The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-29

he was frowning thoughtfully.
IF you put 1t that way" he
said to the man who was waiting
I'D build the Extension"
CHAPTER Nv.
Mirapolis
During the strenuous weeks
when Camp Niquoia's struggling
street was getting itself trans.
formed into Chigringo Avenue
with double row OF false-fronted
"emporiums" to supplement the
shack shelters. Monsieur Poudre.
caulx Bongras, late of the Sar
Francisco tenderloin, opened the
camps first counter-grill.
Finding monsieur's name i'm.
possible in both halves OF II, the
camp grinned and rechristened
him "Poodles."
1t was in one OF Bongras' pri-
vate dining rooms that Mr.. J.
Wesley Cartwright was entertain
ing Brouillard.
"Of course. was quite pre-
pared to have you stand off and
throw stones at our little cob
house Of venture, Brouillard, -
the host allowed, at lighting OF
the gold-banded cigars. "But you
can't build your dam in one day,
or In two, and the interval is Gus.
/ tell you, we're going to make
Mirapolis buzz-hummer while
the daylight lasts. Don't you for
get that"
"Mirapolis2" queried Brouil-
lard. as that the new manner"
Cartwright laughed and nod
ded. "It's Genes name
Miracle City Fits like the glove
on a pretty girls arm, doesn't it?"
1T does. But the miracle is
that there should be any money
daring enough to invest itself in
the Niquoia."
The host chuckled. "Why, bless
your workaday heart, Brouillard,
nothing Is permanent in this shut
fling. growing. progressive world
OF ours. Some OF the biggest and
costliest buildings in New York
and Chicago are built on ground
leases. Our ground lease will
merely be a little shorter in the
factor Of time"
so much shorter that the par
allel won't hold" argued Brouil-
lard.
"The parallel does hold. Let me
put 1t in a nutshell; we're build
Ing a cement plant, and we shall
sell you the output-at a good
round price, I promise you, but
still at a lower figure than you're
paying for the imported article
now. When our government or
ders are filled we can afford to
wreck the plant for what it will
bring as junk. Well be out of
1t whole, with a nice little profit"
THAT Is only one instance" OBJ
jected the guest.
WELL" laughed the host. "our
power plant is another. The Rec
lamatian Service gets all the power
1t needs at nominal price, and
we're going to sell enough more
to make US feel happy"
Sell 1t? To whom?"
Mr.. Cartwright leaned back In
his chair and the sandy-gray eyes
seemed to be searching the inner
recesses OF the querying soul.
That's inside information but
| don't mind taking you in on it. /"
he said. We've just concluded q
few contracts: one with Massin-
gale-he's going to put in power
drills, electric ore cars, and a mod
ern equipment generally, and
shove the development of the
Little Susan'; one with a new op-
CREATIONS at once on half q dozen
prospects on Jacks Mountain; and
one with lumber combination
that has just taken over the saw
mills and will install others, with
planning mill and sash factory
Brouillard nodded. The gray
eyes were slowly hypnotizing him
But that isn't ALL" continued
the promoter. I'VE are about To
reincorporate the power plant az
the Niquoia Electric Power, Light
ing and Traction Company. with
in a fortnight we'll be lighting
Mirapolis, and within a month aft.
or the railroad oata In NEIL IA, m