The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03

announcement or importance.
You asked me that first night" he
said to Moran, ''if l was going to show
you how to run these bakeshops, and
l told you that was. Well, l am go
ing to do it. Listen, all of you.
am going to take you in with me-"
mot me-" said Gentle.
II am going to listen to what he has
to say" was Philips answer.
Haggleton saw that he had won a
victory-he had succeeded in interest
ing Philip.
IF you're not in a hurry, Moran"
he remarked as they finished break
fast, sd like to ask some questions.
Does your boss make much out of his
buSinessT
Moran shook his head. "When he's
paid rent and wages there's just enough
left to take care of his family-in a
tenement"
whats the rent of that BASEMENT
Thirty dollars"
Suppose l offered him the basement
rent free and guaranteed as much bust
ness as he does now. Do you think
he'd go into a scheme I've got?"
"Ye-es"
"Well, there's money in these bake
shops-money for all of us. What kind
of man is your boss anyway"
"Italian-once ragpicker."
HIN! Can he be manager"
"He can if he wants to-" grovled
Moran, ''but you've got to show him
first"
"I'll show him right"
HUH grunted Moran. "What do
you know about running bakeshop?"
Haggleton smiled. what do you
pay for flour?" he asked.
"Six or seven dollars a barrel"
"Whom do you buy it from?"
"Jobbers."
Haggleton looked at him steadily,
his eyes showing half pity, half con-
tempt. mo wonder you people are
poor! You-you DONE know any more
about business than children in the
street"
Haggleton asked more questions, GO
ing into details of the breadmaking
industry, wages, methods of work, cost
of equipment, ETC., moving rapidly
from point to point, until presently he
came upon one fact of master impor-
tance--that there was machine for
kneading dough, machine run by
electricity which would do the work Of
six men and turn out better bread than
could be made by hand.
"Ah." exclaimed the old man, now
we're getting at it. I'd like to see
that machine"
You'll have to go uptown to a big
bakeshop."
None down hereT'
Moran scowled. "A machine like that
costs $500"
Haggleton looked pleased. Good.
Now, how many bakeshops are there
near yours, say within two or three.
blocks?'
Eleven"
That's enough. Wen make COM
bination with six or eight; we'll sell
them -four for less than they pay the
jobbers and
How will you do that" interrupted
Gentle.
well get it by the carload direct
from the mills. Then we'll have one
of those machines and do all the
kneading for the combination. We
save on wages and materials; we do
bigger business because we sell bet
ter bread, so we make money both
ways"
Its regular trust said Gentle.
"Yes," admitted Haggleton, cts
bakeshop trust"
What capital have you got?" asked
Philip
Ever hear of promoters" asked the
millionaire tersely. 'Well. l am pro-
noting this. The bakers need that
machine; the manufacturer is perfect
~ willing to supply il on terms that
guarantee MIN his money. even if he
has to wait for it. A chattel mort
gage given by the members Of the
trust / am about to organize will be
good security unless / am much mis-
taken. could use $500 to advantage
right now"
Three hundred dollarsw shifted
Moran. "What can you do with that"
Haggleton barred his teeth like an
old wolf. with $500 you can get
grip ON Manhattan Island and-nevef
let 60, IL you know how"
Philip was deeply impressed. He
was stimulated, yet vaguely alarmed
Haggleton was awakening In him
Qualities of mind and vague longings
that had lain dormant thus far and
that he recognized now with some un
easiness. He had sometimes wondered
II he possessed business ability, but
had given the matter little thought
feeling sure that his work lay in