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Philip Armour

Philip Armour. By: Dominique Johnson. Early Life. Philip Danforth Armour was born April 16 1832 in upstate New York. He was an apprentice to a farmer. At the age of Twenty he sent out for California to work in the gold fields.

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Philip Armour

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  1. Philip Armour By: Dominique Johnson

  2. Early Life • Philip Danforth Armour was born April 16 1832 in upstate New York. • He was an apprentice to a farmer. • At the age of Twenty he sent out for California to work in the gold fields. • Unfortunately he did not make much money from his mining experience.

  3. Early Life Cont. • Philip moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin • He became involved in a grain business, and later became partners John Plankinton in a pork packing line. • That was the start of his career.

  4. He began his pork packing industry in while in Milwaukee. The meat Packing company, Armour & Company was formed with Philip and his brothers. He made an immediate fortune after the civil war. He was worth around 25 million dollars Early Business

  5. Meat Packing • Philip Amour used every part of the animal, he would make glue, fertilizer, gelatin, lard, ect. • He loved his job, and would show up at six in the morning, he often said that the best offers are in the morning.

  6. Meat PackingCont. • He built the largest Meat Packing industry . • Acquired packing plants in Kansas City and Omaha. • Armour did not like Trade Unions and helped stop strikes. • Armour made a wise business decision and took advantage of refrigerated cars on trains. • He had to build his own because train companies did not like the idea.

  7. Meat Packing Cont. • Armour was even able to send meat to Europe • He opened branches in Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Liverpool, and London. • 1892 Armour donated funds to establish the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago.

  8. Death • At the age of 68 Philip Armour Died. • It was 1901, he died of pneumonia.

  9. Political Cartoon In the 1906 there was a meat scandal, where meat had to be expected because of a book called the Jungle. Although this cartoon is not from the time of Philip Armour he did play a role in the atmosphere of the company. Analysis: The cartoon depicts cattle bones building up in a Meat packing industry, which was the fear of the people. Many thought that there were piles of rotting animal hides, and rats crawling around. The cartoon shows how unsanitary the meat packing is dealt with, and that even in D.C. it can happen. The man could be an inspector examining the surroundings of the plant.

  10. Works Cited "Armour & Co.." Encyclopedia of Chicago Entires/Historical sources/ maps/ special features/ user's Guide. N.p., 2005. Web. 3 Feb 2012. <http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2554.html>. Educational Foundation, 2000. Web. 3 Feb 2012. <http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog14/transcript/page04.html>. "WISCONSIN MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME." University of Wisonsin- Madison. N.p., 2008. Web. 3 Feb 2012. <http://www.ansci.wisc.edu/Meat_HOF/2000/pdarmour.htm>. and First Last. The result of the Jungle. N.d. Photograph. n.p.

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