5. What has been the effect of trusts on prices? On
wages? Page 226.
6. Name and classify according to product the companies
of which the United States Steel Corporation was
formed. Page 228.
The Iron and Steel Industry.
1. What was the number of establishments for the iron
and steel industry in the United States in 1880? In
1905? What does this show? Page 233.
2. What method was used by the early Germans for
extracting the iron from the ore? By the English
in 1700? By the early American colonists? Page 236.
3. Why was coke used in the smelting of iron ore in
England much earlier than in America? Page 238.
4. How did the development of railways aid in the
preservation of our forests? Page 239.