Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-03
MANY MEN OF MARK
Coming Ger the Sea This Month to
Accept the Hospitality Of Our
MAGNATES OF IRON AND STEEL
British and Foreign Engineers Will Held
Conventions Here.
SOME OF THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

The International Convention of Iron and
Steel Manufacturers and Specialists, which
| will be held in this country in October
next, is attracting much attention. Elabor-
ate preparations have been going on in the
cities which will be visited bv the congress
for some time past. In Pittsburg, the final
| arrangements for the entertainment have
just been completed. The Reception Com
mittee has done its work, and may expect to
give the visitors as fine reception as they
have met with. The programme is appended
lower down.
The engineers and iron manufacturers on
this side ofthe water have long desired to is
sue call for an international meeting to be
held in this country. They desired an op-
portunity of returning the courtesies ex-
tended to the American engineers who WIS.,
tied foreign countries in 1880. Some months
ago the council of the American Institute of
Mining Engineers, in connection with other
kindred bodies in this country, extended an
invitation to the Iron and Steel Institute of
Great Britain to hold its annual session
simultaneously with their own on this side.
The invitation was accepted with enthu-
siasm. Similar invitations were issued to
other European societies, who readily re-
turned acceptances. As as result the meet
ng, the first of its kind held in this country,
Twill be attended by the greatest engineers
and the foremost men in the iron and steel
industries in the world.
WHEN THEY WILL ARRIVE.
The guests will arrive at the end of the
current month and make the Park Avenue
Hotel, New York, their headquarters.
The convention will be held in Chick
ering Hall, and will open on Septem-
Der %, with the session of the
American Institute of Mining En-
gineers The members of the British Iron
and Steel Institute will begin their annual
meetings on the 1st of October in the same
hall. The visitors and their entertainers
will leave the metropolis in special train
on Saturday morning, October 4, for this
city, stopping off at points en- route.
The preparations for the reception Of the
visitors here have been in the hands of a re-
ception committee, of which W. L. Abbott
is chairman. and Captain A. E. Hunt gen.
eral secretary. Subcommittee were ap-
pointed as follows:
Hotels, George McMurtry; Programme of
Entertainment and Badges, Joseph D. Weeks;
Halls and Police, A. F. Heating; Carriages, A
L. Griffin; Ladies, John r. Mckinley; Music.
w. L. Scaife; Luncheons, H. NJ. Curry; Excur-
sions. A. E. Hunt H. c. FrIck is Chairman of
the Finance Committee.
Following is the programme:
THURSDAY, oCToBER9.
10A. M-Johr H. Ricketson has been invited
m Rp the address WnlcOma he
Joint International Session of the British Iron
and Steel Institute and the American Institute
of Mining Engineers in Carnegie Hall.
1880 P. M.-Session closes.
2to 5P. M.-Visit to the Pittsburg Exposi-
tion at invitation of Exposition Society.
$50 to II P. M.-Receptlon rendered by Pitts
burg, through the committee, to the guests
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10.
10 A. M-Final Joint international session of
British Iron and Steel Institute and the
American Institute of Mining Engineers at
Carnegie Hall.
l2:3OP P. M.-Session close to allow time for
luncheon before river trip.
2P M.-River excursion on the Monongahela
and Ohio stopping at Oliver Roberts wire
mills, Jones & Laughlins. Homestead, Brad
dock and Charters oil wells.
Evening refreshments will be served on the
boat; reaching city at a suitable hour to per-
init of seeing natural gas display by the Phila-
delphia Company.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL
One excursion via Pennsylvania Railroad to
the Connellsville coke region. taking the en-
tire day, reaching the city at night.
An alternate excursion to iron, STEEL bridge
glass and other works on the Allegheny river
including OHara Glass Works, Park Bros &
Co. mills, PIttsburg Reduction Companys
Aluminium Works, Crescent Steel Works, Key
stone Bridge Co.. and plate glass works at
Ford City.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER Il
to take the guests to churches of their choice
Carriages will also be in attendance at hotel.
club and elsewhere to take guests to places of
meeting, receptions, etc.
The following gentlemen comprise the Re
ception Committee:
Mes;rs; W. W., L. Abbott Abbott A n; Byers; William
SSs%is: sEs@s%s,sf p6ae3 ds55y: dsSEy T i? PsayS
soHTisy. + + j; Heafns, MlliiaEG E Aanse- A%ase-
II W. Lash John g. A. A.leishmsn, Charles C%is Lock-,
hart hart MoorS:,a % Mellon William ,is Ms5eaIE
William Conway. James Mcsrea il. sellers HqGe Me-
Kee A. H. Mckelvy, George McMurtry D. B.
Park. simon Perkns. j. j. Pierce. a5 Robert Pit It.
cairn, j. H. Ricketson. Oliver q. Ricketson, W.
william scRmerts James scot william
Shinn, John 5; Slagle, j. +. Spearman, William
Calvin Wells, e. H. Wheeler b. L. Wood and j.
p Witherow.
SOME OF THE GUESTS.
Among the most widely known delegates
from Europe who will attend the meetings
are the following:
Sir James Ktson, Baronet, President of the Iron
and Steel Institute of Great Britaln Sir Lowthian
and the owner of large manufactorfes in the
famous Middlesborough district of England; Lord
Edward Cavendish. brother of the Marquis of
Harrington. and member of Parliament; Edward
Z. Martin, well-known metallurgist and manu-
merely general manager for Bolckon, Vaughan q
Co, in Middlesb0rough. and now general manager
Sneius. the chemist and metallurgist; William
Whiteweli, President Of the Board Of Arbitration
Balm. owner Of one of the largest manufactories !
in Glasgow, Hugh Bell son Of Sir Lowthian Bell,
an iron man'ufac.ureE Adolf Bleichert Of Ger
H. A; BrHstlein y,ad and. and Louis Hotter, OF the
largest @ % steel works % in hae MddiesbSrousS: OF r6e
William CUNNINGHAM, one Of the pro- |
ing his name; John 81. Darby. well known man
ufacturer at Brymbo; A. j. Dorman, one of the |
England; w. g. Fossick, OF the FossIck iron firm |
in London; Theodore Fry, member OF Parliament |
Commissioners at the Labor Conference in Berlin;
W. H. Greenwood, general manager of the Bir- |
Guifieaum, owner of one of the largest wire and |
wire rope manqfsStaTing MsSsaIhg plants on the con-
nnent; II. A. daunelu, OF Snefneld: Jeremiah |
Head. for many years the associate of Sir William
Siemens; Francis Koch, general manager OF the |
Alexandrowsky Steel Works. of st. PetersbuFg:
Sir W. +. Lewis of Wales: John b. Nettlefold, a 1
member of the firm with which Joseph 8. Cham |
berlain is connected: Gustave Piedbeouf, of AK
ish provinces; Alexander Pource, Of England |
and Spain; Sir x j. Reed Of London; Edward |
Steel, Jr., .he steel manufacturers of Shefield; |
Sir Thomas Storey, Of Lancaster. Jose A. dey |
Barra, owner Of iron mines and works in |
the BiIboa district, Spain; Frederick Sic