Cat
Are you having trouble calculating 10-year annually compounded returns of 5%, 10% and 13%?  It is rather simple but if you need help, please do let me know.  
I am truly sorry if you somehow have come to think of this as a "confabulation" or "smoke and mirrors."  In reality, it is quite a straightforward and relatively simple calculation. 
Yes, I made a mistake in my original posting from the table in the book. I have not only corrected that error, I have provided additional details / evidence. 
You can, no doubt will, dispute the value of dividend-growth investing based on some short timeframe of your choosing.  The fact is, actually the facts are markets all around the world over periods of time that go back 150+ years is / are that companies that pay a steadily rising income far outperform those who do not.  
Why not, if you have any evidence whatsoever that would disprove these facts, provide your factual data? As always, facts carry far more eight than biased opinions. 
SFI