The Jones County news., 1920-09-23

sort Of boom my stock, eh7 BE
good fellow"
"Cerainly. Now come down to earth
and render a report on your steward
ship"
"Iu try. To begin. I've secured
rights OF way. al 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-
Diary 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 ! get my material on the
ground
81 have an option Of rattling good
secondhand locomotive down az the
Santa Fe shops. and the Hawkins <
Barnes Construction company has Offer
ed me n steam shovel half q dozen
natcars, and n lot of fresnos and
scrapers at rulnous prices. We can
buy or rent teams from local citizens
and get half Of our labor locally. And
as soon as you tell me how I'm 10 get
my material ashore and ont on the job,
TIL order It and get busy"
That's exactly where the shoe be-
gins to pinch. Pennington's mainline
tricks enter the city along Water
street. with one spur Into his log-dump
and another out on his mlll-dock.
From the mainline tracks we also
have huilt a spur through our drying
yard out to our log-dump and a
swftch-line out to our mill-dock. We
can unload our locomotive, steam
shovel. and fat-cars on our own
wharf, hut unless Pennington gives
us permission to use his mainline
tracks out to a point beyond the city
limits-where Y will letd of TO
where the point OF construction be-
gins-we're UP a stump"
Suppose he refuses, Bryce. What
then?"
"Why, we'll simply have to enter
the city down Front street, paralleline
PennIngton's tracks on Water street
turning down 3 street, make a jump
crossing OF rennlngton's line on Water
street, and connecting with the spur
into our yard"
"see hers n~ SON." Buck said
solemnIy. rs this your first adventure
in rallroad building?"
Bryce nodded
Il thought so; otherwise you
wouldn't talk so confidently of rum
ming your line over city streets and
making Jump-crosslngs on your com
petltor's road. If 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 indeii-
nitely"
II realize that Buck. That's why
Tn not appearing in this railroad deal
at all. If Pennington suspected was
back Of it. he'd fight me before the
city council and move heaven and
earth to keep me out of n franchise
10 use tie city streets and cross his
line. or course. since his main line
runs on city property, under 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 1t? That's the prob
lem. II they win not, you're licked,
my son, and I'm out Of a Job
Bryce hung his head thoughtfuly
"rve been too cocksure." he muttered
presently. 81 shouldn't have spent
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 FASTENED 10 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.
win the city council grant you a
franchise 10 enter the city and inmp
Pennington's rracksT
"I'm sure don't know. Buck. YouH
have to ask thein-sound them ont
The council meets Saturday morning
'sFhey1l meet this evening the
private dining room of the Hotel
Sequoia, II | can arrange It." Bnck
0gilvy declared emphatically. I'm
going TO have them all up for dinner
and talk the matter over. l know
the breed from cover to cover Fol
lowing a preliminary conference. ri
let you know whether you're going to
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 council. any.
wayy