The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-08
The Passenger Rates.
Determined Finally by the
Railroad Commission.

heard and considered the arguments
advanced at recent meeting by
the numerous representatives of the
roads present on the subject of pas
senger rates, have reached their de-
cision and yesterday issued the fol-
lowing statement to the several roads
in South Carolina:
To enable the railroad companies
in this State to prepare and promul-
gate their passenger rate sheet in
accordance with the act of the gen.
eral assembly, approved March 9th,
1896. and the action Of this commits
sion pursuant thereof, the passen-
ger rates now in force will be con-
tinued until the lst day of May next
On and after that date the following
rates will be enforced by the com
mission on the railroads doing busi-
ness in South Carolina. to wit:
Three and a quarter cents 3 Il
cents) per mile for first.class fare !;
two and three quarter e 3-4 cents
per mile for second class, on the fol-
towing named roads
AshevilIe and Spartanburg rail-
road, Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line
railroad, Spartanburg, Union and Co.
!umbia railroad, Southern railway in
South Carolina, Central Railroad Of
South Carolina, Florence railroad,
Northeastern railroad, Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta railroad,
Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road, Charleston and Savannah rail
road, Georgia, Carolin. and Northern
railroad, Port Royal and Western
Carolina railroad, South Carolina and
Georgia, Green Pond. Walterboro
and Branchvile railroad
Three and one half cents g l 2
cents) per mile for 6rst-class three
cents e cents) per mile for second
class, on the following named rail-
roads
Blue Ridge railroad, BranchvilIe
and Bowman railroad, Carolina, Cum.
berland Gap and Chicago railway.
Carolina, Knoxville and Western
railway, Carolina Midland railway
Cheraw and Darlington railroad
Cheyaw and Chester railroad, Ches
ter and Lenoir railroad, Columbia.
Newberry and Laurens railroad,
Georgetown ard Western railroad,
Glenn Springs railroad, Hampton
and Branchvi.Ie railway, Manchester
and Augusta railroad, Ohio River
and Charleston railroad. Palmetto
railroad, Port Royal and Augusta
railway South and North Carolina
railway, Wilmington and Conway
railroad, Wilson and Summerton rail
road.
On all railroads half fare of not
more than 2 cents per mile for chill
dren under twelve years old or over
six years of age shall be charged.
No railroad company shall be al
lowed to charge more tnan ~ cents
as a minimum full or half rate be-
tween regular stations, when the fare
would be less than that amount.
The fare shall always be made that
multiple of five or 0. nearest reached
by multiplying the rate by tLe dis
tance
In addition to these rates, passen-
gers unprovided with tickets, when
opportunity has been afforded them
by the railroads TO procure the same,
may be required by the railroads to
pay the conductor twenty-five cents
(25 cents excess of the fare, upon
receiving from the conductor a draw
back ticket for the 25 cents. which
shall be cashed on presentation at
any ticket Office of the company,
within 20 days after date. This cir
cular supercedes all other circulars
in conflict.