. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . nd organized the Wellman Steel Co.,becoming president. This venture not prolong a financial success, he closedout his interests in the company and in 1896, removed to Cleveland. Here, incompany with his brother, Charles W. Wellman, and Mr. John W. Seaver,he organized the Wellman-Seaver Engineering Co. A little later the companjwas known as the Wellman, Seaver, Morgan Engineering Co., and Mr. Well-man continued as president until 1908, when he became chairman of the boardof directors of the company, which office he
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . nd organized the Wellman Steel Co.,becoming president. This venture not prolong a financial success, he closedout his interests in the company and in 1896, removed to Cleveland. Here, incompany with his brother, Charles W. Wellman, and Mr. John W. Seaver,he organized the Wellman-Seaver Engineering Co. A little later the companjwas known as the Wellman, Seaver, Morgan Engineering Co., and Mr. Well-man continued as president until 1908, when he became chairman of the boardof directors of the company, which office he has held to date. This companyhas become one of the best known manufacturers of machinery in this has been engaged in building steel works in various parts of the of the important contracts was the construction of the new governmentsteel works of Japan. Mr. Wellman has made many inventions. The best known arc thehydraulic crane, the gas producer, and the open hearth charging last invention has done more to lower the cost of open hearth steel. 1866] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 745 making, than any other invention, since the Siemans furnace was first intro-duced. Mr. Wellman was also the first to use the electric magnet for therapid handling of pig iron, iron and steel, bars, plates, scrap iron and device is now used in all modern steel and iron works, resulting in anenormous saving of time and labor. He has been connected with many companies. He was the organizer anddirector of the Solid Steel Co., of Alliance, Ohio, lately sold to the AmericanSteel Casting Co. He was also a director for many years, of the AmericanWire Co., of Cleveland; was president of the Retort Coke Oven Co., of Cleve-land, 1905-08; president of the Electric Controller and Supply Co., of Cleveland1903-08. He was director of the Dow Chemical Co., of Cleveland, has been president of the Northern California Mining Co., since 1908, and adirector of
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