The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-05

took the decline of his business very
much to heart.
I guess I'm getting pretty old lie
would say to his croniss. II guess
I'm too old to do business. | can
make as good boilers as ever were
made. but l can't make them as cheap
as Doyle or Kennedy or lot of the
other fellows. They underbid me every
time. If 1t wasn't for me pride ia
retire I've been in business since 50"
and then he would go on with his
long story of what he had done in the
days when California was young and
boilers he had put in this ship and
that one; what this man had said in
praise of Moynihans boilers and so
on for nearly an hour
A few old friends stuck to him and
gave their orders TO him regardless of
the fact that he charged more than any
of his rivals He wouldn't reduce his
force, but many a day he sat in his Of
flee and moped.; He was q has been
He realized IL.
One morning there came to him in the
mail a large envelope that contained a
letter and a check. When tn cold man
read the letter and looked at the check,
he let out roar that brought in some
of the workmen from the shop
"The robbers, the bloody robbersi' he
howled. GIVE me me hat. give me me
racing madly through the streets with
the envelope, the letter and the check In
his hand
He went to the office of James G. Nc
CURE, one of the most prominent lawyers
of California Mr.. Mcclure had been the
democratic nominee for governor
Old man Moynihan threw the envelope
letter and check on Mr. McGuire's desk.
Il want you to bust the trust" he said
Send the robbers to Jail. Put every last
one of them behind the bars There's
your evidence. 1t came to me in the mail
The devils put themselves in me hands,,
Mr. Mcguire Gained the excited man
and then read the letter and examined
the check. lie knew Moynihan's story
He smiled as he read the letter and he
smiled as he looked at the check.
II guess it's the mistake of some clerk
Tim' he said. You certainly have the
evidence
II have. Now go right to work and
bust the trust" said Moynihan "I've suf-
fered enough from the crimes of those
spalpeens. Now / want my revenge.
They'd have ruined me if l hadn't a bit
of money laid by
Mr.. Mcclure explained to the old Irish
man his idea of how the letter and the
check happened to come to him. II sup
pose they have a new bookkeeper," he
said. II suppose In making up, his quar-
terly statement he included your account
among those to whom rebates should be
given. He supposed you were in the COM
blnation so he had a check for the rebate
made out In your favor. There will be the
devil to pay in that office when they
learn of this mistake"
It's right you are, Mr.. MCGUIRE. said
Moynihan. Now want you to go ahead
and bust the trust"
Not so fast" said Mr. Mcclure. ;"It
would take years and cost you every
dollar you've got. It's matter Tor the
lederai authorities. The case would be
Fought In court after court UP 10 the
supreme court of the United States and
wouldn't, be settled finally pronably
until long after you are dead. You
leave the matter wholly to mo and I'll
make these rascals quake I'll mako
them wish they'd never formed the
combination and never had anything to
do with t. j. Moyihan. You 20 ahead
and bid on all the contracts you wish
Base your estimates Just the same as
II you We're getting a rebate. Buy all
your supplies from the combination.
Timothy ]. Moynihan did az he was
told. He got more business the next
month than he had in the previous year.
Ills competitors had ceased to consider
him as a factor Not only that, but
various men who had given orders to
Moynihan Were surprised to get let
tiers from him notifying them that ow-
Ing to development, which lie would
explain to them later he was able to
make a reduction in the price Of work
he had done for them and thar he was
forwarding his check to cover the
amount they were entitled to.
Mr.. MCMILLAN meanwhile turned over
to Mr.. Mcclure a detailed statement
of everything he had purchased from
the combination from the day 1t was
formed. Mr.. Mcclure had several con-
ferences with the head Of the COM
bination. The hardware man was
aghast when Mr.. Mcclure said t. was
his purpose to compel the combination
to bring all Its books into court
II don't care what system of book
Keeping you have employed said Mr.
McGuier, either your books or the
records of the banks will disclose ev-
erything 1 require. We've got you un-
der the civil statutes and we've got you
under the Sherman act. You'll be a
mighty lucky lot of men il you escape
the penitentiary. You've got pretty
tough citizen to deal with in Timothy
J, Moynihan. Nothing would please him
better than to see you in stripes, He