The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-08
b. =. JONES on THE INDUSTRIAL
OUTLOOK.


manufacture in the United states ha
given 3. r. Jones, until last year th
active head OF Jones & Laughlius. o
Pittsburg, probably wider experience
than that OF any member Of the trade
The vicissitudes 81 iron manufacture ii
bis business career have been many A
broad-minded man OF affairs, lie has
been active in politics, and has borne a
leading part IN the work Of the Ameri
can Iron and Steel Association 10
iurtherance OF a governmental policy
that would lead to the largest and
speediest development Of iron and steel
manufacture Ia the United states.
Though Mr. Jones has retired from the
presidency OF his company, his son, b.
i Jones, Jr, succeeding BIN on the
reorganization Of the company last
year De il still n member oftheadyisory
board aud takes the liylicst interest Ia
tho various movements Of the past year
that have made sure the position %
Joue- 4 l.aughlu-, Ltd.as Tie leading
stool manufactures apart from the steel
Corporations Speaking u au informal
WHY 10 representative Of the IRON
Tnde Review ID the pust week, Mr.
Jones Expressed himself very hopefully
concerning The industrial outlook 10 this
country Coming from one 81 M
JONES' large experience uen re sure his
comments though siyen ID casual com
yoration wili ~ interesting 10 onr
renders, and wc havo obtained his per-
msson to reproduce iu part whit lie
said
4 um opnm atic 10 my views 81 the
future 81 tlt MON trad beoause find
ao muny Indications DIN wonderful ad.
vince il tbe' lia oi the people. The
Developments 81 tbe pas iae years
have boon marvellous rho world
movements aro SD rapid tbat one
cen e3rcy keep track oi them.
OR close contaet with nations that
wo haye long regarded as SO remote
than Ties wonla always Pc inaccessible is
tlngoi tho ereatost Significance d IT,
relation Up our Industrial progress in
the ars iust ahead Itia only few
Ncan ago aas n Paris at tire time
tbat Europe was welcoming back stan
icy from darkest Alrico Not So long
ngo when g parl 81 young Harvard 4
college graduates went ont On bunting
aud Exploring expedition 90 Africa we
looked upon Thorn as upon those va
would never seo again 10 seemed THAT
they were giving UP their lives - yentur
iue into such remote aud savage
conutr But today there rs nothing in
y trip to Africa % excite iha slightest
comment Representatives q American
manufacturers are going apd coming ail
the time, and We nFe regularIy doing
business with tircu And theres China
TIM ouly teu Years ago, mth na 100
600 600 people wps IA unknown land
And S. With Japan and ne Philippines
and llauait With am ofubieh ON raae
relations are 70 bcclnsor and closer
But % me The most Impressive Hcor
IA our modcru life, and one that Is very
important 70 our material development,
is that the individual man counts ior Ed
much more tbnn BE- used q. Tie vast
increase Of our population is not So
much OF a wonder as the way in which
the power VI every unit o. our popuia-
ton has been multiplied The relation
OF this fact 60 iron consumption has
been so we'll established. that iron by
common consent has become Il sort Of
barometer LIBERALIZATION and progress.
While we have reached q per capita con-
sumption Of 400 pounds Of pig iron ia
the United states, China's rate probably
wouldn't reach pounds, with an her
millions.
AS a familiar Illustration Of the way
in which our industrial power has been
multiplied recall that in the early
days oimy connection with iron mann
iactuno in the iortios, Il took three men
TO handle q l50-pound bloom ia our
iorges. Now q single man-and he may
wear kid gloves II be choose-has only
to pull lever and a 5O-ton mass OF
molten metal il lifted and carried where