The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-07
COMING GUESTS.
800 EUROPEAN MEMBERS OF
THE INSTITUTE
10 ARRIVE IN AMERICA THIS MONTH
they VIII visit pllasbnrg Early in
October and Divide at Chicago 1ctO-
Der st-Ome Party 10 Visit ihe South
ana RETURN Through RoanO,se-PrO-
grnnIne of Their "Trip

America of three hundred Of the Euro
pean members of the Iron and Stee
Institute is taken from London En-
gineering. the leading foreign publ
cation of its class:
In the course of next month NOR
than three hundred European mem
bers of the from and Steel Institute
will proceed to America to hold ihei
summer meeting. and TO take part in
that of the American Institute o
Mining Engineers. The Verein Deut
sche Eisenhuttelaute have also beer
invited TO be present, and, coase
quently, the three great irou-produc
ing countries of the world will be rep
resented by their leading technical
societies, while individuals from III
parts Of the world will add TO the cos
mopolltan character of the gathering
The occurrence is in every way
notable. 1t testifies to the widening
OF national sympathies, and to tho
breaking down OF the old trade exclu.
siveness which had decended to us
from the ancient guilds.
There was q time, when : in
stead OF being received with cordiality
they would have needed, for their OWL
safety, to have dismissed the object
of their visit, and TO have resorted to
stealth and duplicity to carry out
their object. Now all this is changed.
Not only are the visitors welcomed by
their own craft, but all the cognate
societies join in the reception. The
American Institute of Civil Engineers,
the American Institute of Mechanical
Engineers and the American Associa.
ton of Charcoal lronworkers are all
represented on the committee. Pos
sibly the evidence of cordialitv will
not end here, for it is whispered that
the American nation, acting through
the President, may officially greet the
coming guests.
Three days are to be devoted to the
reading OF papers, all OF which will be
offered by Americans.
The papers deal with: ~ American
blast furnace yields; ~ testing ma
ttIIllS vi GDtlSt1 utllolt III tAlC y IitCh
States; (3) the manufacture of steel III
the United States; az the Thompson
electric welding process; (5) the man-
ufacture of spirally welded steel pipes
in the United State; 60 the develop
inent of the iron manufactures of Viz
ginia; {7) the use of wafer gas in the
United States; (S) the coke industry
OF tie United States: 90 process in the
manufacture OF war materials in the
United States; 90 composition and
wearing qualities Of steel rails.
Two of the afternoons OF the three
days referred to October |, 2,3-wi be
devoted to excursions and other en-
tertainments- and enc to the proceed
ings in connection with the unveiing
of the statue OF the late Alr. Alexander
L. Holley.
On SATURDAY,, October 4th, the Wis
itors will leave New York en- route for
Philadelphia, where they will spend
Sunday and Monday, q number of the
local manufactures being laid open to
their inspection. On Tuesday they
will travel b. special train to Lee
banon, Pennsylvania, to visit the ia
nous Cornwall iron mines, while
those who wish it will inspect the
plant OF the Pennsylvania steel Com
pany at Steelton. A long night jour
ney will then take them to Pittsburg,
where they will arrive on Wednesday
afternoon, stopping By the wayat AL
toona, the site of the shops of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
at Johustown, the scene of the great
flood of 1889. -Four days will be spent
at Pittsburg, and. from technical
point Of view, will probably be tine
most interesting of the entire period.
THIS is the focus of the American steel
and iron trade. and is endowed with
very great natural advantages.
1t is located in the middle of rich
mineral region, which not only teens
with coal and iron, but spouts forth
oil and gas and salt in way which
renders it one of the wonders of the
world. The irons of the celebrated
Juniata regions are close to Pittsburg,
while to the west are those of Eastern
Ohio. But the browning glory OF
Pittsburg, is its natural gas. Other
lands have coal and iron and railway,
but none other has such an abundant,
cheap and easily utilizable fuel.
international meeting of theva-
rious societies is to be held at Pitts
burg, when papers will be offered on
behalf of the iron and steel institute
by Sir n. Barnaby, Mr.. A. e. Seaton,
and possibly by Sir Lowthain Bell.
On Sunday night, October 10, the
visitors will leave for Chicago, where
they will spend Monday and Tuesdsy
visiting the local iron and steel works
and manufacturing establishments.
On Tuesday, October Il, the party
will divide into two bodies, which
will proceed north and south respect
lively. 1t will he somewhat difficult
matter to many to make the choice.
On the one hand there will be the
beauty of the Lakes and the wonders
of Niagara, rendered still more charm
ing by the advent of the Indian sum
mer, while on the other hand there
will be the iron and coal fields of the
Southern States, which present such
tempting outlets for capital. Many q
man DESTROYS to find.openings for his
children will choose the latter trip in
order to decide whether they cannot
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old. Even those who have not such
responsibilities may 60 in search OF
investments which will pay better in
terest than ventures of the same kind
in England.
The northern Journey will be di-
rected to the iron and copper mines
of the Lake Superior district, and
will include Iron Mountain, Michigan
i+;,r :aines 0 he iogebic range, the
/ Calumet, Hecla and Tamarack mines
the iron mines of Marquette district,
| the SAUL Ste. Marie locks and Nj
aeara Falls. Thence the party vii!
| proceed to New York, where they
will arriveon Saturday, October 20
having spent nine nights in the cars
The Southern section will visit Biz
minsham, Shelby and Admission. Ala.
! Chattanooga, Tenn: Middlesborough
KY; Knoxville, Tenn; Pocahontas