human
Why don't they get those things fitted up and working?
gpt
They're not complete. We're waiting until the Mappin people bring the rest of them.
human
I suppose those are props? You seem to use a good many. Do you cut them on the spot?
gpt
The Mappin boys do. The Company pays for them by the foot.
human
It strikes me that Mappin's doing a good deal of the Company's work. However, it looks as if we meant to dig the ore out.
gpt
I'm asking a good many questions, Jake, Andrew went on:
human
It isn't altogether unusual, Carnally replied.
gpt
I could point out one or two men who couldn't tell a pump from a rock drill, and control mining concerns.
human
It sounds surprising. How's it done?
gpt
By hiring subordinates with brains and keeping a careful eye on them.
human
I'm serious, Jake. The Company pays my expenses and two hundred dollars a month while I'm in Canada. It's the shareholders' money; I feel that I ought to earn it.
gpt
You may have trouble.
human
That won't matter. I've had only a few words with the mine boss, Watson. What kind of man is he?
gpt
He's straight; a smart manager underground, good at timbering and getting ore out; but that's as far as he goes.
human
Well, we'll look at the workings.