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railroad alone had a total payroll of nearly $23 million dollars and # made purchases of almost $12 million dollars in the state in 1975. Taxes paid exceeded 2.5 million.
I am only sorry Rappahannock County has no railroads to aid its economy and I am not satisfied that for their worth they create any undue eyesores. Negative expressions, such as Mr. Gardner’s, should be avoided in public.
H. B . Barnes
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