Fur Trading Companies

I believe that the Pacific Fur Company was the most successful because, according to Stephenie Flora, the man who owned the company, John Aster, monopolized the fur trade.  This means that his business did the best because he put the other companies out of business.  According to Dale A. Lambert, Aster also set up Fort Astoria, the first outpost on the Pacific coast owned by Americans.



Fur trading companies sought out sea otters, foxes, and many other animals to make furs out of.

(Images via Wikipedia)