The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27

added to the payrolls of railroad
labor under an order published to-
day to yhe rapidly rising cost of
coal, which is estimated this year
alone at Sl60,0O0,0OO more than last
year, and to higher cost of every
other material entering in railroad
transportation. Operating expenses,
he estimated would be between
SS30,000,00O and SS6O,0OO,0O0 greater
this year than the total of $685.
C0O0,O 900 of last year.
No part of the increased rates is
on account of the program of nearly
a billion dollars of improvements,
additions and new equipment this
year, he explained.
at is earnestly hoped" said the
director general, that all citizens
affected directly or indirectly by this
increase Of rates will support the
general principle of such increase as
All unavoidable war measure and ac-
ccpt the additional burden in the
same spirit of self-sacrihce in which
they have accepted other inconven-
icnces and burdens and the grievous
personal losses which are parts of
tie price that the nation is patrioti-
cally paying for world liberty"
Wont Benefit Rail Corporations.
Mr.. McAddo called attention 70
the fact that there is no way in
which the present increases will in
ure to private profit.
"lf they turn out to more than are
needed to NEE the grave public ex-
isency," he added, they promptly |
will be readjusted so as to prevent
my unnecessary burden upon the
public; but pending such readjust
nent, the excess. if any, will be for
he benefit of the people of the
Crited States as a whole and not
or the benefit of the private rail
-oad owners of any OF them.
ITO the extent that savings can
,e affected, and to the extent that
'educed prices for the things the
'ailroads must buy can be realized,
t will be the purpose of the director
General 10 make from time to time
reductions"
The provision that the intrastate
ates shall be abolished where sub
tiiute interstate rates between the
anne points exist and that all shall
&c raised TO standard national
pvel. develops the first definite con-
Iict between powers of the federal
abroad administration of the state
abroad and public utilities commits
IONS, which heretofore have claim
d exclusive jurisdiction over intra-
tate rates. Railroad rate agents will
le tariffs containing the new rates
18th state commissions as well as
18th the Interstate Commerce Com
lission, but state commissions are }
OF permitted to review under the
iilroad act.
l. c. c. to Adjust Inequalities. 6
Mr.. McAdoo called attention to
Spects the Interstate Commerce
commission to review many OF the
ew schedules, on complaint OF
iippers or other commercial inter
ITS, and changes will be made on
le commissions recommendations.
his is necessary TO re-adjust the
ation-w:de fabric of complicated
ties. each interdependent on scores
others, and so delicitely adjusted
hundreds of thousands OF cases
lat a change of a cent or two
ould cause distinct industrial and
numerical disturbances. The COM
ission probably will be busy for
onths hearing complaints and
otests.
Passenger fares in some sparsely
tiled regions of now more than
rec cents will not be reduced. Al
ough existing excursion and tour
fares arc abolished, The order per-
its the ie-establishment of round
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