Isaac1

Andrew Carnegie

II was born n Dunfermline, Scotland in the 1830’s. My sister died before she was 1 year old. L I learned about business at a young age. Because of machines my father was out of work. This is because machines did cheap work. My father specialized in damask: a reversible fabric made out of linen, silk, cotton, or wool. So my mother opened a store that sold vegetables, flour, salt, tobacco, and candy. Also she made shoes for a shoe maker. I was 12 when we decided to go to America J. For my first job I was a bobbin boy. A bobbin boy is a person who runs around and delivers thread to the machines. It paid $ 1.20 a week. Later on I got a job as a telegraph sender. It paid $2.50 a week. I also I learned Morse code. And Morse code is a telegraphic communicator that puts down dots is translated and sent by foot. Later on I got a new job as a telegraph operator. It paid $25 dollars a month. When I was 17 years old I was a railroad worker. When I was 19 my father died. Also I got a promotion as vice president. It paid $125 dollars a month. I started pumping oil from the ground. I got 2,000 barrels a day, and I made 18,000 barrels the first year. In 1872 I opened a steel mill. In 1 year I produced 21,674 tons of steel. And a ton is 2,000 pounds. I sold my steel to railroads, buggy makers, farmers, and house owners. In1875 my mill produced 2,000 rails ordered by the Pennsylvania railroad. In 1878 my mill was making more steel than anybody else. In 1881 all of my companies merged. In 1883 I bought a rival steel company called: homestead works. I In 1886 my brother died of pneumonia L. My mom also died of pneumonia L . When I was 51 years old I married Louise Whitfield. 10 years later we had a baby named Margaret. Then I paid for a lot of libraries, because I belived that it was disrespectful and rude to keep all the money to yourself. I gave 8,000 organs to churches. I donated money to 400 colleges. I gave 10 million to 4 universities in Scotland. I donated $10 million dollars to start my own college. When I was 71 years old I gave $125 million to set up the Carnegie Corporation. This is what the Carnegie Corporation does: they donate monies to educations such as schools, libraries , and other educational places. They have donated to 2,509 libraries, and has funded books and studies to the public. they have also started: the national research council, russian research center at harverd, and the children Their moto is: "Promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding". When I was 81 years old I built a grand mansion that covered 22,000 acres. It had 6 stories, 64 rooms, and an elevator. In 1919 I died of pneumonia at the age of 83. I am buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. L I was believed to have $500 million dollars. I gave away 70% of it. After death donations: $20 million to Carnegie Corporation, $4 million to pensions for friends (pensions are: an allowance, annuity, or subsidy), and $1 million dollars to educational places, such as: schools. by: Isaac Lidgett