[CHAR] The Gilded Age

Actions of The Gilded Age

Turns
1. Each Turn is 1 in-game Month
2. Each Turn a character has 3 Actions.
3. Actions are sent via PM to the GM but performed in an IC post.

Actions
- Travel: This is required to move from one State to another.
- Purchase / Sell Shares: Select a Corporation, select the Number of Shares.
- Issue: May bring an Issue up to the Shareholders to Vote on.
- Vote: Will Vote on an Issue. Must be in the same state as the Corporations HQ to Vote.

[Theodorable]

Characters & Corporations

States

State of Georgia

Description: At war's end the devastation and disruption in every part of the state was dramatic. Wartime damage, disruption to plantations, and miserable weather had a disastrous effect on agricultural production before the end of the war. Production of the state's chief money crop, cotton, fell from a high of more than 700,000 bales in 1860 to less than 50,000 in 1865, while harvests of corn and wheat were also meager.[48] After the war, the state subsidized construction of numerous new railroad lines to improve infrastructure and connections to markets. Use of commercial fertilizers increased cotton production in Georgia's upcountry, but the coastal rice plantations never recovered from the war.

In January 1865, William T. Sherman issued Special Field Orders, No. 15 authorizing federal authorities to confiscate abandoned plantations in the Sea Islands and redistribute land in smaller plots to former slaves. Later that year, after succeeding Lincoln in the presidency after he was assassinated, Andrew Johnson revoked the order and returned the plantations to their former owners.

At the beginning of the period of Reconstruction, Georgia had more than 460,000 freedmen. Slaves made up 44% of the state's population in 1860. After the Civil War, many former slaves moved from rural areas to Atlanta, where economic opportunities were better. Free from white supervision, they established their own communities. Other migrations involved blacks moving from plantations to adjacent small towns and communities. A new federal agency the Freedmen's Bureau helped blacks negotiate labor contracts, and set up schools and churches. The region's planters struggled with the transition to paid labor and tried to control the movement of blacks through Black Codes.

Active Corporations
- None

Rail Lines
- No Major Lines

Natural Resources
- Cotton (0/150)
- Agriculture (50/250)

Consumer Demand
- Agriculture (HIGH)
- Cotton (HIGH)
- Clothing (HIGH)
- Foodstuffs (HIGH)
- Kerosene (HIGH)

Available Workers
- 15,000

Available Workplaces
- 15

Average Wages
- $180/Month

State of Pennsylvania

Description: Following the Civil War, the Republican Party exercised strong control over politics in the state, as Republicans won almost every election during the Third Party System (1854–1894) and the Fourth Party System (1896–1930). Pennsylvania remained one of the most populous states in the Union, and the state's large number of electoral votes helped Republicans dominate presidential elections from 1860 to 1928. Only once during that period did Pennsylvania vote for a presidential candidate that was not a Republican (the lone exception was former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt in 1912). The Republican Party was nearly as dominant in gubernatorial elections, as Robert E. Pattison was the lone non-Republican to win election as governor between 1860 and 1930. In the 1870s, Pennsylvanians embraced the constitutional reform movement that was sweeping across several states, and Pennsylvania passed a new constitution in 1874.[41] The state created the office of lieutenant governor and made the offices of state auditor and state treasurer into elective offices. The term of the Governor of Pennsylvania was extended to four years, but the governor was prohibited from serving two consecutive terms.

The Pennsylvania Republican party was led by a series of bosses, including founder Simon Cameron, his son J. Donald Cameron, Matthew Quay, and Boies Penrose. Quay in particular was one of the dominant political figures of his era, as he served as chairman of the Republican National Committee and helped place Theodore Roosevelt on the 1900 Republican ticket. Following Penrose's death in the 1920s, no one boss dominated the state party, but Pennsylvania Republicans continued to be significantly more powerful than the Democrats until the 1950s.[42] Although the party bosses dominated politics, the Republicans also had a reform movement that challenged the power of the bosses. Many Pennsylvanians supported the Progressive movement, including Philander C. Knox, Gifford Pinchot, and John Tener. Several new state agencies were established during this time, including the Department of Welfare and the Department of Labor and Industry. Pennsylvanians twice rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have granted women the right to vote, but the state was one of the first to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote nationwide.

Active Corporations
- None

Rail Lines
- Erie Railroad
- Main Line

Natural Resources
- Iron (0/65)
- Coal (0/200)
- Crude Oil (0/46)

Consumer Demand
- Agriculture (MODERATE)
- Cotton (MODERATE)
- Clothing (MODERATE)
- Foodstuffs (MODERATE)
- Kerosene (MODERATE)

Available Workers
- 17,000

Available Workplaces
- 22

Average Wages
- $295/Month

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Corporations

Iron Freight

Founded: 1851
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Industry: Rail Transport
Chief Executive Officer: Martin Walthers (47) [Investor: +1.5% Monthly Stock Gain on Turns with New Investments]
Market Cap: $1,600,000
Shares Issued: 220,000
Current Share Price: $7.27 (January, 1870)
Capital: $30,919
Debt: $64,000
Shareholders:
- Martin Walthers: Owns 36.5% (80,300 Shares / $583,781)
- Johnathan Meyers Owns 10.0% (22,000 Shares / $159,940)
Free Shares: 139,700
Dividends: 10%
Rail Lines: 2 [Main Line, Erie Line]
Workers: 14
Average Wages: $300/Month
Income:
- Transported 2,000 Iron to the State of Pennsylvania for $60/Ton = $120,000
Expenses:
- Paid $4,200 in Workers Wages
- Paid $10,000 in Rail Maintenance
- Paid $74,881 in Dividends
Profits:
- $30,919
Quarterly Growth: N/A (January, 1870)

Exceptional Oil

Founded: 1841
Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Industry: Oil and Gas
Chief Executive Officer: John Hellener (31) [Magnate: -10% Cost for Cross Industry Purchases]
Market Cap: $920,000
Shares Issued: 191,000
Current Share Price: $4.81 (January, 1870)
Capital: $0
Debt: $91,000
Shareholders:
- Johnathan Hellner: Owns 50.1% (95,501 Shares / $459,359)
- Malcom Sylvester: Owns 49.9% (95,499 Shares / $459,355)
Free Shares: 0
Dividends: 0%
Workplaces: 6
Workers: 54
Average Wages: $220/Month
Income:
- Sold 5400 Barrels of Crude Oil to the State of Pennsylvania for $22/Barrel = $118,800
Expenses:
- Paid $11,800 in Workers Wages
- Paid $60,000 in Workplace Maintenance
Profits:
- $47,000
Quarterly Growth: N/A (January, 1870)

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Active Characters

Roger Young

Current Location: Pennsylvania
Age: 45
Assets:
- $70,000

History

- January, 1870:
* Following the end of his Army contract, Young purchased a one way train ticket to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in hopes of a better life.

[DeadDrop]

R. Young

Character Name: Roger Young
Character Age: 45.
Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island
Background: Former Union Soldier
Brief History: Born into a military family Young was quick to join up to the U.S. Army after college where he completed a degree in Business Administration. He soon attended West Point and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry, before the civil war he saw action in the US-Mexico war & Second Opium war. Once the civil war had concluded, Young finished his withering contract and left the U.S. Army. There were other crops to be harvested in the vast nation that was America, he had his sights on becoming a powerhouse he no doubt could use his charisma and leadership to form a formidable company in today's dog eat dog times.