Show I Prince at Locomotive Works Prince Princ Francois de do who while on a lour tour of oC the United Un led States Stales stopped d oft off in this thil city cit to 10 visit his III friend Henry Benl Reed Hatfield ic re I centhy Inspected tho the Baldwin loco floco motive moti ye e works So greatly great impressed was he lie by bythe b the tilt magnitude of oC the tho plant and its Us wonderful facilities that he lie declared a visit would not suffice anti auH that ho would return to view the works J further ci 1 I Prince Francois is especially In Interested Interested I in Iii It locomotives and every everything eer everything I thing pertaining to railroads as as he lie heis lieis II is f an accredited delegate to the tue Inter Intel International national Railroad exhibition to 10 be 10 lucid held I In lit 11 A this summer With a letter of oC Introduction from I John II Ih Converse head of the Ball Bald Baldwin Ballwin win locomotives works to Charles if M f 1 1 Schwab tho prince and Mr Ir went to Bethlehem B to go through thc th sled te l works there lucre They The are am marvelous too the tue prince nee exclaimed tills this afternoon but I big bl anti great r al ius as i they th are arc your youit loco bet locomotive motive motle works here bere impress mo flue still stillmore stillmore more The prince and his host up 1111 to about 11 1 1 in the tho th I morning anti and went vent directly to the of office lice fice of Mr Ir Converse From Prom oue one shop Jo o another they passed Prince Francois displaying the I keenest Interest in everything he saw Occasionally ho would linger lo to watch I the lolling workmen or 01 lo to view Io the Iho operation of some ome huge binge machine The rhe din of If the shop did not disturb the tui prince He lie looked into inlo the tile galling gaping mouths of enormous furnaces shrinking not a bit hit before the tile I Intense heat lie He saw embryo embr o loco locomotives locomotives I motives mothes matured constructed d for fOl rail railways railWays ways wars in iii all nil parts of or the civilized world It ft makes me proud to thin thing that t at atman man nuan Is capable of oC molding such a per pel perfect feet powerful leviathan he lie comment commented ed 01 as he lie gazed upon ullon a von ery er giant siant of or oran an engine complete to the last detail anti and ready to leave heave the lh shops This i work must bold hoM the interest of all those who vho are aro engaged In It I should I think they thov never newer would weary weal of or I I their marvelous lous As s g the tho prince made mado his way lY through 1 I I the shops asking questions and mak making lag ing remarks which showed his knowl knowledge edge ell o of locomotive building the won vuori Imen awn mun Jardell r him with considerable I curiosity Rut But they the did d li nol t know that thal l the unobtrusively attired visitor who o diced such a keen keln Interest In their work was a man nian of o noble birth When the prince was told the wages paid some of the workmen at Bald Baht Baldwins wins he lie h said Some Sonic of them got get more than the commander of an anA Austrian A army arm corps Philadelphia Bulletin |