Carnegie and Bethlehem Steel( http://www.bethlehempaonline.com/bethsteel.html ) Companies paid a undisclosed mint + $45/ton for the Krupp steel plate license - NY Times Nov. 7th, 1897:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A00E5DA123CE433A25754C0A9679D94669ED7CF .

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