The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-28

Of tho Pioneer short Line.
This hatred manifested itself IN a
million different ways. and all OF
thesn rawtoothed. on that first trsp
over the limo I heard f.s~,orburg
banker Tell the boss. fiatfooted. that
tho country at large would rtver be-
lew that Hny measure OF reform
undertAkcn by tho Duntn manage
mont would BE- acrrptrd an sincere
You talk IKE an hoaent man. Mr.,
Sorvrusx- he said. and he was say
ting n right In tho boer own private
car. too. mind roo. but this region
has suffered too long and too bit
trriy under Wan street method, "a
DO won over now by . little nhoui
der .pafttns In tho WY Of better trair
schedules ard things Of thai sort
Youn have 10 dig \ good bit deeper
and that you won't b. allowed To do
Ths boss just smiled at this. and
offered the banker man . cigar
which he took
when the time comes. Mr.. Bgc
low. I'm going 10 show you that
can dig as deep az tho NEXT fellow
wher. shall begun
Tho banker laughed. -rf you had
q rpade with a handle a mile Ions
you might begin on the Red Tower
people, he suggested. But. OF
course. you can't do that: your New
York people won't lot you. There Il
the real nib Of the thing. Mr.. Nor
cross What we need Is a railroad
line That win stick 10 It's own proper
busfners--the carrying Of freight and
passengers. What Nc have In a
gigantic holding corporation which
fathers every extortionafe sldo-lssue
that can pay II q royaityr
Excuse me- said the boa-s. stfll A.
pleasant as a basket Of chips. that
may be what you have had IN the
past: we won't try TO 80 behind the
returnA But II In not what you
have now. From this ttrne ON. the
Short Line proposes 10 be Just what
you said II should be---a carrier cor
poration. pure and simple
do you mean to say that you are
going TO cut loose FROM Hatch and
Hrnckel and their thousandand one
robber subsidiary companIesY- do
manded the banker.
At this the boss stood up and
looked the big banker gentleman
squareiy in the eye.
mfr. Bigelow. nj the present mo.
ment represent Pioneer Short
Line. In management and In It's pol.
Icy. as Il stands today. can as
sure you crnphaticaIly that the rnil-
road management has nothing what.
ever TO do with Red Tower Con
soIidated or any OF Its subsidiaries -
Then you've broken with Hatch 20
mo; simply because there hasn't
been anything 10 break. 10 far az
am concerned"
The banker man dropped into the
nearest chair.
but. man aifvc' you can't sfay
her. II you don't pun with ths Hatch
crowd" he exclaimed: and then:
Somebody ought to have tipped you
off beforehand and not ret you come
here 20 commit suicider'
After that they went out together.
uptown 20 Mr.. Bigelow'r bank. /
guess. and as they pushed the cor.
ridor door open l heard tho banker
say: You don't know what you are
up against, Mr.. Norcross. That out
fit viii get you. one way or another.
as sure as tho devils a hog. IL 1t
can't break yon- II win hire a gang
OF gunmen--I wouldn't put It an inch
beyond Rufus Hatch. not a single
inch"
There n was again: but as he went
out the boss was laughing easily and
saying that he was raised in gun
and that the fear of "a fight
was the least OF his troubles at the
present moment