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Isuggestthatwecomputethenumberofshipperswehaveruinedandthedistrictswehavedestroyedthroughthefailures,shortagesanddelaysoftransportation,andthenwe—"
"Don’tthinkofit,"Mr.Weatherbycutinsnappily."Don’ttrydreamingaboutanyrepeals.Wewouldn’tconsiderit.Wewouldn’tevenconsiderlisteningtoanytalkonthesubject."
"Mr.Chairman,"thegray-hairedmanaskedquietly,"shallIcontinue?"
Thechairmanspreadouthishands,withasmoothsmile,indicatinghelplessness."Itwouldbeimpractical,"heanswered.
"Ithinkwe’dbetterconfinethediscussiontothestatusoftheRioNorteLine,"snappedJamesTaggart.
Therewasalongsilence.
ThemanwiththegreenmufflerturnedtoDagny."MissTaggart,"heaskedsadlyandcautiously,"wouldyousaythatif—thisisjustahypotheticalquestion—iftheequipmentnowinuseontheRioNorteLineweremadeavailable,itwouldfilltheneedsofourtranscontinentalmain-linetraffic?"
"Itwouldhelp."
"TherailoftheRioNorteLine,"saidthepallidmanwiththemustache,"isunmatchedanywhereinthecountryandcouldnotnowbepurchasedatanyprice.Wehavethreehundredmilesoftrack,whichmeanswelloverfourhundredmilesofrailofpureReardenMetalinthatLine.
