Crédit Mobilier of America
GPTKB entity
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Company
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
railroad expansion |
| gptkbp:business_model |
gptkb:Partnerships
public-private partnerships questionable practices |
| gptkbp:business_practices |
opaque financial dealings
|
| gptkbp:construction_method |
subcontracting
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
to the economy
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
bribery and corruption
overcharging for construction |
| gptkbp:criticism |
lack of transparency
exploitation of labor anti-corruption advocates |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
American literature
|
| gptkbp:design |
government contracts
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1882
financial difficulties financial mismanagement |
| gptkbp:economic_impact |
job creation
railroad industry growth |
| gptkbp:employees |
thousands
|
| gptkbp:financial_aid |
government subsidies
|
| gptkbp:financial_records |
controversial practices
audited by government |
| gptkbp:financial_scandal |
political corruption
involvement of Congress members |
| gptkbp:financial_strategy |
overcharging for construction
|
| gptkbp:financial_support |
political campaigns
|
| gptkbp:financials |
speculative investments
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1863
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Thomas_C._Durant
|
| gptkbp:government |
lobbying efforts
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-Civil War America
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
corporate accountability
|
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
contracts and agreements
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
railroad industry
on corporate ethics |
| gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:Gilded_Age |
| gptkbp:historical_role |
in shaping U. S. infrastructure policy
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major railroad construction company in the U. S.
first major corporate scandal in U. S. history |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Crédit Mobilier of America
|
| gptkbp:impact |
U. S. political landscape
U. S. politics in the 1870s U. S. infrastructure |
| gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:infrastructure
railroad construction |
| gptkbp:influence |
American capitalism
on future infrastructure projects |
| gptkbp:investigates |
Congressional hearings
Congressional investigation |
| gptkbp:investment |
gptkb:politicians
wealthy individuals private investors |
| gptkbp:involved_in |
political lobbying
railroad construction |
| gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of |
business leaders
|
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:Schuyler_Colfax
gptkb:Charles_Francis_Adams_Jr. gptkb:Oakes_Ames James H. Mc Culloh |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on corporate governance
|
| gptkbp:legacy_influence |
modern corporate ethics
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
fraud allegations
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:marketing_strategy |
aggressive expansion
|
| gptkbp:material |
sold to investors
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
stock manipulation
scandal in 1872 |
| gptkbp:notable_project |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
loss of public trust
|
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:partnership |
with banks
|
| gptkbp:partnerships |
various state governments
|
| gptkbp:political_impact |
gptkb:significant
|
| gptkbp:project |
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
construction of railroads |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
controversial
|
| gptkbp:publications |
historical analyses
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Gilded_Age
American railroad expansion |
| gptkbp:revenue |
gptkb:complex
millions of dollars $50 million (at peak) |
| gptkbp:services |
railroad construction
|
| gptkbp:significant_event |
construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:type |
private corporation
|
| gptkbp:was_involved_in |
gptkb:Crédit_Mobilier_scandal
|