Prof. W. Ritter, of Switzerland, said that, coming from a country in which there exists so many engineering works as in Switzerland, he had been specially surprised with the admirable ability with which the American engineers adapted their constructions to the various circumstances pertaining to each case, with their energy in overcoming the greatest obstacles, and with the great importance which they attached to engineering education, and last, but not least, with the courtesy and amiability with which they had received their foreign guests during this Congress.

Alfred Vander Stegen, of Belgium, said that he had found in the United States many noticeable improvements in the construction of machinery, such as the system of interchangeable parts, which was certainly the best way of joining cheapness to perfection and accuracy, he also spoke of the various automatic attachments adopted everywhere, but especially in the rolling mills. He said that in European countries much had still to be done in that direction, and that it was one of the admirable results of this engineering congress that the representatives of all nations met together to interchange their knowledge and experience, so as to advance science and general progress. He said that an exposition was to take place next year in Antwerp, and, perhaps, also an engineering congress; that while these would be far less important than the present occasion, he yet hoped that some of the American engineers would visit Belgium in 1894 and give an opportunity for a return of the courtesies which the foreign engineers had received in Chicago.

The last address was made by Mr. T. Bergendal of Sweden, who said that among the many things which had astonished the numerous experts (from Sweden) on the manufacturing of steel and iron, was the rapid progress which had been made in the United States in the production of iron smelted with charcoal, which production had already reached the same quantity as the output of Sweden; that it was gratifying to trace, among the methods by which this had been accomplished, reminiscences from the old country in the form and shape of the furnace shaft, this being the same as the form finally adopted in Sweden after several hundred years of experience. He also expressed his gratitude to American engineers for their courtesy and facilities extended for visiting their works..

The Chairman, after calling for representatives from various other countries who did not respond, thanked all of those present in the name of the engineers of Chicago, for having selected this city for this great unique gathering, from which he hoped the best results would follow, and which he also hoped to see repeated at some opportune time. He then declared the session closed and the congress adjourned.