Gilpin observer., 1916-01-13
CHAPTER x-continued.

S6AFI EH N-Conttnueo.
Allison went over to his wall map.
with step in which there was the
spring of boy. A. l.. Vance of the
United States Supplies company.
which controlled beef. sugar and prac-
tically all other food products, except
those mighty necessities under the
sways of the Standard Cereal com.
pany and Eldridge Babbitt's National
Dairy Products consolidation. studied
the buoyant Allison with puzzled ex.
preston. He had seen Allison grow
to care-burdened manhood, and sud
denly Ed seemed twenty years young.
er. Only Eldridge Babbitt knew the
secret of this miraculous rejuvenes-
cence. Babbitt had married late in
life; beautiful young woman!
"The key to the north and south sit
uation is here" said Allison, and he
drew firm, swift, green line down
across the United States, branching at
each end George Dalrymple will be
here in half an hour. and by that time
l trust we may come to some agree.
ment."
! 1T depends on what you want"
doomed Arthur Grandin, who, sitting
beside the immense Haverman, looked
as If that giant had shrunk him by his
mere proximity.
Freight, to begin with" stated ALI
son, resuming his place at the head Of
the table, but not his seat. you gen.
tlemen represent the largest freight
ase interests in the United States.
You all know your relative products,
and yet. in order TO grasp this situation
completely. wish to enumerate them.
Rabbits National Dairy Products con-
solidation can swing the shipment of
every ounce Of butter. cream, cheese
eggs and poultry handled in this coun-
try: Clark's Standard Cereal company,
wheat, corn, oats. rice. barley. malt,
nour. every ounce of breadstuffs or
cereal goods. grown on American soil;
Haverman. the Amalgamated Metals
Constructive company, every pound
of iron. lead and copper, and every ton
OF ore, from the moment II leaves the
ground until It appears as an iron web
In city sky or spans river; Grandin,
the Union Fuel company. coal and
wood. from Alaska to Pennsylvania,
with oil and all its enormous by.prod.
ucts; Taylor. the American Textiles
company. wool, cotton, fax, the raw
and finished material OF every thread
OF clothing we wear. or any other tex.
tile fabric we use except silks; Vance.
the United States Supplies company,
meat, sugar. fruit. the main blood and
sinew builders of the country. Gentle
men, give me the freightage controlled
by your six companies, and I'll toss
the rest Of the country's freightage
10 a beggar."
You forgot Chisholm" Babbitt re.
minded him, and Banker Chisholm's
white mutton-chops turned pink from
the appreciation which glowed in his
ruddy-veined face.
Allison was quite right" returned
big Haverman with dry smile. 1.-THE
freightage income on money Is an item
scarcely worth considering"
Give the Atlantic-Pacific this
freight. and. inside OF two years. the
entire business OF the United Staten.
with all its ramifications, will be
merged In one management. and that
management ours. We shall not need
TO absorb. nor purchase. a single rail.
road until 1t is bankrupt"
Sensible idea, Allison" approved
Clark OF the Standard Cereal company
IT'S logical proposition which had
in mind years ago"
"Allison's stroke OF genius, IL seems
TO me. consists in getting us together -
smiled Haverman. hanging his arm
over the back OF his chair.
Banker Chisholm leaned forward on
the table, and stroked his round chin
cchectively. There would be some
disorganization. and perhaps financial
disorder, in the first two years." be
considered; but the railroads are al
ready harassed too much by the gov
ernment to thrive under competition
and. in the end. ] believe this proposed
Capitalization would be the best thing
for the interests OF the country
wherein Chisholm displayed that he
was a vestrynan Of Market Square
church wherever he went.
What is your proposition" aske<
Grandin, who. because OF the self-as
sertion necessitated by his diminutiys
s,ze, seemed pompous, but was not. NJ