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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Calumet "K", by Merwin-Webster.
Gangs of laborers were swarming over the lumber piles, pitching down the planks, and other gangs were carrying them away and piling them on "dollies," to be pushed along the plank runways to the hoist.
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Calumet "K", by Merwin-Webster.
As soon as the last of the grain was in, on the thirty-first, Max took a north-bound car and scoured South Chicago for a hall that was big enough. Before the afternoon was gone he had found it, and had arranged with a restaurant keeper to supply the dinner. Early the next morning the three set to work, making long tables and benches by resting planks on boxes, and covering the tables with pink ...
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Calumet "K", by Merwin-Webster.
He ran across the tracks and out on the wharf, climbing on the timber pile, where Peterson and his gang were rolling down the big sticks with cant-hooks. Not a quarter of a mile away was a big steamer, ploughing slowly up the river; the cough of her engines and the swash of the churning water at her bow and stern could be plainly heard.
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Calumet "K", by Merwin-Webster.
Before December was half gone—and while the mild autumn weather serenely held, in spite of weather predictions and of storm signs about the sun and days of blue haze and motionless trees—the newspaper-reading public knew all the outside facts about the fight in wheat, and they knew it to be the biggest fight since the days of "Old Hutch" and the two-dollar-a-bushel record. Indeed, there ...
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Calumet "K", by Merwin-Webster.
It was the night of the tenth of December. Three of the four stories of the cupola were building, and the upright posts were reaching toward the fourth. It still appeared to be a confused network of timbers, with only the beginnings of walls, but as the cupola walls are nothing but a shell of light boards to withstand the wind, the work was further along than might have been supposed. Down on ...
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Calumet "K", by Merwin-Webster.
The laborers on Calumet K, with some others at work in the neighborhood, had organized into a lodge and had affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Grady, who had appeared out of nowhere, who had urged upon them the need of combining against the forces of oppression, and had induced them to organize, had been, without dissent, elected ...
Calumet "K" by Samuel Merwin and Henry Kitchell Webster
"Calumet 'K'" by Samuel Merwin and Henry Kitchell Webster is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the challenges faced in the construction of a large grain elevator and explores themes of industry, leadership, and labor relations. The main character, Charlie Bannon, is tasked with overseeing the construction, having to contend with delays, labor disputes, and ...
Calumet 'K': Large Print - Henry Kitchell Webster, Samuel Merwin ...
The sidewalks at Calumet are at the theoretical grade of the district, that is, about five feet above the actual level of the ground. In winter and spring they are necessary causeways above seas of mud, but in dry weather every one abandons them, to walk straight to his destination over the uninterrupted flats.
Calumet "K" by Samuel Merwin - digilibraries.com
The sidewalks at Calumet are at the theoretical grade of the district, that is, about five feet above the actual level of the ground. In winter and spring they are necessary causeways above seas of mud, but in dry weather every one abandons them, to walk straight to his destination over the uninterrupted flats.
Calumet "K" - Samuel Merwin, Henry Kitchell Webster - Google Books
Page 53 - Sloan made no reply. He had allowed his wrath to boil for a few minutes merely as a luxury. Now he was thinking seriously of the scheme. " It sounds like moonshine," he said at last, Appears in 2 books from 1905-1999 More Page 9 - He was worn thin as an old knife-blade, he was just at the end of a piece of work that would have entitled any other man to a vacation; but MacBride ...
Calumet 'K' by Samuel Merwin: Quotes & Excerpts - kwize.com
Explore quotes, key themes, and the full text of “Calumet 'K' by Samuel Merwin”. Frequent terms include: Bannon, Peterson and Grady.
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