Andrew Carnegie was very important in the mid 1800s. He made one of the most famous bridges that opened on July 4th 1874 and it is still opened and in use today. Andrew Carnegie was a Captain of Industry.
Andrew Carnegie had began manufacturing the St. Louis Bridge in February 1868. His mentor, Tom Scott, had told him that it would be much faster to go strait across the Mississippi River instead of going around it in order to get supplies and merchandise back and forth. He found this to be a most taxing and difficult engagement. He searched for months to find the right design and materials. Carnegie decided to use steel to construct his bridge because he thought that it would be able to hold large amounts of mass. Mr. Carnegie went around to many different steel corporations and learned how they made their steel, and was shocked at the fact everyone made it differently. He had to buy large amounts of steel in order to build the bridge. He went out …show more content…
Scott was the fourth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and a industrialist during the 1800s. Carnegie worked as a mail boy at Mr. Scott’s company and during that time Scott took a liking to Carnegie. Scott mad Carnegie his own personal assistant and taught him everything he knew about railroads and businesses. As a result Carnegie's soaring business started. While the years passed by Carnegie became more informed regarding business which allowed him to be more helpful toward Tom Scott’s railroad business. Thus, to repay Carnegie, Scott was very helpful with Scott's when it first started and was going under. On one tragic day Tom Scott’s railroad shut down and it was all because of John D. Rockefeller. This happened after Carnegie had completed the St. Louis Bridge, which Scott had told him to build. Andrew Carnegie started his steel company after he had the idea to use steel for the St. Louis
Andrew Carnegie had began manufacturing the St. Louis Bridge in February 1868. His mentor, Tom Scott, had told him that it would be much faster to go strait across the Mississippi River instead of going around it in order to get supplies and merchandise back and forth. He found this to be a most taxing and difficult engagement. He searched for months to find the right design and materials. Carnegie decided to use steel to construct his bridge because he thought that it would be able to hold large amounts of mass. Mr. Carnegie went around to many different steel corporations and learned how they made their steel, and was shocked at the fact everyone made it differently. He had to buy large amounts of steel in order to build the bridge. He went out …show more content…
Scott was the fourth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and a industrialist during the 1800s. Carnegie worked as a mail boy at Mr. Scott’s company and during that time Scott took a liking to Carnegie. Scott mad Carnegie his own personal assistant and taught him everything he knew about railroads and businesses. As a result Carnegie's soaring business started. While the years passed by Carnegie became more informed regarding business which allowed him to be more helpful toward Tom Scott’s railroad business. Thus, to repay Carnegie, Scott was very helpful with Scott's when it first started and was going under. On one tragic day Tom Scott’s railroad shut down and it was all because of John D. Rockefeller. This happened after Carnegie had completed the St. Louis Bridge, which Scott had told him to build. Andrew Carnegie started his steel company after he had the idea to use steel for the St. Louis