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Show GOVERNMENT IS COSTING MONEY The government, through the Defense Plant Corporation, is to buy $20,000,000 worth of troop sleepers and kitchen cars for use in moving soldiers to the Pacific area. The fact that the cars will be needed for a temporary use explains ex-plains the fact that the government govern-ment is having them built for its account. Obviously, the railroad companies will not be justified in an expenditure of this kind, considering con-sidering the limited opportunity to make profitabel use of the equipment. equip-ment. Eventually, however, the government gov-ernment will be through with its use of the rolling stock. What will become of it. The answer is that it will be sold as surplus war goods and the chances are that the railroads will buy the cars as a bargain price. The process explains why it is difficult, if not impossible, for the government to make a profit on its transactions, either in times of war or peace. |