After its first year of operations , the business had made a modest $1000 profit .
Now a dispute arose as Roach wanted to invest the money in expanding the plant while his three partners preferred to split the money into dividends of $250 each .
After its first year of operations , the business had made a modest $1000 profit , but now a dispute arose as Roach wanted to invest the money in expanding the plant while his three partners preferred to split the money into dividends of $250 each .