The inside history of the Carnegie Steel Company, a romance of millions . s—of course no outsider knew the profits,which are now made public for the first time—produced surprise 92 77/7: STEEL BVSLXESS and chagrin in competing plants. In ]]ngland the news wasreceived with doubt. An ahnost incredible statement, saidK. Windsor Richards, the British steel manufacturer; and whenCaptain Jones, in a paper read before the British Iron and SteelInstitute, gave details and dates, incredulity gave way to con-sternation, for it was plainly to be seen that Englands suprem-acy in steel was at an end. Here
The inside history of the Carnegie Steel Company, a romance of millions . s—of course no outsider knew the profits,which are now made public for the first time—produced surprise 92 77/7: STEEL BVSLXESS and chagrin in competing plants. In ]]ngland the news wasreceived with doubt. An ahnost incredible statement, saidK. Windsor Richards, the British steel manufacturer; and whenCaptain Jones, in a paper read before the British Iron and SteelInstitute, gave details and dates, incredulity gave way to con-sternation, for it was plainly to be seen that Englands suprem-acy in steel was at an end. Here is the amazing record in detail: NOVEMBER, of vessels, 2. Blows, 1,746. Average charge, 74 tons. Tons of Ingots 13, ii6i-^g Blooms 12, i68Utg ||i Rails Billets .Merchant blooms , 26 S Total rinisheil jiroikict 11,100 At this date the lulgar Thomson had held the record fornearly three years. During the next six months it beat thisrecord out of shape. In the first six months of 1881 the twoconverters produced 76,^^6 tons of ingots as against 55,428. 1
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