The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22
RAILROAD COMMISSION
GRANTS RATE INCREASE

i The Tennessee railroad commission
has granted the increase In freight,
passenger and Pullman rates on intra-
state traffic to conform with the In
creases allowed the railroads on inter-
state rates by the interstate commerce
| commission. The new rates become
effective upon one days notice to the
public.
apply to carload shipments OF road
building materials when consigned to
or their agents.
| Under the provisions Of the ruling,
freight charges will be increased Is
| per cent. passenger fares will be raised
to SO cents per mile. and Pullman
rates will go up 80 per cent The rail-
roads and not the Pullman company
will benefit by this advance.
The request of the Nashville. Chat
tanooga & st. Louis railway for. rs
per cent. increase In rates on coal ship
ments to Nashville from mines along
its line was denied by the commission,
In an order issued yesterday. Under
this ruling the $40 rate that has ex-
listed for two years will be superseded
by $1.60 rate.
The commissions order suspending
the effective date Of the intrastate rate
advances follows:
"Office of the Railroad and Public Util-
tiles Commission OF the State of Ten
nessee. Nashville. Sept. IS, 1920.
docket NO. 49, advanced rates. charges
and fares on all freight. passenger
and passenger train traffic between
stations in Tennessee.
''It appearing that there has been
filed with the railroad and public utili-
ties commission of the state OF Ten
nessee by the Carolina, Clinchfeld &
Ohio. Southern railway. Cincinnati,
New Orleans & Texas Pacific railway
Nashville. Chattanooga q St; Louis
railway, Louisville a Nashville rail-
road, Mobile & Ohio railroad. Illinois
Central railroad, Chicago, Memphis &
Gulf railroad. East Tennessee q West
ern North Carolina railroad, Hartman
North Carolina railroad companies,
tariffs and supplements to tariffs adj
vanclng all rates, charges and fares on
intrastate freight, passenger and pas
senger train service between. stations
In Tennessee, said tariffs and supple
ments being issued In such form and
In such volume that 1t is impracticable
at this time to set out each tariff and
supplement numbers In detail.
It further appearing that said tariffs
creases in rates, charges and fares for
the intrastate transportation of all
freight, passenger and passenger train
traffic. 1t is ordered that the commits
sion upon its own motion without for
NAL pleading enter upon hearing con-
corning the propriety and lawfulness
OF the advanced rates, fares and charges
as published In said tariffs and supple
ments to tariffs; and It further appear
ing that the rights and interests OF the
public appear to be injuriously affected
thereby, and II being the opinion of the
commission that the effective date OF
the schedules contained in said tariffs
and supplements to tariffs. should be
postponed, pending hearing and de-
clsion thereon.
.Tt is further ordered that the oper-
alton of the rates. charges and fares
published In said tariffs and supple
the use OF the advanced rates as pub
lished In said tariffs and supplements
to tariffs be deferred upon intrastate
traffic In Tennessee for thirty days