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Show THROWN ON OWN RESOURCES. Railroads Begin Operations Without Benefit of Federal Guarantees. Washington. Tho railroads of tho country began operation on their own resources Tuesday night after having cost tho government approximately $100,000,000 monthly for tho six months In which their earnings were guaranteed by the transportation net. Tho carriers will bo allowed further aid from tho government only through loans from revolving funds. Kurnlngs of tho roads will fall about 5000,000,000 below their standard re-turn re-turn for tho period since March 4, according ac-cording to estimates by tho bureau ot railway economics. Fewer than half n scoro ot lines have produced ruvenuo sufficient to equal actual operating expenses, which do not lucludo the fixed' charges of Interest, taxes and dividends. Definite figures on tho cost to the government ot tho earnings guiirnutuo provisions of tho transportation transporta-tion act will not he known for suvorul months. Alt of tho roads have Indlcntcd already al-ready that they will have monoy coming com-ing to them us u rasiilt of tho guarantee. guaran-tee. Tho treusufy bus received dozens doz-ens of certifications for ndvunccs under un-der tho guarantee within tho last ten dnjs, und moro uro oxpoeted. |