the first President of the free state. A peculiar thing about this
secret is that those who once acquire it and use it, find themselves
literally swept on to success, with but little effort, and they
never again submit to failure! If you doubt this, study the names
of those who have used it, wherever they have been mentioned, check
their records for yourself, and be convinced. There is no such thing
as SOMETHING FOR NOTHING! The secret to which I refer cannot be
had without a price, although the price is far less than its value.
It cannot be had at any price by those who are not intentionally
searching for it. It cannot be given away, it cannot be purchased
for money, for the reason that it comes in two parts. One part is
already in possession of those who are ready for it. The secret
serves equally well, all who are ready for it. Education has nothing
to do with it. Long before I was born, the secret had found its
way into the possession of Thomas A. Edison, and he used it so intelligently
that he became the world's leading inventor, although he had but
three months of schooling. The secret was passed on to a business
associate of Mr. Edison. He used it so effectively that, although
he was then making only $12,000 a year, he accumulated a great fortune,
and retired from active business while still a young man. You will
find his story at the beginning of the first chapter. It should
convince you that riches are not beyond your reach, that you can
still be what you wish to be, that money, fame, recognition and
happiness can be had by all who are ready and determined to have
these blessings. How do I know these things? You should have the
answer before you finish this book. You may find it in the very
first chapter, or on the last page. While I was performing the twenty
year task of research, which I had undertaken at Mr. Carnegie's
request, I analyzed hundreds of well known men, many of whom admitted
that they had accumulated their vast fortunes through the aid of
the Carnegie secret; among these men were: —
HENRY FORD
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR.
JOHN WANAMAKER
JAMES J. HILL
GEORGE S. PARKER
E. M. STATLER
HENRY L. DOHERTY
CYRUS H. K. CURTIS
GEORGE EASTMAN
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
JOHN W. DAVIS
ELBERT HUBBARD
WILBUR WRIGHT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
DR. DMTID STARR JORDAN
J. ODGEN ARMOUR
CHARLES M. SCHWAB
HARRIS F. WILLIAMS
DR. FRANK GUNSAULUS
DANIEL WILLARD
KING GILLETTE
RALPH A. WEEKS
JUDGE DANIEL T. WRIGHT
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
THOMAS A. EDISON
FRANK A. VANDERLIP
F. W. WOOLWORTH
COL. ROBERT A. DOLLAR
EDWARD A. FILENE
EDWIN C. BARNES
ARTHUR BRISBANE
WOODROW WILSON
WM. HOWARD TAFT
LUTHER BURBANK
EDWARD W. BOK
FRANK A. MUNSEY
ELBERT H. GARY
DR. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
JOHN H. PATTERSON
JULIUS ROSENWALD
STUART AUSTIN WIER
DR. FRANK CRANE
GEORGE M. ALEXANDER
J. G. CHAPPLINE
HON. JENNINGS RANDOLPH
ARTHUR NASH
CLARENCE DARROW
