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Vanderbilt himself was a crude, unrefined man who was never accepted by the elite in high society.  He donated relatively little to charity, with the exception of his donation to the Methodist Church in Tennessee which was used to build Vanderbilt University.  Instead Vanderbilt left almost his entire fortune to his eldest son, giving relatively little to the rest of his many children.

Vanderbilt himself was a crude, unrefined man who was never accepted by the elite in high society.  He donated relatively little to charity, with the exception of his donation to the Methodist Church in Tennessee which was used to build Vanderbilt University.  Instead Vanderbilt left almost his entire fortune to his eldest son, giving relatively little to the rest of his many children.

But Vanderbilt is credited with establishing the foundation for modern transportation today, with trains that ran on time and served the public both in carrying freight and passengers.  He used new technologies in a shrewd but honest way, and devised methods of business organization which are still used today.

But Vanderbilt is credited with establishing the foundation for modern transportation today, with trains that ran on time and served the public both in carrying freight and passengers.  He used new technologies in a shrewd and sometimes ruthless way, while devising methods of business organization which are still being used succcessfully.

== Big Business and Big Oil ==

== Big Business and Big Oil ==