Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-02

ihsS anu I'll the manlpulationS neceS-
sary FOR the molding of any heavy cast
ing. But the new process substituted
machinery. A cistern-like Dit; a cir
cular table pivoted over It, with a hum
dred or more Iron TASKS suspended up-
right from its edges; a huge crane car
rylng a mechanical ram, these were
the main points of the machine which.
win a small gang OF men, would do
the work OF an entire foundry floor.
It's great" said Tom, enthusiastic
cally. I got your idea pretty we'll
from your letters. but you've improved
on 1t sinoe them. I wonder Farley
didn't snap at It."
He was wiliin' to- said Caleb, grim
". only he wanted me 10 transfer
the patents to the ompany: In other
words, 10 make him a present of tn.
controlling interest I bucked at thai,
n we come near havin' a fall-out. II
there was any market for pipe now
.Ihere b a market" said Tom, hope
ruLy. L got a pointer on that before
l left Boston. Die l tell you I had A
little talk with MI. Clarkson the day I
came away?"
Mo-
Well. I did. I told him the condi-
lions and asked his advice. Among
other things, spoke Of this pipe pit of
yours and he said at once, There Is
your chance. Cast-iron water-pipe Is
IL bread. or sugar ,or butchers meat
IT'S a necessity, in good times or bad.
II that machine is practicable, you can
make pipe for less thar half the pres
ent cost Then we talked ways and
means. Money Is tighter than a shut
hst-up East as well as everywhere
else. But men with money to invest
Will still bet on a sure thing. Mr..
GARRISON advised me to try our own
banks nrst. Failing with them, he au-
thorized me to call on him. Now YOU
know where I'm digging my sand"
The old iron-master sat back IN his
chair with his hands locked over one
Knee. once more taking the measure of
this new creation calling itself Tom
Gordon and purporting to be his son.
Say. Buddy" he said at length, ARE
there many more like you out yonder
In the big road?-young fellows that
can walk right out O. school and tell
their daddies how to run ~things?"
Toms laugh was boyishly hearty.
Plenty of 'em, pappy; lots of EN-.
The old world Is moving right along;
1t would be a pity If 1t didn't, don't you
think? But about this pipe business:
l want you to make over these patents
to me-"
They're u now, Tom; everything
I've got will hA vniIrc IN n 1it.1e I'LL, .,
said the father; but his voice BETRAYED
the depth Of that thrust. Was the new
Tom beginning so soon to grasp and
reach out avariciously for the fruit of
the old tree?
You ought to know that I don't
mean 1t that way" said Tom, frowning
a little. But here is the way it sizes
up. There Is money in this pipe-mak-
ing; some money now and big money
later on. Farley has refused to 20 into
1t unless you make it a prop
osition; as president and a controlling
stakeholder you can't very we'll go into
1t unless you make 1t a company prop
osition; as president and a controlling
stakeholder you ant very we'll go into
1t now without making it some sort of
a company proposition. But you can
transfer the patents to me, and I can
contract with Chiawassee Consolidated
to make pipe for me-"
h would certainly be givin' Colo
Dubbury a dose of his own medi-
cine; but l don't like 1t, Tom It looks
as If we were taking advantage of
him"
M ia yfan1yn fhA
him., personally, If he were here, and
the boss; and he'd be a fool II he didn't |
Just jump at It," said Tom, earnestly.
But there Is more to it thar that If
we make a go Of this, and don't protect
ourselves, the two Farleys will come
back and put the whole thing in their
pockets. l won't go in on any such
terms, When they do come back. Pm
going to have money to fight them with.
and this is our one little ghost of q
Ring up Judge Bates and get
him to come over here and make a To-
gal transfer of these patents to me-"
The experiences of the summer were
all hardening. He plunged into the
world of business, into a panic-time
competition which was in grim reality
a fight for life. and there seemed to be
to choose between trampllng or
being trampled. By early autumn the
Iron industries Of the country were
gasping, and the stacks Of pig In the
Chiawassee yards, kept down a little
during the summer by a few meager
grew and spread until they COW
cred acres. AS long as money could be
had, the iron was bonded as fast as II
was made, and the proceeds were turn
ed into wages to make more. But when
money was no longer obtainable from
this source, the pipe venture was the
only hope.
With the entire foundry force at the
Chiawassee making pipe. Tom had zone
into the market with his low-priced
But the commercial side of