The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

,.rrg man with freckles on his
mas, sam Arnold. IT was he who
,.J forced ,hc placid old town into the
',,r,,agluce Of s5,OOo,coo speedway;
..,,s n. vino had thereby strewn yellow
.i IRON. end to end Of the city; who
..l,b.r.i.y q led the place with swarthy,
.,,cLv foreign laborers that drank
moor drinks and fought late of nights;
,,o had brought sleek. smooth strangers
D., the Hotel Winburg, monument men
.,3 f,tiuiliu men and sewer pipe men
ana conduit men and supply men of all
descriptions.
p,,r,ld Niunurg' Hit is painful to be
rs thr frat cry Of mankind attests,
.cg much more painful to I've born anew
"a, s,r,.iI man aroused from slumber
Nirburs r.Irlv punched awake for its
,,bir,h q -.rrd nothing so much as to
,,pccl. p- boulder against the pillow
.,d sr.re a.aiu' but Sam Arnold was
;r,,l,ctl.r Ike "A demon of unrest
.s wished fl. start one hullabaloo right
in the midst If another, and now he sat
in tbe office If the Winburg Street Rail-
vay COMPANY with his hat on the desk
srda vriel'o If purpose in his red hair
well NIIblrn the curfew is ringing
f7r your riescty old horse cars" he said
with friendly grin.
President Ben Nlilhurn was heavy man
and So sluggish that the only exercise
betook WAS with his eyes lie rolled them
sIdewi.c a' sam
.Our service is an that the business
justifcs be- Eruntcd.
Your business is all that the service
iYstife- rctorted sam People walk
Twelve blocks rather than ride. Your
rails are worn fat, and crinkled like
hairpin Your cars are held together by
the paiui How can you expect business
700 be- better.
The treasurer lounged in He was
tight huttoucd man of considera BILE round
ness. and his nose pointed straight up
ANYTHING he said had the effect OF a snarl
What's the matter with business, he
demanded
Young Arnold thinks we should cut
our per cent dividends and spend our
money in equipment" tested Milburn.
turning his ewes in the treasurer's direc-
ton
You're mistaken" corrected Sam. "I
want you 10 rccapitalize and electrify
your system Then the logical thing is
20 build new line out Maple avenue and
,drlel the speedway to Sekansett Park
Hilger's Lake Paradise Grove and back
into the city"
so your Speedway Improvement Com
anv can have transportation for it's sub
divisions" guessed Hodge with a sarcas-
ticsmile II was tho only ki'n Of which he
was capable.
Certainly" admitted Sam again with
friendly grin. also, it allows your
'rolevs 10 make money out Of our sub
divisions It's a nice arrangement for
al of US
-Bur we furnish tine capital, Miiourr
rolled his eye at the treasurer
n will cost you 25 per cent. less now
than later on" promptly replied Sam
full Of logically assorted facts. "You
can save that amount or more If you will
pu, in the line while the city is contruct.
ing the speedway
And wait five years for returns, sug
gestod the treasurer. his nose drawing VI
that sarcastic smile.
NO Endow Sekansett Park with banc
concerts build a clubhouse 70 pay fol-
them buy Paradise Grove and put il
some up 70 date amusement devices
Have some place for people 70 go OF
your cars"
Il ruess you mean well, Sam, bu
you're Young and impractical, finall!
decided Mllburn We've run the stree
car business in this town for twenty
wears and we know all about it, Their
are just 50 many nckels 10 be had her
and We get them
We owned Paradise Grove once,
added the treasurer. I'VE lost 5000 Of
d. People wouldn't 90.
Why should they" demanded Sam
rising Al they could do was buy ba
Of peanuts and come back Will YOU le
NE address your stockholders on tn
natter"
Mnburn and Hodge looked at eacl
other.
Il wouldn't be worth while, " smile
Hodge AT our last meeting we vote
to make no improvements or extension
and 10 make no expenditures outside c
necessary repairs We are in bushes
'or profit"
sam studied the men with clear eye
N,burn was as unimpressionable as
lump Of putty The unchangeability
Hodge was shown by his very hal
which was parted exactly in the cent
and vanished toward each ear.
seemed impossible that they should m
realize the opportunity Re was pointir
QUITO them' But they did not; and wou
not
All right gentlemen. Sam put {
his hat You'll wake up when it's t.
late Winhurg is TO be a young tow
again and it's to have a new street c
system You've had the first chance
It,"
Sam laid his hat on President Hen
trazIor- desk in the Merchants al
'anuiacurcrs Bank
Well Frazier, it's time for the nc
step our campaign Of reiuvenescenc
he chrorfully observed II want