Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-04-18
THE LONG ARM
OF BOSS TANK
Copyright, 1909. by TIE Pearson Pub
fishing Company.
BY p. c. Macfarlane.

The editor Of the Telegram was now
mad on his own account. He presumed
to call up Mr.. Tank about 1t.
:" Too bad, Holman is such an unre-
liable sort of fellow" said Tank, sooth-
ingly. why don't you try another
tr1lckman?" Other customers Of Hol-
man, who experienced similar embar-
rassment, had this same thought, and
presently his horses were standing In
stable eating their heads of, and 1t
mattered little whether the wheels
were on or off the trucks, since there
was nothing to haul in them.
That day Mr. Tank took occasion to
run by Mr.. Holman's warehouse on his
way to luncheon. The spur track was
there and a carload Of packing-house
products was being unloaded. Mr..
Tank noticed the brand on the boxes.
1t carried the name of a contractor
who furnished supplies of many kinds
to the city and county institutions TO
the amount of thousands Of dollars
monthly. That afternoon this con-
tractor found an immense bill Of his
for supplies held up in the auditors
office A committee from the common
council was investigating the charac-
ter of supplies furnished and had re-
uuested that the bill be not passed to
voucher for the present. Also there
were NJ more orders for the contractor
pending this investigation, which. as
the city government moves slowly
on occasion, might take years. The
contractor bestirred himself with coun-
ell committees, with almhouse super
intendents, and finally with Mr.. Daniel
Tank, himself.
Warehousin' with Holman, amt
your" queried Mr.. Tank.
YES" answered the contractor.
We'll" observed Mr. Tank, lowering
his left eyelid, noticeably, Bill Hol.
man amt very popular with me just
now"
The contractor sat up abruptly. for
an instant, while he exchanged
glance, shrewd and conceiving, with
the one open eye Of Daniel Tank.
His lips pursed themselves and
emitted a long. low whistle; then he
leaped for the door.
That afternoon. long lines of trucks,
and they were not of the Holman Kind.
for Dickie Organs gang was still
abroad in the land, were backed up at
the Holman warehouse doors and this
brokers' products were seeking other
Judgment.
The man who was putting in the new
fire-alarm system for the city was also
in trouble. He couldn't seem to get in
formation desired. Men cold-shoul-
dered him and misled him AID
grouched him in thousand ways. He
was a man of experience with NUM-
cipal governments. and after few
DAYS. threw up his hands high and
asked the chairman OF the fire board
TO dinner.
The commissioner began with Mar
rini, and aided and abetted and en-
couraged by his host, ate and drank his
way through the generous bill OF fare
to a state of comfortable amiability
The hre-alarm man saw that well
filed glass of some ingratiating spirit
was ever at his elbow. With the coffee
and cigars came the moment for which
he was waiting.
SHAY" said the commissioner strug-
Cling to balance the demi-tasse before
his lips, /" want to wise you up a
little"
"Yee?" said the flre-alarm man,
blowing smoke high to conceal his
eager expectancy, yes? Go ahead"
"You got lot of stuff in Holman's
warehouse, amt you-copper wire.
boxes, insulators, switches and all
hiatt"
yes" assented the man. Why?"
well. Bill Holman amt right with
The administ alton, d y seeS
The fre-alarm man saw. and as soon
as he could bring the dinner decently
10 a close he was earnestly seeking
storage for some scores Of tons of cop
per wire and other accessories.
The mysterious boycott ran every
where. even into the banks. Men who
did business with Holman began TO
have trouble with their accommoda-
lions at the leading financial institu-
lions of the city-institutions so emil
nent and respectable that it seemed
impossible that a vulgar, club-fisted
boss. who. yesterday, was bouncer IN a
saloon and to-day by the favor OF
chance. ruled the city like car to be
cast down and go the way of his kind
tomorrow. could have any commerce
with them, let alone influencing their
treatment of faithful customers OF long
standing and unquestioned integrity.
There was the case of Jones & Com
pany. dealers in hides and wool. They
were doing an immense business and
Holman had their teaming contracts.
They were buying freely and holding,
on some tips regarding the new tariff
bin. and had stretched themselves out
TO the limit, and still they wanted &C
commodations. All at once there
seemed not to be anywhere such
thing as accommodation. Not only
was there no money for them, but
gently and firmly they were requested
TO reduce the amount OF their indebt-
edness. Jones was in so far he went
white at the thought OF crrtailed
credit. He sat down in the of1lce or