Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-30
the quiet to get the better Of the Red

m0nQeQ the eullOT.
II can, indeed was the smiling an
swer.
Cantrell looked as if he didn't more
than half believe it.
"Being a newspaper man. I'm nat
urally suspicious" he put in. There
are big doings down underneath all
this that / can smell, but can't dig
up. Everything about this strike is too
blamed good-natured. I've talked with
half a dozen. of the leaders, and with
any number of the rank and file. They
all grin and give me the wink, as If
it were the best joke that was ever
pulled off,"
Again Mr.. Norcross smiled hand
somely. IF you push me to it.. Can't
rell, / may say that this is exactly
their attitude toward me"
"Well," said the editor. getting up
to go; sits doing one thing to you,
good and proper. Your railroad stock
is tumbling downstairs SO fast that it
can't keep up with ITSELF"
II hope it will tumble still more" "
said the boss, pleasantly, with another
sort of enigmatic smile; and with that
Mr.. Cantrell had to be content.
AS the editor went out, Fred May
brought in the bunch of forenoon tele-
grams and laid them on the desk. They
were quickly glanced at and tossed
over TO me as fast as they were read.
Most of them were plaintive little yips
from a strike-stricken lot of people
along the Short Line who seemed to
think that the world had come to an
end, but there were three bearing the
New York date line and signed Dun
ton." The earliest had been sent short
ly after the opening of the Stock eX-
change, and it ran thus:
Morning papers announce strike
and complete tie-up on p. S. L. Why
no report from you of labor troubles
threatening? Compromise at any cost
and wire emphatic denial of strike.
Answer quick"
The second of the series had been
filed for transmission an hour later
and it was still more saw-toothed.
Later reports confirm newspaper
story. Your failure to compromise in
stantly with employees will break
stock market and subject you to in
vestigation for criminal incompetency
Answer"
The third message had been sent
still later.
"Your continued silence is inexcus
able. If no favorable report from you
by six o'clock you may consider your
self discharged from the company's
service and criminal proceedings or
| charge of conspiracy will be instituted
| at once"
/ thought things were beginning tx
| 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 las
and latest telegram in the bunch. Il
was from Mr.. Chadwick, and was good
naturally laconic.
''To 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" sale
| the chief, as he passed this last wire
over, and got my notebook ready.
ITO B. Dunton, New York. Strike is
sympathetic and not subject to com
| promise. Mails moving regularly. bu
| all other traffic suspended indefinitely
| My Office closes today, and my resig
nation. effective at once, goes to yol
on Fast Mail tonight"
snow one to Mr.. Chadwick, and 20,
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 | have given it. Have plan fol
| complete reorganizat ton along line.
| discussed in beginning, ana need your
help. At market opening tomorrow
sell p. S. T.. large blocks and repur
chase in driblets as price goes down
! Repeat until tell you to stop. Wire
| quick il 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 anC
| shut the door. An hour later wher
| the door opened and they came out
the boss was summing up the new or
ders to Billoughby: There's lot tt
do, and you have my authority to hir,
all the help you need. See the bank
| ers yourself, personally, and get then
/ to interest other local buyers along th'
| line, the more of them, and the smaller
| they are, the better. I'll take care o
Portal City, myself. I've had Val
/ Britt on the wire and he is taking care
4 of the employees-yes that6goes as ]
! lies, and is part of the original plan
| every man who works for p. S. L. j
/ 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 it. And while your
| knocking about, take time to SHOW
these G. S. & w. folks how they cal
| clinh hack into the saddle. Red TOWe