The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-27

during MnlCn tne negroes are VIII
ing TO work. II Is impossible to
rush them Thus 1t will be year
and half or two years before the
Warsaw street railway Is completed,
three before We can hope to pay
dividends. Ia the meanwhile the In.
terest on the bonds will accrue, and
nothing on earth can keep the stock
from dcpreciating This enterprise Is
financed at very low figure. and
We cant carry 1t that long without
assessing stockholders. You know
best whether we are prepared to do
that"
\ fat. Jolly. bald.hcaded man with
an orratic fringe Of red around his
crown was the next speaker
How about this young emissary
from Goldsmith ~ Elkins who under
wrote part Of the bond issue? He
said he could pull rs out OF the
hole"
What more can he do than we
have donc?" inquired the chairman.
IL don't know, I'm sure" replied
the ba'dlheaded man, but We might
as well listen to what he has got
to say. don't see the point of let.
ting any possible chance - by"
THAT fellow" observed a third
director, "is absolutely no good. He
has been here for over two weeks.
and all he has done during the whole
time is to sit on log and talk with
that old niger Joe Sands"
What? The old coon who peddles
crabs. and goes about singing: Come,
chillun. buy my lady, lady crabs.
one cent, two cent. hump back
ciabs'?'
The same"
Il wrote u Twinine about him."
said the bald-hcaded man. and
confess that he didn't seem to have
any very high opinion OF him. The
most that he would conccdc was
that he was lucky"
AS president OF this board" said
the chairman. II object to having
/, speculate in luck We must stick
to sound principles.
Wei. | don't see any objection
to hearing his proposition said
the bald-headed man pacifcally. so
long as We have no plan OF our own"
Where is he" asked the chair
man wearily.
Waiting outside Shall call
him in?'
Are you Gentlemen all Agreed
asked the chairman.
An indifferent murmur of assent
arose, and two of the board Nom
bors yaWned openly. There was an
/ atmosphere of bored hostility when
/ Chester stepped briskly into the
! room But there are some men who
/ carry their own atmosphere with
/ them, and there was none of the
/ nonchalant languor OF the south in
! Cheetcr's attitude as he stood before
/ thcn. His personality seemed to IA.
diate energy and hope
/ Mr.. Taylor" said the chairman
gravely, Il understand that you wish
to submit a plan by which you hopc
/ Il he able 10 continue the construc
/ ton work on the Warsaw street
railway. VII. YOU kindly outline
/ il as briefly "a possiDle?"
Chester bowed and smiled agree
ably. He was clad in immaculate
faunelS, ad his fresh color and
alert manner told OF his residence
/ in the north.
II have not come 10 submit a
plan.' said Chester. but to offer =
guarantee.
Several ot the board members
locked M with interest and dawning
hope.
Il have been making a study oi
your southern negroes continued
cral gentlemen. residents Of thir
town, for my psych lgoy and my Ger
tainty.'
What /, your guarantee" inquir
cd the chairman.
III you VIII give me entire charg,
OF the construction of the thirty
miles OF road. i will put up forfeit
. II twenty-five thousand dollars il
do not finish il in three months,
Three months" calculated {
board member. Young man, you ar,
dreaming The heat has been to,
much fr you"
Here is certified check for tn,
amount" said Chester, Il will pay
the labor at the regular WAGES, bu
want an extra appropriation o
couple Of hundred dollars for Al