Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-27
for the benefit Of the private railway

owners.
ITO the extent that savings can be
effected and to the extent that reduced
prices for the things the railways must
buy can be realized it will be the pur
pose of the director general to make
from time to time proper reductions" I
State Rights Ignored.
The provision that intrastate rates
should be abolished wherever substi-
tute interstate rates between the same
points exist and that all shall be raised
to standard national level, develops
tthe first definite conflict between the
power Of the federal railway admin
istration and of the state railway COM
missions and public utilities commits
sions, which heretofore have claimed
exclusive Jurisdiction over intrastate
rates.
Railroad agents will file tariffs con-
tanning the named rates with state
commissions as well as with the inter-
state commerce commission, but state
commissions are permitted no review
under the railway act.
Mr.. McAdoo announced he expected
the interstate commerce commission to
review many Of the new schedules on
complaint Of shippers and changes will
be made on the commissions recon-
,mendations.
This is necessary to readtust the ma
tion-wide fabric of complicated inter-
state rates and so delicately adjust
ed in hundreds Of thousands of cases
that change of a cent orstwo causes
distinct industrial or commercial dis
turbances.
Higher Rates Not Reduced.
Passenger fares in some sparsely
will not be reduced.
! AAiitti1o 51c.rs!c. and tourist fare: e re
abolished the order permits the re-es-
,tablishment of round-trip tourist rates
somewhat lower than the Scent rates.
Communication rates are construed to
apply to persons having daily or fire.
quent occasions to travel from their
homes to places Of employment.
Ticket Sales Restricted.
To discourage heavy uso OF slecr.rg
or parlor cars the new order provides
that the following minimum number of
tickets should be bought for drawing
rooms. compartments or sections:
Two adult, tickets for G. drawing room
in a sleeping car; two adult tickets for
"a compartment; one and one-half adult
tickets for a s-,tion: i've adult tickets
for exclusive occupancy OF drawing
rooms In parlor car.
Passenger faras by waicY routes or
by rail and wafer are to be Increased
Iproportionato'y by the higher rate
charges.
The basis tor computing charges for
excess bagga r. IS to be one-sxth Of II e
normal pass e:,sse fare with minimum
tof Is cents per no pounds.
The director general provided fully
for the Ersdenp:i,a or mileage tcnks
purchased before Jure 10 and rendered
Invalid after that date.
Unused portions Z mt,ea,e books and
unused or partially used tickets will be
redeemed at thei- original purchase
rates.
Minor Variations Necessary.
The rs per cent increase in freight
charges will apply generally to class
and commodity rates but minor varia-
tions will be necessary in many cases.
Flat increases are provided for coal
carried under commodity rates. as fel-
lows:
Fifteen cents per net ton Of 1000
pounds, where rate Is now less than 40
cents per net ton.
Twenty cents where rate Is from
so to 80 cents.
Thirty cents where rate is 81 to $1.99.
Forty cents where rate is 81 to s2.s9.
and 50 cents where rate Is SO or more:
Wheat, other grains and mill pro-
ducts, 25 per cent increase, not to ex-
coed cents per 100 pounds.
Live stock 25 per cent but increase
not to exceed cents per 100.
Meet 25 per cent except that rates
from Mississippi river points to Missis-
sippi river territory shall be the same
as new rates from st. Joseph. Mo.
State Commissions Notified.
Director General McAdoo today tele-
graphed chairmen OF state railway COM
missions notifying them o. the increased
rates and asking them TO cooperate
by suggesting re-adjustmcnts or
changes. The director general does not
expect state authorities to overrule any
of the state orders. however. 1t was
said at the office Of the railway dmin-
istration that Mr.. McAdoo believes no
state commission can overrule any Of
the new rates. Any change that may
be ordered by the interstate commerce
commission. after full Investigation, will
be made promptly and willingly by
the director general. however.