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The Concerto of Deliverance
"Acertainincreaseinpriceswillhavetobegrantedtotheproducersofironore—oh,threepercentatmost—inviewoftheaddedhardshipswhichsomeofthem,Mr.LarkinofMinnesota,forinstance,willnowencounter,inasmuchasthey’llhavetoshiptheirorebythecostlymeansoftrucks,sinceMr.JamesTaggarthashadtosacrificehisMinnesotabranchlinetothepublicwelfare.And,ofcourse,anincreaseinfreightrateswillhavetobegrantedtothecountry’srailroads—let’ssay,sevenpercent,roughlyspeaking—inviewoftheabsolutelyessentialneedfor—"
Hollowaystopped,likeaplayeremergingfromawhirlwindactivitytonoticesuddenlythatnoopponentwasansweringhisshots.
"Buttherewillbenoincreaseinwages,"saidDr.Ferrishastily."Anessentialpointoftheplanisthatwewillgrantnoincreaseinwagestothesteelworkers,inspiteoftheirinsistentdemands.Wedowishtobefairtoyou,Mr.Rearden,andtoprotectyourinterests—evenattheriskofpopularresentmentandindignation."
"Ofcourse,ifweexpectlabortomakeasacrifice,"saidLawson,"wemustshowthemthatmanagement,too,ismakingcertainsacrificesforthesakeofthecountry.Themoodoflaborinthesteelindustryisextremelytenseatpresent,Mr.Rearden,itisdangerouslyexplosiveand...andinordertoprotectyoufrom...from..."Hestopped.
"Yes?"saidRearden."From?"
"Frompossible...
