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U. S. railroads chuffed slowly into 1932 last week, almost stalled on the long eco-nomic upgrade. An anxious nation joined to help boost them over the hump of Depression. The slippery track had been sanded by upping freight rates. Credit power had been stepped up with a special revenue pool for weak roads. The right of way was being cleared for loans from the prospective Reconstruction Finance Corp. All this gave a helpful impetus to the country's prime industry...
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