Andrew+Carnigie

Hi, My name is Andrew Carnegie. I was born on November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. In 1847 When I was 12, steam looms were introduced to Scotland, I thought it was ingenious until my father William Carnegie a hand loom worker lost his job. So in 1848 when I was 13 we moved to Pittsburg. I worked at a telegraph office in 1819. When I was 14 as a messenger boy for $2.5 per week then I was promoted to telegraph operator earning $20 per month. 1853 I was 18 worked as a assistant of Thomas Scott the superintendent of the P.A.R.R. earning $35 per month. Then 2 years later in 1855 my father died at the age of 51. 1859 when I was 24 I was operating the western side of the P.A.R.R. earning $1500 per year!!! Then in 1861 the civil war broke out and I helped the union army by fixing telegraph lines and a railroad track in the same year invests $1000 in a oil company and received $178680 after a year. 1863 I got $2400 from R.R. Work and over $13000 in central transportation company. 1865 I founded Keystone Bridge Company and Mr. Scott loans me $4000 out of the $8000 that’s needed. In 1872 I visited England and saw hennery Bessemer steel company, and then wanted to expand my steel business. In 1875 I opened my first steel plant and not surprisingly my first order was 2000 steel rails for the P.A.R.R. Then I met with Louise Whitfield and in 1887 we got married. In 1886 the only people in my life died. In 1901 I sold Carnegie steel for $480000000 to J.P. Morgan and after my retirement I established (founds) many places including the carnigie teachers` pension fund with 90% of my life bonds in it. then in 1919 I ... died.