Since he asked his mentor Tom Scott for help he made about $21 million dollars. With the money, he created his own and first steel plant. Carnegie was a good investor, his mill was one of the largest in the country. Carnegie is able to supply as much steel as the nation may need and become very wealthy. Around the 20th century, America was growing very fast with the rail, oil and steel making.
Then later, after that he started in the engineering department in the city of Albuquerque for a while. After that he married Imelda Espinosa in 1911.She was a member of a very important family. Then after they moved to the Belen county in 1914.Shortly after they moved to Belen he started working for as a newspaper guy,private contractor,and a court interpreter. In 1917 he was given a job
Woods’ had a tough childhood but it may have led him to become more of A hero. Woods’ childhood started when he was born on april 23 1856 to Martha and tailor woods Woods was born in columbus ohio and began his education when he went to public school there until at age 10 He had to leave school and start his career early to work so he could help support his family. When he left school “He took up a variety of jobs. including a railroad engineer in a railroad machine shop, as well as an engineer on a British ship, in a steel mill and as a railroad worker” (“Granville T. Woods - Inventions, Family & Facts”). Taking up these jobs at a young age gave him insight into the industry and it instilled hard work and a good work ethic into him which possibly led to his success as an inventor.
He grew up to be an agricultural chemist who made things from sweet potatoes and peanuts that we enjoy today, one great example is peanut butter. He made the world better by making new products that were
Some might say that he is not a captain of industry, but there are always two sides to every story. His life is very interesting, as he was a true rags-to-riches story. His parents were farmers, and his father occasionally ferried produce and merchandise between Staten Island and Manhattan. And it was due to this that he gained interest in boats. Eventually, he managed to acquire a fleet of small boats, and through this he was able to acquire his first fortune.
Ed Mirvish was a successful salesman, businessman, and family man. Mirvish’s legacy is valued as such, but he is also remembered as the fun-loving, giving and cheerful face of Honest Ed’s, as well as a man who had an enormous impact on bringing theatre to Toronto, Ontario. His success however, did not come easily. Ed Mirvish’s humble upbringing, eccentric and cheerful personality and desire for giving back are qualities that truly brought his business from nothing to a household name in Toronto, Ontario. Ed Mirvish’s difficult upbringing is what kept him incredibly humble, even after reaching great success.
After graduating from high school worked for the United States Civil Service. He was part of a team that fixed military equipment. He soon had 200 mechanics working under him. Later he got drafted by the Army and had an assignment. In 1944 his unit had To join the South Pacific to fight.
He then went on the build many other steel mills across the united states, completely dominating the steel industry. He was commonly known to mistreat his workers and only care about profits and his machines. His factory environments were awful and the conditions were harsh. Andrew Carnegie was
Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835 into a poor Scottish family. After moving to the US, he worked multiple odd jobs. By the time he was 54, he owned Carnegie Steel Corporation, which was the largest of its kind. At the age of 65, he sold his business in order to dedicate his life to charity. I believe that he is considered a humanitarian because of his establishment of the Carnegie-Mellon University in 1900.
Even some of the most horrific events bring out the best in people and their imaginations. Movie directors and book authors alike get their creativity from something. Whether it is their favorite bedtime story as a child or a real life experience. Think of the book The Things They Carried by Time O’Brien for example. In the book, O’Brien tells made up short stories from his experience in the Vietnamese war.
Over time he will gain experience as a telegraph messenger and work at a Pennsylvania railroad this will help him to get a job in the railroad industry and three years later he is the superintendent. The next decade Andrew now owns his own steel business called Carnegie Steel Company. Andrew Carnegie revolutionized steel as we knew it using technology and procedures that made making steel much faster. For this he is a “Captain of the Industry”. Carnegie was a smart business man unlike most industry’s during his time instead of buying the other companies out he would make his prices lower than another producer which would send them out of business.
He grew up in poverty. His father's name was William Carnegie, William worked as a weaver and was the only source of income for the family. Carnegie’s mother's name was Margaret Morrison. Carnegie’s father died in 1855, after his death Carnegie realized that he would have to take care of the family. Carnegie gotta education and by the age 18 Carnegie was a secretary for Thomas A. Scott, the superintendent of the western division for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Carnegie slowly moved his way up with jobs and soon he got a job in a sleeping car company. This led to Carnegie’s early success in the railroad business. During the Civil War, Carnegie invested in oil, worked in transportation for the U.S. War Department and became interested in the steel and iron business. When the Civil War ended, he focused more on the steel business and decided to pursue a career in the
Edgar Rice Burroughs is born on September 1 1875, in Chicago, Illinois. As a seller of pencil sharpener, he was always looking through magazines to spot ads for his sharpeners. He read many stories in those magazines as he look through them. He knew that he could write even better tales than the ones he read in those magazines! Some of Burroughs ' famous works include Tarzan of the Apes and The Land That Time Forgot.
At a young age he developed interest in entrepreneurship, he later found out that he loved bookkeeping, and became an assistant bookkeeper at the age of 16. At age 20, he started a business with a partner dealing in wholesale foods. His next business venture was an oil refinery, the need for crude oil grew during the period as whale oil became more scarce and expensive. This was the beginning of his journey that would eventually make him the world richest man. He is the founder of
