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Show EVERYTHING IS GOING "OUT Director Oeenral IfcAdoo announc-that announc-that during the eight months from April 1 to December 1, the government govern-ment has advanced over f 516,000,-000 516,000,-000 to the railroads In the shape of loans to cover new equipment and for operating deficit!, Of that amount am-ount 1199,000,000 was taken from surplus eranlngs of certain roads and tho American Railway Express Comapny, The remainder, $316,-000,000 $316,-000,000 came from the revolving fund of $500,000,000 provided by Cngross In tho railroad control act. This fund, by the way, appears to revolve only utwardly, and at the present rate of expenditure Congress will have to provide anotiiK IMC a' bUllon la the very near futtr. - t |