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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 227
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
The reputation obtained in the building of the Keokuk bridge led to my being applied to by those who were in charge of the scheme for bridging the Mississippi at St. Louis, to which I have already referred. This was connected with my first large financial transaction. One day in 1869 the gentleman in charge of the enterprise, Mr. Macpherson (he was very Scotch), called at my New York office and said they were trying to raise capital to build the bridge. He wished to know if I could not enlist some of the Eastern railroad companies in the scheme. After careful examination of the project I made the contract for the construction of the bridge on behalf of the Keystone Bridge Works. I also obtained an option upon four million dollars of first mortgage bonds of the bridge company and set out for London in March, 1869, to negotiate their sale.
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定位：Additional excerpt 227 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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基奥卡克大桥带来的名声，让圣路易斯跨密西西比河大桥的负责人找上门来，这牵出了卡内基第一笔大额金融运作。1869年的一天，项目负责人麦克弗森先生到纽约办公室，说他们正为建桥筹钱，问卡内基能否拉几家东部铁路公司入伙。卡内基仔细考察项目后，代表基斯通桥梁厂签下建桥合同；又拿到桥公司四百万美元第一抵押债券的认购权，并于1869年3月动身去伦敦谈出售。核心是：好名声会带来大机会，但接之前要先做足功课。
上下文
卡内基自传中讲述圣路易斯大桥项目如何找上他，以及他首次赴欧融资的起点。
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当机会因你的名声找上门时，你会先做尽职调查还是先答应？
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