| + | Reader. 5: 619. Ap. ‘05. 340w. |
Cobb, Benjamin Franklin. Business philosophy. [**]$1.20. Crowell.
A clear, level-headed exposition of the problems facing every business man from the least to the greatest, and suggestions regarding how to meet and handle them. Such subjects are treated as choosing a profession, system, credit, collections, office management, relations to employes, advertising, use of trading stamps, etc.
| + | Outlook. 81: 524. O. 28, ‘05. 10w. |
[*] “A little volume of practical suggestions, written from personal experiences.”
| + | R. of Rs. 32: 639. N. ‘05. 20w. |
Cobden club. Burden of armaments; a plea for retrenchment. 90c. Wessels.
In view of the steady increase in military and naval expenditure by the British government, the Cobden club has issued this volume which deals with the subject in the spirit of Cobden and carries his narrative and arguments down to the present date. Part 1, is a condensed restatement of Cobden’s arguments in “The three panics” (1863), part 2, Retrenchment, deals with the economic reaction between 1863 and 1884, part 3, The growth of militarism, gives an account of the relapse into extravagance, part 4, is a plea for disarmament.
“The book under consideration is much more than a mere recall to right feeling: it is no less than an appeal to common sense.”
| + + | Dial. 39: 18. Jl. 1, ‘05. 390w. | |
| + + + | Nation. 80: 421. My. 25, ‘05. 1200w. |