The industrial Revolution! Introduction to one of the greatest events in TIME! The industrial Revolution!

Objectives: You will be able to… Understand what it was, the affects on America, and the affects in Utah

What was the Industrial Revolution? A complete change in the way things were made (“Industry” = way things are made and “Revolution” = a complete change) Focus is on late 19th century to early 20th century (1860’s-1900’s)

Before the Revolution… Most things were made by hand in people’s homes or little shops by people’s homes. For Example: If you wanted shoes, you would go to the home of the “shoemaker” and he would measure your feet and you would go back to his home in a few weeks to pick it up.

During and After the Revolution… Most things were made by machines in factories For Example: Think about the shoes you are wearing now!

Where did it start? England What did it start with? The Textile Industry

How was it brought to America? An Englishman named Samuel Slater memorized the machinery of a textile mill, immigrated to America and built the first textile mills here.

What contributions did Americans develop? Americans later added the concept of interchangeable parts (Eli Whitney) and the assembly line (Henry Ford). Before the concept of interchangeable parts was developed, each part in a manufactured good was unique For example, a gunsmith made every part of a gun by hand, so each gun was unique. If a part of a gun broke, you had to take it back to a gunsmith and they would take measurements and make a new part to fit your unique gun. After the concept of interchangeable parts, guns are mass produced. If a part of a gun breaks you can order a new part from the factory that made it.

Positive Effects The single greatest effect of the Industrial Revolution is that prices have fallen for food and manufactured goods. As a result we have a much higher standard of living today than any other time in history. We also have much more free time to pursue hobbies and an education.

Negative effects Pollution Garbage: Packaging of goods. most of the garbage before the Industrial Revolution was biodegradable (usually animal bones and plant products such as peelings or pits)

Negative continued… Time related stress: there was no such thing as tardiness before the Industrial Revolution. Factories with assembly lines had to start at a certain time. Bells Clocks Work related stress Work fast or get fired Loss of uniqueness of products Everything is the same Mass production mentality Education

Utah’s State Motto “Industry”- Busy as a beehive. Mormons had to provide things on their own for the longest time

Changes in Utah Electrifying Utah! Provo Woolen Mill Lucien L. Nunn was a major figure in bringing electric power to the Intermountain West. April 1908 Provo Woolen Mill Railroads help with shipping of products and importing parts of machinery.

Changes Continued… Salt Industry Flour Mills The demand for Utah salt greatly increased when silver mines opened, since salt was used in the reduction of ore. Flour Mills To keep up with improvements meant replacing water power in the mills with steam or electricity and substituting metal rollers for milling stones.

Effects on Utah Transportation The Golden Spike 1869 More rail lines started to developed in Utah. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad built resorts along the Great Salt Lake.

The Great Saltair The first Saltair, completed in 1893, was jointly owned by a corporation associated with the Mormons and LA and Salt Lake Railroad. Saltair was one of the first amusement parks, and for a time was the most popular family destination west of New York. Some criticism was pointed at the Church over the sale of coffee, tea or alcohol (all of which are prohibited by Mormon doctrine), as well as Saltair's being open on Sunday.

Saltair Continued… Saltair be a "Coney Island of the West" to help demonstrate that Utah was not a strange place of alien people and customs. This was part of a larger movement toward accommodation with American society that had begun in the early 1890s as church leaders made a conscious decision to bring the church into the mainstream of American life

Lagoon! Samuel Bamberger was building his Salt Lake to Ogden Railroad and so wanted to build an amusement park to incise people to come on his rail line. In July 1896, it opened with bowling, elegant dancing, fine music, and good restaurants Swimming and rowing in the ‘lagoon” was later added.