The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-21
Eastern Shipments
Of Sugar viii
Pay Higher Freight
twenty-five Percent Boost Eftec-
tive Next Week VIII Make Dlf-
terence On Cohslghhiehts 10
Philadelphia and New York

| b, WAchlNdIONsa May HI-DlrectOr-
General McAdoo Of the railroad admin.
istfation announced today that In.
ereases in freight and passenger rates
ON all. foads under federal control
would 70 into effect next month! The
increase in freight rates becomes, e.
fective June rs, and amounts TO twenty
five percent in most instances, although
the increase in commodity rates will
| be less. A drastic feature Of the ae-
ton taken by the director general was
the abolition Of all lower intrastate
rates.
Details Of Increases
The advance in rates was promul.
gated in General Order No. 20, issued
by the United States Railroad Admin.
istration under date Of May rs. Ac.
companying the order was a long men,
Orandum explaining the proposed meas
ures Of procedure to be followed in
determining the new. rates The in
| creases to be applied as to sugar freight
rates was specifically detailed as fol-
lows:
Sugar, including syrup and molasses,
whore sugar rates apply thereon-Twen.
ty-fve (25) percent, except. Where
the Official classification applies, fifth
class rates asrincreased will apply.
T. (2) From points east of the In
diana. Illinois State line to points west
of the Mississippi River, rates will
continue to be made on combination of
local rates or Of proportional rates If
published, to and from the Missouri
River; except that from, points on the
Atlantic seaboard to the Missouri River,
Kansas City, Mo, to Sioux City, Ia,
inclusive, established differentials over
the increased rates from New Orleans,
La, shall be maintained.
(3) From points in the States south
of the Ohio River and east of the Miss
issippi River, also from points in the
States of Louisiana and Texas, rates
shall be increased; to Chicago, ILL.,,
twenty-five (22) cents per 100 pounds;
to st. Louis, No, twenty-seven and
one+half (2T1a) cents per 100 pounds;
to other points west of the Illinois-In.
diana State iRe and west of the Miss
issippi River, except points in Arkan-
sas, Louisiana and Texas, twenty-five
(22) cents per 100 pounds TO points on
and north of the Ohio River and east
Of the Indiana Illinois State line rates
shall be increased to maintain the form
er established relation to the rates Of
such points from producing points on
Atlantic seaboard.
Rates from Western Points
az From producing points in Color.
ado, Wyoming, Montana, Kansas and
Nebraska to Missouri River territory
and points in Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Louisiana and Texas and points east
thereof twenty-five (22) cents per 100
pounds.
(5) From points in Idaho and Utah
to points named in paragraph (3) rates
shall be fifteen .C5) cents above the
rates from eastern Colorado,
(6) From points IN California to
points taking Missouri River rates and
points related thereto. under the Com
mission 5 Fourth Section Orders, and
to points east to the Missouri River
twenty-five (22) cents per 100 pounds.
"(b) Interstate commodity rates
not included in the foregoing list
shall he increased twenty five percent.
"(c) Intrastate commodity rates
shall be increased rs shown in para
graph Gay and (b) of this section where
there are no interstate commodity rates
published on substantially the same
commodities between the same points,
and shall be subject to the minimum
weights applicable on interstate traffic
in the same territory.
"(d) lptrastate commodity rates
shall be Cancelled where Interstate com
modify rates are published on substan-
italy the same commodities between
the same points, and the interstate
rates are Increased by paragraphs "a
and (b) of this section shall apply.
(el~ In applying the increases pre-
scribed in this section the increased
class rates applicable to like commodity
descriptions and minimum weights be-
tween the same points are not to be
exceeded except that the increases in
rates on sugar in carloads shall be made
as expressly provided in paragraph
(a) of this section. This paragraph
reads: (a) All interstate class rates
shall be increased twenty-five (25) per
cent. "
Although local traffic managers in
the employ of the refners had not time
up to the close Of the week carefully 10
analyze the new rate schedule and sps-,
officially determine the exact amount
of the increase for all sections Of the
N'J f'om NuihOus PIouustlOn points,
the general consensus Of opinion among
them was it was the obvious intention
OF the railroad administration to OBJ
serve former established territorial
groupings and differentials and that but
little difficulty would ensue in applying
the new rates.
Late reports from Washington also
mediate that many changes and read.
iustments will have TO be made later
by the railroad administration to re-
move any discrimination that may ariae
when the new rates are applied, which
will naturally apply to Sugar shipments
These changes will be made by the ad.
miniStratiOn either on its own initia.
tive after receiving suggestions from
shippers and State or local authorities.
or by order of the Interstate com
mission, which has the power to review