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Show WAOH IXCRRASES GRA.XTKU The railroad unions have been granted a wage incrcass of ilx hundred hun-dred million dollars a year which Is equal to 60 per cont of their de-, de-, mands. The fcward waa made by tho V. S. labor board after an exhausttvu study of tho situation. Continued talk ot strike by some of tho railroad unions Is out of or. der and the next thing on the pro-gram pro-gram Is to raise tho six hundred million dollars. ' , It cannot be raised out of thin nlr and the railroads In turn will havo to present their arguments for Increased In-creased revenue nnd the public must pay the bill. Tho roads will ask for a substantial substan-tial portion' of the added burden to bo borne by passenger fares, multiple multi-ple and commutation tickets. Full-man Full-man tickets and milk shipments Part of tho remaining Increaso would bo placed on express rates and tho bnlauce on freight rates. Tho portion of tho" Increased ox-penso ox-penso to bo absorbed by passenger traffic Is expected to amount to about ono half cent n mile In tho east and fiom three quntteis to a cent a mile In the west. Tho portion to bo applied to freight would amount am-ount to 8 per cent. That an Increaso In rates will be granted Is a foregone conclusion as no Industr) can stand a six hundred million dollar a ear Increase in Its payroll without a corresponding Increase In-crease In revenue When public regulation of rates holds returns allowed transportation transporta-tion companies at a low figure It Is Impossible to meet such henvy Increases In-creases In operating costs except bj a proportionate Increase In rates. It would bo the samo with any oilier Industry and under either private or gownmeut opeiatlon. |