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Robert S. Abbott
Chicago Defender, 1905–1940

J. Ogden Armour
Armour and Company, 1901–1923

Leo H. Baekeland
Bakelite Corporation, 1909–1939

Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch Brothers, 1903–1916

Edward T. Bedford
Corn Products Refining Company, 1906–1930

Joseph Boyer
Burroughs Adding Machine Company, 1905–1920

Charles F. Brooker
American Brass Company, 1900–1920

Hattie Carnegie
Hattie Carnegie, 1909–1956

James E. Casey
United Parcel Service, 1907–1962

Roy D. Chapin
Hudson Motor Company, 1909–1923

William L. Clayton
Anderson, Clayton and Company, 1904–1940

Ira C. Copley
Western Utility Corporation, 1905–1926

William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation, 1903–1911

Henry P. Crowell
Quaker Oats Company, 1901–1922

Joseph S. Cullinan
Texaco, 1902–1913

Thomas C. du Pont
DuPont Corporation, 1902–1915

Edward A. Filene
Filene's, 1908–1928

Harvey S. Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1900–1932

Frederick J. Fisher
Fisher Body Company, 1908–1926

Featured Profile

Ford Motor Company, 1906–1918

Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company, 1906–1918

Alfred C. Fuller
Fuller Brush Company, 1906–1943

Frank E. Gannett
Gannett Company, 1906–1957

Amadeo Peter Giannini
Bank of America, 1904–1936

King C. Gillette
Gillette Company, 1901–1913

William T. Grant
W. T. Grant Company, 1906–1924

Adolphus W. Green
National Biscuit Company, 1905–1917

Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company, 1900–1919

Otto Haas
Rohm and Haas Company, 1909–1960

Henry J. Heinz
H. J. Heinz Company, 1905–1919

Alonzo B. Hepburn
Chase National Bank, 1904–1911

Alonzo F. Herndon
Atlanta Life Insurance Company, 1905–1927

Milton S. Hershey
Hershey Chocolate Company, 1900–1941

Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad, 1907–1912

Elon H. Hooker
Hooker Chemical Company, 1909–1938

George A. Hughes
Hughes Electric Heating Company, 1908–1940

Eldridge R. Johnson
Victor Talking Machine Company, 1901–1927

Henry B. Joy
Packard Motor Car Company, 1905–1916

Will K. Kellogg
Kellogg Company, 1906–1939

Arthur A. Kent
Atwater Kent Company, 1902–1936

Darwin P. Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company, 1906–1930

Rose M. Knox
Knox Gelatin Company, 1908–1947

Walter J. Kohler
Kohler Company, 1905–1937

James L. Kraft
Kraft (J. L.) Brothers and Company, 1909–1953

Sebastian S. Kresge
S. S. Kresge Company, 1907–1925

Philip Lehman
Lehman Brothers and Company, 1901–1925

Edmund D. Libbey
Owens Bottle Company, 1903–1925

Louis K. Liggett
United Drug Company, 1904–1943

Arthur D. Little
Arthur D. Little, 1909–1935

Marcus Loew
Loew's, 1906–1927

Henry R. Mallory
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steamship Lines, 1907–1915

Thomas F. Manville
Johns-Manville Corporation, 1901–1924

Charles D. Marshall
McClintic and Marshall Construction Company, 1900–1931

Glenn L. Martin
Glenn L. Martin Company, 1907–1949

Frederick L. Maytag
Maytag Corporation, 1909–1921

Howard H. McClintic
McClintic and Marshall Construction Company, 1900–1931

Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr.
International Harvester Corporation, 1902–1918

William L. Mellon
Gulf Oil Corporation, 1909–1930

Ambrose Monell
International Nickel Corporation, 1902–1917

Charles S. Mott
Weston-Mott Company, 1903–1913

Conde M. Nast
Conde Nast Publications, 1907–1942

Ransom E. Olds
Reo Motor Car Company, 1904–1915

William G. Park
Crucible Steel Company, 1900–1909

George S. Parker
Parker Brothers, 1901–1933

Rufus L. Patterson
American Machine and Foundry Company, 1900–1941

James C. Penney
JCPenney Company, 1907–1958

Abe Plough
Plough, 1908–1971

William C. Procter
Procter & Gamble Company, 1907–1930

John F. Queeny
Monsanto Chemical Company, 1901–1928

Earl H. Richardson
Hotpoint Electric Heating Company, 1904–1918

Charles Ringling
Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, 1907–1926

John D. Ryan
Anaconda Copper Company, 1907–1917

Samuel Sachs
Goldman, Sachs and Company, 1904–1928

Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1904–1916

Frank A. Seiberling
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 1906–1921

Lee Shubert
Shubert Theater Corporation, 1905–1953

Ellsworth M. Statler
Statler Hotels, 1907–1928

Edward R. Stettinius
Diamond Match Company, 1909–1915

Elbridge A. Stuart
Carnation Company, 1901–1932

Louis F. Swift
Swift and Company, 1903–1931

John T. Underwood
Underwood Typewriter Company, 1903–1927

Frederick D. Underwood
Erie Railroad, 1901–1926

Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph, 1907–1919

Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank, 1909–1919

Charles R. Walgreen
Walgreen Company, 1909–1939

Maggie L. Walker
St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, 1903–1930

Madam C. J. Walker
Walker Manufacturing Company, 1906–1919

James C. Wallace
American Ship Building Company, 1904–1913

Clarence M. Woolley
American Radiator Company, 1902–1924

Growing population; vast market expansion; minimal labor impact; initial government intervention but strong big-business power

Demographics
Influence: High: 8.8 million immigrants arrive throughout decade

Cities expand

Population grows from 76 to 92 million

Rural Free Delivery routes added

Full Century

Technology
Influence: Medium-High: Model T

Plastic

Safety razor

Widespread use of steam engine, electricity, and openhearth furnace allows businesses to expand nationwide

Full Century

Social Mores
Influence: Medium: Progressivism

The Jungle sparks food and work safety movement

Full Century

Government Intervention
Influence: Medium-Low: First significant enforcement of Sherman Antitrust Act

Pure Food and Drug Act; breakup of beef trust

Excise Tax imposed on corporations

Tariff Act forces corporations to open their books for government inspection

Full Century

Labor
Influence: Medium-Low: Fewer than 500,000 union members

Department of Commerce and Labor created

Full Century

Global Events
Influence: Low: U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal

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