PURPOSE-WILL OF AN INVENTOR
He moved to London and developed a travel
service that to-day encircles the world. "His
firm has helped millions of people to travel
more easily. Railways and steamship companies
owe him a debt of gratitude. They should
erect a statue to Thomas Cook—the man who
taught them the value of salesmanship and
advertising.
He noticed an opportunity. He saw the
need of a new service. He formed a unique
Purpose, and in spite of all manner of obstacles
and difficulties, by sheer will-power he made
his service world-wide.
Away back in 1757, Thomas Telford was
born in a little cottage near Dumfries. His
father was a shepherd. He had very little
schooling. When he was still a small lad he
went to work as helper to a stone mason.
His bright, intelligent face attracted the
attention of a kindly woman, Miss Pasley, and
she gave him the freedom of her library. He
was keen on reading, and he educated himself.
He studied books on building. Best of all, he
liked to read books about bridges. And he
formed a Purpose in his mind to become a
bridge-builder.

At twenty-five he came to London in a

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