Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-02
NEWS OF EVE HOTELS.

81 haysn't much faith IN The eli
round ntillty Of aluminium, SAID W.
HI. Moore of the United States smelling
works OF Philadelphia ~ the New LIZ
ingston yesterday. at 10 OF little value
except IN alloys. Scientists have her-
aided II - the coming substitute Tor
everything, but practical Developments
do not sustain their theories Alumni.
mum 10 . light, soft, tenacious metal
that will not iarnlAh, 10 not Affected py
acids. and 10 whltened BY the applea-
ton Of potassium salts In compost
ton IL 10 very valuable, but alone there
are very few uses 70 which IL can be
put One of iis most common uses
now - in connection with iron. II half
q pound or . pound OF aluminum BE-
melted IN q ton OF iron the iron runa
easier, 10 more tenacious and takes .
better polish. Manufacturers OF stoves
always use il, and il gives their wares
. bright. shiny appearance that could
facturers of type and stereotype met
hope that II would give lightness 70 the
more tenacious, but softer. The best
formula for stereotype metal stiii re-
mains 100 parts of lead, twenty OF anti
mony and twelve Of tin. Aluminium
can often be used ~ substitute tor
tin in alloys. In gun metal II tin .
used with the copper. the alloy VIII
Withstand . bursting force OF 1900
pounds TO the square inch. But u
aluminium 10 used il will stand 90, 900
pounds. The metal can be ussd alone
If tenacity 10 the object sought. and
there is no friction. A Phliadelphla
club built launch Of aluminium. II
fioated on the water like . paper box,
but the plates soon became indentsd
and broken, and wherever there Was
any friction the metal wore through.
think row boats could be made from
aluminium IL something else were used
tor tho locks. The metal 10 now com.
paFatively cheap. 1t 10 extracted from
clay by electricity and can be bought
for fifty cents . pound"
ST don't know . devilish thing about
Michigan appointments" said the Hon,
l. II. Weston ~ he leaned against Z
radiator in the lobby of the Morton
yesterday and chewed . perfecto. 81
don't want to know anything about
them or have anything TO do with
them. had enough experience eight
years ago to last me two life times.
haven't signed . petition or written Z
letter and blame mo IL do either
There 10 state central committee and
. few members of congress whoss
special business 1t 10 to juggle with the
appointments, and they're going to dc
| it this year 30 far ae / am concerned
Mr.. Dickinson will not attempt TO con.
troll the Michigan patronage either"
DR.. G. N. Mattison of Vaudeville
one of the directors of tho Michigan
Masonic Mutual Benefit ASSOCIATION, II
at the Eagle. "The association il on I
sound financial basis" he said. 1--WE
had to fight hard last winter to keel
from being swallowed; but We sue
| ceeded and are fourishing. ] have
seen . great many mutual benefit %
| cieties rise and fall, but think the!
| can be made success. don't thinl
they can be maintained except in con
| uection with . fratsrnsl organization
however. the fact that the member
have other ties to bind them beside
| the mere insurance features will keel
such an ASSOCIATION alive, whom other
wise il would succumb."
"saginsw bay numbering 10 not |
thing Of the past BY any MEANS" said
NJ. Garland, . Bay City manufacture
of saw mill machinery. ct the Mortol
yesterday. 1--WE are good for year
and years yet. Millions of feet Of pin
is being RATED from Canada AM