https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656 en-us 2016-09-29 12:24:50 UTC 2016-10-13 11:32:20 UTC hello@padlet.com jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127221918 John Warne Gates was an american Industrialist, who was a promoter of barbed wire and oil.]]> 2016-09-29 12:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127221918 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127222641 Born: May 18, 1855 Winfield, Illinois 
Died: August 9, 1911 Paris, France]]> 2016-09-29 12:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127222641 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127227471 John was the son of Azel and Mary Gates.
He also had two brothers that were killed early in his life which made him the only child at the age of 15.]]> 2016-09-29 12:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127227471 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127229472 He rented a Military plaza in San Antonio Texas, and made a barbed wire corral full of long horn cattle. Which turned out good since the cattle couldn't get out.]]> 2016-09-29 12:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127229472 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127498334 2016-09-30 12:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127498334 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127498767 He was refused partnership with Washburn-Moen.
So he went to St.Louis were he found partnership with Alfred Clifford.]]> 2016-09-30 12:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127498767 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127499730 2016-09-30 12:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127499730 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127502322 2016-09-30 12:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127502322 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127502731 He later took control of Consolidated Steel and Wire Company, Illinois Steel Company, American Steel and Wire Company of Illinois, and Republic Steel Company.]]> 2016-09-30 12:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127502731 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127503485 He later invested in building of Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad from Kansas City to Sabine Lake which is located in Texas. The road later became the Kansas City Southern Railway, which Gates owned at the time.]]> 2016-09-30 12:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127503485 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127504267 2016-09-30 12:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127504267 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127505204 In 1900 Patillo Higgin had dug a 2,000-foot well in Texas, but he ran out of money before he struck oil. So he asked Gates for some financing, and Gates formed the Texas Company. In which he owned 46 percent of the stock.]]> 2016-09-30 12:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127505204 jcruz9515 https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127505975 2016-09-30 12:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jcruz9515/Jonathan7656/wish/127505975