The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-23
The scent Passenger Tariff Is
Under Consideration.
ROADS SECURE A CONTINUANCE
They Regard Present Rates
Reasonable.

Representatives of nineteen Minnesota
railroads appeared yesterday before
the railroad and warehouse commission
and asked a stay OF sixty days in the pas
senger rate inquiry.
The request was granted, and the hear
ing adjourned until June "a.
L. b. Kellogg spoke for the assembled
railroad men. He said that under the
vague terms of the legislative resolution,
the roads had no means of preparing for
the hearing. They did not know what in
formation would be required, and were,
therefore, not prepared to give it. He
asked the sixty day postponement, anu
further requested that the commission
state definitely what information was re-
CURED.
This matter was placed in the hands of
&C. G. Yapp, statistician for the commits
sion. He will draw up formal letter
some time this week. which will be signed
by the commission and sent go each rail-
road. Most of the Information needed is
in the annual reports furnished by the
companies. These are deficient in one
important particular. In giving operat-
ing expenses, they do not state what
share Of the expense is incurred from
running passenger trains, and what comes
from freight business. They will be re-
quested to make the analysis of the item
OF operating expenses. 1t will then be
possible to calculate approximately the
passenger operating expenses for the
state.
The attorneys for the different roads
will meet in St. Paul next Tuesday to de-
eide on line of action.
The Railroad Array.
Mr.. Kellogg appeared to-day for the
c., B. & @. the Great Western, the Wis
consin, Minnesota g. Pacific, the Milwau-
kee, the Duluth Northern Minnesota
Duluth & Iron Range, Duluth, Missabe &
! Northern, the Northern Pacific and the
Minnesota & International. Judge Thorn
as Wilson appeared for the North West
ern and the Omaha. Charles NJ. Morris
OF Milwaukee, general counsel for the
! Wisconsin Central, appeared for that cor
poration. The Great Northern Eastern
Minnesota and Willmar & Sioux Falls
were represented by L. l. Whitney, gen
eral passenger agen; F. B. Clarke, gen
| eral traffic manager, and Colonel W. E
! Dodge, counsel. A. E. Clarke, general So
! licitor, and A. B. Cults, general passen-
ger agent appeared for the Minneapolis &
ST. Louis; A. H. Bright, general counsel
and w. R. Galloway, general passenger
agent, for the 500; A. H. Hanson of Chi
cago, general passenger agent, for the
| Illinois Central: and the B.. G. r. & N
was represented by Robert Williams. vice
president and general manager, and J. G
Farmer, general passenger agent, both O
Cedar Rapids.
| The railroad representatives are not dis
posed to look on the movement will
| alarm. They say that the commission
! has answered the question already ant
had given u the idea of an investigation
until directed by the legislature. Othe,
states have found it not worth while tc
interfere with and disturb stpassengel
rates until the territory had muc1
denser population, and the volume O
traffic much increased. While three cents
mile is the standard rate, mileage books
are sold at a two-cent rate and through
business is always carried at reduction
Facts From Other States.
The Minnesota commission has already
gone into the question by making inaui.
ries from the other states of the union
Nest of them have replied.
Three cents is the local rate in Ohio
Illinois, Arkare as; Colorado, Texas, Kan
sas, Indiana, Virginia, Mississippi Louisi
ana, Alabama, Kentucky and Maine. II
most Of these states mileage is sold a
two cents and small or new roads are
permitted to charge over 3 cents. In iii
nois they are permitted to charge 3 pc,
cent extra.
New York. Iowa and Wisconsin have
laws grading the railroads and chargin!
different rates of fare. In New York
roads forty miles in length or over ar
limited to 5 cents, roads 25tto 40 miles,
cents. ard roads less than %; 5 cents.
In Wisconsin, roads earning more thai
S3. 500 per mile gross per year are lin
tied to 3 cents. Roads below this fig
Jrra arc not reStrjr ~
In Iowa. roads whose gross earnings ar
$4,000 per mile Or over have a 3cen
limit; for roads earning between $500
and $4,000 per mile 31H cents is the rate
and roads earning less than $4,000 ar
limited 20 cents.
In California many lines charge only
cents. but in the mountains the rate run
as high as cents. The local rate in New
Hampshire is from 2 to 279 cents. Il
North Carolina the maximum frst-clas
fare is 81 cents and secondclass is lin
: tied to 2sA cents.
Michigan also grades it's railroads an'
fares there are lowest of all. Road
earning $4,000 per mile are limited to
cents: roads earning from $4,000 to $500
to 21h cents and roads earning less thai
81 COO per mile are held down to tn
rate.