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The Planet Mars

           Beingchronicallyopposedtoinvestinghisprivatefundswherestockscouldjustaswellbeunloadedonthepublic,andthemanagementandcontrolretainedbyhim,Cowperwood,forthetimebeing,waspuzzledastowhereheshouldgetcreditforthemillionstobelaiddowninstructuralsteel,engineeringfees,labor,andequipmentbeforeeveradollarcouldbetakenoutinpassengerfares.OwingtotheadventoftheWorld’sFair,theSouthSide‘L’—towhich,inordertohavepeaceandquiet,hehadfinallyconcededafranchisewasdoingreasonablywell.YetitwasnotmakinganysuchreturnontheinvestmentastheNewYorkroads.Thenewlineswhichhewaspreparingwouldtraverseevenlesspopuloussectionsofthecity,andwouldinalllikelihoodyieldevenasmallerreturn.Moneyhadtobeforthcomingsomethingbetweentwelveandfifteenmilliondollarsandthisonthestocksandbondsofapurelypapercorporationwhichmightnotyieldpayingdividendsforyearstocome.Addison,findingthattheChicagoTrustCompanywasalreadyheavilyloaded,calleduponvariousminorbutprosperouslocalbankstotakeoverthenewsecurities(eachinpart,ofcourse).Hewasastonishedandchagrinedtofindthatoneandalluniformlyrefused.

           "I’lltellyouhowitis,Judah,"onebankpresidentconfidedtohim,ingreatsecrecy."WeoweTimothyArneelatleastthreehundredthousanddollarsthatweonlyhavetopaythreepercent.for.It’sacall-loan.

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