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Ring! Ring! Ring!
Alexander Graham Bell patented the invention of the telephone. Bell had made his own version of the telephone which many others had done as well. Although in the end the Western Union turned down Bell's model, Thomas Edison version was sold to the Bell company. With the communication industry on the rise this allowed for better communication for other companies as well. In 1880 there was an estimated fifty thousand telephones were being used in the United States. -
Railroads on the rise
From 1877-1890 the railroad industry was evolving rapidly. By 1890 the United States had rail covering almost every corner. The railroad allowed for cheap transport of goods all around America. Not only were companies utilizing the railroad for transport of there own product but they also used the railroad for delivery of their needed raw materials in order for their factories to run. The utilization of the railroad had tripled from 1877-1890 in both passenger transport and freight. -
Pullman Strike
With the up rise in the railroads, business was booming. Unfair labor was being used and causing employees to become unhappy. The railroad employees held the nation’s first strike in history in 1894. Pullman employees in Chicago were not pleased with the decrease in pay wages and the expected home rent at the same wages with no deduction. The employees refused to move the well-known Pullman passenger cars. Unfortunately this peaceful strike evolved to much more. -
Triangle shirt waist Factory
Industries relied on human labor in order for their companies to run efficiently. With the demand in human labor needed companies were exhibiting unfair treatment and unhealthy work environments. Companies looked to unions as pests and demanded their employees play no part in them. Industry inspections were not standardized and many companies refused its importance was not realized till march 25, 1911 when the factory fire caused 146 deaths. -
Moving Pictures
Entertainment was the new and up in coming thing for American culture. In 1920 the American people found themselves having extra money to spend and splurge on entertainment. The film production company originated in New York in 1893 but soon moved to California in 1920. Once again the United States founded a new industry that would increase our countries economy and contribute the American culture, even if a movie in 1920 only cost 25 cents. -
Vroom....Vroom!
Automobiles were nothing new to America, but Henry Ford has a vision for every average joe to be able to own one. With Fords vision he was able to create and perfect an assembly line of Model T Fords. With this plan he was able to cut down the price from 850 dollars to 300 dollars in 1924. In 1929 Fords plan was being put into action and twenty-three million automobiles were on the roads of America.
