New-York tribune., 1918-05-28
Increases Based
On 1917 arif
Extra Fares To Be Paid by
Travellers on Sleeping
and Parlor Cars
Washington, May 27.-Folloacalag
is that part Of Director McAdoo's
order aohich increases passenger
fares and baggage charges:
FREIGHT RATES

(a) All interstate class rates shall
be increased 25 per cent.
(b) All intrastate class rates shall
be increased % per cent where there
are no interstate class rates published
between the same points, and shall be
governed by the classification, viz: Of
fetal classification. Southern classif-
cation or Western classification, ex-
ceptions thereto ard minimum weights
which generally govern the interstate
rates in the same territory, except that
the Illinois classification will be used
between points IN the State of Illinois.
(c) All intrasiate class rates shall
be cancelled where there are interstate
points, and the interstate rates, as
increased by paragraph (a} shall apply.
{d) After such increase of 25 per
cent, no rates shall be applied on any
traffic moving under class rates lower
than the amounts in cents per 100
pounds for the respective classes, as
shown below, for the several classi-
fications. Any article, on which ex
ceptions to any classification provides
a different rating than as shown in the
classification to which it is an excep-
as provided below for the class pro-
vided therefore in the classification
proper:
o6icso, Classification
sias:s' Sasss .:.::::.. ::: s5 siss Il 1sss 3 s
Southern Classification
Raises Rases, IS ~. - IS 1s II 20 3 Il 81
Western Classification
S'assss sssss: Is q l7ss s Il ~ & 81 ?
Illinois Classification
Sasss Sssss' s5 Il T.. IS Il ls ~ g. ls
Section
Commodity Rates (Domestic)
(a) Interstate commodity rates on
the following articles in carloads shall
be increased by the amounts set op-
rosite each:
Pc Per met net
1000 lbs
Commodities 5 Coal: Certs.
Where rate is to 70 cents per tom. is
Where rate is so to 80 cents per tom. 20
Where rate is 81 to sl.95 per ton. .... 80
Where rate is g to $3.50 per ton..... 90
Where rate is SO or higher per ton. 80. so
Where rates have not been increased
,
made now shall be determined by first
adding tc-the present rate fifteen (15)
cents per ton, net or gross as rated,
or if en- increase of less than fifteen
tl5) cents per ton, net or gross as
rated. has been made since that date,
then by first adding to the present rate
the difference between the amount Of
that increase and fifteen t15) cents per
ton, net or gross as rated; and to the
rates SO constructed the above increases
shall now be added.
Where rates from producing points
or to destinations have been based on
fixed differentials in cents per ton,
such differentials to be maintained
the Increase to be figured on the high
est rated point or grcup.
Fer net
Ton of
20f,0 lbs
coRe; Cents
Where rate is q 10 70 cents per tom Is
Where rate is so to 90 cents per ton. 25
Where rate is 81 to 81 90 per ton 10
Where rate is So to $3.50 per ton 60
Where rate is So or higher per ton 49, rs
Where rates have not been increased
since June 1. 1917, the increase to be
made now shall be determined by first
adolng to the present rate fifteen (15)
cents per ton, net or gross as rated,
or II an increase of less than fifteen
tlo) cents per ton, net or gross as
rated, has been made since that date,