Thomas Scott person
also: Scott
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Andrew Carnegieperson · 4Pennsylvania Railroadorganization · 3Washington, D.C.place · 1J. Edgar Thompsonperson · 1Keystone Bridge Companyorganization · 1American Civil Warevent · 1War Departmentorganization · 1
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Thomas Scott headed
Pennsylvania Railroad host_asserted
“At this point in time, he's making $1,500 a year at the age of 24. That's a lot of money back then. And it's because that guy John Hay really took a liking to him. He learns the railroad business. Okay, the owner of the railroad is a guy by…”
▶ Shadow State 47_ Secret Societies 30; The Carnegie Legacy @ 8:20
Thomas Scott trained
Andrew Carnegie host_asserted
“At this point in time, he's making $1,500 a year at the age of 24. That's a lot of money back then. And it's because that guy John Hay really took a liking to him. He learns the railroad business. Okay, the owner of the railroad is a guy by…”
▶ Shadow State 47_ Secret Societies 30; The Carnegie Legacy @ 8:20
Thomas Scott appointed
War Department host_asserted
“rail car company. Those were the sleeping class cars for first class travel. It was a new thing in the 1870s and he is an early investor. During the Civil War, his former boss, Thomas Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad was named the Assista…”
▶ Shadow State 47_ Secret Societies 30; The Carnegie Legacy @ 9:54
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▶ 8:20
At this point in time, he's making $1,500 a year at the age of 24. That's a lot of money back then. And it's because that guy John Hay really took a liking to him. He learns the railroad business. Okay, the owner of the railroad is a guy by…
▶ 9:54
rail car company. Those were the sleeping class cars for first class travel. It was a new thing in the 1870s and he is an early investor. During the Civil War, his former boss, Thomas Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad was named the Assista…
▶ 11:49
That's why he became the godfather of American steel. He used the connections of Thomas Scott and one of Scott's partners, J. Edgar Thompson. He would name a steel plant after Thompson. He used their connections to acquire contracts for thi…
▶ 12:21
What else does he do? He gave Scott shares in his company and Pennsylvania Railroad became his best customer. So it's interesting how that works. A little self-dealing by Scott. Is this sounding familiar? Yeah, a lot. So he's famous for, yo…