Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
HEAVY INCREASES IN
RAILROAD RATES AND
WAGES ARE ORDERED
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pected the interstate commerce commits
sian to review many of the new SEIZED
ules, on complaint of shippers or other
commercial interests, and changes will
be made on the commissions recon-
mendations. This is necessary to re-
adjust the nationwide fabric of COM
plicated rates, each interdependent on
scores of others. and so delcately ad-
Justed in hundreds of thousands of
cases that a charge of cent or two
causes distinct Industrial and CONNER
clal disturbances. The commission PROB
ably will be busy for months hearing
complaints and protests.
Passenger fares in some sparsely
settled regions, already more than
cents. will be reduced. Although exist
ing excursion and tourists fares are
abolished, the order permits the re-es
adjustment of round trip fares some
what lower than the Scent rate.
Exceptions
Exceptions to the Scent rate are
made for soldiers and sailors, who may
travel at l cent a mile when on FUR
loughs at their owen expense, and for
persons attending the United Confea-
crate Veterans reunion at Tulsa, Okla d,
and the national encamptment of the
G.. A. r. at Portland, ore. Both OF
these organizations are permitted rates
of / cent a mile and for various state
meetings of the veterans 2 cents Will
be charged.
Children under five years of age
will be carried free, as at present, and
those between five and twelve Will DE
charged half of the new higher fare.
Communication fares, which are raised
10 per cent, are construed to apply TO
persons having daily or frequent oc-
casion to travel between their homes
and places of employment or education
al institutions
Pullman Charges
To discourage the use of heavy sleep
ing and parlor cars, the new order pro-
vided that the following minimum num-
Der of tickets should be bought for
drawing rooms, compartments or sec
tons:
Two adult tickets for a drawing room
in a sleeping car; two adult tickets for
a compartm one and one-half adult
tickets for a section; five adult tickets
for exclusive occupany of drawing room
in a parlor car
Passenger fares by water routes, or
by rail and water, are to be increased
proportionately with the higher rail
charges.
The basis for computing rates for ex-
cess baggage Is 10 De One-SlXIn Oh the
normal passenger fare, with a minimum
of Is cents per hundred pounds and
minimum collection of 25 cents per ship
ment
Unused portions of mileage books and
unused or partially used tickets pur-
chased before June 10 will be redeemed
at their original purchase rate.
Freight Increases
The twenty-five per cent increase in
freight charges will apply generally
to class and commodity rates, but minor
variations will be necessity in many
cases. For instance, where certain re-
lationships exict between rival COM
mercial centers, the 25 per cent increase
will apply to the longer distance, and
the rate to the nearer locality will be
the same number of cents less, as un-
der present schedules. In this way
charges for many short hauls will be
raised more than IS per cent.
The following .minima are established
for classes in the several classification
territories: 80
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