During the early 20th century, many exciting things were going on in Philadelphia, such as the construction of steel and concrete skyscrapers, the wiring of buildings for electricity, the founding of the city’s first commercial radio station, and the construction of the first subway. All of these things created jobs for many people in the city, but there was more opportunity than just this. There was also a Ford manufacturing plant in the city. Ford manufacturing plants were a great place to work, because they offered five dollars per day, which was unheard of at that time. A person could also be working for public transportation services. However, transportation was not the only booming industry in the city; manufacturing could apply to many
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These factories were key to the development of Philadelphia because they not only provided jobs for many people, but they provided food to the many people of Philadelphia. “Spurred by the demands of war and growing urban populations, food industry expansion nationally outpaced manufacturing as a whole in the late nineteenth century, and, in Philadelphia, food processing become the city’s second largest industry (after textiles) by 1910. Canning, invented to feed Napoleon’s armies, became essential in the Civil War and remained so in America’s twentieth-century conflicts and in ordinary consumption”. The food processing industry of Philadelphia rocketed upwards after the Civil War to being the second largest industry of Philadelphia by 1910, which is incredible. The only thing higher than it was textile production, which was a staple in many cities, because everyone needs clothing and such. Also, canning is one of the things that really helped this industry, because it was a great way to preserve food for a while so people could eat it when they need it. It is obvious that canning was a great idea, and a great thing to manufacture, because canned goods are still around today, and they are bought at a very large scale every year. The food industry changed with its people too, because new foods and cultures were introduced because of the large immigrant migration to …show more content…
There was a lot of success to be had there, and so many companies jumped at the opportunity. Also, this industry not only helped people commute on their own, but it furthered public transportation, another important source of jobs and revenue to the city. Cars amazed people, and so when it became more economically feasible, people began to purchase them. They provided transportation like no other method, because it was personal, and it was not a living thing. One of the large companies that came to Philadelphia for its manufacturing capabilities was Ford. “ In 1914, after designing the Packard Motor Company showroom at Broad and Spring Garden Streets, architect Albert Kahn (1869-1942) designed a factory for Ford at Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue. At capacity, the Lehigh plant produced 150 Model T units per day”. The Ford plant in Philadelphia was able to churn out as many as 150 cars per day, which really is a lot of cars. There was a lot of growth due to Ford, because it provided jobs to many people in Philadelphia, and gave good pay. Ford paid five dollars per day to his employees, even though the salary for workers at that time was usually about half of that. Overall, Ford helped the city a lot. Also, the company Philco produced important parts to cars, and that manufacturing offered many jobs too. Although a lot of good came out of Ford, there were
These factories were key to the development of Philadelphia because they not only provided jobs for many people, but they provided food to the many people of Philadelphia. “Spurred by the demands of war and growing urban populations, food industry expansion nationally outpaced manufacturing as a whole in the late nineteenth century, and, in Philadelphia, food processing become the city’s second largest industry (after textiles) by 1910. Canning, invented to feed Napoleon’s armies, became essential in the Civil War and remained so in America’s twentieth-century conflicts and in ordinary consumption”. The food processing industry of Philadelphia rocketed upwards after the Civil War to being the second largest industry of Philadelphia by 1910, which is incredible. The only thing higher than it was textile production, which was a staple in many cities, because everyone needs clothing and such. Also, canning is one of the things that really helped this industry, because it was a great way to preserve food for a while so people could eat it when they need it. It is obvious that canning was a great idea, and a great thing to manufacture, because canned goods are still around today, and they are bought at a very large scale every year. The food industry changed with its people too, because new foods and cultures were introduced because of the large immigrant migration to …show more content…
There was a lot of success to be had there, and so many companies jumped at the opportunity. Also, this industry not only helped people commute on their own, but it furthered public transportation, another important source of jobs and revenue to the city. Cars amazed people, and so when it became more economically feasible, people began to purchase them. They provided transportation like no other method, because it was personal, and it was not a living thing. One of the large companies that came to Philadelphia for its manufacturing capabilities was Ford. “ In 1914, after designing the Packard Motor Company showroom at Broad and Spring Garden Streets, architect Albert Kahn (1869-1942) designed a factory for Ford at Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue. At capacity, the Lehigh plant produced 150 Model T units per day”. The Ford plant in Philadelphia was able to churn out as many as 150 cars per day, which really is a lot of cars. There was a lot of growth due to Ford, because it provided jobs to many people in Philadelphia, and gave good pay. Ford paid five dollars per day to his employees, even though the salary for workers at that time was usually about half of that. Overall, Ford helped the city a lot. Also, the company Philco produced important parts to cars, and that manufacturing offered many jobs too. Although a lot of good came out of Ford, there were