The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-27
RAILROAD BILL PASSAGE CAUSED
 RAISE IN RATES
New Haven Had Not Intended to Put Them Into Effect Until August or September, But Taft's Measure Changed
 Plans

New Haven. June 27.-It is stated by high railroad authority that the pas sage of President Taft's railroad bill, now signed, sealed and delivered was responsible for the announcement at this time of the New Haven roads rates on intra-State and interstate business. These rates will be effective July 23, as at present planned by the road.
 It was the original intention of the New Haven as stated by an officer of the road. to. file these new. passenger tariffs so they could go into effect the latter part of August or early in September. but the success of the Presidents railroad legislation, giving the Interstate Commerce Commission power to inquire as to the reasonable ness of these rates and also power to hold them up until the commission has had ample time to investigate any complaints, moved the New Haven road to get in on the ground floor in anticipation of delay.
 Opposition is expected by the rail- road people.
 The commission can put the rates over for not more than a year, but it is unlikely that if it decides to con- sider them. on complaint, it will take that length of time to go over the new rates and determine whether or not 
 The railroad company has issued a statement in which a denial was made of the published report that there, was an increase in the fare between this city and Bridgeport or an increase be- tween Hartford and Springfield over the Hartford division proper. This report had it that the fare from New Haven to Bridgeport had been raised 20 cents, which would make it 5 cents and that the. fare from Springfield to Hartford had been raised 20 cents, which woulr make it 70 cents. There points on the Melrose branch and an- other increase on the route from Bridgeport to Ansonia and thence to New Haven. which would make the higher fares stated. if that roundabout way was taken. but naturally no sen- sort.
 In saying that the most recent ad- vances cover the lines on which there has always been a light traffic. this naturally included the small and un- important branches. These changes ersed by the New Haven road. The advances. when taken in the aggre- gate are greater in Massachusetts than in this State.
 There are advances between Boston and Newport, on the Fall River pi dnCl, UClW66u oOSIOn ana N0W fo0Q- ford. between Boston and Fall River, ty way of Randolph. between Fitch burg and New Bedford. including the number of small branches on that line between Boston and Providence, by way of West Roxbury between Boston and Provincetown by way of Brock ton. and so on throughout that State. All of the changes naturally hinge on the Hub. There are big advances on the line between Willimantic and Poughkeepsie. N. r.. a through ticket between these points costing 60 cents more after July 23 than it does now
 There will be one certain result from these fare increases. That is a great CT sale of mileage books Since the days in 1907 when the New Haven basis there has been little doing in the mileage book business except by the regular travellers. The books have al- ways been a convenience. Before the two-cent a mile rule, which the New Haven was the first of all roads in the country to adopt on all its Tires, they meant, aside from their convenience, a saving to the holder and the saving end of the game once more appears. The mileage coupons will be taken out one coupon for every mile and fraction thereof, each coupon. costing two cents. On the smaller divisons like the Air line, the Northampton, the Berkshire and the Naugatuck a trip ticket will cost at the rate of from two and one quarter to nearly three cents a mile. Mileage books will be sold on the same basis, according to an official an- nouncement made and that is one source of consolation for the regular patrons of the company