In the 1880s he made his fortune selling railroad cars for the Fox Pressed Steel Co. & got seriously into jewelry
In 
his first year with Standard Steel he was able to do more business than in any 
two ... who continued selling railway supplies for the company that got him started 
as... [DOC] [TLE] The Pullman State Historic Site : The Pullman Company [PAR] Field, more interested in politics than rail cars, assigned his interest to Pullman in 
... With his own fortune and that of his investors, Pullman greatly expanded the 
company.