New-York tribune., 1904-10-25
CARNEGIE GETS MEDAL.
american Ironmaster RecelUes
Bessemer Decoration.

The opening exercises OF the American meeting
Of the Iron and Steel Institute. the second meens
which this international organization mas ever helu
on American SOIL were held last evening at sheF-
rvs and Andrew Carnegie the first American
president Of that body received the Bessemer gold
medal This honor one OF the highest in the gift
OF the institute. given him for his hfeWork
in the development Of the iron and steel industry OF
the world.
President Fornes Of the Board of Aldermen. on
behalf Of Mayor Mcclellan. welcomed the foreign
visitors TO this city. and John Fritz. president o.
the American reception committee, and James Gay
ley. president of the American Institute Of Mining
Engineers added words Of welcome. Mr.. Carnegie
as president Of the institute. responded in part:
Gentlemen. you again present 20 US the open
door,. and we thank you Upon our last visit the in
ment but they And to-day that rapid that has
then The figures are positively staggering Your
product OF pig iron the year we visited you 1870.
in thirteen years IL has doubled In Bessemer steel
production has much more than doubled. and in
TOld-frOm half million tons in 1880 to nearly six
qns Sas @ @ nSST 9SgT Sde N 10 1ner
come 10 see for ourselves and study such pOr-
Your growth has not Iessened the output of any
increased quite as rsSv as o1 an T tbs IRON and
steel making nations have been able to supply
not how various lands are to find a market for in
bs in5nars 5T tiv anu iron s @ LtS, DOW 0N
ulation and for new Developments of the world are
sured; compelled TO base our hopes OF in
creased supply OF cheap steel further discoveries
Sir James Kitson. Bart, N. p. past president
then presented TO Mr.. Carnegie the Bessemer Gold
Medal In recognition Of his services In the steel
trade He paid a cordial tribute to Mr. Carnegie
ss one who would always be remembered n
man who loved his fellow men, Mr.. Carnegie ex-
pressed his appreciation OF the honor conferred on
him. and declared that better than title or rank
was such a patent Of nobility that. which he
would hand down TO succeeding generations lie
went
getting around men better than myself. There
are three classes OF men in the world men who
go through the world and do not receive the recOg-
milton they deserve. men who do receive what they
deserve and men VINO receive more than they de-
serve. feel that am In the latter class.
To-day the members OF the Iron and Steel In
stitute will visit the Military Academy at West
Point.
convention of the Iron and Steel Institute. accom-
panied by several of the American members. visited
Conducted through the several departments by
Lieutenant Commander Harold P. Norton acting
head Of the steam englneering department., assisted
w. j. Baxter, head Of the construction department.
assisted by Constructor r. H. Robinson; Civil En-
gineer r. c. Hollyday. assisted by civil Engineer
w II. Allen, of the yards and docks department.
and Captain John D. Adams as executive officer OF
| the yard. Among the British delegates were Sir
Wise.
a number of the visitors inspected the large in
were made by the English steel bridge men TO the
| Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges. They made a
careful investigation of those structures for the
and English bridge building at later session Of
/ the institute.