Douglas Island news., 1920-09-17

! forests or AIIHAN ana NNNNNIAaN NNN |ual Go build pulp mills as British ! |Commbo does In chat province |the pulp and paper industry has de- yc'oDcd in c.eht years Co Che point ! where it Is Che second n importance |of British Columb.as enterprises
 In Alaska one finds In close proS- |Im.y pulp wood. unlimited water power. and harbor for Che largest ships. open an Che year round This IdmI combination would attract
 paper manufacturers if thoy could Imakc satisfactory arrangements ! uth Che Department of Agriculture form sufficient amount of pulp timber Iata axcd prirc for a period ot from tveuty-dye to dtty leau Under mo condition mot even with paper seil- .rr at present prices. could a mauu- ! lecturer expect to pay for h.s plant Inn less than fifteen years Therefore |ho likes to know what he win ho cX- |pectcd Co pay Ior timber during that period of time But Che Department |1f AerIcuurca Ilca is to reserve ] Inc right Co raise Che price or timber every i've years q % should feel ius- .nred n doing so There a rc.uct- aree to enter into an agreement so 5ne-aded. capital before it win in- vest in anything prefers to be
 .slo0u" It Is safe Co invest money only when an agreement can be enc tered into with Che government in which conditions and Che cost of op-
 srauon ore definitely fixed for a long period. OF when One cost ot a min can be written of I'm a short period Tbero must be no uuceraln- -y aboa. Che price chat is Co be paid
 for pulp timber during thc dr- twenty-five years.
 u win be recalled ,hat vater- power leases were made to cover periods O. lty years. v.th tbe result
 that millions win be Invested In tha country and Alaska n hylroeIeetr.c plants during Che next few ycan. There was for len years a great ol,- cry aeaus, Che byro,hctIca. "va.or- rovc- trust"- WhI. millions of poe teutnI hors. power wont to waste. Yot tre utilization of water power saves coaI crcrey and money Since Che passing ol Che Vatcr-nover bU Che cry against Che "watar-roucr trust. has died down. for Che slime pie reason ,haa a trust caura. exist under tbe regulations Of Che board that administers che power site. of Che country
 Secretary raue when thc ol shortage beame a.utc a few weeks ago made liberal regulations hat attracted both Che large and small .ou rrosro.,or and prescribed cone fuors that would last for a period .of at .cast twenty years The rosult Iu Alaska at least. .s chat Che s'am- neIe Of oil mosreetors and drIIcr to Nassa ta. summer has been useuoI t1 Che rush for gold to chat Territory twenty years ago. 10 H even predicted ,hat Na..ns prolu.-
 uon ol oI m tlc next few yelu
 win bc ol eroat.r value .hau her
 sod
 The question chen arises What ran Che United States do tor Alaska
 u reume Surely Che Territory has some needs which. In its Isolated no-
 .uon. t ba. boon unable .oreeIuny
 to bring to Che attention of Uncle
 sam Interested as he Is In Che vci- fare Of small nations Alaska has dozens or needs. thc most urecnt of which s government oi Alaska by .hc people or Naska. Instead ol by bureau chiefs a. Washington most of whom have never visited Che Tc-r.- tory know uue Of conditions. and 'a-o not vuUy interested n either |Is future progress or proseu. welfare. AIae.a .s am asset. a valuable one. .uot o liability It is am empire that |rays s.ron hundred per cent a year Ion Its cos. which was n Wt'o over sayon millions Tint par. lying b.- How tbo Yukon. with Justice to Che |poople O. Alaska and profit Go Che ! United States could we'll become |tbe stato Of Aaesa while Che uortb- |cu portion o1l.a become tbe rer.- |tory ol North Alaska. wIh thc seat |of government at Nome As things .ere. Alaska Is Che most unfairly goy- |emcd land ou ear.h. it has Che worst . mail service and only about a tenth |of ie coast has been chartcd as .aga.usf about seyen-tcuths ol Che 'rhupp.nes AS a direct result Of |tha sort of neglect tho Princes. so- 'pha ast yolr struck am mchartci
 reef and sunk wih 350 persons on .boari
 Tho urgent need for homo eoyc