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In
the
same
cautious
tone
of
waiting
for
someone
else
to
pick
up
the
intended
purpose
of
his
words
,
another
man
said
,
"
If
we
consider
our
critical
shortage
of
equipment
,
and
if
we
consider
that
we
are
letting
it
wear
out
in
the
service
of
a
branch
line
running
at
a
loss
—
"
He
stopped
and
did
not
state
what
would
occur
if
they
considered
it
.
"
In
my
opinion
,
"
said
a
thin
,
pallid
man
with
a
neat
mustache
,
"
the
Rio
Norte
Line
seems
to
have
become
a
financial
burden
which
the
company
might
not
be
able
to
carry
—
that
is
,
not
unless
certain
readjustments
are
made
,
which
—
"
He
did
not
finish
,
but
glanced
at
Mr
.
Weatherby
.
Mr
.
Weatherby
looked
as
if
he
had
not
noticed
it
.
"
Jim
,
"
said
the
chairman
,
"
I
think
you
might
explain
the
picture
to
Mr
.
Weatherby
.
"
Taggart
’
s
voice
still
retained
a
practiced
smoothness
,
but
it
was
the
smoothness
of
a
piece
of
cloth
stretched
tight
over
a
broken
glass
object
,
and
the
sharp
edges
showed
through
once
in
a
while
:
"
I
think
it
is
generally
conceded
that
the
main
factor
affecting
every
railroad
in
the
country
is
the
unusual
rate
of
business
failures
.
While
we
all
realize
,
of
course
,
that
this
is
only
temporary
,
still
,
for
the
moment
,
it
has
made
the
railroad
situation
approach
a
stage
that
may
well
be
described
as
desperate
.
Specifically
,
the
number
of
factories
which
have
closed
throughout
the
territory
of
the
Taggart
Transcontinental
system
is
so
large
that
it
has
wrecked
our
entire
financial
structure
.
Districts
and
divisions
which
had
always
brought
us
our
steadiest
revenues
,
are
now
showing
an
actual
operating
loss
.
A
train
schedule
geared
to
a
heavy
volume
of
freight
cannot
be
maintained
for
three
shippers
where
there
had
once
been
seven
.
We
cannot
give
them
the
same
service
—
at
least
,
not
at
.
.
.
our
present
rates
.
"
He
glanced
at
Mr
.
Weatherby
,
but
Mr
.
Weatherby
did
not
seem
to
notice
.
"
It
seems
to
me
,
"
said
Taggart
,
the
sharp
edges
becoming
sharper
in
his
voice
,
"
that
the
stand
taken
by
our
shippers
is
unfair
.
Most
of
them
have
been
complaining
about
their
competitors
and
have
passed
various
local
measures
to
eliminate
competition
in
their
particular
fields
.
Now
most
of
them
are
practically
in
sole
possession
of
their
markets
,
yet
they
refuse
to
realize
that
a
railroad
cannot
give
to
one
lone
factory
the
freight
rates
which
had
been
made
possible
by
the
production
of
a
whole
region
.
We
are
running
our
trains
for
them
at
a
loss
,
yet
they
have
taken
a
stand
against
any
.
.
.
raise
in
rates
.
"
"
Against
any
raise
?
"
said
Mr
.
Weatherby
mildly
,
with
a
good
imitation
of
astonishment
.
"
That
is
not
the
stand
they
have
taken
.
"
"
If
certain
rumors
,
which
I
refuse
to
credit
,
are
true
—
"
said
the
chairman
,
and
stopped
one
syllable
after
the
tone
of
panic
had
become
obvious
in
his
voice
.
"
Jim
,
"
said
Mr
.
Weatherby
pleasantly
,
"
I
think
it
would
be
best
if
we
just
didn
’
t
mention
the
subject
of
raising
the
rates
.
"
"
I
wasn
’
t
suggesting
an
actual
raise
at
this
time
,
"
said
Taggart
hastily
.
"
I
merely
referred
to
it
to
round
out
the
picture
.
"
"
But
,
Jim
,
"
said
an
old
man
with
a
quavering
voice
,
"
I
thought
that
your
influence
—
I
mean
,
your
friendship
—
with
Mr
.
Mouch
would
insure
.
.
.
