The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-16
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The demand or the pulp industry is for an assured permanent supply of timber and properly allocated wat CT power under stable tenure; both of these can be found in the Tongass National forests, in southeastern Alas ka
 Southeastern Alaska is favored with numerous deep water harbors open the year round with compara- lively smooth waters in straits and passages. It is advantageously locat- ed with reference to shipments by rail and water to the United States and water shipments to the Orient, South America and Australasia.
 With her enormous forests of rap idly growing species suitable for pulp, her water power, and her tidewater shipment of manufactured products, Alaska will undoubtedly become one of the principal paper sources of the United States" says Secretary of Agriculture Meredith.
 Aside from fuel, the more impor tant operating supplies for pulp mills in general are lime or limestones, sulphur, soda, ash, salt cake, grind stones, bleaching agents, and repair materials. Alaska has numerous known deposits of lime rock that would furnish very high grades of lime.
 According to government agricul- ture experts in Alaska it is possible to grow magnificent vegetables in all parts of Alaska, except on the tun- dras and mountains. To Alaskans they are no novelty, but to strangers unacquainted with the country they are a constant surprise"
 That Southeast Alaska is assured several large pulp plants within a few years is the statement of Chief For ester w. B. Greeley who has just re- turned from a several weeks trip spent in looking over the timber and other resources of the Tongass Ma tional forest in Southeast Alaska.
 Col Greeley's trip took him from Cape Chacon on the south to Haines on the North and up the Stikine riv- CT and Port Snettisham on the east to Sitka on the west, and was for the purpose of getting first-hand informa- tion about the pulp resources of Southeast Alaska which the forester is most anxious to see developed The forester was not content to see the forests from the deck of the gov ernment boat but got ashore at every opportunity and examined thoroughly logging operations, saWmills, canner ies, marble quarries, a whaling sta tion, power plants, mining operations, climbed mountains to inspect at close hand water power projects, and went out and cruised timber. He is most enthusiastic over Alaska's enOr- nous timber and water power re- sources and the part that the forest service has played and will play in getting knowledge of these resources before interested capital, and in as sisting in a businesslike development of Alaska. The forester states that the pulp and paper industry is coming to Alaska very shortly. The forester pointed out that the well established policy of the forest service to develop Alaskas timber wealth is bringing re- suits in that capitalists and engineers are already making definite plans to start pulp and paper plants. The tim Der resources of the Alaskan National forests, the chief forester emphasized, have always been open to use and "ex- ploitation, but development on large scale has had to wait upon economic conditions The present high price and scarcity of newsprint are offer ing sound investments for capital to develop the spruce and hemlock for ests of Southeast Alaska
 "I have been surprised by the fine quality of Alaska spruce and it is encouraging to learn that some of the best grades of this lumber is now be- ing shipped from Alaska to Eastern markets. The best of the clear, straight-grained spruce will shortly, I believe find it's way to eastern piano manufacturers and for other special uses calling for a wood of such high | quality. The Alaska spruce met the test of quality in being used in the manufacture of airplanes during the war" said Colonel \Greeley.
 T look forward to seeing a great number of permanent thriving forest communities built up along the magni- ficent waterways of Southeast Alaska. It is imperative therefore that Alas
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