In the future why not let's see if you and I can't work some one thing together?
You'll be much better off, and so will I.We've done pretty well on the city-loan proposition so far, haven't we ?" The truth was, they had done exceedingly well.

Aside from what the higher powers had made, Stener's new house, his lots, his bank-account, his good clothes, and his changed and comfortable sense of life were largely due to Cowperwood's successful manipulation of these city-loan certificates.

Already there had been four issues of two hundred thousand dollars each.

Cowperwood had bought and sold nearly three million dollars' worth of these certificates, acting one time as a "bull" and another as a "bear." Stener was now worth all of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
"There's a line that I know of here in the city which could be made into a splendidly paying property," continued Cowperwood, meditatively, "if the right things could be done with it.

Just like this North Pennsylvania line, it isn't long enough.