The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-07-27

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y-.r,,.ro-a~. .l.,lv 42.-To provide
na ..54i3Gral revenues ne eSsa.y 20
1,,.s, he Saoq,Q99,QO0 increase II
wae, awarded o., rile railroad la2cE
Iog,.4 H., r2ilro2Gs of the country
n,r..sseG today - the interstate
cor, -..rre commission thar passenger
raj he advanced 70 per cent. and
,sTs;,.:,.. rates 9.l2 - addition to 27.G
Der cent. previously requested. They
also proposed shat . surcharge OF oO
per cant. be made Oh Pullman fares.
thai excess baggage rates be iHcIea5-
ed % per ceur. and that milk tariffs
ne i,.ra9se1 10 the same level as
freie,,t rates.
SborI9 The increase proposed today
and hose previously asked for be
o,,.ar>ad in fuU existing freight rates
Vol he advanced 2G.9 per. cent. and
+ha ,,a+ioo's freight bill would be in
oroo.e1 hv 1.355.37G.G75. The to-
taI vb;ch would be added to the pas
sencer revenues under the railway
eyoc1+ivc r7an would be $233 3,S2T,-
0s2 annually. Pullman charges
would 90 up $40, ,C39,3444 a year, the
revenue on milk would be increased
$500 ,O99 ard the excess baggage
char0es would be advanced by ST.
100 0q5
Cr.- Five H.ndre5 Million.
The plan presented by the railroad
axe~nt;yes disclosed that they have
esfin,ated the wage award at approx
in,9+a]v s626.C00 600, instead of the
$500 900 600 figured by the labor
board. Alfred P. Thom, general
counsel Of the association of railway
avec,,+;ves, explained that the $780,
100000 additional was figured on the
basis of overtime allowances provld-
ed in the award.
The proposal Of the executives was
submitted to the commission by >nr.
Thorn after conference with It's
members. 1t had been worked out at
a series of conferences Of railroad
officials here since the announcement
Of the wage award by the labor
board at Chicago last Tuesday. The
commission made no Iomment re-
gard;ag the PROPOSAL and did not in
dicate whether it would order hear
ings.
Hearings on the billion dollar
freight rate increase case were con-
cluded two weeks ago and general
ex2 >,ca,ic:1 has been that the COM
missioa ould grant Q single increase
to cover both that and the added eX-
penses resulting from the wage ad-
vances so as to permit the ming OF
the new tariffs before the govern
ment guarantee TO the falIroaos eA-
pres on September /, under the
terms Of the transportation act.
Submission cf Schedule.
The proposal submitted to the COM
mission today was outlined IN the
following statement Of the railroad
executives:
'The carriers suggest that the rev.
enues required to meet the wage
award oe falseo III par 1ioil' ps'o
senger traln V.alite % &"Is t' l i,nraasino @
1felshI tra!n 'lsiie am, nosseroer os train
saIes 49, 49, uL,s h,. ;,oreas;ng ~ the nercent-
1iaiiiS sliu ~ m - fra;rbt and switch
ass ,sa.os "assN oI,soaJ,, m o.nliod for in the
t!.S Ia.es az esuS N''
lo!io"ih sn N.s, .sanaonror fores n he in
a.,osad %. pe~ cont with = minimum
.e o+ 1a.s thar ten cents ner trim on
VI lio. le' ef &c" 4;ni,a+ Tbe foreooine
any io."i .+o.sard ~ loo.1 or inter]i,,a
tne.uues o',na;on $500 ~ nonyent;on and
taies' 4,,ao ~ slo"' s,eo;at occasions
dales ,,,t ~. u.nv and o+ber ~ n,;,1tinle form
een..lu.s'-0 ~ 80 80 fsres on limited
trains and club car rates.
% All excess baggage rates to
be Increased 20 per cent.
"3 Surcharge on sleeping and
narlor cars to be made so per cent.
nf the charge for space occupied
either in part or sleeping car. 4
- Milk. Increase all rates bcth
passenger and freight. same total
percentage applies to freight reve-
nue..
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