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Show ROCK ISLAND R. R. ASKS FOR $21,500,000 LOAN CHICAGO, June 22. The Rock Island Is-land railroad system has applied to the interstate commerce commission or a loan of $21,500,000 it was learned. The corporation asks S, 000. 000 for Improvements, $5,500,000 for equipment equip-ment and ?8, 000, 000 to take care of maturing obligations. "Freight cars that sold for ?S00 before' be-fore' the var now cost about ?3,300," said L,. C. Frltch, vice president, m charge of construction and equipment. "We held our. application down to tne minimum." |