So I went to Indiana, and I thanked the steel makers.

所以我去了印第安纳州， 感谢钢铁制造商。

Their Steel Division is among the top ten best steel makers.

他们的钢铁部门是十大最佳钢铁制造商之一。

In 1870 the American steel maker was the parvenu of the trade.

1870 年， 这家美国钢铁制造商是该行业的暴发户。

American railroads purchased their first steel rails in England, and the early American steel makers went to Sheffield for their expert workmen.

美国铁路公司在英格兰购买了他们的第一条钢轨， 早期的美国钢铁制造商前往谢菲尔德聘请他们的专业工人。

American steel makers also had scrap heaps whose size astounded the foreign observers; they never hesitated to discard the most expensive plants if by so doing they could reduce the cost of steel rails by a dollar a ton.

美国钢铁制造商也有废料堆，其规模令外国观察家大吃一惊。他们毫不犹豫地丢弃最昂贵的设备，如果这样做可以将每吨钢轨的成本降低一美元。