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revealed the source of their riches. In
this volume will be found the thirteen principles of money-making
essential to every person who accumulates sufficient money to
guarantee financial independence. It is estimated that the research
which went into the preparation, before the book was written, or could
be written-- research covering more than twenty-five years of
continuous effort-- could not be duplicated at a cost of less than
$100,000.00. Moreover, the knowledge contained in the book never can
be duplicated, at any cost, for the reason that more than half of the 500
men who supplied the information it brings have passed on.
Riches cannot always be measured in money!
Money and material things are essential for freedom of body and mind,
but there are some who will feel that the greatest of all riches can be
evaluated only in terms of lasting friendships, harmonious family
relationships, sympathy and understanding between business associates,
and introspective harmony which brings one peace of mind measurable

only in spiritual values!
All who read, understand and apply this philosophy will be better
prepared to attract and enjoy these higher estates which always have
been and always will be denied to all except those who are ready for
them.
Be prepared, therefore, when you expose yourself to the influence of
this philosophy, to experience a CHANGED LIFE which may help you
not only to negotiate your way through life with harmony and
understanding, but also to prepare you for the accumulation of material
riches in abundance.
THE PUBLISHER.

AUTHOR'S PREFACE
IN EVERY chapter of this book, mention has been made of the
money-making secret which has made fortunes for more than five
hundred exceedingly wealthy men whom I have carefully analyzed
over a long period of years.
The secret was brought to my attention by Andrew Carnegie, more than
a quarter of a century ago. The canny, lovable old Scotsman carelessly
tossed it into my mind, when I was but a boy. Then he sat back in his
chair, with a merry twinkle in his eyes, and watched carefully to see if I
had brains enough to understand the full significance of what he had
said to me. When he saw that I had grasped the idea, he asked if I
would be willing to spend twenty years or more, preparing myself to
take it to the world, to men and women who, without the secret, might
go through life as failures. I said I would, and with Mr. Carnegie's
cooperation, I have kept my promise.
This book contains the secret, after having been put to a practical test
by thousands of people, in almost every walk of life. It was Mr.
Carnegie's idea that the magic formula, which gave him a stupendous
fortune, ought to be placed within reach of people who do not have

time to investigate how men make money, and it was his hope that I
might test and demonstrate the soundness of the formula through the
experience of men and women in every calling. He believed the
formula should be taught in all public schools and colleges, and
expressed the opinion that if it were properly taught it would so
revolutionize the entire educational system that the time spent in school
could be reduced to less than half. His experience with Charles M.
Schwab, and other young men of Mr. Schwab's type, convinced Mr.
Carnegie that much of that which is taught in the schools is of no value
whatsoever in connection with the business of earning a living or
accumulating riches. He had arrived at this decision, because he had
taken into his business one young man after another, many of them
with but little schooling, and by coaching them in the use of this
formula, developed in them rare leadership. Moreover, his coaching
made fortunes for everyone of them who followed his instructions. In
the chapter on Faith, you will read the astounding story of the
organization of the giant United States Steel Corporation, as it 12 13
was conceived and carried out by one of the young men through whom
Mr. Carnegie proved that his formula will work for all who are ready
for it. This single application of the secret, by that young man-- Charles
M. Schwab-- made him a huge fortune in both money and
OPPORTUNITY. Roughly speaking, this particular application of the
formula was worth six hundred million dollars. These facts--and they
are facts well known to almost everyone who knew Mr. Carnegie-- give
you a fair idea of what the reading of this book may bring to you,
provided you KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT. Even before
it had undergone twenty years of practical testing, the secret was passed
on to more than one hundred thousand men and women who have used