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... to I.ake Michigan—beacon tires signaling the return of . prosperity. The purse of the railroads, closed... statistics are needed to understand the big part the railroads play In the American Industrial drama... of tbs wealth of this country Is railroad property. The railroads' outlay next year for labor... of the cost of the wooden ties? But. in the “fat" year before the panic, our railroads spent more on ties than... the peace of Europe will be exceeded next year by the money our railroads will spend buying new freight cars