I had become interested, with my friends of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in building some railways in the Western States, but gradually withdrew from all such enterprises and made up my mind to go entirely contrary to the adage not to put all one's eggs in one basket.

I determined that the proper policy was "to put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket." I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line.

I have no faith in the policy of scattering one's resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preeminence in money-making--certainly never one in manufacturing--who was interested in many concerns.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

It is surprising how few men appreciate the enormous dividends derivable from investment in their own business.