Republic Steel & Iron Company

The Republic Steel & Iron Company was a consolidated industrial company incorporated under the laws of New Jersey on May 3, 1899 with a capital stock of $55 million. The company was headed by Alexis W. Thompson and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with operations all across the eastern United States. William Hassinger served as vice president and Southern manager for the company, based in Birmingham.

Republic's major holding in the Birmingham District was the Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing Company which operated the Pioneer Furnaces at Thomas, along with numerous mines on 26,000 acres of coal beds, coke ovens, and the Thomas & Sayreton Railroad. The company also took over the Alabama Works rolling mill at Gate City and briefly held interests in the Bessemer Steel Plant, Bessemer Steel Rail Mill, Birmingham Open Hearth Steel Plant, and Birmingham Rolling Mill Works.