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Show DKATH OF A VBTBRAN IflON WOllKtR. There passed nway In Allegheny, Pa., the other day, a man whose career baa embraced an epitome of the development develop-ment and progress of railroad build-log build-log I'hlllp James. Tho chief famo ot this extraordinary old man was that ht puddled the Iron for tho first T-rall. This great Innovation In Iron manu-ficturlng manu-ficturlng was produced In 1831, at tho Dowllas Iron Works, Dowllaa, Ola-norganahlre, Ola-norganahlre, Wales, owned by Joslali John Gueat and nor. Thomas Ouest Mr. James was born In Wales In 1813. At tha age of 7 he bogus work In the Iron mill, sweeping plates. Young James was later placed In charge of a furnnce, nnd was not yet 19 when ho assisted In making the first T-rall Ho enmo to this country In 1837, locating locat-ing aa puddler at Haverstraw, N, Y. Later bo moved to Reading, Fa., sod IMIIU1' JAMH3, (fuddled the Iron far tht first T-ratl) la 1813 went to Pittsburg, where ho poised tho rest ot his long and useful life. |