The rivermanIllusby and Clarence FUnderwood . w|.^,V^ Id Like to See You Get Any Three Men to Agree toAnything on This River n THE UIVERMAN 77 uttering their simple calls. The air was warm and softand still, the sky bright. Fat hens clucked among thegrasses. A feel of Sunday was in the air. * I must have something to live on, said he thoughtfullyat last. * So must I, said Newmark. Well have to pay our-selves salaries, of course, but the smaller the better at have to take charge of the men and the work andall the rest of it—I dont know anything about that. Illattend to
The rivermanIllusby and Clarence FUnderwood . w|.^,V^ Id Like to See You Get Any Three Men to Agree toAnything on This River n THE UIVERMAN 77 uttering their simple calls. The air was warm and softand still, the sky bright. Fat hens clucked among thegrasses. A feel of Sunday was in the air. * I must have something to live on, said he thoughtfullyat last. * So must I, said Newmark. Well have to pay our-selves salaries, of course, but the smaller the better at have to take charge of the men and the work andall the rest of it—I dont know anything about that. Illattend to the incorporating and the routine, and Ill try toplace the stock. Youll have to see, first of all, whether youcan get contracts from the logging firms to drive the logs.** How can I tell what to charge them ? Well have to figure that very closely. You know wherethese different drives would start from, and how long eachof them would take ? ** Oh, yes; I know the river pretty well. Well, then well figure how many days driving thereis for each, and how many men t
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