The inside history of the Carnegie Steel Company, a romance of millions . >, MUNHALL, PA. SDUQUESNE. PA. THE rXIOX RAILROAD 257 nages. The superiDrit)- of this system, by which the traffic wasregulated by one organization instead of by several railroads, isreadily seen when a statement is made of the total tonnageentering and leaving the works of the Carnegie Steel 1S99 this amounted to 16,000,000 tons—as much as thecombined total freight handled by the Northern Pacific, UnionPacific, and Missouri Pacific railways, with their 13,000 milesof track, 1,500 locomotives, and 50,000 fr
The inside history of the Carnegie Steel Company, a romance of millions . >, MUNHALL, PA. SDUQUESNE. PA. THE rXIOX RAILROAD 257 nages. The superiDrit)- of this system, by which the traffic wasregulated by one organization instead of by several railroads, isreadily seen when a statement is made of the total tonnageentering and leaving the works of the Carnegie Steel 1S99 this amounted to 16,000,000 tons—as much as thecombined total freight handled by the Northern Pacific, UnionPacific, and Missouri Pacific railways, with their 13,000 milesof track, 1,500 locomotives, and 50,000 freight-cars. The step in the progress of this great industrial aggre-gate towards completeness was that which gave it possession ofthe iron ore it needed. This was the only thing it had to buyof outsiders. So long as it did not itself produce everything itneeded, it could not be considered a perfect industrial unit, suchas it was Mr. P^ncks ambition to make it. An accident helpedhim to a realization of his great plans; though they were nearlyfrustrated through the unexpected oppos
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