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Show BILL WOULD RAISE RATES TO ALASKA VPTrTXOTOX. Sept. 2. Alaskan steamship rates would have to be greatly Increased if water transportation were placed under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Interstate commerce commission is pronosed in the Ksch-Fomerone bill for railroad reorganization, Frank A. Law, counsel of the Alaskan steamship company told the house interstate commerce com-merce committee today. Kxistln laws limiting liability of ship ownVrs for cargo losses would be can-reiU-d by the new bill, he said, making It TUi'cai'y for the owner to carry more in'-ur-iiue, which In turn would be transferred trans-ferred to' the shipper through advanced rates. A communication from Governor K:ggs if Alnska. who is ex-offtcio chairman or -he Alaskan territorial shipping board, "a voring the Lsch- Pom ere ne hill, was r'.-ad into the record. The governor said .'o'ntrnl of wat'-r traffic should be under ,,e oencv, hut Mr. 1 nw sa;d he did not :M-!ii-vc the board rraliz"I the effect the legislation would have oy rates. |