Business & Finance: The Railroad Week

To railroaders last week came many a piece o'f news. Of the new developments, major and minor, in railroad affairs, these stood out:

¶ On Saturday, Nov. 9, the New York Central's zoth Century Limited made its 10,000th trip between New York and Chicago. In 27 years its passenger list has been 3,080,000, its gross receipts over $100,000,000.

¶ Last week the I. C. C. authorized the reopening of the 17½-mile Hill City Railway. Armour and Co. recently sold it to the citizens of Hill City, Minn., for a bargain price: $1.00.

¶ Two...

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