The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-08-26

me a cure for freckles. Bryce, you'll
speak kind word for me, won't you
sort OF boom my stock. ehI Be
good fellow"
Certainly. Now come down to earth
and render n report ON your steward
ship"
"I1l try. To begin I've secured
rights OF way, at total cost of twelve
thousand. one hundred and three dol.
lars and nine cents, from the city
limits OF Sequola to the southern b0un-
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 Il, once l get my material on the
ground.
81 have an option Of rattllng good
secondhand locomotive down at the
Santa Fe shops, and the Hawkins &
Barnes Construction company has offer
cd me steam shovel, half a dozen
flat-cars, and a 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 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. Pennlngton's mainline
tracks 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 built spur through our drying
yard out to our log-dump and
swltch-line out TO our mlll-dock. We
can unload our locomotive, steam
shovel, and flat.cars on our own
wharf, but unless Pennington gives
us permission to use his mainline
tracks out 10 a point beyond the city
limlts-where Y will letd Off to
where the point OF construction be-
gins-we're up stump"
Suppose he refuses, Bryce. What
thenf"
"Why. wen simply have to enter
the city down Front street, parallellng
PennIngton's tracks on Water street
turning down Il street, make a jump
crossing of Pennlngton's line on Water
street, and connecting with the spur
Into our yard"
"See here, my son." Buck said
solemnly, SIS this your first adventure
In railroad buildlngr
Bryce nodded.
II thought so; otherwise You
wouldn't talk 30 confidently of run
ming your line over city streets and
making Jump-crosslngs on your com
petitors road. II your competitor re-
CARDS you az a menace TO his pocket
book. he can give you n nice little run
for your money and delay you lndef-
nitely."
II realize that, Buck. That's why
Tn not appearing in this railroad deal
at all. II Pennington suspected was
back OF II, 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. or course. since his main line
runs on city property, under fran.
chise granted by the city. the city has
a perfect right TO grant me the privi-
lege OF making jump-crosslng Of his
line"
"Will they do iti That's the prob
lem. If they Will not, you're licked.
my son, and I'm out OF lob"
Bryce hung his head thoughtfully.
"Tve 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"
"Oh, / didn't buy any rights OF way
yet" Ogilvy FASTENED to assure him.
"I've only signed the landowners up
on an agreement to give or sell me n
right of way Mt 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 tracksr
"I'm sure don't know. Buck. YOu'n
have TO ask them--sOund them out
The council meets Saturday morning
''They'll meet this evenlng-ln the
private dining room of the Hotel
Sequoia, II l can arrange IT," Buck
Ogilvy declared emphatically. I'm
going to have them all up for dinner
and talk the matter over. know
the breed from cover TO cover. Fol-
lowing a preliminary conference. I'll
let you know whether you're going TO
get that franchise without difficulty or
whether somebody's Itchy palm will
have TO be crossed with silver first. by
the way, what do yOu know about
your bllghted old city council, any.