In the text, you read this about the development of railroads: Although railroads caused certain problems, they also made possible the rapid growth of industry after 1865. Building rail lines created thousands of jobs. Steelworkers turned millions of tons of iron into steel for tracks and engines. Lumberjacks cut down whole forests to supply wood for railroad ties. Miners sweated in dusty mine shafts digging coal to fuel railroad engines. The railroad companies themselves employed thousands of workers. They laid tracks, built trestles across rivers, carved tunnels through mountains, and built countless railroad stations. The large railroads also pioneered new ways of managing business. Rail companies created special departments for shipping and accounting and for servicing equipment. Expert managers headed each department, while chains of command ensured that the organization ran smoothly. Other big businesses soon copied these management techniques. Question Use the passage to answer the question. Why would it be important for railroads to use strong management techniques? (1 point) Responses to ensure a complex business ran smoothly to ensure a complex business ran smoothly to create more growth in other industries to create more growth in other industries to continue to employ thousands of people to continue to employ thousands of people to create more railways across the country
The correct answer is to ensure a complex business ran smoothly. The passage states that the large railroads pioneered new ways of managing business, creating special departments for shipping, accounting, and servicing equipment. This suggests that strong management techniques were crucial for the efficient operation of the railroads.
