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x Schwab took his first job at Carnegie's Edgar Thomson Steel Works where, by the time he was only nineteen, he had become assistant manager.   Charles M. Schwab   In this job, he was responsible for reporting to Carnegie about production at the works and he impressed his employer with his enthusiasm and knowledge. Details charles michael schwab worked for andrew carnegie      
x In this job, he was responsible for reporting to Carnegie about production at the works and he impressed his employer with his enthusiasm and knowledge.   Charles M. Schwab Schwab took his first job at Carnegie's Edgar Thomson Steel Works where, by the time he was only nineteen, he had become assistant manager. In 1886, Carnegie, who believed in promoting from within the ranks, sent Schwab to Europe, where he visited the leading steel manufacturing centres, including the Krupp Iron Works in Essen, Germany and the Schneider Works at le Creusot, France. Details        
x In 1886, Carnegie, who believed in promoting from within the ranks, sent Schwab to Europe, where he visited the leading steel manufacturing centres, including the Krupp Iron Works in Essen, Germany and the Schneider Works at le Creusot, France.   Charles M. Schwab In this job, he was responsible for reporting to Carnegie about production at the works and he impressed his employer with his enthusiasm and knowledge. The trip also included some time for play, and Schwab was introduced to the game of roulette in Monte Carlo. Details     1886 1886
x The trip also included some time for play, and Schwab was introduced to the game of roulette in Monte Carlo.   Charles M. Schwab In 1886, Carnegie, who believed in promoting from within the ranks, sent Schwab to Europe, where he visited the leading steel manufacturing centres, including the Krupp Iron Works in Essen, Germany and the Schneider Works at le Creusot, France. After returning to the USA, Schwab successfully managed the Homestead Steel Works until 1889, when he became manager at the Braddock works, following the death of the previous manager. Details        
x After returning to the USA, Schwab successfully managed the Homestead Steel Works until 1889, when he became manager at the Braddock works, following the death of the previous manager.   Charles M. Schwab The trip also included some time for play, and Schwab was introduced to the game of roulette in Monte Carlo. At the age of just twenty-seven, Schwab was now the manager of the largest steel works in America. Details        
x At the age of just twenty-seven, Schwab was now the manager of the largest steel works in America.   Charles M. Schwab After returning to the USA, Schwab successfully managed the Homestead Steel Works until 1889, when he became manager at the Braddock works, following the death of the previous manager. Schwab's style of management included incentives and bonuses and he rewarded good work with promotion, instead of the more normal fines and punishments for poor work. Details        
x Schwab's style of management included incentives and bonuses and he rewarded good work with promotion, instead of the more normal fines and punishments for poor work.   Charles M. Schwab At the age of just twenty-seven, Schwab was now the manager of the largest steel works in America. His method soon sorted out the problem of substandard steel that had been one of the company's biggest worries. Details        
x His method soon sorted out the problem of substandard steel that had been one of the company's biggest worries.   Charles M. Schwab Schwab's style of management included incentives and bonuses and he rewarded good work with promotion, instead of the more normal fines and punishments for poor work. In 1892, Homestead Works experienced a serious strike, so Carnegie sent Schwab to sort it out. Details        
x In 1892, Homestead Works experienced a serious strike, so Carnegie sent Schwab to sort it out.   Charles M. Schwab His method soon sorted out the problem of substandard steel that had been one of the company's biggest worries. One of the most powerful unions in America, the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, had established a hold at Homestead. Details     1892 1892
x One of the most powerful unions in America, the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, had established a hold at Homestead.   Charles M. Schwab In 1892, Homestead Works experienced a serious strike, so Carnegie sent Schwab to sort it out. When Carnegie employed Pinkerton's detective agency to guard the works, violence broke out and workers were killed. Details        
x When Carnegie employed Pinkerton's detective agency to guard the works, violence broke out and workers were killed.   Charles M. Schwab One of the most powerful unions in America, the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, had established a hold at Homestead. Schwab managed to establish good industrial relations, won the confidence of the workers and eventually improved production. Details        
x Schwab managed to establish good industrial relations, won the confidence of the workers and eventually improved production.   Charles M. Schwab When Carnegie employed Pinkerton's detective agency to guard the works, violence broke out and workers were killed. Schwab sailed to Britain, four months later, to visit Carnegie, who was on holiday in Scotland, and managed to get Carnegie to agree to spend a vast sum on a new plant and equipment. Details        
x Schwab sailed to Britain, four months later, to visit Carnegie, who was on holiday in Scotland, and managed to get Carnegie to agree to spend a vast sum on a new plant and equipment.   Charles M. Schwab Schwab managed to establish good industrial relations, won the confidence of the workers and eventually improved production. In 1897, Carnegie made him President of the Carnegie Steel Company. Details        
x In 1897, Carnegie made him President of the Carnegie Steel Company.   Charles M. Schwab Schwab sailed to Britain, four months later, to visit Carnegie, who was on holiday in Scotland, and managed to get Carnegie to agree to spend a vast sum on a new plant and equipment. The depression of the previous four years was coming to an end and Schwab faced less opposition to his modernizing plans. Details     1897 1897
x The depression of the previous four years was coming to an end and Schwab faced less opposition to his modernizing plans.   Charles M. Schwab In 1897, Carnegie made him President of the Carnegie Steel Company. The industry had moved more towards mergers and consolidations and the major players were all customers of the three primary steel producers, Carnegie Steel, the companies run by J P Morgan and those owned by the Moore brothers of Chicago. Details        
x The industry had moved more towards mergers and consolidations and the major players were all customers of the three primary steel producers, Carnegie Steel, the companies run by J P Morgan and those owned by the Moore brothers of Chicago.   Charles M. Schwab The depression of the previous four years was coming to an end and Schwab faced less opposition to his modernizing plans. In December 1900, a dinner was held at the University Club in New York, honoring Schwab. Details        
x In December 1900, a dinner was held at the University Club in New York, honoring Schwab.   Charles M. Schwab The industry had moved more towards mergers and consolidations and the major players were all customers of the three primary steel producers, Carnegie Steel, the companies run by J P Morgan and those owned by the Moore brothers of Chicago. Morgan attended the dinner and was impressed with a speech that Schwab made, which set out his vision of a huge firm, with many different plants specialising in different products. Details     Dec 1900 Dec 1900
x Morgan attended the dinner and was impressed with a speech that Schwab made, which set out his vision of a huge firm, with many different plants specialising in different products.   Charles M. Schwab In December 1900, a dinner was held at the University Club in New York, honoring Schwab. Over the following months, the two men met to discuss the list of companies that Schwab had targeted for the giant steel consolidation and how much it would cost to take them over. Details        
x Over the following months, the two men met to discuss the list of companies that Schwab had targeted for the giant steel consolidation and how much it would cost to take them over.   Charles M. Schwab Morgan attended the dinner and was impressed with a speech that Schwab made, which set out his vision of a huge firm, with many different plants specialising in different products. Morgan agreed details of a consolidation and Schwab was left to convince Carnegie to sell up. Details        
x Morgan agreed details of a consolidation and Schwab was left to convince Carnegie to sell up.   Charles M. Schwab Over the following months, the two men met to discuss the list of companies that Schwab had targeted for the giant steel consolidation and how much it would cost to take them over. Carnegie's wife was keen for him to retire so she suggested that Schwab invite him to play golf at St Andrews in Yonkers, New York. Details        
x Carnegie's wife was keen for him to retire so she suggested that Schwab invite him to play golf at St Andrews in Yonkers, New York.   Charles M. Schwab Morgan agreed details of a consolidation and Schwab was left to convince Carnegie to sell up. Following a round of golf and dinner, Carnegie agreed. Details        
x Following a round of golf and dinner, Carnegie agreed.   Charles M. Schwab Carnegie's wife was keen for him to retire so she suggested that Schwab invite him to play golf at St Andrews in Yonkers, New York. The result was the sale of Carnegie Steel to Morgan and the formation of the United States Steel Corporation in 1901, with Schwab as President. Details        
x The result was the sale of Carnegie Steel to Morgan and the formation of the United States Steel Corporation in 1901, with Schwab as President.   Charles M. Schwab Following a round of golf and dinner, Carnegie agreed. The United States Steel Corporation was a holding company which controlled over two hundred steel mills and transport companies, a thousand miles of railroad tracks and over fifty thousand acres of coal mining land in Pennsylvania. Details     1901 1901
x The United States Steel Corporation was a holding company which controlled over two hundred steel mills and transport companies, a thousand miles of railroad tracks and over fifty thousand acres of coal mining land in Pennsylvania.   Charles M. Schwab The result was the sale of Carnegie Steel to Morgan and the formation of the United States Steel Corporation in 1901, with Schwab as President. Overnight, Schwab became a national celebrity, his income rocketed and he began to live an extravagant life, surrounding himself with other prominent people, like Twain, Edison and O. Henry. Details        
x Overnight, Schwab became a national celebrity, his income rocketed and he began to live an extravagant life, surrounding himself with other prominent people, like Twain, Edison and O. Henry.   Charles M. Schwab The United States Steel Corporation was a holding company which controlled over two hundred steel mills and transport companies, a thousand miles of railroad tracks and over fifty thousand acres of coal mining land in Pennsylvania. In 1901, he booked the whole promenade deck of a luxury French liner and took a large group of friends on vacation in Europe. Details charles michael schwab a pal of mark twain      
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x In 1901, he booked the whole promenade deck of a luxury French liner and took a large group of friends on vacation in Europe.   Charles M. Schwab Overnight, Schwab became a national celebrity, his income rocketed and he began to live an extravagant life, surrounding himself with other prominent people, like Twain, Edison and O. Henry. News of his gambling exploits in Monte Carlo reached the American press and friends back home sent telegrams warning him that he was ruining his reputation. Details     1901 1901
x News of his gambling exploits in Monte Carlo reached the American press and friends back home sent telegrams warning him that he was ruining his reputation.   Charles M. Schwab In 1901, he booked the whole promenade deck of a luxury French liner and took a large group of friends on vacation in Europe. Ignoring all advice, Schwab went on to Vienna, where he met the Emperor Franz Josef, before hiring a train to Budapest and returning, via Berlin, where he was received by the Kaiser. Details        
x Ignoring all advice, Schwab went on to Vienna, where he met the Emperor Franz Josef, before hiring a train to Budapest and returning, via Berlin, where he was received by the Kaiser.   Charles M. Schwab News of his gambling exploits in Monte Carlo reached the American press and friends back home sent telegrams warning him that he was ruining his reputation. Schwab was ambitious and enjoyed personal publicity and the trappings of wealth. Details        
x Schwab was ambitious and enjoyed personal publicity and the trappings of wealth.   Charles M. Schwab Ignoring all advice, Schwab went on to Vienna, where he met the Emperor Franz Josef, before hiring a train to Budapest and returning, via Berlin, where he was received by the Kaiser. He soon became irritated by his more serious colleagues, particularly by the Chairman of the company's Executive Committee, Gary, a respectable and conservative lawyer with the lifestyle of a puritanical minister. Details        
x He soon became irritated by his more serious colleagues, particularly by the Chairman of the company's Executive Committee, Gary, a respectable and conservative lawyer with the lifestyle of a puritanical minister.   Charles M. Schwab Schwab was ambitious and enjoyed personal publicity and the trappings of wealth. In 1903, the year after he visited Aix-les-Bain, Paris and Italy, Schwab resigned as president of the US Steel Corporation and became Chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Company. Details charles michael schwab fell out with elbert henry gary      
x In 1903, the year after he visited Aix-les-Bain, Paris and Italy, Schwab resigned as president of the US Steel Corporation and became Chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Company.   Charles M. Schwab He soon became irritated by his more serious colleagues, particularly by the Chairman of the company's Executive Committee, Gary, a respectable and conservative lawyer with the lifestyle of a puritanical minister. In 1904, he merged it with the US Shipbuilding Company to form the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, moving there in 1906 to take over active management and, by 1909, Bethlehem was a direct rival of the US Steel Corporation. Details     1903 1903
x In 1904, he merged it with the US Shipbuilding Company to form the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, moving there in 1906 to take over active management and, by 1909, Bethlehem was a direct rival of the US Steel Corporation.   Charles M. Schwab In 1903, the year after he visited Aix-les-Bain, Paris and Italy, Schwab resigned as president of the US Steel Corporation and became Chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Company. At the start of the 1914 to 1918 war, Bethlehem produced submarines for the British Navy, so successfully that, in 1915, a German offered him a million dollars for his controlling interest in the company, which he refused. Details     1904 1904
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x At the start of the 1914 to 1918 war, Bethlehem produced submarines for the British Navy, so successfully that, in 1915, a German offered him a million dollars for his controlling interest in the company, which he refused.   Charles M. Schwab In 1904, he merged it with the US Shipbuilding Company to form the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, moving there in 1906 to take over active management and, by 1909, Bethlehem was a direct rival of the US Steel Corporation. In 1918, he was enlisted by the U S Government to head the country's shipbuilding program and, within a few months, production had increased to the level that government contracts were, at last, being met on schedule. Details     1915 1915
x In 1918, he was enlisted by the U S Government to head the country's shipbuilding program and, within a few months, production had increased to the level that government contracts were, at last, being met on schedule.   Charles M. Schwab At the start of the 1914 to 1918 war, Bethlehem produced submarines for the British Navy, so successfully that, in 1915, a German offered him a million dollars for his controlling interest in the company, which he refused. In 1921, he was accused of being a "merchant of death", with allegations of war profiteering, but these accusations were dismissed in the courts. Details     1918 1918
x In 1921, he was accused of being a "merchant of death", with allegations of war profiteering, but these accusations were dismissed in the courts.   Charles M. Schwab In 1918, he was enlisted by the U S Government to head the country's shipbuilding program and, within a few months, production had increased to the level that government contracts were, at last, being met on schedule. From 1927 to 1932, Schwab was president of the American Iron and Steel Institute and the leading figurehead of the U S steel industry. Details     1921 1921
x From 1927 to 1932, Schwab was president of the American Iron and Steel Institute and the leading figurehead of the U S steel industry.   Charles M. Schwab In 1921, he was accused of being a "merchant of death", with allegations of war profiteering, but these accusations were dismissed in the courts. In the last ten years of his life, depression and his extravagant lifestyle diminished his health and wealth to such an extent that in 1939, when he died, he was virtually bankrupt. Details     1927 1932
x In the last ten years of his life, depression and his extravagant lifestyle diminished his health and wealth to such an extent that in 1939, when he died, he was virtually bankrupt.   Charles M. Schwab From 1927 to 1932, Schwab was president of the American Iron and Steel Institute and the leading figurehead of the U S steel industry.   Details     1939 1939
x His commission for a work was turned down by Mucha.   Charles M. Schwab   He raised money for Chicago Expo 1893. Extras charles michael schwab commission refused by alphonse mucha      
x He raised money for Chicago Expo 1893.   Charles M. Schwab His commission for a work was turned down by Mucha.   Extras        
x Schwab was one of the great pioneers of the steel industry in the United States.   Charles M. Schwab     Assessment        
x At the age of nineteen Trevithick was employed as an engineer to several mines.   Richard Trevithick   The tin, copper and lead found in Cornwall were in great demand deeper mining meant problems with drainage. Details        
x The tin, copper and lead found in Cornwall were in great demand deeper mining meant problems with drainage.   Richard Trevithick At the age of nineteen Trevithick was employed as an engineer to several mines. The engines used for pumps ran on coal and as there was no local coal in Cornwall they had to import it. Details        
x The engines used for pumps ran on coal and as there was no local coal in Cornwall they had to import it.   Richard Trevithick The tin, copper and lead found in Cornwall were in great demand deeper mining meant problems with drainage. The cost of imports was high so mine owners were anxious to keep fuel costs down. Details        
x The cost of imports was high so mine owners were anxious to keep fuel costs down.   Richard Trevithick The engines used for pumps ran on coal and as there was no local coal in Cornwall they had to import it. This meant improving the efficiency of the steam engines used in the mines for pumping and hoisting. Details        
x This meant improving the efficiency of the steam engines used in the mines for pumping and hoisting.   Richard Trevithick The cost of imports was high so mine owners were anxious to keep fuel costs down. One of the ways of doing this would be to use high-pressure steam but Watt, whose low-pressure steam engines had been used in Cornwall since 1777, believed that the use of high-pressure steam was dangerous. Details        
x One of the ways of doing this would be to use high-pressure steam but Watt, whose low-pressure steam engines had been used in Cornwall since 1777, believed that the use of high-pressure steam was dangerous.   Richard Trevithick This meant improving the efficiency of the steam engines used in the mines for pumping and hoisting. Trevithick disagreed and he had plenty of support in his attempt to build alternative engines because most Cornishmen resented the Watt monopoly and for years they had been by-passing Murdock, the agent who installed Watt engines in the county. Details     1777 1777
x Trevithick disagreed and he had plenty of support in his attempt to build alternative engines because most Cornishmen resented the Watt monopoly and for years they had been by-passing Murdock, the agent who installed Watt engines in the county.   Richard Trevithick One of the ways of doing this would be to use high-pressure steam but Watt, whose low-pressure steam engines had been used in Cornwall since 1777, believed that the use of high-pressure steam was dangerous. Trevithick designed and constructed a new type of water-pressure engine for pumping which had more than double the power of the Watt steam engine but it was not always suitable for mines because it depended on a nearby source of water. Details richard trevithick rival was william murdock      
x Trevithick designed and constructed a new type of water-pressure engine for pumping which had more than double the power of the Watt steam engine but it was not always suitable for mines because it depended on a nearby source of water.   Richard Trevithick Trevithick disagreed and he had plenty of support in his attempt to build alternative engines because most Cornishmen resented the Watt monopoly and for years they had been by-passing Murdock, the agent who installed Watt engines in the county. However, its success encouraged Trevithick to experiment and in 1797 he designed a model high-pressure steam engine. Details        
x However, its success encouraged Trevithick to experiment and in 1797 he designed a model high-pressure steam engine.   Richard Trevithick Trevithick designed and constructed a new type of water-pressure engine for pumping which had more than double the power of the Watt steam engine but it was not always suitable for mines because it depended on a nearby source of water. It worked and he then built a full-scale high-pressure steam engine for winding ore which was installed in a mine. Details     1797 1797
x It worked and he then built a full-scale high-pressure steam engine for winding ore which was installed in a mine.   Richard Trevithick However, its success encouraged Trevithick to experiment and in 1797 he designed a model high-pressure steam engine. The higher pressure made all the difference and Trevithick installed thirty similar engines in Cornwall. Details        
x The higher pressure made all the difference and Trevithick installed thirty similar engines in Cornwall.   Richard Trevithick It worked and he then built a full-scale high-pressure steam engine for winding ore which was installed in a mine. However, pumping apparatus could remain in one site, but smaller engines used for hoisting needed to be moved from one working shaft to another. Details        
x However, pumping apparatus could remain in one site, but smaller engines used for hoisting needed to be moved from one working shaft to another.   Richard Trevithick The higher pressure made all the difference and Trevithick installed thirty similar engines in Cornwall. This led Trevithick to get rid of the condenser and design an engine driven solely by the power of high-pressure steam which was expelled into the atmosphere when it had released its energy in the cylinder. Details        
x This led Trevithick to get rid of the condenser and design an engine driven solely by the power of high-pressure steam which was expelled into the atmosphere when it had released its energy in the cylinder.   Richard Trevithick However, pumping apparatus could remain in one site, but smaller engines used for hoisting needed to be moved from one working shaft to another. These engines became known as 'puffer whims' because they blew their steam out into the open air. Details        
x These engines became known as 'puffer whims' because they blew their steam out into the open air.   Richard Trevithick This led Trevithick to get rid of the condenser and design an engine driven solely by the power of high-pressure steam which was expelled into the atmosphere when it had released its energy in the cylinder. They were very neat and could be carried on an ordinary farm wagon to the mines. Details        
x They were very neat and could be carried on an ordinary farm wagon to the mines.   Richard Trevithick These engines became known as 'puffer whims' because they blew their steam out into the open air. For the first time, mechanical power was available in a portable and fairly compact form. Details        
x For the first time, mechanical power was available in a portable and fairly compact form.   Richard Trevithick They were very neat and could be carried on an ordinary farm wagon to the mines. It was twice as economic as the Watt type of engine and rapidly replaced it. Details        
x It was twice as economic as the Watt type of engine and rapidly replaced it.   Richard Trevithick For the first time, mechanical power was available in a portable and fairly compact form. In 1800 the Watt patent at last expired in Cornwall. Details        
x In 1800 the Watt patent at last expired in Cornwall.   Richard Trevithick It was twice as economic as the Watt type of engine and rapidly replaced it. Trevithick was now thinking about a locomotive engine. Details     1800 1800
x Trevithick was now thinking about a locomotive engine.   Richard Trevithick In 1800 the Watt patent at last expired in Cornwall. Murdoch had experimented with this idea in 1784 but had been discouraged by Watt. Details        
x Murdoch had experimented with this idea in 1784 but had been discouraged by Watt.   Richard Trevithick Trevithick was now thinking about a locomotive engine. On Christmas Eve 1801, Trevithick completed the construction of a steam carriage, using wrought iron plates and forgings from Darby's ironworks at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire. Details     1784 1784
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