Hobart ignored Donna's joke. "The materials are all here. How is the progress at the town construction site?"
Roy answered, "They started laying the foundation yesterday morning, but everyone was given half the afternoon off. I was planning to resume work this morning."
Hobart nodded. "Construction can be put aside for now. Renovations come first. I bought so many houses before; turn them all into hotels, inns, and restaurants!
"Move quickly! Otherwise, we won't make it in time!"
Roy froze. "Make it in time for what?"
"For the wedding!" When Hobart had just agreed to the wedding date his mother proposed, he had planned to have the guests stay in tents. But after estimating things over the past two days, he realized that if they hurried, they could accomplish much more.
Hobart said, "Miss Fors and I have set our wedding date: January 28.
"With my father's influence, plenty of people will definitely come to the wedding. We need to provide enough accommodation for them!"
Roy was briefly stunned before replying happily, "I'll do everything I can to renovate the town properly, but that will require a great deal of renovation materials..."
"Make a list," Hobart said. "Wayne should be back soon. Have him handle the purchases."
"Yes."
Hobart looked at Skola. "The Land Distribution operation begins today. I've already spoken with Conrad and had him divide up the land on the mountain first.
"The land acquisition issue has been resolved. Can the railway be completed before the 28th?"
Hobart's approach was quite simple. First, reclaim ownership of all the land. There would be more than enough land beyond the railway and roads to distribute among the people.
That completely eliminated the need for land acquisition.
Skola shook his head helplessly. "Lord, completing the land acquisition so quickly was indeed