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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导

As we had been compelled to engage in the manufacture of wrought-iron in order to make bridges and other structures, so now we thought it desirable to manufacture our own pig iron. And this led to the erection of the Lucy Furnace in the year 1870--a venture which would have been postponed had we fully appreciated its magnitude. We heard from time to time the ominous predictions made by our older brethren in the manufacturing business with regard to the rapid growth and extension of our young concern, but we were not deterred. We thought we had sufficient capital and credit to justify the building of one blast furnace.

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卡内基他们原先为了造桥和其他结构,不得不自己做熟铁;现在觉得该自己生产生铁了。于是1870年建起露西高炉。这个项目要是他们事先充分估到规模之大,恐怕会往后推。老一辈制造商不断放出警告,说他们这个年轻企业扩张太快,但他们没被吓住。他们觉得自己的资金和信用足够支撑建一座高炉。

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卡内基自传中讲1870年建露西高炉,是公司向上游炼铁环节延伸的关键一步。

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