Whether old or new, business methods are but tools by means of which we disclose, exercise and communicate human nature; but that human nature remains the same until changed in those individuals who, stirred by some hidden impulse, strive to improve it in themselves. This improvement as applied to business is obtained through an understanding of what is required to obtain its essentials; and this little book contains a few of the observations which Mr. Stockwell made of the best business characteristics through contact with some highly successful men.