Captain of industry

he (or his related industries) treated workers? He treated his worker fairly, and he used to give them proper knowledge about the work. 4. How he spent his money? He spent his money to inventing new objects which helped the nation. “I always invent to obtain money to go on inventing” (Edison)…

George Eastman and Andrew Carnegie were captains of industry because they were leaders of their industry and philanthropists. George Eastman was a leader of the industry photography and cameras, and made taking pictures much easier. Eastman learned the wet plate method for taking pictures that had been used for many years, which required a lot of equipment. He thought that there had to be an easier way to take pictures. So Eastman studied the method the British were doing which was using a…

Question 8: Were rich industrialists captains of industry or robber barons? Position: Rich industrialists were captains of industry 1. The rich industrialists of the 19th century pioneered the business practices of the time, and set the foundations for the success of US corporations for decades to come. One such business practice was cost accounting. In the 1880s, industrialist Andrew Carnegie was “the first in the railroad industry to apply cost accounting, or breaking out the product cost…

return to wherever the family was living with substantial sums of cash. His mother Eliza Davison Rockefeller, was very religious and disciplined. She raised John to work, save and give to charities. I think that my guy should be viewed as Captain of Industry because he always donated money when he had the chance and he respected his managers and he did give them vacations prior to pay. I know this because it said in one of the articles that I read “Rockefeller was known for respecting the…

Although it is argumentative that some entrepreneurs of the mid-nineteenth century deserved to be crown Captains of Industry or labeled as Robber Barons, John D. Rockefeller should have been honorably regarded as a Captain of Industry due to his account on strengthening the U.S’s economy by investing in blooming American industry and becoming one of the most respected philanthropist. At the same time, his fellow businessman, Cornelius Vanderbilt was suitable of the title Robber Barons for his…

“This court has determined regardless of supposed good intentions, Captain Wallace, you did aid in the death of Admiral Hawthorne by restraining the use of his arm,” Admiral ‘Round’ said, or so I referred to him. His girth surpassed his height so much so that he found need to stretch his arms and roll forward to reach the desk in front of him. “Therefore, you will be removed from service in the Royal Navy and no longer receive benefits associated with a member there of.” There were a number of…

Life Server A financially strained Valerie, learns she will be blocked from classes. She reads an email, “Urgent: Please pay your tuition, in order to continue your education.” This is Valerie’s last semester of law school. She visits Academic Advising asking, “Would it be terribly bad if I postponed one semester?” Her advisor responds, “Fill out this form and we will see you upon return.” Valerie despises everything; as she can’t ask her struggling parents for help. Valerie, now needs a job.…

affect communities, governments and the environment. During the days of old, businesses focused only on profit and cared very little about the public or environment, but modern times have drastically changed that relationship. The so-called "Captains of Industry," men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and George Pullman, took advantage of the demands to provide the capital, transportation, oil, and other goods and services; all industrialists cared about was profits, and they had the…

John D. Rockefeller was one of the richest men in the world in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. He is known for his very successful oil industry which we know as Standard Oil today. He was a very influential person back in his time and he still is today. Now the question is, was John Rockefeller a robber baron or a captain of industry? John Rockefeller was born on July 8th, 1839 in Richford, New York. His mother was a religious and disciplined woman and his father was a ¨pitchman¨. As a…

Rachel Bewersdorf Mrs. Wolgast US History Monday August 24 Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons I personally think that these both powerful and successful industrialists were not robber barons. I like to think of them as big contributors towards the building and also the success of industry. People like Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt and so many others that proved with a lot hard work and confidence it can lead to huge success. These men were the push that America needed to get…