Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1920 — INDIANA BOOSTS FREIGHT RATES [ARTICLE]

INDIANA BOOSTS FREIGHT RATES

railroads had asked for FORTY PER CENT INCREASE. 14.I 4 . ; U'» • Indianapolis, Sept' 27.—Freight rates of railroads, operating in Indiana wiU be increased 38 1-3 per cent, effective on ,one day’s notice not earlier than October 1, the public service comm inion decided today. J In fixing the amount of Ue inc Tease the commi ssi on denied petition of the railroads for a forty per cent freight rate increase, and a twenty per cent increase in passenger, baggage, milk and cream rates. , .. • Authority was granted to increase general commodity rates by ten per cent and iron and steel articles and live stock sixteen per cent No increase was authorized on brick. Differentials were ordered for rates for short hajrls were provided. tawST ST belt Tfferenti™'of twenty-five per cent per net ton on coal over Indianapolis and to presCrve existing differentials to other B *issuing ito order the public service commission, declared it upheld the general contention of the Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne and other chambers of commerce that Indiana be placed on an equality with the rates m Illinois, / “This commission does not believe that the general levy of rates should be increased by greater extent than increases in Illinois and that? such an increase can be justified,’’ Chairthe issuance of the order. FThis commission does not believe that t is the intention of congress to in rts enactment of the transportation aw create rate discrimination between states. Under conditions now prevailing if this state were to authorize forty per cent freight increases the result would be tp create a rate discrimination against Indiana that would throttle its development.” The steam carriers were authorized to increase their coal races on inter-state traffic 33 1-8 per* cent, except on those rates to the so-call-ed gas belt territory, including Lafayette, Columbus, Greenfield, Rushville and Greensburg. In this territory the rates shall not eatoeedthe rate to Indianapolis by more than 25 cents a ton. The rates for short hauls were also set out iiW detail. switchmen, storage and other special service not including track ®torage. The sleeping car and parlor car increase petition was denrtt. iltwasmade ago that the passenger fare petition action by the "lllinois ancTohi state utilities bodies. 1 , The boost of ten par cdht in gravel Shipments. After outlying I OTuOr 6 XDI3III Ou. | vpunull w j a ' I i >» “ 11 »;■. «»»*—iss(ili——esu | eßS'"Ww | e' l- . ■ I , dHbWbdb uMAV ’ily.