The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-30

IF they turn out to be more than are
! needed TO meet the grave pubic eAl
gency," he added, they will promptly
be readjusted so as to prevent any uh
necessary burden upon the public, bu'
pending such REIMBURSEMENT, the eX
cess, If any. will be for the beneht OF
the people of the United States as a
whole and not for the benefit OF the
private railroad owners of any OF them
ITO the extent that savings can De
effected and to the extent that re-
duced prices for the things the rail-
roads must buy can be realized, IL Will
be the purpose of the director generai
to make from time to time appropriate
reductions"
The provision that interstate rates
shall be abolished wherever suDsu-
tute Interstate rates between the
same points exist and that all shail ne
raised TO a standard national level, de-
velops the first definite conflict De
tween powers of the federal raiI-
road administration and OF the state
railroad and public utilities commas
sions which, heretofore have cialineu
exclusive jurisdiction over inter-
state rates. Railroad rate agents
will file tariffs containing the new
rates with state commissions as wen
as with the interstate commerce COIN
mission, but state commissions are per
mitted no review under the railroad
act.
Low Rate for Veterans.
Exceptions TO the three-cent rate are
made for soldiers and sailors, VINO
may travel at one cent mile Wheh
on furlough at their own expense anu
for persons attending the national en-
campment Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic Mt Portland, Ore, and the
United Confederate Veterans reunion
at Tulsa Okla. Both of these or
ganlzntlons 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
viii be carried free, as at present, ana
those between five and twelve VIII be
charged half Of the new higher rare.
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 ba
bought for drawing room compart-
ments or sections:
Two adult tickets for a drawing
room in sleeping car; two adult
tickets for compartment.
One and One-half ticket for n sec
ton; Ave adlFt tickets for exclusive
occupancy OF drawing rooms In par
Tor car.
Passenger fares by water routes or
by rail and water are TO be Increased
proportlonatey with the higher rail
charges.
Excess Baggage Charges.
The basis for computing charges for
excess baggage is to be one-slXth Of
the normal passenger fare, with n
minimum Of 10 cents per 100 pounds
and minimum collection Of % 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 efroc-
tive. Unused portions Of mileage books
ana unused or partially used tickets
viii be redeemed at their original pur-
chase rate
100000 Get Wage Raise.
General pny increases for nearly
two million railroad employees were
announced by Director General Me
Adoo. effective June and retroactive
10 last January t. carrying out substen-
TALLY recommendations of the railrond
wtge commission. The aggregate of
the increases probably will be more
than S3O00O0,00O n yeas half Of which
Will be distributed within a few weeks
ns back pny in lump sums ranging
from about 500 TO nearly 5000 each.
Scale Of Increase.
Train employees, including members
Of the lending brotherhcods, wiz re-
ceive approximately the following pro-
portlonal increases over 1915 pay. or
their equivalent when pay Is based on
miles operated: Passenger engineers.
II per cent; passenger iircmen and
helpers. ~ per cent; passenger conduc-
tors, ~ per cent; passenger baggage
men, IS per cent; passenger hrukemen
and llngmon 40 per cent; freight engl-
uccrs 10 per cent; freight frcmcn, and
helpers, "a per cent; freight conduc-