Evening journal., 1920-05-17
Fare and Rate Increases

Philadelphia, Pa. May 3, 1920
The Official Journal Of The British
/ Board OF Trade. which has lust
reached this country contains an in
! teresting article summarizing The
total advances In passenger fares and
| freight rates, which have been made
| by the principal countries Of the
| world since the beginning Of the war
A notable feature IS the relative
smallness OF the advances in the
| United States.
European Allied Countries.
In France passenger fares have been
advanced as follows First class, 80
per cent; second class, - per cent;
third class, 20 per cent. An increase
of 2J per cent. was imposed In March,
1918; the further advance Of the
above percentages Is provisional and
! has been so far sanctioned only for
1870. The provisional Increase IN
| freight rates for 1920, with a cores
pOndlng advance in subsidiary
charges, brings up the total increase
! IN rates to ii0 per cent. There has
been allowed a graduated system OF
abatemcnts In passenger fares Tor
members Of families-the larger the
| family the greater the abatement. Sol
dlers with 80 per cent. disability and
over. are carried at quarter fares.
Belgium has advanced both passen-
ger fares and freight rates by 100 per
cent. above pre-war charges
In Italy, as in France, the advances
In fares are graduated according TO
class. The increase for first class Is
! 1870 per cent. for second class, 100 per
cent. for third class GO per cent, and
| for passengers luggage i20 per cent.
1 The rates on f0odstuffs. fuel. certain
raw materials and building materials
| have been advanced by 40 per cent?
goods pay 100 per cent more.
The railway advances in Greece
have been small. They amount TO z
30 per cent. increase on idres anu
lratcs, The advance to continue Tot ehe
| year after the end Of the war.
portugal has imposed q 81 per cent;
increase on both passenger fares ana
freight rates.
European Neutral Countries.
In Holland passenger fares nave
aOne nm by about 75 per cent, ana
lihe advances in freight rates range
from 20 10 $40 per cent.
passenger fares in Switzerland nave
incfeased by about 1870 per cent
In Sweden the graduated system
has been applied to passenger lares,
so that while iirst-class pdsssnsMs M
lnay POO per cent more Than Delore
MI more, and the third class 100 per
cent. more fhc adSaDce IN lreigh'
lrales is POO per cent - ~. J.,
Norway has also graduated tue IN,
creases in fares as follows. tirsl
class. 1870 per cent; second class y
nor cent: third class. 60 per cent
Freight rates have been incfeaseu ps
about $50 per cent.
The actual increases IN SPAR
amount TO more than 10 per cent ot
fares and rates. but the followlng. al.
dlilOnal increases are proposed. tlrs
{ class passengers, 80 per cent secon,
class. IS per cent. third class, 20 PEI
cent: freight. 80 per cent.
. Central European Powers.
A new Increase Of 100 per cent o.
freight rales in Germany came mt
force This month. There Il soma
: doubt about the total increaAs Ac
! cordlng TO the journal Ouielel'
paris, the increase IN passenger lafee
I'M To last month were from % 70 u
per cent In passenger fares ana X
Ter cent. in freight rates. There Is 4
addition a transport tax.