Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-08

good fellow"
Certainly. Now come down TO earth
and render a report on your steward.
ship"
I'm try To begin. I've secured
rights of way. at total cost of twelve
thousand, one hundred ana three dol.
lars and nine cents, from the city
fmits of Sequoia TO the southern boun-
dairy 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 10
do, and how and when I'm going TO
do 1t, once / get my material on the
ground.
Il have an option CT rafting good
secondhand locomotive do7.a at the
Santa Fe shops. aud the Hawkins &
Barnes Construction company has offer
ed me a steam shovel, half dozen
tlat-cars, and lot OF fresnos and
scrapers at ruineus prices. We can
huy or rent teams from local citizens
and get half of our labor locally. And
as soon as you tell me how Pm TO get
my material ashore and out on the job,
I'll order II and get busy"
THAT'S exactly where the shoe be-
! gins TO pinch. Pennington's mainline
tracks enter the city along Water
street, with one spur into his log-dump
and another out on lis miIl-dock
From the mainline tracks We also
have built a spur through our driving
yard out to our log-dulnp and
switch-iine cut TO our mill-doek. We
can unload our locomotive, steam
shovel, and flat-cars on oar own
wharf. but unless Pennington gives
MS permission TO use his mainline
tracks out 10 a point beyond the city
limits-where a will letd off to
where the point of construction be-
gins-we're up a stump
Suppose he refuses. Bryce What
thenG"
why, we'll simply have to enter
the city down Front street, paralleling
Pennngton's tracks on Water street.
turning down Il street, make jump
crossing Of relnningtons line on Water
street, and connecting with the spur
into our yard"
"See here, my son." Buck said
solemnly, lis 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-crosslngs on your com
petitor's road. II your competitor re-
CARDS you as a menace to his pocket
book, he can give you a nice little run
for your money and delay you indefi-
nitely."
II realize that, Buck. That's why
I'm not appearing In this railroad deal
at all. If 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. OF course. since his main line
runs on city properly, under a fran
chise granted by the city, the city has
perfect right to grant me the privi-
lege Of making jump-crosSIng of his
line"
"Will they do TT That's the prob
lem. If they will not, you're licked,
my son. and I'm out of a lob"
Bryce hung his head thoughtfuIly.
1--WE been too cocksure," he muttered
presently. II shouldn't have spent
that twelve thousand for rights of way
until I had settled the matter of the
franchise"
ooh, didn't buy any rights of way
yet" Ogilyy FASTENED TO assure him.
I've only signed the landowners up
on IN agreement to give or sell me
right Of way at the stipulated figures
any time within one year from date
WIN the city council grant you a
franchise TO enter the city and jump
Pennington's tracks?'
'I'm sure don't know, Buck. Youl
have 10 ask them--sound them out.
The council meets Saturday morning
They'll meet this evenlng--in the
private dining room OF the Hotel
sequola, If / can arrange IT, Buck
Ogilvy declared emphatically. "rm
going TO have them all up for dinner
and talk the matter over. I know
the breed from cover to cover. Fol-
lowing a preliminary conference, III
let you know whether you're going 60
get that franchise without difficulty or
whether somebody's itchy palm viii
have TO be crossed with silver first By
the way. what DO you know about
your blighted old city cauncil, ahy.
Way
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