Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1916-02-25

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was told that the Iscaria Steel comma.
ny was building plant to smeit the
iron to be taken from the mines in
the mountains, but as to who or what
was the Iscaria Steel company the
chamberlain was given no satisfaction.
The building of the works, the open
ing OF the mines, caused the influx Of
workmen to the capital. "A park was
laid out few miles from the city, but
near the plant, on which long rows Of
laDorers' cottages sprang, as it seemed,
out of the ground. Hundreds of men
who had left their families to go else
where in search of employment re-
turned. 1t seemed as If Iscaria had
been dead and some unseen power had
Dreathed into 1t the breath of a new
lie.
The government reaped substan-
tial pecuniary benefit. Those who
were In arrears for their taxes paid
them, and there were thousands more
to be taxed. The duke discarded the
furnished tinsel of a hundred years
and purchased new and modern arti-
cles. The duchess and Eudoxia sent to
Paris for gowns of the latest fashion
Families Of the head men of the steel
company came to live at the capital.
and Il social circle was formed similar
to that existing in the capital of
democratic monarchy.
But who was at the bottom of this
prosperity? No one but the president
of the steel company knew, and he
would not tell. But what had been
done was only the beginning. The
large force that was employed in open.
ing the mines, preparing the water
power for use, building the vast city
of machine shops, was as nothing to
the influx of workmen that took place
on the completion of the plant and the
commencement of manufacture. Ger
tain property belonging to the crown
was sold in town lots, bringing in a
sum of money, that enabled the reign.
ing sovereign to pay his debts and in
vest the balance at an interest that
brought him a truly ducal revenue.
Shortly before the works were start
ed Robert Anderson returned to the
capital, bringing letters of certain per-
SONS influential in various governments
to members of the cabinet of Iscaria.
Being a young man of good appear
ance, tall and Well built, he progressed
rapidly in social way in the court
circle. He made no display of wealth.
dressed plainly, and no one suspected
that he was very rich. One Of the
important functions he attended was
u ball at the palace the first given
since the royal ladies had put off their
old fashioned gowns and appeared in
their Partisan costumes. Anderson
was taken to the royal family for in
PRODUCTION and, on giving place to 9th.
ers before the sovereign. joined the
young Duchess EudoXia.
1T seems to me-" she said, that |
have seen you before somewhere"
And your highness' face is familiar
to me-" replied Bob.
II have it," said the lady. II saw
you at the last review Of the troops"
The remembrance of his rattletrap
cab brought back the smile that Bob
had seen on that occasion. 1t was a
becoming smile, and now that Bob had
prepared the way for his revenge he
returned the smile in kind.
1.-The steel works are to be opened
tomorrow" he replied. 81 confess that
my equipage was out of place at the
review Of the army. Tomorrow it will
be more appropriate. We Americans
are representatives of commerce and
manufacture. We do not put on much
style"
1.-THE court attends the inaugural
ceremony. My father has been invit-
ed to press the electric key that starts
the machinery"
II shall be present"
Anderson passed on, but after the
brief interview with her highness Eu-
doXia had no further interest in the
assembly and soon took his departure.
The next day a procession of the
managers and the operatives of the
lscaria Steel company started from a
given point and marched to the build
ing where the duke was to press the
electric key. The route led them past
the palace, and the young duchess
viewed it from a balcony. At the head
of the procession, in the same rattle
trap cab in which he had attended the
review. was Bob Anderson. Next be-
hind Shim was the president of the
steel works. Following them were the
managers of the different depart
ments and their subordinates. Last
came the vast body of wOrkmen.
What Anderson's presence at the
head of the procession meant EudOXia
was at Il loss to know. She descended
to a carriage waiting below and was
driven to the building where her ia
Their was to open the works. Shortly
after her arrival the managers enter
ed, followed by representatives of the
workmen. Two seats were placed on
the platform, one on each side of the
electric key. Anderson took the one
on the left. When, in a few minutes,
the duke entered Anderson arose and,
with profound bow, said:
Il feel hOnored, your royal highness,
that you have consented to open the
plant that have built in your duke
dom. May it give work to your peo-
pie when shall have passed to anoth.
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