Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
CHAPTER xv.--(continued.,

sWo Whs tue company
We are the company. While Mr..
Farley is away we're the bosses; what
we say. goes"
All right" Ludlow went on. That's
little better. But we've got a kick
or two comm. Is this half-p pay goin'
20 be In orders on the company's
store?".
said cash." said Tom. briefly.
GOOD enough. But s'pose we'd
nave to spend 1t at the company.s
store, Jest the same. r get fred"
!'-emphatically. I'm not even
eure that we should reopen the store.
we shall not reopen 1t unless you men
want 1t. If you do want 1t, we'n make
u strictly cooperative. dividing the
profits with every employe according
70 his purchaser"
Wen. that's white. anyway" COM
mented one of the coke burners BE
mighty col day in July when old man
Farley'd talk as straight as that"
Ag'in." said Ludlow. what's this
nait pay to be figured on-the regular
"of course"
And what security do we have that
rother half II be paid. some timer"
MY fathers word. and mine."
Ludlow turned to the miners. What
aye say. boys? Fish or cut bait?
Hands up!'
Ihere was good showing Of hands
among the white miners and the coke
burners. but the negro foundrymen did
not vote. Patty. the mulatto foreman
VINO was Helgerson's second, explain.
ca the reason.
1ou amt said unttin' bout de foun-
dry. Boss Tom. W-w-w-w-we-all bows
Deen wukkin short ti-ti-time, and M
m-makin' pig amt gwine give we-all
n-n-nuttin' ter do" Patty had a pain
tui impeachment in his speech, and tho
strain OF the public occasion doubled At.
We are going to run the foundry.
TOO. Patty, and on full time. There
VIII be work for all Of YOU on the
terms have named"
Caleb Gordon closed his eyes and put
MS lace In his hands. For weeks be-
tore the shutdown the foundry had
been run on short time. because there
was no market for its MISCELLANEOUS
output Surely Tom must be losIny
his mind! N >
But the negro foundrymen were tax
Ing his word for 1t, as the miners had.
Pup .pup-put up yo' hands, boyj!"
said Patty. and again the ayes had lit.
Tom looked vastly relieved.
Wei. that was short horse soon
currted." he said, bruskly. The power
goes on Tomorrow morning, and we'll
blow In as soon as the furnaces nre
) refined. Ludlow. you come to the OF.
nee at O'clock and I'll list the shifts
with you. Patty. you report to Mr..
Helgerson. and you and the pattern
maker show up at half-past s. L want
70 staik over some new work With yo,,.
Anybody else got anything to say? ii
not, we'll adjourn"
Caleb followed his son out and across
the yard to the old log homestead
which served as the superintendent
ONCE and laboratory. When the door
was shut he dropped heavily into a
chair.
Son." he said. brokenly. you're
you're crazy-plum' crazy. Don't you
know you can't do the first one O. these
things you've been promlsin'?"
Tom was already busy at the desk.
smptying tho pigeonholes one after an.
other and rapidly scanning their con-
tents. =
III believed that. I'd be taking to
the high grass and the tall timber
But don't you worry. pappy: we're 60
ing to do them-all of them"
But. Buddy. you can't sell found
of foundry product! We may be able
to make pig cheaper than some 9TH
ers. but when 1t comes to the foundry
door. South Tredegar can choke us OF,
In less'n a week.
wait" said Tom, still rummaeinp
There Is one thing we can make-and
SELL"
I'D like tolerable well to know wha,
It is." was the hopeless reJoinder,
You ought to know. better than any
one else. It's cast-iron pipe-water.
pipe Where are the plans Of that m
vention of yours that Farley wouidn,,
let you install?"
Caleb found the blue prints, and his
hands were trembling The inyent,on
a pit machine process for moldinR and
casting water and gas-pipe at a cos,
that would put all other makers OF tbs
commodity out OF the field had near
wrought out and perfected In Tom,
second Boston year. 1t was Caleb,
one eve lamb. and he had nursed 81 nv
hand through q long prepare tor,
period.
Tom took the blue prints and spread
them on the desk. absorbing the detail,
as his father leaned over him an,
pointed them out He saw clearly that
the invention would revolutionize nine.
making. The accepted method was IL
cast each piece separately In a foo,
flask made in two parts. rammed nv
hand. once for the drag and again 10,
the cope. with reversings. crane-hand.
lings and all the manipulations neces.
sary for the molding of any heavy cast.
Ing. But the new process substituted
machinery. A cistern-like pit; a cir.
cular table plvoted over 1t. with hun.
dred or more iron TASKS suspended up.
right from its edges: huge crane car.
rying q mechanical ram. these were
the main points of the machine which
with small gang of men, would dc
the work Of an entire foundry floor.
ITS great" said Tom. enthusiast.
cally. Il got your idea pretty we.
from your letters. but you've improved
on It since them. wonder Earle,
didn't snap at It,"
He was willin' to-" said Caleb. grim.
~. only he wanted me to transfs,
the patents to the company: in othel
words. to make him present OF tn.
controlling interest. l bucked at that
and we come near havin' fall-out. i
there was any market for pipe nov
49,"
There is a market" said Tom. hope.
fully. Il got pointer on that befor,
! left Boston. Did l tell you I had !
little talk with Mr.. Clarkson the day
came away?"
No
We'll. I did. I told him the condi
lions and asked his advice. Anon.
other things. spoke of this pipe pit O
yours. and he said at once. There 1.
your chance. Cast-iron water-pipe /.
like bread. or sugar ,or butchers mea
Its a necessity. in good times or bad
II that machine is practicable, you car
make pipe for less than half the pres
ent cost Then we talked ways AM
means. Money Is tighter than shu
fist-up East as well as everywher,
else. But men with money to inves
will still bet on sure thing Mr.
Clarkson advised me to try our owr
banks first. Failing with them. he au
thorized me to call on him. Now yo,
know where I'm digging my sand.
The old IRON master sat back in hi