The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-17
CEMENT PRODUCTS
men CROWD CITY
ATTENDANCE SHOWS THE NEED
OF BIG CONVENTION HALL.
Great Host Of Exhibitors and Members
Attend First Session Of Second An
nual Convention of Northwestern
Association Prejudices Against I'M
portant Industry Steadily Being Re-
moved.

That the cement product has made
immense strides in Importance in the
past year, and that Minneapolis needs
convention hall of proportions suit
able for such gathering, is demon
strated by the seeond, annual meeting
association. which convened today in
the old Vivian carriage repository at
Eighth street and Hennepin avenue.
Five hundred exhibitors have
already registered; number that was
not reached during the entire 1905
meeting. The number promises to be
increased.
The convention rooms are filed with
all sorts of machinery, and the cement
manufacturers are making a good
show of materials. The exhibit is thus
ment products.
Two interesting exhibits are present
ed by G. W. Stevens of Harvey, Ill,
the pioneer in the poured, or cast, block
manufacture; and by II. s. Palmer of
Washington, D. c., the originator Of
| the moulded block.
/ While very close attention is being
| paid by the members Of the association
| and visitors to the exhibits, from all
parts of the union, like amount of in
terest is being shown in the lectures
slated for the three-day program.
At pm. Mayor David P. Jones de-
livered the address Of welcome. Lee
Slower Of WATERFOWL, S: D.; followed
ventions Can Help Us'' He was fol-
lowed by Arthur N Pierson of New
York city, who talked Of "Some of Our
Troubles and How They Came About. -
Tonight at 8 pm. President O. U. Mir.
acle of Minneapolis will deliver his ad.
Dress He will be followed by Henry
Longcope Of Philadelphia, who will
illustrate, with stereopticon views the
subject Of the uses and abuses of con.
crete.
! Thursday morning will be taken uI
with a discussion of HThe Rational In
depreciation of Cement Tests,'' by J. E
Moore of Chicago, and Of the genera.
question of sidewalks.
4 The present officers of the associa
ton: President, o. U. Miracle; secre
: tary, G. A. Hughes; assistant secretary
;, D. Strech; treasurer, J. M. HaZen.
William Seafert Of Chicago, publishe
Of the Cement and Engineering News
: says that much Improvement is show
, at this convention in cement bricks
cement blocks, and in the appliance
: for cement products. The ma
chinery has been simplifed and at tn
: same time there has been a reduetio:
! in cost. Machinery for heavy work i
being improved also.
q MI. Seafert reports that the advers
= political influence Of bricklayers an
= manufacturers is being overcome. Thi
r has hampered the more general use o
a q the cement products in cities wit
: building restrictions, but the govern
ment is using concrete block in all it
insular possessions. .-a- -9-.--" :
o One Of the most interesting repre-
!. sentatives present is j. D. Wood, wit
: H. s.. Stevens of Washington, D. {
n He has just returned from Panam;
- where he was in the employ Of the 90,
y eminent, establishing a $4,000 cemer
a block plant, with capacity Of loo
q blocks day, in Ancon. the Panam
- suburb g.
3. Cement block exterior has been d
o termined on by the government as fea
h ible for all its new Panama works, al
Y is now being employed, in the main,
J. the four-story hotel and administratic
y building which the government is cree
le ing at Ancon. This building will co
n between 100000 and 100000 and wi
house the government employees wi
q are now scattered about the city
y Panama. ~. 80.
II Mr.. Wood spent five months in IL
:, government work, and says that in s
:, months Panama will be a comfortab
% place for transients. Owing to the fri
= ton between the government and tt
Il Panamaians over the commissary it
$ doubtful whether the government W
( do anything to increase this dissatisfa
e ton by permitting tourists to- regist
n at the government hotel, however.