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Show PASSETtGER-TARIFFS " mmm utah New Rates Between Local Foints Put in Effect by Administration. j Present Schedule Result of Readjustment Without Competition Factor. A new rate for passenger traff.ic.be-' tivwu local pnts which was Put into effect yestcrctay by the United States railroad administration, has resulted in 'a slight increase in the railroad farea to the majority of points in Utah and surrounding sur-rounding states. The new rates are based on a standardized stand-ardized rate per mile for each railroad, compiled by the western passenger traffic, committee at Chicago. ' During the days before the uar, when competition compe-tition was rife, it was explained, rates were arbitrarily made, in order to correspond cor-respond with rates of Vther competing roa.ls. Often those rates were' lower than the standard rate per mile adopted by the road. When the railroads were taken over bv the administration, these rates were continued in effect. Now that the period of readjustment has come, it has been . determined to place rates on the proper basis, figuring cost per mile. , ., The Denver & Rio Grande railroad vesterday ' put into effect a new rate (.chedule' for local traffic that affects practically all towns along its lines in Utah. Advices as . to increased prices to Colorado points have not yet been received. . The Oregon. Short Line railroad has always, maintained a' rate , per mile of U cents on its main lines, and in consequence con-sequence tho' rates on that road are subject, to' pnactieally no change. . The chief difference will be the increase in the. faro to 'some Cache valley points, which will be 'based on three cents per mile. ' . ' Changes Are Mf.ny. I -The Sajt Lako'Koute announces several sev-eral changes in rates to . points along i lie road 'i, lines in Utah and Nevada, i The. trip to Los Angeles, formerly $30 ' for a one-"way 'ticket, has been- increased in-creased to '34.75, in accordance with ! the standard J-ate per mile, which along that road varies from 3 to 5 cents. Cor-; Cor-; responding increases in fares to towns ; along the route go into effect also.' The ' former rate of $30. it was explained, was due to competition on the Salt Lake to San Fraucisco' route, which was i the same price. In order to maintain i trade prices wene arbitrarily reduced j below the standard rate. With the advent ad-vent of th'e readjustment by the. administration admin-istration the. rate was restored to a standard basis.. For the time being, round-trip tickets will be sold to Los Angeles ovdr Ihe Salt Lake Route and to San Francisco over the' Southern j Pacific and Western Pacific for $34, ; the same rate as was in effect before ! the increase of -.March 15. i . The electric fynes are:. not affected by this rate increase, so that travelers , , in many cases will not be inconvenienced incon-venienced by the . raise in transportation transporta-tion prices. Round-trip rates, 'which have been in the discard for socle' time since under rhe operation of ifoe administration, will not be restoredV One-way prices j will prevai to ail local points. . Bound-trip Bound-trip tickets will be sold, but with no decrease in price. This rate increase is faking place all '' over the United States among local points, which, because qf the competi-" competi-" rive conditions heretofore, have not had standardized rates. Transcontinental Transconti-nental rates, which have in the majority major-ity of cases been based on a standard rate per mile, will not.be changed for the present, according to railroad officials. of-ficials. . ' Increase Inevitable. While this increase of rates, will causesome inconvenience to Uhe traveling trav-eling public, it was inevitable, according accord-ing to railroad officials. The. roads of- 1 ten have been barely making expenses on short interstate1, hauls, and a crying need for a readjustment of rates on, a satisfactory basis has been long felt. No increase will be made in the rate from Salt Lake to Ogilen or-Brigham City or points on the main line, as these Tates are in accordance with the standard. stand-ard. Denver & Rio Grande rates to Utah points show a considerable increase, in-crease, as the following examples indicate: indi-cate: Provo, formerly jsl.45, now $1.S0; Uureka. $3.25. now $3.50; Park City, no change; Bingham, $1, now $.1.15; 'thistle, $2.25, now $2.60; Ephraim, S3. 55, now $.4. 75; Salina, $4-55, now $3.05; Richfield, $5.25, now $6.75; Marysvale, $6.35, now $7.90: Helper, $4.75, now $5.30; Price, $5.10, now $3.70; Greenriver, $8.30, now $8.90; j Thompson, $9.65, now $10.25; Grand Junetion. $13, now '$13.80, i In addition to these rates, the war 'ax of 8 per cent on the total price of the ticket must be added. Several new tariffs are to be issued April 1. affecting transcontinental travel. la all probability this new schedule will provide for an increase in transcontinental travel rates. |