text_original: It was Reuben Cowder that brought in the railroad to carry out the coal. This town never would have had the railroad if it had not been for Cowder. You know perfectly well how little help either man has had from the old timers. Everything that is modern here has come through those two men.
text_transcription: IT WAS REUBEN POWDER THAT BROUGHT IN THE RAILROAD TO CARRY OUT THE COLD THIS TOWN NEVER WOULD HAVE HAD THE RAILROAD IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR POWDER YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL HOW LITTLE HELP EITHER MAN HAS HAD FROM THE OLD TIMERS EVERYTHING THAT'S MODERN HERE HAS COME THROUGH THOSE TWO MEN
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