Andrew Carnegie started working for a railroad in Pittsburgh. He was 12 years old at the time. He met Tom Scott, the company’s President. Scott hired Carnegie as his personal assistant. Carnegie wanted to grow up and go to school. However, his family could not make it without him working because he was the man of the household. When Carnegie took on some of the tasks that he did Scott realized how important this young boy was and quickly moved him up in the ranks of the company. Carnegie became manager of the company at just 24 years old. Carnegie worked with Scott overseeing the distribution of railroads west. Scott told Carnegie the key was Westward expansion. Scott told Carnegie that he wanted a bridge going across the Mississippi River
