Show RAIL HAlL FARE PARE CUT GUT MAY MA Y BE FOUGHT WASHINGTON Feb 29 The Th capital awaited word today as to hether railroads would woud d wage a aiea iea legal war Var against slashes s In get per er rates fates ordered by the interstate I c commerce commission Some Ino informed observers believed there was wa a possibility some eastern roads would carry a tight fight to th the c courts urta although there was no no con con- that such stIch was the We in Intention Iriton- Iriton tonU ton ton- U tion nl The Th I. I C. C C. C decreed a nationwide cut cut- cutIn In coach fares fare bringing the b bask basic c rate down from tram 36 cents a amile mile mile- mileto to 2 cents Pullman fares were wera ordered cut from An 11 average of 4 cents Including surcharges to 3 cents Speculation arose in transportation trans trans- circles circle as to the tho possible on n bus rats rates 7 v Representatives of interstate mOt motor mo mO- mo- mo t tot tor r carriers now are preparing standard rate schedules which must be submitted to tho the interstate commerce commerce com corn merce commission by March 23 under under un un- der Ut th the the- motor carrier act of ot 1935 Under ho Ute law Jaw the bus rates will wUl become effective April 1 The question queston ques ques- ton tion arose as u to whether the bus operators w would uld seek lower JOWer fares tares to compete with the rail carriers Inthe in inthe inthe the passenger field but one bus official off off- cial ial said he ho did not look for a move major move In this direction The Tb commissions commission's railroad fare tare erd order r effective June Juno 2 was greeted co coolly In most eastern railroad circles cir cir cir- cles des Th The Th Baltimore Ohio was an anex anex ex ex exception however This road lisa has b been n In n favor of at a a. rate cut In the belief that passenger revenues would b be increased through more rail travel Railroad officials fn In New York laid aid that obviously if It passenger- passenger miles do not Increase the revenues will WU drop Southern and western railroads which hlen cut tit tJ the e rates in 1933 reported trains gains of t 24 and d 16 per cent respectively respectively fn In passenger miles the following fol fol- fol lowing year The Th effect tt ct of at the order will be beto beto beto to r reduce duce rail coach fares lares for ex ex- example ample from N New NV V York to Chicago from to 1840 New York to San Francisco o to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to toV V Washington n 14 to Chicago go t to Washington 2778 to 1536 |