I believe that these people were Captains of Industry, because they were philanthropists, with all that wealth, what better way to spend it than to give it to charity. These people already have hundreds millions of dollar left to live off of so donating couple million dollars. George Eastman (founder of Kodak) gave generous money amounts of money to the the community. One of those were dental clinics “Dental clinics were also of great interest to Eastman. He devised complete plans and financial backing for a $2.5 million dental clinic for Rochester. He then started a large-scale, remedial dental program for children. Dental clinics were also given to London, Paris, Rome, Brussels and Stockholm.” from article.
Andrew Carnegie was a charitable
Andrew Carnegie was a charitable