\ccording to an estimate made by Mr B T. Yoakum, chairman of the Chicago, Kook Island, and Pacific Railway, American railway employees and their families will, number 20,000,000—0 r onefifth of the population—within ten years. He asserts that the next ten years will «eo 35,000 miles of new railroad built in America, and new capital to the extent of ,£1,200,000,000 invested in the industry. ‘
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 3
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