See here." Mr.Bigler made some figures; contract so; much, cost of work and materials so much, profits so much.

At the end of three months the city would owe the company three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars-two hundred thousand of that would be profits.

The whole job was worth at least a million to the company--it might be more.

There could be no mistake in these figures; here was the contract, Mr.Bolton knew what materials were worth and what the labor would cost.
Mr.Bolton knew perfectly well from sore experience that there was always a mistake in figures when Bigler or Small made them, and he knew that he ought to send the fellow about his business.

Instead of that, he let him talk.
They only wanted to raise fifty thousand dollars to carry on the contract--that expended they would have city bonds.