New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-08

The forests contain the timber to
make 1.5OO,OO0 IONS of paper a year
INT keep that up perpetually.
Only Solution of Problem.
Development of the paper indus
try in Alaska is the only practical So
luton of Ii paper shortage in the
United States. We must have more
paper mills on American soil. Until
we have more mills we shall be con
fronted with the situation we have
now. With additional mills we shall
not be compelled to worry about for
eign embargOes and trade treaties.
Alaska gives us the opportunity to
build the mills. 1t has for
ten or twelve mills which can be kept
going for all time. A larger number
of mills might make for O~verdevelOp-
ment, which should be avoided.
"A beginning has been made al
ready. One small pulp plant is being
built this summer at Port Snettisham.
A company has purchased 100, 600
feet of national forest timber and is
now making this small installation. If
the venture Is successful it will erect
n much larger plant. A second enter
prise of larger proportions Is assured
near Juneau. A company is preparing
there TO install a 100000 ton mill and
we are preparing now to offer for sale
sufficient timber in that vicinity to
supply the plant for thirty years. We
are willing also to reserve for sale suf-
ficient timber to carry the
for an additional fifteen years. These
are the only pulp installations which
have been definitely assured. Engi-
neers representing other interests in
Alaska have been inspecting the for
ests this summer and it is possible
that additional applications for timber
will be received. To prepare for these
applications the forest service Is sur
veying land and locating w~ater-power
sites, which are the key to pulp
work"
Cutting Expenses Not Easy.
1t Is evident that the problem of
federal government expenses viii not
be an easy one to solve. Each
OF the old political parties Is
promising TO cut down these ex-
penses In case it Is trusted with the
affairs of government for the next four
years, but the spokesman for the par
lies are %refraining from saying just
how expenses will be reduced. The
demand for II reduction I'm federal tax
es is widespread. Whether there can
be n substantial reduction I'm these tax
es depends. of course, on whether con-
rrcss can find n way 10 make large re-
ductions in appropriations.
Congress has authorized the United
States treasury to pay out Si,S59,S90.-
32I during the fiscal year which began
July / and will end June 30, 1921. OF
this mount S3,S35. G70,410 will be on
account of war. To present 1t another
way. IS per cent of the money the
federal government will pay out dur
ing this fiscal year is c~hargeable to
war.
War Expenditures This Year.
The S3,S35,G70,4l0 TO be paid out
this fiscal year on ccou of war is
itemized as follows:
u) Soldiers ANA sailors of the war
with Germany, for compensation for
death and disability, vocational train
ing, hospital treatment and return of
from France, 5000, 16S. 400.
(2) Pensions incident to Mexican
war, Civil war, Spanlsh-Amerlcan war
and on account Of service In regular
military and naval establishments,
S279, 10000.
CD Interest on the war debt, $780,.
OOO, 1000.
() Sinking fund, $500, 100000.
90 Federal operation and control
Of transportation systems made neces-
sary by the last war, $1,025, 100000.
(6) Military establishment, Incident
to present national defense, S41s,232,-
$50.
"a Naval establishment, Incident TO
present national defense, $437, 72i, $50.
go Deficiency appropriations lnclud.
Ing SS5,OOO,ooO for the war risk lnsur-
lnce compensation, s23,OO0.OOO for vo-
,%ational rehabilitation of soldiers and
Sl3, lG6,l 1877 for care Of war risk
PATIENTS, and S1i,O0O,OOO for payment
IF deficit on account of war operation
telegraph and telephone lines, a to-
al Of SlS6. 495,0IS.
The civil functions of federal gov
for this fiscal year will cost
he people only $l.279.319,916. This
'um includes s497,575,190 for the
postal service, and S4Sl, Ia, 72G for all
'ther services Of the government Of a
'ivil nature and also includes $780,
10000 appropriated as n war expendl.
ure.
Mr.. Mondell's Views.
The expenditures on account Of past
vars are not likely to be reduced. The
has been done and the people
must pay for It,. The day the last ses-
ion of the congress adjourned, Repre-
entative Mondell Of Wyoming. the Re
'ubllcan leader in the house of repre-
entatives In reviewing the work of
he session said this:
"We cannot expect immediate reduc-
ions in the expenditures on behalf OF
he soldiers of the great war. their
'idows and dependents or those pen
ions for the soldiers Of other wars.
We cannot look forward to a reduction
/ the interest charge on the national
ebt. 49,. The appropriations for the
fund must continue"