Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-03
U.S.PASSENGER
CHARGES LESS
THAN IN EUROPE
Comparisons Made by Illinois
Central Railway for Like
Distances.
LATE BOOST INCLUDED

Railway passenger transportation costs
much less in the United States than IN
other countries, according to table OF
comparisons made by the Illinois Central
In a statement to the public. Fares paid
between points on the Illinois Central
svstem are compared with the fares be-
tween points situated a similar distance
apart on British and continental Eu-
ropean railways.
It is presented, for example, that the
fare between Jackson, Miss, and New Or
leans, La, 4 distance Of 1881 miles, is
S713 the fare for a lower berth $3.50
aud the total SLOTS. The fare between
London and Manchester, England, 1859
miles, is S11O7, the sleeping fare S24S
and the total $3.50.
Other comparisons presented are;
Memphis. Tenn, to vicksburg, Miss,
221 miles; railway fare, $3.50; sleeping
car s4O5; total, S1264. Paris. France, to
I.ieCe, Belgium 22S miles; railway fare,
s1451: sleeping car, S7.5S; total S22.O4.
st Louis, No, to Chicago, 2942 miles
railway fare. S1124; sleeping car, A.o5;
total S1529 London, TO Carlisle. Eng
land, 200 miles; railway fare, $3.50;
sleeping car, S3.6j; total, 1924.
OUT OF CHICAGO
TRAVEL CHARGES.
Chicago to TT. Dodge. Iowa, 374.6
miles: railway fare, S14S9; sleeping car.
S4O5: total. 1854. Paris, France. to
Geneva, switzerland, 1853 miles; railway
fare. S25.6s; sleeping car, $14-63; total.
S4OS1.
Sioux City, Iowa, to Chicago, 5o9.G
miles; railway fare, S2O15; sleeping car,
$3.50: total. S25.O1. Paris to Biarrtt2,
France. 5O7.3 miles; railway fare $500 !;
Chicago to Memphis. Tenn, 1851 miles ;
railway fare, sd Is; sleeping car, S5.OS;
total. S2T.23 Paris, France. to Milan.
Italy. 522.5 miles; railway fare, S47.J9;
sleeping car. S22.12; total, $G9.71.
Birmingham. Ala, to Chicago, ESQ.,
miles; railway fare, S2562; sleeping ca=,
$50: total, S33.72. Paris. France, TO
Venice, Italy. 6s7.2 miles; railway fare,
$3.50; sleeping car, S27.56; total, $3.50.
Chicago to Jackson, Mich. 1874 miles;
railway fare, S29.34 sleeping car, 1891;
total, S3S.25. Paris, France. to Florence,
Italy, 1913 miles; railway fare, s54.45;
sleeping car, $50; total, $S6.45.
Louisville. Ky, TO New Orleans, La.
7S4.4 miles: railway fare, S3O11; sleeping
car, SS91; total. S39.O2. Paris. France,
TO Prague, CzechO -Slovakia. TS6 miles;
railway fare. S9S.13; sleeping car, $24.96;
total. S11S09.
FARES INCLUDE
RECENT INCREASES.
These fares, it is explained, include the
recent increases, and also make allowance
for the American war tax Of per cent.
In addition to the service represented
by the payment Of these fares. the state
n1ent points out that the custom OF han
ding ordinary baggage without charge
is unknown abroad. while baggage rates
sre much greater than the excess rates
in this country.
II defense Of the suTcharge collected
by the railways on sleeping car fares the
illinois Central cites the fact that in
919 that railway hauled one and one
half gross tons of car weight for every
coach passenger carried and four and
four-tenths gross tons for each sleeping
car passenger.
mot to collect the surcharge. there
fore" says President c. h. Markham,
would obviously be a discriminz ton
against the coach passenger, and an in
justice to the railroad"
The statement further calls attention
TO the increases in cost OF the material
for rendering transportation servioe-in
creases in cost of equipment ranging
from IA to 225 per cent IN six years
and heavy increases In wages, fuel and
other material.