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“Nothing!” Certainly the word came well from a man whose energy, integrity, and business ability made more money out of a ditch than other men were making out of rich placers in the gold region.
THE TURNING POINT
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“May I ask what you consider the turning-point of your career?”
“The time when I began to save the money I earned at the gold-fields.”
TRUTH
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“What trait do you consider most essential in young men?”
“Truth. Let them get that. Young men talk about getting capital to work with. Let them get truth on board, and capital follows. It’s easy enough to get that.”
A GREAT ORATOR, AND A GREAT CHARITY
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“Did you always desire to follow a commercial, rather than a professional life?”
“Not always. I have no talent in any other direction; but I should have liked to be a great orator.”
Mr. Armour would say no more on this subject, but his admiration for oratory has been demonstrated in a remarkable way.
It was after a Sunday morning discourse by the splendid orator, Dr. Gunsaulus, at Plymouth Church, Chicago, in which the latter had set forth his views on the subject of educating children, that Mr. Armour came forward and said:—