The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-27
CHAPTER x.


The Rocket and the Stick.
| For full fortnight after the pre-
\ urinary visit to the Brewster City
National bank Smith was easily the
busiest man in Timanyonl county. Es-
sabllshing himself In the Hophra
House, and discarding the working
Khaki only because he was shrewd
enough TO dress the new part beeom-
ingiy, he flung himself into what
Colonel Baldwin called the miracle"
working campaign with a zest that
knew Nc tagging snament.
| Within the fourtecn-day period new
town Offices were occupied on the sec
ond floor of the Brewster City Ma
tlonal building; Stillings, most efficient
of corporation counsels, Ind secured
the new charter. and the stock-books
Of Timanyonl High Line had been
opened. with the Brewster City Ma
tional named as the company's deposi.
tory and official tiduciary agent.
Al the dam the building activities
had been generously doubled. An cleo
trio light plant had been installed. and
Williams WAS working day and night
shifts both In the quarries and on the
forms. Past this. the new financial
manager himself broadening rapidly
us his field broadencd, was branching
cut In other directions. After brief
conference with few OF his principal
stockholders he had Instructed Stillings
10 include the words Power and Light
In the catalogulng Of the new com
pany's possible and probable charter
activities. and by the end ot the fort
night the foundations Of powerhonse
were going Ia below the dam. and ne.
gotiations were already on foot with
the Brewster city council looking TO.
ward the sale OF electric current TO the
city for lighting and other purposes
Smith had made the planting OF his
financial anchor securely 10 windward
his first care. Furnished with select.
ed list by Colonel Baldwin. h had
made a thorough canvas Of possible In
yestors, aud by the time the new stock
was printed and ready for delivery
through Kinzie's bank, an tronclad pool
OF the majority OF the original Timan-
vonl Ditch stock had been organized,
and Smith had sold 10 Maxwell, Star
buck. and other local capitalists a suf.
fcient amount Of the new treasury
stock TO give him lighting chance:
this. with promise Of more II Il
should be needed.
Not to Maxwell or TO any Of the new
investors had Smith revealed the full
dimensions Of the prize for which Tim.
anyonl High Line WIS entering the
race. Colonel Baldwin and one VIII
liam Starbuck. Maxwells brother-in-
law. by courtesy. and bis partner In
the Little Alice mine. alone knew the
wheel within the wheel; how the great
eastern utility corporation represented
by Stanton had spent million or
more In the acquisition of the Esca-
lan,e grant, which would be practical.
~ worthless as agricultural land with
cut the wafer which could be obtained
only by means Of the Timanyoni dam
and canal system.
With AL these strenuous strings In
the business field. Ii may say itself that
Smith found little time for social In.
iulgences during the crowded fort.
night. Day after day the colonel begged
him 10 take q night OF nj the ranch.
and II was even raore difficult to refuse
the preferred hospitality at the week.
end. But Smith did refuse 1t.
II was not until after Miss Corona
driving to town with her father. as she
frequently did--had thrice visited the
new Offices that Smith began TO cot
graduate himself. rather bitterly. 10
be sure. upon his wisdom in staying
away from E.llerest. For Que thing.
he was learning that Corona Baldwin
was able TO make him see rose-eolorei.
When she was not with hIra. be was
man In daily peril q meeting the
sheriff. Bat when she was present,
calm sanity lad way Of losing It's
grip,
Miss Corona's fourth visit 10 the
handsome suite Of Offices over the
brewster Ctsy National CHANGED 10
.fal upon Saturday Her father
psrs4deI, Of the uew company. rs he
had teen Of the old had private of
Geo ~ Ia own, but Miss Corona soon
dr1freti out to the ra;led.oT cad Of the
larger room, where the financial Sec
re,arY had hts desk.