The Carolina Coach Company, an organization controlling the principal bus lines running out of Raleigh, announced another boost in the rates of travel between Raleigh and Greensboro, the new scale of tariff having gone into effect Monday. A general readjustment on the mileage basis, according to the State Corporation commission, was the reason for the increase in the rates.
The new rate from Raleigh to Durham is $1, while the rate from Raleigh to Greensboro, which was formerly $2.50, has been increased to $3. The new rate to Greensboro incidentally, costs seven cents more to travel by bus than the fare exacted by the trains.
Officials filed the petition for the increase in rates with the State Corporation Commission, which temporarily approved the petition, pending the hearing of any complaints that might arise from the suggested increase.
The rates on the Raleigh, Fayetteville line, which is operated by the same company, were given a boost some weeks ago, especially in Harnett county, where each of the towns through which the lines operate has to pay more. However, the rate south from Raleigh to points in Wake county was reduced slightly. Rates from Raleigh to Wilson and Rocky Mount remain unchanged.
From the front page of the Zebulon Record, Friday, March 26, 1926
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