Robber Barons or Captains of Industry??? Wausau Past

Robber Barons or Robber Barons or Captains of Industry??? Captains of Industry???

Wausau PastWausau Past

Robber Baron Robber Baron vs.vs. Captain of IndustryCaptain of Industry

Robber Baron =Robber Baron =

Takes advantage of Takes advantage of workersworkers

Makes $ at the expense Makes $ at the expense of someone elseof someone else

Builds a business Builds a business through corrupt or through corrupt or illegal practices.illegal practices.

Makes the rest of us Makes the rest of us green with envy.green with envy.

Captain of IndustryCaptain of Industry

Uses wealth to benefit Uses wealth to benefit the rest of us.the rest of us.

Creates “good” paying Creates “good” paying jobs for regular people.jobs for regular people.

Cyrus YawkeyCyrus Yawkey Robber Baron????? Robber Baron?????

Owned a lumber Owned a lumber business in business in HazelhurstHazelhurst

Later lead the Later lead the Wausau GroupWausau Group– Invested money in Invested money in

new industries, brokaw new industries, brokaw paper mill, and power paper mill, and power companies.companies.

Cyrus Yawkey Cyrus Yawkey Captain of Industry??? Captain of Industry???

Donated Yawkey park Donated Yawkey park to city of Wausau, to city of Wausau, Dells of the Eau Dells of the Eau Claire, and Marathon Claire, and Marathon ParkPark

Donated his home to Donated his home to the Wausau Historical the Wausau Historical SocietySociety

Leigh Yawkey WoodsonLeigh Yawkey Woodson

The daughter of The daughter of Cyrus YawkeyCyrus Yawkey

Leaves her $2.1 Leaves her $2.1 million dollar house to million dollar house to be a free museum.be a free museum.

Alexander StewartAlexander Stewart Robber Baron??? Robber Baron???

Owned the largest Owned the largest lumber mill on the lumber mill on the Wisconsin RiverWisconsin River

Built three large Built three large homes on East Hillhomes on East Hill

Wealthiest man in Wealthiest man in WausauWausau

Wausau Paper MillWausau Paper Mill

President Marathon President Marathon Cty. Bank.Cty. Bank.

Owned Lumber Owned Lumber companies in 30 companies in 30 different states.different states.

Stewart Inn, Downtown Wausau

Alexander Stewart Alexander Stewart Captain of Industry????Captain of Industry????

Donated the land that became Stewart park in Donated the land that became Stewart park in 1912.1912.

Hired a Chicago firm to build the music stage in Hired a Chicago firm to build the music stage in Stewart Park.Stewart Park.

Donated Oak Island ParkDonated Oak Island Park

Donated the stained glass window above the Donated the stained glass window above the choir loft at First Presbyterian Churchchoir loft at First Presbyterian Church

Embassy of Luxembourg, Washington, D.C.

David Clark EverestDavid Clark Everest the the Robber BaronRobber Baron

Member of the Wausau Member of the Wausau Group.Group.

President of Marathon President of Marathon Paper Co.Paper Co.

Member of Wisconsin Member of Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame.Business Hall of Fame.

At 16 Became Poor.At 16 Became Poor.

D.C. Everest D.C. Everest Captain of Industry???Captain of Industry???

Used Horizontal Used Horizontal Integration / Ink and Integration / Ink and PaperPaper

Owns largest Printing Owns largest Printing Co. in the world.Co. in the world.

President of President of Wisconsin State Wisconsin State Historical Society. Historical Society. 1952-19551952-1955

Donated Historical Donated Historical and important papers and important papers to Marathon Cty. to Marathon Cty. Historical Society.Historical Society.

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