Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-31

at our little cob house of a venture,
Brouillard," the host allowed at the
lighting of the geld-banded cigars.
You're the government engineer and
the builder of the big dam; but you
can't build your dam in one day. or
in two, and the interval is ours. tell
you, we're going to make MirapOlis a
buzz-hummer while the daylight lasts.
Don't you forget that
Mirapolis?' queried Brouillard.
rs that the new manner"
Cortwright laughed and nodded. Its
Genes name-'Miracle City Fits like
the glove on a pretty girls arm.
doesn't it?"
TT does. But the miracle is that
there should be any money daring
enough to invest itself in the Niquoia
why, bless your workaday heart,
Brouillard," chuckled the host, moth
ing is permanent in this shutting,
growing, progressive world of ours
absolutely nothing Some of the big
gest and costliest buildings in New
York and Chicago are built on ground
leases. Our ground lease will merely
be little shorter in the factor OF
| time"
so much shorter that the parallel
won't hold" argued Brouillard.
''The parallel does hold; long time,
small profits and a slow return; short
time, big profits and quick return.
You've eaten here before; what do
you pay Bongras for reasonably good
dinner?"
Brouillard laughed. "Oh, Poodles
He cinches us, all right; four or tive
times as much as it's worth-or would
cost anywhere else"
That's it. He knows he has to
make good on all these little luxuries
he gives you-cash in every day, as
you might say, and come out whole be-
fore you stop the creek and drown
going to have Alaska faded to frazzle
on prices-and you'll see everybody
paying them joyfully."
And in the end somebody, or the
final series of somebodies, will be left
to hold the bag" finished Brouillard.
There needn't be any bag holders,
Brouillard. Let me put it in a nut
shell: we're building a cement plant,
and we shall sell you the output-at a
good, round price, l promise you, but
still at a lower figure than you're pay
ing for the imported article now, or
than you will pay even after the rail
road gets in. When our government
orders are filled we can afford to
wreck the plant for what it will bring
as Junk. Well be out of it whole, with
nice little profit"
THAT is only one instance" object
ed the guest.
well, Bongras, here, is one more,
laughed the host. And our power
plant is another. You made your little
kick on that to Washington-yol
thought the government ought to con
troll it's own power. That was al
right, from your point of view, but Wa
beat you to it. Now the reclamation
service gets all the power it needs at s
nominal price, and we're going to sci
enough more to make us all fee
happy"
Sell it? To whom?"
Mr. Cortwright leaned back in hi
chair and the sandy-gray eyes seemed
to be searching the inner recesses o
the querying soul.
That's inside information, but
don't mind taking you in on it," h.
said between leisurely puffs at his Ct
gar. We've just concluded few cor
tracts: one with Massingale-he's &C
Y ing to put in power drills, electric ore
cars, and modern equipment genel
ally and shove the development Of tn
Little Susan;' one with new minin
syndicate which will begin operation
at once on half a dozen prospects O.
Jacks mountain; and one with a lun
Der combination that has just take
over the sawmills, and will install otl
ers, with planning mill and sash fac
| tory"
Brouiflard nodded. The gray eye
!. were slowly hypnotizing him.
!, But that isn't ALL" continued tn
promoter I'VE are about to reinco
q porate the power plant as the NiQuoi
L | LlCCJAlC OWOlJ anu
= company. Within a fortnight weIl b
h lighting Mirapolis, and within a mont
S after the railroad gets in we'll be ope
ating trolley cars
q The enthusiast paused to let til
f. information sink in, also to note tt
|, effect upon the subject. The notin
r was apparently satisfactory, since h
9. went on with the steady assurance
y one who sees his way clearly.
IS "That brings us down to busines
10 Brouillard. l don't mind admittir
S, that had an object in asking you
dine with me this evening. It's thi,
le we feel that in the reorganization
Is the power company the governmer
y which will always be the largest co
lie sumner, should be represented in son
Of effective way; that its interests shou
it be carefully safeguarded. 1t is not
IN easy as it might seem. We can't e
at actly make the government a stoc
to holder"
ne NO" said Brouillardi mechanical
&C. The underdepths were stirring, hes
El ing as if from a mighty groun
swell that threatened a tidal wave
to overturnings.
es I'VE are going to make you the &c