P r o c e e d i n g s OF THE . .
I n s t i t u t e o f
B r i t i s h F o u n d r y m e n .
C o n t a i n i n g t h e R e p o r t o f t h e Twentieth Annual Conference, held at Manchester, June 13th, 14th and 15th, 1923 ; and also Papers and Addresses presented at Branch Meetings held during the Session 1922-1923.
Institute of British Foundrymen.
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“ THE FOUNDRY TRADE JOURNAL,”
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THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH FOUNDRYMEN.
O FFICERS 1924 — 1925.
Pr e s i d e n t :
R. 0 . P a tte rs o n , P io n e e r W o rk s, B laydon-on-T yne.
Vi c e- Pr e s i d e n t s :
■I. C am eron, C am ero n & R o b erto n , L td ., K irk in to llo c h , N .B . V. C. F a u lk n e r, 5, D uke S tree t, A delphi, L ondon, W.C.2.
PaS T - PrESIDENTS : R. B u ch a n a n . (D eceased 1924.) 1904-1905.
H . Pdlloington. (D eceased.) 1906-1907.
F. J . Cook, 31, P o p la r A venue, E d g b a sto n , B irm in g h a m . 1908-1909.
P L o n g m u ir, D .M et., R av en s C ra g g , W o rtley , Sheffield.
1910-1911.
C. Jo n es. (D eceased 1923.) 1912.
S. A. G im son, 20, G lebe S tree t, L eicester. 1913-1914.
W. M ayer. (D eceased 1923.) 1915.
J . E llis. 6, E c k ste in R o ad , C lap h am Ju n c tio n , L ondon, S .W .ll. 1916-1917.
T. H . F ir th , B rig h ts id e F o u n d ry a n d E n g in e e rin g Co., L td ., Sheffield. 1918.
Jo h n L ittle , M .I.M ech .E ., 20, St. A n n ’s S q u are, M an ch ester.
1919.
M att. R id d ell, E tn a Ir o n W orks, F a lk ir k , N .B . 1920.
O liver Stu b b s, M .I.M ech .E ., O penshaw , M an ch ester. 1921.
II. L. R easo n , M .I.M ech .E ., M .I.M ., 29, H a lle w e ll R o ad , E d g b a sto n , B irm in g h a m . 1922.
O liver Stu b b s, M .I.M ech .E ., O p en sh aw , M an ch ester. 1923.
General C o u n c i l :
*A. R . B a r tle tt, 1, L ow er P a r k R o ad , B elvedere, L ondon, S E
tW . F. C h eesew rig h t, Col., D.S.O., 5, D uke S tree t, A delphi, London, W.C.2.
tC'. H. D ickon, 2, Ash S tree t, D aisy B an k , B ilsto n , Staffs.
*W. T. E vans, M ount P le a sa n t, S unny H ill, N o rm a n to n , D erby.
t i l . Field, 12, B ay sw a tcr R o ad , H a n d sw o rth , B irm in g h a m .
’ A. F irth , P rio r B an k , C h e r ry T ree lto a d . Sheffield.
tW . J . F lav ell, C arte rs G reen P a ssa g e , W est B rom w ich.
t E . E. G. G rim w ood, 6, B alm o ral T e rrace, G leb elan d s lto a d , A shton-on-M ersey.
*J. lla ig h , 9, B ra d fo rd R o ad W akefield.
*E. C arey H ill, R o w lan d H ill & Sons, L td ., K in g S tre e t, C o ventry.
t J . H o g g , 365, M a n c h e ste r R o ad , B u rn ley .
t J . R . H y d e , 27, H a s tin g s R o ad , M iU houses, Sheffield.
t L . J a c k s o n , E n g r.-L t.-€ o m m ., 2, R ic h m o n d A venue, P a rk L a n e , Sheffield.
t J . B Jo h n so n , 27, B a ll F ie ld s, T ip to n , Staffs.
tA . L. K e y , 271, R e d d ish R o ad , S. R ed d ish , S to c k p o rt,
‘ W esley L a m b e rt J . S to n e & Co., L td ., D e p tfo rd , S.E.14.
+ F . H . N. L a n e , 46, H o ly h e ad R o ad , C o ventry, t J . L u cas, “ S h erw o o d ,” F o r e s t R o ad , L o u g h b o ro u g h .
*H . P e m b e rto n , 15, W o lfa (Street, D e rb y . . t J . M. P rim ro se, 47, B a ird S tre e t, O am elon, F a lk ir k . t J . S G len P rim ro se, R ic h a rd Jo h n so n & N ephew , . L t d . ,
M e ta llu rg ic a l L a b o ra to r y , B ra d fo rd Iro n W orks, M an c h e ste r.
*G E . R o b erts, R osed ale, E a rlsd o n A venue, C o ventry.
*J. G. R o binson, 17, G ib r a lta r R o ad , H a lifa x .
*J. Shaw 39, M o n tg o m ery R o ad , Sheffield.
t R . J . Slhaw, 41, D o rset R o a d . -South E a lin g , W.5.
t W H . -Sherburn, R o therw ood, S to ck to n H e a th , W a rrin g to n . t J . N. Sim m , 61, M a rin e D riv e, -M ohkseaton.
t j a s . S to ith , Hart-on L e a , H a r to n , S o u th S hields.
+T. A. Spiers, “ B e la h ,” M arsto n R o ad , L e ic e ste r.
t H . W i-nterton, “ M o o rlan d s.” Milngav-ie, D u m b a rto n s h ire . t D . H . W ood, 7, A ugusta. R o ad , M oseley, B irm in g h a m . t H . J". Y o u n g , c /o N o rth - E a s te rn M arin e E n g . Co., L td .,
W allsen d -o n -T y n e.
‘ E lec te d a t A n n u a l C onference, t B ra n c h D e leg a te s.
B R A N C H P R E S ID E N T S A N D S E C R E T A R IE S (Ex-officio o n G e n eral C ouncil).
B IR M IN G H A M . Thos. V ickers, 14, N ew S tr e e t. B irm in g h a m .
II . J . Roe, 33, H e rb e rt R o ad , B earw ood, B irm in g h a m . C O V E N TR Y .
E . P la y e r, Cow Lees, A shley, n e a r N u n e a to n . J . M. M esto n , P r io ry H o u se, P r io ry S tre e t, C o v en try .
E A S T M ID L A N D S . S. H . R u ssell, B a th L an e, L eicester.
II . B u n tin g , 17, M arcus S tre e t, D erby.
L A N C A S H IR E .
R-. A. M iles, 46, D ean L a n e , N ew to n H e a th , M an c h e ste r.
T. M akem son, 21, B eresfo rd R o ad , G orse H ill, S tre tfo rd , M an c h e ste r.
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 arn es, 16, T rem allan , S tre e t, A ccrin g to n . J . P e ll, 100, R o se Grove L an e, B u rn ley .
L O N D O N .
V. C. F a u lk n e r, B essem er H ouse, 5, D u k e S tre e t, A deJphi, L ondon, AV.C.2.
H . G. Som-merfieUl, C h arte rh o u se C h am b ers, C h a rte rh o u se S q u a re , L o ndon, E .C .l.
N E W G A S T L E -O N -T Y N E ,
J . W. F r ie r , 5, N o rth u m b e rla n d V illas, W allsen d -o n -T y n e.
C. G re sty , 93, Q u een ’s R o ad , M o n k seato u , N o rth u m b e rla n d
SCOTTISH.
.las. Affleck, 21. O v erd ale A venue, L a n g sid e , N .B . J . Bell, 60, St. E noch S q u are, G lasgow .
S C O T T IS H -F A L K IR K S E C T IO N , G. W alker, 21, N a p ie r P lace, B ain sfo rd , F a lk ir k , N .B . J . E. G ibson, " A rm o n t,” F a lk ir k , N .B .
S H E F F IE L D .
Cecil H . D esch, P h .D ., D .S c , T h e U n iv e rsity , S t. G e o rg e ’s S q u are, Sheffield.
R. V illage, A lbion F o u n d ry , W h ittin g to n M oor, n e a r C hesterfield.
W A L E S AND M O N M O U TH . P. L. G ould, Vulcan, F o u n d ry . E a s t M oors, C ardiff.
J . J . M cC lelland, “ D ru sly n , ’ B ishops R oad, W h itc h u rc h , G lam .
W E S T R ID IN G O F Y O R K S .
H. S u m m ersg ill, S ta n a e re F o u n d ry , W ap p in g R oad, B rad fo rd .
A. Love, 232, G lad sto n e S tree t, B ra d fo rd .
C O M M IT T E E S . C o n su ltation :
J . C am eron, V. C. F a u lk n e r, J . L ittle , R . O. P a tte rs o n , H . L . R eason, M. R id d e ll, O. S tu b b s, a n d G en eral S e c re ta ry .
F i n a n c e :
J . Cameron,, V. C. F a u lk n e r, F . W . F in c h , J . L ittle , H . P em b erto n , H . L. R eason, M. R id d ell, S. H . R u ssell, J . Shaw , a n d O. Stu b b s.
Awa rd s, D iplomas a n d L i t e r a r y :
J . C am eron, F . J . Cook, V. C. F a u lk n e r, E . C arey H ill, W . L a m b e rt, R . O. P a tte rs o n , H . L. R easo n , M. R id d ell, J . Shaw , O. S tu b b s (W . L a m b e rt, C onvener).
Te st B a r s : A
J . C am eron, F . J . Cook, W . J . E v a n s, F . H . H u rre n , J . H yde, W. Jo lle y , W . L a m b e rt, A. Poole, J . Shaw , H . J . Y oung (J . Shaw , C onvener).
Tr ustees :
T. H . F ir th , F . J . Cook, O. S tu b b s.
H o n . Tr e a su re r:
F. W. F in c h , 52, D e n m ark R o ad , G loucester.
General S e c r e t a r y :
W illiam G. H o llin w o rth , 38, V icto ria S tree t, London, S .W .l.
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C O N T E N T S .
P A R T I . p a g e
A n n u a l C o n fe r e n c e i n M a n c h e s t e r
Civic W elcom e ... 1 A nnual R ep o rt a n d B alan ce S h e e t ... 5
E lectio n of P r e s id e n t .. 11
E lectio n of O f f i c e r s ...13 P re s id e n tia l A ddress ... • ■ 16 A n n u al D in n e r ...24 P a p e r s R e a d a t t h e M a n c h e s t e r C o n fe r e n c e
O il S and Cores a n d B in d e rs; b y P ro f. A. C am pion,
F .I.C . a n d J . M cE achen .. 29
D iscussion on P ro f. C am pion a n d M r. M cE ach en ’s P a p e r ...40 N o tes on C arbon in F o u n d ry Ir o n s a n d C a s t i n g s :
U tility of its C ontrol a n d P r a c tic a l D ifficulties; by M. Siegle, P ro fe sso r of M e ta llu rg y (N ancy) .. .. 54 D iscussion on M. Sieg le’s P a p e r .. .. .. 72 T h e M a n u fa c tu re of S teel Castings a n d P r e p a ra tio n
of S a n d ; by F . A. M e l m o t h ... 88 T h e M an u fac tu re of S teel C astin g s in th e U n ite d
S ta te s ; b y M ajo r R . A. B ull ... 117 D iscussion of M a jo r R. A. B u ll’s a n d M r. F . A.
M elm oth’s P a p e rs on th e M a n u fa c tu re o f Steel C a stin g s ... 161
P A R T I I . A m e r ic a n E x c h a n g e P a p e r
B ritis h F o u n d ry P r a c tic e .- F e rro u s a n d N o n -F erro u s;
by P. L o n g m u ir, D .M et. ... 640
P A R T I I I .
P a p e r s a n d A d d r e s s e s D e liv e r e d b e fo r 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 i o n :—
P re s id e n tia l A ddress before th e London B ra n c h ; by W . L a m b e r t ... 177 P re s id e n tia l A ddress before th e L a n c a sh ire B ra n c h ;
b y J . H a ig h 192
P re s id e n tia l A ddress b efo re th e N ew castle B ra n c h ; by H . J . Y o u n g ... 198 P re s id e n tia l A ddress before th e C oventry B ra n c h ; by
G. E. R o b erts ...205 P re s id e n tia l A ddress before th e B irm in g h a m B ra n c h ;
by W. J . F la v e ll .. .. 215
D iscussion on M r. F la v e ll’s A d d r e s s ... 219 P re s id e n tia l A ddress b efo re t h e Sheffield B ra n c h ; by
T. Sw inden, D .M et... 225 T he S h rin k a g e of M eta ls; b y F . Jo h n so n , D.Sc. (E a s t
M id lan d s B ra n ch ) ...235 D iscussion on th e S h rin k a g e of M e t a l s ...248 G a tin g . F e e d in g a n d C a s tin g ; by E. L ongden .. . . 2 5 3 D iscussion on G a tin g , F e e d in g a n d C a s tin g .. 279 N otes on t h e D ev elo p m en t o f t h e M a n u fa c tu re of
Steel C astin g s; by F . A. M elm oth (London B ra n c h ) 284 D iscussion on N o tes on th e D evelopm ent o f th e M an u
fa c tu re of S teel C a s tin g s ... . 297 M oulding S a n d s; b y O. S m alley ... 314 D iscussion on M oulding S an d s ... 538
M odern B rass F o u n d ry A lloys; by F ra n c is W. Rowe, B.Sc. (L a n c a sh ire B ra n c h ) .. .. ..
D iscussion on M odern B ra ss F o u n d ry A lloys ..
F a c ts A bout Sound C a stin g s, F e e d in g H e a d s , R u n n ers a n d V e n tin g : b y E. V. R o n ce ra y (L ondon a n d N ew c a s tle B ra n ch e s) .. . • •• •• ••
D iscussion on F a c ts A bout Sound C astin g s, F e e d in g H e ad s, R u n n ers a n d V e n tin g •• ••
V olume C h an g es o f Cast. Iro n on S o lid ific a tio n ; by O. S m alley (N ew castle B ra n ch ) .. ..
D iscussion on Volum e C h an g es o f C ast Ir o n o n S o lid i
fication .. •• ... ■■ ••
P ro d u ctio n of Steel C a s tin g s ; b y F . D a rle y (N ew c a s tle a n d (Sheffield B ran ch es) ...
D iscussion a t N ew castle B ra n c h ...
D iscussion a t Sheffield B ra n c h .. • • — • ■ ■ D ry Sand M oulding fo r S m a ll W o rk ; b y J . D.
N icholson (N ew castle B ra n c h ) ••
D iscussion on D ry S an d M o u ld in g fo r S m all W o rk ..
The E ffect of Special E lem e n ts in C ast I r o n ; by O.
Sm alley (Sheffield B ra n ch ) . . •• .. ..
D iscussion on th e E ffect of S p ecial E le m e n ts in C ast Iro n ... ••
A p p re n tic e sh ip a n d th e F o u n d ry T r a d e s ; b y T.
M akem son, A ssoc.M .C.T. ((L ancashire B ra n ch ) D iscussion on A p p re n tic e sh ip a n d t h e F o u n d ry T ra d e s A lum inium F o u n d ry P r a c tic e ; b y E . H . T yson (B ir
m in g h a m B ra n ch ) ...
Som e N o te s on L iq u id C o n tra c tio n ; b y R . B u c h a n a n ..
D iscussion on- Some N o tes o n L iq u id C o n tra c tio n Some F a ilu re s in M allea b le C a s tin g s ; b y F . I t.
H u rre n , A .I.C ...
D iscussion on Some F a ilu r e s in M allea b le C a s tin g s ..
D iscussion o n C upola R eceiv ers ...
G ra p h ite a n d G ra p h itic C a rb o n ; b y T. T u rn e r, M.Sc.
(C oventry B ra n c h ) ... ...
D iscussion on G ra p h ite a n d G r a p h itic C arbon C a s tin g s from M achine-Shop P o in t of V iew ; b y C. R.
O rm erod ...
Scientific C on tro l in M otor C y lin d e r F o u n d in g ; b y G. H . J u d d ...
A Survey o f F o u n d ry P r a c tic e ; b y W . T. E v a n s (E a s t M id lan d s B ra n ch ) ...
Coke R eq u ire m en ts i n th e I r o n T ra d e ; b y A. Y o u n g (L a n c a sh ire B ra n c h ) ...
D iscussion on th e M a n u f a c tu re o f C oke fo r I n d u s tr ia l P u rp o se s .. . . ... ...
Some C astin g P ro b le m s o f A c id -re sistin g I r o n ; b y J . L ongden (L ondon B r a n c h ) ...
T h e M a n u fa c tu re o f Locom otive C y lin d e rs U sin g S u p e rh e a te d S te a m ; b y A. F . G ib b s ...
D iscussion o n th e M a n u f a c tu re of L ocom otive C ylin d ers ...
San d -T h ro w in g M ethod o f M o u ld in g ; b y D. S h a rp e (L ondon a n d S c o ttish B r a n c h e s ) ...
N otes on M alleab le Ir o n P ro d u c tio n ; b y W . H . Poole (London B ra n ch ) ...
T h e E x a m in a tio n a n d P h o to g r a p h y o f C a s t Ir o n U n d e r t h e M icroscope; b y C. G re sty (N e w castle B ra n ch ) ... ...
S u rface a n d In te r n a l D efects in iro n C a s tin g s ; by J . E . F le tc h e r, M .I.M ech .E . (Sheffield B ra n ch ) D iscussion on Su rface a n d I n te rn a l D efects in Iro n
C a stin g s ...
V isit of t h e A m erican F o u n d ry m e n ’s A sso ciatio n R e p o rt of T e s t B a r C o m m ittee ...
P A G E
345 366
369 388 405 447 459 471 474 476 489 495 524 536 554 557 571 577 580 590 595 601 609 613 629 648 661 670 677 694 699 711 725
746 772 786 790 792
T h e I n s t it u t e o f B r itis h F o u n d r y m e n
ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD AT MANCHESTER.
June 13, 14 and 15, 1923.
Civic Welcome.
The tw e n tie th a n n u a l g en eral m eetin g an d con
ference of th e I n s tit u te w as opened o n W ednes
day, J u n e 13, a t th e M an c h e ste r M u n ic ip a l College of T echnology. T h e L o rd M ayor of M an ch ester (C ouncillor W . Cundiff, J .P .) a tte n d e d to welcome th e m em bers to th e city , a n d th e re w ere also p re s e n t M r. J . H . S tu b b s, P re s id e n t of th e M a n ch ester E n g in e e rin g E m p lo y ers’ A ssociation, an d M r. J . P o r te r , P re s id e n t of th e N a tio n a l U nion of F o u n d ry T ra d e W o rk ers.
Mr. I I . L . Re a s o n, th e r e tir in g P re s id e n t, occu
p ied th e c h a ir a t th e o p en in g of th e proceedings.
H e said th is was th e th i r d tim e th e C onvention h a d been held in M an ch ester, an d he was s u re all who a tte n d e d would be pleased w ith th e pro g ram m e w hich h a d been a rr a n g e d fo r th em by th e L a n c a sh ire B ra n c h u n d e r th e g u id an ce of M r. Stubbs, M r. M iles, th e P re s id e n t, a n d M r. M akem son, th e S e c re ta ry . They w ere also very pleased t h a t th e L o rd M ayor of M a n c h e ste r was w ith th em . (A pplause.) T hey cam e from all p a r ts of th e c o u n try to a tte n d th ese co nferences, a n d when th e y w ere received by th e L o rd M ayor of any la rg e city it considerably enhanced th e in te re s t of th e C onvention. They also a p p re c ia te d th e fe a tu re s of in te r e s t offered by th e e n g in e e rin g works in th e d is tric t, because th e y w ere engaged in a b ra n c h of in d u s try w hich a ssiste d a t th e b ir th of every g r e a t en g in e e rin g e n te rp ris e . M r. C lare Lees, th e P re s id e n t of th e M an ch ester C ham ber of Com m erce, was u n fo r tu n a te ly u n ab le to be p re se n t, b u t th e y w ere pleased to see M r. Ja m e s
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P o r te r , th e P re s id e n t qf th e N a tio n a l U n io n of F o u n d ry Tirade W o rk ers. T he I n s t i t u t e d id n o t c o n sid er wages o r h o u r s ; its sole a m b itio n w as to im prove th e w ork of th e fo u n d ry .
T hey also h a d p re s e n t M r. J . H . S tu b b s, th e b ro th e r of th e P re s id e n t-E le c t, a n d th e P re s id e n t of th e M an ch ester E n g in e e rin g E m p lo y ers’ Asso
ciatio n . I t was n o t necessary to give him in fo rm a tio n as to th e value of th e w ork th e I n s ti t u t e was doing.
Th e Lord Mayor said it afforded h im m uch pleasu re to e x te n d to th e m em bers, in th e nam e of th e c ity , a very h e a rty welcome. I n h is o p in io n , they could n o t h av e come to a b e tte r place. F ro m th e en g in e e rin g p o in t of view , i t w as one of th e best c en tres in th e N o rth of E n g la n d . B u t p e rh a p s th e y knew m ore a b o u t t h a t th a n lie d id him self.
No d o u b t th e y w ould v is it m an y o f th e local firm s a n d see th in g s of i n t e r e s t ; h e w ould n o t v e n tu r e to say i t w ould be a n e d u c a tio n a l ex p erien ce, be
cause h e (realised t h a t he w as a d d re s sin g e x p e rts in th e m y steries of science, a n d i t w as q u e stio n a b le w h eth er M an c h e ste r could te a c h th e m a n y th in g . H e was q u ite su re , how ever, t h a t th e y w ould h av e a v ery w arm welcome. U n fo rtu n a te ly , t r a d e was n o t good a t th e m o m en t, a n d th e y w ould n o t see all those hives of in d u s try a t w o rk ; i t w ould h av e been a re a l p leasu re to th e citiz e n s as well as to th e v isito rs if t h a t could h av e been th e case. I t was in te re s tin g to le a r n t h a t th e y h a d w ith th e m th e P r e s id e n t of th e N a tio n a l U n io n o f F o u n d ry T ra d e W o rk ers. T h a t to ld him a t once t h a t th e y were on very good te rm s w ith th e U n io n s, w hich was a v e ry g r e a t th in g to say in th ese d ay s. T hey h ad all lived long enough to know w h a t s trik e s w ere. I n th e M a n c h e ste r C o rp o ra tio n th e y , u n fo rtu n a te ly , h a d d isp u te s w ith th e m en em ployed in v a rio u s tra d e s , an d fro m ex p erien ce h e could say i t was m uch b e tte r fo r em ployers a n d m en to s it ro u n d a ta b le a n d th r e s h o u t m a tte r s th o ro u g h ly ,' an d th e n come to a n e q u ita b le u n d e r s ta n d in g . H e hoped th e y would ta k e aw ay w ith th em from M an c h e ste r very p le a s a n t m em ories of th e ir v is it an d th a t th e re s u lts of th e i r d e lib e ra tio n s would be of th e g re a te s t possible service to th e I n s tit u te an d th e very im p o r t a n t in d u s try th ey re p re se n te d . (A pplause.)
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M r . Ol iv e r St u b b s.
President of the In stitu te of Jlntinh Founclrymen.
M r S tu b b s is jo in t m a n a g in g d ire c to r of M essrs.
Jo se p h Stu b b s, L im ite d , M ill S tre e t W orks, A n co ats, M an c h e ste r, one of th e b est know n of te x tile e n g in e ers a n d iro n fo u n d ers in E n g la n d . T h e ir p ro d u c t ra n g e s from a few ounces up to 10 to n s. Mr. S tubbs h a s been th e P re s id e n t of th e N a tio n a l Iro n fo u n d e rs llm p lo y e rs’ F e d e ra tio n since its in cep tio n e ig h t y e ars ag o . Mr. S tu b b s w as P r e s id e n t of th e I n s t i t u t e of B ritis h F o u n d ry m en in 1921 a n d 1922, a n d h is first y e a r of office w as co m m em orated b y th e d o n a tio n of th e “ O liver S tu b b s ” M edal.
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Presentation of the “ Oliver Stubbs Medal.
M r. I Io i x i n w o r t h, th e G en eral S e c re ta ry , re a d o u t th e g rounds on which th e “ O liver S tu b b s Gold M edal was aw arded to M r. W . H . S h e rb u rn , of W a rrin g to n . These g ro u n d s were th e P a p e r 011
“ The E volution of th e F o u n d ry m a n ,” re a d by M r.
S h e rb u rn a t th e J a n u a r y m eetin g of th e L a n c a shire B ran ch , an d m erito rio u s services re n d e r e d to th e I n s titu te from its in cep tio n , as well as fo r exam ple and precepts given to th e m em bers o f th e In s titu te and th e in d u s try in g en eral.
The Lord Ma y o r, in m ak in g th e p re s e n ta tio n , re m a rk e d t h a t he g a th e re d t h a t M r. S h e rb u rn h a d been in s tru m e n ta l in fo rw a rd in g th e w ork o f th e In s titu te . I t was very c red itab le, a n d i t m u s t be very g ra tify in g to h is Colleagues t h a t th e y h a d th is o p p o rtu n ity of show ing th e ir a p p re c ia tio n .
M r. Sh e r b u r n said he a p p re c ia te d th e h o n o u r which h a d been done to him by th e L a n c a s h ire B ran ch an d th e I n s tit u te . T he services h e h a d given to th e I n s tit u te he g ave in obedience to th e inw ard “ m u s t ” which e v e ry fo u n d ry m a n m ust feel if he h a d th e fo u n d ry m a n ’s blood in h is veins an d h a d th e in te re s ts of th e in d u s try a t h e a rt. H e to o k h is h o n o u r as h a v in g been given to him n o t as a re co g n itio n o f h is ow n w ork alone, b u t also of th e w ork done by th e L a n c a sh ire B ranch for th e I n s tit u te . H a d he b een alone he could n o t h av e done m uch, b u t h e h a d b een s u p p o rted by a splendid lo t of fellow s in th e L a n c a shire B ran ch , as he believed th e r e was in every o ther B ran ch . H e was p ro u d of rec e iv in g th e m edal because it would keep in h is m em ory th e nam e of Stubbs, h o noured as i t was in L a n c a s h ire ; he was also p ro u d of i t b ecause i t was a re c o g n itio n of his p o in t of view. T he I n s t i t u t e h a d am ong its m em bers a fine a rr a y of scien tists, a n d a fine a rra y of p ra c tic a l m e n ; he him self h a d tr ie d to em phasise th e h u m a n side. T h e re w as only one little th in g to cause him d is s a tis fa c tio n ; t h a t was th a t th e “ O liver S tu b b s ” m edal did n o t come a few y e a rs e a rlie r. I t h a d a li tt le leew ay to m ake up. T here w ere o th e r m em bers who deserved it, an d he hoped to live to see a t le a s t a dozen of them , m ost of whom w ere p re s e n t, receive th e like honour.
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M r. R . Bu c h a n a n, in m oving a vote of th a n k s to the L o rd M ayor, said it was w ith som ew hat m ingled feelings t h a t he recalled th e first C onference held in M an ch ester, ov er which h e p resid ed . H e h a d some m isgivings as to w h at w ould be th e outcom e, and w hen i t ended he was overw helm ed w ith g r a t i
tu d e a t th e re s u lt. T he I n s tit u te s ta r te d w ith Bight or n in e m em bers ; i t h a d now over 1,600. T h a t was a really w o n d erfu l reco rd when one co nsidered the co n serv atism w hich was so d eep ly ro o te d in th e fo u n d ry m an . I t g ave th em en co u rag em en t to know th a t th e civic pow ers w ere in te re s te d in th em an d in th e ir e d u c a tiv e m ission.
The m otion was c a rrie d u n anim ously.
GENERAL MEETING.
The g en e ra l business m eetin g was th e n begun.
M r. R eason p resid in g . Mr. Ho l l in w o r t h fth e G eneral S ecretary ) re a d th e m in u te s of th e la s t a n n u a l m eetin g , w hich w ere approved. The re p o r t of th e G eneral Council and th e balance sh eet w ere ta k e n as read , an d app ro v ed on th e m o tio n of Mr. Ü. St u b b s.
Annual Report and Balance Sheet.
The G eneral C ouncil have p leasu re in p re s e n tin g to th e m em bers th e ir R e p o rt of th e p ro g ress and work of th e I n s tit u te d u rin g th e p a s t Session 1922-23.
T h e resp ectiv e B ranches have m em bers a tta c h e d : —
th e follow ing
A ssociate M em bers. M em bers. A ssociât
B irm ingham 54 (47) 00 CO ? 17 (20)
Coventry 32 (29) 50 (64) 8 (8)
B ast M id lan d s .. 31 (29) 66 (61) 9 (9)
Lancashire 96 (85) 161 (139) 4 (3)
London 88 (74) 70 (64) 9 (7)
Newcast!e-on-Tyne 87 (85) 105 (108) 66 (30)
Scottish 70 (69) 153 (162) 17 (50)
•Sheffield 93 (85) 100 (96) 13 (15;
W est R id in g
of Y orks .. 34 (27) 44 (14)
G eneral 31 (17) 13 (12)
159 (163) 90 (101) 106 (99) 261 (227 167 (145) 258 ( 223) 240 (281) 205 (196) 78 (41) 44 (29) 616 (547) 850 (816) 143 (142) 1609(1505)
The figures in b ra c k e ts are for th e Session 1921-22.
In ad d itio n to th e figures shown on th e previous p ag e, th e r e a re th re e M em bers, tw elve A ssociate M em bers, and fo u r A ssociates, whose elections h av e been confirmed an d a re w a itin g com pletion by th e respective B ranches. E x clu d in g th e la tte r , th e to ta l num ber of m em bers on th e Roll of th e I n s t i t u t e on A pril 30, 1923, was 1,609, show ing an increase fo r the Session of 104. 1 he C ouncil le g r e t to have to re p o r t th a t n in e d e a th s have ta k e n place d u rin g th e y ear.
F o u r G eneral Council m eetings have been held d u rin g th e Session a t B irm in g h am , M an ch ester fon'k an d B irm in g h am resp ectiv ely . R e p re s e n ta tives of th e B ranches from all p a r ts of th e c o u n try have a tte n d e d th e m eetings, a n d th e r e h as been an average a tte n d a n c e of th irty -fiv e.
Annual Conference, 1923.
This will be held on J u n e 13, 14, a n d 15 sit th e College of Technology, S ackville S tr e e t, M a n chester (Room E17), by th e k in d p erm issio n of th e E d u c a tio n a l A u th o ritie s of th e C ity of M an ch ester.
“ Oliver Stubbs ” Cold Medal.
T he first m edal was a w ard ed to M r. F . J . Cook a t th e B irm in g h am C onference fo r services ren d ered by his v is it to th e C onference o f th e A m erican F o u n d ry m e n ’s A ssociation h e ld a t R ochester la s t y e a r, an d p re p a r in g an d re a d in g a P a p e r th e r e on b ehalf of th e I n s t i t u t e e n title d
“ A m erican versus B ritis h G rey C ast I r o n ,” an d also for g iv in g P a p e rs to v a rio u s B ran ch es of th e In s titu te . I t will be rem em b ered t h a t M r. Cook was P re s id e n t of th e I n s tit u te d u rin g th e Ses
sion 1908-09, and lias done a .considerable a m o u n t of valuable research w ork by w hich th e I n s tit u te has benefited.
Royal Charter.
In th e la s t y e a r ’s R e p o rt it w as m en tio n ed th a t the sum of £34 18s. 2d. was re q u ire d to clear off the so licito r’s charges, an d th e m em bers will be pleased to le a rn th a t th is sum was subscribed before the end of th e y ear, so t h a t th e a c co u n t h a s been cleared w ith o u t b ein g a c h a rg e on th e I n s t i t u t e ’s funds
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T he new ru les u n d e r th e C h a rte r h ave been a p p ro v ed by H .M . P riv y C ouncil, and a f te r con
firm atio n a t th e C onference will be a d o p ted . Balance Sheet.
T h e a cco u n ts a n d b alan ce sh eet of th e I n s titu te a re p re sen te d h ere w ith
IN C O M E ANT) E X P E N D IT U R E A CCOUNT, FRO M JA N U A R Y 1 TO D E C E M B E R 31. 1922.
Ex p e n d i t u r e.
£ 3. d.
P o s t a g e s 80 0 2
P r in tin g a n d S ta tio n e ry , in c lu d in g P r in tin g of
P ro ce e d in g s... 438 5 6 C ouncil, F in a n c e a n d A n n u al M eeting1 E x p en ses 42 13 &
Prizes, B irm in g h a m E x h ib itio n 10 10 0
Illu m in a te d A d d r e s s ... 6 6 0 B ra n ch E x p e n ses—
L a n c a s h i r e ...£62 12 2 B i r m i n g h a m ... 40 13 3 S c o ttish ... 73 4 2
Sheffield 39 17 6
L ondon ... 27 3 10 E a s t M id la n d s ...20 10 11
N ew castle 97 8 8
C oventry 8 12 6
W est R id in g of Y o rk sh ire .. 23 10 2 393 13 2
A udit Fee 6 6 0
In c id e n ta l E x p e n s e s 11 12 6
S a la rie s—S e c re ta ry a n d S t a f f 300 0 0
R e n t of O f f i c e 74 10 6
D epreciatio n —F u r n itu re , e tc 7 7 6
R em oval E x p e n s e s 8 5 11
1,379 10 11 B alan ce of In co m e over E x p e n d i t u r e 425 8 11
£1,804 19 10
In c o m e.
£ s. d.
S u b scrip tio n s R eceived ...1•151 12 0 Sale of P ro ce e d in g s, e tc ... 8 9 0 In te re s t on W a r Loan, C ash on D eposit, etc. .■ 31 7 2 ReDt R eceived, H e a tin g a n d V e n tila tin g
E n g in e e rs .. ...
M iscellaneous R eceip ts ... 1 6 8
£1,804 19 10
T H E IN S T IT U T E O F B R I T IS H F O U N D R Y M E N . B A LA N C E S H E E T . D E C E M B E R 31. 1922.
Li a b i l i t i e s.
£ s. (5 S u b sc rip tio n s p a id in ad v an ce .. .. •• ••
Sun d ry C red ito rs ... 280 11 4 R o y al C h a rte r T und—
B alan ce p e r la s t A ccount D o n a tio n s ...
£56 14 10 93 11 8 L e s s : P a y m e n t to Soli
c ito rs ... £150 0 0 B alance tra n s fe rre d to
Gen. A ccount .. .. 6 6 150 6 6 Surplus a t D ecem ber 31, 1921 .. .. 539 11 10
A d d : B alance of R o y al C h a rte r
F u n d 6 5
Excess of Incom e over E x p e n d itu re fo r th e y e a r ended D ecem ber
31, 1922 425 8 11 965 7 3
£1,326 5 1
As s e t s. C ash in H a n d s of S e c retaries, e tc ., viz. :
L a n c a s h i r e ... £18 16 0
B irm in g h a m 22 1 4
Sco ttish 29 0 11
Sheffield 50 7 3
London .. .. 33 18 3
E a s t M idlands 18 17 9
W est R id in g o f Y o rk sh ire .. .. 15 1 10
C oventry 29 5 3
£217 8 7
G eneral S ec re ta ry , P e tty C ash .. 7 19 8 225 8 3 Lloyds B an k L td .—
G en eral A c c o u n t ...171 19 1
D eposit A c c o u n t ... 400 0 0 571 19 1 In v e s tm e n t A ccount—
£100 5% N a tio n a l W a r B o n d s a n d
£350 5% W a r Lo-an a t C o s t 432 10 1
F u rn itu re , F it tin g s a n d F ix tu re s —
P e r la s t A c c o u n t ... 73 15 2
L e s s : D e p re cia tio n , 10% .. .. 7 7 6 66 7 8 B irm in g h a m B r a n c h -
Special A d v a n c e ... 30 0 0
£1,326 5 1
W e have p re p a re d a n d a u d ite d th e above B alan c e Sheet w ith th e B ooks a n d V ouchers of th e I n s titu te , a n d c ertify sam e to be in acco rd an ce th e re w ith .
J . & A. W. S U L L Y & CO., C h a rte re d A c co u n ta n ts, A U D IT O R S .
9 General Council.
The m em bers who r e tire in acco rd an ce w ith th e rules a re M essrs. J . C am eron, W . H . Cook, B.
H ird , T. W. M a rk la n d , an d J . G. R obinson.
M essrs. Cook an d M a rk la n d desire n o t to be re elected. M essrs. C am eron an d R obinson offer them selves fo r re-election. F iv e will re q u ire to be elected a t th e C onference to com plete th e te n m em bers as p ro v id ed fo r in th e ru les.
Standardisation of Test Bars.
T he C om m ittee a p p o in te d to d eal w ith th is sub
je c t h a s been h a rd a t w ork d u rin g th e p a s t y ear, an d i t is ex p ected t h a t a re p o r t will be fo rth c o m in g , a t th e C onference. The C ouncil desire to recognise th o w ork of th e C om m ittee d ealin g w ith th is question.
Diplomas.
T he A w ards C om m ittee h as given close a tte n tio n to th e P a p e rs w hich have been recom m ended by th e B ran ch es fo r D iplom as, a n d th e C o m m ittee’s recom m endations w ill be m ad e to th e C ouncil an d su b m itte d to th e C onference.
Past President the Late Mr. Wm. Mayer.
The m em bers would le a rn w ith r e g r e t of th e d e a th in J a n u a r y la s t of M r. M ayer, who ren d ered valu ab le services to th e I n s t i t u te some y ears ago an d who p re s e n te d a gold c h ain an d b ad g e to th e In s tit u te for th e use of th e P re s id e n t d u rin g his y e a r of office. M r. M ayer also gave a sum of money to be in v ested , an d for th e in te re s t to be used to enable a Gold M edal to be aw ard ed a n n u a lly in th e S co ttish an d N ew castle B ran ch es to p e rp e tu a te th e m em ory of th e la te M r. W m. S u rtees.
The British Cast-Iron Research Association.
T he C ouncil a re pleased to re p o r t t h a t th is Asso
c ia tio n , w hich will alw ays be re g a rd e d as ow ing its in cep tio n to o u r I n s tit u te , is p ro g ressin g . D r, L o n g m u ir, one of th e e a rlie s t P re s id e n ts , has d u rin g th e y e a r been ap p o in te d th e D ire c to r of R esearch . I t is also very g ra tify in g to know t h a t M r. O liver S tu b b s h as been elected V ice-C hairm an of th e A ssociation an d t h a t he h a s been able to accept th e C h airm an sh ip of th e E x e c u tiv e Com
m itte e of Council, th e m ost im p o rta n t section of
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th e o rg a n isa tio n of th e A ssociation. I t is a n o te w orthy fa c t t h a t o u t of 36 m em bers o f th e Asso
c ia tio n ’s Council 23 a re m em bers of th e I n s tit u te , 8 being m em bers of th e G eneral C ouncil. T he C ouncil a re confident t h a t th e A ssociation will fulfil all th e e x p ectatio n s form ed in 1919 when th e y took p a r t in its prom otion. The P re s id e n t (M r.
H . L. R eason) is th e ap p o in te d d eleg a te fo r th e In s titu te .
French Exhibition and Congress.
The G eneral Council h as h a d p le a su re in a c c e p t
ing th e cordial in v ita tio n given by th e A ssociation T echnique de F o n d erie to a tte n d th e I n te r n a tio n a l E x h ib itio n an d C ongress which will be held in P a ris betw een S ep tem b er 2 a n d 16 n e x t. A n in v i
ta tio n has also been given to a n d accepted by th e A m erican F o u n d ry m e n ’s A ssociation, an d a con
siderable n u m b er of th e ir m em bers will accom pany ou r p a rty to P a ris.
H . L. Re a so n, Presid en t.
W . G. Holt.in w o r t h, General S ecretary.
Royal Charter and New Rules.
The re p o r t an d b alan c e-sh eet h a v in g been adopted, th e Pr e s id e n t said th e R u les re f e rre d to h a d been su b m itte d to th e P riv y C ouncil an d h ad been a d ju s te d in acco rd an ce w ith th e ir re q u ire m e n ts a n d th e , R oyal C h a rte r . W hen th e m em bers discussed th e ch an g e of nam e from “ B ritis h F o u n d ry m e n ’s A ssocia
tio n ” th e y decided, a f te r som e d e b a te , to use th e w ord “ I n s titu tio n ” an d n o t “ I n s t i t u t e . ” W hen th e law yers who h a d th e p e titio n fo r the R oyal C h a rte r in h a n d p re s e n te d it to th e P riv y Council, by some m eans o r o th e r th e y in tro d u c e d th e w ord “ I n s t i t u t e ,” an d th e R o y al C h a r te r was received u n d e r th e nam e of “ T he I n s t i t u t e of B ritis h F o u n d ry m e n .” U n d e r th e circu m stan ces th e C ouncil could see no a lte rn a tiv e b u t to a d o p t th e w ord “ I n s t i t u t e ,” b u t h a d d e fe rre d th e final decision u n til th e m a tte r could be b ro u g h t before th e m em bers. I t m u st be clearly u n d e rsto o d t h a t if th e a lte ra tio n w as ad o p ted th e y m u s t abide bv w h a t th o C h a rte r s ta te d , an d i t would involve a ch an g e in f u tu r e sta tio n e ry , d ip lo m as an d o th e r th in g s ; th e w ord u sed m u s t be “ I n s t i t u t e . ” H e fe lt r a t h e r so rry th e change h a d ta k e n place in view of the dies which h ad been m ade fo r s trik in g
tlie “ O liver S t u b b s ” m edal, an d th e diplom as w hich h ad been given. H ow ever, h e w ould ask t h a t som eone propose t h a t th e w ord “ I n s ti t u t e ” be ad o p te d , a n d also th e new ru les which h a d been d ra w n u p in connection w ith th e R oyal C h a rte r.
M r. R . 0 . Patterso n moved t h a t th e word
“ I n s ti t u t e ” a n d th e new ru les be a d o p ted . The m o tio n w as seconded by Mr. Vic k e r s, a n d c a rrie d un an im o u sly .
Presentation to Mr. O. Stubbs.
Thu Pr e s id e n t said he h a d a v ery p leasin g d u ty to p e rfo rm in p re s e n tin g to M r. O liver S tu b b s an illu m in a te d address, as a v ery sm all ta k e n of th e a p p re c ia tio n by th e m em bers of th e v alu ab le w ork h e d id fo r th e I n s t i t u t e d u rin g h is te r m of office as P re s id e n t. (A pplause.) They all ad m ired th e in te re s t a n d vim he p u t in to t h a t w ork. Two th in g s stood o u t v ery clearly in connection w ith it.
The first was th e m edal b e a rin g h is nam e, w hich liad been p re se n te d to th e I n s titu te . Secondly, he had been larg ely in s tru m e n ta l in secu rin g a n um ber of su b scrib in g firms. H e h ad d one ex cellen t p ro p a g a n d a w ork am ong th e em ployers. T he m em bers of th e I n s tit u te would ag re e t h a t th e w ork tu r n e d to th e a d v a n ta g e of th e em ployers. In doing th e i r u tm o st to im prove th e c r a f t an d im prove its p ro d u c ts th e y w ere serv in g th e in te re sts of th e em ployers. So th e le a st th e em ployers could do in r e tu r n was to becom e su b scrib in g firms. T h a t did n o t co n fer an y v o tin g pow er, b u t i t p u t them in th e position of know ing t h a t th e y w ere assistin g in a g r e a t w ork.
I n acknow ledging th e address, M r. S tu b b s said h e should v a lu e it highly. H e a lre a d y h a d in h is office one o r tw o sim ilar addresses, an d also th e c e rtific a te of m em bership of th e A m erican F o u n d ry m e n ’s A ssociation. I t was som ething for th e ju n io rs to look u p to an d a n tic ip a te th e tim e when th e y would receive sim ila r acknow ledgm ents of th e ir labours.
Election of the President.
Th e Pr e s id e n t said i t was a p leasu re to him , an d he believed i t was to th e o th e r m em bers, to propose M r. O liver S tu b b s as th e P re s id e n t of th e I n s tit u te fo r th e y e a r 1923-24. M r. _ Stubbs beg an his first te r m of office as P re s id e n t in 1921,
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a t a very tr y in g t i m e ; th e r e w ere ra ilw a y difficul
tie s and o th e r in d u s tria l tro u b les, an d th e a n n u a l m eetin g and conference h ad to be p o stp o n ed an d th e n held a t B lackpool. M any of th e m h a d p le a s a n t recollections of th e h a p p y tim e th e y sp e n t th e re . B u t th e delay c u t o u t th r e e m o n th s of M r.
S tu b b s’ p re sid e n tia l te rm . T hen, accom panied by M r. F ir th and M r. Cook, he v isited th e U n ite d S ta te s, c a rry in g th e good w ork of th e I n s t i t u t e th e re . So when it a p p e a re d t h a t M r. Jew son did n o t d esire to become th e P re s id e n t th e y decided th e y could n o t do b e tte r th a n ask M r. S tu b b s to ta k e th e office for th e second tim e.
M r. M. Rid d e l l seconded th e m o tio n , w hich was passed unanim ously.
M r. R eason v a c a te d th e c h a ir, a n d M r . St u b b s, e n te rin g upon his p re s id e n tia l d u tie s, first th a n k e d th e m em bers fo r th e hon o u r co n fe rre d upon h im . H e said it was n o t h is own seeking, b u t in th e c ir
cum stances which arose, th e decision of M r. Jew son n o t to go fo rw ard , i t w as th o u g h t b e tte r n o t to u pset th e o rd er in w hich th e th e n J u n io r V ice- P re s id e n t, M r. P a tte rs o n , w ould succeed to th e p re s id e n tia l chair.
The Death of Mr. W. Mayer.
The I n s titu te h a d suffered a v e ry severe loss in th e d e a th of th e i r old frie n d , M r. W . M ayer, who was a g r e a t su p p o rte r of th e I n s tit u te . I t cam e as a g re a t blow, because th e y h a d been a n tic i
p a tin g his recovery an d presence a m o n g st th e m . I t was fittin g t h a t his first a c t as P r e s id e n t should be to ask th e m em bers to show th e i r sy m p a th y by risin g in th e i r places.
The m em bers rose an d stood in silence fo r a sh o rt tim e.
Welcome to American Visitors.
H e desired to give a h e a rty welcome to th e ir A m erican frie n d s. M r. H . Cole E ste p , indeed, h a d been here so long th a t he h a rd ly looked u p o n him as an A m erican. I n M r. H . M. L a n e , of D e tro it, they h ad a n A m erican w ho cam e of B ritis h stock, a h ighly resp ected m em ber of th e A m erican F o u n - d ry m en ’s A ssociation. They w ished h im a very h ap p y stay in th is co u n try , a n d hoped h e would go back to te ll th e ir A m erican frie n d s t h a t th e y n iu st come to th is c o u n try to see good fo u n d ry p ractice.
Election of Officers.
Th e Pr e s id e n t proposed th e electio n of M r.
R . 0 . P a tte rs o n as S enior V ic e -P re sid e n t. This was seconded by M r. F . J . Cook, who p o in ted o u t t h a t th e N ew castle d is tr ic t was n o t re p re se n te d in th e list of P a s t P re s id e n ts . T he I n s tit u te w ould find in M r. P a tte rs o n a very good m an.
T he m o tio n was c a rrie d u n an im o u sly , an d M r.
P a tte rs o n th a n k e d th e m em bers.
M r. H . L. Re aso n said fo r th e office of J u n io r V ic e -P re sid e n t he w ished to propose M r. E'. H . B ro u g h all, who h a d done good w ork for th e I n s t i t u t e since its in cep tio n . Some tim e ago he suffered a very serious illness an d te n d e re d his re s ig n a tio n from th e C ouncil, b u t w as p ersu ad ed by M r. S tu b b s to r e ta in his p o sition. H e h a d now alm ost recovered his n o rm al s ta te of h e a lth , and w hen th e tim e cam e for him to occupy th e P re s i
d e n tia l c h a ir he would ad d to th e lu s tre given t o i t by his predecessors.
Mr. Ri d d e e i, said he p a rtic u la rly w ished to h av e th e p riv ileg e of seconding th is n o m ination.
H e first m e t M r. B ro u g h all a t a m e etin g of th e B irm in g h am B ra n c h , an d fo u n d him a severe critic.
M r. B ro u g h all was a m an who knew how to stick up fo r him self, an d h e w ould c e rta in ly stick u p fo r th e I n s tit u te .
T he m o tio n was c a rrie d unanim ously.
Th e Pr e s id e n t proposed th e re-election of M r.
F . "W. F in c h as H o n o ra ry T re a su re r. H e sta te d t h a t M r. F in c h fo u n d him self u n ab le to a tte n d , b u t sen t a m essage to th e effect t h a t he w as w ith th e m in s p irit.
M r. R . A. Mil e s seconded th e m otion, which was c a rrie d u n anim ously.
Th e Pr e s id e n t e x p la in e d t h a t when th e new ru les cam e in to force th e election of th e G eneral C ouncil w ould be by ballot. B allo t p a p e rs would be s e n t to all th e m em bers, an d th e re s u lt an n o u n ced a t th e a n n u a l m e e tin g . As th e new ru le s h a d n o t been finally ad o p ted till now th ey m u st proceed a t th is m eetin g according to th e old p rocedure. M r. B ro u g h all h av in g accepted th e office of J u n io r V ice-P resid en t, th e r e w ere six vacancies to fill a n d seven can d id a te s h ad been n o m in ated .
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B allo t p ap ers w ere d is trib u te d , a n d M r. H . S h e rb u rn an d M r. V. C. F a u lk n e r w ere a p p o in ted to a c t as scru tin ee rs. T he re s u lt, which was anno u n ced la te r, was t h a t th e follow ing gentlem en were e l e c t e d M e s s r s . J . C am eron, W . T. E v an s, A. F ir th , J . H a ig h , E . C arey H ill, an d J . G.
Robinson.
O n th e m otion of M r . Re a s o n, M essrs. R . B u ch an an , F . J . Cook an d 0 . S tu b b s w ere elected Trustees, M r. Stubbs ta k in g th e place le f t v a c a n t by M r. M ay er’s d eath .
On th e m otion of Th e Pr e s i d e n t, seconded by M r. P a tte rs o n , M essrs. J . & A. W . Sully & Com
pan y w ere re-elected a u d ito rs a t th e sam e fee as previously.
M r. F . J . Cook proposed t h a t M r. B ro u g h a ll be th e ir re p re s e n ta tiv e of th e I n s t i t u t e on th e B ritis h C ast Iro n R esearch A ssociation. As Vice- C h airm an of t h a t body, h e could say t h a t th e y would be very pleased to welcome M r. B ro u g h all.
T he m otion was seconded b y Mr. Mil e s a n d c a rrie d unanim ously.
Advance Copies of Papers.
M r. A. Su t c l iff e said m em bers h a d com plained to him t h a t th ey did n o t receive ad v an ce copies of th e p apers. They d id n o t th in k th e y should be expected to m ake a p p lic a tio n fo r th e m .
Th e Pr e s id e n t said he did n o t th in k th e p a p e rs could be se n t ro u n d to every m em ber. T h e expense would be considerable, an d should n o t be in c u rre d unless th e m em bers showed t h a t th e y w a n te d i t to be done. A m em ber who w a n te d a d v an ce copies could m ak e a p p licatio n fo r th e m an d th e y would be sent.
Vote of Thanks.
Mr. II . Cote Est e p moved a vote of th a n k s to th e officers an d th e m em bers of th e G en eral C ouncil fo r th e ir services to th e I n s tit u te d u rin g th e p a s t year.
H e p u t th e m otion to th e m eetin g an d i t was c a rrie d unanim ously.
Mr. Re a so n, as P a st-P re s id e n t, s ta te d t h a t th e Council h a d w orked v ery h a r d d u rin g th e y e a r; th e y h a d tra v e lle d th o u sa n d s of m iles, an d som etim es w ere aw ay fro m th e ir own business fo r tw o o r th r e e days a tte n d in g
to th e w ork of th e I n s tit u te . As re g a rd e d h im self th e y e a r h a d been a v ery h ap p y one, an d he would look back upon i t w ith a good deal of p rid e a n d sa tisfa c tio n . H e th a n k e d th em all lo r th e su p p o rt th e y h a d g iv en h im . M r. H o llm w o rth h a d b een th ro u g h a very tr y in g tim e , h a y in g to do his work as G en eral S e c re ta ry , d ic ta te le tte rs am i so fo r th , from h is bed. T his y e a r h e h a d been saddled w ith a good deal of th e a rra n g e m e n ts fo r th e Con
v en tio n , so th e y w ould a p p re c ia te th e • difficulties u n d e r w hich M r. H o llin w o rth h a d lab o u red .
M e Ho l l i n w o r t h th a n k e d M r. R eason f o r his k in d ly re m a rk s a n d th e m em bers f o r th e ir sy m p ath y .
Tim Pr e s id e n t t h e n dilli v o t e d t h e f o llo w in g ad d ress :—
The Presidential Address
G entlem en,— W hen I h ad th e h o n o u r of ad d ress
ing you as P re s id e n t in S eptem ber, 1921, I re fe rre d to th e ' bad tim es o u r in d u s try , iu c o n ju n ctio n w ith o th e r in d u strie s, was passin g th ro u g h , an d we a re not th ro u g h y e t. Som etim es we th o u g h t we could see th e beginning of b e tte r tr a d e , b u t le t us hope d u rin g my y e a r of office these tim es will come.
W hilst th e fo u n d ry in d u s try in g en eral h as a fa ir idea of th e objects fo r w hich th e I n s t it u t e ex ists, g ain ed no dou b t from re a d in g th e p a p e rs c o n tr i
buted to it -by its m em bers, i t is p e rh a p s n ecessary ag ain to review th e question. B asically, as you all know, th e I n s tit u te was form ed to im p ro v e th e s ta tu s of th e in d u s try by th e re a d in g a n d discus
sion of p ra c tic a l and tech n ical p a p e rs in o rd e r t h a t (1) m ore know ledge w ould be av ailab le fo r th e executive, (2) an d to p ro v id e in fo rm a tio n of a more elem en tary c h a ra c te r, so t h a t th e a r tis a n will ta k e m ore in te re s t in his w ork.
D ealin g w ith th e fo rm er, i t is obvious t h a t th e fu rth e rin g of th e a r t of fo u n d in g te n d s to im prove th e q u a lity of castin g s, an d to low er th e i r p ro ductio n costs, th u s en ab lin g B ritis h fo u n d rie s b e tte r to com pete in b o th hom e an d fo re ig n m ark ets.
To a lesser e x te n t, th e second o b je c t helps sim i
larly , b u t it p resen ts th e added f e a tu r e of ra is in g th e s ta tu s of th e o p e ra tiv e , as it in d ic a te s to him the re a l prospects w hich his tr a d e holds o u t fo r him . I t w idens his v iew point, and enables h im to tak e a bigger in te re s t in his w ork a n d him self as
a citizen.
I t should be clearly u n d ersto o d t h a t th e I n s t i tu te of B ritish F o u n d ry m en is u n iq u e in its a tte m p t to in te re s t an d so ed u c a te th e a c tu a l w orkm en associated w ith fo u n d ry p ra c tic e . T he re a l te c h nical ed u catio n of th e fo u n d ry w o rk er m u st be le f t to th e num erous tech n ical schools, b ecause th e con
sta n t re p e titio n of elem en tary m a tte r s w ould d riv e From its ra n k s th e ex p erienced fo u n d ry m a n a n d so lim it progress.
An excellent a tte m p t to overcom e an y lack of deep tech n ical in s tru c tio n am o n g st its a d h e re n ts
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has re c e n tly been m ade by th e N ew castle B ran ch , w here M essrs. Y oung, C arm ichael, an d R a n g have been m a in ly responsible fo r th e fo rm a tio n of a ju n io r section, fo r w hich th e B ra n c h ta k e s fu ll resp o n sib ility . I v e n tu r e to su g g est t h a t it will be no disgrace fo r an y fo u n d ry m a n —ill-in stru c te d te c h n ic a lly —to a tte n d th e m eetin g s of th e ju n io rs, as e d u catio n al fa c ilitie s h av e n ev er been q u ite as av ailab le as a t th e p re s e n t m om ent. I do n o t w a n t you to u n d e rs ta n d t h a t th e policy of th e I n s titu te is to p ro h ib it th e re a d in g of w h a t m ay be te rm e d “ In s tru c tio n a l P a p e rs ” —t h a t is th e e x p o u n d in g of p rin cip les w hich can be o b ta in e d from re a d in g t e x t books. T h e ir inclusion in B ran ch p rogram m es serves th e v ery useful p u rp o se of re vision.
P ro m tim e to tim e co m p lain ts arise t h a t some of th e p a p e rs p re s e n te d a re of too academ ical a n a tu r e . T h a t is n o t tr u e of th e I n s tit u te of B ritish F o u n d ry m en . U n fo rtu n a te ly it is tr u e of some of th e k in d re d associations. T he te s t o f such m a tte r s is w h eth er an in te llig e n t ow ner, m an a g e r, or fo re
m an can , a f te r sp en d in g tw o o r th re e days a t a C onference, r e t u r n to his w orks and (1) e ith e r tr y out some e x p e rim e n t suggested, w ith a view to im
proving his p ro d u c t, or (2) b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d some phenom enon n orm ally e x h ib ite d in h is p ra c tic e .
F rom its inception, th is I n s t i t u t e h as a tta c h e d the utm o st im portance to th e w ork of th e B ran ch es, an d in th is way set a lead w hich older I n s titu tio n s have th o u g h t wise to follow. R e c e n t advices from th e S ta te s in d ic a te t h a t th e A m erican F o u n d ry - m e n ’s A ssociation are seriously co nsidering follow
ing in o u r footsteps. I t is a b u n d a n tly clea r t h a t if th e w ork of th e B ranches is of p a ra m o u n t im po rtan ce so, too, is th e choice of th e B ra n c h officials, an d it is because I a tta c h so m uch im p o rt
ance to th is t h a t I h av e asked th e L a n c a sh ire B ra n c h -P re sid e n t—M r. R . A. M iles—to be w ith me on th e p la tfo rm to-day, an d I th in k it would be a gracious a c t on th e p a r t of f u tu r e P re s id e n ts to follow th is lead .
T h ere is a question which ad m its of read y solu- lin n —t h a t is th e p ro c u rin g of su itab le le c tu re rs.
eral B ra n c h officers info rm me th a t th e y have The Work of the Branches.
