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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 334
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
The one vital lesson in iron and steel that I learned in Britain was the necessity for owning raw materials and finishing the completed article ready for its purpose. Having solved the steel-rail problem at the Edgar Thomson Works, we soon proceeded to the next step. The difficulties and uncertainties of obtaining regular supplies of pig iron compelled us to begin the erection of blast furnaces. Three of these were built, one, however, being a reconstructed blast furnace purchased from the Escanaba Iron Company, with which Mr. Kloman had been connected. As is usual in such cases, the furnace cost us as much as a new one, and it never was as good. There is nothing so unsatisfactory as purchases of inferior plants.
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定位：Additional excerpt 334 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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卡内基说，他在英国学到的钢铁业关键一课是：必须拥有原材料，并且把成品做到可以直接使用。在埃德加·汤姆森工厂解决钢轨问题后，他们很快推进下一步。由于稳定获得生铁供应既困难又不确定，他们被迫开始建高炉。一共建了三座，其中一座是从埃斯卡纳巴铁公司买来的旧高炉改建的，克洛曼先生曾与那家公司有关联。结果如常见的那样，这座炉花的钱跟新建一样多，却始终不如新炉。卡内基总结：买劣质设备是最不划算的事。
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卡内基自传中讲述他在钢铁事业扩张时，为保障原料供应而自建高炉的经历。
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