Excerpt from The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute, 1896, Vol. 50 The acting alcalde of Bilbao, in gracefully welcoming the Institute to Spain, said that the task which had devolved upon him of addressing a few words to the members of the Iron and Steel Institute was a difficult one, as he knew full well how eloquently Don Emiliano de Olano would have expressed his cordial welcome. He was, however, extremely gratified at having the opportunity of addressing the members, and extend ing to them a hearty welcome in the name of the town of Bilbao. During the last few days the town had been honoured by the visit of musical artists of great fame; and now it was further honoured by the visit of an Association which embodied technical progress not only in England but throughout the world. He sincerely hoped that in visiting the works and mines of the district the members would find all that they expected to see, and that they would thenceforward remember that there was one town in the world that felt the deepest interest in all that concerned material, intellectual, and moral progress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.