[Gutenberg 30431] • Calumet 'K'

In order to defeat a Chicago combine who want to corner the wheat market, a group of grain dealers must construct a million-bushel grain elevator with river access by the end of the year. But with only two months to go, only the foundation has been laid. Enter troubleshooter and super-engineer Charlie Bannon. With the assistance of a tough foreman, a carpenter, and a pretty lady bookkeeper, Bannon begins to do battle against the foes of progress : a railway that doesn't want construction materials carried across its tracks, a union representative intent on starting a strike, and the human emotions of the workers themselves. Will the team be able to raise the building and get the steam-powered loaders running in time?