The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-29

ChigrinEo Avenue. with n double
row OF falsc-fronted "cmporiums'
TO suppiant the shack shelters
Monsieur Poudrecaulx Bongras
lat. OF tho San Francisco tender
loln. opened the camps first
counterErilI
Finding monAicur's name impos
Rlbic In both halves OF II. the camp
grinned and rechriSienod him
''PoodIes
II was in one OF Bongras' private
dining rooms shat Mr.. J. Wesley
cortwright was entertaining Brou
lizard.
"Of course. was quite prepared
TO have you stand off and throw
stones at our little cob house OF a
venture. Brouillard." the host al
lowed. at lighting Of the gold
banded cigars. "But you can't builc
your dam in one day. or In two
and the interval Is ours. ! tell you
were going 10 make Mirapolis a
huxx-hummer while the daylight
lasts. Don't you forget that"
"MlrRpolis.' queried Brouillard
lis that the new name7"
Cartwright laughed and nodded
Its Genes Miracle City.
Fits Ike the glove on a pretty
girls arm. doesn't IT."
1T does. But the miracle is that
there should be any money daring
enough 10 invest itself in the
Niquoia."
The host ohuckled. why. bless
your workaday heart, BrouillaTd
nothing u permanent in this shut
fling. growing. progressive world
OF ours. Some OF the biggest and
costiicst buildings in New York
and Chicago are built on ground
leases. Our ground lease viii
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 IL In a nutshell: we're building
cement plant. and we shall sell
you the output-at a good. round
price. promise you. but sim at a
lower figure than you're paying for
the imported article now. When
our government orders are filled
We can afford 10 wreck the plant
for what Il will bring as junk
Wen be out OF IL whole. with a
nice little profit"
THAT Is only one instance" oh.
jected the guest
well" laughed the host. "our
power plant IL another. The Rec
lamation Service gets all the power
II needs at a nominal price. and
we're going to sell enough more 10
make us feel happy"
Sell e? 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 n
few contracts: one with Massin.
gale-he's going to put in power
drills. electric ore cars. and mod.
ern equipment generally. and shove
the development of the Little
Susan: one with new mining
syndicate which will begin opera.
lions AT once on half a dozen pros.
poets on Jacks Mountain: and one
...ltl , t,,u,bor ,ap,Ngnn ,tD,, that ba q
lust taken over the saw mills and
will install others, with a 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 e
reincorporate the power plant a,
the Niquoia Electric Power, Light
ing and Traction Company. With
IN. fortnight we'll be lightinl
MNapolis. and within a month aft
err the railroad gets in well be oper
ating trolley.cars."
The enthusiast paused 10 let tn,
Information sink in, also TO not,
the effect upon the subject. Til,
noting was apparently satisfactory
since he went on with the stead,
assurance OF one who secs his wa,
clearly.
THAT brings us down TO busi
ness, Brouilard. don't mind ad
hitting that had an object In asl,
ing you to dine with me this even
ing. It's this; We feel that In IN,
REORGANIZATION Of the power com
pany tho government. which vii