Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-06

not to exceed z cents hundred.
Mcats-Increased rs per cent, except
that the rates from Mississippi river
points to Mississippi river territory
remain as the rates from st. Joseph,
Mo.
Coal-1ncrease of Is cents net ton
up to so cents, where the rate is SIS
or more.
Coke-1ncrease Of Is cents net ton
up to Is cents, where rate is So.
Sugar-Twenty-f1ve 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 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, ana
those between five and twelve will be
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
occasion to travel between their homes
and places of employment or educa-
tional 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 drawing
room in sleeping car; two adult
tickets for compartment.
One and one-half ticket for sec
don; five adult tickets for exclusive
occupancy Of drawing rooms in par
lor 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 cne-sixth of
the normal passenger fare, with a
minimum Of 10 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 purs
chase rate.
The rs per cent increase in freight
charges will apply generally to class
and commodity rates, but minor varia.
tons will be necessary in many cases.
For instance, where certain relation
ships exist between rival commercial
centers the 25 per cent increase will APP
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 25 per cent.
100000 Get Wage Raise.
General pay increases for nearly
| two million railroad employees were
announced by Director General Nc.
Adoo, effective June i and retroactive
to last January l, carrying out substan,
TALLY recommendations Of the railroad
wage commission. The aggregate of
the increases probably will be more
than $500, 100000 year, half Of which
will be distributed within 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 leading brotherhoods, will re-
ceive approximately the following pro
portional increases over 1915 pay, OF
their equivalent when pay is based on
miles operated: Passenger engineers,
IL per cent; passenger firemen and
helpers, % per cent; passenger conduc
tors, 10 per cent; passenger baggage.
men, 38 per cent; passenger brakemen
and flagmen, 40 per cent; freight engi-
neers. Is per cent; freight firemen, and
helpers, 80 per cent; freight conduc.
tors, 20 per cent; freight brakemen
and fagmen, 40 per cent. These men
must aso deduct increases granted
since 1915.
Special rates of pay are provided for
office, messenger and chore boys, and
similar employees under eighteen
years, as follows: Twenty dollars in.
crease month where the pay in Dea
cember, 1915, was from $50 to $45 i
month"; SIS increase where the rate
was from 500 to $50 8 month; $40 in.
crease where the rate was less thar
$40 month.