Random Reminiscences of Men and Events. John D. Rockefeller

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       John D. Rockefeller

      Random Reminiscences of Men and Events

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664105400

      Table of 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