Colorado Fuel and Iron organization
also: CF&I, the company, the old CF&I facility
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Colorado Fuel and Iron founded
Sociological Department documented
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“In 1901, in an effort to deal with its mostly immigrant workforce, CF&I formed the Sociological Department.…”
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Richard Corwin worked_for
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“...facilities built for workers under the direction of Dr. Richard W. Corwin chief surgeon of CF&I.…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron spied_on
Industrial Workers of the World documented
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“Evidence from CF&I's archives reveals that the company infiltrated, propagandized against, and attempted to disrupt the Industrial Workers of the World.…”
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Lamont M. Bowers worked_for
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Lamont M. Bowers, effectively the chief executive officer of CF&I... was strongly anti-union and refused to recognize or negotiate with the United Mine Workers during the period leading up to the major strike of 1913–14.…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron removed_from_power
Lamont M. Bowers documented
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“Bower was relieved of duty and Welborn restored to control in 1915...…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron operated_in
Segundo documented
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“Segundo, Colorado, was an example of a company town where CF&I offered adequate housing for its workers...…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron did_business_with
Steelworkers union in Pueblo documented
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“In 1997, the steelworkers union in Pueblo voted to strike over alleged unfair labor practices.…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron did_business_with
Local union 2102 documented
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“However, in September 2004, local unions 2102 and 3267 won both the strike and the unfair labor practice charges.…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron did_business_with
Local union 3267 documented
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“However, in September 2004, local unions 2102 and 3267 won both the strike and the unfair labor practice charges.…”
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John D. Rockefeller invested_in
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Gould, via Frederick Taylor Gates, Rockefeller's financial adviser, brought John D. Rockefeller in to help finance the loan.…”
source: url — John D. Rockefeller · p.1
John Davison Rockefeller worked_for
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Analysis of the company's operations by John D. Rockefeller Jr. showed a need for substantially more funds which were provided in exchange for acquisition of CF&I's subsidiaries…”
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John D. Rockefeller owned
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“...against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I)...…”
source: url — Colorado Coalfield War · p.1
Jesse F. Welborn headed
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Jesse F. Welborn, the president of CF&I, announced he would not meet with the strikers...…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron purchased
Coal Operators' Association of West Virginia documented
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“...as well as eight machine guns purchased by CF&I from the Coal Operators' Association of West Virginia...…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron located_in
Pueblo documented
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“Death Special was constructed at a CF&I shop in Pueblo for company use against their striking workers...…”
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Robert Lee worked_for
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“On 24 September, a marshal employed by CF&I named Robert Lee was attempting the arrest of four strikers...…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron funded
National Guard (El Salvador) documented
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“...deputized militia subsidized by CF&I...…”
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Welborn headed
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“President Welborn of CF&I responded on 22 September, stating the company would agree to follow state law but dismissed the remainder of the proposals.…”
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Lamont Montgomery Bowers headed
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“In 1917, the chairman of CF&I's board, Lamont Montgomery Bowers, took over the company at the behest of Rockefeller.…”
source: url — Colorado Coalfield War · p.1
Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron Company subsidiary_of
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“In 1900, anticipating high demand for coal, the extensive and coal rich lands of the Colorado portion of the Maxwell Land Grant near Trinidad in Las Animas County were purchased through its subsidiary, the Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron Compa…”
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Colorado and Wyoming Railway subsidiary_of
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Analysis of the company's operations by John D. Rockefeller Jr. showed a need for substantially more funds which were provided in exchange for acquisition of CF&I's subsidiaries such as the Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company...…”
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Crystal River Railroad Company subsidiary_of
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Analysis of the company's operations by John D. Rockefeller Jr. showed a need for substantially more funds which were provided in exchange for acquisition of CF&I's subsidiaries such as the Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company, the Crystal …”
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Kenneth Good worked_for
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Osgood left the company in 1904 and devoted his efforts to operating competing coal and coke operations.…”
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George Jay Gould funded
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“In 1902, facing cash flow problems, Osgood turned to George Jay Gould a principal stockholder of the Denver and Rio Grande for a loan.…”
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John D. Rockefeller funded
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Gould, via Frederick Taylor Gates, Rockefeller's financial adviser, brought John D. Rockefeller, creator of the Standard Oil monopoly, in to help finance the loan.…”
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George Jay Gould acquired
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Control was passed from the Iowa Group to Gould and Rockefeller interests in 1903 with Gould in control...…”
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John D. Rockefeller invested_in
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Control was passed from the Iowa Group to Gould and Rockefeller interests in 1903 with Gould in control and Rockefeller and Gates representing a minority interests.…”
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Frank J. Hearne worked_for
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“An experienced manager, Frank J. Hearne... was brought in September 1903 to manage the enterprise.…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron merged_with
Colorado Industrial Company documented
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“In 1904 the assets of the firm and its subsidiaries were consolidated as Colorado Industrial Company...…”
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United Mine Workers relationship_with
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“In November 1903, the United Mine Workers struck the coal mines near Walsenburg and Trinidad.…”
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Jesse Floyd Welborn worked_for
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Welborn had risen within the company from a clerk...…”
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Lamont M. Bowers worked_for
Colorado Fuel and Iron documented
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“Gates preferred Lamont M. Bowers... Welborn was advised to take guidance from Bowers, who was hired as Welborn's subordinate.…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron operated_in
United States documented
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“CF&I's early labor relations were set in the context of the volatile and violent Colorado Labor Wars.…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron carried_out_attack
United Mine Workers of America alleged
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“CF&I was accused of brutality against the UMWA in a strike called by that organization in 1903–04.…”
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Colorado Fuel and Iron operated_in
Colorado documented
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“In 1903, CF&I was the largest producer of coal in the Rocky Mountain west with 23 mines in Las Animas, Huerfano, Fremont, Gunnison, Garfield, and Pitkin County, Colorado...…”
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