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Show RAILROADS ARE IMPORTANT AIDS TO INDUSTRY Railroads of the intermountain empire within the last decade have proved their importance as payroll builders and participants in aid to industry. In the intermountain area, it is estimated that the railroads have paid out to workers in Utah, Idaho, western Wyoming, and eastern Idaho more than $3,0 00,-000 00,-000 annually in wages. The Utah figure is set at from $14,000,000 to $16,000,000 yearly. Employees of shops, yards, and offices, receive much of this worker income, and they maintain their homes in the cities of the intermountain area. |