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2. What was it like to live as a Pullman employee in the town of Pullman? Very Clean & Very Safe Too controlling; Residents had no say in town rules
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THE AGE OF
RAILROADS
1. What problems did employees of the railroad
companies face?•Life threatening conditions
•Low pay•Discrimination by race or nationality
2. What was it like to live as a Pullman employee in the town
of Pullman?
•Very Clean & Very Safe•Too controlling; Residents
had no say in town rules
Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford
3. Who was involved in Cre’dit Mobilier, and what was the purpose of this company
• Railroad Bosses & Union Pacific Stockholders• To skim profits from large contracts
4. In what ways did the railroad companies use their
power to hurt farmers?•Sold land grants to businesses instead of settlers
•Fixed prices to keep farmers in debt
•Race discrimination
5. Why didn’t the decision in the Munn v. Illinois case
succeed in checking the power of the railroads?
•Supreme Court overturns the decision
•“States cannot set rates on interstate commerce”
6. Why didn’t the interstate commerce Act immediately
limit the power of the railroads?•Long Legal processes
•Resistance of the RR•Supreme Court rules against maximum rates
