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Show WHO OWNS THE RAILROADS? RAIL-ROADS? The New York Mfe Insurance Co tin Its balance sheet or Januaiy 1, 1921, shows tolnl assets of $96C-064.397. $96C-064.397. 19. Of this totnl $3 13.293.1 17. 30 rep lesents rallioad bonds; ?IC1,79G,-22C. ?IC1,79G,-22C. 60 lepresents loans on 11101 (gages; (gag-es; "$H7. 199.247.07 represents loans on policies; f H 1,G.19,SG2.S0 tupre-senla tupre-senla government, state, county and municipal bonds and $109. 722. UC 37 lepresents I.lbeity bonds nnd Victory bonds. j In other words mote than 0110-thhd 0110-thhd or the assets II holds to sccuio Its hundiedn or thousands or policy hldeiH a sare and sure teturn ror the inoiiej the) hnve Invested In life In-Lurniiro In-Lurniiro Is lepresented 1 mtliond bonds. Other Insurance nnd banking Institutions Insti-tutions hold proportionately Inrgo amounts or rallioad and public utility util-ity bonds to sectiio runds held In trust by them on behalf or their policy pol-icy holders or depositors. Thus aie the savings or practically every citizen In the U. S. Invested to some extent in our great railroad and I public utility enterprises. Kor this 'reason, every man. woman and child Is Interested In the devolpment of H conditions which will permit of sound jH rinauclal credit for these great Indus- H 1 H |