Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1906 — For A Two Cent Rate Law. [ARTICLE]

For A Two Cent Rate Law.

In considering the advisibility of urging the passage of a two cent fare law, Gov. Hanly, some time ago called attention to the law in Michigan tor a straight two-cent fare for e r ery railroad whose earnings were more than $3,000 a mile. In a published statement given out at that time Gov. Hanly favored the passage of a law to this effect. The report of the railroad commission, just submitted to Gov. Hanly shows up the railroad companies which would have to make this reduction. And the number of roads that would come down to the two cent basis includes all of the Indiana roads except the following: Central Indiana; Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville; Chicago, Indiana and Eastern; Cincinnati, Bluffbon and Chicago, and the Louisville, New Albany and Corydon. In other words practically all of the roads in the state would have to make this reduction, if a law such as the Michigan law were pessed. And it is supposed that this will be the basis for the two-cent fare bill that will be urged by the present administration.