Thousands of carpetbaggers have invested in the building society, hoping that it will become a public company.数以千计的投机商投资该房屋互助协会，希望其能成为一家上市公司。The building society's growth in business was due to carpetbaggers, who opened savings accounts.建房互助会的业务增长是因为投机客开立了储蓄账户。