Mountaineer Office Drama Foreshadows City Power Struggle
In Portal City the Pioneer Short Line upheaval unfolds as Graham Norcross installs himself as general manager. A tangle with Red Tower Consolidated and Hatch’s faction signals a fierce contest over rail and regional control. The narrator details staff reshuffles, graft concerns, and looming court action while tensions rise among workers and bosses.
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Heads Off Gentlemen Tear Up On Shoert Line
In Chapter IV the scene shifts to chaos as workers rally on the Shoert Line. Mr Norcross relocates offices to the Shaffer HQ and troops flood the work floor, with department heads summoned from traffic to the round. The narrative captures a frenzied, comic upheaval in the plant.
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Hutch
Rufus Hatch
Jinsale
Mrs. Shetta
Shaffer
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