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Show R. R. TICKETS I GO UP AUG. 26 Both Freight and Passenger Rates to Be Increased Next Week Passenger rates throughout the United States win be Increased 20 per cent August 26, according' to Information Informa-tion received today by Thompson Corn, general passenger agenf at thej Union depot Tickets purcha ."I prior lo August 26 and partly used, will be honored on return trips, it wan stated. While the decision of the public utilities commission of Utah w ill not j lc rendered until tomorrow, it Is an Almost assured fact thai tli rates will be granted. Mr Corn said Several states In the union have already acted act-ed on tho proposed Increase Freight r;iti- win he Increased August Aug-ust 25. From the east coast to the west const the countrj will be divided Into three zones, the first zone beini; from the Atlantic coast to Chicago, the second zone from Chicago to Cheyenne Wyo., and th- third zone from Chevenne to the Pacific coast. In the' rate Increases material .'hipped from the ens; const to thel boundary of the tirt zone will be ln- reased 40 per cent. From the bound-arc bound-arc of the first zone to the line of the! second zone, the rates will be in -1 creased 35 per cent, while an Increase' of 25 per cent will be noted In ma-1 terlals shipped In the third zone. If J freight Is shipped front one zone to1 J another an Increase of 33 1 -3 per cent 1 will be registered. Freight shipped j i from eastern points on the eve of J August 24 or from western points eati .on that day will be billed through under un-der the present rates. It is said |