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A Matter of Tunnels

           "I’lltellyoufranklywhatIwanttodo.Iwanttogetcontrol,justassoonaspossible,ofallthestreet-railwaylinesIcanontheNorthandWestSidesneworoldfranchises.Thenyou’llseewherethetunnelscomein."

           HepausedtoseewhetherMcKentycaughtthepointofallhemeant,butthelatterfailed.

           "Youdon’twantmuch,doyou?"hesaid,cheerfully."ButIdon’tseehowyoucanusethetunnels.However,that’snoreasonwhyIshouldn’ttakecareofthemforyou,ifyouthinkthat’simportant."

           "It’sthisway,"saidCowperwood,thoughtfully."I’llmakeyouapreferredpartnerinalltheventuresthatIcontrolifyoudoasIsuggest.Thestreet-railways,astheystandnow,willhavetobetakenuplock,stock,andbarrel,andthrownintothescrapheapwithineightornineyearsatthelatest.YouseewhattheSouthSidecompanyisbeginningtodonow.WhenitcomestotheWestandNorthSidecompaniestheywon’tfinditsoeasy.Theyaren’tearningasmuchastheSouthSide,andbesidestheyhavethosebridgestocross.Thatmeansasevereinconveniencetoacableline.Inthefirstplace,thebridgeswillhavetoberebuilttostandtheextraweightandstrain.Nowthequestionarisesatonceatwhoseexpense?Thecity’s?"

           "Thatdependsonwho’saskingforit,"repliedMr.McKenty,amiably.

           "Quiteso,"assentedCowperwood.

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