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           Soweown80‘pooled’furnaceswitha‘pooled’outputof27,000tons,whichmakesanaverageof337.5tonsperfurnace.Eachdayoftheyear,I,producing15,000tons,willbepaidfor6,750tons.Boyle,producing12,000tons,willbepaidfor20,250tons.Nevermindtheothermembersofthepool,theywon’tchangethescale,excepttobringtheaveragestilllower,mostofthemdoingworsethanBoyle,noneofthemproducingasmuchasI.NowhowlongdoyouexpectmetolastunderyourPlan?"

           Therewasnoanswer,thenLawsoncriedsuddenly,blindly,righteously,"Intimeofnationalperil,itisyourdutytoserve,sufferandworkforthesalvationofthecountry!"

           "Idon’tseewhypumpingmyearningsintoOrrenBoyle’spocketisgoingtosavethecountry."

           "Youhavetomakecertainsacrificestothepublicwelfare!"

           "Idon’tseewhyOrrenBoyleismore‘thepublic’thanIam."

           "Oh,it’snotaquestionofMr.Boyleatall!It’smuchwiderthananyoneperson.It’samatterofpreservingthecountry’snaturalresources—suchasfactories—andsavingthewholeofthenation’sindustrialplant.WecannotpermittheruinofanestablishmentasvastasMr.Boyle’s.Thecountryneedsit."

           "Ithink,"saidReardenslowly,"thatthecountryneedsmemuchmorethanitneedsOrrenBoyle."

           "Butofcourse!"criedLawsonwithstartledenthusiasm."Thecountryneedsyou,Mr.