PPT Industrialization in America Immigrant Workers and Captains of

America's Captains Of Industry Ah, the Captains of Industry, perhaps known better as the Robber Barons. Or, maybe, simply known by the brand names that they now are, a century after they helped build the United States on the backs of its people (JP Morgan, Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall, the list goes on). Everyone has certainly heard the names, even if they don't know all about the men.. Henry Ford Automaker Henry Ford was a captain of industry who is considered to have treated his workers well. He believed that well-paid workers would be happier and more efficient. For that reason, he instituted a $5-a-day pay rate, which was twice as much as other auto manufacturers paid.

Bold Business' Bold Leader Spotlight continues to shine on historical figures, with business magnate Henry Ford taking the spotlight this week.. Henry Ford (born July 30, 1863, Wayne county, Michigan, U.S.—died April 7, 1947, Dearborn, Michigan) was an American industrialist who revolutionized factory production with his assembly-line methods. (Read Henry Ford's 1926 Britannica essay on mass production.) Ford spent most of his life making headlines, good, bad, but never indifferent.