Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-02
New Rates, as Authorized by
Interstate Commerce Com
mission, Effective Sept. |
TARIFF EXPERTS ARE BUSY
Carriers to Apply to Various
State Bodies for Advance
in Inter- State Rates.
By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. All

py Inc As6CCldleQ FTeSS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. = Re-
adjustment of the whole rate
structure of the nations transporta-
ton system was started today with u
view of putting into effect by
September l, the freight, passenger,
Pullman, excess baggage and milk
increases authorized Saturday by
the Interstate commerce commission.
While tariff experts are working on
he general rate schedule the carriers
will make application to various state
commissions for advances in intra-
state rates. The request for advances
n passenger, Pullman, excess baggage,
ETC., is expected to be the same in
al states as the increase in these
charges were general for the entire
country.
They were twenty per cent. on
passenger, milk and excess baggage
charges and fifty per cent. for rates
in sleeping and parlor car space.
In the case of freight rates the
Carriers VIII ask the states to ad-
vance the tariff to correspond with
the increases granted by the federal
commission for the territory in which
the state is located. The increases
are forty per cent in eastern territory
twenty-five per cent. in southern and
mountain pacific territory and thirty
i've per cent. IN western territory.
In announcing that the applica-
ti0n for intra state advances would
be made to the state commission,
Alfred P. Phom. general counsel for
the association of railway execu-
tives, said the increase would not
enlarge the gross income to be re-
ceived by the roads under the de-
cIs:on of the federal commission be-
cause in presenting their case the
carriers based their estimates on
corresponding interstate freigns
rate advances. Ass
The railway executives have nor
calculated the total increased reve-
nues to be derived from the adj
vances but from their estimates
I prasenf< 4 fQl IA com mmissions at tne
public H<<< <18 the sum has been
unod1cially Appropriated at one bil-
lion and d half dollars. The decis-
ion is intended to show freight
rates as to give the roads the six
per cent. returns on their aggregate
value permitted by the transporta-
tion act. W
Since the commission fixed Z the
aggregate value of all lines 1t S1S,-
900.000.000, the net operating in
come would be approximately ST.
$4,000, 900 as compared with the
s895.000 ,00 %. standard returns the.
roads have received during the per-
lodof federal control and since
8oastwise and inland steamship
companies and electric railway
lines are permitted under the inter-
state commerce commission to raise
Driy freight rates. Nothing was said
as 10 passenger rates on steamboat
lines. but the decision did statk
specifically that the freight rate
increase granted electric raj va 2
lines was not to be construed as
anexpression of disapproval of in
cre4ses, made or proposed in the
regular manner in the passenger
fares of Electric lines M
While the commission aufhQfized
separate rate Increases to the rail-
roads ii the four separate
territories The increases on freight
moving from one tetritory into am
other viii be thirty-three and one
third per cent.
Creation by5theS commission on Its
own motion of. me Mointain- Pacific
territory WAS unexpected. The
WESTERN reads had Joined in asking
for an increase of thirty-two and one
third per cent, but the southwestern
lines asked that they be given
separate fteatnlent and freight in
crease. OF approximately thirty min 2
perkcent. The kcom mission did not
grant the request saying it had been
opposed by many shippers and 5py
stner carriers in theswestern group.
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