Andrew Carnegie & Joseph Coors

Backgrounds Carnegie Born in Scotland Moved to Pennsylvania with his family when he was 13 Worked for Pennsylvania Railroad Company Coors Colorado with 5 kids Active in politics Born in 1917

Education Carnegie Ended when he moved to America No more than a few years Coors Cornell Chemical engineer

Early Jobs Carnegie Worked at a cotton factory Messenger in a telegraph office Telegraph operator for the Pittsburgh superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Coors Worked in Coors Porcelain Company Invented aluminum cans and push tabs for Coors

Methods of Becoming Wealthy Carnegie Took a chance with a company that turned bridges into iron bridges Telegraph firm Co-founded a steel company Broke off to his own company Coors Going to college and pursuing new things Being knowledgeable

Important Company Carnegie Carnegie Steel Company Coors Coors Beer

Philosophy Carnegie You have a right to do whatever is necessary to be successful in business Gospel of Wealth Coors Didn’t like unions Conservative Ran for 7th district congress representative

Philanthropy Carnegie He retired from business and became a philanthropist The rich have a moral obligation to distribute their money in ways that promote the welfare and happiness of the common man Coors Helped to start heritage foundation by giving more than 500,000 and conservative causes

Lasting Impact Carnegie 2,500 public libraries, 7,600 organs to churches, Carnegie Hall in New York City, Carnegie Mellon University Coors Made a great name for his family and left a strong brand and business for future generations

Which one do you admire more and why? Andrew Carnegie because he started from the bottom and worked his way up, then gave back to the common people.