WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ANDREW CARNEGIE
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Henry Frick
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Thomas A. Scott
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John D. Rockefeller
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George Washington
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the men Carnegie met at the telegraph office was Thomas A. Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1853 Scott hired Carnegie as his private secretary and personal telegrapher for $35 a month.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scott had been recommended for promotion by Herman Haupt and later took a special interest in mentoring aspiring railroad employees, such as Andrew Carnegie (who joined the Pittsburgh telegraph office at age 16 and became Scott’s private secretary and telegrapher).
Detailed explanation-3: -Scott (1823-1881) was Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Railroad when he was called to Washington to serve the War Department during the Civil War. The Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton knew of Scott’s executive capabilities and appointed him Assistant Secretary of War in charge of transportation and telegraph lines.
Detailed explanation-4: -With his old mentor Tom Scott’s help, Carnegie raises $21m in today’s money and builds his first steel plant.