Eight Thousand Gallons of Milk and a Small Blue Ledger

of directors will not let you sink this company out of sentimentality,” Gregory said.

“Mid-Valley Foods is going to withdraw the offer if we do not sign by the twelfth,” Gregory said. “If you do not agree to the sale, I will call an emergency meeting and force a shareholder vote.”

“We have sixty-two employees who rely on this plant,” I said.