Sean realized that the freight yard had doubled in size since he last saw it!
"With Ms. Kathy's consent, I bought another piece of land around the freight yard," Jason explained. "The economy has improved a bit recently, so I thought it was a good time to act quickly.
Currently, our container auction is the largest one in the port. There is a smaller auction site, but Ms. Kathy advised that it's in our best interest to keep it around, so I haven't taken any further action."
Sean understood that Americans can be quite strict regarding monopolies in some business sectors. Having competition at least keeps regulators from giving them too much trouble.
Of course, paying taxes properly is essential.
"Our auction house currently brings in a net income of 800,000 US dollars a month, mainly because someone found a safe full of gold jewelry in a container. The jewelry's worth is estimated at over a hundred thousand US dollars.
