The Steel Industry: Carnegie Vs. Rockefeller

In the early 1900s, businesses were thriving and the competition to be the wealthiest was through the roof. Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller were two of the most important men in America. Carnegie was the leader of the Steel industry and Rockefeller was the leader of the oil. These two men despised the idea of the other. Carnegie always wanted to be the wealthiest and was always thinking of new ways to be wealthier than Rockefeller. Carnegie came to a point in his career where he would have to come to a decision on what type of business he would run. It depended on if he could become the dirty type of business man. Carnegie decided to hire a man named Henry Frick, and together, these men would make profits and reach goals Carnegie thought unimaginable. Through fierce competition, these three men shaped the future of American business.
Throughout the history of these three men, you can see that Carnegie was always battling Rockefeller to be at the top. Frick, another very wealthy man, helped Carnegie to better his prophets. Frick and Carnegie was two different type of men, Frick was dirty, wealthy, and conniving. While Carnegie was
Rockefeller and his oil, Carnegie and his steel industry, and Frick being the devious businessman he was, America would not be where it is today without the help of these men. Rockefeller was at the top and Carnegie was in second always fighting for that top spot, his partner Frick, was devious and made things how he wanted despite the people he hurt. The widening of the dam, the thousands of people killed, the Homestead steel factory strike, and the Sportsmens club, are events that Henry Frick had a huge part in. Carnegie attempts to fix his name, but the efforts do not work. He was still behind Rockefeller in wealth, and was blamed for the deaths in Johnstown, and died with the blame. These three men had a part in building