james j hill
James J. Hill, born in Ontario in 1838 was responsible for moving North America into the railroad industry and the gilded age . ... James J Hill lived in southern Ontario where at the age of 17 he started to work on the St. ... One time when Hill was asked about his company he stated. ... Hill was in business with his associates for about 15 years before the railroad was completed. ... James Hill is considered a Captain of Industry because he didn’t only build a railroad, but he wrote a book about it to help move the farmers into the new age of economic philosophy.