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Show PLAIN CITY LINE SS A LOSS The Opden Rapid Transit companj, baving operated the Plain City Unr. at a heavy loss and seeing no prospects I of placing the road on a paying basis, has offered the line to the Amalgamated Amalga-mated Sugar company, suggesting that, as an auxiliary of the sugar j compnny, the 'faiiroad, though not in Itself profitable, might be made to expand ex-pand tbe sugar beet indutry in that district and thus Indirectly bring fair- ly pood results. The sugar company so far has not seen fit to act on the proposition, but may do 60 at its. annual meeting of stockholders There is not much passenger travel over the Plain City road and the line, to continue to be operated, must build up a freight business In beets or other oth-er produce. |