New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01

is more valuable to the passengess and
more expensive.
THE Pullman Company opposes the
re-estabhshment Of surchargH for
Pullman occupancy on the ground that
such a charge reduces the travel In
cars of that type 1t submitted state-
ment showing the revenues by weeks
for the period March | to September
30, 1918, compared with correapon1
ing weeks of the previous year. The
surcharge imposed by the Directo
General was in effect from June 20 to
November 80, 1918. The statement
shows that beginning with the third
week of June there was a reduction in
the revenue as compared with the
same weeks of the previous year,
whereas during the period from March
I to June Is the earnings in 1918 were
greater than in 1917. These figures
appear in part at least to sustain the
contention that the surchargc operated
to reduce revenues.
can analysis Of the situation. Row-
ever indicates that factors other than
the surcharge were in part responsible
| for the decreased revenue from passen-
gers in sleeping and parlor cars in 1918,
as the very large reduction in service
rendered during that year undoubtedly
accounts for a portion of the reduction
! in revenues. 1t is we'll known that the
policy of the Railroad Administration
at that time was to discourage luxury
travel and reduce the mileage of sleep
| ing and parlor cars, particularly the
/ latter"
Differences in Four Districts
The COMMISSION makes the following
provisions to cover the differences in
I 3, t,J ~,
/ tricts or groups:
! "1-Wherc rates are constructed by
the use of combinations upon gate
ways between any two groups, the
/ through rates should be increased by
/ applying to each factor it's respective
percentage.
"2-Rates between points within a
grou. md points on the border line Of
such group should be increased accord
/ ing to the percentage applicable to the
group. Where a river constitutes q
boundary line between two groups.
I points on both banks thereof shall be
| considered as border points.
"S-Joint or singlcline through
rates between points in one group and
points in other groups should be in
creased 33 1-3 per cent.
"4-In cases where the rates over
different routes between the same
points would, by strict application of
| The VARYING percentages of increase
horoin annr0ved he subject 70 difYerent
norcnn+aocs. the lowest nercentaqe an
nlicabla TO anv of the routes nav he
annI;od 10 +bn ratas over ali If sucb
routes.
I'm the construction OF rates in ac-
cordance with these findings, it is not
intended that the group boundaries
strictiv observed hn+ thc Territorial
horndaries horo+oforo rccoonized
should bc obsorvod ror cyannla
Picbnond ONO If no so-caIlod Vir@in;a
c;fins sbouid contir,,n on Tho Iasie
v.Lich i bos boro+oforo oniovod
"T,o ahovn fnG;ros a,,ni,, - oil
steam railroads subject to our iur;s-
9;o+:, 1,alJi.,o. 1nSlo hor+ i;ros
f,4 ,,t ~ -; Aiosl.a
- 70 l'-'' N"1.9 ~ 1Ni@sN''
aro ;nclndeJ in the Easte,n rronn and
are eI,h;ac+ 70 tho nnrcontaoo for nat
oroun tbo ,evidenca as to tho disnro.
n ,, ,t, nceJs Of H. Saw FnrIand
lines makes If dcsirahlo +haf the car-
rjers Owe careful considera+ion ia the
diz,isions Of ioint ratns accru;nc 70
these lines,
Rates On Bituminous Coal
REGARDING RACES on pituminous coal
thc commission said:
Carriers serving the Pennsylvania
Ohio-West Virginia coal fields propose
20 continue the existing difTerentials
in coal rates, and have worked out a
scheme of rates to effect that result.
Carriers in the Southern and Western
groups propose to ignore existing diff
ferentials in coal rates within these
groups. The proposal of the Eastern
lines to preserve existing relationships
is approved. and carriers in tha other
groups should work out q similar plan
FOR restoring the relative adjustments
Of coal rates now obtaining in those
groups. An effort should be made
promptly to devise rates in each rroup
that Will WELD, as nearly as practicable
the same revenue in the aggregate as
would be afforded by a straight ror-
centaGe increase on the bases herein
approved"
The commission made tha follo,,;,,e,
order with regard to port differentiais:
The Eastern carriers @xnress Of
record their wilIingness to nrneor,,a ~,
istinr relationships betrcan +ba ,otos
10 and from the Eastern no1+. ~ ~,
lection to this nronosal ,,.nc Nv, r', az
This result can he raad;i, o t'd'o'.e
plshed. for the reason thai al ,,etos -,
falo-Pi,tts9urgh line are based % on II the
rates may be increased and existing