The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18
INCREASE IN
 ICH RATES
1continned from Pags l.l-

(Continued from Pags I) our industrial life and for me eorn-1 mon veal should be kept abreast of public requirements" "
 rl1e oraeina1 report, besidas approv- ing rate increase in central freight association tegritory sugg ggested 10 sources of additional revenue for all carriers throug bout official classif1ca- stion terrIto1,y nne present r port rec osnizing the existence Of new situa- ] t1on since July 2s. acqufeees in terr1- koFfal extension of the relief granted to the central freight associ atton lines by permitting the carriers to file tar 5fss. providing with certain e1ceptions, specified herein, for horizontal rate in- creases 1n official c1assz dca tdon terri tor It 5s expected that the construc- tive work suggested zns the original report that tic purpose Of conserv- Ing and ansnenting the net revenues 02 tho carriers generally will be carried forward without interruptten
 ACxzers will be required to keep n1 account of the additions to their revenues from increases 1n rates sub se4ueut to yu1y %. 1914. and from new on 10 Ehe commission at the end o8 1a and 24 xnontaA, respectively
 After stating the exceptions, hereto- eors given, the decision proceeds:
 -s1n our original report we declined for reasons there stated, to allow incl ereased rates in central freight asso- citation territory on cement starch. brick title, clay and plaster. On fur Eller consideration, in the light of the existing situation these rates may be ratdo1 territory under the Limitations herein set forth.
 ss1czxt rates between ofhclal c1assif1- caf1nn territory on the one hand and s0utheastesn territory the southwest and points on or east of the Missouri Fever on the other, may be increased not to exceed i've per cent. of the df- gfszon Of rate aocruing to the carriers tn odacia1 classification territory. If these increases involve Q change in tho srelmt1Onship under the long and short hmua ru1a between trTternadlate points and more distant points outside of of51- claz csassi1cakfon territory relief from the fourth section of the act must be first secured on regular appIfcation
 Interstate rates to and from New line or central freight association ter rftory. where necessary to preserve es- tabHshed relationships between points or paris in New England and points or ports in trunk line territory may be increased not to exceed i've per cent.
 Subject to the maintenance of the established Atlantic port differentia1s, rates to and from New York may be increased not to exceed i've per cent -.-4te eo esA -ics4ASt Sot1S5- ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore may be increased to the extent necessary to maintain said dInerentials.
 Except as otherwise above speci- fled. rates in official classification territory may be increased by not more than five percent
 sTTf frActsozts in excess of one-half q mill arg rounded upward, fractions less than one-half a mill ar to be dis cardeds
 In some Instances and in part be- cause the tendency Of this proceeding we have recently suspended proposed r1eTs may. if they So elect, now cancel such tariffs so suspended and file in l1E9 thereof tariffs which conform to eEfe finn n1ta4fons above specified. If that is done such suapensi ons will be H1mtea
 TO the extent above indicated we