The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-04-07


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IL was soon after the party that Mr.
j Patterson Bling sent for William
SnodgrbS>. the carpenter. He wanted
an extension built on his house con
tanning new bedrooms and baths and
large sun parlur The estimate of
SuodgrHsS was UNEXPECTEDLY large. In
explanation OF the fact The latter said:
We work only eight hours day now.
The men demand il and they must he
taken 4" and from their work. They
can get all they want 10 do on those
terms"
And they demand seven dollars and
half day Al that? It's big pay for
an ordinary mechanic" said !. Patter-
son
There's plenty Of work 10 do"
SuodgraSS answered 81 don't care the
snap - my finger whether | get your
ioh or not. I'm forty thousand ahead
- the game and feel like layin' Off
for the summer and takin' n rcst"
81 suppose | could get YOU Ia work
overtime and hurry the job through II
I'm willing To pay for ~ the million
alrc inquired
"Tho rate would be- time an n half
for work done after the eight hours
are NJ. but lis hard 10 get anyone To
work overtime these days
well. 90 ahead and get an the work
YOU can out nf these plutocrHtS of the
saw and hammer I'll pay the bills"
said J. Patterson.
The terms created record in BinG
vile. But. Ms Mr. Bing had agreed 10
them. In his haste, they were eStah-
liShcd.
Israel Sucrd. the plumber was
working with his men on n job M Mil
lcrtun. hut he took on the plumbing
for the Hing house extension. M prices
above all precedent, Ia be done as
soon aS he cuuld get tn II on his re-
turn. The butcher and grocer had i'm
proved the opportunity Ia raise their
prices. for E,ug never questioned n
hill. IT, set the pace. Prices stuck
where he put the peg. So unwilling
~. the millionaire had created condl-
lions ~ life that Mere extremely DIFF
hcult
Since prices had gone up the vii
lage ~ BngVille had been running
down at the heel. Il had been AT best
and. In the main, a rather shiftleSs
and inert community. The weather
had worn the paint off many houses
before their owners had seen the need
OF rppalnting Not until the rain
drummed on the floor was the average,
drowsy int,Slect of Bingville reused To
action on the roof. II must be said,
however. that every one was busy,
every day. except Hiram BlenkinSop,
who often INDUCED In ante mortem
slumherS I'm the graveyard or went out
on the river with his dog Christmas,
his bottle and his fishing rod, The
people were selling goods. or teaming,
or working In the two hotels ar the
machine shop or the electric light
plant or the mill. or keeping the hay
of the lawns, or building. or teaching
In the schools The gardens were
largely dependent on the spaSmodic
industry of schoolhoys and old men
So It will be seen that the work of the
community had little effect on the sup
ply Of things necessary Ia life. In
deed. n general habit of extravaganza
had been growing In the village. PEG
Pile were not so careful Of food, fuel
and clothing as they had been,
II was wet summer I'm Blngville
The day after the rains began, Pro
fessor Renfrew called at the house Of
the snffy Snodgrass-the nouveau
richie and opulent carpenter. lie SAT
reading the morning paper with new
diamond ring on the third finger Of his
left hand.
my roof Is leaking badly and II
will have TO be fixed at once" the pro
fessor announced.
I'm sorry. cant do a thing for
you now" said Snodgrass. 1--WE got
so much to do, ] don't know which
way TO turn"
"But you're not working this rainy
day, are your the professor asked.