Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-30

beng asned to discuss tbs matter
Your father and have been over II "
detail; we failed to agree, and that
settles IT,"
IL did not expect you TO agree e
my request. I am not quite that
optimistic" Bryce replied evenly. 81
thought that possibly. IL I reopenet
negotiations you might have reason
able counter proposition to suggest"
II haven't thought Of any,"
II suppose II agreed to sell you
that quarter-section OF timber in the
little valley over yonder" (he pointed
10 the east) "and the natural outlet
for your Squaw creek timber, you'c
quickly think of one" Bryce suggested
pointedly.
"No, am not In the market for that
Valley Of the Giants, as your ideallstic
father prefers to call II. The posses
sion OF that big timber is an advan
tage I expect to enjoy before ac
quire many more gray hairs. But
do not expect to pay for It."
do you expect me to offer II to
you as bonus for renewing our haul
ing contractr
The Colonel snapped his fingers.
by George" he declared, that's q
bright Idea. and a few months ago
. would have been inclined to consider
II very seriously. But now"
"You figure you've got us winglng,
ehT Bryce was smiling pleasantly.
III am making no admissions" Penn
ington responded systematically, nor
any hauling contracts for my neigh
boris logs" lie added.
II suppose I'll have to abandon log
ging In Township nine and 60 back to
the San Hedrin," Bryce sighed re-
signedly.
'If you do, you'll 20 broke. You
can't afford II. You're on the verge
Of insolvency this minute"
IT suppose, since you decline to
haul our logs, after the expiration OF
our present contract, and in view Of
The fact that we are not financially
able to build our own logging railroad,
that the wisest course my father and
l could pursue would be to sell our
timber In Township nine to you. II
adjoins your holdings In the same
township"
81 had n notion the situation would
begin to dawn upon you" The Colonel
was smiling now his handsome face
was gradually assuming the expires.
sion pontifcal. I'll give you dollar
thousand feet stumpage for It,"
"Pm afraid can't accept that offer.
We paid dollar and half for It.
you know, and II we sold 1t to you at
dollar the sale would not bring us
sufficient money to take up our bonded
Indebtedness; we'd only have the San
Hedrin timber and the Valley OF the
Giants left and since we cannot log
either OF these at present naturally
we'd be out Of business"
"rhat's the way l figured 1t, my
boy"
"Well--we'rc not going ont OF bust
ness"
Pardon me for disc greeting with you
l think you are"
mot much! We can't afford It,"
my dear boy, my very dear young
friend, listen to me. Your paternal
ancestor Is the only human being who
has ever succeeded In making a per.
feet monkey OF me. When wanted
to purchase from him right OF way
through his absurd Valley OF the
Giants, In order that l might log my
Squaw creek timber, he refused me.
And to add insult to injury, he
spouted lot of rot about his big
trees, how much they meant to him.
and the utter artistic horror OF run
ming n hggingtrain through the grove
particularly since he planned to be-
queath II to Sequola as a public park.
81 viii not renew your logging con-
tract. That Is final, young man. NO
man can ride me with spurs and get
away with It,"
"Oh, I knew that yesterday"
"Then why have you called on me
today, taking up my time on dead
lssuei"
81 wanted to give you one final
chance 10 repent. I know your plan
You have II in your power to smash