After World War I, federal policy toward American farmers encouraged them to help themselves through cooperative action. This summary of the aspirations and failure of one of the resultant agri-business organizations provides better understanding of one commercial farm group's eventual appeal for government aid.

The curious fusion of business failure and evangelical Christianity that initiated the United States' largest credit-reporting agency is explored in this portrait of The Mercantile Agency's founder, Lewis Tappan.

The rise and fall of a “political” banker is traced here against the interaction of businessmen and machine politicians in turn-of-the-century Chicago, Illinois.

The organizational and financial sides of Negro publishing are examined in this study of weekly newspapers before World War I.

In the manner of the Creole tradesmen of Louisiana, whose lagniappe to their patrons is legendary, the Editor offers a similar bonus to readers of the Review. Instead of trifling presents added to a purchase, however, our lagniappe will be notes and documents illustrative of the evolution of business enterprise.