A Trip to Town 



1^^, he took down one labelled " No. 4 Northern,** 

 and compared it with my sample. 



It was very much the same, and in theory 

 the method of grading seems all right, but it 

 may be remarked that in this matter of grading, 

 too, the growers do not think they get fair play 

 — that, in fact, the elevator companies work the 

 whole system in their own interest. 



However, I now set forth to try the other ele- 

 vator, but found the office locked up. Seeing 

 a man with a team crossing the track near, I 

 asked him if he could tell me where the boss of 

 the place was. He said he thought he was in 

 the pool-room, so to that haunt I directed my 

 steps, and there found a man who looked as 

 though he might be the individual I was in search 

 of, having a game with a much more stylishly 

 dressed individual, who turned out to be the 

 bank manager. Addressing the first, I remarked, 

 in the style of the country, " Say, boss, I guess 

 you run the elevator ? If so, I wish you'd have 

 a look at this sample, as I want to get rid of my 

 load, if we can deal.*' 



" Can't attend to you now," he remarked, 

 adding : "I am not going to open the elevator 

 till one o'clock." Knowing too much of the ways of 

 these small towns, I forbore to express what I felt. 



I would not imply that such conduct is very 



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