Chapter 11
-Pony Express
-Railroads
-Pacific Railroad
-North Missouri Railroad
-Southwest Pacific Railroad
-St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad
-Missouri Valley Railroad
-Bridging the Missouri
-James B. Eads Spans the Mississippi
-Continued Railroad Construction
-The James Gang
-Population Growth
-Kansas City
-St. Louis
-Organized Labor
-Other Cities and Industries
-Telephone
-Agriculture
The years of 1860 to 1890, was a time of tremendous growth and expansion in Missouri. The railroad industry was a tremendous tool that helped Missouri grow. With the major rivers, like the Missouri and Mississippi bridged, the railroads provided access to the national markets. Connecting into this national railroad network helped to put cities like St. Louis and Kansas City on the economic and industrial map. In 1870, St. Louis emerged as the third most important manufacturing city in the country behind only New York and Philadelphia. "During the decade between 1860 and 1870 Missouri's manufacturing work force tripled and capital investment quadrupled." The important industries included iron, flour, beer, clothing, and furniture. The Anheuser Company, which became Anheuser-Busch, was perhaps the most well-known company to emerge from St. Louis at this time. My great grandfather actually working at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery for many years. He was a manager on the bottling line. That is why Missouri history is so interesting-it is personal. Below, I've included a picture of the brewery back in the day.
Chapter 12: Angry Farmers and Urban Reformers
-Background to Populism
-Third Parties
-The Alliance Movement
-Election of 1888
-Farmers Formulate a Program
-Missouri Farmers Split
-Election of 1892
-Panic of 1893
-Election of 1894
-Election of 1896
-The Interim Between Populists and Progressives: Governors Stephens and Dockery
-The Progressives
-Election of 1904
-Election of 1908
-Election of 1912
Chapter Twelve deals predominantly with elections, political turmoil, and reform. Missouri was a state that not only featured the major political parties, but also included third parties such as The People's party , the Union Labor party ,and the Greenbackers. This parties had a hard time gaining a foothold, and never received more than about ten percent of the vote in an election. Discontented farmers turned to organizations like the National Farmers' Alliance and Cooperative Union of America and the National Agricultural Wheel to help improve conditions. On the economic side of th coin, Missouri suffered very little damage due to the Panic of 1893. This all sets the stage for Missouri's cultural development in Chapter Thirteen.
Below I've included a picture of a meeting of Missouri farmers in one of the aforementioned organizations.
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