Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pioneers of the Cleveland Iron Trade The extraordinarily large and rapid growth of the Cleveland Iron Trade, and the vast population chiefly dependent upon it, has awakened an interest which extends beyond the district immediately concerned. The fact that the make of Cleveland Iron now amounts to tons annually - being more than a third part of the whole make of England, and fully double the annual pro duction of Scotland-invests it with a national importance. To supply some definite know ledge of the men who have created this great industry, is the purpose of this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.