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account shall include accounting company accrued auditor disbursements auditor passenger traffic average baggage balance sheet bill of lading Bureau carload carried cars cent chargeable checked chief accounting officer classification clerks common carrier connecting carrier consignee consignor contract cost of repairing court covering the current credited current loss damage debit defendant delivered delivery demurrage destination division accountant employees freight and passenger freight charges freight claim fuel funded debt furnished handled held include amounts include charges covering include the cost income initial carrier interline ticket Interstate Commerce Commission issued June 30 Ledger value less-than-carload liability locomotives loss from depreciation material ment mileage Miscellaneous mixed trains monthly operating expenses passenger-train pay rolls payment plaintiff railway rates receipt received record rent road and equipment rules sand fences sent shipment shipper showing shown statement station agents switching tariffs tion tracks train mile transportation vouchers way-bill weight yards
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