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... manufacturing department at Pullman , Ill . , about 3,100 persons . On May 7 , a committee of the workmen had an interview by arrangement with Mr. Wickes , vice - president , at which the principal subject of discussion related to wages ...
... manufacturing department at Pullman , Ill . , about 3,100 persons . On May 7 , a committee of the workmen had an interview by arrangement with Mr. Wickes , vice - president , at which the principal subject of discussion related to wages ...
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... manufacturing had made such strides in pro- duction that by 1918 it had become one of the chief outlets for steel ... manufacturers , reached in March and April . These industrialists agreed to a 30 - percent cut in the production of ...
... manufacturing had made such strides in pro- duction that by 1918 it had become one of the chief outlets for steel ... manufacturers , reached in March and April . These industrialists agreed to a 30 - percent cut in the production of ...
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... manufacturing grew 88 percent . In 1890 , less than 7 percent of the nation's workers were in manufacturing and mechanical pur- suits , but by 1930 one fourth of them were . Not only did the expansion of existing mass industries such as ...
... manufacturing grew 88 percent . In 1890 , less than 7 percent of the nation's workers were in manufacturing and mechanical pur- suits , but by 1930 one fourth of them were . Not only did the expansion of existing mass industries such as ...
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Andrew Carnegie and the Accumula | 10 |
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