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Young Block Tries Steel Mill Work From Ground Up
Joseph Block son of Inland Steel chairman L E Block a Cornell graduate begins a month as a puddler in the mill. He rises at dawn and joins workers at 1410 Park avenue to earn 35 cents an hour alongside Bill Ryan son of Ryan Car Co president doing a similar stint at Hegewisch.
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Joseph Block
L. E. Block
The
Inland Steel Co
Cornell University
Black
Park Avenue
Bill” Ryan
Ryan Car Co
Hegewisch