The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02
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RAIL Rates
ON SEPT. |
Whole System of Charges
Being Readjusted by
Railroads for Raise.

Washington, Aug. 2.-(By the
Associated Observation-Disclosures
of the whole rate structure Of the
nations transportation systems was
started today with a view to putting
into effect by Sept. /, the freight.
passenger, pullman, excess baggage
and milk rate increases authorized
last Saturday by the interstate COM
merce commission.
While tariff experts are working
on the general rate schedules, the
carriers will make application to
the various state commissions for
corresponding advances in intra-
state rates. Requests for advances
in passenger, pullman, milk and
excess baggage tariffs are expected
to be the same for all states as the
increases in these charges author
lied by the federal commission were
general for the entire country.
They were 20 per cent on passen-
ger. milk and excess baggage
charges and so per cent on rates
for sleeping and parlor car space.
Ask States for Raise.
In the case OF freight rates, how
ever, the carriers will ask the
states to advance these tariffs to
correspond with the increases
granted by the federal commission
for the territory in which the state
is located The interstate increases
authorized are 40 per cent in east.
aern- territory, Is in southern and
Mountain-Pacific territory and IS il
western territory.
Coastwise and inland steamship
companies and electric railway
lines are permitted under the inter.
state commerce commissions deci.
sion to raise only freight rates
Nothing was said by the commits.
sion as to passenger rates on the
steamboat lines, but the decision
did say specifically that the freigh
rate increase granted electric rail
lway lines was not to be construed
as an expression Of Lisapproval O
increases in passenger fares.
i Shows 33 Is Per Cont Jump.
While the commission authorizes
separate freight rate increases Il
the railroads in the four separate
territories the increase on freigh
moving from one territory into an
1 other will be 80 173 per cent.
The surcharge of so per cent Of
sleeping and parlor car space rs t,
. accrue wholly to the railroads
This charge was opposed by tn
Pullman company on the groun
that it would reduce the travel il
cars Of that type. The commissio
held, however, that a charge G
this character has much in its ia
vor," as ''unquestionably the Sci
vice is more valuable to the pas
senger and more expensive to th
rail carriers .,.-
Intra.State Increase Advised.
Reasons requiring an increas
7 OF interstate rates are very persua
sive of the need for increase /
intra-state rates." declares a r,
, port sent to various state railwa
r commissions today by the thre
/ representatives of those commi.
sions who sat with the intersta,
commerce commission during pull
lie hearings on the billion and
half dollar railroad rate increase.
4 1--WE believe that the conclusion
: considering all things, is just an
fair and We give it our approval
says the report.
: "The increased rates permitte
under the ruling will probably 6
into effect Sept. 1, 1920. The ope
,ating revenues of the railroads VI
/ der present rates and condition
are recognized by all persons as il
] sufficient"