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Show RAILWAYS COST U. S. HEAVILY Treasury to Pay Out Six Hundred Million in September. Washington. Government expenditures expendi-tures during September probably will Jump nearly $900,000,000, it is estimated esti-mated by treasury officials, nearly two-thirds of this sum representing payments to railroads. The roads will have computed ' amounts due them under the government's govern-ment's guarantee against loss for the six months ending September 1 by the middle of the month, it was said. The interstate commerce commission has estimated that the total guarantee to be paid will run between $500,000.,-000 $500,000.,-000 and $000,000,000. A heavy drain also Is expected on the $300,000,000 revolving fund by the transportation act for new equipment. equip-ment. With this outflow in September, Septem-ber, officials believe reduction of the public debt may be somewhat curtailed, cur-tailed, although reductions will continue, con-tinue, it is emphasized. |