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Show E CHARGES fJIHI ftfenty Per Cent Increase in Telegraph Rates Ordered Or-dered by Burleson. ffSHlXGTOX, March 23. Increase of i per cent in domestic telegraph ratrs, M-tlve April 1, was announced toOay ". postmaster General Burleson. increase WftS "ffreod upon n a wi:n(T of th0 federal wire board and j, mid e necessary. Mr. Burleson's "an--.cement said, to meet the ''Increased "of operation occasioned by wago in-,,3SfS in-,,3SfS now in effect made during the e.it year." Mr. Burleson added that the advance 'j'ld be "barely sufficient" , for this L-pose. rider the order, however, commercial L government leased wires will be Eiryed for at an advance of 20 per cent t;r existing rates, whether such wires L furnished by a telegraph or a tele-Lne tele-Lne system under government con- order affects both government and imerclal messages, but it was an-;nred an-;nred that there would be rvo increase " Special press rates for newspapers or ! charses for special wires leased bv ! ts associations and newspapers. ! yr Burleson's order follows: 'The following schedule ofi domestic nmereial telegraph rates shall be ef-jtive ef-jtive from April 1. 119, and continue otherwise ordered; Present rate. New rate. t:'5 cents 2 cents for each additional word. (30 cents 2.5 cents for ' . each additional word.) : i-2 36 2.r j-2 422.5 fi S 4S 3.5 03 60 3.5 -4 725 "5-5 906 I -00 7 120 s.r I Day letters and night letters shall -be! reputed as at present, but charged for I the basis of the above rates. Night I usages will be charged for at an in- I ;a of 25 per cent over existing night ' :?ia;e rates. "Commercial and government leased ires shall be charged for at an advance 20 per centum over existing leased rre rates, whether such wires be furled fur-led by a telegraph or a telephone sys-L'.n sys-L'.n under government control. "The telegraph rates for domestic railed Slates telegrams are Increased ') per cent over the present government .1!?. 'The rate increases herein ordered are ride necessary to meet the increased it of operation, occasioned by wage incases in-cases now In effect made during the ;ist year, and are barely sufficient for .L,e purpose." Mr. Burleson's order was issued by -.e department without comment, other ..'.an the explanation that the increase rojid not affect press rates and charges Ion wires leased by newspapers and press iisociations. Increased wages for employees of all iepartments of telegraph systems under 'cJeral control, except employees at non-'anctional non-'anctional offices and messengers, be- me effective last December 1. Em-::oyees Em-::oyees in service more than a year and : half received an increase of 10 per :tni and those employed less than a year and a half, 5 per cent- |