). ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁F ack ent hal , ▁Jr ., ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁company : ▁he ▁would ▁over see ▁the ▁last ▁hal cy on ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Iron . ▁ ▁Modern ization ▁continued , ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁stack ▁being ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁abandoned . ▁New ▁T aws ▁& ▁Hart man ▁st ov es ▁were ▁fitted ▁to ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁and ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁The ▁company ▁began ▁to ▁re organ ize ▁its ▁rail road ▁interests , ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁West ▁Cat as au qua ▁to ▁Cop lay ▁as ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Rail road ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁the ▁connecting ▁Ir ont on ▁Rail road ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁Old ▁stack ▁No . ▁ 8 , ▁at ▁Alb urt is , ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁Dur ham - style ▁st ove ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁By ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁many ▁changes ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁iron ▁industry . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁shift ▁from ▁local ▁to ▁foreign ▁or es , ▁co ke ▁had ▁largely ▁replaced