The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-05-31
GOVERNMENT aRDERs- INcREAs-
ED FREIGHT AND PAS
SENGER RATES.

WASHINGTON, May 28.-To
meet wage increases just announced,
and higher costs Of Goa! and other
supplies this year, Director General
McAdoo Monday ordered freight
rates in the United States raised 25
per cent and passenger fares in
creased to cents mile from the
present basis of about 2 Il cents.
It is estimated that the program
will bring between 800,000,00O and
5000, 100000 more revenues to the
railroads within the next year. It
represents by far the biggest rate in
crease in the history of railroads.
The new freight charges, which
cover both class and commodity rates,
become effective June rs and passen-
tger increase will go into effect June
10. - -
Issued under authority granted by
the railroad act to President Wilson,
acting through the director general,
the order wipes out all intra-State
lower rates effective on either freight
Ior passenger traffic.
Travellers in standard sleeping and
| parlor cars are required to pay u cents
a mile in addition to Pullman fare
and in tourist sleeping cars 81 cents
Pullman rates remain the same.
Communication and other suburban
rates ON railroads are increased 10
per cent. Fare on electric interurban
lines are not affected,
Special excursion, mileage, conven-
ton rates and tourist rates with few
exceptions are discontinued, such as
stopovers and free side trips, are
abolished, and excess baggage
charges are increased.
Both freight and passenger rates
on boat lines operated on the lakes,
rivers or coastwise by railroads are
to be raised proportionately with the
general increases.
Existing differential and rate re-
lationships between various localities
are TO be preserved so far as possible,
but many establishments will have to
be made later. All rates are subject
to review by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
A., Export and import rates are order
ed cancelled and the higher domestic
rates will apply to and from ports.
A number of fiat increases in
stead of percentage additions are
ordered for coal, coke, lumber, ore,
stone, grain, cotton, live stock, meats,
sugar, bullion and other commodities.
In announcing that the rate in
creases are required by public inter.
est, Director General McAdoo refer
red to the $300,0O0,0OO or more add =.
ed to the pay rolls of railroad labor
under an order published Monday, to
the rapidly rising cost of coal, which
ne estimated this year alone at
$160, 100000 more than last year.
and to higher costs of every other
material entering into railroad trans
portation. Operating expenses, he es-
tlmated, would be between
$830,000,OOO and $S6O,OOO, 900
greater this year than the
81, 1852, 100000 figure of last year.
Exceptions to the three-cent rate
are made for soldiers and sailors, who
may travel at one cent a mile on
furlough at their own expense and
for those attending the national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
republic at Portland, Ore, and the
United Confederate Veterans re-
union at Tulsa, Okla. Both of these
organizations are permitted rates of
one cent mile and for various State
meeting of the veterans two cents will
be charged.
Children under five years of age
will be carried free, as at present,
and those between 5 and IL will be
charged half of the new higher fare.