Спрут: Калифорнийская история
Chapter IV
Themainproblemhasnotyetbeencompletelysolved;thatisforlater,whenweshallhavegatheredsufficientstrengthtoattacktheenemyinhisverystronghold;BUTANAVERAGETENPERCENT.CUTHASBEENMADEALLOVERTHESTATE.Wehavemadeagreatadvance,havetakenagreatstepforward,andiftheworkiscarriedahead,uponthelineslaiddownbythepresentcommissionersandtheirconstituents,thereiseveryreasontobelievethatwithinaveryfewyearsequitableandstableratesfortheshipmentofgrainfromtheSanJoaquinValleytoStockton,PortCosta,andtidewaterwillbepermanentlyimposed.”
“Well,holdon,”exclaimedAnnixter,outoforderandignoringtheGovernor’sreproof,“hasn’tyourcommissionreducedgrainratesintheSanJoaquin?”
“Wehavereducedgrainratesbytenpercent.allovertheState,”rejoinedLyman.“Herearecopiesofthenewschedule.”
Hedrewthemfromhisvaliseandpassedthemaroundthetable.
“Yousee,”heobserved,“theratebetweenMayfieldandOakland,forinstance,hasbeenreducedbytwenty-fivecentsaton.”
“Yes—but—but—”saidoldBroderson,“itisratherunusual,isn’tit,forwheatinthatdistricttobesenttoOakland?”“Why,lookhere,”exclaimedAnnixter,lookingupfromtheschedule,“whereisthereanyreductioninratesintheSanJoaquin—fromBonnevilleandGuadalajara,forinstance?Idon’tseeasyou’vemadeanyreductionatall.Isthisright?Didyougivemetherightschedule?”
“Ofcourse,ALLthepointsintheStatecouldnotbecoveredatonce,”returnedLyman.
