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“
Order
,
order
,
gentlemen
,
”
cried
Magnus
,
remembering
the
duties
of
his
office
and
rapping
his
knuckles
on
the
table
.
“
This
meeting
has
been
allowed
to
degenerate
too
far
already
.
”
“
You
elected
us
,
”
declared
Lyman
doggedly
,
“
to
make
an
average
ten
per
cent
.
cut
on
grain
rates
.
We
have
done
it
.
Only
because
you
don
’
t
benefit
at
once
,
you
object
.
It
makes
a
difference
whose
ox
is
gored
,
it
seems
.
”
“
Lyman
!
”
It
was
Magnus
who
spoke
.
He
had
drawn
himself
to
his
full
six
feet
.
His
eyes
were
flashing
direct
into
his
son
’
s
.
His
voice
rang
with
severity
.
“
Lyman
,
what
does
this
mean
?
”
The
other
spread
out
his
hands
.
“
As
you
see
,
sir
.
We
have
done
our
best
.
I
warned
you
not
to
expect
too
much
.
I
told
you
that
this
question
of
transportation
was
difficult
.
You
would
not
wish
to
put
rates
so
low
that
the
action
would
amount
to
confiscation
of
property
.
”
“
Why
did
you
not
lower
rates
in
the
valley
of
the
San
Joaquin
?
”
“
That
was
not
a
PROMINENT
issue
in
the
affair
,
”
responded
Lyman
,
carefully
emphasising
his
words
.
“
I
understand
,
of
course
,
it
was
to
be
approached
IN
TIME
.
The
main
point
was
AN
AVERAGE
TEN
PER
CENT
.
REDUCTION
.
Rates
WILL
be
lowered
in
the
San
Joaquin
.
The
ranchers
around
Bonneville
will
be
able
to
ship
to
Port
Costa
at
equitable
rates
,
but
so
radical
a
measure
as
that
cannot
be
put
through
in
a
turn
of
the
hand
.
We
must
study
—
—
”
