skɹˈæntən bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəlˌɪst, ˈɔːlsoʊ lˈiːdɪŋ ðə dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ, lˌækɐwˈænə ænd wˈɛstɚn ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd, wˌɪtʃ dᵻpˈɛndᵻd ɔnðɪ ˈaɪɚn ˈɪndʌstɹi.
Scranton became a major industrialist, also leading the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which depended on the iron industry.