Again, there are railroads of great importance to the general public whose earnings are not sufficient to make any returns to stockholders, scarcely sufficient to meet current expenses, and yet the public welfare would not permit of their discontinuance.
Woodhull argues for the necessity of maintaining certain railroads for the public good, despite their lack of profitability.
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