Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
FREIGHT RATES ]
TO BE RAISED
Is PER CENT
Passenger Rates Will be
Boosted to Three Cents
Per Mile.
INCREASE TO OFF
SET RAISE IN WAGES
Readjustrnent May be Made
if Conditions Make it
Necessary.

TO meet, wage increases just an
nounced, and higher costs Of coal and
", .er supplies this year Director
General McAdoo today ordered rail-
road freight rates in the United states
raised rs per cent and passenger fares
increased to three cents mile from
the present basis of about 21-2 cents.
II is estimated that program will
bring between $S00.000,00 and $780,
900; 200 more revenues :"tos theEsrail-
YoAds within the next year.siSlt repre-
ssnuts b Tar the biggest. rate. increase
IN tbs history of railroads. ~ .s.1.sss
The new, freight charges. NRaeka
Cover both class and cofntnodity rates
become effective June Is and the pas
senger increase will 60 into effect
June 10. $.sj;-ss.. 81 isssif.,,ss. y =:
/ Issued under authority granteasby
the railroad act to President Wilson
acting; through the director genera.
the order wipes out all intrastate low
er la.es effective on: either freight or
passenger traffic.
travellers in standard sleeping and
p!arlor cars are required to pay 31-2
cents a mile in addition to Pullman
fares end in tourist sleeping cars Ia
cents. g & Pullman rates will remain the
same. t4s.r 4@.r \. go .
: suburban fates Included
Communication and. other suburban
rates. CT, raiiroadssssare increased 10.
per cant. Fares on, eleGtrtc interur-
ban. lines are not affected.
Special excursion. mileage, conven-
ton and tourist rates with a few ex-
ceptions, are discontinued, privileges
such as stop-overs 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.
Export and import freight rates are
ordered cancelled. and the high do
mestic rates will apply to and from
ports. T.. I@t @ 4
A number Of flat increases, instead
Of percentage additions, are ordered
for COAL coke, lumber, ore, stone,
grain, cotton, livestock. meats, sugar,
bullion and other commodities.
Existing differentials and rate re-
lstionships between various localities
but many readjustments will have to
be made later. All rates, are subject
ITO review by the interstate commerce
commission.
$500, ,ooo, 600 More Paid Ont.
In announcing that the rate In
creases are required by public inter.
est, Director General McAdoo refer
red to the 100000, ,0002or more add
ef, to the payrolls Of railroad labo.
under an order published today, to
the rapidly rising cost Of coal which
he estimated this year alone at $780,
100000 more than last year and to
higher cost Of every other material
entering into railroad transportation
Operating expenses, he& estimated
would be between 4S30.o00, 900 and
$SS0,000.000 greater this year than
the 81. .s52. .000.0 90 figure o1 last year.
No part Of the increased rates on
account Of improvements. additions
and new equipment this year, he ex-
plained. s:3z
at Is earnestly hoped, said the di-
rector general, that all citizens af-
fected directly or indirectly by this
increase Of rates will support the gem
eral principle: Of such increase as an
unavoidable war measure and accept
spirit Of seH.sacrificeI Il in which they
and burdens and the grieyous per-
sonal losses which are parts Of the
price that tho nation. is patrioticaiiy
paying for world liberty. 3s
Readjusfnent F'fohatle.
... Mr.. McAdoog called attention to the
fact that there is no way in which
tho present Increases viii insure to
private profit. = Ss s IA "
II they turn ont ~ bs more than
are needed TO meet the grave public
4 exigency," he added. they viii
promptly BE- road djusted 80 -; tospre-
vent any unnecessary burden upon
the public; but pendinY such read