The inside history of the Carnegie Steel Company, a romance of millions . troublous times of 1873and the lean years following thepanic. The special capacity of has been abundantly illus-trated in connection withpreceding enterprises, M. Carnegies abilitieswere too numerous andcomplex to be summed upin a sentence. He was aman of sterling integrity ;and it was a common say-ing in Pittsburg that hisword was better than some mens bond. He had remarkablejudgment; and his opinion on commercial questions was valuedabove that of much older and more experienced men. Quickand keen in his
The inside history of the Carnegie Steel Company, a romance of millions . troublous times of 1873and the lean years following thepanic. The special capacity of has been abundantly illus-trated in connection withpreceding enterprises, M. Carnegies abilitieswere too numerous andcomplex to be summed upin a sentence. He was aman of sterling integrity ;and it was a common say-ing in Pittsburg that hisword was better than some mens bond. He had remarkablejudgment; and his opinion on commercial questions was valuedabove that of much older and more experienced men. Quickand keen in his perceptions, cautious but progressive in hisideas, faithful to his engagements, and just in all his dealings,iie gave to his company that which corporations are habituallylacking, namely, a conscience. His death in 1886, at the earlyige of forty-three, was a loss not only to his associates, but tohe whole business world of Pittsburg. To this day all whocnew him, great and small, rich and poor, workman and master,evere his memory and regret his loss. Mr. Stewart never. Andy drove the band wagon. LXSIPE ILWLWCIAL J//S7( Vv) il sought prominence, and was content to the day of his death, in1889, to merge his ovvn personaHty in the organization he workedfor. Devoted to Tom Carnegie, he allowed no personal injury toaffect his loyalty to his friend ; and more than once he stoical]\accepted the rough rebukes of the elder Carnegie because Tomwished for peace. Once, indeed, exasperated at the gibes givenat his own table, he rose in anger, saying that the bounds of allreason had been reached and the laws of hospitality outraged; but the apology which Tom arrangedwas at once accepted and peace wasrestored. The part at first selected by An-drew Carnegie for himself was thedevelopment of outside trade amithe procurement of orders. Here he(.lispla)ed an originality so markeilthat it amounted to gen-ius. Ijidowed with aready wit, an excellentmemory for stories, anda natural gift for recitingI
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