Cranberry iron
mines our people knew they would
mis- seeing the greatest iron center in
America Tho Board # Trade held
called meeting to take action in the
matter, and accordingly, Gen. ], T.
Wilder, II. w. Hargreaves, Supiren.
tendent OF the Carnegie Iron Co.,
G. H, Lyle, Editor OF the Comet, went
to Chattanooga to meet the English
and German iron masters on last Sat
urday with a view to have them visit
johnson City and the Cranberry mines,
They found that strenuous attempts
had been made to change their ar
rangements, so that they would leave
out East Tennessee entirely and visit
Chattanooga only, having been advis-
ed by our Pittsburg friends in the
iron trade that there was nothing at
all to see in this section. Gen. Wilder,
who has been member OF this
Iron and Steel Association for ten
years, and having many warm friends
and acquaintance among the mem
bers, went to work to change their
plans, and after showing them every
thing about the Chattanooga district,
accompanied them TO Middlesborough,
KY, and meeting Prof. Proctor, Direc-
tor OF the Kentucky Geological Sur
vey, together they prevailed on com
} mittee Of twenty or more to visit Gran
berry, which was done.
A committee headed by Mr. VIM
: Whitwell and DR.. Darby, men of the
highest standing with iron and stee
workers in the world, visited Cranber
ry, and after careful ms 2ection o.
the mine, declared it to be the mos
wonderful deposit OF low phosphorus
ore they had ever seen, sufficient il
quality and quantity to regulate thC
manufacture of high grade iron in
America and further stated, that
! Johnson City was the natural point tC
assemble the materials for pig iron
} manufacturing. NJ, Whitwell stated
: that it was the best point he had eve
e seen in any country for the manufac
e ture of Bessemer iron, as did Mr.
8 Darby.
4 The entire party expressed great de
+ light at eing able to visit this section
K and were not surprised that Pittsburgh
should he little jealous of Cranberry
They all agreed that it was a fitting
!, close to their trip; that the hes
d should be saved for the last.
b If some Of our Pittsburgh friend
Y would come down here and invcsti
C gate carefully and get rid Of some @
r their prejudices and selfshnoss the
v would make up their minds there wa
+ something in the South and especial
:. in East Tennessee, worth seeing an
would further believe that the thirt
six blast furnaces in Virginia, Tenncs
y see and Alabama now making abou
It one.fourth OF the pig iron produce
r on the continent are not being run TO
n fun, although it is making some fu
a for those who have to dance to tn
G music OF their pig iroL prices in th
& northern and eastern markets.
II We have danced to tteir music loni
o enough, and will, in a short timc
t. make them feel in regard to Besseme
n products what they have already fe'
o about foundry iron The competitio
is will make them respect us if nothin
else.