Cornelius Vanderbilt: Captain Of Industry

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Cornelius vanderbilt should be the captain of industry because he stated the

transportation of oil through trains. Also he was the inspiration behind many other

industrial men. Plus he turned $100 dollars and 1 ferry into a giant shipping

business that he then sold for a giant train business then he made millions of

dollars and making him the richest man in america at that time.

Plus he invested very well in stocks only making more and more money to

add to his already millions of dollars. And he made the passenger and freight

service trains in between staten island and new york city. Plus he even donated his

best ship to the union navy, And he donated $100 million dollars to the vanderbilt

university which he built. Also he was very

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