Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 310, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1914 — Passenger Men Explain Need of Fare Increase. [ARTICLE]

Passenger Men Explain Need of Fare Increase.

Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 30.—General passenger agents of a number of railroads appeared before the directors of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce today and presented the railroads’ side of the passenger rate question. They the railroads’ recent announcement that they would ask the next Indiana legislature to increase the passenger rate in this state from 2 cents /to 2 1 / 2 cents a mile. The Chamber of Commerce took no action on the question. E. P. Cockrell, of Chicar go, general passenger agent of the Mpnon, was spokesman for the committee. With him were J. D. McNamara, of St. Louis, general passenger agent of the Wabash; J. I. Hall, of Indianapolis, general passenger agent of the Lake Erie & Western, and others, including John Priest, traveling passenger agent of the Monon. A communication was read from Post E, Travelers’ Protective Association, pro testing against the proposed increase in fares.