Biological Info
Inventions or Entrepreneurial Contributions
Management Style
Current Connections or Memorials Present in Chicago
Chicago Hall of Fame
100

What year was he born?

1839

100

Swift was known as the most famous farmer. True or False?

False - he was a butcher

100

Was The Jungle meant to support the meatpacking industry?

No

100

How many laws were created to prevent his way of meatpacking?

3

200

What generation of Cape Cod residents was he?

6th

200

What did he buy, butcher, and sell when he was younger to start the Swift & Company?

Heifer

200

Was he a good manager to his workers?

No

200

What year did the refrigerator car retire?

1980

300

How many kids were in the Swift family?

12

300

What was the nickname for the national packing company?

Beef Trust

300

Who was "The Jungle" written by?

Upton Sinclair

300

The Pure Food and Drug act was passed in 1916. True or False?

False

400

How old was he when he died?

63

400

What was the name of the book that was inspired by his workers?

The Jungle

400

What were two words describing how he treated his workers?

Exploiting and endangering

400

What road is the Swift Company marker located on?

S. Columbus Drive

500

What was his middle name?

Franklin

500

Who was the engineer that Swift hired to build his refrigerator car?

Andrew S. Chase

500

What was the name of the act that was created to prevent Swift's way of meatpacking?

Pure Food and Drug Act

500

Where is the memorial for him currently located? 

Chicago, Illinois

500

Should he be allowed in the Chicago Hall of Fame?

No