Posted by 4Chancey on September 19, 2011 at 10:33am
On this day, we continued working on our project. Since I did not have internet access for the majority of the weekend, I was unable to send in the notes I coninued to take over section two of chapter 6. I will attempt to finish them today. Mr. Bruns will be quizzing us on our sections over the next couple days. Presentations start on Thursday. Notes: during the time of the major increase of the railroad industry, other industries grew as well: iron, coal, steel, lumber, and glass. Also a large number of towns grew in size, each famous for something: Chicago for stockyards, Minneapolis for grain. This trade industry grew to massive heights. Major cities today owe their existance to railroads: Flagstaff, Abilene, Denver, and Seattle are examples. Workers on the railroads were not exactly hobos in a sense. They had even more luxery than farmers. The workers would have rooms for rent with windows in every room and plenty of warmth and luxery. Question: What impact did railroads have on the US? Travel increased, trade increased, set up the four time zones, and gave many workers jobs for very good pay.
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