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Robber Barons or Captains of Industry??? Wausau Past

Robber Barons or Captains of Industry??? Wausau Past. Robber Baron = Takes advantage of workers Makes $ at the expense of someone else Builds a business through corrupt or illegal practices. Makes the rest of us green with envy. Captain of Industry Uses wealth to benefit the rest of us.

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Robber Barons or Captains of Industry??? Wausau Past

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  1. Robber Barons or Captains of Industry??? Wausau Past

  2. Robber Baron = Takes advantage of workers Makes $ at the expense of someone else Builds a business through corrupt or illegal practices. Makes the rest of us green with envy. Captain of Industry Uses wealth to benefit the rest of us. Creates “good” paying jobs for regular people. Robber Baron vs.Captain of Industry

  3. Cyrus Yawkey Robber Baron????? • Owned a lumber business in Hazelhurst • Later lead the Wausau Group • Invested money in new industries, brokaw paper mill, and power companies.

  4. Cyrus Yawkey Captain of Industry??? • Donated Yawkey park to city of Wausau, Dells of the Eau Claire, and Marathon Park • Donated his home to the Wausau Historical Society

  5. Leigh Yawkey Woodson • The daughter of Cyrus Yawkey • Leaves her $2.1 million dollar house to be a free museum.

  6. Owned the largest lumber mill on the Wisconsin River Built three large homes on East Hill Wealthiest man in Wausau Wausau Paper Mill President Marathon Cty. Bank. Owned Lumber companies in 30 different states. Alexander Stewart Robber Baron???

  7. Stewart Inn, Downtown Wausau

  8. Alexander Stewart Captain of Industry???? • Donated the land that became Stewart park in 1912. • Hired a Chicago firm to build the music stage in Stewart Park. • Donated Oak Island Park • Donated the stained glass window above the choir loft at First Presbyterian Church

  9. Embassy of Luxembourg, Washington, D.C.

  10. David Clark Everest the Robber Baron • Member of the Wausau Group. • President of Marathon Paper Co. • Member of Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame. • At 16 Became Poor.

  11. Used Horizontal Integration / Ink and Paper Owns largest Printing Co. in the world. President of Wisconsin State Historical Society. 1952-1955 Donated Historical and important papers to Marathon Cty. Historical Society. D.C. Everest Captain of Industry???

  12. Everest Residence @ 1206 Highland Ave.

  13. For More Information.. Visit Your Local Historical Society

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