The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-06
SOUTHERN ANNOUNCED
ITS REDUCED RATES.
Officials of Road Send Letter to Rail
road Commission-Rates Eff
fective April /.
Columbia State, Bird.

eral or It's officials, yesterday notified
! the railroad commission that the rates
in South Carolina as proposed by
President Finley some time ago would
go into effect about April /, provided
3the offer was formally approved by
@Sthe commission. Action will be talk
Zen at the meeting Of the commission
S&today and the offer accepted. The let
! ger filed is practically the same as
filed by the Atlantic Coast Line
gssr veral days ago aid repeats the offer
I made by President Finley. The Of
i fer includes the following:
"In the State Of South Carolina Il
Flat intrastate passenger rate Of 2 IL
h cents per mile; children under 10 and
&over 5 years Of age one-half Of above
&ratc: children under 5 years Of age
gsbfree, when accompanied by passenger
81 paying adult fare. provided that
IAwhercvcr the amount Of The ticket at
4 the prescribed rate will amount to
" any figure between thc two multiplcs
u Of five which is nearest the price Of
X ChS IL liz ldlc ilJoNc IIIt!llloll-
ed or in the event that the amount i:
equidistant between Tire two multi
/ pies Of five the price charged for the
/" ticket shall be upon the basis Of the
higher of these two multiples of five,
a minimum charge Of S cents with the
right to make an extra charge Of Is
cents, provided that the said fare, in
Guiding the IS cents, shall in no case
exceed 3 cents per mile, against any
person boarding q train at a point
where Il ticket might have been pur-
chased. Provided. further, that after
a reasonable trial, mat is. Il Irial Of
not loss than II mCnths. the same
Snail be lound not to be reasonably
remuncrativc, application shall be
made to the railroad commission Of
Souia Carolina to increase the said
passenger rate Of 2 ID cents per
mile, and if the said commission shall
fail or refuse for 80 days after sal l
/ application, by this company, TO give
relief to which this company consid-
ers itself entitled to receive. this
company shall not be deemed to in
any way have surrendered any of its
illegal rights TO relief in any court Of
d competent jurisdiction and its right
Il to such relief shall not be impaired or
! prcjudiccd il any way by this agree
ment, nor by the fact that said rate
had been put into effect and given a
{5trial under this agreement. This tick
89set carries with it the privilege of free
Transportation Of 200 pounds Of bag
!&$ "To issue, within the State Of
8South Carolina. during the said trial
Mperiod Of II months. mileage books
%of the following character at the fol-
AZ flowing rates:
,%N "(a) A 10000 mile book for intra-
state travel in South Carolina. inter-
Achangeablc with such of the solvent
4 roads of the State as will consent
I thcrto, at The rate uf 2 cents per mile,
subject to a minimum Of five miles,
Hgood for heads Of firms or their en-
Mploycs or officers or employees Of cor
Operations; the book TO carry not en-
The m Of five persons.
tNthcir names TO be furnished and in
asserted in The book al time of pur-
Sechasc. Bnt this ticket will be cnnrin-
NS5gsd TO the use OF one person al II
and carries with il the use Of
aYfrce transportation of $50 pounds Of
y Baggage.
bA "(b) \ 1000 mile book TO indivi-
Nduals at rate Of , cents per mile. sub
1 ject TO minimum Of five miles, good
4 only for travel by purchaser, whose
[ name shall be inserted il book at
Il time Of purchase and good only for
a interstate travel in South Carolina
and interchangeable with such Of
b the solvent roads Of The State as will
consent thereto. This book carries
s with ii the privilege of free transport
I tation Of $50 pounds Of baggage.
"(c) A 500 mile book to be issued
to heads Of families AID to depend
ent members thereof for inirastaie
travel, good for passage only Owe
/. the Southern railway, the names to
= be furnished and inserted in the book
at time of purchase. This book is to
be sold at rate Of + cents per mile.
with a minimum OF two miles for each
passenger carried and carries with ii
the privilege Of free transportation
) of $50 DOundS IF baUnooa.