Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04

the selection of your lieutenants
~ in the steel industry?'
apparently trivial Incidents" was the
laconiC reply.
Then, after a moments pause, he added,
by way of explanation:
IL watched young men with whom |
came in contact, and whenever | ran across
one who, all unCOnsciously, by some small
action or word uttered in ordinary CONVEX
sation, made lie feel that he had the
qualities demanded in my business, | gave
him a chance to prove that he really had
them. And when he did, then he became
one of my lieutenants, and in return for
his assistance l endeavored to let him have
a fair share in the profits of my business.
This, in brief, is the story of the Sc
lection and making of the so-called Carne-
gle group of milliOnaires,
Charles NJ. Schwab is one of these men.
James Gayley, vice president of the United
States Steel corporation, is another.
Thomas Lynch, successor of H. c. Prick, at
the head of the worlds biggest coke COM
pany, is a third; Mr.. Prick himself a
fourth, and William E. Corey, the youthful
president of the Carnegie company and the
Carnegie Steel company, a fifth. Then there
are II. p. Bope, Daniel NJ. Clemson, A. r..
Peacock. f. T. F.. Lovejoy, w. w. Black
burn and Thomas Morrison, a Carnegie
cousin brought over from Scotland and
given a humble position in a mill yard;
Andrew NJ. Moreland, George Lauder, Al
bert C. Case and Joseph f. Schwab, brother
of Charles; Lawrence Phipps, who, though
a nephew of Henry Phipps, Mr.. Carnegie's
lifelong partner, had to start at the bottom
and work up with men who had no rich
relatives; A. r. Hunt. w. f. McCausland
-, l,~aV, 1ffa uG a mnGGanppT in "A mpT-
camille agency office, and many others.
The incident that led Mr.. Carnegie t.
select A. r. Peacock, formerly holding the
important post of purchasing agent of the
Carnegie properties, as a lieutenant, is typi
cal of the manner in which the majorit,
Of the members of the famous group wer'
picked out.
Mr.. Peacock owes his millions to a re
mark that his last employer liked.
Twelve years ago Mr.. Peacock was sales
man for a New York decorating house. A
that time Mr.. Carnegie arrived in tn
metropolis to see about some decoratln
that he wanted done in the Fifth avenu
mansion that he recently discarded for tn
more magnificent one further up the ave
nue.. He asked the firm that had Mr.. Pea
cock in its employ to send him samples
- wall paper, and Mr.. Peacock was assigne
- to take tnem,
The salesman's manner Of displaying III
samples and conducting business so favor
ably impressed the prospective custom'
that a few days later, when he wanted
inspect more samples of wall paper, he e.
pressly requested that Mr.. Peacock be sci
with them. His second talk with the sale
man pleased Mr.. Carnegie more than Il
first, and just as Mr.. Peacock was leavin
the millionaire said, apropos of nothing tn
had gone before:
young man, you will be rich some day
Mr.. Peacock laughed.
Mr.. Carnegie" he answered, "if
thought so, Ia be willing to give the m
who helped me to riches a liberal discount
Mr.. Carnegie's reply all but took aw
his hearers breath:
I'll take you at your word. Go to 20
employers, resign at once and come wi
me-"
Mr.. Peacock did as he was bid, and, iud
ing by results, he gave Mr.. Carnegie a Il
eral discount in work, for his fortune