EAST-BOUND TRANSCONTINENTAL SITUATION-Continued

To

From

Long-and-
short-haul
mileage

Item

Railroad
charges per
ton, prior to
June 25, 1918

Unequal
contribution
per ton
levied by
the Govern-
ment's 25%
increase in
freight rates.
June 25, 1918

Total or
present rail-
road charges
per ton, in-
cluding 25%
increase

Total or
present rail-
road charges
per car, in-
cluding 25%
increase

Unjust
application
of Govern-
ment's 3%
war tax,
amount
levied per
carload

RAILROAD AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS

NOTE-Because of Railroad Administration Order No. 28, effective June 25,
1918, the above passenger fares were increased 16 per cent where standard
sleeping-car service was taken, thus increasing the fares to 4.66 cents per
mile on the main line and to 5.83 cents on the branch lines; further, said
order eliminated from use all scrip-books and round trips, privileges which were
In this behalf the prewar $90
formerly enjoyed under private operation.
scrip books gave the owners thereof the equivalent of a 21-cent passenger fare

on the main lines and of a 3-cent fare on the branch lines, including the
It therefore fol-
privilege of standard sleeping-car service at regular rates.
lows that the effect of Order No. 28 resulted in increasing passenger fares in
Aside from the
Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico from 25 to 86.4 per cent.
increase for Pullman-car service, which has recently been canceled, the
increases and discrimination herein referred to are still being perpetuated by
the Government.