Random Reminiscences of Men and Events, by John D. Rockefeller is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon! Title: Random Reminiscences of Men and Events Author: John D. Rockefeller Release Date: November 18, 2005 [EBook #17090] Language: English TABLE OF LINKS Preface Chapter I Some Old Friends Arguments Versus Capital The Joy of Achievement The Value of Friendships The pleasure of Road Planning Chapter II The Difficult Art of Getting Starting at Work The First Loan Sticking to Business Principles Interest at 10 per cent A nimble borrower Raising church funds Chapter III The Standard Oil Company The Modern Corporation The New Opportunities 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 Pepe-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 Cooperative Principles 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 About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. John D. Rockefeller. (2005). Random Reminiscences of Men and Events. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved May 2005 from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17090/17090-h/17090-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org, located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html.