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Show ! FARMERS ASK FUNDS i TO BUY R. R. CARS WASHINGTON. May 5 An additional addi-tional appropriation of $300,000,000 to aid the railroads in purchasing: rolling stock to relieve the present freight car shortage was .urged today by farmers , and mlller3 of Minnesota and other northwestern states who appeared bc- fore the senate Interstate commcrco committee. So muchm grain Is tiedj up on the farms and In elevators that1 'credit of owners la acutely impaired,' ! they said. Chairman Cummins told tho delegation dele-gation that tho $300,000,000 appropriated appropri-ated recently by congress to cover 'deficiencies in government operation of railroads would be available for freight car purchase under -plans of the interstate commerce commission. |