Alexander Hamilton Swan

 Alexander Hamilton Swan

Alexander Hamilton Swan was a cowboy and cattle owner that was able to make wealth by domesticating wild cattle. It was known in the 1800s that wild cattle existed in the US. Cowboys were able to steer and domesticate cattle and provide for themselves. The industriousnes of cowboys in the 1800s was a quality that was admired and respected by true Americans. 

Because Swan was able to provide for himself by domesticating cattle and making money, Wall Street and other day traders decided to invest in land that had large amounts of cattle. This was because they had noted Swan's example and wanted to replicate him. It is noted that the greedy finacial traders bought land and did not actually steer cattle like the true American cowboys.

When Americans began exploring the West in the 1800s, the greedy financial traders attempted to provoke wildfires, caused stampedes, and even murdered settlers for settling close to their prized ranches. This was while they did not actually steer cattle but cared about the money generated from domesticating cattle. (Cattle is good for food and also can be used for rodeo shows.)

We learn that greed and envy are judged. After financial traders caused wildfires, stampedes, and even murdered settlers, the cattle developed disease and died. Fortunes and wealth were wiped out because of smallpox affecting the cattle of financial traders. While they thought that they could prevent competition, they ended up destroying their momentary wealth for their greed and non-compete mentality. (Another instance of how non-compete mentality tries to make everything worse for everyone in the 1800s.)