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Show 'rail nmm j TO BE HASTENED Government Will Dispose of Remaining Trust Certificates i-.n h 1TKINS International News Service) WASHINGTON, Jan :'l Railroad financing Is to be stimulated by a nfW program in which the government will dispose of most of the remaining JMT.OODOOO worth of railroad equipment equip-ment trust certificates held by the director di-rector general of railroads. It was announced an-nounced tonight The high grade securities thus held are In strong demand to supply Investors Inves-tors and th.- me,ney realized from sales Will eventually go Into the railroad treasuries to enable the payment of old debts or use on Improvements. The government's plan as announced announc-ed tonight by EuK.-ne Slyer. Jr , managing man-aging director of the war finance corporation, cor-poration, ineludc supplemental agreements to he made with the rail- roads whose sei urlttcs mi k up the ari balance held In the treasury it The director general of railroads r B will bo pretre,i n, sell two-thirds of I M the Issues of equipment trust obllgu- vim I lions until subordinated at par .i.i ac. rued Interest to the dale of dellv- S ery. The railroad administration thus " I will retain a one-third part of all ser- fijB |