Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-05
ABROAD FARES To
ADVANCE AUG. Is
eight Rates also t. BE Raised
Aug. % Accoi ding to Plan of
Observation-Disclosures Rates
Also Will BE Highcr

ashfngtrh. Aug 2 (By tho Asso'
nd T'rc~S,--Ihc new passenger fares;
baby win bccnnie effective AnTusi 70
the advanced t-cigh. rates august
according 20 n p-ogra.n outlined to-
ut By Alfred r. rhom. general counsel
.he Association Of Railroad IIN"cc-
"a
simultaneously witn the effectiveness of
sangrN rates. tho ;nrrpasnd charges
Pullman travel and the new rates on
ass baggage I'D :ri!s clso vii! be
tn forcA
abroad -Ais .~xpe-ts rave begun the
par7tioo >: Sl:,,ikot rate schedules in
azinx ma transportation costs OF a
centngo tAsts. These all, be present ed
cis rrters;ate Com,pe rce Commission
rfntH ;ntor K the proposed effective
- ':hc r.-- shceth vii. be supple
nx.,i BY N-n;od ,ariffs containing rates
au terTitorics and on All commodities
soon "a ;hc ,hy;1ci; TASK u working
fhH nu:t:.ud,nous defaits can be
ompnshei. Uatil this NOR. "a douc,
al raT oCictns .'iil compute The nuv,
cs and charges for .neir -c.vsai;vt
rim rfns OF the basis OF Inc cxistirs
50 plu:; !ne pGrcNn'a.,c incrcasr author
~ 90" tu'Il !nIti'pD
While ts's method @. poiting now rates
cfscS would Nc ur1su,u Y,.:lrlA1 o.
AIS pointed 10 ms sogtcstfon az IL.
nun fNaion that re higher charles h.
IN f,rcn ~: IN caJis n Safe as prAo-
able"
y putting .hc Increased .afsc Int, e.
prior to September tla- drain on
ErsSrry under tho guarantee pipvi-
rs q: :he !rS:,sI,.rta-o1 ac: BIely vii
III sod 5,far, ex-;rsttnn o. In govern.
n.'s guarantee &c sa.niass - tho ro,lds
lctS!s osi1yna,nt to-dav that ~ S,p:crn.
1 tho SIiit'@4I:cr yiU.'. enc would SAvt
Il no SoSern'ccn. approximately ;65>
u0o ,''r she ALI Months 5000 th2 pa.saxs
.ae 'resc''. all c.ai iA~.
he ..ostr,:-n,,n. mas beer Obliged io
i.inus .he s,ain,ar1 mo-, .h!S renfAi
yu,on ~t:L.h was n efte~:: curing ed.
,, '.Ja:rol ~ veil Ia to meet dof'ctGs
covarsd ~ ;hr I,,n.al amount, su.
ucd Nv tire individual carriers. in
dcd in me chsrg": 1ni:b Will fall or
treasury N ;aose ,laticits IS chat por-
n Of he $500. oN1.iu, wage award GOV
ng labor costs from May to Septem
/, when the guarantee expires. This
6 officially estimated at 500, 900, 600
us the American people will pay one
I'd of the increased wages for rail-
hd employees this year in taxes.
PADS HAVE COST GOVERNMENT
HUGE SUM
With the amount guaranteed the car
RS this year and tho claims of the lines
compensation under their contracts
tn tho railroad administration th'
hds will have cost the government APP
Ultimately billion and half dollars
zee the President took over the proper
S December q, 1917.
opera tion Of the roads after Septemhe
Inder the new rates will yield, accord
to accountants and tariff experts o
carriers. an arrual return of abou
$50 100000. While these figures were NJ
preliminary sort. the railroad expert:
loved the freight revenues to he de
ed under the new charges would m oun
81 300, 0ON.0n0 and thn income from pas
hger traffic S2S3, 00o. 900. Their estimates
was explained, wero based on tn
sumption that irtrastaie rates you'll
increased correspond agly with the al
nee authorized hy the federal commits
pm IN Interstate rates
The need for increases in intrastat
ties was set forth in a report forwarde
+day.