They were treated as if they were gods.
<span>Migration
from rural areas to cities in the late 19th century had a few effects
on urban society. Since racism was still prevalent, many businesses were
still segregated and different races received very different treatment.
There were also more jobs in the city, so migration to cities from
rural areas increased and expanded the business market as opposed to the
farming industry. The large increase in city populations, in turn,
created many health issues such as unclean living conditions, prevalent
crime, and greater fire risk.</span>
Thaddeus Lowe's operations in his ground service's first months indicate considerable improvement in developing and understanding the observation balloon a significant and useful complement to the army service. He favored the captive balloons because:
- He showed that a captive balloon could be efficiently and safely propelled to and from different locations, and that the senior officers could take measurements from virtually any appropriate point chosen.
- The civil war time duration 1861 to 1863, encouraged him to experiment and make success of captive balloons, here his motivation raised as he was self made scientist and aeronaut.
- He was attempting to study medicine to satisfy the wishes of his grandmother, but the boredom diverted him to his first passion, aviation using lighter-than-air gases.
