The Detroit times., 1917-02-09
FIGHT
~ Attsunpt To Get
HiGher Rate This
Year Useless
\ WILL NOT APPEAL
10 LEGISLATURE
Increase Of Freight
Earnings Eliminates
Poverty Plea

~ w. L. CALSOk.
(oUW Cvvvsspe~Ssss Dstrvts Ttmss)
LAN8lNo. Mich. Fvo. s.-rnerv
uill be no big battle In the present
legislative session over the matter
q Fa0fosl rates, 10 the word now
hsn from rAiiruad sources. In the
1916 legislature the effort OF the
roads 20 be allowed TO charge IL
csn1s PEI nils Tor passenger fares,
innops1 Of the present scent fares.
pr~cioltated q aght that took up
most OF the session. II had been ex'
pected ever since that the roads.
uarsOwiy defeated two years ago.
wou)d renew their effort this year.
The contention 81 the railroads
u hat the passenger departments
should be able 10 show . profit and
should be considered separately
from the freight 1epartments In the
matter Of sarnIAe7. The effort TO
have then - considered was q fail.
ure. In paxt 1t least at the last
session Alncs then freight earnings
of the saIlroo1s have increAsed 40
trrnsn'oossay that the roads do not
fc<l ut their plea for more money
fSva theiF passenger franc woald
10 nnesoed 10.
~ ". Walker. general manager
e ~ Daluth, South Shore a Az,
Ione1c railroad; Henry b. Ledyard,
q ~ MirhigAn ceatral. and other
oCun1nent railroad men have been
4 Jlnnsing during the past, few days
- thetr prsvesce has ACCUSED I'm
QQ1r1oe n to whether or no, another
eGcgt w0aid be made to raise the
punDsnoer rates ~ law. Mr.. walker
~ 60 - the most prominent ng
urGo = H. rate battle two years
-
nscsoely the South Shore obtain.
e ~ verdict from the special fed.
eral mnsesf VINO heard the evidence
and Arguments m the rate case. The
1ecislun upholds the right OF the
rad 20 collect three cents . mile
Sns passenger tral1c % IN lines In
H. upper psninsuiA
"A bni might ~ nj IN NJ this
eeeoiua askiQG again fuT Q 2l-f-cent
~ nile rate saSd lfr. Walker.
~bot my road II ~ % Interested
-. We might not even b inter
e1eRd h the passage % 3-cent fare
~. - We are eatitled 10 charge
hat now and viii continue to be 90
sosilIed unless the special masters
decjpton b our case h reversed.
We are glad 20 have the case
Feoeh 6scision for n has cost us
8 lot u money to fght h-much
more than the sios.ooo II cost the
state.
The other roads may ask again
~ 1i-2-ccnf fare rate. but IL they
- -, the move will be made prin-
0Da1ly - . matter OF strategy.
~ becuse they expect to have Ii
xKt<d 1t this time. Freight earn
Ugs have been sach IN the BIG bust
noss Of the past two years AZ TO
uNk< many people think that the
reads are making barrels OF money.
.'1gswsv1s. no one n kickins over
- neas1 thnx sufUmoofle manu-.
Do1uRess oA6 otAer concerns are
mo1I1ng- TAey ass not held down
- 9 ~ esot snnuai sarninr on
0eor caoltaIissttea. - We are. An
ontouneA6ls concern o. any other
Mat Isn't making neaey can 20 out
- businsss n n wants 10. A rail-
loa6 cant % cut Of business. II
INST ccotinus to operate whether II
y mailing or losing money. and IL
INT Allowed 10 maize over per
tent The result II that you can't
eapstaiiss new lines aay more and
oone are built.
IAe frsigAt ccassst,oa Of the
~ ~ Nooshs n largely because
g. toe way TIE ruads Are limited IN
0elr earnings. Thsy can't handle
1ook Ioads.' That has been demon.
oerntel rhsy haveat the cars and
~ sQsip0eat 20 do II and they
enn't make snough moaey TO have
eash win which to buy the add
tteaai seuipnsnt nssdsd to meet
fUDh conditions.
~Dut shsfs isn't much use OF the
rpo1s asking for anything IN the
40 - IsgIslatioo unless everybody
n1o~s busfneon n poor. 20 I don't
mmu~~s sk~s 49, In - -.