The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12

logs said Textor with q laugh. kick
ing at the bark Of an oak log with
his hob nailed boot. "Ill want you
u come down and inspect this stun
every week or so and let me have
the money on 1t. That's the only way
we can keep going"
Sure" said Ted. "There'll be no
trouble about that. Better 60 ahead
and buy the timber you need and
have the logs delivered as soon as
you can. The concern this stock goes
to Is mighty hard to get along with.
and I'm anxious TO put everything
through without any delay"
Wei have the mill running to.
morrow" declared Textor.
a few days later Williams sent his
inspector. Graham. to look over the
stock which had been manufactured,
and the report was O. *. so that ne
promptly sent the millman a check
to the quantity shown on the
tally. At the same time ne telephoned
Johnson 10 learn when the first de-
livery should he made.
mo hurry" said the lumber buyer.
I'll let you know. We have a good
supply on hand, and as the factory
isn't crowded with work It'll be q
couple Of weeks yet"
I'D like to get started loading said
Williams. "Ive had about a carload
cut up and It's ready 10 he shipped"
I'll tell you when We want it," said
johnson curly as he hung up the tele-
phone.
Williams was a little puzzled as
well as irritated at the attitude OF the
seriously.
Il guess they're all pretty crusty
out there" he told Miss Blanche. But
We can't afford to hold up that stock
Indefinitely. TeXtor has his logs al
the mill and Is working on the order
and 1t wouldn't do To call a halt now.
Anyway. the wagon people will proba-
bly want 1t all in n bunch when they
begin TO specify shipping dates"
So the country mill kept cutting
the dimension stock out of the oak and
hickory logs brought in to the mill
and the piles Of assorted sizes under
the shed leading from the mill began
to take on imposing proportions. In
'N 49, ~ ~ ~ lNtN
things Yer now and then. that pile Of
material looked like the FI'st National
Bank in his own home town. II rep-
resented money; IT was chuck full Of
money. hut II looked as though Il were
going To hc hard to get that money
out. That too WAS not unlike the
bank.
Williams called up johnson a month
after the order had been placed and
old him that II 4, Was convenient he'd
Ike 10 deliver some of the material.
johnson hesitated a moment.
"Hold the wire" he said finally. and
III find u how We stand out in the
lumber yard"
Williams waited w;:h what patience
h." could muster while johnson talked
with the superintendent. At last he
returned to the telephone.
We don't need the stock very bad
right now" he SAID, but p YOU
snip us Il car of We'll assorted sizes.
III let you know later about the re.
maiuder,"
IAN right, well shoot one in" re-
piled Ted. hanging up hastily before
Johnson could change his mind.
He felt somehow Ike shouting. 4
load had been lifted on his mind. for
he had really begun to get worried
ABOUT that dimension stock. which had
been eating into his working capital
all too rapidly. TeXtor had written
him that he would he finished with the
In another week. and yet not a
had been realized on the contract
as yet.
by Jove," he said when Miss
Blanche called his attention to the fact
hat the discount period on a carload Of
luartered oak shipped some time pre-
was expiring, "Ill have to
that contract around To the bank
and borrow some money on il II I'm
going To keep on doing business with
piher people. This Sanders deal has
iurt about squeezed me dry"
lie got Textor on long distance and
old him TO have "A car Loaded a. soon
IS possible.
We'll check the count here" he
aid, $50 needn't wait for Graham
o handle it,"
He received the car number in due
line Il arranged to have Graham
. '' "'S'h- "'ihS tIt II.
ncnt was unloaded. His inspector
through the car with the Wagon
ompany's mar and reported that the
took was in good shape, the number
I pieces Tailed with the invoice to
he Williams Lumber Company, as
nade mp by TeNtor. and that tho
inspector had no fault TO find.
williams decided that this was the
psychological moment 10 invade tho
district. and SO. straighten-
NJ his tie and pulling his soft hat
tile further down over his eyes, he
Did Miss Blanche hat he was going
see about extending his line OF
redit at the First National.
He dropped I'm on Dobbs, cashier Of
bank, who received him with his
sual oily smile. Williams knew that
was a director and one OF the
istomers OF the hank, and assumed
on this account il would be all
easier TO borrow the money, as the
ank vas of course familiar with its
usiness.
"l've got a big contract with the
'agon company" he said. land have
several carloads Of dimension
'ock manufactures AT a country mill.
GU know that we have to finance a
of that kind. and IL you've
zen any OF our checks going through
bank o probably know that
'e'v been using up most of our ready
honey buying the lumber.
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