. Financial giants of America . 0, or 40%. Carnegie had rolled up afortune of $15,000,000. As a partner died or dropped outCarnegie took over his interests in the concern. This processwent along until only Carnegie and Henry Phipps, with whomhe quarreled later, were left. Competing companies werebought out. Carnegie became undisputed steel king and HenryC. Fricks enormous coke properties in the Connellsville dis-trict of Pennsylvania were acquired by Carnegie in 1882. Heand Frick were for years trusted associates. The combinationlasted until 1899, when the two parted company. Mr. Carnegie was
. Financial giants of America . 0, or 40%. Carnegie had rolled up afortune of $15,000,000. As a partner died or dropped outCarnegie took over his interests in the concern. This processwent along until only Carnegie and Henry Phipps, with whomhe quarreled later, were left. Competing companies werebought out. Carnegie became undisputed steel king and HenryC. Fricks enormous coke properties in the Connellsville dis-trict of Pennsylvania were acquired by Carnegie in 1882. Heand Frick were for years trusted associates. The combinationlasted until 1899, when the two parted company. Mr. Carnegie was the author of the following publica-tions: Around the World, Triumphant Democracy, TheGospel of Wealth, Life of James Watts, The Empire ofBusiness and The American Four-in-hand Britain, togetherwith many stimulating and informing articles contributed tothe magazines and reviews of his time. Mr. Carnegie died in 1919, and the world is a grievousloser by his passing. His desire to rid himself of his riches was no affectation. [9]. \ii HENRY FORD They say he is the worlds richest man has a hank balance of $121,000,000 and rumorhas it that he is the countrys first billionaire. Heis a man very much in the public eye. To havebrought into being the countless *^flivvers he hasmade is Achievement and Success. He ought to besatisfied. But he isnt. He has some big ideas. He hasbig projects, and everything points to the early ful-fillment of his dreams and desires. He is a giantamong giants, as this brief history will show. HENRY FORD HENRY FORD, the automobile manufacturer, the makerof the flivvers, tin lizzies* and all that, is the manmost in the public eye today. Nothing is too original,too bizarre, too much of a departure from the beaten trackfor this mechanical prodigy, this political and economic freak,as so many people seriously declare him to be. He astonished the world during the war by outfitting athis own expense the ship outfitted for the stopping of the out-qui
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