The Washington times., 1937-08-14

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set about the foundation for the
new plant. Something about the
mud fill not drying out fast
enough. Poor Daddy'S got enough
on his mind without US bothering
him. We'd better wait. Steve. -.
wait until you've had a little more
success in business"
PARKER UNPOPULAR
Mud fill, eh?" All at once
Steve began to laugh. Il told that
dope Parker what he'd be up
against. Well, I don't guess he'll
be so popular with your father
from now on. That's help. May
be" He broke off suddenly.
you're the boss, angel. Well
wait. until your fathers in a
better humor and I'm heavy with
the well-known potatoes" Steve
bent, brushed his lips across her
forehead. And you know, darling,
I don't think it's going to be such
a long wait!"
An air Of funeral gloom hung
over the board room of the Whar-
ton Manufacturing Company; the
group about the big table chewed
meditatively upon cigars, drew
aimless designs on their memoran-
dunn pads. Mr.. Wharton, a square,
heavySet man, spoke gravely.
ut is scarcely necessary for
me to explain the seriousness of
the situation. AS you know, our
plans for the new waterfront plant
called for a rectangular enclosure
supported by heavy row of piling,
extending out into the harbor.
This was to be filled in with mud
dredged from the channel and
when dry, was to form a solid
foundation for our new factory
Mr.. Parker calculated that it would
take six weeks for the mud to
harden. Now We find, through
some error, that this will require
at least four months"
-Four months!" Knudserf the
plant manager stared accusingly
at Parker. But Mr.. Wharton,
what about the Carson contract?"
Precisely" Wharton nodded.
1--WE are building this new factory
mainly on the strength of the Car
son deal. Our present plant lacks
the necessary facilities. BY rush
ing construction on our new fac
tory, we planned to start pro-
duction on October l as the con-
tract specifies. With a 10 weeks
delay waiting for Mr.. Parker's
mud to harden :"
What about the old plant?"
Vice President Michels broke in.
I'VE might be able to manage
there until the new one is COM
pleted."
mo" Mr.. Wharton frowned.
"Since we did not renew our lease,
arrangements have been made to
rent the property to another con.
Germ"
LOSE CONTRACT
"Then we'll lose the Carson
contract?" Knudson demanded
We'll have to move our equip
ment out Of the old plant, pay
storage on it for ten weeks until
the new site is ready?"
Herb Parker, his normally dark
face now pale, stood up.
Il scarcely know what to say
gentlemen" he began. The mud
samples I took varied from those
deeper in the channel. And the
rain. -"
Never mind the alibis!" Knud
sen broke in. Isn't there any
thing we can do to save the situa
tion?"
"Of course" Parker was be
coming once more his suave, oily
self. "Dry fill. Our dredges have
only completed a quarter of the
enclosure. If the rest of it were
filled with dry earth, there woulc
be no delay"
"Ah" Michels nodded. But
how about the cost?'
Parker heSitated. well, gentle
men, knowing that our only hope
lay in obtaining dry fill, I asked
for tentative bids from contrac
tors. Fifty thousand cubic yards
of earth to be supplied within the
next so days. I have the est
mates here" He drew some
papers from his pocket.
How much?" Wharton snapped
1.-THE lowest is TO cents a cubic
YARD. in place
what! Seventy centS!" Knud
sen made rapid mental calcula
tons.
"That's $4,000! Robbery
Plain robbery"
mot at ALL" Parker replied il
q soothing voice. The contrac
tors will have to buy waste hillsid
land on the outskirts of the cit,
to obtain the earth. It'll be
long haul. And we must remembe
the cost of labor, the limitet
time"
''Thirty.five thousand" Whal