The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-02
N. Y. CENTRALFARES
UP FOURTH JAM. 1
Half u Cent Mile Advance I'm
Passenger Rates Set by
New Tariffs.
LIVELY FIGHT EXPECTED

AlnlNY, Dec. THE New York Cen.
tral Railroad fled tariffs with tho up.
state Public Service Commission to-day
which place passenger fares on its lines
within the State on "a I'VE and a half
cent a mile basis. except for local
tickets on the Albany Bunfalo main line
Shere It's charter restricts the roa 10
a charge of two cents n nile. All
through fares out OF New York are
Increased from the two to the 1--we and
a half Gent ~ mile basis. Communication
rates are not affected. The new tariffs
Become operative January /.
Rates IT fare that have become al
most historic will 20 by the board II
The schedules filed to-day receive APP
,royal. The fare between Albany and
New York IL increased from $40 to
sS.5s. and similar increases are pro-
posed all along the line. In the case
of tickets from New York and points
along the river to destinations between
Albany and Buffalo there also Is an
Increase. Though the fare on the cross.
state line is kept at two cents the part
~ the Journey between New York and
Albany will be charged for ut two and
. half cents a mile. Rates on tho
branches Of the old New York Central.
erch as the Auburn road, Rome. Water
Town and Ocdenshurg line and branches
e. other Adirondack points. are In
creased.
,lhany and Troy citizens are much
disturbed by the fact that the fare be-
tween those points has been Increased
from ~ to IL cents. not only by the
New York Central. but the United Trac-
ton Company. which the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad controls
The New York Central Is the only
road which has proposed these increases
81 tar, but tarif experts here expect
that all lines which compete with II
90 points like Utica. Syracuse. Rochester
md elsewhere in central New York will
follow suit.
The increases proposed to-day were
~, unexpected. Since the opinion Of
Justice Hughes OF the Supreme Court in
The Minnesota rate case that passenger
and freight business should each carry
IT, share Of the railroad burden il has
been generally believed that the New
York Central n other roads would
SEEK passenger Increases In this State.
Recently published reports OF the rail-
rplds showing a falling of In gross
revenue from passenger traffic attributed
~ the automobile and other means OF
transportation also has encouraged the
roads L. expect increased rates. II has
been believed here for some time that
The New York Central, with its large
resort business through the Adirondacks
and along the Hudson River, where the
automobile has made great nroads.
would be one of the first companies to
ask for higher passenger tolls.
The commission can suspend the pro-
posed rates either OF complaint or by
rs " motion pending a hearing.
ScOuld complaint he made It will result;
f. one OF III. most important rate cases
that have ever come before any State
commission.
No official word could be obtained ut
'io offices of the upstate Public Service
Commission tonight pending the diges-
ton 81 the elaborate schedules OF the
now tariffs 10y the commissions rate ex-
p"rt~ and study Of the case by the Com
ni>s!Ouers themselves.