:12:02
It's all right.
Good work. Barney.
:12:04
- You got a bonus coming.
- Yeah? I've earned it.
:12:08
- Say. Mr. Hewitt. I got an idea.
- You have?
:12:10
Yeah.
:12:11
Did you read where the Congress
may pass a law giving the railroads
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every other section of land
along any right-of-way they build?
:12:18
What's that got to do with me?
I'm not in the railroad business.
:12:20
I know. But what's
to prevent us from shoo-flying
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a hundred miles of rail through
that government timber up north
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and grabbing all the pine
we'll ever need at $1.000 a mile?
:12:30
What good will it do
if I only get every other section?
:12:33
How about putting lumberjacks
on the sections you don't own.
:12:36
Pay them $25 a month and board.
And homestead it?
:12:39
After they've proven up.
Have them deed it back to me.
:12:43
- No?
- Back to us.
:12:45
You got a nerve.
:12:47
It'll be the biggest deal ever pulled.
What do you say?
:12:49
- That ain't honest. That's stealing.
- It's legal. All within the law.
:12:54
Barney. That's stealing.
:12:55
Who wouldn't pick up
a million dollars
:12:56
laying at their feet yelling.
"Come and get it"?
:12:58
- I know. But...
- What do you say. Mr. Hewitt?
:13:00
Shall we tackle it?
:13:02
- We? Us?
- Yeah.
:13:03
- So you wanna be a partner?
- Could you find a better one?
:13:07
Don't know if I could. Barney.
But I have to think of Emma Louise.
:13:10
- That your daughter?
- Yeah.
:13:13
The business will
go to her someday...
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that is. To her
and her husband. Of course.
:13:20
You haven't been to see us lately.
:13:22
Well. I've been jumping
all over the state.
:13:25
But I had intended getting back
to Bewdamore this week.
:13:27
Good. We'll expect you.
Have a cigar.
:13:30
Thanks.
:13:32
I got to run along.
:13:33
I promised the boys a jamboree.
And they're getting cleaned up for it.
:13:36
- I'll see you next week.
- Fine. Bye. Barney.
:13:39
Thanks. Mr. Hewitt.
:13:43
- Hello. Boys!
- Hello. Sid!
:13:46
Welcome to Iron Ridge.
I'm glad to see you back. And you. Too.
:13:49
Come in.
Can you take a little drink?
:13:51
Try me and see.
:13:52
- How are you. Swan?
- Fine. You're getting fatter every day.
:13:55
Three square meals a day will do it.
:13:57
- What do you want?
- Wait a minute. Barney.