Random Reminiscences
by John D. Rockefeller
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About this eBook
- Author
- Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937
- Title
- Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
- Credits
- Produced by Ted Garvin, Sankar Viswanathan, and Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production
- Subject
- Charity
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 17090
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17090
- Release Date
- November 18, 2005
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Random Reminiscences
- 2.JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER — — — — — — New York — Doubleday, Page & Company — 1909
- 3.PREFACE
- 4.CONTENTS
- 5.CHAPTER I — Some Old Friends
- 6.CHAPTER II — The Difficult Art of Getting
- 7.CHAPTER III — The Standard Oil Company — THE AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN
- 8.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
- 9.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
- 10.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
- 11.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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