Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-01
THREE-CENT FARE
On ALL RAILROADS
ORDERED BY NJ ADOO
Freight Rates Also Increased by
Director General.
IS. RECORD RATE INCREASE
Grants Carrying Lines Of Country
Greatest Tariff Raise in Their His
tory, Aggregating over
$500, 100000

Increases lust announced. and higher
costs OF coal and other supplies ms
wear Director General McAdoo ordered
railroad freight rates in the ohl'eu
States raised - per cent and paSseh-
ger fares increased to 3 cents Il nile
from the present basis of about Z12
cents. It is estimated that the pro
gram will bring between SSOO'oOoOVV
and 100000 600 more revenues 10 the
railroads within the next year II rep
resents by far the biggest rate increase
IN the history Of railroads.
The new freight charges, which Gov
or both class and commodity rates ne
come effective June % and the pasSeh-
ger increase will 90 into effect June
10
Issued under authority granted pS
the railroad acr to President wilson
acting through the director general
the order wipes out all interstate low
or rates effective on either freight OF
passenger traffic
Sleeping Car Rates Increased.
Travellers in standard sleeping and
parlor cars are required to p"N "12
cents a mile in addition to Pullman
fares and In tourist sleeping cars "a
ccnts. Pullman rates remain the SAME
Communication and other suburban
rates on railroads are Increased III per
rent. FareS on electric interuroah
lines are not affected.
Special excursions, mileage conVeu'
ton and tourist rates, with a few eN-
~cptions. are discontinued, privileges
such ms stopovers and free side trips
are abolished and excess baggage
charges are increased.
Both freight and passenger rates on
boat lines operated on the lakes, rivers
Or cnastwisc by railroads. are to be
raised proportionatcly with the geher-
ni increases.
Export and import freight rates are
ordered cancelled and the higher 10
snestic rates will apply to and from
ports.
A number of fiat Increases, instead
AZ percentage additions. are ordered
for coul. coke, lumber, ore, stone,
grain. cotton. live stock meats, sugar
bullion and other commodities.
Existing diTerentials and rate rela-
tionships between vari0us localities
nre 10 be preserved 50 far as possible
hut many readIustmeuts will have TO
De- made later. All rates are subject
IN review ny the interstate commerce
commission. but the president has final
authority.
Coal Costs st6oooo,ooo More.
In announcing that the rate in
creases are required by public interest
Director General McAdoo referred 10
the rapidly rising cost of coal, which
lie estimated this year alone at $160.-
100000 more than last year. and 10
higher cost of every other material on
tering into railroad transportation. OPP
Grating eX'wuScS. hc estimated. would
be- between $S50000000 and $S60000,-
600 grcater lis year than the s.. So
100000 figure of last year.
No part of the increased rates Is on
account of the program of nearly II
billion dollars of improvements. addi-
tions ana new equipment this year, he
explained
ut is earnestly hoped" said the al
rector general. that all citizens affect
ed directly or indirectly by this in
crease Of rates will support the gener-
al principle OF such increase rs an un-
ayoidnble war measure and accept
the additional burden in the same Spir-
II Of Selt-sacrtiCe in which they have
accepted other Inconvenience and bur
dcus and the grieyous personal losses
which are part of the price that the
nation is patrioucally paying for
world liberty"
Mr.. MCAdoo called attention to the
fact that there is no way In which
The present Increases will jnure to pri-
vate profit
Mr., McAdoo announced thar he ex-
poets the Interstate commerce. com
mission 10 review many of the new
schedules, on complaint of shippers or
other commercial interests. and
changes VIII be made on the commits
Slou's recommendations. This is nee
cS~ary to readiust the nationwide fab
nc OF complicated rates. each intcrde-
pendent ou scores of others ana 80 de.
licateiy admsted ia human eds of thou
Saud~ Of cases hat cYGnce of q
cent or TWO causes 3i~d9ct industrial
nnd commercial disturbances.
Passenger fares H. some SparSel,
settled regions NOW more thau 3 cent,
VIII not lee reduced Although exist
iug excursion and tourist fares arr
abolished. the order permits the r,-es
Enlistment of rouud-trip tourist fare,
somewhat lower than the Scent rgte.
Lcw Rate for Veterans.
Exceptions o the three-ceu+ ~at.
arr made for soldiers and sailors ,,t.
may travel az one cent mile whom ~.
furlough at their own expease. a1.
h. Ter persons attending the NAT. .uol ~,
& campmeu' OF the Grand Amy If IN,
s kepuhhe no Portland Ore a,5 80