- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Matthew S. Sloan
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines
1933 - 1944
Transportation
b. 1881
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Alabama Polytechnic Institute |
| Graduate | MS, Auburn University, PhD, Union College |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1881 - 1945 |
| Birthplace | Alabama (AL) |
| Race | White |
Sloan oversaw the rapid development of the M-K-T lines that grew in conjunction with the dynamic population explosion of the Southwest in the United States. Under his tenure, revenues increased threefold from $26 million to over $80 million.