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Show ENORMOUS EARNINGS OF MINNESOTA ROADS ST. PAUL, Minn.. Aug. 29. Unprecedented Unprece-dented railroad earnings for Minnesota were reported today by State Auditor Iverson. when he completed his compilation compila-tion foi the first six months of this year. His report shows $94,917,163.14 as the gross earnings of the thirty-live railroads In the slate on Minnesota business exclusively. ex-clusively. During the same period In 1011 the roads earned 541,450,180.50. The filing of the report Is In compliance compli-ance with the new state law. which requires re-quires the payment of taxes on gross earnings twice a year. The state will bo. enriched 52,473,966 70 by the 5 per cent tax Imposed. |