The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-06-11

esoush 10 ssk the ususl questions aoon'
the road.
Ba, presently copy OF the Ecbo efirs
gave him an inklipg Of shat bad taken
plsoe. THE people hai deceived ihemsc'
Yea He N nnst uadeoeise them with ss lli'
lie shock to their Dew found prosperity ~
possible.
After asserting that no message % t'io'
gram bad really arrived for him, be ~ens
10 the olflce Of tho Echo. Hc fonnd The
editor busy upon al article entitled. The
futnrs Metropolis.
Come 10 glad 10 see yonl said the edi
tor, looking up from his work. Bot you
must excuse me II don't talk much. iou
see we are desperately busy.
Mr.. Bastian. said Morris. earnestly, u
il ALE mistake. sbout that railroad "a
very onfortunsie mistake aud came TO
reqaes, you 10 help me correct IT, There
is no news about the road.
Iadeed, said the editor. increduious-
ly.
| tell you il is not true There Is DO
more reason now 10 suppose thst The road
il going to be built; than there was
week ago. You people had no reason to
interpret my actions AS you have done
The editor gazed stesdilyat at Morris Tor
about minute.
My dear boy. he said slowly, perhaps
We know. more than you think about your
recent doings, What about taking out
Idaho granite. aud going to the coast oy
rail? | eau readily see how II might have
been to the advantage Of your employers
II the announcement had been deferred,
bat they should have thought Of that bee
fore. II YOU have made false move' its
too late to withdraw it. No. cir; know
my duty to the public too we'll; aud ! nav
AMI any more time TO discuss the sub
ject.
Morris felt himself completely crushed
suppose, he said. that can publish
card over my signature.
Every inch Of advertising space is en-
gagged for over two weeks iu advance, SAID
the editor.
But. MIR. Bastiau, Morris persisted
do you intend to go on deceiving these
people.
mean TO continue telling the PLAIN
truth. II you are prepared to make an
affidavit that your former statements were
incorrect, l will publish 1t. Otherwise
good evening.
Morris rushed iniguantly out OF the oiii'
ce. and the editor proceeded with the writ
,us OF an article which began thus:
New York has it's Brooklyn, 81 Paul
has its Minneapolis. Salt Lake has its Og.
den hut Bulionville has no adjacent rival
to break the circuit OF its commercial
empire.
Morris did what he could to explain the
stale OF sfTiirs to the citizsns. But they
would not listen.
People accos,ed him on oil sorts OF SUBJ
iac,s connected with the railroad. Grain
speculators wished to contract to furnish
quantities Of grain to bis employers. mer'
chants offered him supplies, and brokers
sou ,ded him on the land question. When
be denied having any use for their CONS
modities, they said knowingly.
Oh, that's all right but as soon ss you
are ready to spring it. give us . chance
The .boom" had gone quite beyond The
the power Of one young man to check.
Meanwhile, = report Of the unwonted &C
tiyity OF BulIionville became subject Of
discussion in the office of great railway
compsn in the East.
Il must be that the other company ha'
given the word to put its line through. said
. director.
| I think We have the best OF evidence te
the contrary, said the secretary. 1t ha'
done no more than survey the route, Jus
as we have done.
Be it a. it may, said the President o
the corporation, think We had better tel
that Bullionyills country At once. It's
rich section, and towuwith so much fsltl
in itself ia sure to becoms an importan
distributing centre.
d A similar discussion must bave take
place at the ofiice OF ,hs rival system 10
when Morris reached New York be hs'
positive inform alton. this time, each CON
! psuy was trying to ouistrip the other
the construction Of Its line, and tina. Bu
! lionvilIe was really "booming.'
Itnan important city now. 1t VI
; only the other day that the Daily Ech
3 contained soma "reminiscences oil we'll
. known geoloeist who was contractor
0 clerk 10 the town 10 is early dsys; 40
the chief item among the whole wss Gu
b which told how the editor obtained col
6rms alton Of some railroad news Of Wit
b n portance TO the town by reading bio
: ted copy OF An important Telegram whic
tbs young man hsd cirelessly tosse
away.
u.sIsh HINT.