▁purs uits . ▁Henry ▁Clay ▁Fr ick ▁attended ▁Ot ter be in ▁College ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁at ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁old , ▁Fr ick ▁joined ▁two ▁c ous ins ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁partners hip , ▁using ▁a ▁be eh ive ▁o ven ▁to ▁turn ▁coal ▁into ▁co ke ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁steel ▁manufact uring , ▁and ▁v owed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁million aire ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁thirty . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁called ▁Fr ick ▁Co ke ▁Company . ▁ ▁Thanks ▁to ▁lo ans ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁Andrew ▁W . ▁M ell on , ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁Fr ick ▁bought ▁out ▁the ▁partners hip . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁renamed ▁H . ▁C . ▁Fr ick ▁& ▁Company , ▁employed ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁workers ▁and ▁controlled ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁coal ▁output ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁operating ▁coal ▁mines ▁in ▁West mor eland ▁and ▁F ay ette ▁count ies , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁operated ▁banks ▁of ▁be eh ive ▁co ke ▁o vens . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁brick ▁and ▁stone ▁structures ▁are ▁still ▁visible ▁in ▁both ▁F ay ette ▁and ▁West mor eland ▁Count ies . ▁ ▁H . ▁C . ▁Fr ick ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Car neg ie ▁Short ly ▁after ▁marry ing ▁Ad ela ide ▁Howard ▁Child s , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Fr ick ▁met ▁Andrew ▁Car