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Show Schwab Early Showed Ability. Andrew Carnegie recently told a Btory on himself. He said some years ago he wanted to cross a mountain in Pennsylvania, and a youngster of rather hardy appearance offered . to take him over for 60 cents. Carnegie thought the price, too great, and told the boy he would pay him only 25 , cents. After a long argument, in which each stuck to his price, the youngster won out, and Mr. Carnegie says he allowed the lad to collect the 60 cents, not because the trip was worth it, but because he had to get on the other side of the mountain. "I predicted that the boy would some day make a fortune," said Mr. Carnegie, Car-negie, "and he has. His name is Charles M. Schwab." Washington Correspondence New York Sun. |