Jan., I896. ] Tire ModerJz Office Building. 47 rienced eye, upon the appearance of a fractured specimen of wrought iron. No similar test can be applied to steel. First-class concerns, now, are governed by analysis of both raw and finished materials, and results checked by constant testing in the physical laboratory. Neglect of this vigilance would result in the production of questionable metal, possibly in havoc or destruction. The faithful adherence to sound and thoroughly approved methods

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... result in material to which men may commit their reputations and their lives, and insure a metal which will verify the old motto, and be "true as steel." Given a steel on which this intelligent care has been bestowed during its production and final manipulation, fashioned into a structure which embodies the carefully digested study of the designer, the product of the science and practi~M art of generations, and we behold a creation, the highest type of combined strength and elegance, whether it be the ocean flyer that defies the tempest, the bridge that does not quiver under the express train, or the lofty building that bears its ponderous burden, and faces the gale without distress.