The steel companies which are located here do not have to bring their materials laboriously from a distance but possess, immediately at hand, apparently endless store of the three things needful for making steel — iron ore, coal, and limestone.

坐落于此的钢铁公司不必费力地从远方运来原材料，而是手边显然拥有无穷无尽的炼钢所需的三种材料——铁矿石、煤炭和石灰石。