——and would have been outrageously expensive——

Rummel.

——yes, and would actually have interfered with important vested interests here in the town.

Bernick.

The chief objection was that it would have conferred no benefit on the great mass of the community. Therefore I opposed it; and then the inland line was adopted.

Hilmar.

Yes, but that won’t touch the towns about here.

Bernick.

It will touch our town, my dear Hilmar, for we are going to build a branch line.

Hilmar.