...current lives would be drastically different. Over the past decades, contributions made from entrepreneurs affiliated with the lumber and timber industry have changed the daily operations of modern society. Specifically the North American entrepreneurs, John R. Booth and Frederick Weyerhaeuser, have impacted these industries and benefitted the business economy as a whole. These well-known characters both mastered techniques of the lumber industry throughout their business career and have earned their title as the “Lumber King”. Although Booth and Weyerhaeuser contributed to the economy around the same time frame, they worked in separate countries and not in collaboration with each other. Many did not realize how big of an opportunity the lumber industry in the 19th century was, whereas Booth and Weyerhaeuser made sure to take advantage it. While these two influential individuals were raised differently and experienced incomparable life events, they both attain similar characteristics that helped them achieve their success. Firstly, John R. Booth and Frederick Weyerhaeuser were both raised in an environment where the importance of work was stressed which evidently led to the introduction of their careers at a young age. Both living in religious households, Weyerhaeuser was Protestant his entire life while Booth was Presbyterian. Even though Weyerhaeuser was born and raised in Germany and Booth lived in Canada, they both grew up working around farms as their family was heavily involved...
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...resourcefulness and natural ability. John Rudolphus Booth and Frederick Weyerhaeuser both came from an agrarian lifestyle and yet managed to evolve into “lumber kings” that prospered in the lumber industry through amassing significant amounts of knowledge about the trade. They both enjoyed “outside” work more than dealing with managerial problems and they were described as being very private people. However, John R. Booth was much more reticent and self-sufficient than Frederick Weyerhaeuser when it came to business whereas, Weyerhaeuser was very reliant on relationships with other people throughout his career. Therefore, while both of their careers seem incredibly similar at times, it was their personal characteristics and individual modus operandi that accounted for the disparities in their vocations. For instance, Weyerhaeuser, from the very beginning showed a tendency to move forward in business through networking and connections whereas, John R. Booth preferred to be self-supporting and achieving through preserving. In 1856, after moving to the Coal Valley Township in Rock Island County, Illinois, Weyerhaeuser began working in a small lumberyard attached to the Rock Island and sawmill . This was where he met F.C.A Denkmann who was also a German born immigrant much like Weyerhaeuser himself. They formed a friendship that later on changed into a family relationship as they became double brother-in-laws. Weyerhaeuser became partners with Denkmann and combined their savings to...
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