New-York tribune., 1911-01-04
". {. COREY TO QUIT STEEL
Continued from Arst page.

Corey is a director, according TO the
latest corporation directory are the FOL
lowing: The United States Steel Cor
poratlon. the American Mining Company.
the American Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany. the Steel and Wire Company, the
Birmingham Southern Railway Com
panv. Carnegie, Phipps & Co, Ltd,
the Carnegie Steel Company, the Car
neeie Steel Company, Ltd, the Carnegie
Steel Company of Pennsylvania, the
Chicago. Lake Shore & Eastern Rail-
wav Company. the Charlton Steel Com
pany, the Connellsville & Monongahela
Railway Company. the Duluth & iron
Range Railroad Company. the Edgar
Zinc Company, the Elgin. Joliet & East
ern Railway Company. the Federal Steel
conopanv. the Gary Land Company. the
H c. Frick Coke Company. the Mount
Pleasant Water Company, the Trotter
Water Company. the United States Coal
and Coke Company. the Pittsburs
Steamship Company. the Tennessee COAL
iron and Railroad Company, and several
others. A number Of these concerns, OF
course. are subsidiaries of the United
States Steel Corporation.
schwab's Logical Successor.
William f. Corey succeeded Charles
NJ Schwab as president OF the United
States Steel Corporation on August T.
1ao3 He is regarded as one Of the lead
ing steei manufacturing experts OF tne
country, and like his predecessor MI
schvab. was protege Of Andrew car
magic and learned the steel business
from the ground up. When Mr.. ochWao'
ubosA conspicuous ability as manu-
facturAr az steel has never been ques-
toned. resigned. Mr. Corey was con-
sidered TO be his logical successor. ana
during his incumbency OF the once OF
nresident he devoted himself entirely 10
the manufacturing and commercial end
~ the business. leaving the manage
nent Of general affairs TO Judge Gary.
Mr.. Corey was born at Braddock'
Don, on Nav 4. 1866. and has been en-
gagged in the steel business since his six
teenth year
MARRIAGE 10 Msbelle Gilman.
Mr.. Corey married his hrst wife IN
1883. while he was still poor and strug-
cling Young man in the steel works
They parted in December. 1905, and on
Julv 80. 1906. Mrs Corey secured q de-
cree Of divorce az Reno. New Long be
fore this Mr. Corey had become ac-
,rainted with Miss Mabelle Gilman and
n Nav. 1907. they were married. Mr.
corey was reported 70 have settled SIoo,-
600 upon his first wife at the time they
parted and 100000 upon his SON Allan
u Corey. who has achieved distinction
IN athletics az Yale, where he is captain
Of the baseball team.
Mr. Coreys father. Alfred Adam
Corey who died on December Q. was
greatly opposed 70 the divorce, and
through the entire period OF his son 5
estrangenent from his frst wife and
preceding the divorce he refused 70
have anything 70 do with him.
The divorce proceedings and Mr. CO.
revs subsequent marriage 70 Miss Gil
man brought him a great amount OF no
toriety. which. in view Of his position as
head Of the Steel Corporation. was un-
6arstood 10 be extremely distasteful 70
rhe directors OF that concern. and re-
norts were widely circulated az the time
and have been frequently repeated since
that mis- resignation from the Steel Cor
roration in consequence was only a mat
ter OF time.