Mb. Jo h n Ca m e r o n ( P r e s i d e n t ) .
M r. J o h n C am eron is m a n a g in g d ire cto r o f M essrs.
C am eron & R o b erton , L im ite d , o f K ir k in tillo c h , and a d irecto r o f E a stern L ig h t C a stin g s , L im ite d , of B e n g a l, I n d ia . H e is a ls o a m em b er o f C o u n cil of
th e B ritish C ast Iron R esea rch A ss o c ia tio n .
B r i t i s h F o u n d r y m e n .
1 9 2 4 - 1 9 2 5 .
C o n t a i n i n g t h e R e p o r t o f t h e Twenty-second Annual Conference, held at Glasgow, June 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th,1925;
and also Papers and D i s c u s s i o n s presented at Branch Meetings held during the Session 1924-1925.
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Pr e s i d e n t :
J . C am eron , C am eron & R ob ertson , L td ., K irk in tillo ch , N .B ..
Vi c e- Pr e s i d e n t s :
V . C. P a u lk n e r , 49, W e llin g to n S treet, S tra n d , L ondon, W.C.2..
J . T . G o o d w in , R ed H o u se, O ld W h ittin g to n , C h esterfield.
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P . L o n g m u ir, D .M e t., 2, Q u een ’s R o a d , Sheffield. 1910-1911.
C. J o n e s . (D e c e a s e d 1923.) 1912.
S . A . G im so n , 20, G leb e S treet, L e icester. 1913-1914.
W . M a y e r. (D ecea sed 1923.) 1915.
J . E llis , 20, L a m b o u rn R o a d , C la p h a m , L on d on, S .W .4 . 1916-1917.
T . H . F ir th . (D e c e a se d 1925.) 1918.
J o h n L it t le , M .I .M e c h .E ., 20, S t. A n n ’s Squ are, M a n ch ester.
1919.
M a tt R id d e ll, E tn a Iron W ork s, F a lk ir k , N .B . 1920.
O liv e r S tu b b s, M .I .M e c h .E ., O p en sh a w , M a n ch ester. 1921.
H . L . R e a so n , M .I .M e c h .E ., M .I.M ., 29, H a lle w e ll R o a d , E d g b a sito n , B ir m in g h a m . 1922.
O liv e r S tu b b s, M .I .M e c h .E ., O p en sh a w , M a n ch ester. 1923.
R . O. P a tte r s o n ,. P io n e e r W ork s, B la y d o n -o n -T y n e. 1924.
G en er a l C o u n c il :
*A. R . B a r t le t t , 1, L o w er P a r k R o a d , B elv ed ere, L on d on, S .E . + A . C a m p io n , 3, S tr a th v ie w G ardens, B ea r sd en , b y G la sg o w . t W . F . C h e esew r ig h t, C ol., D .S .O ., 5, D u k e S treet, A d elp h i,
W .C .2.
t & e o . E d g in to n , “ S ilv e r d a le ,” S t. M a r g a ret’s D riv e , C hester
field.
*W . T . E v a n s , M ou n t P le a s a n t , S u n n y H ill, N o rm a n to n , D er b y .
*A. F ir th , 50, C larend on R o a d , S heffield.
t J . W . F r ier, 5, N o rth u m b er la n d V illa s, W a llsen d -o n -T y n e.
* J . H a ig h , “ S to n e c lo u g h ,” C arr L a n e, W a k efield .
*A. H a r le y , A sh le a , S to k e P a r k , C oven try.
t J . H o g g , 324, M a n c h ester R o a d , B u r n le y .
t J . R . H y d e , 27, H a s t in g s R o a d , M illh o u se s, Sheffield.
t J . B . J o h n s o n , 27, B a ll F ie ld s , T ip to n , S ta ffs.
t J . F . K a y s e r , 30, O a k h ill R o a d , N e t h e r E d g e , S heffield.
+A . L . K e y , 271, R e d d ish R o a d , S . R e d d ish , S to c k p o r t.
" W esley L a m b ert, J . S to n e & C o., L t d ., D ep tfo rd , S .E .14.
t J . L u c a s , “ S h e rw o o d ,” F o r e s t R o a d , L o u g h b o r o u g h . t R . A . M ile s , 46, D e a n L a n e , N e w to n H e a t h , M a n c h e ste r .
* H . P e m b e r to n , 15 W o lfa S tr e e t, D er b y .
t J . M . P r im r o se, M a n sio n H o u se R o a d , C a m elo n , F a lk ir k . t J . S. G le n P r im ro se, R ic h a r d J o h n s o n & N e p h e w , L td .,
M e ta llu r g ic a l L a b o r a to r y , B r a d fo r d I r o n W o rk s, M a n ch este r.
*G. E . R o b e r ts , R o se d a le , E a rlsd o n A v e n u e , C o v en try .
*J . S h a w , 39, M o n tg o m e r y R o a d , Sheffield.
t R . J . S h a w , 41. D o rset R o a d , S . E a lin g , L o n d o n , W .5.
+ H . S h erb u r n , E lle s m e r e , P a d g a t e , W a r r in g to n . t J . N . S im m , 61, M a rin e D riv e , M o n k se a to n .
t H . O . S la te r , S u n n y H i ll, L e s s n e r s P a r k , B elv e d e r e , L o n d o n , S .E .
t T . A . S p iers, “ B e la h ,” M a r sto n R o a d , L eic e s te r . + F . G . S ta rr, 128, S e lw y n R o a d , R o tte n P a r k , B ir m in g h a m . t W . G . T h o rn to n , 1,081, G r a n g e field 1 A v en u e , T h o rn b u r y ,
B ra d fo rd , Y o rk s.
t T . V ick er s, 14, N e w S tr e e t, B ir m in g h a m ,
* H . W in te n to n , “ M o o rla n d s." M iln g a v ie , D u m b a r to n s h ir e . t H . J . Y o u n g , 3, C e n tr a l B u ild in g s , L o n d o n , S .W .l.
" E lec ted a t A n n u a l C o n fe ren ce. t B r a n c h D e le g a te s .
B R A N C H P R E S I D E N T S A N D S E C R E T A R I E S . (E x -o fficio on G e n e ra l C o u n cil.)
B I R M I N G H A M .
D . H . W o o d , 7, A u g u s ta R o a d , M o se le y , B ir m in g h a m . F . K . N e a t h , 16, S a reh o le R o a d , H a ll G r een , B ir m in g h a m .
E A S T M I D L A N D S .
E . S te v e n s o n , “ C h a r n w o o d ,” A lb ert A v en u e , C h a r lto n H i ll, N o t t in g h a m .
H . B u n tin g , 17, M a rcu s S tr e e t, D e rb y . L A N C A S H IR E .
J . M a sters, T h e H o llie s , V a n e R o a d , L o n g e n d e n R o a d , S h r ew sb u ry .
T . M a k em so n , 2 1, B er esfo r d R o a d , S tr e tfo r d , M a n c h ester . B U R N L E Y S E C T IO N O F L A N C A S H IR E . G . B a r n es, 16, T r e m a lla n S tr e e t, A c c r in g to n . J . P e ll, 17, M e rse y S tr e e t, R o se G rove, B u r n le y .
L O N D O N .
G . C . P ie r c e , 11, A th e ln e y S tr e e t, B e llin g h a m , K e n t.
H . G . Som m erfield 1, C h a r terh o u se C h a m b ers, C h a r terh o u se S q u a re , E .C .l.
N E W C A S T L E -O N -T Y N E .
M . B . H e rb st, 23, S a ltw e ll V iew , G a te sh ea d -o n -T y n e . C. G r e sty , 101, Q u ee n ’s R o a d , M o n k se a to n , N o r th u m b e r la n d .
S C O T T IS H .
J a s . A ffleck , 21, O v e rd a le A v en u e , L a n g s id e , G la sg o w . J . B e ll. 60. S t . E n o ch S q u a re, G la sg o w .
S C O T T IS H —F A L K I R K S E C T IO N . J . M . P r im ro se , M a n sio n H o u se R o a d , F a lk ir k , N .B . A . M . C lev e rle y , 45, K en n a rd S tre et, F a lk ir k .
S C O T T IS H —P A I S L E Y S E C T IO N . J a s . G a lt, S n ed d o n F o u n d ry , P a is le y .
J a s . Y . A n d er so n , F u lle r to n , H o d g a r t & B a r c la y , L td ., V ulcan W o rk s, P a is le y .
S H E F F I E L D .
L. J a c k s o n , E n g r.-L t.-C o m m ., 2, R ich m o n d A v en u e, P ark L a n e, Sheffield.
R . V illa g e , B ir c h o lm e, D ron field, n r. Sheffield.
W A L E S A N D M O N M O D T H . P . L . G o u ld , V u lca n F o u n d ry . E a s t M oors, C ardiff.
J . J . M cC lella n d , “ D r u s ly n ,” B is h o p s R o a d , W h itch u rch , G la m .
W E S T R I D I N G O F Y O R K S ’.
H . S u m m e r sg ill, S ta n a c re F o u n d ry , W a p p in g R o a d , B rad ford . S . W . W ise , 110, P u lla n A v en u e, E c c le s h ill, B ra d fo rd .
M I D D L E S B R O U G H . F . P . W ilso n , P a r k h u r s t, M id d lesb ro u g h . N . D . R id sd a le , 3, W ilso n S treet, M id d lesb ro u g h .
J . G . P e a r c e , B r it is h C a st Iro n R e sea rc h A sso c ia tio n , 75, N e w S tr e e t, B ir m in g h a m .
H o n . T r e a s u r e r : W . F in c h , 52, D en m a rk R o a d , G lo u c ester.
G en er a l S e c r e t a r y :
W illia m G . H o llin w o r th , 38, V icto ria S tree t, L on d on , S .W .l.
C O N T E N T S .
A m u r a l C o n f e r e n c e i n G l a s g o w
C iv ic W elc o m e ... 1
A n n u a l R ep o r t a n d B a la n c e S h e e t . . .! ” !' 5
E le c t io n o f P r e s id e n t ...1 2 E le c tio n o f O f f i c e r s ... .. 13
P r e s id e n t ia l A d d ress ...15
A n n u a l B a n q u e t ... 23
P a p e r s H e a d a t G l a s g o w C o n f e r e n c e :— T h e P r e s e n t S t a t u s o f t h e L a b o ra to ry I n v e s tig a tio n o f S a n d s; b y H . R ie s , P h .D ...32
D is c u ss io n o f M r. R ie s ’ P a p e r ...55
H e a t - R e s is t in g C a st I r o n ; b y A . L ev i... '... 63
D is c u ss io n o n M r. L e v i’s P a p er ...83
L o w T em p er a tu re H e a t-T r e a tm e n t o f S p e cia l C ast I r o n s; b y J . W . D o n a ld so n , B .S c ., A .I .C ...89
D is c u ss io n on M r. D o n a ld so n ’s P a p e r ... 110
A N o te o n th e P r a c tic e a n d P u rp o se o f P e r lit Iro n ; by H . J . Y o u n g , E .I .C ...119
D is c u ss io n o n M r. Y o u n g ’s P a p e r . . . . • .. . . 1 3 1 A d d en d u m to M r. Y o u n g ’s P a p e r ...136
M a lle a b le I r o n ; b y F . H . H u rren , A .I.C ...148
D is c u ss io n o n M r. H u rr en ’s P a p er . . ... 165
A p p lic a tio n o f M e ta llo g r a p h y in B ron ze F o u n d in g ; b y F . W . R ow e, B .S c ...171
A lu m in iu m A llo y C a stin g s ; by S. L . A rch b u tt, F .I .C . 201' D is c u ss io n on M r. R o w e ’s a n d M r. A rc h b u tt’s P a p er s 23] P a p e r s a n d A d d r e s s e s D e l i v e r e d b e f o r e t h e B r a n c h M e e t i n g s o f t h e I n s t i t u t e P r e s id e n t ia l A d d ress b efo re S c o ttish B ra n c h ; b y J . A ffleck... 1...244
P r e s id e n t ia l A d d ress b efo re th e S heffield B ra n ch ; by P r o f. C. H . D e sch , F .R .S ... 262
N o t e s on P e a r litic O ast Iro n ; b y J . E . H u r s t (L o n d o n B ra n c h ) ... 268
D is c u ss io n o f Mr. H u r s t ’s P a p e r . ...292
M odern P a t t e r n M a k in g ; b y J . A . S tev en so n (L a n c a sh ir e B ra n ch ) ... 308
D is c u ss io n o f M r. S te v e n s o n ’s P a p e r ... 319
G e n e ra l C u p o la D e s ig n a n d P r a c tic e ; b y A . C am pion, F .I .C . (B ir m in g h a m B r a n c h ) ...326
D is c u ss io n on M r. C a m p io n ’s P a p e r . . 339
A lu m in iu m C a s tin g s ; by C. D ic k e n . . 345
D is c u ss io n o n M r. D ic k o n ’s P a p e r ... 350
C o n fe ren ce on D ie s e l E n g in e s (S c o ttis h B ra n ch an d M e c h a n ic a l E n g in e e r s) T e m p er a tu re S tresses a n d W o rk in g C o n d itio n s in D ie s e l E n g in e C y lin d ers; b y P r o f. A . L . M ellam by, D .S c . 353 S o m e C h a r a c te r istic s o f C a st Iro n for O il E n g in e C a s tin g s ; b y A . C a m p i o n ... 358
O il E n g in e D e s ig n a s A ffeoted b y F o u n d ry P r a c tic e ; b y J . R ich a rd so n , B .S c ...364
O il E n g in e D e s ig n from a F o u n d ry,m an ’s P o in t o f V iew ; b y W . B e l l ... 369
D is c u ss io n on t h e V a rio u s P a p e r s ... 371
T h e M a k in g o f a “ S t i l l ” E n g in e ; b y J . A ffleck . . 382
T h e M e ltin g a n d C a s tin g o f H ig h - D u t y I r o n s ; b y F . H u d so n ( N e w c a s tle J u n io r S e c tio n ) ...401 C o n tr a ctio n S t r e s s : C a u se a n d E e m e d ie s ; b y F . C.
E d w a r d s ( E a s t M id la n d s B ra n c h ) ...426 D isc u ssio n on M r. E d w a r d s ’ P a p e r ...439 H ig h -T e n s ile C a st I r o n ; by A . MaTlcs. F .I .C .,
A .I.M e c h .E . (W a le s an d M o n m o u th B ra n ch ) . . . . 4 4 3 D is c u ss io n on M r. M a r k s’ P a p e r ...451 M od ern P r o b lem s a n d D e v e lo p m e n ts in E n g in e e r in g
B ro n ze F o u n d in g ; by F . W . R o w e, B .S c . (L o n d o n B ra n ch ) ...453 M a lle a b le C a st I r o n ; b y D . A Vilkinson ( B ir m in g h a m
B ra n c h ) ... 472 D is c u ss io n on M r. W ilk in s o n ’s P a p e r ...488 S om e A sp e c ts o f F o u n d ry C o stin g ; b y J . S p it t a l
( S c o ttis h B ra n ch ) ... 491 D is c u ss io n on M r. S p it t a l’s P a p e r ...514 S m a ll W ork M o u ld in g in G reen a n d D ry S a n d ; by
J . D . N ic h o ls o n (S heffield B ra n ch ) ...516 T h e E x a m in a tio n o f M e ta ls ; b y W . H . P o o le
(L a n c a s h ir e B r a n c h ) ... 529 T h e S tr u c tu r a l C o m p o sitio n o f C a st I r o n ; b y A .
L o g a n ( N e w c a s tle B r a n c h ) ...543 T h e C o n v e y a n c e o f M a ter ia l in t h e F o u n d r y ; b y J . M.
P r im r o se (S c o ttis h B r a n c h ) ...567 D is c u ss io n on M r. P r im r o s e ’s P a p e r ...570 S om e C o n sid er a tio n s o n L iq u id S h r in k a g e in G rey
Ir o n ; b y J . L o n g d en (S c o ttis h B ra n c h ) . . . . 5 7 3 A n A n a ly s is o f D e f e c t iv e C a s tin g s ; b y E . L o n g d e n . . 599 F o u n d ry P la n n in g fo r E c o n o m ic a l P r o d u c tio n ; b y
E . J . R o ss (S c o ttis h B r a n c h ) ...624 D is c u ss io n on M r. R o s s ’s P a p e r ...659 T h e U s e o f C h ills in M a rin e E n g in e C a s t in g s ; b y
J . W . F r ier (N e w c a s tle B r a n c h ) ...665 D is c u ss io n on M r. F r ie r ’s P a p e r ...680 S e m i-S te el; b y H . F ie ld (W a le s a n d M o n m o u th
B ra n c h ) ... 687 T h e F o r m a tio n o f G r a p h ite in C a st I r o n ; b y J . E.
H u r s t (B ir m in g h a m B ra n ch ) . . 707
D is c u ss io n o n M r. H u r s t’s P a p e r ... 720 C a stin g s fo r M a c h in e T o o ls; b y H . J o w e tt (L a n c a
s h ir e B ra n ch ) ...7 25 D is c u ss io n on M r. J o w e t t ’s P a p e r . . . . 748 G a te s a n d R is e r s ; b y F . C. E d w a r d s (S heffield
B ra n c h ) . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 7 5 1 D is c u ss io n on M r. E d w a r d s ’ P a p e r . . . . 7 7 2 T h e E le c tr ic F u r n a c e in t h e Iro n F o u n d r y ; b v V.
S to b ie ( N e w c a s tle B ra n ch ) ... ‘ . . 7 7 7 I m p o r ta n c e o f V e n tin g , w ith S p e c ia l R e fe r e n c e to
D e f e c t iv e C a s tin g s : b y E . L o n g d e n ... 786 T h e M a k in g o f T h in S ectio n P a t t e r n s ; b y T. W
M a r k la n d (L a n c a s h ir e B r a n c h ) . . . . 807
Li s t o f Me m b e r s N /m e In d e x Su b j e c t In d e x
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T h e Institute of British F o u n d rym e n
ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD AT GLASGOW.
June 9, 10, 11 and 12, 1925.
T he tw enty-second a n n u a l convention of th e I n s t i t u te w as held in Glasgow from T uesday, J u n e 9, to F rid a y , J u n e 12. T h e business of th e C o n v en tio n o pened on J u n e 10 a t th e I n s titu te of E n g in e e rs a n d S h ip b u ild ers in S cotland, E lm b an k C rescen t, M r. R . O. P a tte rs o n , th e r e tir in g p resi
d e n t, p resid ed , an d th e r e w ere a la rg e n um ber of m em bers a n d v isito rs p re s e n t.
Civic Welcome.
T he P r e s i d e n t , in in tro d u c in g th e proceedings, sa id he w as so rry to h av e to announce t h a t Lord P ro v o s t M ontgom ery, th e civic h ead of th e city , h ad been called aw ay to London in connection w ith m u n ic ip a l business. I n h is absence, how ever, he h a d p le a su re in callin g upon B ailie A ngus M cD ougall to ex te n d g re e tin g s to th e m em bers a tte n d in g th e C onvention.
B a i l i e M c D o u g a l l , who w as cordially received, e x p lain ed a t th e o u ts e t t h a t th e L o rd P ro v o st of th e c ity h a d been sum m oned to London in con
n e c tio n w ith th e Glasgow B o u n d a rie s Bill. As business m en, th e y w ould, in th e circum stances, a p p re c ia te th e f a c t t h a t th e su b o rd in a te o u g h t to do h is b est in th e absence of th e chief. T h a t, th e re fo re , was his d u ty t h a t m o rning. I t was his p riv ile g e to ex te n d to th e m a h e a rty welcome to th e c ity of Glasgow. A t th e m o m en t i t w as n o t h is in te n tio n to d eliv er a n y th in g in th e n a tu r e of a speech, because la te r in th e d a y h e would, he hoped, be sp eak in g to th e m a t th e recep tio n in th e C ity C ham bers.
L o r d * I n v e r n a i r n , on b ehalf of th e Glasgow R ecep tio n C om m ittee, e x te n d e d a form al welcome to th e delegates. H e ex p lain ed t h a t th e Glasgow
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C o m m ittee h a d en d e a v o u re d t o a r r a n g e f o r th o se a tte n d in g th e C o n v en tio n a n in te r e s tin g as well as a n in s tru c tiv e p ro g ram m e. T he social asp ect h a d n o t been overlooked, an d , in d eed , i t h a d been th e e a rn e s t d e sire of th e R e c e p tio n Com m itte e to r e t u r n , in som e sm all m easu re
a t le a st, th e h o s p ita lity w hich t h e S c o ttis h m em bers o f th e I h s t it u t e h a d a t all tim es received when a tte n d in g sim ila r conferences in E n g la n d . F ro m th e in fo rm a tio n placed a t his disposal he u n d e rsto o d t h a t th e I n s t i t u t e h a d m et in Glasgow on th r e e p r e vious occasions, n am ely, 1905, 1911 a n d 1920.
S in ce th e la s t a n n u a l co n ference w as h eld in Glasgow, t h e I n s t it u t e h a d been in c o rp o ra te d by R oyal C h an ter. W h ile h e d id n o t p ropose to tr e s p ass u pon th e i r tim e an d p a tie n c e , h e sh o u ld lik e to say t h a t m eetin g s of th is k in d , w here a n ex
c h an g e of views was en co u rag ed , h a d a v a lu e b o th im p o rta n t an d fa r-re a c h in g . I n th e i r own in d u s try , as well as o th e rs, i t seem ed to h im to be o n e o f th e essen tial ro ad s to success. M em bers of th e I n s tit u te — a t le a s t so f a r as S co tlan d was concerned—w ere re p re s e n ta tiv e o f S c o ttish fo u n d ry p ra c tic e a n d e n g in ee rin g , a n d he n o tic e d t h a t v isits w ere to be p a id to th e w orks of th e C a rro n C om pany, th e F a lk ir k C om pany a n d th e e sta b lish m en ts of M essrs. B abcock & W ilcox an d M essrs.
W eir, of O a th c a rt. These w ere firm s who w ere know n th r o u g h o u t th e w orld. P ro c e e d in g , L ord In v e r n a irn w en t on to sa y t h a t th e success o f th e in itia l a n n u a l congresses h a d been such as to lead to a d em an d fo r e x te n d e d o p p o rtu n itie s fo r th e f u r th e r acq u isitio n of p ra c tic a l a n d scientific know ledge. I t h a d re s u lte d in th e fo rm a tio n of local sections n o t only in Glasgow, P a is le y and F a lk irk , h u t in all la rg e c en tres of th e iro n in d u s try in E n g la n d . A t th e se places b ra n c h m eetin g s w ere re g u la rly held. I t was v ery p le a sin g to reflect t h a t th e I n s t i t u t e of B ritis h F o u n d ry m e n was ta k in g a fo rw a rd p a r t in b r in g in g a b o u t an in te r n a tio n a l s p i r it am ong fo u n d ry m en in G re a t B r ita in , A m erica, F ra n c e , I ta ly , S p a in , etc. T hey of th e R ecep tio n C o m m itte e an d th e I n s ti t u t e in Glasgow w ere g la d to h av e th e delegatee w ith them , a n d th e i r one w ish was t h a t th e v isit should p ro v e n o t only beneficial, h u t in te re stin g .
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C o l o n e l J . A. R o x b u r g h , on b eh alf of th e Glasgow C ham ber of Comm erce, jo in ed in th e g re e tin g s o f th e m em bers of th e C onvention.
Glasgow, i t was well know n, seem ed to be a m ag
n e t t h a t drew conferences of ev ery conceivable k in d to its m id st, an d th e C ham ber of Commerce in G lasgow , whom he re p re se n te d , w as always d elig h ted to w elcome to th e o ity an y body of m en o r w om en w ho h a d a n y th in g to do w ith tr a d e s an d in d u s trie s o r who w ere w ork in g in an y w ay w h at
e v e r fo r th e good of th e co u n try . H e need n o t rem in d th e m em bers of th e C o n vention t h a t th e p a r tic u la r in d u s try in w hich th e y w ere in te re ste d h a d been a n d still was in a very depressed con
d itio n . I t d id seem to him , how ever, t h a t th e v ery fa c t of th e in d u s try being so depressed was a ju s tific a tio n fo r th e p re s e n t C onvention. I t o u g h t to e n co u rag e th em to p u rsu e th e line th ey w ere ta k in g in o rd er to g e t th e ir processes and th e ir o rg a n isa tio n m ore p e rfe c t th a n th e y had ev er been before. Some of them he w as a fra id w hen th e y g o t in to low sp irits w ere a p t to ta k e r a t h e r a pessim istic view of th e fu tu r e as reg ard s th e in d u s trie s of th e c o u n try , b u t h e was sure th ey would agree w ith him in saying t h a t th ey did n o t feel th e la s t days of G re a t B rita in h ad come as y e t. P erso n ally , h e was confident th e y would pull th ro u g h th is tro u b le as th e y h ad got th ro u g h o th e r tro u b le s. I n th e m ean tim e, how ever, i t behoved th e m all to w ork to g e th e r, both from th e side of th e em ployers an d t h a t of th e employees. On b eh alf, th e re fo re , of th e Glasgow C ham ber of Com m erce an d th e m a n u fa c tu re rs of th e neighbour
hood, he welcomed th e delegates to t h e city. He hoped th e m e e tin g s w ould be bo th p le a s a n t and p ro fitab le an d t h a t th e y would go aw ay w ith a good im pression of Glasgow.
P r o f e s s o r A . L . M e l l a n b y , D .Sc., R oyal Tech
n ical College, Glasgow, hum orously rem ark ed th a t th e m em bers h a d his sy m p a th y in b ein g su b ject to th e d iscip lin ary process of lis te n in g to so m any speeches. I t seem ed to be in e v ita b le t h a t before th e m em bers could en jo y th e delights of Glasgow an d d is tr ic t th e y should be su b jected to th e p a r
ti c u la r o rd eal know n as speech-m aking. A lready a welcome h a d been e x ten d e d to th e m from th e business m en of Glasgow, b u t he (Professor M ellanby) was th e r e t h a t d ay re p re se n tin g th e
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scientific, te c h n ic a l an d e d u c a tio n a l sid e of th e city . T h a t sid e of Glasgow w ould p ro v e equally d e m o n stra tiv e , an d i t w ould e x te n d as h e a rty a recep tio n to th e m em bers of th e C o n v en tio n as h a d alread y come fro m th e m ore p ra c tic a l b u s i
ness m en. If , how ever, th e y h a d th e fe e lin g t h a t by com ing to t h e c ity th e y w ere g o in g to deriv e some a d d itio n a l e x c ite m e n t, he w as a f r a id th e y w ould be r a t h e r d isa p p o in te d . O n b e h a lf of th e body he re p re se n te d he welcomed th e delegates, an d he tr u s te d th e y would all h av e a h a p p y an d p ro sp ero u s v isit.
The Oliver Stubbs Medal.
The P r e s i d e n t re m a rk e d t h a t i t was now his p le a s a n t d u ty to ask L o rd I n v e r n a ir n to p re s e n t th e O liver -Stuhhs m edal to M r. A. C am p io n . The C ouncil on th e previous e v en in g h a d selected M r.
C am pion fo r t h a t d is tin c tio n .
L o r d I n v e r n a i r n said h e h a d been asked by th e I n s t i t u t e to m ak e th is p r e s e n ta tio n , a n d i t was a n h o n o u r w hich he perso n ally h ig h ly a p p re c ia te d . I t was now well know n in th e in d u s try t h a t th e O liver S tu b b s m edal w as p re se n te d fo r m erito rio u s service re n d e re d on b eh alf of th e I n s ti t u t e of B ritis h F o u n d ry m e n , an d i t w as f e l t t h a t th e p re s e n t re c ip ie n t (M r. C am pion) w as w ell w o rth y th e d istin c tio n .
M r . C a m p i o n said he was deeply a p p re c ia tiv e of th e hig h h o n o u r th e I n s ti t u t e h a d c o n ferred u p o n h im . H e was now b e g in n in g to w o n d er if th e h o n o u r was a t all deserved. A n y th in g he h a d been able to do e ith e r fo r th e I n s t i t u t e o r th e fo u n d ry tr a d e in g e n e ra l h a d been w ork t h a t lie really loved. H e h a d alw ays been fa s c in a te d by fo u n d ry tr a d e problem s, a n d he hoped h e would c o n tin u e to he so fo r m an y y e a rs to come. I n deed, if ho could assist th e I n s tit u te in a n y w ay o r could benefit th e in d u s try in an y p a r tic u la r d ire c tio n h e would be pleased to do so.
T h e P r e s i d e n t a t th is sta g e of th e p roceedings re m a rk e d t h a t th e y w ere deeply g r a te f u l to all th e civic a n d o th e r d ig n ita r ie s who h a d jo in e d in th e welcome t h a t m o rn in g . T hey h a d now, how ever, com pleted th e first p a r t o f th e p rogram m e.
The Year’s Bereavements.
The m in u te s of th e la s t a n n u a l m e e tin g h a v in g been re a d by th e a c tin g s e c re ta ry , th e P re s id e n t
m en tio n ed th e nam es of those who h a d died d u rin g th e p a s t tw elve m onths. As a tr ib u t e to th e m em ory of those who h a d gone th e delegates stood m th e i r places.
ANNUAL REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET.
For the Session 1924-1925.
T he G en eral C ouncil h av e p leasu re in p re s e n tin g to th e m em bers th e ir re p o r t of th e progress an d w ork of th e I n s t i t u t e d u rin g th e p a s t Session, 1924-25.
T h ree G en eral C ouncil m eetin g s h ave been held d u rin g th e Session a t Y ork, Y ork an d Sheffield resp ectiv ely . R e p re se n ta tiv e s of th e B ranches from all p a rts of th e c o u n try h ave a tte n d e d th e m eet
ings, a n d th e r e has been a n average a tte n d a n c e of tw en ty -tw o .
The resp ectiv e b ran ch es h av e th e follow ing m em bers a t t a c h e d : —
A sso c ia te B ir m in g h a m
E a s t M id la n d s L a n c a sh ir e L o n d o n N e w c a s tle S c o ttis h Sheffield W e s t B id in g of
Y o rk s.
W a le s a n d M o n m o u th G eneral
M em b ers. M em b ers. A sso cia tes. T o ta l.
48 (56) 81 (85) 14 (14) 143 (155)
32 (31) 44 (46) 8 (7) 85 (85)
105 (99) 197 (174) 9 (6) 311 (279)
75 (80) 68 (64) 12 (11) 155 (155)
80 (84) 86 (100) 76 (67) 242 (251)
54 (65) 114 (150) 26 (21) 194 (240)
85 (86) 88 (89) 12 (12) 185 (187)
34 (36) 50 (46) ' - 84 (82)
19 (16) 12 (11)
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31 (27)47 (31) 44 (4) 4 95 (25)
579 (604) 785 (810) 161 (142) 1525(1556)
T h e fig u re s in b r a c k e ts a r e fo r th e S essio n , 1923-1924.
The t o t a l n u m b e r of m em bers on th e roll of th e I n s t i t u t e on A p ril 30, 1925, w as 1,525. As th e C o v en try B ra n c h h a s been d isb an d ed fo r th e p re se n t, m em bers b elo n g in g to t h a t B ra n c h have been tr a n s f e r r e d to th e g en e ra l list. The Council re g r e t to h a v e to re p o r t t h a t e ig h t d eath s have ta k e n p lace d u rin g th e y ear.
T he m em bers w ould le a rn w ith re g r e t of th e d e a th in A u g u st la s t of M r. B u ch an an , who was th e first P re s id e n t of th is I n s titu te in 1904 an d 1905. M r. B u c h a n a n was also a tr u s te e , an d took a v e ry k een in te r e s t in e v e ry th in g a p p e rta in in g to th e w elfare of th e I n s tit u te .
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T he I n s ti t u t e h as also lo st a v a lu e d m em ber in th e d e a th of M r. E . H . B ro u g h a ll. I t w ill be rem em bered t h a t M r. B ro u g h a ll w as ju n io r Vice- P re s id e n t la s t y e a r, b u t h a d to resig n ow ing to ill-h ealth .
M r. O liver S tu b b s, a P a s t- P r e s id e n t of th e I n s tit u te , has been elected an H o n . L ife M em ber in re c o g n itio n of h is v alu ab le services.
Annual Conference, 1925.
T his will be held on J u n e 10, 11 a n d 12 in th e L e c tu re H a ll of th e I n s tit u tio n of E n g in e e rs an d S h ip b u ild ers in S c o tlan d , E lm b a n k C rescen t, G las
gow, by th e k in d perm ission of th e a u th o r itie s .
“ Oliver Stubbs ” Gold Medal.
T he th i r d m edal was a w ard ed to M r. J o h n Shaw , of th e Sheffield B ra n c h , fo r h is w ork in connec
tio n w ith th e T est B ars C om m ittee a n d m e rito rio u s services re n d e re d to th e I n s t i t u t e over a p erio d of m an y years.
General Council.
T he m em bers who r e t ir e in accordance w ith th e ru les a r e : —M essrs. W . T. E v an s, A. F ir th , J . H a ig h , E . C arey H ill a n d J . G. R obinson.
M essrs. E v an s, F i r t h , H a ig h an d R o b in so n offer them selves fo r fe-eleetion.
Standardisation of Test Bars.
Good progress has been m ade d u rin g th e y e a r, a n d a w o rk in g a rra n g e m e n t h as been a rr iv e d a t betw een y o u r C om m ittee a n d th e B .C .I.R .A . T h ree jo i n t m eetin g s h a v e been held a n d th e g en eral o u tlin e of th e I .B .F . S pecification accep ted . F rom f u r th e r te s ts i t is p ro b ab le th e loads specified on th é tra n s v e rs e b a rs w ill be low ered to come in to lin e w ith th e u su a l 28 cw ts. now specified on th e 2 in. x 1 in . + 36 in . b a r. Two fu ll m eetin g s h ave also been held w ith th e B .E .S .A ., D r. M oore, of t h e W a r Office, b ein g elected c h a irm a n . A ll th e g r e a t public d e p a rtm e n ts a n d ch ief te c h n ic a l societies w ere re p re se n te d a t those m eetin g s. F iv e o th e r m em bers of th e I .B .F . w ere co-opted to serve on th is C o m m ittee in th e i r c a p a c ity as m ak ers of heavy c a stin g s. W hile good a n d fa v o u ra b le p ro
gress h a s been m ade, no g e n e ra l s ta te m e n t can be m ade, as th e proceedings a re confidential.
N o f u r th e r progress h as been m ade w ith th e I n te r n a tio n a l B a r. The home q u estio n m u st be s e ttle d first.
Diplomas.
T hese h av e been a w ard ed to th e follow ing for P a p e rs re a d a t m e e tin g s :—E . M. C u rrie, C o v e n try ; F . W . Rowe, fo r P a p e r re a d before E a s t M id lan d s B ra n c h ; J . A. G a rd n e r, S co ttish ; A. L.
K ey, L a n c a sh ire ; A. Sutcliffe, B u rn ley ; J . W . G ardom , L ondon ; A. R h y d d erch , fo r P a p e r re a d b efore L ondon B ra n c h ; J . P . K ay ser, Sheffield ; J . D . N icholson, N ew castle; C. G resty, N ew castle;
H . B. B eeny, C o v e n try ; 0 . Sm alley, N ew castle;
E . L ongden, B irm in g h a m ; S. G. S m ith , L a n c a s h ir e ; A. R . B a r tl e tt , L ondon.
British Cast Iron Research Association.
T he C ast I r o n R esearch A ssociation d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r h as m ade considerable progress. A fte r th r e e y e a rs ’ office as P re s id e n t, L o rd W eir, in acco rd an ce w ith th e A rticles of A ssociation, resig n ed , an d w as succeeded by S ir J o h n Dew- ra n c e , K .B .E . A d is tin g u ish e d g roup of g en tle
m en in th e iro n fo u n d in g an d e n g in ee rin g in d u s
tr ie s accepted th e office of V ice-P resid en t.
T he n u m b e r of m em bers h as increased, an d for th e first tim e d u rin g th is, th e fo u rth y e a r of th e A sso ciatio n ’s existence, th e m inim um incom e s tip u la te d by th e D e p a rtm e n t of Scientific and I n d u s tr i a l R esearch has been reach ed . I t has, in fa c t, been exceeded by a good m a rg in , an d i t is hoped d u rin g th e n e x t fin an cial y ear, th e final y e a r of th e five-year p erio d d u rin g w hich G overnm ent s u p p o r t was prom ised, to in crease th is m a rg in to cover th e whole of th e sh o rta g e of incom e d u rin g th e first th r e e y ears.
D u rin g th e y e a r la b o ra to rie s have been acquired w here in v e s tig a tio n s an d chem ical, m echanical an d m icroscopical te s ts a re b ein g conducted. I n a d d i
tio n , im p o rta n t fu n d a m e n ta l in v e stig a tio n s are bein g c a rrie d o u t on a p ra c tic a l scale in foundries, a n d o th e r researches a re in progress a t th e U n iv e rsitie s of B irm in g h am , Sheffield an d M an
ch ester, to g e th e r w ith th e N a tio n a l Physical L a b o ra to ry .
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A n u m b er of rese a rc h re p o rts h av e been issued, a n d a co n sid erab le a m o u n t of m a te r ia l is a v a il
able fo r ea rly d is trib u tio n . T he B u lle tin h a s been issued re g u la rly each q u a r te r .
T he re la tio n s b e tw e e n 'th e A ssociation a n d th e I n s t i t u te h av e become exceedingly close. T he d eleg a te m em ber a p p o in te d by th e I n s t i t u t e to th e A ssociation, M r. H . F ie ld , a tte n d s C ouncil m e e t
ings, a n d th e D ire c to r of th e A ssociation h a s been in v ite d to jo in th e C ouncil of th e I n s ti t u t e . T he tw o bodies h av e also co -o p erated w ith s in g u la r success in co n n ectio n w ith w ork on a n a tio n a l specification fo r g re y a n d m alleable iro n s, now b ein g considered by th e B ritis h E n g in e e r in g S ta n d a rd s A ssociation. I n th is a n d in m a n y o th e r d irectio n s i t is fe lt t h a t th e tw o bodies can w ork fo r th e benefit of th e in d u s try .
M em bers of th e I n s t it u t e who w ould lik e in fo rm a tio n on th e w ork of _the A ssociation a re co rd ially in v ite d to c o m m u n icate w ith th e D ire c to r , a n d i t is hoped t h a t every B ritis h m a n u fa c t u r e r in th e e n g in e e rin g a n d ir o n fo u n d in g in d u s t r ie s will recognise th e econom ic a d v a n ta g e s of m em bership, by w hich, fo r a sm all a n n u a l su b s c rip tio n , benefits a c c ru in g fro m a t o t a l a n n u a l e x p e n d itu re of over £7,000 can be secu red .
American Foundrymen’s Association.
The close asso ciatio n betw een th e I n s t i t u t e an d th e A m erican F o u n d ry m e n ’s A ssociation is to be cem ented n e x t y e a r, w hen a n I n t e r n a t io n a l g a th e r in g is to be held in th e a u tu m n a t D e tr o it C ity . A n official in v ita tio n is b e in g e x te n d e d to all m em bers to p a r tic ip a te . T he system of th e exchange of P a p e rs h as been c o n tin u e d th is y e a r.
Association Technique de Fonderie de France.
I n th e a u tu m n of th is y e a r a jo i n t m e e tin g w ith th e B elg ian F o u n d ry A ssociation is b ein g h eld in L iege, an d m em bers w ill be welcomed on t h a t occasion.
R . 0 . P a t t e r s o n , P re sid e n t.
W . G. H o l l i n w o r t h , G eneral S e c re ta ry .
Balance Sheet.
The accounts and balance sheet are presented here
w ith :—
I n c o m e a n d E x p e n d i t u r e A c c o u n t , for th e year ended December 31, 1924.
Ex p e n d i t u r e.
£ s. d.
Postages ... 87 13 10 P rin tin g and stationery, including p rin t
ing of proceedings 496 19 6
Council, finance and annual
m eeting expenses ... 36 15 5 Expenses in connection with
Cardiff branch meeting ... 8 4 9 45 0 2
Illum inated address ... 11 0 0
Branch expenses—•
Lancashire ... ... 89 13 2 Birm ingham ... 82 18 7 Scottish ... 83 19 9 Sheffield ... 60 18 9 London ... ... 42 17 0 E ast M idlands ... 19 6 6 Newcastle ... 101 11 7 Coventry ... 20 10 6 W est R iding of Y orkshire 15 14 6
Wales and Monmouth 16 14 0 534 4 4
A udit fee and accountancy 9 9 0
Incidental expenses ... 23 9 2
Salaries—secretary and clerk 400 0 0
R ent o f office ... ... 65 0 0
Depreciation of furniture 9 9 8
Diplomas and certificates 53 8 8
£1,735 14 4 Donation Birmingham Chamber
10 10 0 of Commerce ...
Donation F araday Society 10 10 0 21 0 0
1,756 14 4 Excess of income over expenditure ... 277 7 7
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In c o m e.
£ s. d.
Subscriptions received ... ... ... 1,913 14 9 Sale of proceedings ... 10 0 6 In terest on W ar Loan and cash on deposit 30 6 8 Donation—Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce ... ••• 80 0 0
£2,034 1 11
Li a b i l i t i e s.
£ s. d.
Subscriptions paid in advance 101 11 6
Sundry creditors ... 320 5 8
Tbe Oliver Stubbs Medal iFund—balance from last
account ... 205 0 4
Refund of tax on invest
m ent ... 3 9 0
Interest to date ... 7 19 4
216 8 8
Less; Cost of Medal,
1924 ... 9 10 0 206 18 8 Surplus a t December 31, 1923 9 10 0
A d d : Excess of income over expenditure for year
ended December 31, 1924 277 7 7 999 14 6
£1,628 10 4
As s e t s.
' £ !3 . (1 . £ s. d . Cash in hands of secre
taries—
Lancashire ... 2 15 1 Birmingham ... 11 15 9 Scottish ... 21 13 6 Sheffield ... 77 5 0 London ... 34 4 9
E ast Midlands 28 18 11
W est Riding of Y ork
shire .... ... 25 16 7 Coventry ... ... 18 2 8
W ales and Monmouth ... 7 6 0 227 18 3
General Secretary 5 16 8
Lloyds Bank, Limited—
General account ... 269 19 5
Deposit account 400 0 0 669 19 5
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A s s e t s —continued.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Oliver Stubbs Medal Fund—
£342 5s. 7d. local loans £3
■per cent, stock a t cost ... 200 0 0 Balance in hand Lloyds
Lloyds Bank, Ltd. ... 6 18 8 206 18 8 Investm ent account—
£100 5 per cent. National W ar bonds
£550 5 per cent. W ar Loan at cost ... 432 10 1 F urniture, fittings and fixtures—
P er last account ... 94 16 11 , Less; Depreciation 10 per
cent. ... ... ... 9 9 8 85 7 3
£1,628 10 4 W e have prepared and audited the above balance- sheet w ith the hooks and vouchers of the Institute and certify same to he in accordance therewith.
(Signed) J. & A. W. Su l l y & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors.
Diploma Winners.
T h e P r e s i d e n t re m a rk e d t h a t doubtless mem
b ers w ould be in te re s te d to le a rn t h a t th e follow
in g g en tlem en h a d been aw ard ed diplom as by th e C o u n c il:— M essrs. D. W ilk in so n , B irm in g h a m : J . W l F r ie r , N ew castle; Jo w e tt, L a n c a s h ire ; an d F . C. E d w ard s, B irm in g h am .
Presentation to Mr. O. Stubbs.
T h e P r e s i d e n t sa id h e h a d now to t u r n to a p le a s a n t ta s k , nam ely, t h a t of p assin g on to M r. O liver S tu b b s an illu m in a te d address in alb u m fo rm as a sm all reco g n itio n an d as a re m in d e r o f th e m an y signal services h e h ad ren d ered
to th e I n s t i t u t e a n d to th e fo u n d ry tr a d e in g e n eral.
M r . O l i v e r S t u b b s , who received a n e n th u s ia s tic o v a tio n in risin g to reply, said he was deeply sensible of th e h o n o u r t h a t h ad been done h im . A lread y h e h a d received from a previous P re s id e n t a n illu m in a te d ad d ress in. reco g n itio n of t h e li tt l e h e h a d been able ibo do on b eh alf of th e I n s t i t u t e an d th e fo u n d ry tr a d e . The address in h is possession w as a very la rg e one, an d w hen th e
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su g g estio n w as th ro w n o u t to h im t h a t he should accep t a n o th e r address, h e h a d h in te d t h a t it m ig h t ta k e book form , so t h a t i t could be h an d e d ro u n d to h is frie n d s. A lth o u g h he h a d gone o u t of office, his in te re s ts w ere closely bo u n d u p w ith those of th e I n s titu te . P e rs o n a lly , h e f e lt t h a t w as th e p ro p e r s p ir it to pro m o te. I t was only r i g h t t h a t th o se who h a d g o t th e e x p erien ce should c o n tin u e to give th e y o u n g er m em bers th e benefit of t h a t experience. A lth o u g h , as h e h a d a lre a d y re m a rk e d , he h a d r e tir e d fro m a c tiv e d u ty as an office-bearer, he s till did his very b e st to a tt e n d all th e m eetings. H e n o ticed t h a t a ll th e p a s t p re s i
d e n ts o f th e I n s t i t u t e w ere n o t w ith th e m t h a t m o rn in g . To his m in d t h a t was r a t h e r u n fo r
tu n a te , because h e d id th in k th a t, som e of th e gen tlem en who were a b se n t m ig h t h av e got to th e a n n u a l g a th e rin g . A t th e m e e tin g of th e C ouncil on th e prev io u s even in g so m eth in g h a d been said a b o u t th e fo rm a tio n of ju n io r b ran ch es. P e r sonally, he was a firm believer in th is , t h a t th e success of th e I n s t it u t e e n tire ly depended on th e m a n n e r in w hich th e y looked a f t e r th e in te re s ts of th e y o u n g e r m en. H e w as a believer in th e id e a ’of g e ttin g hold of th e y oung. I f th e y tr e a te d th e m in t h e p ro p e r w ay a n d w ith t h e r i g h t m easure of t a c t th e y w ould come o u t r i g h t a t th e finish. H e was d elig h ted to n o tic e t h a t tw o of th e ju n io r m em bers of' th e L a n c a sh ire b ra n c h w ere w ith th e m on th is occasion, a n d he hoped th e I n s tit u te would develop' alo n g t h e lin es of g iv in g every possible m e a su re o f e n c o u ra g e m e n t to th e young m en con n ected w ith th e in d u s try .
Induction of New President.
T h e P r e s i d e n r said t h a t th e n e x t item on th e program m e was, to h im a t all ev en ts, a very h a p p y one. H e could assu re th e m t h a t th e P re s id e n ts h ip of a n I n s ti t u t e such as th e irs w as no easy m a tte r . So f a r a s h e w as concerned, how ever, h e h a d re g a rd e d i t as a la b o u r of love. C e rta in ly h e h a d r a th e r enjoyed th e w ork. A t th e sam e tim e , i t
•was ard u o u s, an d to som e e x te n t h e h a d p le a s u re in h a n d in g th e d u tie s ov er to h is successor. H e proposed, th e re fo re , t h a t th e new P re s id e n t of th e I n s tit u te fo r th e en su in g y e a r should be M r.
J . C am ero n , o f K irk in tillo c h , t h e se n io r vice- p re s id e n t.
Me. F . J . C o o k (p a st-p re sid e n t), B irm ingham , said i t afforded him p le a su re to second th e propo
sitio n m ade by th e ir good frie n d , M r. P a tte rs o n . W ith all d u e resp ect a n d rev eren ce for th o se who h a d go n e before, he was hound to say t h a t he fe lt M r. C am eron, of K irk in tillo c h , would m ake an id eal P re s id e n t. H e s u b m itte d h is nam e w ith th e g r e a te s t confidence.
T he p ro p o sitio n was p u t to th e m eetin g an d c a rrie d w ith acclam atio n . M r. C am eron was duly in v ested w ith th e c h a in of office by M r. P a tte rs o n .
Me. J . O a m e e o n , in acknow ledging th e honour, hum o ro u sly re m a rk e d t h a t i t was only la s t n ig h t he b eg an to re a lise th e job he h a d ta k e n on. M r.
P a tte r s o n an d t h e o th e r P re s id e n ts of th e p a st h a d n o t ta k e n th e i r d u tie s a n d responsibilities a t all lig h tly . T h ere w as no d o u b t of th is, how ever, t h a t w ith in th e la s t fo u r o r five y ears th e I n s tit u te h a d been g e ttin g a li tt le m o re am b itio u s. As a m a t te r o f fa c t, i t h a d been ask in g a g r e a t deal m o re fro m its P re s id e n t th a n was th e case in the e a rlie r days. They w ere n o t c o n te n t now w ith m erely a sim ple o u tin g a n d a few papere. T he social elem en t as well as th e p ra c tic a l an d scientific a sp ects of t h e C o n v en tio n h a d been fu lly developed a n d explored. H e w as conscious of his own lim ita tio n s, b u t h e yielded to n one o f those who h ad o ccupied th e p re s id e n tia l ch a ir when h e spoke of th e a d m ira tio n h e h ad fo r th e I n s tit u te an d its w ork. W ith th e help h e would g e t from th e sen io r v ice-p resid en t an d th e ju n io r vice-president, as well as th e co-operation t h a t would come from a n a d m ira b le C ouncil, h e w ould do h is b est to m a in ta in th e h ig h tr a d itio n s of th e p a st.
Election of other Officers.
T h e P e e s i d e n t re m a rk e d t h a t he h a d now a very p leasin g d u ty to p erfo rm , an d t h a t was to su b m it th e nam e of M r. Y. C. F a u lk n e r fo r th e p o st of senior v ice-p resid en t. H is en th u siasm fo r th e in d u s try was well know n, an d he h ad lite ra ry pow ers above m ost of his colleagues in th e mem
b ersh ip . I t did seem to him t h a t M r. F a u lk n e r w ould m ak e an ex cellen t P re s id e n t when his tim e cam e alo n g fo r h o ld in g t h a t office.
M e . O l i v e s S t u b b s seconded th e n o m in atio n of M r. F a u lk n e r, senior vice-president. Those who h a d come in to c o n ta c t w ith th e la t te r gentlem an
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knew he would m ak e a th o ro u g h ly good officer because he h a d th e b e st in te re s ts of th e in d u s try a n d th e I n s ti t u t e a t h e a rt.
T he p ro p o sitio n was p u t to th e m e etin g an d c a rrie d unanim ously.
M b . Fa u l k n e r, in th e course o f a b rie f acknow ledgm ent, sa id he h a d to th a n k th e m em bers m ost sin cerely fo r h a v in g elected h im as senior v ice-p resid en t. T he im pression h a d r a th e r been b o rn e in u pon him t h a t m o rn in g t h a t th e p ost was no sinecure. N e x t y e a r th e w ork m ig h t be of a m ore ex ten d e d n a tu r e becau se L o n d o n w as r a t h e r a difficult d is tr ic t in w hich to o rg an ise a c o n fe r
ence. N o t only so, b u t th e y w ould h av e n e x t y e a r th e I n te r n a tio n a l C ongress in D e tr o it C ity . P e r sonally, he hoped t h a t as m a n y m em bers as possible would accom pany him to A m erica in O ctober of t h a t y e a r. An In te r n a tio n a l C om m ittee w as b ein g form ed, an d h is colleague (M r. D e lp o rt) w as leav in g fo r th e U n ite d S ta te s in th e n e a r f u t u r e so as to b rin g back th e necessary d a ta a n d in f o r
m a tio n . T hey w ere d esiro u s of e n s u rin g t h a t n o t only B r ita in b u t E u ro p e m ig h t be a d e q u a te ly re p re se n te d in th is conference.
M r . P a t t e r s o n proposed th e elec tio n o f M r.
J . T. G oodwin, of iSheepbridge, as ju n io r vice- p re s id e n t, re m a rk in g t h a t M r. Goodwin was a v e ry old an d v alu ed m em ber o f th e I n s tit u te . H e had ta k e n a considerable in te r e s t in th e fo rm a tio n a n d co n d u ct of th e B ritis h C a st Ir o n R e se a rc h Asso
c iatio n . H e was confident t h a t w hen th e tim e cam e M r. Goodwin w ould m ak e a n id eal p re s id e n t.
Mr. Y . O . F a u l k n e r , w ho seconded, said t h a t M r. Goodwin jo in ed t h e I n s t i t u t e a s f a r b ack as 1905. H e h a d h a d a m essage fro m M r. G oodwin re g r e ttin g t h a t a su d d en call to to w n h a d p re v en ted him from ta k i n g p a r t in th is conference.
T he I n s t i t u t e could c o n g ra tu la te them selves t h a t M r. Goodwin h a d allow ed his n am e to go fo rw ard . The p ro p o sitio n was c a rr ie d u n an im o u sly .
Mr. H . J . Y o u n g proposed an d Mr. G. E .
R o b e r t s seconded th e re-electio n of M r. F . W .
F in c h as h o n o ra ry tr e a s u r e r , th e fo rm e r re m a rk in g t h a t M r. F in c h was a fo u n d e r of th e I n s t i t u te and its first s e c re ta ry .
M r. W . G. H o llin w o rth was re-elected g e n e ra l se c re ta ry , s y m p a th e tic referen ces b e in g m a d e to
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his h e a lth . A te le g ra m was disp atch ed conveying th e g re e tin g s o f th e C onference. As th e re s u lt of a ballot, M essrs. W . T . E v an s, H . W in te rto n , T.
H arley , A. F i r t h an d J . H a ig h w ere elected to th e Council.
M essrs. F . J . Cook, T. H . F ir th an d 0 . Stubbs, all p ast-p resid en ts, w ere re-elected tru ste e s , and M essrs. J . & A. W . Sully & C om pany th e au d ito rs.
W h ilst th e b a llo t was b ein g ta k e n M r . C a m e r o n
delivered his p re s id e n tia l address, in which he said : —
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
G en tlem en ,—I t is five years since o u r la s t Con
fe ren ce was held in Glasgow u n d e r th e presidency of M r. R iddell, a n d i t is m y p riv ileg e to welcome you a g a in to S cotland, w here I t r u s t we shall have a successful g a th e r in g an d he favoured w ith good w e a th e r.
I t is a m a t te r of re g r e t t h a t th e coal an d m etal in d u s trie s a r e e x tre m e ly depressed, especially locally. O nly th e fo u n d ries m ak in g lig h t castings h av e th e i r o u tp u t a p p ro ach in g th e norm al, while some of th e la rg e r shops an d fo u n d ries h ave n o t been so q u ie t fo r m any years. T he in d u s try , how
ever, h a s w ea th e re d m any a sto rm in th e p a st, and i t is to be hoped t h a t th e p re s e n t conditions will speedily d isap p ear. I t is d u rin g such periods th a t p ro g ressiv e firm s ta k e a d v a n ta g e of th e q u ie t spell to c a rr y o u t im p ro v em en ts an d re-o rg an isatio n . T h ere is tim e to o v erh au l obsolete p la n t, to im prove p ra c tic e an d co n d itio n s of w ork, an d to effect econom ies. I t is indeed in such tim es t h a t th e a ccu m u lated ex p erience an d know ledge of th e I n s t i t u t e become m ost valuable.
I n th e course of th e y e a r th e I n s tit u te h a s been sorely b ereav ed by th e loss of its first p re sid e n t, M r. R o b e rt B u c h a n a n , a n d by one who, h a d his h e a lth n o t b ro k en dow n, w ould h av e been elected y o u r p re s id e n t to -d ay . I n M r. B ro u g h all I was f o r tu n a te enough to m ake a w arm personal frien d , an d h av e on m ore th a n one occasion enjoyed his h o s p ita lity . H e was a fine fo u n d ry m an , equipped b e tte r th a n m ost of us, an d h e p u t th e sta m p of efficiency on e v e ry th in g he u n d erto o k . The places le ft v a c a n t in o u r ra n k s by th e loss o f those two m em bers w ill be h a rd to fill, b u t th e ir exam ple is bound to be a stim u lu s to th e y ounger g en eratio n
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of b rillia n t m e ta llu rg ists an d fo u n d ry m en who h a re in re c e n t y e a rs become a p ro m ise to o u r fu tu re .
Now t h a t o u r I n s t it u t e has com pleted its tw e n ty - first b ir th d a y an d > passed th e a d o lescen t sta g e , i t is an o p p o rtu n ity to go b ack to th e e a rly days an d n o te th e stead y g ro w th a n d d ev elo p m en t an d com
p a re s it s s ta n d in g a n d im p o rta n c e to -d a y w ith its m odest o utlook tw e n ty y e a rs ago.
W hen we ta k e in to c o n sid e ra tio n th e ad v erse fa c to rs -which h av e o p e ra te d for som e tim e , th e de
pression, th e u n em p lo y m en t a n d th e h ig h e r ra te s of su b sc rip tio n , th e p ro g ress m ade c a n n o t be con
sid ered o th erw ise th a n sa tis fa c to ry . The a c tu a l w ork accom plished m ay be g au g ed to some e x te n t by th e re p o rts of P a p e rs p u b lish e d in th e P ro ceed in g s a n d also in th e te c h n ic a l P re ss. T h e re a re also m an y u n p u b lish e d w hich a re given an d discussed a t d iffe re n t b ran ch es. I n S co tlan d th e in te re s t am ong th e m em bers a n d th e ir la rg e a tte n d a n c e s a t th e re g u la r m eetin g s is m ost g r a t i
fy in g , w h ilst th e discussions a re in v a ria b ly s p irite d a n d in te re s tin g . A n o th e r p ro m in e n t an d sa tis fa c to r y f e a tu r e in th e w ork of th e I n s t i t u t e is to he fo u n d in th e k een in te re s t an d e x c e lle n t a tte n d ances a t th e m eetin g s o f th e C ouncil, in s p ite of th e long d istan ces m an y of th e d eleg a tes h a v e to tr a v e l w ith th e cost an d loss of tim e involved.
F a c ts such a s th ese a re a su re in d ex of in te r e s t a n d p ro s p e rity .
T he s ta n d a r d of th e P a p e rs g iv en is ris in g in a very noticeable degree, b o th in resp ect of q u a lity an d v a rie ty as well as scope. F re q u e n tly a n e x cellent P a p e r is re a d by a k een p ra c tic a l w o rk er, to whom, in some cases a t le a s t, th e necessary lite r a r y w ork is a re a l lab o u r. S om etim es w hen h e a rin g o r re a d in g a P a p e r a n d discussion som e
th in g new o r o rig in a l is su g g ested , a n d one should ta k e a d v a n ta g e of th is by g iv in g i t a th o ro u g h a n d p a tie n t tr ia l in th e fo u n d ry .
W e a r e s till very c o n serv ativ e an d r e lu c ta n t to leave th e b e a te n tr a c k . D u rin g th e la s t few y e a rs, how ever, w e h av e seen a b ro a d fo u n d ry m e n who have n o t been a f r a id to s trik e o u t o n new a n d o rig in a l lines in re sp e c t of cupola w ork, g a tin g of m oulds, te s tin g an d p a tt e r n m ak in g , a n d m ore re c e n tly in o b ta in in g o a st iro n in its stro n g e s t physical s tr u c tu r e an d com position, n o t occasion
ally by chance, b u t re g u la rly a n d u n ifo rm ly . L e t
