Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
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Random Reminiscences
of Men and Events
BY
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
New York
Doubleday, Page & Company
1909
New York
Doubleday, Page & Company
1909
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Some Old Friends
CHAPTER II
The Difficult Art of Getting
CHAPTER III
The Standard Oil Company
THE AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN
CHAPTER IV
Some Experiences in the Oil Business
FOREIGN MARKETS
THE START OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
THE INSURANCE PLANS
WHY THE STANDARD PAYS LARGE DIVIDENDS
A NORMAL GROWTH
THE MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL
CHARACTER THE ESSENTIAL THING
THE BACKUS PURCHASE
THE QUESTION OF REBATES
PIPE-LINES VS. RAILROADS
CHAPTER V
Other Business Experiences and Business Principles
NURSING THE COMMERCIALLY ILL
THE ORE MINES
BUILDING THE SHIPS
EMPLOYING A COMPETITOR
A LANDSMAN FOR SHIP MANAGER
SELLING TO THE STEEL COMPANY
FOLLOW THE LAWS OF TRADE
PANIC EXPERIENCES
CHAPTER VI
The Difficult Art of Giving
LIMITATIONS OF THE RICH
THE BEST PHILANTHROPY
DISINTERESTED SERVICE THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
THE GENEROSITY OF SERVICE
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
THE FUNDAMENTAL THING IN ALL HELP
SOME UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES
CHAPTER VII
The Benevolent Trust—the Value of the Coöperative Principle in Giving
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITIES
THE APPEALS THAT COME
INSTITUTIONS AS THEY RELATE TO EACH OTHER
THE CLAIM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
DR. WILLIAM R. HARPER
THE REASON FOR CONDITIONAL GIFTS
THE BENEVOLENT TRUSTS
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