John warne gates biography of barack

Industrialist of the Gilded Age Date of Birth: 18.05.1855

Content:

1. John Warne Gates: The Man Behind Barbed Wire and Gambling Legends
2. Coiling the Barbed Wire Empire
3. Monopoly and Consolidation
4. Oil Exploration and Industrial Development
5. Legendary Gambler
6. Legacy and Passing

John Warne Gates: The Man Behind Barbed Wire and Gambling Legends

Origins and Education

John Warne Gates, born on May 18, 1855, in Winfield, Illinois, embarked on his journey in 1876.

After graduating from North Central College in Naperville, he ventured to San Antonio, Texas.

Coiling the Barbed Wire Empire

Gates's career took off when Isaac Ellwood hired him as a salesman for Washburn & Moen, a pioneering barbed wire company.

With a dramatic cattle roundup demonstration in San Antonio's Military Plaza, Gates established himself as an astute marketer.

Subsequent ventures led him to form Southern Wire in St. Louis, Missouri, and merge it with William Edenborn's company, creating