2 2 , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁stock ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Dre x el ▁& ▁Company , ▁which ▁dis posed ▁of ▁its ▁assets ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years . ▁Rail road ▁stock s ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Reading , ▁Le high ▁Valley , ▁and ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁becoming ▁joint ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ir ont on ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁furn aces ▁and ▁other ▁assets , ▁including ▁the ▁Richard ▁Mine , ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Reading ▁Co al ▁and ▁Iron ▁Company , ▁which ▁sold ▁the ▁Alb urt is ▁and ▁Hell ert own ▁plants ▁for ▁sc rap . ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁stack ▁was ▁quickly ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁leaving ▁only ▁No . ▁ 3 , ▁renamed ▁" M ary ▁F urn ace " ▁in ▁operation ▁at ▁H ok end au qua . ▁It , ▁too , ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁H ok end au qua ▁plant ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Beth le hem ▁Ste el , ▁which ▁scra pped ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁company ▁surrender ed ▁its ▁char ter ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Man ufact uring ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁Category : Man ufact uring ▁companies ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Category : I ron works ▁and ▁steel ▁mill s ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Def unct ▁manufact uring ▁companies ▁of ▁the