Eureka Reporter | 1902-11-28 | Page 7 | Honor Veteran Ironmaster

honor veteran on the ol 01 october a din ner was given in the waldorf astoria new york to john fritz the iron master and ilive ilvento to of 0 bethlehem pa that being bis his eightieth birthday mr fritz a native of pennsylvania began life as a blacksmith and has been interested intel ested directly in nearly every important step in the iron and steel industries from 1860 to 1893 he was chief engineer and superintendent ot of the great torge forge and armor a plant of 0 the bethlehem steel company he is thought to be the only survivor of those who introduced the bessemer steel process in ane ur ed states and the tile leading men in that industry to aay are pupils pupil s ot of johi fritz