Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
RAILROAD FARR1
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RAILROAD FARES
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The provision that intrastate rates ahnll
be abolished wherever substitute inter
state rates between the sntnc pointa exist,
md hat ell shall he raised 60 a stnndard
national level, develops the frat definite
conflict between powers of the fedefai
railroad administration and of the state
relroad and public utllitica communications
which heretofore hnve claimed escluaive
jurisdiction over in'rnstaie rates. Haii-
rnal rate agents will file tariffs containing
the new rates with State commissions hs
we'll hs the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. but state commissions me per
mittrd 60 review under the railroad act
cttANura auh ANTICIPATED
Mr. NcAdoo announced That he ex-
tccts the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to review many oi the new pched-
ilcp on complaint OF shippers or other
commercial inteteFts md changes VIII DO
mnde ON the cotnmission q reeotniiienda-
tiuua This IN necessary fo featluet tho
milton wide fabric and complicated rates,
each intordependent ON Hcores nt others
and So delicatelv ndiue' ed in hundreds of
ceui 81 two causcs Distinct industrial
and commercial disturbance The com
rniseinn probably will he busy FOR moafhs
hrnrinp complaints md proicata
passcnper fierce IN some eprraele seitled
regions NOW moro then three rrnta viii
not hr reoluced Although excursion aud
tourist fprce arc alulahed the order iier
rits the rc-cqt qtahiahncnt II round tflp
tourist three somewhat lower than the
three cent ratc
pEprt.rfoS 10 HtN - sERVi g
Exceptions ~ tho three cent rato arf
made for aoltlietq and seiors. who may
travel NJ ono cent y mile when IN fr
louph ~ ihci1 own expense aud for rer-
SONS attending the nrtioral cncempinent
Of tho Grnud Amy - the Repunlie et
Portland 0reuon md the 'nifed Con
frderato Noterous reunion ~ Tulsa
okla Roth of theae organizations are
pornittod rntca of ono cent milo al
for vrtieus state meetings II tho veterans
two cents will i'e ehrtped
Children undct fte Years of apo viii
ho rartiad free rs ~ mesont md thoee
| between tivo aud twelve viii he ehereed
| half nf tho new hlrhe' fare
Communication fnrea. wiich arc raised
ton l,or cont nro construed f. nppit -
| persons havinp dall. ~ frequent eceaaian
~ travel hof vocn fhctf hanea and Fl aeea
q employment - educational nstfn
tnue
vrtIr rA> rAHtnp esps
r. Discourage fhe nse 4 heavt sleeping
and raelnr cars thc ncv nrlcf ifavitlod
.hef thu follow inr rninttnunt nplrphcr ef
tlrL cts should be bought ~ drewlnF
rntria compartments - sttttana
II. - II I'm
~ . sleeping eat. tvo aAulf tickets far
commandment uno aud nne hell adult
tie!,pt4 f,t "a aecfiau f1e aiult firknts for
cschrsiyr occupancy % dfeulng footn ~
. ra'lnr 'ar
raaaenao, far,4 T., notar feliea - -
rail anl vatri nc ~ he increased rra
po,tionafel, With the 1iphei fofl ehergoe
Tho heaia ~ computing ehatees f"f
o&roee haupepe IS f. b. '.ne siNth - tho
rormpl paeaonrer Fa,o. vifh . minimum
n fifteen coni7 PEI hund red pmnds and
minimum collection n = aerts 'et ship
uopt
- rrnrtu t.>rHtp r1eKrfa
Tho dro.tm gonora pfovlef flliH
fat tho redemption 70 tlcFrfs and trisnge
l,nla r,,,chosod l,efaro luno ~ AL ron
ae,~d invalid nftrt fhet date when tie
htrhar fatea become effective ! npHej
,ottroua ~ mileage hanka md 1niiaed ~
,artl ,teod ttrket- will he redeemed =
thcir n,piuel p'rchr-r rate
Tho twenty-five per cent increase -
freight chareca will apply generally fa
class aud conuadttv ratee Int mnar
vanatlona VIII he necessary n fnenN
eases l.or Instance Whete certain rsia
tla,s4hlIs e&lat between tlval enmm"relal
,cutor4 the - pei cent ~ reaae vii
apr, - tho longcr 'lisfaneo and IA" fafs
fo the nearcr locahty w,Il h. thu saiue
number If cents less. a= under present
schedules In this waN charges fer manf
short ha,l~ will ho ras.d iaa1e than =
per cent
MlNlut = s->ifie stf"N
Thc following mlnlma established
fnr the ela4scs ~ the several elasslh, atlotl
territories
OHcIal classification lass =.
lass ,. 2li5. claas ! l. cles- / l. =.
class ;, q class i.
southern l. - > = J. ~ /. IT,
;. IL &. II
Western l. .. ?. Il. 4 It,. / l..
Illinois /. =. , u. ;. l1i2. !. ;,
=. II, Is, i2l2
CokF ANn cot euARsrs
Flat increases are proyidsd tor coal.
carried under commodity rates. rs tot
lows
Fifteen cents per net ton et : .ao0
pounds where rate IL noW less than
fnrty nlnc cents per ton. twenty eents
where rate Is fifty - ninety atae cents,
thrt1 cents where rate Is II te 81 ~
fort, ceuts where rate Is 3 to S3A9 and
nifty cents where rate Is 81 or male
For coke fiat increases ar eststhil shed
as follows Fifteen cent, pet net ten.
where present rate IS - cents ar tes s.
"a cents where rate Il tftY = ninety
cents forty cents here rate Is 81 to J
90. so cents, where rate Is 8 + s. ~
seventy -nvc cents, where tate Is S. or
more
Various orHEK tNeRENsts
For other commodities fiat increases are
made as follows.
Iron ore thirty cents per ton
building aud monumental stone, tmo
| cents per hundred pounds crushed Stone,
| ono cent per hundred pounds. SAUDI and
gravel, one cent per hundred pounds.
| ordinary brick. two cents per hundred
pounds cement, two cents per hundred
pounds, lime ono and a half eeats pcr
! hundred pounds
| Iuuhtr aud forest products - per