Outside Facts : Part 2

• Foreign labor discrimination was high during this time period. Fifity Italian immigrants were hired by McArthur Brothers to work in Jackson park. When the news of work spread union workers stormed into park and drove American workers off, They also start bringing sticks along with them and began beating the foreign laborers. (pg 119)
• Labor unions began to come into power during this time period. The city's union met with officers of the fair and demanded to limit the workday to eight hours, pay union scale-wages, and hire union workers before all others. High unemployment rates and labor demands requested from fair directors led to conflicts. (pg 119)
• The Gospel of wealth- When National commission wanted financial control , the exposition company refused to do so , stating that the company had raised the money, and by God the company would spend it in whatever way they want. According to them God had blessed the "company" with this money.(pg 119)
• women were given many opportunities in this new era. Inventions like typewriter and telephone created more roles for women. Sophia Hayden of Boston won the contest of designing the women building for the fair (pg 120) , Minnie williams(who was in love with Holmes) got job as a stenographer for a law firm and then later worked for Holmes as his personal stenographer (pg 202)
• Patrick Prendergast grieved when Harrison lost the election. He hoped that if he helped Harrison in his re-election he would recieve a job in reward. This can easily be related to the corrupt spoil system.(pg 130)
• J.P Morgan who beacme powerful by eliminating his competition took over Edison's company merging it with other major companies and created General Electric company. It competed with Westinghouse Electric company on who should wire Jackson park. Having cheap but effecient electricity Westinghouse Electric company won the bid.This shows the power and tactics that corporations used.(pg131)
• Exposition influenced many inventions of Thomas Edison also known as the wizard of Menlo park as he invented light bulb, phonograph and motion pictures(131)
• Many magical stories and production by Walt Disney, son of Elias Disney told stories about the construction of this magical realm beside the lake. This was all inspired by the exposition. (pg 153)
• Foreign relations of United States were strengthning slowly - Japanese delegates attented the fair. (pg 157).
• Pledge of Allegiance for the United states was created for the exposition by Francis J. Bellamy. It was a symbol of patriotism and unison in America. (pg181)
• George Washington Gale Ferris proposed his plan for out-Eiffeling Eiffel by creating the Ferris wheel. (pg 185)
• Numerous jobs formed by the construction of the fair helped decreasing the effects of Panic of 1893. (pg 206)
• Pullman railroads were used to carry visitors to the fair as the rates of new order had fallen sharply (pg 206)

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