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- value of the F^r'^'t Sorvice to th A 

 d ir. different ways- M't -..ithout a c 

 H.oount of this particular locality at hand th* 

 t IB pretty hard to xpr^Bi3, or. tho ct!rr hand, r^ 

 toliarn ar.d r.onts ar" r.ct always proper rrcaouron of 

 vHTmy. J>8ir\*s there ar^ r.any diff^r-T.o^n T opinion ap 

 t"> what. hsul\ h inclxiclM ii. ou.ih a r.tat^ent. Loolsnfl a*. 

 from the hrod poir.t of v^i^w, I believe th*r la no 

 ^r: but. t.ho Poror.t service 3 a rontrituting tr tb-o 



Ilo prir.ciplo of "tb.A gr^at^s*. ^oori to the 

 nhnr ir. tho long r'jr.. 11 On "the other har.rt I 



JKRt.anf.ttH r/hnro local conr.uniti*>3 Mi^it b adversely 

 afi'-"*-^! or hir.air*'! fr rt n acquiring t^wrorary aavar.tae 

 Ih vry tenporary r.atur^ rf Buch advar.tc-./* , ho^-fvor, 

 it lar.^iy out -f the running wh*r. w*> oonnid*r the br 

 pu>li.-. priroiplp ar:^. th" larger public b*>nc.f ita. If, 

 vr, all Ic^al r.^rrnjrar.lti^B w*r*j rostrirtAd ii. puVdt.Hi.ti 

 an I porrcar^r.t development thr oould he r.o valid <*x"ur!e for 



has 



ry 



ell an 



ir, 

 a 



by th'- T. 

 import.it. re 

 thoux}. 



arx^plar.tod all 

 th* railroad. 



totvra un^<l to b 

 *^ n.ountnir.r. arid 



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or 

 s 



. But no or.- 

 rnilroad o-.-- 

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(no*. n"i5t^ 



li!r- tho^o ".oir.ir. ir - r 

 <" r> v^]ir VR 



.c^.r, vir dJ8 

 :.ur. it . 

 loj H *}_H v-iBtly greater 

 fl"-^.Kir.c . . ^v^r. 



e c : 'j,'J. ^ra*" ai.d ir.t-.r- - 



^^noKOJv^- r a, r.rr anyor. qu^ I tb.o \ty 



i pi<->r^-r : --vnlopinor.t cr ,)iy k ;fna;*.r". T*t 'h* 



-y adrar.t^^e of u rn porpl^ ergagnd ; "P a -" 1-- 



:tn -vao ion* ui-h r.b.o ad' railrouxle. 



. -i lot of mar.util labor, 

 auto truck f-.he J-.crtc, ai.d irai.v other 



miidit b^ cit^ r- i fw have 



bv^t wli^r^ a lot nor^ p>oplr and 



profited. Ai.vthir ( T '.'h.1--?i ^o? - 

 thf permar.er.oy of ll- r^ - s 



purnuttn ar/.' 



'ir.^ ira'>).ir.<r" 

 -vlec.tr J". ~ar ar.d 

 JBtra+jor.B of 

 lo:t 



ritj bA r- n 

 jnut.eo t stability ar.d 

 'ifcutionT or 



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iiviih'-")-: r-:" he ^r- b^i.ri ).r^. 



ii principle 



i Ir; 

 pro^roao. If ii. * ->r f r.hy "or 1 : ' r --ice 



