Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-01

at Tulsa, Okla. Both of these orghn-
izations are permitted rates Of one
cent mile, and for various state
meetings of the veterans two cents will
| be charged.
Children under five years of age
will be carried free, as at present, and
! those between five and twelve will be
charged half of the new higher fare.
Communication fares, which are raised
ten per cent. are construed to apply
to persons having daily or frequent
| occasion to travel between their homes
and places Of employment or educa-
tional Institutions.
TO discourage the use of heavy
sleeping and parlor cars the new or
der provided that the following mini
mum number of tickets should be
bought for drawing rooms. compart-
ments or sections:
Two adult tickets for a drawing
room in a sleeping car, two adult tick
cts for a compartment.
Profits Co Back to People.
"If they turn out 70 be more than
are needed to meet the grave public
exlgency," said Mr.. McAdoo. they will
promptly be readiuSted so as to pre-
vent any unnecessary burden upon the
public, but pending REIMBURSEMENT the
excess, If any, will be for the benefit
of the people Of the United States as
"a whole and not for the benefit of
the private railroad owners of any of
them.
"T0 the extent that savings can be
effected and to the extent that reduced
prices for the things the railroads must
buy can be realized, it will be the pur-
pose of the director general to make
from time to time appropriate reduc-
tons"
The provision that interstate rates
shall be abolished wherever substitute
Interstate rates between the same
points exist and that all shall be raised
to a standard national level, develops
the first definite conflict between pow
ers Of the federal railroad administra-
ton and Of the state railroad and
public utilities commissions, which
heretofore have claimed exclusive jul
risdiction over interstate rates. Rail-
road rate agents will file tariffs con-
tanning the new rates with state COM
missions rs well as with the Interstate
commerce commission, but state com
missions are permitted no review I'M
der the railroad act
One and one-half ticket for a sec
ton; five adult tickets for exclusive
occupancy Of drawing rooms in a par
Tor car.
Passenger fares by water routes or
by rail ana water are to be increased
proportiouately with the higher rail
charges.
Excess Baggage Charge.
The basis for computing charges for
excess baggage is to be one-slxth of
tho normal passenger fare. with min
imum of - cents per 100 pounds and
minimum collection of - cents per
shipment.
The director general provides fully
for the redemption of tickets and
mileage books purchased before June
10 and rendered invalid after that
date when the higher fares become eff
fective Unused portions of mileage
books and unused or partially used
tickets will be redeemed ut their orig
nal purchase rate.
The - per cent increase in freight
charges viii apply generally TO class
and commodity rates, but minor varia-
lions Will he necessary in many cases.
For instance. where certain relation
ships exist between rival commercial
centers the - per cent increase will
apply to the longer distance and the
rate to the nearer locality will be the
same number of cents less, as under
the present schedules. In this way
charges for many short hauls will be
raised more than - per cent.