Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-04

-AneFics uaskes - xae e the beet iron.
working machinery N the wosld.e s2il
v. &. fsrt.ox II Naithan, Mass~rna.
sests in The Morton last night -ln the
heavier maeainer. Engiand - . tribe
ahead II us. but IN the Lighter CIR IL
tie fest. There have been many in-
kastslt improvements u mon ~os klng
mechanism daTing the past few years
lt has become simoet as easy a. xoa K
iron ss il In wood. Not quite 90 fast.
perhaps. but we are acquiring the speed.
IL To In that direction that most II the
recent Improvements have teen made
The drills. planners and lathes work very
RAPIDLY Don. In fast. what used 30 be
considered fast work would not t~ tol.
Grated DOW. America IL taking the front
rank In iron manufacturing any way.
There are few things done In Europe
which We cannot do better here. Strange
~ il may seem. although ne are said IL
have no navy, yet the tcst srfno plate
In the world II made la this country. IN
the Carnegie works. Ii 10 = peca-
liar process. known only 20 the
officers and master wakmen IL
the institution. The iron gree
through a process called Haweyixing,
which renders II remarkably tough and
tenacious. The formula Is a secret but
II Is known that the peculiar properties
OF the iron are due % the manner In
which II IL carbonized /, takes slI
days. ! believe. for the plates Ia become
perfected Carnegie A ca. have abb
tanned a machine that 10 said 10 faeiii-
tate the manufacture ~ the plates 30
that about twice as much work can lie
done now as there formerly could"
There was q sacred concert in the
lobby II The Morton last evening. IL
Was furnished by Mr.. Peter Brander.
late Of Muskegon and more recently q
Kalamazoo. One u Mr.. Brander's many
admirers presented him with an sccof.
dion few days ago. IL 10 not remark
ably wen toned instrument, but Il can
make more noiee than \ German band.
For some time Dominic and his harp
have been monopolizing the concert
business in The Morton. but since Peter
obtained his accordion be has been MT
ting himself as q competitor. He
has prscticcd faithfully in the
Kent alley and other secluded
spots and last evening be made his
debut before q large and sppreciative
audience. In fact. business was sus-
pended in the hotel for his soiree musi-
Gale. The first number Oh the program
Was of religious nature. Mr.. Brsnder
played Wont You Come 10 Jcsusy"
with variations Then he rendered odd
Black Joe" and Coronation" The
applauded and Peter placed his white
tile on the back of his head Then he
waded in again and interpreted Rock
III Ages and Marching Through
Georgia" according TO has own concep-
ton. Finally he set the crowd Wild
with Boom ia ra-ra" His rendition
was original and picturesque. Every
time he struck the boom" portions 81 the
tune the accordion emitted seventeen
different kinds ef discord which sounded
like cross between the war whoop II
an Apache and Cap'n Ansons admoni-
ton TO slide" Peter responded 10 four
encores and then passed the hat. The
financial part Of the musicale eclipeed
even the harmony. and Peter admitted
that it was pretty good nights work
for man that "came FROM Holland and
not from Poland"
&C. Chittendep. ono Of Cadillacs
hustling young lumbermen. MAS among
yesterdays arrivals in The Morton.
The Hon. Gcrrit j. Diekema Of Hol-
land dined in The Morton yesterday
while on his way u Lansing.
L. w. Sprague Of Grccnville 10 guest