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Update: after seeing the documentary, The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, this disgusting project would fill anyone with rage. Over 100 people died, mostly by easily preventable causes like heat exhaustion. Conditions were appalling, but anyone who complained got sacked, as replacements were queueing up - this being the depression. The chief engineer Frank Crowe received a bonus of $4mil, in today's money for completing ahead of time. Early completion was achieved by shortcutting safety, so really he made his money at the expense of the lives of the workers. A large proportion of the workers lived in shanty towns with no permanent or proper shelter, despite promises to provide housing, for most of the duration of construction.
Very interesting and appalling. Another reason why a completely free market is not desirable.
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