Assertion: railroad | /r/CapableOf | inflate its profits
Facets:
value: further
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Durant's railroad was paid by the mile, and to further inflate its profits, the Union Pacific built oxbows of unneeded track, and by July 4, 1865, it had only reached 40 miles (64 km) from Omaha after 2½ years of construction.[citation needed]