Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1919 — THE CHICAGO PUBLIC MUST FOOT THE BILL. [ARTICLE]

THE CHICAGO PUBLIC MUST FOOT THE BILL.

Increases from 5 to 7 cents on surface lines and from 6 to 8 cents on the elevated railroads, effective at midnight tonight, Were granted the companies Wednesday. After a four-day strike last week in Chicago car men obtained an increase to 65 cents an hour on surface lines and 67 cents on the elevated limes, with an eight-hour day and other benefits.