Congressional Edition Volume . 5098 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...and cablegram to him. I wish you would go over this whole question of local rates, both passenger and freight, at your earliest convenience and give me your views as to how they should be adjusted in order to be reasonable and fair as between the localities. Yours, truly, T. P. Shonts, President. Panama Railroad Company, New York City, June 14, 1905. Mr. T. P. Shonts, President Panama Railroad Company, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: Referring to your favor of the 8th instant, I beg to report regarding local passenger fares on the Isthmus: The present tariff went into effect February 1. It is made on the basis of a uniform rate of 5 cents a mile for first-class and 3 cents a mile for second-class passengers, these figures having been reductions from rates varying from 10 cents to 8J cents per mile, first class, and 5 cents to 4J cents, second class. The foregoing figures are all United States gold, and considering the change in the comparative value of the silver coinage the comparison between the present rates and the rates in effect prior to February 1 last is as follows: The bulk of the travel is second class, and I think that 3 cents a mile for the service performed at Panama is not high when compared with the corresponding travel in this country. I should add that our rates do not include the carriage of baggage, for which the charge is 2 cents a pound when carried in our baggage cars, and it is assumed that passengers will not carry more than 15 pounds hand baggage. The above rate is a reduction from 3 cents a pound. LOCAL FREIGHT TARIFF. A complete change in our local tariff was put into effect February 1, the rates varying directly with each 10 miles of the transit. Prior to that time the charges were made the same for every haul on the road without reg...