The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-12
SCHEDULE FOR
 NEW VESSELS
 IS ANNOUNCED
Agent Wilcox Says Greater Service Will Be Civ
 en by Line

The freight and passenger service afforded by the Alaska Steamship Company will be greatly improved by the addition to the fleet Of the two steamers, Santa Ana and Santa Elisa, recently purchased from the Trace Line. according to M. j.. Will COX, local agent, who returned aboard the Alaska from the annual conven- tion of company agents in Seattle.
 The two steamers were purchased primarily, MT Wilcox said, to re- lieve congestion Of freight and pas senger business previously handled by the steamers Yukon and Alaska The new boats will call at Ketchi- kan and Juneau northbound, and will sail direct for Seward from Ju- neau. Southbound, they will handle freight and passengers from the Prince William Sound district, and will sail direct to Seattle from Cor dova All other Alaska Steamship Company steamers will operate on 5he same summer schedules as in the past.
 Add Cold Storage
 The two new ships will each carry about 125 cabin passengers, MT. Will cox said, and there will be no chang es in their accommodations this sea- sen except for the installation of cold storage equipment. They are about the same length as the Yukon but have a different appearance due to the deck housing enclosing pas senger accommodations built amid- ship and not extending to the stern IS on the company's other ships. Next winter the two vessels with be re- built to conform with the style of other Alaska Steamship Company vessels.
 The Santa Ana is due to arrive in Seattle from the East Coast today Mir Wilcox stated. The names of both the Santa Ana and the Santa Elisa will be changed to Alaskan names, and although the names Ma besna and Iliamna have been tenta- lively chosen, no official decision has been reached. At the company con- vention held in Seattle all the agents from Southeast Alaska formed bloc to lobby for a Southeast Alaska name-preferably Baranof-for one of the ships, and the matter will be given further consideration by E. T. Stannard, President of the con- pany in New York City, and T. B. Wilson, Vice President and General Manager at Seattle.
 13ta Knotters
 The two new ships develop a speed of about 1872 knots, Mir. Wilcox said, while the Alaska and the Yukon are capable of Is knots. T have been asked why the company did not pur- chase faster ships" he said, and the reason is because there are no faster vessels of the smaller type available. Only large ships similar to the President Hoover and the Matson Lines Mariposa have been built during the last few years The company convention which MT. Wilcox attended is an annual event. Each winter the company calls all agents to Seattle for a meet ing to formulate the policy for the forthcoming year Ten agents from various Alaskan ports and General Agent A. H. Mcdonald, whose head quarters are at Anchorage, were present at the last convention.
 MT Wilcox was accompanied to Seattle by Mrs. Wilcox and their son John After a visit of about one week in Seattle, Mrs Wilcox and John went to Louisville, Ky, to visit her parents, Mir. and Mrs. E. J. Ben nett, returning to Seattle the day before MT. Wilcox sailed for Juneau. Mrs. Wilcox expects to. return to Juneau within a few days. After at tending the company convention in Seattle, Mir Wilcox enjoyed short visit with his parents. MT and Mrs. Joseph Wilcox, in Spokane, Wash