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Show RAILWAYS COST U. S. HEAVILY Treasury to Pay Out Six Hundred Million In September. , Washington. (loverniuent expenditures expendi-tures during September probably will Jump nearly ?rKXI.O00,0O0. t 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 tho 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 ?0OO,OO0,0O0. A heavy drain ulso Is expected on tho $,''00,000,000 revolving fund by tlio transportation net for new equipment. equip-ment. With this outflow In September, Septem-ber, officials believe reduction ot tho public debt may be somewhat curtailed, cur-tailed, although reductions will continue, con-tinue, It Is emphasized. |