Show AMERICAN AMERIAN A EReAH r N tt IH N TH THIRON THI I I IRON AND STEEL 4 TRADE DISCUSSED 1 London L March arb 31 The British Brt iron ir t trade and n American Arn competition were wire WEreth the th subjects of a conference of toon teon I and andall steel all manufacturer held beld in London Londow L to today today day d with w t the Ute object at f considering How hw best l to meet It the competition of ef f the Ebenezer Park Park Parke M K P I of Birmingham who presided pred said sa that suet tt while n America Amerle he was w much struck rr I by b the number of Englishmen who wt were occupying On responsible positions position pIU H in i I American Arl n factories Many of the th best beat Mt inventions he added ade were re the work of Englishmen The Th reason r n England did Hd net adopt the h ing appliances was wa the lash laok lo of surplus lul capital but t I the tt English manufacturers manufacturer wC have to make mk greater use u thereof and aa scrap old machinery mn more mr rapidly if I I they desired to be b abreast abt of ot the tb times I Mr r Parks Park Ps also al spoke pe of the necessity aty for toJ appointing business men m n as a consuls el i as was waa done dl by the t United Unite States and Dd I I advocated a reform of ot the present free t i trade t system sad and closer cloer trade tr relations I within be empire as a a means men of meet meetIng mt M lag Ing N the th American mn onslaught I A number of ur papers were re read rd by th tb commissioners el of the Iron Trade asso association 1 I who wh were sent neat to America mc the genEral geneVal trend treeS of which was wu in effect eft t that tt the better bt part par of or the British iron irot and nd stel t el industry occupied an unas una unassailable unassailable sailable libe position although pending the developments is of ot the t resource of Can Canada an anada n na ada a and ad other r colonies colon a period pro of seri seti serious sri oils ous ou competition and n invasion from fr the United Unie States Stae was wa to t be expected |