The Chitina leader., 1913-12-23
Late Telegraph News
SEATTLE, Dec 21Steamer Jeane is ashore at Calvert Island in the Queen Charlotte Sound Crew and mail safe on shore Steamer total wreck


 The above brief message received by wireless by the Alaskan yesterday forenoon tells the story of the finish of the which visited the place where the Cordova dock The eane owned by the Alaska Coast Company and left Seattle December 18th with mail and freight Alaska points She expected arrive here shortly and being anxousy awaited she carried several days ma much of being Christmas mail Captain Heckman in command
 The eane first made her appearance in Corova bay p years next February Her arrival surprised the few white who here at that time She in the service of Captain Noels Goodal Perkins of San Francisco, and carried the outfit for the cannery which later established at Eyak of which Capt E. J. Humphry was manager F
 While the steamer strongly built she notoriously hard to handle and other vessels her wide berth when Ill the vicinity She into the little steamer Dix off Ak Pon Seattle several and sank the Dix with loss of nearly 30 lives During the past few she has been in the freight business and the ship which explosives sent north.
 The message to the local agent stated that the Admiral Sampson which had been placed the Francisco would take the place of the ene and would sail from Seattle January 15.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.-Indications point to q final vote being taken the Alaska railroad bill in the House the second Wednesday in January The bill briefly discussed the House Wednesday afternoon when Chair Houson of the committee territories opened the debate and sought Intellectually for tenhour general debate after which the to be considered for amendment and final passage.
 his opening debate Chairman Houston stated that the construction and operation of railroads in Alaska to provide for the development of the of the territory to their fullest extent He predicted that when the had built the line from the Fairbanks feeders would be constructed by private capital which would many of the partly developed to become producers and furnish tonnage for the road Other trunk lines leading into the interior of Alaska could then be built with the same result.
 He quoted from the statement of Falcon Joslyn before the committee territories showing that the trade Alaska both ways about $60000000 year. with population less than 10000 whites There doubt the world that 100000 5O0000 people could be readily attracted Alaska in the next fifteen years and that its annual trade which is about $600O000O would go to $300000O00 $400OOOOOO per year. Its gold output which about $lOO0O would increase to three four times present value believe that increase is entirely possible Not only that but believe that within ten fifteen years assuming that the country to be propery developed with railroads the gold output of Alaska would equal $00O000 per year. Iha the country which asked open providing railroad facilities declared the chairman in closing his debate
 Representative Fordney, of Michigan opened the debate opposition to the Alaska railroad b He that was not opposed to the giving aid and assisting provide for the opening of the territory was opposed to government operation of the Alaskan
 Representative Lenroo of Wisconsin, said he had become convinced it necessary that the should step in and break the Alaska Syndicate which, he declared had raising money with which construct He believed necessary that the should operate the trunk nes to interior Alaska in order prevent any monopoly from being created and provide for develop ment of the of the territory by keeping control and fully developing the transportation facilities