in building up the business interests with which I have been
associated.

J.D.R.

_March_,1909.





CONTENTS

I. Some Old Friends

II. The Difficult Art of Getting

III. The Standard Oil Company

IV. Some Experiences in the Oil Business

V. Other Business Experiences and
Business Principles

VI. The Difficult Art of Giving

VII. The Benevolent Trust--The Value
of the Cooperative Principle in
Giving