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sell stock being discontinued by the Committee in the 

 meantime. 



"Well, let 'em keep their charter if they want to," 

 said Kennedy finally. " This discussion's not getting 

 us anywhere and if we can't get a Dominion charter, 

 why we can't get it." 



"Guess you're right, John. We might as well quit 

 and go on home." 



"Who said anything about quitting?" Kennedy 

 brought down his big fist on the table with a thump. 

 " We'll get a Manitoba charter. That's what I mean." 



The others shook their heads. A Provincial charter 

 would be useless for what they were proposing to do, 

 they contended. Kennedy disagreed so emphatically 

 that he refused to stop arguing about it till at last he 

 and John Spencer were delegated to see the Manitoba 

 authorities. In the course of a few days the arrange- 

 mentsjor a Provincial charter were complete, and the 

 Committee turned its attention to selling enough stock 

 toj)e ready for business by the middle dLthe following 

 month. 



By this time the harvest season was sojnear at hand 

 that prompt_action was necessary if they werq t A *fo 

 any business that fall. Under the Manitoba charter 

 the company could open for business with a provisional 

 directorate and as five members of the original com- 

 mittee were in Winnipeg and available for quick action, 

 it was decided to go ahead as it would be impossible 

 to hold a representative general meeting of the share- 

 holders before harvest and it was advisable in the 

 interests of the subscribers to take advantage of the 

 opportunity to do business in the meantime. 



Provisional organization therefore was undertaken 

 during the week of the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition, 



