The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-08-12


| speak kind word for me. won't you
sort of boom my stock, ehi BE
| good fellow"
Certainly. Now come down TO earth
and render report on your steward
ship"
"I'll try. To begin, I've secured
rights of way. at n total cost OF twelve
thousand, one hundred and three dol.
lars and nine cents, from the city
limits Of Sequoia TO the southern boun-
dary Of your timber In Township nine.
I've got my line surveyed. and so far
as the building OF the road is concern
ed. know exactly what I'm going to
do and how and when I'm going to
do II. once l get my material on the
| ground.
| II have an option of rattling good
secondhand locomotive down at tn.
Santa Fe shops. and the Hawkins 4
Barnes Construction company has Offer
ed me n steam shovel half a dozen
fiat-cars, and lot of fresnos and
scrapers at rulnous prices. We ~an
buy or rent teams from local citizens
and get half VI our labor locally. And
as soon as you tell me how TIN to get
r-y material ashore and out on the Job.
I'll order II and get busy"
"That's exactly where the shoe be-
gins 10 pinch. Pennlngton's mainline
tracks enter the city along Water
street, with one spur into his log-dump
an6 another out on his mill-dock.
From the mainline tracks we also
have built spur through our drying
yard out to our log-dump and a
switch-line out to our m.ll-dock. We
can unload our locomotive, steam
shovel, and flat-cars on our own
wharf. but unless Pennington gives
us permission TO use his mainline
tracks out to point beyond the city
llmlts-where Y win ietd OF to
where the point OF construction be-
glns--we're up stump"
Suppose he refuses. Bryce. What
thenr
"Why. well simply have to enter
the city down Front street. parS,lei;ng
Pennington's tracks on Water street,
turning down B street, make a jump
crossing OF Pennington's line on Water
street, and connecting with the spur
into our yard"
"See here, my SON." Buck said
solemnly, SIS this your first adventure
In railroad building?"
Bryce nodded.
Il thought so; otherwise you
wouldn't talk so confidently OF run
ming your line over city streets and
making Jump-crossings on your com
petltors road. II your competitor re-
CARDS you as a menace to his pocket
book, he can give you nice little run
for your money and delay you indeA.
nitely.'
81 realize that. Buck. That's why
I'm not appearing In this railroad deal
at all. II Pennington suspected ! was
back Of 1t, he'd fight me before the
city council and move heaven and
earth to keep me out Of franchise
to use the city streets and cross his
line. or course, since his main line
chise granted by the city. the city has
a perfect right to grant me the privi
lege Of making jump-crossing OF his
line"
"Will they do III That's the prob
lem. II they will not, you're licked
my son. and I'm out of a lob"
Bryce hung his head thoughtfuily
"l've been too cocksure," he muttered
presently. ~ shouldn't have spen,
that twelve thousand for rights OF way
until had settled the matter Of the
franchise"
} "Oh, didn't buy any rights OF way
yet" Ogilvy hastened 60 assure him
"I've only signed the landowners up
on an agreement to give or sell me a
right of way at the stipulated figures
any time within one year from date
VIII the city council grant you a
franchise 10 enter the city and jump
Pennington's tracksi"
"I'm sure don't know. Buck. You'fl
have to ask them-sound them out
The council meets Saturday morning.
"They'll meet this evening-in the
private dining room OF the Hotel
Sequola. II can arrange It," BucH
Ogilvy declared emphatically. I'm
going to have them all up for dinner
and talk the matter over. / know
the breed from cover to cover. Fol-
lowing a preliminary conference, I'll
let you know whether you're going ia
get that franchise without difficulty OF
whether somebody's itchy palm, Will
have to be crossed with silver first. by
the way, what do you know about
your blighted old city council, any
wayT