Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
New Passenger Rate Three Cents
Mile: 10 Per Cent Added
to Suburban and Com
muters' Tickets.
FREIGHT ADVANCED 25 P. c.
McAdoo's Order Discontinues
Mileage. Excursion and Tour
lists Rates: EXCESS Bag
gage Taxed More.
IN EFFECT TUNE 1928
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nv Associated Press 90 Every Evening
Washington, May "a To meet wage
increases inst announced and higher
costs Of coal and other supplies this
wear. nirector-General MCAdo0 today
ordered railroad freight rates in the
United States raised IS per cent anu
passenger fares increased 20 three cents
n mile from the present basis OF about ,
cents.
II Is estimated that the program viii
bring between $500 900 600 and S9uh,-
OO0 600 more revenues 20 the Fair"ads
within the next year. II represents by
far the biggest rate increase IN the history
Of railroads
The new freight charges. which cover
both class and commodity rates become
effective June rs and the passenger IN
crease will so into effect June ~
All LOWER RATES wIrEn OFT
Issued under authority granted by the
railroad act 10 President Wilson, acting
through the director general, the order
wipes out All Intrastate lower rates Ct
fective on either freight or passe niger
traffic
Travellers in standard sleeping and
Darlor cars are required ~ pay 8 y cents a
mile in ADDITION to Pullman fares and N
tourist sleeping cars 3 q cents Pullman
rates remain tho same
SUBURBAN RATFs INCREASED
Communication and other suburban rates
on railroads are increased ten per cent
Fares on electric interurban lines are
not affected
Special excursion mileage. convention
and tourist rates. with few exceptions,
are discontinued. privileges such as stop
overs and free side trips are abolished
and excess baggage charges are increased
Both freight and passenger rates on
boat lines operated on the lakes, rivers oF
coastwise hV railroads, aTp 70 be raised
proportIonatelv with the general increases
Export and import freight rates are
ordered cancelled and the higher doinesuc
rates will apply to and from ports
MANY rLAr INcRE ASS.
4 number ii fiat increases. instead q
r,orccntaCc additions are ordered Tor coal,
coke lumter orc stone gram cotton,
livestock. meats sugar. hlaloh and other
commodities
Existing di-Tercntlai- and rate relation
ships between various localities. are - he
preserved ~ f4T ~ possible hut many
adjustments viii have 4 be made later
Al rate, a!e subject If rcyieW amt
IEtC sfWI Afh Ii AlitFA-tt1 Ni4''@'N-
Commission
ln annouaclug that TIE rate increases
are required by public interest Director
General NfcAdoo referred - the $500
600 0O0 or more added 20 tie payrolls ot
railroad labor ,.nder an order published
today 10 the rapidly risng aost Of coal
which he estimated tins year alone at
$3.50 00UUnU more than last year and TO
.zher cost ~ every ofI."T material enter
ing INTO railroad transportation 0peTat-
lng expenses he estiUatcd. would t9e be-
tween SS30OO0OD and Seb0Uo,OOO
greater thls wear than tt" - S32.F ,Vuo
figure Of las year
No par Of the increased rates Is on
account OF the program of nearly billion
dollars Of improvements. additions and
new equipment this year he explained
"rxAvolDABLE VAR MEASURE
1t Is earnestly hoped SAID the d.
rector general that all citizens affected
directly or indirectly py tins increase Of
rates viii support the general princlple oi
such increase as an unavoidable war
measure. and accept the additional burden
ia the same spirit of set-sacTltce N which
they have accepted other burdens, and
the grievous personal losses which are
parts Of the price that the nation IS pa
triotically paying for world liberty.
l-r llcldoo called attention 70 the
fact that there is no way in which the
! present Increases viii inure 10 private
profit
If they turn out 10 be more than are
needed to meet the grave puolc exi-
gency he sdaed they will promptly
readjusted SO as 70 prevent any unncces-
sary burden 4pon the public, but pending
such rad ustlnent the excess il any,
viii be for the benefit Of the people Of
the United States as whole and not for
the benefit of the private railroad owners
of any d them
REDUCTIONS WurN POSSIBLE
10 the extent that savings can be
effected and 10 the extent that reduced
prices for the things tho railroads must buy
can be realized il will be the purpose Of
tho director general 10 make from time
10 time appropriate reductions
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