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Show James A. Farrell, New Chief 0 Of Billion Dollar Steel. Trust. The selection of .Imiiex A. I'anell, president, of the United States Steel Products Kxport company, to succeed William K. Corey aH heail of the United States Steel corporation when the latter goes out or.olllfe Is looked upon lu tho flnnnclnl world as the corporation's rewind to nu ollicer of a subsidiary concern who hail been especially active lu promoting business In a dull season. sea-son. The Steel Products Hxport company conducts the United Slates Steel corporation's foreign business nnd bus been thriving while untllled orders at home decreased and rumors of price euttlug filled the nlr. The steel corporn-tlon's corporn-tlon's trade abroad has surpassed all previous records lu the past year, nnd Individuals In n position to know what has been accomplished do not hesitate hesi-tate In giving air. Knrrcll credit Uv his successful efforts. .Mr. Karrell was born lu New Haven In IStCt, and he early went Into the steel business. Ho begun with thoTW'w Haven Wire company, going from that plant lo the Oliver Steel mid Iron company nt Pittsburg as assistant stipciluteudent. Ho nflorwiuil aided In forming the Pittsburg Wire company at Hraddock and ' was general manager of the comem. When" this company was nbsnrbeil by the American Steel and Wire company Mr. Farrell look up the work of building build-ing up a foreign demand for the products of the new concern, which tan , eventually taken over by the I'nlted States Steel .corporation. Mr. KnrreV. lives at 21!) Giirileld place, Itrooklyn. He Is a member of the Montauk club, the chamber of conimeice, thu Railroad club and the Brooklyn Itfdlng club. Mr.-l'iirroII and his family, his wife and live children, are active members of St. I'm ncls Xavler's church. . A , ------ .. i |