The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-28
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!. ! HIGHER ! |! FARES /
ON ! MANY RAIL, "A
LIVE|;S.IN |';'' / CITIES i ]
Eleven Cities Have Not In.
creased Rates But Intend
Doing So
HIGH MATERIAL COST
BLAMED FOR INCREASE
Chicago Jumps Fares; St. Paul
Holds of; Many Others
= Are "Going Up"
UNITED Press)

UNITED Press)
New York, Jan. 28-Nineteen and
twenty destined to witness renewed
efforts on the part of officials OF elec-
tric railway systems thruout the
United States to obtain authority TO
charge still higher fares than were
granted the public service corpora
tions in 1919 and 1918.
; In poll of So cities taken by the
United Press, reports showed that In
only twelve cities fares have not been
raised, while in the other Al IN
creases of from a fraction OF cent
to 4 and S cents have been granted.
In eleven of the twelve cities where
the cost OF a car ride remains the
same, however, either definite steps
have already been taken looking to-
ward a revision of the fare in favor
of the operating companies, or ad-
vertising campaigns are being put
on to prepare the public mind for
= a later demand. In only one city
has there been an actual downward
revision of the fare.
Increased cost of labor, steel, cop
per, wire and the hundred AMI one
other kinds of materials necessary
ito the operation of an electric line
has been the one outstanding reason
advanced by the corporations in ask
: ing for more money. The old nickel
that used to be enough to pay all ex-
penses and then produce respectable
profit now pays only about 2k to
8 cents toward the upkeep and opera
tion of the roads, officials argue.
- New York Uses Bus
In several cities, notably New
York, municipal bus lines have been
put in operation, substituting for
various car routes. n lew York's rid
ing public has for several months
been bombarded with propaganda for
anSadvance in fare on surface, elevat-
ed and subway lines. The fare has
remained at cents, however, altho
two or three companies suspended
transfer privileges and ceased to op-
crate cars on few lines.
&F In Chicago the state public utilities
commission granted the surface and
elevated lines authority to raise their
fares from five cents to seven and
eigth cents, respectively. Recently,
however,, "ucA CAoAuAAcClOAI o11O"SN
the companies prospered too greatly
on the advanced fares, the increases
were withdrawn and now the cars
may be ridden in the lake metropolis
for six cents.
Fares Still Stick
Fares in cities which have not seen
higher transportation are: Dallas,
Tex, 80 rides for dollar; Des
Moines, Iowa, 5 cents; St. Paul,
Mimi, S cents; San Francisco, CAL,
cents; Los Angeles, Cal, cents; Col
umbus, O., 8 rides for Is cents; Cleve-
land, O., six tickets for rs cents with
one cent extra for transfers; Buffalo,
N. Y, 5 cents; New York city, 5
cents; Philadelphia, Pa, 5 cents with
Scent exchange tickets and free
transfers.; Nashville, Tenn, 5 cents,
and Rochester,, N. Y, cents.
Rates Increased
Present fares in cities whose elec-
eric lines have been given higher
fares are:
Chicago, ILL.,, cents.
Kansas City, Kan, 8 cents.
Madison, Wis, cents.
, Wausau, Wis, cents.
Indianapolis, Ind, S cents twas s
tickets for 25 cents).
Lincoln, Neb., cents
Denver, Colo., 6 cents.
Stockton, Cal, cents.
Portland, Ore, 6 cents.
IL Cincinnati, o., cents.
Springfield, ILL.,, 6 cents.
=: Kansas City, Mo-, 8 cents.
Lacrosse, Wis, cents.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, cents.
Milwaukee, Wis, cents.
" San Jose, CAL, 6 cents.
Fresno, Cal, 6 cents.
St. Louis, Mo-, 8 cents.
Toledo, O.. cents.
Syracuse, NJ Y, 6 cents.
Washington, D. c., cents.
Boston, Mass, 10 cents.
Pittsburgh, Pa, 10 cents.
Albany, N. Y, 6 cents.
Richmond, Va, 5 cents was tick
cts for rs cents).
Birmingham, Ala, 6 cents.
J., Harrisburg, Pa, 6 cents.
Hartford, New Haven, Stamford,
New Britain, Bridgeport, Conn, 6
cents initial fare under zone system.
Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken,
:. Camden, Trenton, and Bayonne, N.
j., pay cents.
Lived With Needles in Heart.
A woman physician under treat
ment in a lunatic asylum in England