Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-07-26
AMERICAN ENGINEERS 70 BE
FETED IN ENGLAND.
INSPECT BRITISH WORKS
After Joint Meeting Of English and
Yankee Manufacturers ana Build.
ers Tour viii be Made-Ger.
many Bids for Visit Of Our Rep.
rssentatives,

London, July 25,--Many American
iron and steel manufacturers, stmc,
IuyM engireers, civil engineers, min,
ing engineers, architects and others
Interested in the industries allied
with the iron and steel industry are
in London attending the joint meet.
ing OF the American Institute of Min.
ing Engineers and the British Lon
and Steel Institute. which opened
in the British capital yesterday.
There viii be five days devoted to
the deliberations Of the Joint body,
during which time - technical pa,
pors win be read and discussed -Four
of these papers are prepared by
Americans. The week following will
he devoted to tour Of inspection.
in honor of our couutrymeu, of the
English and Scotch iron and steel
plants. The itinerary Is an inter
esttng one.
Monday July 30, the Americans
viii leave London for York, n party
visiting Cadeby main collery under
the guidance Of w. II, Chambers. the
managing director At York the
Minister cathedral will be visited
and an opportunity will be afforded
et inspecting the objects of anti
Quarian interest the Roman remains,
The medieval bars and walls. which
still encircle the greater part of the
city, and the Norman castle.
Tuesday the party will proceed to
Teesside, where arrangements for
the visit have been made by com.
mtttoe, consisting of Sir Hugh Bell.
Bart, chairman, Messrs. nltyd VIII
Jams, A. Cooper, T, Westgartn, VIII
lam Whhwell, j. T. Stead, James
Riley and ]. NJ. Amos. The
Americans will arrive in Mlddles-
brough from York in the morning
and will be welcomed at the Cleve.
land club by the reception commit
tee, the party will then be divided
into sections for alternative visits
TO the various works. After the in
spections a public luncheon will be
provided in the town hall Mlddes.
borough, and the American visitors
viii in the afternoon leave for Dur.
ham. The ladies of the party will
leave by special train from York for
Fountains Abbey, where access to
the grounds has been granted by the
marques of Ripon; and af.
forwards proceed to Durham
at which city the party
viii be conducted through the
cathedral, castle, and university. RI
der the guidance of the Very Rev.
DR.. Kitchin, dean of Durham and
Warden of the university and the Rev.
II. Gee. d. D., master Of univor.
sity college, Durham. In connection
with the reception OF the American
ladies, a ladies' committee has been
formed, consisting OF Lady Bell,
Lady Wrighton, Lady Ropner. Lady
Sadler Mrs, Illtyd Williams, Mrs.
Arthur Cooper, Mrs. T. Eastgarth,
Mrs John II. Amos, Mrs. James
Riley Mrs, J. r. Stead, Mrs. A. j.
Dorman, Miss Whltwel and Miss
Gilzean Reid
Wednesday. the Americans will be
received by the mayor of Newcastle.
upon-Tyne. Three alternative ex.
cursions have been organized by a
committee of the north of England
Institute Of Mining Engineers, as fol
lows:
A trip down the river, calling at
Duns ON Stainless, the bridges. the
piers, and the works OF Messrs. Swan.
Hunter and Wigham Richardson.
Ltd; a visit to Hylton, Dawdon, and
Horden collierIes; visit TO BAN.
burgh and Alnwick castles. In the
evening the visitors will be enter.
tanned at a reception given by the
North Of England Institute of Min
ing Engineers.
Thursday the Americans will pro
coed to Glasgow via Carlisle, visit.