Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-04


Keenan,. Bob slipped fIsffuIof gold
pieces into the mans hand. who
straightaway, pretending that there
was no way for the cab to get ont Of
the tangle Of vehicles, permitted him
to remain. The duchess looked dag
gers at the official and at Bob, but said
nothing.
Beside the wife Of the sovereign was
her daughter, Eudoxia. There was
something so discordant between the
cab and the carriage In which she sat
that she could not repress smile.
That smile brought a resolve to the
American to show her royal highness
that he was used to better equfpages
than cab that was ready for the
scrap heap.
Now, the dukedom of Iscaria was
like Partisan shop, where about all
the stock is in the window. The duke
was financially the poorest sovereign
in Europe. His territory, being noun
famous. was unproductive, and his sub
jects were gradually going elsewhere
to make living. Smarting under the
young duchess smile at his rig, Bob,
as soon as the troops had passed, re-
turned to his hotel to think over a
plan whereby he might show those i'm
pOverished royalties that he was able
to ride in as fine coach as they. The
result of his thought and investiga
ton was as follows:
Through the city Of Arancon ran a
mountain torrent directly before the
hotel in which Bob was stopping.
While cogitating plan to show his
power through his wealth he was look
ing on this stream. =
II have it," he said suddenly. THAT'S
q splendid water power. I will line
the stream with mills. I will show
these people that can turn the flow of
emigration to. immigration. will
build up the dukedom. Then will
ride through the capital in a donkey
cart If choose and they will have
something to laugh at
Anderson spent some time inquiring
what manufacture would be best suit
ed to the locality and found that there
were undeveloped iron mines in noun
tains near by that were very rich. His
first move was to buy large tract Of
land on both sides Of the waterway be-
low the city. Then he sent to America
for corps of engineers and mechan-
les. and buildings began to go up,
enormous dams were constructed, and
machinery by the hundreds of tons be-
gan to arrive.
Meanwhile the builder of this water
power plant went of on his travels
leaving instructions with his managers
that they should keep the ownership
secret. The duke. seeing what was
being done, sent his grand chamber
lain to inquire what it all meant. He
was told that the 1scaria Steel compa-
ny was building plant to smelt 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 a few miles from the city, but
Fnear the plant, on which long rows Of,
laborers' cottages sprang, as it seemed,
tut of the ground. Hundreds of men
who had left their families to go else
where In search Of employment re-
turned. It seemed as II Iscaria had
been dead and some unseen power had
breathed into It the breath Of new
lire. ....
The government reaped a substan-
tial pecuniary- benefit Those who
were I'm 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 aru-
cles. The duchess and Eudoxia sent to
Paris for gowns Of the latest fashion.
Families Of tho head men Of the steel
company came to live at the capital,
and 4 social circle was formed similar
to- that existing in the capital Of Z
democratic monarchy. z <~.' .....
| But who was at the bottom Of this
|prosper1ty1 No one but the preside
Of the steel company knew and, be BE
would not tell. But what had been
done was only tho beginning: The
large force that was employed in open
ing ths ninesb sspset ring the water
power for use, building the vast city
o. lpaehipe sheps, Was ~ ssn y 4 -
the Influx Of weEkmep that took place
On the completion Of tie q plant "a Il ana the
commenc epent Of m 30 l4l( H. CeE7
tain properV Belonging to the Be- sroN Q "a
Mns sold n. town lot s, bringing e 4
sam Of money that ena I. hled, the Eetgn7
ing sovereign TO pay bis debts and t ll'
vest the balance. ct an interest At, that Il 2
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