The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-12
CHAPTER TX The Speedway

H was in the days after he had 1pund on his desk long envelope in- G1o8ing a certificate for thousand 1haxea of stock in the Niquoia Electric HDweA Lighting and Traction company Int Brouillard began to lose his nick 1a1n6 of 'Hell's-Fire" among his work ! nm, with the promise of attaining, in &Co lime, to the more affectionate tl(2o6 the Little Big Boss."
 the envelope-opening moment, kQWG@er, he was threatened with an Gttaok of heart failure. It was scarce 6Aelfevable. But a hastily sought in 4ofyfew with the company's president e3eored the air of all the incredibili- tio
 Why, my dear Brouillard! what in Elm Hill do you take us for?" was the Uontol rstort when the young engineer 1nd made his deprecatory protest. %D1d you think we were going to cut 1he melon and hand you out piece of the rind? Not so, my dear boy; we are not built on any such narrowgauge lines. That's what we are willing to 1ay for a good, reliable government brake. It's going to be your business 10 see to it that the reclamation serv- ice gets exactly what it's contract calls for, hlowatt for kilowatt."
 @I'd do that, anyhow, as chief of con- Dtruction on the dam."
 'sYou mean you would try to do it.. As an officer of the power company, yOn can do it; as an official kicker on the outside, you couldn't feaze us a particle. What? You'd put us out of business? Not much, you wouldn't; we'd play politics with you and get a man for your job who wouldn't kick"
 Well" said the inheritor of sudden wealth, still matching the promoters mood, you won't get me fired now, that's one comfort. When will you want my expert opinion on your aux Hilary damp
 @On our dam, you mean. Oh, any time soon; say tomorrow or Friday or Saturday. if that hurries you too much. We sha'nt want to go to work on it before Monday"
 Being himself an exponent of the modern theory that the way to do things is to do them now, Brouillard accepted the hurry order without con- ment. Celerity, swiftness of accom- 1hshment that was almost magical had become the Mirapolitan order of 0e day. Plans conceived overnight JeaDed to their expositions in things done as if the determination to do them had been all that was necessary e their realization.
 You shall have the report tomor- xow,' said the newly created consult Ing engineer, "but you can't go to work Monday. The labor market is empty, and I'm taking it for granted mat you're not going to stampede my en0yelers and concrete men,"
 Oh, mo-" concluded the city builder, we sha'n't do that You'll admit-in your capacity of government watch dog-that we have played fair in that game. We have imported every work man we've needed, and we shall im- port more. That's one thing none of uS can afford to do-bull the labor market. And it won't be necessary: ve have trainload of Italians and buigarians on the way to Quesado to- eay, and they ought to be here by Monday"
 You are a wonder, MT. Cartwright" :" vas Brouillard's tribute to the worker q modern miracles, and he went his way to ride to the upper end of the valley for the exploring purpose.
 on the Monday, as President Cort- wright had so confidently predicted, { me train load of laborers had marched over the War Arrow trail and the york on the auxiliary power dam was eegun. On the Tuesday a small army q linemep arrived 10 set the poles N