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Railroads
In the 1870s, the railroad industry was booming in America. America was in need of transportation of people and goods; railroads where the best way to do it. Building railroads was not cheap, every mile of track built required a lot of material and a lot of man power to finish. Banks where reluctant to give out loans for railroad because they knew that it takes a long time to finish the railroad and begin to make a profit. Congress saw the importance of railroads so they helped railroad companies by creating land grants. These grants where successful in helping the railroad industry take off in the United States. But it didn't go on too well from there. In 1894 The Great Railroad Strike took place. Mr. Pullman was the inventor of the sleeper car, which was a luxurious rail car made for the wealthy. He made his first fortune making these cars and with his money he decided to build a town. This town would be the home of his factory. His idea was that if he could have the workers live in the town than he could judge prices and put all the money that they spend back into his own pocket. He ruled over his town very harshly and he even prevented the press from reporting in his town. This worked fine for him until the 1890s when there was an economical recession. This meant that Mr. Pullman was not going to make as much money as he is used to making. to make up for this he decided to lower the wages of the workers in the factory and he would keep the rent at the same price. They where doing the same work and getting paid much less and still paying a large rent. So the workers react by going on strike. Then the American Railway Union joined the cause and made and strike go at a national level. This made a huge impact on the railway industry and it eventually lead to more rights for workers. Railroading was a national thing and it was was happening everywhere. so when the workers stopped working in shut down the economy because almost every product was shipped by rail. 

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