New Britain herald., 1917-06-30
lIIl0ADS ] ] DENIED 1lyeREAsE IN RATES

( C, Ruls Against 16 Pel
 nt.. AdIaace Petition FasAinnten.. Juns D. The Inter- 1141 ComnN1reo Counmio6ion suA- 1aGA late yesteraay aftarnoon until n the pfopoo0d general 15 per AG incroase in railroad freight sCommissioner McChord 1iesented N so did Comnn1saienAr Neyar. Tn IF comnnisaloner, McChord said: kll ias iG in realfty rather one of efil1lantaI pcllcy than . question eAer tlss rateu lsoaa9Ate 4re reason- la4 for the o9 transporta- annouarine the decision the 1nisstoMer saiA:
 We aro led to tino conciuslon that cun1itien of a1stsEency sxfsts as oD N4AfAfM ma southern carriers TT would 3ust1fy permitting . Fl increA4s in tiAsfr, rates to be- elActfvo.
 tlse sastern distFictss incfeAsed hnxe recently been permitted to SnAe sMective on bitd- Fun cOal, A1o0 ma iron ore. 1Aink that l1tcre6sss may
 De ' kSd in the south
 606a, coke ana Iron
 41a 1le ste extern distrtct on tar sS |s, 1 aouthsn distxict tho pro- VT ncreased rates ont coal arc on
 II IT per cent. with q If s48 cents . ton. Ihese
 sssaAu parlntt to 2 bacorns sef-
 l1ae ssstsrn distxdct tho in-
 4fa haSed upon f6 per cent,
 d11i8ntdin D1 16 cents per ton.
 will be susp6ndN1. but
 carriers may. ik thsy 70
 - new taf11fs. carry4n9 in-
 Atssa on co&ls and coke not
 in any care 15 cents per the stariffs included In this 1 IT. D1 ttase vestern lines will A1ls ssof tho tAriffs in-
 this liins of the 5 I|| krters N1ll bes suspended. II, < ; less A,aipiyins on coai.l .. Arpn sofe. z $ 9s' & A1alss1on dsolarsd its will
 Fl r.eef any situAtion which
 1T case inc 6sars of the. I IT 1aeav11y increased in- ltnld. 1t alao declared 2 1lne ID increAse class rates
 Fes Fork md Chicago pro-
 - eeyflers presArve estab-
 5cm11tp hetween ports and
 Ae m nount will range 1T csIlt. on Arst class rates |s n. on .slxth class rates. 7 2S per ds1sf. of the RI a1s ratea md. the in-
 llcia11 AstinAtsd, would TIT s4o perAAps a or per cent. - gr0ss. revenue for eastern 1gsF1lss 1slEs.
 nlIil n aisl1on authorlsed roads t ta1affs lncfeasing existing Ink1D befWaen fail and water U ' leslsl not higher than ratss Nbetsvssn the saTne ln ul 1ssl1 Aenpd sszikc.
 1 Into advance. cases wore born K lle thr<tened nationwide rail- oriters stri1es In tho summer 411e The Arst nsenfion Of an ad- IT t2tes wa4 n1ads 1n connec- with the passage of ,tlas Adam 4 v! 1aw which avsrtedst the impending nary l, 1S17. found the rail- LIT II pQatiOn unpAr1lieded in
 E0Ty. They Wofe hAuling 1te11k md passengers It tho top of 1tv1ng power. worlinE their knts sat aned and capAcfty exceed eaEpar11s previotaly had be-
 tho maximum. So much 1oAt had 1eea poursd In that they. aid nct AAadIe t all: rails. aidings. I1Ainals. yards, Mere eonge4ted with burden ok loaded cr4 1remsnd- ' cnmGostipn snsueA. sepecsnIiy Tt Dtern 1oapoftS where ocean-carfy- ' veoDels were mt sufficiently plen- lul and an acatA CT s1aortAee re-s 1A1d. sA Meney was pouring In to the F1li- ln too, fAster than ever v bek6fe. ttpto for the twelve months nearly e6eA tho &4.00O. .00O. 900 mark; net 1on1o Approx1mAAed $1,oeO, Oo0, ,e0o. 1nAA ss if the rAtlroAds wefeaat - eyA 0f new days prosptr1ty.
 an0tlasr factor. more potent