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In a dispute over control of the family company, Scranton in 1880 quit
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and Selden T. Scranton. J.H. Scranton's investment in their firm in 1846 saved the firm from bankruptcy. He later became president of
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Meadow Brook, creating what was commonly known as Lake
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for his operations in 1876, greatly increasing production of steel ties with a new mill. Scranton founded the Scranton Steel Company, in 1891 consolidated as
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