#combines act

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"COAL FIRM MANAGER QUIZZED ON LETTERS," Toronto Globe. October 17, 1933. Page 5. ---- "Promise" Not to Import German Product Subject of Questioning ---- QUEBEC TRIAL CONTINUES --- (Canadian Press Despatch.) Quebec. Oct. 16. The question of whether the Hartt & Adair Coal Company had any obligation not to import German coal occupied the attention of the Court of King's Bench today as the prosecution continued of six coal companies on charges of forming a price combine.

Andrew Flemming, Vice-President and General Manager of the Hartt & Adair Company, was in the witness box throughout today's session. Louis St. Laurent, acting as prosecuting counsel for the Quebec Attorney-General, produced a letter from Mr. Flemming which spoke of "our promise not to import any Germany buck- wheat."

Welsh Coal Preferred. Questioned as to the significance significance of of "promise," Mr. Flemming replied company did not want to handle any German coal as long as there was Welsh coal in abundance.

"Can you remember any reason for using 'promise' in your letter, and the word 'obligated in a cable?" Mr. St. Laurent asked.

"No, except, as I said before, I didn't want German anthracite."

In the same line of questioning, Mr. St. Laurent produced a letter from R. L. Piercey of T. T. Pascoe Limited, Swansea, to Mr. Flemming, which brought a smile from Mr. Justice Wilfrid Laliberte, Judge hearing the case, and a laugh from Senator Lorne C. Webster.

"I told the people at the dinner," the letter said, "that Webster was not the only one who had been working in Canada for the Welsh coal trade. Dr. Camsell had. been greatly interested in it since 1922, and the only difference was that Webster got a dollar a ton for his interest and Dr. Camsell nothing he is a civil servant."

(Dr. Charles Camsell is Deputy Minister of Mines at Ottawa.)

Another letter from Flemming Flemming was produced, as follows: "Signatory has seen Mr. Aird on one or two occasions, but no suggestion has been made as to what the price will be. It has been indicated that we are prepared to co-operate."

The reply from Piercey was then filed: "We are glad to note you have seen Mr. Aird - we sincerely hope you will be able to agree on prices, and, now you have 100 per cent. of the Welsh coal business in your hands, you should be able to get the utmost price out of Welsh coal."

"Utmost Price." "Did you get the utmost price?" Mr. St. Laurent asked. "That was the expression of Mr. Piercey, who was in Wales," Flemming replied. "Yes, but I am curious to know if the hope from Wales was possible in Canada?"

"I should like to know what is the utmost price," Flemming said. "It was a fair price, but not an utmost price."

Further correspondence dealt with the unsuccessful efforts of Lane & Robitaille of Quebec to buy a cargo of coal through two English firms. A letter from Pascoe's, put in evidence by the prosecution, read in part: "After the two firms had carefully combed the market they came to the conclusion they were up against a dead end, having also approached the Amalgamated with the same."

Amalgamated are working with us in this respect, and it is in their interest as well as ours to keep down the importers to a minimum." Subsequently they bought some coal from Bevans, and Pascoe's letter was put in: "We did our utmost to tie Bevans up with the monopoly, but failed in view of the fact that they had just released themselves from a monopoly with Amalgamated in which they were badly let down. This will no doubt cure small dealers of trying to get coal from other than the regular importers."

"Do you know if the cure was effective?" asked Mr. St. Laurent.

"I don't know," answered Mr. Flemming.

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[ellenchain]

look at all the spicy stuff I'm drawing for playground lmao

[kizzer55555]

DP x DC: The Most Dangerous Card Game

Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter. 

Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.

The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge. 

And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).

And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game. 

Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.

(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).

After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely). 

Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.

[kevjeanday]

Wait do people actually think Kevin asked Jean to teach him French for his own benefit? What’s next, he bought Jean magnets and postcards where he wrote down little memories for himself as well?

[greatkateweathermachine]

the community american psycho episode that doesn't exist where jeff goes on an ego and insecurity driven rampage and kills a bunch of people before eventually breaking down and leaving a deranged rambling confession on abed's voicemail at like 3am while curled in a fetal position underneath the study room table. and then when they all have study group in the morning he asks abed if he got the voicemail and abed's like oh yeah nice reference i love american psycho :) and the group carries on like normal while jeff is inner monologuing and staring at his blackberry like this:

[asterkatt]

ISAT ACT 5 SPOILERS!!

okay I said I was going to give more thoughts on act 5 of ISAT and then uh. I didn't. oopsies. but we're here now!!

I loved Odile's friendquest in this act SO much. one of my favorite things about the way the game handled Siffrin's actions throughout the entirety of act 5 in general is that everyone's reactions to him were so DIFFERENT. but not only were they different, they had reasons for being different. it wasn't just "Siffrin says something messed up, hurts someone's feelings, pushes it down, rinse and repeat". each "breakdown" was specifically tailored to be character specific. to fit in with how they've behaved in the story thus far, as well as how Siffrin feels about them/tends to respond to them in particular. with Mirabelle, it really was entirely accidental. Siffrin didn't even realize how their wording might come across in the moment. It wasn't him lashing out in any way - just him genuinely trying to cut corners. Odile?? Odile's was very different. it's easy to see that there's a lot of tension between Siffrin and Odile - more tension than there is with anyone else. Odile has been a thorn in Sif's side - constantly observing and watching and theorizing about why they're behaving strangely. I did the sus quest. Sif knows that she has the ability to figure it out. Consequently, they have to be way more aware of her than anyone else. (side note that's not entirely relevant to this but I want to bring it up - the fact Siffrin believes that her constant eye on him is because "she doesn't trust you" makes me sick. because that's not it at all. they might pretend it is. hell, she might act like it is. but it's not and she knows that. she knows it's because she's worried because she cares and Siffrin can't understand that.) so I feel like they took the "mistake" of messing up with Odile harder than they took any of the other interactions. because how could they be so stupid. how could they forget. how could he forget that she always figures it out.

so of course he lashes out. not only are they being faced with the same blinding mistake they've made over and over and over again, it's also a reminder that she doesn't trust him. (and why should she?).

and then she goes and makes it all worse by calling him a "friend". because they know that's not how she sees them. he believes that she doesn't trust him. so it must seem like she's directly lying to his face - and she thinks they're too dense to see through it.

I love that Odile doesn't back down. she doesn't shy away when they start yelling at her. she doesn't let it slide just because she made them upset (Isa and Mira both probably would - though Isa would try and get them to talk about it later). she pushes, because that's the only way she's going to get any answers.

the way you can feel her anger when Siffrin hits her where it hurts the most (without even seeing her face) is just AUHGSKJDHFKJSH. the writing of this game. the details. never cease to amaze me. I love the way she snaps back. she doesn't get angry, she doesn't yell - and yet somehow it hurts just as badly.

I also love the way Siffrin reflects on it - the way they acknowledge that "she was only worried about you!!!" because deep down he knows that their friends do actually care about him. the way Odile handles the situation afterwards as well - at the clocktower?????? I love that you can tell she's trying so hard to make the "right" choice to not endanger them when it's not what she wants. she doesn't want to leave Siffrin behind. If they weren't going to take on the King the next day, I guarantee you she'd be using anything in her power to figure out what was going on with him. I don't have the exact quote rn but at the end of the sus questline she mentions that she can't let something go when she finds it odd - and this is BEYOND odd. but she has to put the safety of the whole group and their mission first, and I love seeing that side of her.

[kwillow]

Though Jocosa was often content to have her son trailing behind her as a small, wheezy, slightly unstable shadow, there were times when she had to attend to a situation that his lack of social acumen (and tendency to bite) were particularly ill-suited for.

Unfortunately, Theo never grew out of his separation anxiety. He couldn't stand being in a swarm of people, even three was a crowd -- but despite his loner tendencies, being a two-person rat king could work for him. He always found it difficult to let her go.

[alienmiilk]

au where shadow can't deal with sonic's death and tries to recreate him using notes from proj shadow, but no matter what he does none of the sonics seem to capture what made sonic, sonic

[johnnyshrine]

★ 123 // “Take the next best step and pray.”

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"GIVE SHOE COMBINE SIX MONTHS' GRACE," Toronto Star. October 22, 1912. Page 1. --- Majority Report Would Allow It a Chance to Conform to Act. --- WHERE IT OFFENDED --- Special to The Star. Ottawa, Oct. 22. - The United Shoe Machinery Company, having Shoe been found guilty of violating the Combines Act, it is now for the Government to decide whether it will inflict the penalties of the Act upon the company.

These penalties are the cancellation of patents and a fine of a thousand dollars a day after ten days. The majority report recommends that the company be given six months instead of ten days, to adjust themselves to conform with the Act. This time will probably be allowed.

The majority report states that as the United Shoe Machinery Company will not allow any of its machines to be used by any shoe manufacturer who employs a shoe machine made by another firm, "competition in the manufacture and supply of shoe machinery in Canada is practically impossible."

[commanderfreddy]

But... maybe, with what little power you have... You can SAVE something else.

[thewertsearch]

PCG: ITS DEFECTIVE GENES PROBABLY MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOUR SESSION TO BE SUCCESSFUL PCG: SORT OF LIKE PCG: ITS REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED. PCG: WHAT SHOULD BE FERTILE GROUND FOR YOUR NEW UNIVERSE TO GROW PCG: WAS REPLACED BY A MASSIVE BOMB RIGGED TO BLOW UP YOUR WHOLE SESSION. PCG: PROBABLY JUST ONE OF MANY SYMPTOMS OF A SICK UNIVERSE.

I wondered if losing the Final Frog would prevent a universe from creating sessions. Turns out I was pretty close, after all - what it actually does is prevent the universe from completing sessions.

All of Earth's session's are infertile, even our king Fedorafreak's. This frog will never, ever reproduce.

PCG: BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S LIKE A NORMAL DISEASE. PCG: NOT LIKE A CELLULAR MUTATION THAT'S OUT OF CONTROL PCG: THE CANCER TOOK A SPECIFIC FORM, LIKE A COMPLICATED SERIES OF TERRIBLE EVENTS RATHER THAN FAULTY CELL DIVISION PCG: IT WAS AN EVENTUALITY IN YOUR UNIVERSE THAT WAS INEVITABLE, THAT WE ALL UNWITTINGLY HELPED MAKE HAPPEN PCG: ALL CONCENTRATED THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF ONE HOSTILE AGENT IN THE SYSTEM, WITH AN INSTINCT TO DESTROY EVERYTHING IT HATED PCG: AND THEN GIVEN THE POWER TO DO SO.

Right, so Perfect Jack is the physical manifestation of this cancer, but that doesn't mean that sessions without him are safe.

Over in FedoraFreak’s session, he’s having different struggles, which will also inevitably lead to failure – or maybe his session’s going fine, but he’ll still find a bomb in the Battlefield, since Karkat seems to be implying that it's another manifestation of the cancer. It is a tumor, after all.

[lightningant]

trying to draw all the marauders era characters as i see them and gaslighting myself into being a barty crouch jr fan

[lgbtlunaverse]

Jgy is a class traitor this, jgy is the only person who cares about the common people that. Jgy is the type of guy who would scab during a strike, bring in a union-buster to earn favours from upper management, slowly work his way up to CEO and then give everyone the extra vacation days and payraises they were asking for anyway. Which is an extremely funny type of guy to be. Like, can we all take a break from arguing to agree how fucking hilarious that is?

[sockenpuppe]