The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-22

A great deal Of misinformation
exists relative to the interstate paE-
senger rate now in effect on the Flor
ida lines OF the l.. q n. railroad.
Some time ago the l.. q n. put a
three cent rate into effect on its Flor
ida lines and that is the rate which
the traveller now pays when he buys
ticket from point within tho state
to another point within the state.
The old four cent rate, however, still
applies when an Interstate ticket In
purchased either to or from any point
within the state Of Florida where the
four cent rate originally applied
This latter condition exists because
OF the fact that, while the railroad
may change it's rate within the state.
after approval by the Florida railroad
commission, IL cannot change its In
terstate rate except with the approval
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion.
In order to present the matter to the
Interstate commerce commission, the
COmpanys entire tariff schedule must
be revised and this necessitates as well
a revision of all the interstate pas
senger tariffs in the southeastern ter
ritory.
WORKING ON REVISION.
The Journal took this subject up
with the L. & n. officials and finds
that It viii probably be March l. next,
before the new rate can be put into
effect on interstate travel. Chairman
JOS. Richardson, Of the Southeastern
Passenger Association, writes The
Journal as follows:
This Office is now at work upon a
revision Of the tariffs OF interstate
fares applicable within the south
eastern territory. There is an enor-
nous amount OF labor involved in this
revision and IL Is not possible that the
tariffs be Issued prior to March 1st,
1912, the Interstate commerce commits
sion has recently granted the carriers
an extension to that date.
Very respectfully,
JOS. RICHARDSON"
In talking with The Journal, j. w.
Lurton, division freight and passenger
agent, said:
J. w. LURToN TALKS.
1T is the purpose OF the company
to employ not In excess Of three cents
per mile n the ConstruCtio OF fares
between points on, or reached by it's
lines I'm Florida and points In other
states. All through tariffs. however.
that affect such traffic, have been
based on our old Florida rate of 4
cents pei mile. Between points In
Florida on the J.. & n railroad and
all other points on the i. a. N. rail
road, through tariffs are I'm effect, on
many connecting lines have issued
through tariffs, all on said basis.
Under the federal law, we have 10
demand, collect and receive the rate
that is actually published, regardless
Of the fact that It may be unreason-
able. Furthermore, we are required to
give 30 days notice in changing rates.
In addition to all OF this, the Interstate
commerce commission has prescribed
various rules relating TO the construc-
tion and printing Of tariffs, which
sometimes prevent carriers from acting
promptly.
where interstate destination or
origin points are not covered by a
through tariff, the present rate OF
cents per mile In Florida Is operative
as in connection with ticketinR be-
tween said points. We have supplied
all connecting lines, both those serv-
ing Florida traffic and interstate traf-
fc with our revised tariff showing ,
cents per mile with the request that
they revise any through rates they
may have. reducing any through rates
which may be higher than on basis OF
our new Scent intrastate rate and 70
employ the latter also. In constructing
any new rates We have compiled and
ready for filing, supplements to sew
eral OF our interstate tariffs showing
the new fares.
Our passenger rate department.
has been tremendously burdened since
January with an immense amount Of
work, required under the amended
fourth section Of the act to regulate
commerce, which affected every tariff
we had. The work Of checking and
revising these has been enormous, and
yet we have given preference over
some OF our work, 20 the new inter
state tariffs applying to and from our
Florida stations.
The rates applying between our
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