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Chapter VII: The Story of John Wanamaker 105

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His Capital at Fourteen 106

Tower Hall Clothing Store 107

His Ambition and Power as an 108
Organizer at Sixteen

The Y. M. C. A. 109

Oak Hall 109

A Head Built for Business 110

His Relation to Customers 111

The Merchant’s Organizing Faculty 113

Attention to Details 115

The Most Rigid Economy 115

Advertising 116

Seizing Opportunities 117

Push and Persistence 117

Balloons 119

“To what, Mr. Wanamaker, do you 120
Attribute your Great Success?”

His Views on Business 121

Public Service 124

Invest in Yourself 124

At Home 126

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