The staid business men of Pittsburgh early regarded Carnegie with disfavor; his daring impressed them as rashness and his bold adventures as the plunging of the speculator.

Yet in all its aspects Carnegie's triumph was a personal one.

He was perhaps the greatest commercial traveler this country has ever known.

While his more methodical associates plodded along making steel, Carnegie went out upon the highway, bringing in orders by the millions.

He showed this same personal quality in the organization of his force.