Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-18
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,, ARNOLD DUNCAN

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A man In pepper and salt suit and
q felt hat got on q train At way
station. settled himself comfortably IN
his seat. took = morning paper from
his pocket and began 10 Rad whsa
the conductor came around fee biz
ticket hs thrust bis hand into biz
pocket for his wallet and looked very
much chagr1ned- Then b. went
through his other pockets, and, not
6Ading Il, be said:
Conducts. just bsforo leaving my
hotel this morning changed my suit.
putting the one had been wearing
With my money In the coat pocket in
my trunk. what's worse. ny trunk aid
not reach me at the station and n to
come BY latsr train. II you'll let mo
20 through TO b.. when W got into
the station I'll telephone for . friend
to bring me my fare and win sivs 1t
to you"
Ticket was the eooducters laconic
reply.
II have said all have to say." con
tinued the passenger. Il have no
money to pay now, but IN have plenty
at the end Of the route"
you'll have to pay your fare Of
get or"
"Not here. / trust. In this swampy
country. You Will at least carry me
to the next station"
mot unless you pay your fare from
the one where you got on"
"Are your orders such as warrant
you in such inhuman actionT
"Our orders are to put those who 70
fuse to pay fares on the train"
"well," said the passenger ruefully,
/ you'll have to put me Of. I've left
my money behind and have nothing to
pay with"
The conductor pulled the ben. aud
the train stopped The passenger made
no resistance. but walked to the plat
form and got OF into swamp. The
train went on. leaving him standing on
the track looking after It. Then, FIRST
looking up and down the line OF the
road. he started on foot to pursue his
Journey.
A few days later the passenger who
couldn't pay his fare went into the
Offices Of the road and asked to see the
general superintendent He waited
half an hour. then was ushered into the
room Of a sleek looking man who
asked him what he could do for him.
He told the story Of being put OF the
train and said he had come to effect
settlement for damages or he would
sue for them. The superintendent said
that II he would call in at room No. z
he would find the official who adjusted
all claims. The passenger went In
there. had talk with the claim ofiicer.
who got out Of him all the information
he desired, asked him what he would
settle for. got him to put 1t In writing,
took his address and said he would
write him about the matter.
The passenger never heard from him.
Not long after this IT. was evident
that there was manipulation in the
stock of the road. No one, not even
the president. could find out who was
at the bottom of 1t. The price of the
securities would go up bit, then
gradually sag. then rise again. But
the general tendency was upward.
The affairs of the road were known
only to a few, who could see no reason
for an advance. Indeed, business was
falling OF dreadfully. Two feeders,
one at either terminal, were diverting
their business to other roads. Then
the price of the stock began to go
down ike lead. Finally 1t reached a
point where the fiuctuation ceased.
The president Of the road communi.
cnted with the feeders. asking what
had caused them to divert their bust.
ness from his line to others. He 70
ceived no satisfaction. Nevertheless
the diversion ceased and trade began
10 dow again over the line where II
had flowed originally. The president
was puzzled. He sent for some OF the
principal stockholders and asked them
II they knew anything about the mat.
ter. They didn't, but admitted that
during the recent furry In the. stock
they had sold most Of their holdings.
One morning the president took up
a newspaper and read in the financial
columns that a new railroad magnate
had appeared John Talcott. maD
who had achieved some success at ~
orga nizing roads in the west. had come
east and with associates had bought
a controlling interest In two lines. and
II was suspected that be had picked up
in open market a majority Of the stock
Of 4 connecting link between the two
That connecting Mink the president
knew to b bis own line.
That morning, when he vent to bis
once. he found q note from the new
railroad star inviting the president to
call upon him. He did 20 and found
the party % busy that be was obliged
to wait an hour before he could gain
admittance. When admitted be saw
q plain western mAu, who said to him
In plain western fashion:
'sNext month occurs the annual elec
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