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Show 11 CENT PASSENGER FARES jOflflllO Western Railroads May Raise Rates Between Here and Omaha The Interstate commerce commission halng ruled in a recent decision that passenger rates between states that have the Intrastate 2 cent fare law ?annot be controlled by those states It Is probable that a 1 the railroads operating through Kansas and Nebraska, includ ng the LnJon Pacific, Burlington, Rock Island Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific lines, w tl combine to force the passenger rates up on trips through these states This is the opinion of D E. Burley general pas senger agent of the Oregon Short Line following h s receipt from Washington of a copy of the decls on of t e comm ss o in the caee of Arkansas Ok ahoma and M ssourL The decsion a cop of which was re ceived vesterday ho ds that n Interstate traffic between points with n 2 cent fare states the rates may be f gured on a 3 cent a ml e basis, as such fare Is not nreasonabe The decision was aga nst the public ut I t es and railroad commls slons of the t ree states and in favor of the ral road companies In tbe e ent that the western railroads which operate through Kansas and braska should decide to test out the ap p cation of tbe decision as to those s ates a I the roads would Immed ately in tltu e a through passenger rate based on 3 cents a mile through Kansas and "Nebra ka In stead of 2 cemts a mi e as at present The rate by way of the Union Pac fic from Sa t Lake to Omaha based on the 2 cent rate In Kansas and Nebraska Is now S26 '4. Kh the proposed Increa e this rate would be raised to an e en $30 Instead of wait ng tor the Inte btate com me ce ommission to decide e he the ru ng applies to interstate bus ness througl cents a m e states as well as bet veen po nts within tfto of t ese state the ra road companies wll na grate t e inc ca ed ""ate and t en f ght It out e fore he omm ss on when he arlous state comm ss ons f e e r p ote ts Mr Burley belie es that t e dec s on of the comm ss on In t e A kansas Ok a homa and M ssouri case w be a dea. h bo to t e powe of the var ous s ale a lroad omm s Ions to contro passenger fa es He ays that f they annot con o in e s ate fares there is a quest on j whether they can cont ol ntras ate fares |