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Chapter XXII

           Hewasalreadyconductingonesuchdifficultcampaigninconnectionwiththiscity-loandeal,thepriceofwhichvariedfromdaytoday,andwhichhewasonlytooanxioustohavevary,forinthemainheprofitedbythesechanges.

           Butthissecondburden,interestingenoughasitwas,meantthathehadtobedoublywatchful.Oncethestockwassoldatahighprice,themoneyborrowedfromthecitytreasurercouldbereturned;hisownholdingscreatedoutofforesight,bycapitalizingthefuture,bywritingtheshrewdprospectusesandreports,wouldbeworththeirfacevalue,orlittleless.Hewouldhavemoneytoinvestinotherlines.Hemightobtainthefinancialdirectionofthewhole,inwhichcasehewouldbeworthmillions.Oneshrewdthinghedid,whichindicatedtheforesightandsubtletyoftheman,wastomakeaseparateorganizationorcompanyofanyextensionoradditionwhichhemadetohisline.Thus,ifhehadtwoorthreemilesoftrackonastreet,andhewantedtoextendittwoorthreemilesfartheronthesamestreet,insteadofincludingthisextensionintheexistingcorporation,hewouldmakeasecondcorporationtocontroltheadditionaltwoorthreemilesofrightofway.Thiscorporationhewouldcapitalizeatsomuch,andissuestocksandbondsforitsconstruction,equipment,andmanipulation.Havingdonethishewouldthentakethesub-corporationoverintotheparentconcern,issuingmorestocksandbondsoftheparentcompanywherewithtodoit,and,ofcourse,sellingthesebondstothepublic.

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