| Elbert H. Gary | [Frontispiece] |
| “The story of United States Steel is the tale of how Gary made his dreams come true.” | |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Andrew Carnegie | [40] |
| J. Pierpont Morgan | [41] |
| Down in a Coal Mine | [56] |
| Open Pit Mining—Canisteo Mine | [57] |
| Mine Stables | [72] |
| Modern Coal Mining by Machinery | [73] |
| Bee-hive Coke Ovens | [88] |
| Mouth of Coal Mine—Coke Ovens in Background | [89] |
| James A. Farrell | [120] |
| Transporting 222 Tons of Bridge Material in China | [121] |
| “Drawing” Bee-hive Coke Ovens | [136] |
| Two Views of Modern By-Product Oven | [137] |
| The Original Jones Mixer | [152] |
| A Bessemer Blow | [153] |
| Interior of Gary School | [168] |
| Ore Cars at Proctor Yards | [184] |
| General View of Duluth Ore Docks | [185] |
| Ore Boat and Train | [200] |
| Ore Boats at Duluth Docks | [201] |
| A Trainload of Ingots in Molds | [216] |
| Ingot on Way to Rolling Mill | [217] |
| Rails on Cooling Bed | [232] |
| Pouring Ingots | [233] |
| Part of the Duquesne Works—Detail of Unloading Ore—a Hulett Machine | [248] |
| Making Wire Rods—Old Method | [249] |
| Coils of Red Hot Wire | [264] |
| Annealing Wire | [265] |
| Drawing Fine Wire | [280] |
| Making Wire Fencing | [281] |
| Making a Steel Tube | [296] |
| Steel Transportation by Man Power in China | [297] |
UNITED STATES STEEL
A Corporation With a Soul
UNITED STATES STEEL
PROLOGUE
THE MAN AT THE HELM
Every business enterprise, however great, reflects in its dealings with its competitors, customers, employees, and the public generally, the individuality of some one man. Curious as it may seem at first glance, this personal touch, far from being lost, is particularly evident in the greatest of all business enterprises, the United States Steel Corporation.
Many men, including some of the ablest financiers the country has produced, have assisted in a measure in making the Corporation what it is to-day. Morgan, Frick, Perkins, all these and others, have helped with their counsel in bringing the Corporation to the pre-eminent place it holds in the industrial world. But one man has stood out among all these—Elbert H. Gary, its chairman and chief executive officer.
Throughout its ramifications the Steel Corporation is everywhere a reflection of Gary’s spirit. His influence, from the time of its incorporation nearly twenty years ago, has shaped its policies and, almost from the beginning, has dominated its counsels. For what the Corporation is, whether good or bad, Gary must accept full responsibility.