Show X X X X X Z lifes turning point in wonderful career shortly after john W gates ret bet you n million gates became head of the illinois steel company and was just coming into recognition as an important figure in finance he lost almost his entire fortune through speculation lu lit grain on the chicago board of trade though gates made no mention of his loss to ills his private secretary until many years later he made no attempt to keep secret from his wife the details of his reverses dell I 1 guess they got me ine at last gates told mrs gates that evening as he unfolded the story of his u unfortunate speculation according to 0 A owen who was private secretary to the financial wizard writing in it the saturday evening post you are not whipped she exhorted your credit and reputation are intact I 1 am the only one who knows you are cleaned out dut tell no one else strain your credit and you can raise enough money to keep you going until the tide turns that appears to have been the true turning point in the career of bet you a million gates never again after that time was he be within 50 of destitution and at the time of his death in 1911 1011 his big personal fortune aggregated more than |