The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-27
M 'ADOO EXPECTS
INCREASE WILL
YIELD AT LEAST
$500, 900, 900
BY Far Biggest Increase in
the History of the
Railroads
WILL PRESERVE .
DIFFERENFIALs
All Rates Subject to Re
view by the Interstate
Commerce Commission
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EXTRA FARES
a.. FOR PULI,M-ANs
Special Excursion Rates,
Mileage and Tourist
Rates Discontinued
EXTRA FARES
FOR PULLMtI.AN
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, May 81 To meet
Fwage increases just announced, and
higher costs of coal and other sup
plies this year. Director General Nc
.Adoo today ordered railroad freight
rates in the United States raised %
per cent and passenger fares IN
creased to three cents mile from
the present basis Of about LIZ
gents. 1t is estimated that the p pro
gram will bring between OO,0oO, :
900 and $500, 100000 more revenues
TO the railroads within the next year.
i1t represents by far the biggest rate
ancrease Id the history Of railroads
Export and import freight rates
are ordered cancelled. and the high
fer domestic rates viii apply to and
from ports.
A number OF fiat increases, in-
fgtead Of percentage additions, are
Eordered for coal, coke, lumber, ore,
kstone, grain, cotton, livestock, meats.
Lsugar and other commodities.
Existing Iifferentials and rate re-
E4aticnships between various locaH-
ties are to be preserved so far as
possible but many readjustments
will have to be made later. All rates
fare subject to review and correction
Rby the Interstate commission.
Class and Commodity.
The new freight charges, which
ecover both class and commodity
rates become effective June 25 and
tthe passenger increase. will go into
leffects June 10.
Issued under authority granted by
THE railroad act to President Wilson
acting through the director general
the order wipes out all intra- state
9ower rates effective on either freight
tor passenger traffic,
Travellers in standard sleeping and
iparlor cars are required to pay 8 1-2
cents mile in addition to Pullman
fares and in tourist sleeping cars
E1-4 cents, Pullman rates remain the
same.
T Communication and other suburban
rates on railroads are increased 10
per cent. Fares on electric interurban
Faines are not affected.
Special excursion, mileage, conven-
ttion and tourist rates with a few eX-
ceptions, are discontinued, PRIVILEGES
such as stopovers and free side trips
are abolished and excess baggage
charges are increased.
Both freight and passenger rates
fon boat lines operated on the lakes,
Eivers or coastwise by railroads are
TO be raised proportio with the
general increases.
Explains The Increase.
IN announcing that the rate In
lcreases are required by public inter
est Director General McAdoo re-
9erred to the $500, 90 or more add
ed to the pay rolls Of railroad labor
under an order published today, to
tho rapidly rising cost of coal which
he estimated this year alone at $780,,
000,00e more than last year and to
higher cost of every other material
eTltering into railroad transpo portation.
9erating expenses, he estimated,
ould be between $3.50, 100000 and
850sA90,0 900 greater this year than
the s2,s52 100000 figure of last year.
No part of the increased rates ISL
on account of improvements addi-
fions and new equipment this year,
be explained.
Tt Is earnestly hoped, z said The
director general, that all citizens af
9eeted directly or Indirectly by this
increase Of rates will support the
general principle OF such increases as
an unavoidable war measure and ac-
cbpt the additional burden In the
same spirit OF self f-sacrifice In which |
they have accepted other inconyeni-
ences and burdens and the grlevous
personal losses which are parts OF
the price that the nation is patriot |
cally paying for world liberty
Mr. McAdoo called attention to the
TACT that there is no way In which |
the present increases viii inure to |
prfvate profit"
II they turn out to be more than
are needed TO meet the grave public
exigency," he added, they will |
promptly be readiugted so as to pre-
vent any unnecessary burden upon