Gordon clearly states that Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie had total control and power over their monopolies. He explains that after the Supreme court forced Rockefeller to split his company into 30 separate ones, his wealth doubled. (Gordon 63) Yes, most of these business mens’ tactics were legal, but they still were extremely aggressive and were often used in spite of the competition. Men like Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Morgan relied on these harsh business tactics to amass their wealth through vertical and horizontal integration in monopolies. Because of these harsh business tactics, as Howard Zinn states in A People’s History of the Untied States, these men built monopolies that had an unfair advantage over their competitions and hence made their owners richer than the world had ever seen
Gordon clearly states that Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie had total control and power over their monopolies. He explains that after the Supreme court forced Rockefeller to split his company into 30 separate ones, his wealth doubled. (Gordon 63) Yes, most of these business mens’ tactics were legal, but they still were extremely aggressive and were often used in spite of the competition. Men like Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Morgan relied on these harsh business tactics to amass their wealth through vertical and horizontal integration in monopolies. Because of these harsh business tactics, as Howard Zinn states in A People’s History of the Untied States, these men built monopolies that had an unfair advantage over their competitions and hence made their owners richer than the world had ever seen