The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-23
ALASKA COULD SUPPLY LARGE
 PART OF PULP
Forestry Bureau Estimates Alaska Could Furnish One
 Third of Pulp in Country
THE TERMS ARE LIBERAL
Bureau Contends that Terms Offered Wouldb-be Purchas-
 CTS Better Than Tn B. (.

It is estimated by the Forestry Bureau that there are 77,0000 100000 feet board measure of standing tim Der on the Tongass and Chugach National Forests of Alaska which would make available 00,000,000 cords of timber suitable for paper pulp, according to superintendent i Charles F. Flory, who left Juneau Saturday night for Prince Rupert, where he will take the Grand Trunk Line for the East. There is about two cords of wood pulp timber for | every 1000 feet, board measure of timber. Therefore this estimate of available wood pulp timber contem- plates the reservation of a consider able amount of the Alaska timber for lumber.
 It is figured that this timber will in- crease so that the 100,000,000 cords of standing timber would allow the cut ting of 2,000,000 cords year for 75 years and it is believed that prop. CT care and restoration of the forests would make the 2,000,000 cords a year supply continuous for all time. That means that the two National forests are capeble of producing about one third of the American con sumption of wood pulp, which is now about 6,250,000 cords year.
 While the Forestry Bureau has not made a close cruise of the timber of the Territory, the work has been in progress under the direction of an expert on wood pulp for two years. Not only has a comprehensive estim- ate of the standing timber been made, and one that is regarded as conser- vative, but several suitable sites for water power have been located.
 Several Applications for Timber
 The Bureau has had several appii- cations for the sale of wood pulp and it has adopted the policy of al lotting a definite amount of timber with 20 to 25 years to remove it, and like quantity to be held in re- serve to be sold to the applicant company after the first allotment has been removed. The price thus far quoted is 50 cents cord for spruce and 9 cents a cord for hem lock and cottonwood, with reappraise. ment in five year periods.
 Terms Better then Canadian A comparison of this with the re- cord in British Columbia is regarded as more favorable than the terms given by the Canadian Province wheer the royalties have averaged 60 cents a Cord for the last severa, years. While there has been nc ad vance there in the price, there has been an advance from 50 cents to 85 cents per 1000 feet, board measure for saw timber. The Canadians re- serve the right to change the rates at any time.
 In Alaska the rate charged for the timber are all the charges the purchaser has to bear. The Bureau maintains the fire and other guards, and the purchaser has no taxes to pay, or interest Delay Not Due to Terms.
 The Forestry Bureau contends that the failure to secure capital for tho pulp and paper manufacturing bus mess in Alaska has not been due to the failure of the Bureau to sell timber on fair satisfactory basis though it is now considering extend ing the time for the removal of a definite amount of timber sold to 90 years. It says the objections are problem, both as to distance and the lack of transportation facilities. Prior to the war; it is asserted, these