Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-28
RAILROADS INSIST
ON RATE ADVANCE
Freight Increases 10 to p
Per Cent Demanded by
All Lines.
STIFF PROTESTS COME
CbtN,Do,c O,ou Nathan SanJ
Shippers Over Nation Send
in Objections to Com
merce Body.

,1,,,,,.,.-,>. - 1,
NAHiIN l'N' Na'Ch
al advances in freight rates Will re
sought proHoblv within the next ten
,,.... It'll. g.. -. ,,..t.., -
""NS ny r"'I'"uS '' 10Y So ''''' -
Inc lhltcd StHt>S. lTehmlnafN Steps
were taken To-Day by Nlr,nIliy "ll EaiI-
roads concerned ir an informal con
ference with the interstate commerce
'ommlsSion'
pelliilte ahnounceunon' was nd"o
'Hat IN" advance aSheV Ior e"S'e'
l'"uS W't'" ne 10 per VVhl oh az.
commodities eNce3t ore bItumihons.
''al 'hI 'oho' eP''Sehth' cs T'
western mes Wh.le hot StntlIls sp31i'
li'aIN ~" 'efrcut'Ee o. III - c"Se uv
SlIe' I'lil'%,cu tna' I,,en, ,,, tou, W"ui W.
,'aN ,ul p'. 'v.' tna.. r o""S "
thot increases ranging between is ana
PA per cent were needed to meet ad-
iitional costs of operation already ex-
lslinc i'm the case cf five lines. South
ern railroads probably Will deter mlno
the porcsn nt1gc of increase desired at
conference here next Friday Nc
authority Will lie sought under pres
ont proceedings to Increase passenger
fares.
10 See state Boards.
In addition to the proceedings be-
fore the interstate comro cree commis-
sion concerning interstate freight
ratos nCkcsmcn for the railroads let
1t be known that they are pr6pai ms 10
80 p'IIi, w ;..i,' T., 49,, u,,jo,
iir ~ ,,in.,,,. ,d ,,,croa,.o ,ncir
.. :" - i"i ,.icfs ~, tn,rostnta traftic
.a' AZ ~" ,'nioo ,.as raieed
-. ,aa,,,,,s onnfnrnnco II Him
az rouuS ~ o,,I,Iio ,,,ilitias cam,
,oi'.lil,, 80 1S,sas ct,ad figuree IA
, '.'a'' ,,a,,;o,, ,h,t ,ba ,oil
upioi' a,.,',,''. i,'o , NO., CO ,,roesing
:, "a haar dorict.d ana thot net
I,or,,,n' of tbe roads last vaar we're
.,.eo,.'e5 y, .''e sraotor thor tho vear
~ ,os,oi onainet o,,thor-
t,a,ia,, h,, tha com,nise;on Of general
,.'I,.e,,,' H'e,.oii ,,i,ho,,, fuII inVeetigntion
Many hicks ReceNcu'
TcleGraphic protests against the
proposed increases poured into the
offices Of the commission all day.
/ TWENTY-FIVE kilograms were received
during the conference.
In the case of all railroads except
those In the south, the Request for
amendment Of the rules so as to per-
NIT a prompt general advance in
rates was based primarily on the
ground that me cost Oh lapoi' lu.i'
equipment ana suppiieS i's % aiso ~
unexpected icNtiS anu 'i,"1 '"Neo 80 "'''
were much hlgher imam last year
need Advance "to Grow"
President Harrison of the Southern
railwav sneoking for the southern
lines declared the roads of his sec
tinn wore nrosnerous and would con-
,i,,,,o to r,al,o money oven under pres-
o,,t conditions hut that without an ad-
vnnce in rates they could not grow"
,rho nrino mood of southern railroads.
bo eoid was capitaI. and this could
,o. So nhtoined witb earning capacitv
n,,r,o iIad Nc undcr present conditions.
p ~ prsb receiver of tho Mis-
o,,,i naoifi' lola tho commission that
noIe. '',,ioss tbara was a General advance in
n'I'CI9 si,'I. 49,. o1,tboriyed M, tho inter
..e e,e III ,,,,,,o,ca comn,ieeion and the
49, '.on','issiors there was Int ono
,tto,.,,ot tiyo rovornmcnt ownership
NJ W. I,,,,, p,,sb cid there was a Growing
WI pust' t n ,te so,thwest IN fovor
sc "'li,lv,,i ,t,,i, J." no roiIroads sufficient