Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

oHis tuiS very morning that he had
lost his geography.
The Kid watched old Barnabas
with a dull Indifference.
Although the room was quiet the
old schoolmaster raped for order
on the desk. When he spoke 1t was
in his most bitter, most ominous
manner-the manner that had al
ways preceded explosions from
school and the worst thrashings.
Il never dreamed that I'd live to
see the day" he said, that Id be
shamed like this. Shamed like this.
All l ever tried to teach you was to
see beyond your own barnyards. And
you can't do it. You cant even do
that. Why do you suppose | went
tc the Wcrk of teaching you the pro-
ducts of Asia?' His gray head lifted
and his swapping blue eyes chal-
lenGeG them. And why do you sup
pose | bothered to teach you the
names of the bones Of the Uranium,
and about pronominal adject:ves and
compound proportion? Why do you
suppose ! did it all except to teach
you that your eyes ought to see be-
yond your own barnyards? Well, if
you haven't learned it yet then I'm
not through teaching yet, even if you
do have your diplomas and there
another teacher in the school I'm
not through yet
Eric Timlin!"
Eric Timlin started.
Eric Timlin, come to the board. ="
Though giggle went through the
room Eric Timlin-big, broao
shouldered man, with two grown
sons-went to the board and his
hand fumbled as it used to do to find
the dusty crayon.
Put down what Blinkenson gave
you for your buckwheat last year."
| commanded the schoolmaster.
Obediently Eric Timlin wrote on
the board, SILT"
That's what he offered you in
the first place this year" the old
man murmured as if to himself.
Then to Timlin: And the year be-
fore that?"
"$1.16."
Before that?"
"$1.20."
Before that?"
"$1.14."
Go on; what did you get the year
before that?"
While Timlin pondered, a voice
from the audience volunteered
"$1.12."
The old teacher made him go on
until on the board were the prices
for the last 10 years.
Now give me the average"
Eric Timlin puckered up his
mouth and worked it out: "$1.15"
he finally wrote.
The price he was going to
give you this year" said Barnabas,
was two cents above the average.
Now to give him the benefit of the
doubt well call that the average of
what he'll offer you for the next 10
years. Now estimate your total loss
for the next 10 years, if you go on
selling through Blinkenson-for. of
course, you know there won't be any
need for him to offer you any dollar
thirty-seven when once he's killed
your organization.
He gave a little groan as Timlin
hestated.
You haven't forgotten how to fig
ure have you? Is your mind a sieve,
boy? All right. Your loss on one
hundred weight is the difference be-
tween a dollar thirty-five, the price
your manager can get for you, and a
dollar seventeen, Blinkenson's aver
ago price. You know the size of
your crop. Multiply to find your loss
for this year, and multiply again by
10 to get your loss for the whole 10
years."
Timlin put down:
$1.35
III
$0.18 Loss per hundred weight.
$0.18
1000
$4,000 Total loss for one year.
$4,000
10
$4,000 Total loss for 10 years
Barnabas went over the figures,
nOdding as he found them correct.
That's right" he said. Your
total loss for the next 10 years is
seven thousand two hundred dollars.
Multiply it by 20 and you get about
what would be lost for the whole
association. Take your seat"
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