For the curious: besides the Pullman towns, there were many other “company towns” [1] in the United States, owned by various companies [2]. Some of the most e

For the curious: besides the Pullman towns, there were many other “company towns” [1] in the United States, owned by various companies [2]. Some of the most exploitive ones were owned by mining firms, as immortalized in the famous protest song “Sixteen Tons”, with its refrain “I owe my soul to the company store”. [3] (This song may be familiar to South Park viewers.) [4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_towns_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_towns_in_the_U... [3] http://www.protestsonglyrics.net/Labor_Union_Songs/Sixteen-Tons.phtml http://www.protestsonglyrics.net/Labor_Union_Songs/Sixteen-T... [4] https://youtube.com/watch?v=yO9VRtrTJwc https://youtube.com/watch?v=yO9VRtrTJwc