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Friday, December 28, 1917
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RELIEF FOR ROADS IN CONTROL PLAN; President's Action Meets the Problem of Operating Cost Overtaking Income. HAILED BY FINANCIAL MEN Regarded as a Guarantee of Nearly 5 Per Cent. on Investment in Lines. Ownership Not Expected. Earnings $947,267,472. RELIEF FOR ROADS IN FEDERAL CONTROL Huge Figures Involved. Executives' Pay $52,000,000. Extensions a Big Problem. Excess May Go to Treasury. MUST HAVE FUNDS, SAYS REA. Thinks Government Should Provide for Extension and Equipment. SEES GOOD IN RAILWAY PLAN. Should Benefit Roads and Security Holders, Says, Pullman Head.
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- Woodrow Wilson (1856)
- John von Neumann (1903)
- Arthur Eddington (1882)
- F. W. Murnau (1888)
- Lili Elbe (1882)
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General
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Tech Check
Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,607 days ago
(108 years, 187 days)