Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1918 — ROADS WISH STRAIGHT FIFTEEN CENT RATE [ARTICLE]

ROADS WISH STRAIGHT FIFTEEN CENT RATE

Indiana ■ railroads have filed a petition with the Indiana public service .commission, asking for a modification of a recent order, issued by the commission, which granted the railroads the right to increase freight rates on coal shipments in Indiana from 10 to 15 cents a ton. The new petition asks the commission to let the railroads increase the rates on a straight 15cent basis.