Brief Summary Of Carnegie And Fricke

This episode was mostly based on the partnerships, and the hate that Carnegie and Fricke had started. Carnegie started out as a young man and worked for Tom Scott. Tom grows a strong relationship with Carnegie and makes him head management over the railroads in the west with him. There plan is to build a bridge over the Mississippi River to connect the East and West. He couldn't figure out anything that would hold such a big bridge like that, until he discovered metal. He was building the bridge but the price for steel and workers swarmed him and he had to hold construction until he could pay back to dues. Them after 4 years, the bridge is built. Although, many people in St. Louis thought the bridge would fall and so Carnegie had a elephant walk on the bridge to prove its …show more content…
Carnegie then started building skyscrapers, building them out of steel. He built many in Chicago. Carnegie wants to be the wealthiest man in the world but Rockefeller owns the top spot. So, Carnegie sets out to look for a partner and finds Fricke who's big business was coal. Fricke and Carnegie were complete opposite people. Although, profits doubled for Carnegie and Fricke seemed like he was the best decision he had ever made, but Fricke doesn't want to be behind Carnegie he wants to take his spot and be more wealthy and powerful. Fricke builds a club by a river that only wealthy people can join. He builds this by a dam on this river blocking Johnstown, a small town. He weakens the dam and the people of Johnstown beg Frick to make the dam stronger, but he doesn't listen. The dam breaks killing 2,000 people and it is know as one of the worst disasters of all time. Carnegie donates millions to help Johnstown, while Fricke does nothing. Fricke and Carnegie develop a hate for each other and they both compete for the most powerful man. Fricke starts steel mills and working people to 12 hour shifts for 6 days a week. He literally worked people to death, many