All the same, running the Independent Freighters is quite a sporting proposition, and I imagine Mr.Cartwright generally makes good.
The old man and I would back him to put over an awkward deal every time." "My husband is a good business man," Mrs.Cartwright agreed.

"But you belong to Winnipeg and I understand his business is at Montreal." "The steamship _Conference_ understood something like that, until Cartwright put them wise.

You see, we Western people grow the wheat that goes down the lakes, and when the _Conference_ got to know an Independent boat was coming out they went round and offered Montreal shippers and brokers a drawback on the rates.

That is, if the shippers gave them all their stuff, they'd meet their bills for a rebate some time afterwards.

Bully for the shippers, but it left the Western men, who raised the wheat, in the cold.