The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-28


These complaints arr "Arrc.rd 10 RI
suit in hundreds: ni notifications affect
inG specific commodities or classes, and
rates hriwr certain communities. but
probably Will not reduce t" any great
extent the total rcvcnu" To he derived
from the swapping increases. which Is
r.,rImnt,d nj from SNnn."n". p"h II $9pn'-
100000.
The additional charges must cr"ntu'
ally be- absorbed III higher prices al conf
mnditirs, It WIS noted tn-dHy. by ship
pcrs' interests. and tins effect may he
noticed particularly IL" cn:tl. brick. l"m-
Der. meats ami grain. and for materials
shipped To ma riirI only Il short distance
Analysis Of the nrw schedules showed
that for haulS ri from five Ia nifty mfrs,
particularly in states which nave th"Ir
own intra-StaIr clHSSI.icatInaS. ralcS VIII
l." raised hy varying amounts ranging
fr"nl 23 IL l'h per cent.
State Rates All Off.
Issued UNDER authority E-ant"d hy tho
railroad act 10 frrSIhrni Wilson a'tihS
through the Director Gcn"rHl. tn" order
wipes ont all inrraStatc lower rates 81
fcctivc m "Ithrr freight ar Passenger
traffic. Travellers III STANDARD S''"'lh'
nr parlor cars are required l." pay "'s
cents q milo in addition I" Pullman IHr*"
and in tourist sleeping cars ~ CENTS
Pullman rates remain the same.
Communication and other suburban rates
IN railroads ar" Increased IN per c"n:.
Fares ON electric iutCrurb;tn li:"'S a"c
not affcrt'rl
Srccial excursion. mileage. CONVENTION
and tourIs, rates. r:ith Il few exceptions.
nrc discontinued. privileges. Such a@
sion overs and free side trips are ah"I-
ishcd md excess haEgaCc. charges are
increased.
Both t1ciLni AMI passenger rates "''
hnat lines operated on tn" lakes rivers
ar cuo.;,wisr hy railroads are 10 DC
raised Internationally with tn" Erh'Fai
increases.
Export and import fr";t,ht rates arc
ordered cancelled and In" hiIh'F "'''''
tic rates will apply /" and from ports,
\ number Of flat increases instead "l
percentage additions. ar" "fd"r"" '''
rcal. coke. lumber. "r'. Stone. grain w
ION live stock. meats. sugar. bullion AN"
u her commodities.
Existing dirfrr"ntialS and rhir f'a-
tinnshirS l"tw"vn various l"rhl''i'S ~ =
to nc preserved so lar rs r"S>'''''' ".il
many rca,lJustn"ntS viii nave /" y"
made later All rats ar" $uhJfct l" re-
view ana correction b. Interstate '"'"-
n1-rcr Commission.
In announcing that the rate increases
are required by II" puhi'" 'iH'T'''' ~
rector General Mr.td"o referred |" wv
s2f,ri quo llnh or 'murr added ~ inc F'H
ro,,s Of railroad labor under m order
puhli%lIr,l to-day I" III" rapidly FiHl"'
cost of cont which hr estimated inns year
,lnur =, $50 nGh--inUrc than IaS' yea:
and IN highcr cost Of every other ma ~
,,I entering into ri!lr"ad transportation.
Nnrr,IinE expenses hr estimated w'''l'i
N, between $3.50. mn. fah a'.d SNhu. "''"."""
greater this year than III" S@.N'"."Nn ll%'
ur,. nr last year
No part Of the increased rates + "i
acroun'; nf the program q! McAri% i hi-
linn dollars Of improvements. adhI'h"i'
and now equipment t!.i% gear. II" en-
planned. :.
"lt is earnestly hop"1." sail III" Ill
rccIrr--cnrral. that all cities ati"'''n
directly ar indirectly by tie incr"nS" "i
roads will support tho general pr;hr'nh'
,f such increase aS IN ur;.vniihh'' war
measure and accept the additional bur
den in the sam" SrIrI, at S"ti-sacri'i'"
in which they hHv" accepted "'hcr m
rnnyrnicnccs and burdens ans! IN"
rricvnus personal Losses whr@ are paris
of the price that III" nN'i"n is PATRIOT
icallv ravinc TOR world !ih"rty.'
Mr.. MrAGon rHlir,! :''i"Hlmn 10 tho
fact that ihrrr i: L." way II whc" ih''
prrsrn, i.cr,asc Will iHur" /" .l'rlTA'"
profit.
nc ,bc,. turr n,,t ln I,r more than ar.