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Show i Ten Iron aaJ Steel Isitltute Opens Its ' TitiX Session ia Chickeriug j Hall. D1S riNGTJi3HD GUEST3 TEESENT. - ! Sir James Kitsou's A Jdrcs?-Tha Koit i Noted Oatheritit' of i'.s Kind Ever , Held iu Auaiiea. Xkw Yokk, Oct. t Today the t'tr-t session of the Iron and Steel institute was opened in (.'bickering hall. Sir James Kitson, pro-id"ut of the British associalion, opened the meeting. He said a few words of congratulation to the members of his society upon having an opportunity to see the resources of this country. Carnegie then delivered mi ndil ress of welcome to 'which Sir James Kilsotl responded: "It is indeed an honor to us," bo said, "to be welcomed here by Mr. Carnegie, who is tho largest niauiifae- hirer of iron and stool in the world. The remarkable reception wo have been given hcVe since we landed Justifies Justi-fies us in believing we are welcomed as well by a vast number of people iu the L'nited States." Sir James then went Into the history of tho iron and steel institute. James (inyley, of Bessemer, Pa., then read a paper on ''lU'volopomcnt of American Am-erican blast furnaces with special reference refer-ence to large yields." Cayley thought the day not far distant wheti'thls country coun-try will be able to show a record of ilOil.OiKI tons from thu furnaces In three years on single lining. Sir Lowihian Hell commenting on (Javier's paper, said two weeks ago when ho heard that one blast furnace turned out 'J'O I tons of pig Iron per week, he did not believe it, but now such facts and figures were put before him that ho was fully convinced of this marvelous accomplishment. Sir Frederick Abel of Woolwich, Kn-gland, Kn-gland, was unanimously chosen pel-dent pel-dent of the association for two years, The session then adjourned to take a taip up tho Hudson river. |