Excerpt from The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute, 1892, Vol. 2
The president said that, on his own behalf, and on behalf of his colleagues on the Council and the members of the Insti tute, he desired cordially to thank the Mayor for his hearty words of welcome. They had had the pleasure of visiting the town thirteen years ago, and they were now able to notice the vast progress that had been made in every direction since that time. For Liverpool had always been most intimately associated with the revolutions that had been made from time to time during the last fifty years in the art and science of construction, and in applied mechanics. Thirteen years ago, when they had the pleasure of listening to and discussing a variety of excellent papers, there was one of especial interest by Mr. J. A. Picton on the progress made in the application of iron and steel to constructive purposes, and those who would visit the docks a day or two hence, and admire those magnificent vessels which were rivalling the now classical Great Eastern in size, and greatly excelling her in speed, would be able to recall the interesting statement made by him, that the first sea-going iron ship was built by James Hodgson in the year 1844 in Liverpool - a ship of 522 tons burden. Since that time what rapid strides had been achieved For a time no progress was made; but, as Mr. Picton had pointed out, all of a sudden, as by an impulse of common consent, wood was discarded and iron ruled the day; and as iron ruled the day then, or shortly afterwards, so did steel rule the day now. N 0 better place than Liverpool could have been chosen for witnessing illustrations of all descriptions, great and small, of the great variety of purposes to which iron and steel could be applied. They had all looked forward with great pleasure to the present meeting. He thanked the Com mittee heartily for the arrangements made for their comfort and pleasure; and they were perfectly sure that among the many interesting meetings which the Institute had held, not the least interesting would be the one now about to commence.
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