The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-07-14

you raise to put into this placet"
1--WE can raise just eight thousand dol
lars" said Farnsworth.
Simon Winthrop got up and valked across
the floor several times, and tben lac came and
set down again.
"Gentlemen," said he, III you will put up
good mill, and saw my lumber well, and at
| fair prices, will freely give you the mill
privilege, and what land you take you shall
pay me somewhat near what the lumber is
worth on 1t. But have another offer to
make you. My old uncle was one who went
into this land business few years ago, and
when he died he gave inc all the land he
owned here. 1t Is very valuable land,
though so far have only gained bare live.
lihood on It. have between two and three
thousand acres. all nldi--my lot joining
T.tnalrs above here. and running down four
miles below here. Now what do you say to
making me the third man in your party p
You put your own energies, and knowledge,
aud money, with my stout hand and broad
3ands. We shall all share alike, whether in
slds. mills, or stores. Whst think you "
kkRs must think Of that" uttered both
the young men ut a breath.
$50 do. But remember the mill privilege
is yours if you want it, and will put up a
mill on it without cost, provided my offer
does not suit you"
| The two yunug men went away about
nine O'Clock, but they felt sure they should
take up with the 'ast offer, though upon Il
thing Of such extent they wanted time to re-
| fleet
On the next morning, early, Mr.. Tatnall
was at Winthrop's door. lie wanted TO buy
large lot Of inteiyalc wood and, which lay
\ next 10 his own on the river. But Mr..
Winthrop would listen to nothing of the
! kind. Mr.. Tatnall held on, for h" felt sure
Of the mill being butt Oh his own land, and
he wanted all the nj shbOrng lumber. lie
swore at Winthrop for his "obstanpy," but
the latter only laughed.
That afternoon McsSrs. Fnrnsworth and
Ridgelcy called upon Tstnall, and informed
him that they had concluded not to buy Of
| him.
VERY well, gentlemen" cooy returned
he, for he thought they were only trying to
bring him down.
So they turned to leave, and as they bade
him goodbye" Mr.. Tatnal turned pale.
| lie began to think they were in earnest.
stop stop he cried, "arc you really in
carnes,' Antyou really going to put up
the uillss"
| "Not here, sir"
\ "But-but-D Don't be in a hurry. Per.
1 haps VIC can-Come, come in. Let's talk
4 the matter over"
There is no need" answered Farms.
\ worth, "for we have made up our minds"
\ But perhaps might make W with your
"No sir"
A "Bu, hold on a ,onc,, Idec,are ,,,h.
\ or than have the Thing blow over now
4 would come back TO nv Old Offer Of sey,n.
I teen hundred dollars"
4 "So sir It's no use. for we don't want
\ your land"
4 "But the mill priyilere,"
4 "Nor do We wan, that either"
4 "Bu,," cried Tatnall, in a phrenzy of
Il alarm 'le, the land 90 and take the wafer
4 privilege. and give me what you like for il g.
4 only nut up a good mill there even if you-
| you-,akc it-for-nothing
4 you are too late, sir, returned Farnf-
vofah, with q look and toue Of contempt -
''ldad you at first acted the part Of man,
you would not only have got a good round
price for your water privilege and your land
/ ty would have been enhanced in value one
/ hundred per cent. You thought we were in
your power, and you would oyerrcach US,
but you will find in the end that this tmc
at least, you have ovcrrcachcd yourself!'
| John latnall shrank away into his house,
and he had bitter pin to suck upon.
| The two young men returned to Simon
Winthrops house, and informed him they
should accept his offer So papers were at
! once made out, and "MessrS. Farnsworth,
Ridgeley & Winthrup' commenced business
in good earnest. The saw.mill was com.
monced upon Immediately, and at the sane
time men were set at work cuttin, out the
canal. Nol,ss than eighty men were thus
employcd and the store" was built at once
The greater par, of these men took nav for
their work in land, rescryinr only enough
Of the timber on /, for their own building
purposes. and by the next summer those Of
them who had families moved them in
The gris,.mill was put up in due time. and
by the second autumn quite a village Of.
snup warm lo, hu,s had gone mn After
this, the colony tiourishcd and grew. Grea,
numbers of hands were employrd DUNG IN,
winter in f.llin, Iunber and when II was
sawed il could he rated and run out TO sea
by the hish tides of the spring ard fall
Those who came to Gu, lumber saw the ma.
ture of the sol, when the snow was gone
and they took up lots for farms,
Att, end of ,iph, wears the wilderness
WAS changed into n vii are and Messrs
Farnsw, rtb. Ridge v Winthrop. were
wealthy and re,per,,d. A fourishinr vii.
are had grown M about them al upon their
own land-thcir own three mills were in
full operation-,hcir store did good busi.
ness, and their land was Welding them i'm.
mensc profits. A school.hou.e had been
finishing touch pot upon handsome
church.