Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-06

'feaseu 20 per cent, not to exceed U
cents a hundred.
Live stock-Increased % per cent,
not to exceed Z cents a hundred.
Meats-Increased % per cent, except
that the rates from Mississippi river
points to Mississippi river territory
remain as the rates from st. Joseph,
Mo.
COal-Increase of IL cents a net ton
up to 80 cents, where the rate Is 50
or more.
Coke-1ncrcase of II cents a net ton
up to % cents, where rate is So.
Sngar--Twenty-tive per cent increase
without fiat rate variations.
campment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic at Portland, Ore, and the
United Confederate Veterans reunion
at Tulsa, Okla. Both of these or
CARNATIONS are permitted rates Of one
cent a mile, and for various state
meetings of the veterans two cents
will be charged.
Children under five years of age
will be carried free, as at present, and
those between five and twelve will he
charged half of the new higher fare.
Communication fares, which are raised
ten per cent, are construed to apply
to persons having daily or frequent
| .1pp,uInV t~ t.,,rJ t,tprn.y shatr hnt,ns
and places Of employment or educa-
tionnl institutions.
To discourage the use Of heavy
sleeping and parlor cars the new or
der provides that the following mini
mum number Of tickets should be
bought for drawing room compart.
ments or sections:
Two adult tickets for a drawing
room In a sleeping car; two adult
tickets for n compartment.
One and one-hnlf ticket for a Sec
ton; five adult tickets for exclusive
occupancy Of drawing rooms In a par
Tor car.
Passenger fares by water routes or
by rail and water are to be Increased
proportionately with the higher rail
charges.
Excess Baggage Charges.
The basis for computing charges for
excess baggage Is to be one-sixth of
the normal passenger fare, with a
minimum Of 15 cents per 100 pounds
and minimum collection of 25 cents
per shipment.
The director general provides fully
for the redemption of tickets and mile
age books purchased before June 10
and rendered invalid after that date
when the higher fares become effec-
tive. Unused portions of mileage books
and unused or partially used tickets
will be redeemed at their original pur-
chase rate.
The Is per cent increase in freight
charges will apply generally to class
and commodity rates, but minor varia-
lions will be necessary in many cases.
For instance; where certain relation
| ships exist between rival commercial
centers the % per cent increase will ap-
| ply to the longer distance and the rate
to the nearer locality will be the same
number Of cents less, as under pres
ent schedules. In this way charges
for many short hauls will be raised
more than Is per cent.
n 0et Mace Raise.
General pay increases for nearly
two million railroad employees were
announced by Director General Nc
Adoo, effective June ] and retroactive
to last january I. carrying out substan.
TALLY recommendations Of the railroad
wage commission. The aggregate Of
the increases probably will be more
than $500, 100000 a year, half Of which
will be distributed within a few weeks
as back pay In lump sums ranging
from about 500 to nearly 5000 each.
Scale Of Increase.
Train employees, including members
OF the lending brotherhoods, will re-
ceiye approximately the following pro.
portional increases over 1915 pay, or
their equivalent when pay is based on
miles operated: Passenger engineers,
II per cent; passenger flremen and
helpers, % per cent passenger conduc-
tors, Is per cent; passenger baggage
men, SO per cent; passenger brakcmen
and flagmen, 40 per cent; freight engt.
neers. IS per cent; freight fremen, nnd
helpers. "a per cent; freight conduc-
tors, 20 per cent; freight brakernen
and fiagmen, 40 per cent. These men
must aso deduct increases granted
since 1915.
Special rates Of pny are provided for
Office, messenger and chore boys, ana
similar employees under eighteen
years, as follows: Twenty dollars II,
crease II month where the pny IN Do
cember, 1915, was from $40 to $40 a
month; S15 increase whore the rate
was from $50 to $50 a month; $40 IN
crease where the rate vss less tnnn
500 n month.