After financing the creation of the Federal Steel Company, he finally merged it in 1901 with the Carnegie Steel Company and several other steel and iron businesses (including Consolidated Steel and Wire Company, owned by William Edenborn), to form the United States Steel Corporation.
在融资创立联邦钢铁公司后，他最终于1901年将该公司与卡内基钢铁公司和其他几家钢铁企业（包括William Edenborn拥有的统一钢铁线材公司）合并，组建了美国钢铁公司。