River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-05-27
Copyright. 1913. by the H. X. Fly Co.

( and drive out Of Bronson that English
mutt Nelson we can soon get things
settled again." said Roland Gregory.
This view was agreed TO by several
Of the men, especially Ned Rowlands.
81 think | have a plan" said Mr..
| Graham. speaking in low voice. He
| looked around the company OF men
anxfously. He then outlined in detail
his plans to get possession of the Cou-
rier. and turn it back to it's old custom
| of supporting the McCrea policies in
| Bronson.
| The scheme outlined by Mr.. Graham
| pleased the conference immensely.
1--WE can get around Mr.. Marchmount
| if you offer him a proposition like
| that" said McCrea, when Mr.. Graham
| had finished. The lawyers project pro.
| posed the blackening of the name OF
Reginald Nelson, as his eager advocacy
of the peoples cause was most bitterly
resented 8y some of the industrial mag
! mates as we'll as by the politicians of
the McCrea type.
In addition to ending the career of
Reginald Nelson in Bronson they plan
ned to acquire control over the Courier
by Offering Mr.. Marchmount a large
bonus for his majority of the shares Of
stock in the company controlling the
! paper. 1--WE will tempt Mr.. March
= mount to sell the paper by agreeing to
TO make Reginald Nelson the editor as
his successor" said Mr.. Graham, land
then we will sell some stock to Nelson,
enough to get him badly in debt. We
will let him imagine he is editor for a
month or two, and then we can pull
our strings and throw him out and
start the stories. That will be the end
of the Englishman."
Mr. Graham Sauntered into the Office
Of the Courier one morning a week or
so after the conference of the Nc
Crea supporters. He had heard that
the editor was in poor health and he
felt that the time was propitious to
breach the subject of the sale OF the
Courier.
''You need a good rest. my friend"
rejoined Mr.. Graham. "Why don't you
give up work for year and take a
good trip to Europe? 1t will add ten
years to your life"
Il have been thinking sometimes that
[ ought to take Il real vacation" re-
sponded the editor YEARLY.
THE Courier has had a successful
career, and you are now we'll able to
retire. Would you care to sell out?"
sell out?" The editor repeated the
words quickly and looked at Mr.. Ora
ham.
Yes. You know there are always
people hooking for a good investment,
and your newspaper is considered a
paying venture"
1T is more prosperous at present
than ever before. That young Eng
lishman. Mr.. Nelson. has been sue
cessful above all my hopes in making
the paper popular with the great mass
of workingmen who are so numerous
in Bronson. When 4 paper has a list
of subscribers like the Courier it is
easy to get advertising contracts which
make newspaper pay"
What kind of an editor in chief
would Mr.. Nelson make?" asked Mr..
Graham in matter Of fact tones.
He could take my place tomorrow
md make the Courier one of the most
| influential papers in southern Michi-
gan in less than a year" replied Mr..
Marchmount, with enthusiasm. Il
!an't understand where the boy gets
his knowledge of the business. He
| must have had some experience in Eng
and, but it is strange how quiet he
teeps about his own private life in the
Did country. Mr.. Nelson is good
! Zeal of a mystery to me-"
seriously, Mr.. Marchmount," said
the lawyer, II have friend who would
like to buy some of the stock of your
company just as an investment, and
think if he got control that we could
arrange to make Mr.. Nelson the editor,
as my word would go a long way with
| him."
Mr.. AarchmOunt was interested.
Have you any proposition to make
| me?' he asked Mr.. Graham.
The lawyer had carefully figured out
! the amount of stock which he desired
to purchase in order to control the poll
| cy of the Courier, and he answered
promptly. 'Yes, / can make you an
| offer right now"
Mr.. Graham drew his chair nearer ia