Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 9 | General Increase in Railway Rates

GENERAl INCREASE E IN RAilWAY RATES RATE By United Press WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 13 15 Increase rates ranging from Hi 35 to 28 8 per cert celt of oC freight traffic and one-fourth one b three-fourths three of ot mile on a n. cent a passenger pas pan traffic have been decided by Director General McAdoo it became became be be- became came known here late today Official announcement of or the increases in ir- ir- ir creases is expected to be ma made Mon Ion day McAdoo and members of ot his spent the tho entire da day thre threshing out Oe tIc rate question Operating costs for the coming fiscal year ear promise to be hc abut above the present Th The added cost of or coal will furtHa increase this deficit It was stated staled The he h conference toda today was to determine ex exactly exactly ex- ex the amount of Increase e in n each particular section of oC the cou countr country n try I