[The Octopus by Frank Norris]@TWC D-Link bookThe Octopus CHAPTER III 42/70
"Why, I've had this idea myself for over three years." "What about Disbrow ?" asked Harran, hastening to interrupt.
"Why do we want to see Disbrow ?" "Disbrow is the political man for the Denver, Pueblo, and Mojave," answered Osterman, "and you see it's like this: the Mojave road don't run up into the valley at all.
Their terminus is way to the south of us, and they don't care anything about grain rates through the San Joaquin. They don't care how anti-railroad the Commission is, because the Commission's rulings can't affect them.
But they divide traffic with the P.and S.W.in the southern part of the State and they have a good deal of influence with that road.
I want to get the Mojave road, through Disbrow, to recommend a Commissioner of our choosing to the P.and S.W. and have the P.and S.W.adopt him as their own." "Who, for instance ?" "Darrell, that Los Angeles man--remember ?" "Well, Darrell is no particular friend of Disbrow," said Annixter.
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