News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-12-22

"Who would do M" countered Orde
III DAILY did II. for instance. then al
the rest OF the drivers would get The
advantage of It for nothing"
Get them to pay their share"
Orde grinned. I'D like 10 see you
get any three men to agree TO any
thing on this river"
"How many firms drive logs on this
streamW
"Ten," replied Orde without hesita-
ton.
"How many do they employ?'
"About 800 men"
Nov, suppose" -Newmark leaned
forward-'suppose firm should be
organized to drive all the logs on the
river Suppose it improved the river
with piers and dams, so that the driv-
Ing would be easier. Couldn't it drive
with less than 500 men and save mon
ey"
ut might" agreed Orde.
"If such a firm should be organized
to drive the logs for these ten firms at
so much a thousand, do you suppose it
would get the business?"
at would depend on the driving
firm" said Orde. lyon see, mill men
have got to have their logs They
can't afford to take chances. 1t would
not pay"
Then that's all right" agreed New
mark, with CLEAN of satisfaction
across his thin face. Would you
form partnership with me having
such an object in view?"
Orde laughed.
Il guess you don't realize the situa-
ton" sad he. Wed have to have
few little things like distributing
booms and tugs and a lot of tools and
supplies and works Of various kinds"
well, we'd get them"
How much are you worth?" Orde
inquired bluntIy.
Twenty thousand dollars. How
much capital would we have to have"
asked Newmark.
Orde thought for several minutes.
I'VE would need somewhere near
$4,000" he estimated at last.
That's easy" cried Newmark
well make stock company-say
100000 shares. Wen keep just enough
between us to control the company
say 1000. I'll put in my pile, and you
can pay for yours out of the earnings
of the company"
THAT doesn't sound fair"
You pay interest" explained New
mark. Then We'll sell the rest of the
stock to raise the rest of the money"
II must have something to live on"
said Orde thoughtfully at last
$50 must l." said Newmark. We'll
have to pay ourselves salaries, of
course, but the smaller the better at
first. You'll have to take charge of the
men and the work and all the rest of
it. | don't know anything about that.
I'll attend TO the incorporating and the
routine. and I'll try to place the stock
You'll have to see first of all whether
you can get contracts from the logging
firms TO drive the logs.
How can tell what to charge
Them"
Wen have to figure that very close
ly. You know where these different
drives would start from and how long
each of them would take?"
"Oh, yes"
well, then Wen figure how many
days driving there is for each, and
how many men there are. and what it |
costs for wages, grub, tools. Well just |
have to figure as near as we can to the |
actual cost and then add a margin for |
profit and for interest on our invest |
ment."
Amanda now announced dinner.
Newmark looked puzzled and as he |
arose glanced surreptitiously at his |
watch Orde seemed to take the sum-
mons as one to be expected, however. |
In fact, the strange hour was the |
usual Sunday custom in the Redding |
Of that day and had to do with the |
late church freedom of Amanda and |
her like.
Come in and eat with u.s." invited
Orde.
But Newmark declined.
"Come up tomorrow night. then, at
half past 6 for supper" Orde urged
him. 1--WE can figure on these things
l little"
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