Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-22

cent FOR freight and aHsumng that
! Tho increase In passenger rates was
also only 20 per cent the additional
| PASSENGER fares collected during
! these ~ duyg would be ilt4b4.-
| 300, Whilo nv increase In freight
rates during the si1 days same WIS
effective, would amount 10 ii3,-
frN@g50
| y ma there been no Increase IN
| passenger or freight rates until the
| close ~ June, tho total revenue
! would have amounted to 32.Ob3.-
] ssA,4S0 Had tho 20 per cent lu-
| creased freight rates been In effect
/ Tor tho entire six months, an addl-
| tional freight revenue Of f377.i62,-
/ 400 would have been collected, while
| additional passenger farc#-- would
| have been sii1.G3g 900. with the
/ prcrent rates IN effect for tho ak
/ uonth8' period instcnd Of 2i dhys
only, or total Increased revenue NJ
| ylD2,7gSAb0 This would have
! added nothing 10 operating expenses
| tWhether a freight bin be 81 or 81
| docs not change tho expense OF col
lectlng mme). no that this Increased
| revSnue would have Increased tho
metz operating income 60 t6G6.o92..
| S67. or f20779a,32G more than tho
| net operating income for tho Hnmo
| six months ~ 1917. an increase ~
! moro than A5 per cent not. and the
| operating railp would have been ro-
! duced from 81 ~ per cent 10 IGi3|
! per cent and this In spite ~ tho
! $4,000 900 wage Increase and the
| terrific weather and demornligcd
traffic conditions which are Ecncr
ally credited 10 tho first quarter Of
1918.
Except for the Increase In freight
rates ana passenger fares during
tho closing days Of this hS months
| period. the operating Income fpr
! this period would have been only
/ tiih, ,G3O.kbT. leaving "A deficit of
13l2.h72.Gii. ns compared 90 same
| period In 1917 4 20 pcr cent In
crease IN passenger fares during this
six months period would have been
] 12s.aG7T7E. Leaving .isi26i.Spb
TO bo made m by Increased freight
rates
A ~ pcr cont increase in freight
rates throughout the United States
would havo produced t1hiBi9 5ge.
| or more than enough to make good
this deficiency
N Il be true. ns IL believed by
many. that tho increnged passenger
fare throughout Tho Unltod states
/ VIII average "a i-3 pAr cent, then
| flT1. th7,027 would have hacn NO.
| cured from passenger furys alone
for tho tslx months period. leaving
only tttt.4t6.637 additional Vto be
secured from freight traffic
Ten per cent addition 10 the
| freight rates. instead Of the 25 pcr
cent now I'm effect would have pro
duced .ibi,oii,895. or ii2,00O.OOO !
more than enough TO make the not
operating income for tho first six
months of 1918 Squai 10 the first
ak months qf i9f7, which ~ univcr. /
soly recognized as an exceptionally
! prosperous period for our railroads [
This shows very concluaively /
| without making any allowance FOR /
| tho terrific weather" during the |
first three months ofcthls period) |
that there viii be no necessity for !
n further increase IN freight rates !
any time In tho near future. and Ger. |
tainiy shows that We do not need an |
additional 2b per cent
The state Of Oklahoma n now nav |
lng an increaAe Of more than 30 per
cent above the rates In effect prior
10 March p5 OF the present year
when an extra 2S per cent was
"abpned under" US by tho railroads
McAdoo'a e5 per cent coming on TOP
| ~ that All efforts 20 secure an ad.
lustment Of this rate have been
| futile, not because the carriers rep
resentatlvea, who constitute tho ma
toritv ~ tho committees acting under
the director general. do not ronrede
the discrimination. hut because II II |
their nvowod purpose 10 remove thl. |
discrimination hy increasing the |
rates IN other southwestern otntea 10 |
that which n now effective I'm Okla !
homa N this increase should he m. /
piled 90 the southwest, then moat as. |
suredly, II should be applied goner- |
ally throughout the United Statos. NJ /
your article shows that the operating |
ratio for the month ~ Juno of tho |
current year Thy reason OF tho slx |
months wage Increase being |
dumped" into the June accounD for |
the eastern district was 1881 nor |
per cent, while Tor the western dIs. |
trlci II was iO6.is per cent
N I may dlgrcss slightly from tho /
original purpose of this article In |
showing that there IA no necea.ity 4
FOR further incrras. OF present rates |
| will refer 20 page l5S Of your
August 81 edition. whore IN com |
mcntlng upon tho lnslgtent demand !
| OF tho oklahoma corporation com. /
mission that we have n personal In |
teryiew with tho director general I.
/ you say
IT would secm. however. that thev |
/ might eventually have to see either /
/ Chambers or prouty Tor thc director |
| general not having the technical I
| knowledge of the situation would /
have 10 depend on them In tho final
| analysis"
We recognize that fact IN run An
that we ask ~ the director general
/ Ia that he instruct his assistants 10
I adjust the ratio situation IN Okla /
| homa 40 that we are on parity with
the gates now existing IN surround
ing states instead NJ permitting
them 20 continue their manifest de-
termination 20 keen Oklahoma as
'anuhhing most" on top NJ tho hlli
To which they hope DO fastcn their |
"block and tackle" 10 be used IN |
pulling up tho rates In adjoining |
territory. Operations so far show I
conclusiveiy that there is no neces- .
sity for advancing rates. but indicate /
that present rates will not Uncle sam .
$500 600 annually
tSEned)
CAMPBELL RUsELL
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