The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-02
MILLER'S RAILROAD BILL.
Passenger Rate Not 10 Exceed 2
Cents Mite-Proposed
Freight Tariff.

OLYMPIA. Feb. i-Special-The most
important railroad bill Yet introduced IL
senate bill No. u. ny Senator David Mil
Ier. of wana walia. II was introduced
on January q and is now IN the hands OF
the committee on corporations other than
municipal
Section l provides that no common car
rfer operating p llue % railroad within
the state 81 Washington shall charge FOR
transporting a passenger and his or her
baggage. not exceeding In weight $50
pounds. more than cents per mile. Pas
sangers under u years ~ axe shall not
be charged In excess Of Ia cents per mile.
and be allowed seventy-five pounds =
baggage. ard infants % years or under
shall he permitted % ride free when aC-
cCmpauled BY parents oT guardians
Section provides that for agricultural
products in car load lots not more than
% cents per ton Tor distances not exceed
ing twenty miles and for each mile in
excess % twenty and up 20 thlrty-flvs
miles cents per ton. for each mile in
excess OF thirty-fve and up 10 ffty miles
/ T-s cents Pc ton. for each mile ia excess
ef fifty and Up 70 total q ssventy-tive
miles ] cent per ton Tor each mite in e1-
cess Of sfventy-nve and up 20 100 eight
teuths % cent Per ton. for each mile IN
excess 81 30 and up 20 ia miles. seven
tcntks Of I cent per ton, for each mile
in excess - 158 \ cent per ton. making
the rates allowed hereby not more than
20 cents uar ton Cor not more shan twenty
miles. for thirty five miles s. per ten, t0-
nfty miles. 81 ~ per ton, fer seventy Ave
miles 8 q per- fou for loo miles. 81 s. per
tori for 80 miles. 81 PER ton; for - miles.
g. y per tor. for 80 miles s. - per ton.
for - miles s. s per ton: for so miles
s. pep ton. for - miles g.. = per ton. for
So miles. s. 70 pr tor, for 5ss} miles. 81 Is
Per ton WftH prop7rt{onsts differences for
intermediate distances. No charge Tor
hsu3shx agricultural freight 10 car lasA
lots stall ~ eee3 So PER tor Hereafter
the charge fer Hsuiin1 tive stock }gmDer.
shingles iaws hops Noo and traIt from
enc point in the state 20 another shan
rot exceed = per cent. - the taria masa-
tatrrd oa 1aag4rr T. i'ss-
Section 8 provides ta8t tae rates For
hauling Goa rock brick. quartz. stone.
gravel or mineral pro3ucis ia car had
lots shah re 81 cents per ten fer distances
n5t excce38az tWeufy miles. and for sacl
z1llc 81 excess o. fwsnty aud up 70 afly.
twa-ta3r8s - i cent ger ten for saeh
uliEe ~ excsss cf afty and ~ 10 lfsa. three
afshs q { csEt raT tea for each nile n
~xress - Eaa 3. cent per tor
SacFson provides th8s t1e schedule -
ssAxt-nm frVGnt rates grovt1s1 - acc
tkous aa6 q tha at. shan apply whsth-
er ehe haul os over ore l5Ds 81 over tSo
81 mz9re connecting anss- Il provides tnsE
where IRE companies csaBat 4Erss a. 20
she rvcportson4la s17ssszs % D. sllosef ~
eaca tor KS ssrv IS tnss e3taer nay begin
a. ACTON Is - ~ "a sae Superior court
- FeterHiae rae a8ess&ou-
SETON prosh4es sA4k a. rsI.raa8 cor
rasass suats-f 70 ire provisions - fnss
"a Shall prnVfde A. Fc5nzs % sntars~etisn
eonzecliaa Or b.-s~ctlor- ample faca.Gsins
Tor Transferring cars sra-a ire Aas 81