New-York tribune., 1911-03-21
CARNEGIE DIDN'T HEED
PR0VERB OF THE eggs
PIT All He Had in One Basket,
but Never Dropped It or
Broke q Shell.
Unlike THE OTHER BIG MEN
rrterest IN Tribune's Proverb
Contest Increases Out
side the Greater
C,itv

=. ras seen said Of Andrew Carnegie tnat
,A vas man who put all his eggs IN one
+ss<et. but never dropped the basket or
,-or. an esg. This IS dlrectly opposed to
me advice Of the familiar provern, Don
NJ all YOUR eggs IN one basket let Mr.
',,--sris. from e barefooted boy, runnins
.r-,.s, The streets OF Pittsourg. developed
.-.o one Of the great men IN the world or
.-s,.--- and finance. There is another
--,v.-r. however. that lets US out OF me
6ilerr.a That is. lis the exception that
r~3ves the rule"
rvsrv one Of Mr. Carnegie's : associates
,r-e- he finally had reached the pinnacle Of
s,-eess as measured by wealth and ousi-
-..e frfuence-every one OF those men
,,ro-a he found occupying the high places
,-i-- I'm mad lived up 20 the teaching OF
,se ola familiar proverb They had nor
~,---5 an their eggs n one basket. sno
v5.e some of their eggs, as result, may
have . a croksn still approximately their
fs--. Ess as great as his. NJ. Carnegie
,-s re one man among those who or
aa-.-e5 the great steel corporation that
rs6 taken 80 70 speak. reckless course
ID reaching the goal He was the excep-
.l-r 20 prove the general truth Of the old
adsg7.
One o. the most pleasing features Of the
e-sa. ln-eros. being taken n The Tribune
ts--,s Of wits is tas rapidly Increasing in
te-est belng shown by the thousands OF
-ersons who are obliged or who choose tc
I've outside the greater CITY. although their
BUSINESSES are centred here These thou
SANDS are not putting all their eggs IN ons
basket Il is always q familiar spectacle
- the crowded trains that take the commur-
i1r element from and 20 their homes &c
.-. ---u1s Of three. four or FIVE men en-
sowing 3 quiet little game of pinochle.
since the opening Of The Tribunes proverr
r----s- .provero solving g.oUps' have
become almost as familiar as "pinochle
.-..r-" Its Just a cease OF eggs IN
r.af ~ passing a monotonous period in =
re--t-a --at may also prove on some days
r.-rs-s the means Of winning the price OF
a luncheon. many are preferrinC 70 devote
+1e -i-eso-ls minutes 10 a pursuit that slsc
contributes enjoyment and that gives prom
ice ot the possession Of fine automobile. 6
handsome piano or some other satisfactory
reTa-s
rr-crle rlayire and the various Other
forms ~ amusement that serve 10 while
a-sv time win always be in vogue. The
--turss proverb contest. naturally mus
e-- some time. Those commuters who have
entered -1e fight are showing excellen
sense They can put an egg in the pinochl'
Basket whenever they desire. They realize
.-e-sr that the prOverb basket OF neces
-. ar'- hold ST. many esEs. and when il "a
--a.r filed they can again return TO thei
.--- love
t. -he interest that is being DISPLAYED
fr these suburbarues however, ludgins
from tne large number of letters being re-
c-.-ed daily is not confined 10 the mer
rushing % and fro from their work The
homes of the comnuters also have then
s-- baskets of recreation and profit. Many
r-c-sr' errs, too are being dropped into
-.-- AFTER the evening meal IS when thf
f.- p--- the proverb pictures begins One
e-----.a-- writes that his prOverh basket
come ~rrrs has a. many es three varieties
~ .--- 1-e-~=1 from the same picture H'
e--.-.-. -1- ~ telling how sometimes hf
s-- rz VIE disagree ~ 70 Just which
---.s-- -.-sr SUITS the Illustration, and then
--- r- ler--ter has often stll another
op.m--
The -c--ss- manager welcomes conmunl
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,..z1ss-ss o- This means He wishes. 100
.,szstr cal -r-sn-ior % the fact that any
o-4 50 dss.-.-g can enter the raoe now
AL ,ha- Is necessary IS for such person
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