Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-04-23 | Page 48 | Governor of Alaska Must Hear Complaints

GOVERNOR OF ALASKA s MUST HEAR COMPLAINTS By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, April 22. The gov. crnor of Alaska has beon instructed" by the secretary of tho interior jo Tccciv'o nil complaints and hear all oyidbneo in tho matter of railroad rates in that territory ter-ritory for .presentation t'o tho secretary secre-tary for action. Only two railroads aro now operating in Alaska. Tho secretary's 'jurisdiction over Alaska was placed on tho secretary or tho .interior because of the refusal of .tlio intorstatc commerce commission to assume tho authority, which decision was subsequently upheld by tho United otatcs supremo court.