Deseret Evening News | 1910-09-12 | Page 1 | Would Increase Freight Tariffs

WOULD FREIGHT TARIFFS Thayer Third Vice President of The Pennsylvania Says They Have Been Too Low THROUGH PASSENGER RATES Aro Ami IU Not t Coni loom for I tendered I limit hut i i Will Wi IVi I I Not Stand fur for nil 1111 New Nw cw York Sept Sep 1 John A er third of or the vanla 1111 railroad In I road today toll tutu told tol tho the Interstate which Is It In ito Inquiring quiring Into Inlo th the of ot increased 1 freight tariffs by b the thc eastern roads that thus tho rates riles between the tho east 11 anti and Ind west wt have been for or ll too tOi low month and that the tite should have been rais mis raised ed Cd Id In IDOL The Tho adjustment was sas wal delayed until the ho depression lol had passed bossed d the tIle Witness said Mr r Thayer said that passenger rates mates worn not nol for the sorties service rendered but Jut that the public through Its IR legislatures would nut moot stand tand for foran forIn formu an mu In advance In through passenger rates r t He lie 10 laid said that thal rates on omo through load had boemo too ton tOt low III In comparison local rates raten Considering title the he matter of freight tariffs tariff Mr Mm MI Thayer suld said saidA A car cam clr of or first claps c 1 freight from New Nel York or Boston 1100 1160 muss mile mie to Chicago would at III I high speed seed bring Just nr ETC A cur of ot steel tell frol to 10 Now Nul Nu York less ion than Half the toe distance load loaded loaded ed fd und rood unloaded for use u e brings twice the Ih revenue On 01 ever thing from coin Huston Jn tOI to 10 Chi Cloi Chicago taco cago we te only got get Iet 55 Cl 5 cents a 0 abut have haI to 10 PRY pay the tho Now rail mail railroad rai road mood rOld 26 0 6 per tent In t of cit It I for bringing It I to Jersey I en Cli Mr lr Thayer said Mil In While tile the estimated Increase of this Ihl advance on lines 1111 east of ot Is 18 which Is Iii n a lurge sum SUI It I must mut be he remembered as tS s far as ne lot Iho Pennsyl Pennsylvania 1181 vania railroad Is l concerned that bat wo we deal deni with MTV f largo antI and huge luige hUle figures and ald utter outer all I that the fib ho amount only represented 2 i ib per cent of or our gross Iro earnings from freight traffic and 1 I per cent nt of or our total gross Kro l earnings from flom coma oil all ni sources so eo that It I Is 18 not nol i it t large anI standard ml nd vance Mince In Iii our opinion but a it I mere merl ad adjustment of or rates ril to bring nn lD a portion of nr the revenue w we roust must have hare In Ito 11 order frler to meet demands now made on us