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Show I NEW RAILROAD RATES. When the railmad rates asked Foi arc granl ' the cost of doing business in this country w ill be in reased by a Iaige per rout According to an eastern authority, the rates to be established will mean : An iuerease of 2i ier cent n all passenger fares An increase ofSQ per cent on all excess bagpape rate, A snrehnrpe of 50 per cenl on all Pullman ! keta An increase on mil k rates An increase in Ereighl rates averaging 9.13 per eent n increase in switching charges. The 20 per cenl increase in passenger fa; amounts to six-tenths six-tenths of a eent a mile, which slightly more than the one-half . nt advance originallj discussed The 20 per eent passenger fare inn-ease applies to standard, local or interline fsrei excursion, con-vention con-vention and other fares for special occasions, commutation ami other multiple forms oi tickets, extra fans on Limited trams ami club ar rates The .30 per cenl surcharge on Pullman sleeping ami parlor -ar tickets ia not an increase it) 1'nllman rates, but an extra fare paid to ihe railway companj for the privilege of traveling in a Pullman car When you pa $1 .1 Pullman berth, for example, you will pay an additional $2 to the railway company. Western interests should he watchful in safeguarding the welfare wel-fare of this region When the new rates Hre made this part of the country should not be made to carry more than its fair proportion, and. if possible, there should be a scaling down on sonic classifications. classifica-tions. These higher freight rates will have a tendency to increase the priee of all eommo.l it ies. |