https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8 Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2017-10-05 17:37:28 UTC 2024-03-20 05:48:40 UTC hello@padlet.com 813927 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194431436 John Jacob Astor was born on 1864, Rhine beck, New York. He was a businessman, inventor, writer and real estate builder. He started his fur trade in North American which was a way to start the journey to become a rich businessman. He was really involved in big fur trade company. He brought Canadian fur for less price. He also wanted to Colombian River for a western trade. He became richer because of the deal of the bond that he made with U.S government. Astor bought a property in the west

Source.  http://www.historynet.com/john-jacob-astor-wealthy-merchant-and-fur-trader.htm]]> 2017-10-05 17:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194431436 813927 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194442360 Daniel Drew was born in 1797, Carmel, New York. He was an American businessman, Steamship, and railroads developer. He used fraud and deception to make a fortune in the transportation industry. He started his business in New England by buying a cattle. He was interested in the steamship industry and he used the profits that he gained from the livestock trade to invest in a steamboat fleet that ran on Long Island Sound and the Hudson River. He earned a fortune from the steamship business and after that, he was involved in the railroads which also made a big effect to become a rich man in that time.           Source.http://www.american-rails.com/daniel-drew.html]]> 2017-10-05 18:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194442360 813927 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194445306 Marshall Field was born in 1834, Conway, Massachusetts. He was an American entrepreneur, businessman and the founder of the Marshall field and company.
He also was department store owner in retail merchandising. He became rich in Chicago. Field enter a business with Leiter and with their successful work, they had a company and it was called Field, Plamer, Leiter & company. However, therefore, they both returned to the streets of Washington and opened a new five store and leased from the Singer Sewing Machine Company. He bought out Levi Z. Leiter and the business were called Marshall Field& company and he gained a lot of profits from it.
Source. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Field%27s]]> 2017-10-05 18:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194445306 813927 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194521866 Henry Clay Frick was born in 1849, West Overton, PA. He was an American industrialist, art collector, and philanthropist. He started his journey helping in building in coke and steel operations, he was interested in the iron industry. He became a director of the American railroads after taking a big role in the formation of the U.S steel corporation. His business took place in New York and Pittsburg He made a huge art collection. Coke was really important at that time and his company became the first one in the world and that made him a millionaire in that time. He became known because of his heavy-handed dealing with workers and he always had the interest to make profits so that made him be creative about working.
Source. http://www.netstate.com/states/peop/people/pa_hcf.htm]]> 2017-10-05 22:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194521866 813927 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194523676 Jay Cloud was born in 1836, Roxbury, NY. He was finance and developer of the railroads. He became a manager of the Railway and he recognized the Rutland, Washington Railway and director of the Erie railroad. He became rich in New York.  He joined forces with William Tweed and Peter Sweeney to profit using Erie stock. He started buying large blocks of the Union Pacific Railroad and it became the first one in the nation. In addition, he took place in controlling the Western Union Telegraph Company. He owned also the New York newspaper from 1879 to 1883.
Source. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jay-Gould]]> 2017-10-05 22:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/w6sx5l22sbj8/wish/194523676