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Chicago Gas

           Nowitwouldn’tbeadvisableformetogoinonthispersonallynotopenly,anyhowbutI’llpromisetoseethatyougetsomeofthemoneyyouwant.Ilikeyourideaofacentralholdingcompany,orpool,withyouinchargeastrustee,andI’mperfectlywillingthatyoushouldmanageit,forIthinkyoucandoit.Anyhow,thatleavesmeout,apparently,exceptasanInvestor.Butyouwillhavetogettwoorthreeotherstohelpcarrythisguaranteewithme.Haveyouanyoneinmind?"

           "Ohyes,"repliedCowperwood."Certainly.Imerelycametoyoufirst."HementionedRambaud,Videra,Bailey,andothers.

           "They’reallright,"saidAddison,"ifyoucangetthem.ButI’mnotsure,eventhen,thatyoucaninducetheseotherfellowstosellout.They’renotinvestorsintheordinarysense.They’repeoplewholookonthisgasbusinessastheirprivatebusiness.Theystartedit.Theylikeit.Theybuiltthegas-tanksandlaidthemains.Itwon’tbeeasy."

           Cowperwoodfound,asAddisonpredicted,thatitwasnotsuchaneasymattertoinducethevariousstock-holdersanddirectorsintheoldcompaniestocomeinonanysuchschemeofreorganization.Acloser,moreunresponsivesetofmenhewassatisfiedhehadnevermet.Hisoffertobuyoutrightatthreeorfourforonetheyrefusedabsolutely.Thestockineachcasewassellingfromonehundredandseventytotwohundredandten,andintrinsicallywasworthmoreeveryyear,asthecitywasgrowinglargeranditsneedofgasgreater.

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