Also, another leader that was well known was Andrew Carnegie he was best known as a " steel king" in which he build the" Vertical Integration". Which allow him to own all the production of other companies and what they do with their business. He believed that " the law even though the law was hard for others to follow it was the best for the people" ( Doc. 3) which explained that the reason for the law is to bring material development which will improve product benefiting the people. However, Carnegie took advantage of the people by making them work long hours at low wages in harsh condition. While it proves that the Robber Barons were more interested of the increase of profit in their business than to help the people. As a result, the statesman …show more content…
. People began to realize that the " Robber Barons" were taking advantage of them. For Example, William H. Vanderbilt was interviewed by the Chicago Daily News in 1882 ( Doc. 1) explaining that they built the Railroad for the people who actually care and put money in the business so it can work instead of doing it for the people who could careless. He states that he doesn't work along the side of the public because they don't care about the railroad but only themselves and their businesses. As being said, Thomas Edison ( Doc. 2) the inventor the light bulb goes on about how he believes that people can own their own businesses and manage their business without the help of other businesses. It shows that the Robber Barons took control of small business which then went out of businesses; gaining more control. Therefore, many people prefer to manage their own work without …show more content…
Historians believed that Rockefeller and Carnegie use major gift of donation to the communities such as the churches, schools, and hospital to improve their image and who they were. ( Doc. 7) As a result, these leaders gain power and wealth with extreme methods such as the "Trust" to control small businesses and instead of benefiting the people they care for only themselves and their profits. The evidence shown were that the Robber Baron hurt many business causing political issues. At the end, the Robber Barons ended but even though many people companies were demande it brought the growth of the economy creating new productions to help