Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-13
C-STEEL MAKING
BRILLIANT CELEBRATION OF IT'S Sue
CESS At CHATTANOOGA.
A banquet with Distinguished CHESTS
Tableware of Southern Tin-Plate--
Another Battle Refought.
[By telegraph % the p!spasch.l


nooga have given their guests from the
national capital was crowned to-day with
continuous round Of interesting events.
Secretary Proctor and his guests, including
Attorney General Miller and General
George b. Williams, went TO Atlanta last
night, but the congressional and other
members of the visiting party remained
and viewed other famous battle-felds
around Chattanooga. In the morning Mis-
sionary ridge was visited, and from Bragg's
old headquarters General Boynton gave
description of the great battle which end
ed in the capture OF the ridge.
ON MT. LOOKOUT.
The party was then taken through the
national cemetery and back to the city,
which they left in the afternoon for Look
out Mountain. The clouds had lifted by
this time and from the summit magnih-
cent view of Chattanooga Valley. with its
environment of ridges and mountains sue
ceeding each other. was obtained. the
| swollen river, overfowing its banks in
many places. giving the appearance OF
plain with the city intersected by canals.
Congressman Clements, Of Georgia. whose
| district embraces the Chicksmauga field.
has been selected by Secretary Proctor to
negotiate with the owners for the lands
hcSNcu lOI INC NdIiOuhl Il aih.
BAsIc-sTEEL BANQUET.
Tonight the party attended the banquet
given at the Read House to celebrate the
| Inauguration of the basic-steel process in
| the South, the dinner being in honor OF
Mr.. Mat Baxter and Mr. A. NJ. Shook, who
have established the practicability OF the
process after long test and have opened
steel-works IN Chattanooga. There were
| elaborate decorations of flowers, .potted-
/ ola ~A, L. al N
| distinguished feature of the occasion was
| the tableware, much Of which, including
| the plates and the cover Of the menu cards,
| consisted of tln-plste recently made In this
| country from Chattanooga steel.
DISTINGUISHED NAMES.
Covers were laid for about one hundred
and ninety guests, among whom were SEN
ators Henderson, Frye, Hawley, Butler,
Sanders, and Carey, Representatives Nc
Kinley. Cogswell, Cannon, Wheeler,
Hooker, McMillin. Allen of Michigan, Post,
Henderson of Illinois, Osborne. Clements,
and Baker, General Boynton, John II; and
Hugh L. Inman, and j. G. Maben, dlrec-
| tors of the Richmond Terminal system;
s. NJ. FELTON,. president of the East Ten
nessee. Virginia and Georgia railroad;
| Hugh N. Camp, of New York j. ID. Will
| hanson, president of the Chattanooga;
Rome and Columbus railroad; General
| of Murfreesboro', and many others from
| all parts of the South and East who are
actively connected with the industrial pro.
gress of the South. Adolph S. Ochs, of
| the Chattanooga Times, presided as chair
man of the Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee, and Mayor Merriam welcomed the
| guests.
THE ToAsTs.
Toasts were responded to as follows:
"The Occasion we Celebrate" by Tomlin-
son Fort, president of the Chattanooga
| Chamber of Commerce.; "Our Guests" by
j. +. Shipp. president of the Chattanooga
Board Of Trade; THE Manufacture of
| Iron and Steel in the South" by A. NJ
Shook; The Chickamauga and Chstta-
V. Boynton; Chattanooga Reasons for
Making 1t Ones Home" by Congressman
Evans, OF Tennessee, who earnestly set
forth the advantages of his place OF resi-
dence; Chattanooga as Railroad Gen.
tire, "by H. S. Chamberlain. of Chattanooga,
and "Our Country" by Frederick Taylor,
of New York city. Impromptu addresses
sentatives Mckinley and Cannon, and
others.
SOMETHING FROM CLEVELAND.
Letters of regret were read from num-
| Der Of distinguished gentlemen. Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland wrote: Il fully appreciate
the Importance and value of the event the
Chamber of Commerce of your city pro-
pose TO celebrate. Few things, 1t seems to
me, are better worthy of your people'sIoy-
full notice, / should greatly enjoy being
with you 20 join in the contemplated cele-
bration, and have attempted to see my
yay clear to that accomplishment, but am
obliged, on account of duties and engage
ments here, to forego the pleasure it would
afford me TO accept your exceedingly cour-
teous invitation"
Mr.. HKwITT's VIEWS.
Hon. Abraham S. Hewitt: " | regret ex-
ceedingly that the state OF my health Will
deprive me of the pleasure of beng pres
emit. but can assure you that l sympa-
tbize fully with the feeling which induced
your citizens 10 honor these gentlemen as
they deserve to be honored for their
enterprise intelligence, and success
| in introducing the branch of busi-
meas which will hereafter be q
| leading industry of the region OF which
| Chattanooga is the centre. Inc
| South is the natural home OF the basic
process, Just as the North must necessarily
| be the great producer OF acid steel. III "a
an interesting fact that these products have
each their proper field of usefulness, and
| that the basic steel of the South will IN
doubtedly find q market north OF the ONO
river, lust as the pig-iron of the South has
| invaded northern territory"
ADVICE FROM Mr.. HEWITT.
After urging the South to give liberal
| treatment to railroads and various indus
| tries, the letter concludes: If the South
| shall sternly set its face against all repu,;
dietion, against all violation of plighted
| faith, its future is assured and its people
will be the happiest and most contented
| in the world"
THE GREAT AND ONLY DEPEw.
| Chauncey NJ. Depew: Certainly one of
the most interesting contributions to the
wealth and prosperity of the country is
| the iron development in the territory OF
which Chattanooga is the centre. To be
able to supplement this industry with the
successful manufacturing OF basic steel Is
an event of more than ordinary import
ance not only in its local bat in its ma
| tional aspect"
| OTHER REGRETS.
Senator Brown and Governor Northen
| of Georgia, Governor Buchanan of Ten:
nessee, Calvin s. Brice, Henry Fink. and
| Congressman Niedringhaus were among
others who expressed regrets. Tomorrow
morning the Washington party will leave
| Chattanoooa for home.