The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-07-28


One Of Gods Own Gentlemen"
service and criminal proceedings on
charge of conspiracy will be instituted
at once"
l thought things were beginning to
look pretty serious for US if Mr.. Dun
ton was going to try to drag US into
the courts, but Mr.. Norcross was still
smiling when he handed me the last
and latest telegram in the bunch. It
was from Mr.. Chadwick, and was good.
naturally lacOnic.
ITO G. Norcross, G. NJ,
"Portal City.
"Just returned from trip to Seattle.
What's doing on the Short Line?
Chadwick"
"A couple of kilograms, Jimmie" said
the chief, as he passed this last wire
over, and l got my notebook ready.
ITO B. Dunton, New York. Strike is
sympathetic and not subject to com.
promise. Mails moving regularly, but
all other traffic suspended indefinitely.
My Office closes today, and my resig.
nation, effective at once, goes to you
on Fast Mail tonight
"Now one to Mr.. Chadwick, and you
may send it in code," he directed
crisply. Then he dictated:
"See newspapers for account strike
Hatch and eight of his associates were
killed last night in railroad wreck
Dunton has demanded my resignation
and l have given it. Have plan fol
complete reorganization along lines
discussed in beginning, and need your
help. At market opening tomorrow
sell P. S. L. large blocks and repur
chase in driblets as price goes down
Repeat until tell you to stop. Wire
quick if you are with u.s."
Just as l was taking the last sen
tence, Mr.. Ripley and Billoughby came
in, and Mr.. NOrcrOss took them. boil
into the third room of the suite ant
shut the door. An hour later whel
the door opened and they came out
the boss was summing up the new or
ders to Billoughby: "There's lot t
do, and you have my authority to hir
all the help you need. See the bank
ers yourself, personally, and get then
to II terest other local buyers along tn
line, the more of them, and the smalle
they are, the better. I'll take care o
Portal City, myself. I've had Va
Britt on the wire and he is taking car
of the employees-yes, that goes as
lies, and is part Of the original plan
every man who works for P. S. L.
going to own bit Of stock, if we hav
; to carry him for it and let him pay
dollar a week. More than that, the
shall have representation on the boar
if they want 1t. And while your
knocking about, take time to shov
these G. S. & w. folks how they ca
climb back into the saddle. Red Towe
is down and out, now, and they ca
keep 1t out if they want to-
l suppose l might rattle this Of
, type-machine Of mine Indefinitely an
tell the story of the financial fight thu
: filled the next few days; Of how tn
2 boss and Mr.. Ripley and Billoughb
| got the bankers and practically ever.
: body together all along the Short Liz
. and sprung the big plan upon Their
! which was nothing less than the snal
a ping up, on a tumbling stock marke
Y Of the opportunity now presented
f them of owning-actualiy owning
r fee simple-their own railroad, Il
buying to be done quietly through NJ
i Chadwick's brokers in Chicago al
: New York.
Y There was some opposition al
jangling and see-sawing back al
D forth, of course, but the newspaper
|, led by the Mountaineer, took hold, al
k then, pretty soon, everybody to-
i hold; after which the only trouble W
to keep people-our own rank and f
/" among them-from buying P, S.
r Common SO fast that the New Yol
t ers would catch on and run the pr
up.
Y They didn't catch on-not until aft
3 It was too late; and the minute 4
Y Chadwick wired US from Chicago th
d we were safe, the strike went of,
i. you might say, between two mlnut