There is also no doubt that the railroad has been sadly neglected ever since the Manchurian Incident, although not without good reason. Disturbed political conditions im= mediately following the incident decreased business in general in the areas through which the line ran. Tt not at all unllleely that Moscow decided very soon after the creation for Manchoukuo to sell the line for whatever it could et. Certainly not 8 rouble hasbeen Inst three years to really improve the spent In th road, During all this time, al ne' has, according to ' Japanese shown varying figures on side of the ledger.
But should not be concluded from this that the CER. is as bad off as these facts indicate. For instance, ju connection with the balance sheet of the Tine since 1928, showing "profits" ranging from 13 to 25 million gold roubles each year, Mr. Kamekichi Takahashi, a well-known economic writer, offers the following interesting in million gold roubles)
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