The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-06

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CHAPTER X1.
H1HE. forces allied With Rollins
themselves attempted publicity.
But against. their publicity
Breed had put an elierinous
practical benefit; against their appeals
Ia fihfl nut an enormous practical ben.
efif. against their attacks be had put
an enormous practical benefit. and the
tide Of public favor. Swinging not i
from the printed pages Of the morn
inr and afternoon papers. but from lip
to lin. set in so strongly in bis direc'
ton that 1t reached every investor.
Bread ut 4 cents-later at eos!
To the victor belongs the spells, ana
the spoils OF this war were the prox'
ies Breed succeeded through Kelvin
a. that apparently impossible dream OF
every railroad man since stephenson
invented the steam engine tile concen-
tration OF every railroad in the United
States under one management. Then
he sent fol, Rollins.
"Well, l kept my word" said Breed.t
II told you / meant to have control
Of every mile of railroad in the Unit
ed States, and now have It. ! have
sent for you to take over their man
agement"
Rollins was pale, and there were
dark rings under his eyes. 4 don !
know if / want It. There is only one
condition under which Z could accept
| ana It would be folly, II in me 70 expeSet
Vol 1SS 10 grant me that" !,
.sYon might mention It." observed
Breed dryly.
.The condition is that I may 90 as
| I see ct, may work absolutely unham-
1 fnerreds e Man. be suddenly burst forth
ayot don't know how many years !
have dreamed Of t1s!S II has been the
ambition Of my lifeS to put this great,
public utility upon the plane Of Its
\ propersrelation TO the public
.-,,Fhat Is my ewn dream Breed
clared 40 k5R A l.
Il find belief aacdit," replied Roll
Inns. '8Ioreover, had Imagined that
Mr.. Kelvin here was to have some say
in the matter of management"
Breed smiled and looked at, Phillip.
II have larger work for him" he said.
.Tar9eri" exclaimed Rollins. "Can
there be anything bigger thar, to com.
blne a quarter of million miles OF
railroad, every foot of transportation
highway in the United States under
one economic head. eliminating graft
and waste and putting them all upon q
a working basis Of Legitimate profit
and public safetyf"
Breed waved his hand. Much
larger" said. he. 'This is only an in,
cldent. wish you would tell me Just
what reforms you propose instituting
Mr.. Rollins"
"First of all," said Rollins earnestly
reassured. at would secure for every
through line 100 pound open hearth
steel rails, made In new mills from
larger ingots, with the cones of i'm;
purity cast entirely aside and the com
pact residue kneaded into proper con
sIstency by IN entirely new system
Of rolls. There are other things that
need 10 be done-the establishment o.
perfect block systems. Of automatic
brakes and other accident preventing
devices and. the abolition Of grade
croossincs-but the main matter Of
public safety rests in perfect rails
Ten years ago l tried to fight TIL:
proposition, and / nearly succeeded
The Tallahassee Iron and Coal com
Dany offered to make open hearth rail!
70 my specifications. Tho Uninet
Steel corporation found that to contro
!, the stos.- Of the Tallahassee Iron ami
! Coal company was much cheaper ant
I more profitable than to spend th'
: needed millions in re.equipping thei
! plant"
] "Your first step, then. ! suppose
would be to begin a fight on the Uni
fed Steel corporation" observed Breed
! "That, In a nutshell, Is our problem,
declared Rollins.
!; iYour problem Is already solved, NJ
Rollins" said Kelvin, with q smile
n "lir. Breeds control Of the railroad
J. has left the Unified Steel corporation
high and dry. Moreover we have SC
cured entire control Of the lroGuol
!. Iron range. and, no matter what tn
d Unified Steel corporation does, we shal
e set up our own rolling mills and max
}. rails by our own process from on
u own ore" 4
Isl "But the program will be left entire
e ly to your own discretion interrupte
it Breed. "You shall have q contrac
y Cor one year. renewable for ton year
t Il your preliminary steps meet Wit
!, my approval" I.