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...musty assembly room of the Dollar Savings Bank Building, the issue seemed entirely clear. As old Chairman James A. Campbell took his seat under the faded portraits of Youngstown bankers long dead, it only remained to count the votes to discover if three weeks of campaigning had brought Cyrus Stephen Eaton enough strength to block the merger...
...wild confusion had not settled the issue, had indeed only befogged it. The scene of the voting had changed to the fine, big Stambaugh auditorium. But the scene of the real battle had moved, far from the tired, bitter stockholders, into the comparative quiet of the courts. Neither Cyrus Eaton nor Jim Campbell, nor Grace and Schwab of Bethlehem, nor the Mather brothers of Cleveland, held the key to Youngstown's riddle. For four days, this object was in the hands of a hitherto obscure but extremely genial jurist by the name of C. S. Turnbaugh...
...Eugene Gifford Grace who had conducted all negotiations with Youngstown's Founder-Chairman James A. Campbell. The other was joke-loving, big-chested, big-hearted Chairman Charles M. Schwab, than whom only Henry Ford is a more famed industrialist. Although Youngstown's Campbell publicly advocated the deal, Cyrus Stephen Eaton of Cleveland has furnished fierce opposition (TIME. March 24). And, perhaps afraid of Mr. Schwab's oratory, perhaps to be dramatic, but surely unwilling to compromise. Mr. Eaton left town almost the same minute that Bethlehem's Lords arrived...
...that Republic wants Youngstown. In fact there are good reasons (such as that both make great quantities of pipe) which make such a merger unlikely. BUT Republic's Founder Cyrus Stephen Eaton was determined that Bethlehem should not have Youngstown. Why? Not because Mr. Eaton is a dog-in-the-manger, but because he would like Youngstown to merge with another of his interests, Inland Steel; and because, since he owns or controls some 20% of Youngstown stock, he does not want it taken over by his nearest rival, Bethlehem...
...years ago. Last week he at first refused to comment on the proposed merger, but finally declared it "ideal," although last December he was quoted as favorable to a merger with Republic. Even the combination of Grace and Campbell did not, however, seem to concern the third figure, Cyrus Stephen Eaton...