The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-04-02

Remember. Bill. II I don't buy ysur
timber. you'll never log II yourself
and neither will anybody else. You'll
be stuck with II for the next forty
years-and- taxes aren't getting any
lower"
"Tll hang on . little longer. I
think"
II think 20. too" John Cardigan ~
piled. And that night. ~ was his
wont. even though be realized that II
was not possible for Bryce to gain
profound understan ding Of the business
problems to which he was heir. John
Cardigan discussed the SQuaw creek
timber with bis son, relating 70 him
the details Of his eoovsrsatjoo with
the owner.
Bryce pondersd. But isn't II
cheaper to give him bis price On Ssuaw
creek timber than 80 logging In the
San HsdriD and have to build twenty
miles Of logging railroad y Ct yeur
legs to the millr
ut would b. con, Y I had 70 build
the railroad. Fortunately. I do not.
ri Just shoot the logs down the hill.
side to the San Hsdrin river and
drive them down the strsam to . Log
boom on tidewater."
Bryce looked at his fAfhar admir-.
ingly. II guess Dan Ksyes b right,
Dad" hs said. Dan says you're
crasy-liks Q fox. Now I know Why
you've been picking ~ claims IN he
San Hedrin watershsA"
mo, you don't. Bryce. I've never
told you. but Tn tell ysa now The
real reason. Humboldt county has ~
rail connection with the outside world.
20 We are forced to ship our lumber
BY water. But some day q railroad
will be built in from the south-frsm
San Francisco: and when II comes. the
only route for II to travel b through
our timber In the San Hedrin valley.
I've accumulated that ten thousand
acres for you, my son, for the railroad
will never BE- built In ny day. Il
doesn't matter. son. You viii still b
logging there atty years fron new.
And when the railroad people come to
you for Z right Of way, my boy. give
1t to them. Don't charge them q cent
1t has always been my policy 70 =.
courage the development Of this
county, and want you to b . for.
wardlooking. public-spiritsd citisen.
That's why I'm sending you East to
college. You've been born and raised
In this town. and you must 80 moro
Of the world. Listen to me, son.
You're only boy. and you can't un.
derstand everything I tell you. but
some day understanding will come to
you. You mustn't fail the people who
work for you-who are dependent upon
your strength and brains and enter.
prise to furnish them with an oppor-
tunity for life. liberty. and the pursuit !!
Of happiness. When you are the boss
Of Cardlgan's mill. you must keep the
wheels turning: you must never shut
down the mill or the logging camps |
In dull times Just to avoid loss you
can stand better than your employees"
His hard, trembling old hand closed
over the boys. II want you to be q
brave and honorable man." he con-
cludsd.
True to his word. when John Oardl-
gan finished his logging in his old.
original holdings adjacent to Sequoia
and Bill Henderson's Squaw creek
timber. he quietly moved south with
his SQuaw creek woods-gang and join
cd the crew already getting out logs
In the San Hedrin watershed. Not
until then did Bill Henderson REALISE
that John Cardigan had called his
he cursed himself for
4 fool and a poor judge Of human M.
ture. He had tried q hold-up game
and had failed; q dollar q thousand
feet stumpage was . fair price; for
years he had needed the money; and
now. when It was too late. hs realised
his error Luck was with Henderson,
however. for shortly thereafter there
came again to SeQuoia one Colonel
q millionaire white pine
operator from Michigan. From q
on the porch of the
Hotel SeIuoia. the Colonel had heard
the tale Of how stiff-necked old John
Cardigan had called the blum Of equal.
" stiff-necked Bill Henderson: 30 for