Business Timeline 1903-1909

  • Ford Motor Company mass-produces cars

    The Ford Motor Company mass produced the model T car that sold rapidly in the untied states
  • Rolls-Royce creates their first vehicle

    Rolls Royce make the 10 hp
  • Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated as president

    Theodore Roosevelt accomplished low inflation during his term : "During both his first and second term, President Roosevelt was able to keep inflation low, with the rate increasing each term by only five percent"
  • Kelloggs Company was founded

  • Panic!

    "A banking panic erupts when New Yorks Kinkerbocker bank fails. Depositors rushed to withdraw their bank savings, causing the collapse of 246 other banks."
  • Barden Powell starts the boy scouts of america

    The boy scouts would go on to do lots of community service and selling popcorn
  • William Howard Taft is elected

    Taft goes on to create the Mann-Elkins act which put a stop to high railroad prices
  • Inflation Rate

    1903-1909 $1 is equal to about $26 in 2017