"The Colorado plants."
"Our own or the MacBirney?"
"Both."
Charles Kimberly with one hand in his pocket, and supporting his head with the other as his elbow rested on the table, turned to Robert with a question.
"You've seen the MacBirney figures. What do you think of them?"
"They are high. But I expected that."
"Do you really need the MacBirney plants to control the Western market?" asked Charles Kimberly. With eyes half closed behind his glasses he studied his brother's face, quite as occupied with his thoughts as with his words.
Robert did not answer at once. "I should hate to say so, personally," he remarked at length.
"McCrea," continued Charles, "contends that we do need them to forestall competition. That is, he thinks with the MacBirney crowd out of the field we can have peace for ten years out there."
Nelson asked a question. "What kind of factories have they got?"