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become prosperous, and even wealthy. Will not some one or some 
group of them come forward and give their support to the equipment 
of such an institution? It need not be large, it need not be costly, but 
one of some kind is required if we are to attempt the work at all. The 
Mellon Institute which has been founded at Pittsburg by private 
benefaction is our model in this direction. Through the energy of the 
late Professor R. K. Duncan, a Canadian, and through that of his 
successor Dr. Bacon and of his colleagues numerous problems have 
been solved in the Mellon Institute which have enabled the manu- 
facturets of the United States to increase their output and lower the 
cost of production. 
Among the problems successfully treated in the Mellon Institute 
are (1) the refining of copper, (2) the process of leaching, (3) cement 
manufacture, (4) the elimination of the smoke nuisance, (5) glass manu- 
facture, (6) bread making, and (7) paper making. 
With these illustrations before us it is clear that we can follow with 
confidence in the footsteps of those who founded the Mellon Institute 
for they have marked out a path which has led and will continue to lead 
to certain success. 
; I have spoken thus definitely about a sphere of activity which might 
legitimately be developed by the Bureau of the Royal Canadian Institute. 
It is a field which as yet has not been pre-empted by any interests or by 
any existing scientific organisations. There is no need, however, for the 
Bureau to confine its attention to the manufacturers in one particular 
part of Ontario. The Institute is founded on a Royal Charter and its 
constitution is not by any means limited by Provincial considerations. 
The whole of Canada is open to it. We must of course, develop slowly, 
but in the course of time problems of the type I ‘have indicated will be 
presented for solution in all parts of our country and theres no reason 
why the Bureau should not co-operate ini helping: manufacturers no 
matter in what part: of Canada ‘their industries may’ be located! 
As the situation develops, too, problems whose solutions are/iy the 
general. public linterest will: multiply, and ithe Bureau 'as; wellias)our 
universitiés may very’ well concern ‘itself with the solution’ of such 
problems in’ addition! to those ‘of an exclusive or privateinature.> Isven- 
ture to think, however, that frequently it will be found:that-our Univers- 
ities and Technical Instittites will be able to provide experimental equip- 
ment and 'to afford laboratory facilitiesibetter suited for work of general in- 
terest than the Institute. For the handling of such cases I am assured that 
our Universities and Technical Institutes will heartily co-operate with 
the Institute in making such official arrangements as will, enable us to 
hard over the solution of problems ofa public: nature: to :the: directors 
