The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-21
Eastern Shipments
Of Sugar win
Pay Higher Freight
Twenty five Percent Boost Eftec
tive Next Week viii Make Dr.
ference On Cohsighnients 70
Philadelphia and New York

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General McAdoo Of the railroad admin.
istration announced today that in.
creases in freight and passenger rates
on all t,ads under federal control
would go into effect next month The
increase in freight rates becomes ef-
fective June 25, and amounts to twenty
five percent in most instances, although
the increase in commodity rates will
be less. A drastic feature of the &C.
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 26, issued
by the United States Railroad Admin
istratiOn under date of May %. Ac-
cOmpanying the order was long mem
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,
where sugar rates apply thereOn-Twen-
ty-fve (25) percent, except. Where
the official Classification applies, fifth
class rates as increased will apply.
| (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, H.,
twenty-five (22) cents per 100 pounds;
to st. Louis, No, twenty seven and
onehalf (273) cents per 100 pounds;
to other points west of the Illinois In
diana State liDe 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
err established relation to the rates of
such points from producing points on
Atlantic seabonrd.
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 two (22) cents per 100
pounds.
l5) From points in Idaho and Utah
to points named in paragraph (3) rates
shall be fifteen (l5) cents above the
rates from eastern Colorado.
(G) From points in California to
points taking Missouri River rates and
points related thereto under the Com
mission = Fourth Section Orders, and
to points east to the Missouri River
twenty two l22) cents per 100 pounds
"(b) Interstate commodity rates
not included in the foregoing list
shall be increased twenty Ave percent.
"(c) Intrastute commodity rates
shall be increased - shown in para
graph (a) 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) lutraState 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 lb) of this section shall apply.
o. In applying the increases pre-
scribeu in this section the increased
class rates applicable to like commodity
descril tions 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 mado
us expressly provided in paragraph
(a) of this section. This paragraph
reads: ln) 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 to
analyZe the new rate schedule and spe-.
officially determine the exact amount
of the increase for all sections of the
country from various production 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 differentiuls and TINT but
little difficulty would cnsue in applying
the new rates.
Late reports from Washington also
mediate that many changes and read.
iustments will hav" 10 be made later
by the railroad administration to re-
move any discrimination that may arise
when the new rates are applied, which
will naturally apply to sugar Shipments
These chanVrs will be made by the ad,
either on its own initia-
tive nftrr receiving suggestions from
and State or local authorities
or hv "rd"r Of the Interstate com.
which has the power to review
and modify the nchednln