The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-08-10
FORESTER URGES
men AND FUNDS
TO AID ALASKA
Practical Methods Of Assis-
lance Being Followed by
Chief Forester
(By Capt. John B. Guthrie)

Col w. B. Greeley, Chief U. y
Forester, who is now in Alaska, be
lieves that with her enormous for
4 ests of tree species suitable for pulp
her immense water power, and hen
tidewater shipment of manufactured
products, Alaska will undoubtedly
become one of the principal paper
sources of the United States. He
believes that the time is now ripe
for extensive exploitation of Alas
kan pulpwoods. He points out that
the demand for paper has increased
to an extent which makes it posi-
Bile for well organized and adequate
~ financed companies to operate
sive scale, particularly for news
print paper Col. Greeley not only
believes that Alaska's timber re-
sources should be developed for pulp
but is putting this belief and his
confidence in Alaska's future into
practical form. by using all avail
liable men and funds of the Forest
Service to see that the pulp and
Paper industry may know what AL
aska has to offer in National Forest
timber and water power resources
| Forests Not Locked Up
The Chief Forester takes the po-
sition that Alaska's National Forest
timber has never been locked up
and points out that for during the
past ten years 100000 feet OF
sawtimber has been sold and cut
from the Alaska National forests
to help develop the Territory, This
timber has been used for such a
wide variety of uses as canneries
wharves, homes, Stores, fish traps
piling, boxes, fox farms and whal-
ing stations, all used here in Alas
lka. Government foresters say that
conservatively estimated the Nation
al Forests of Alaska contain approx
imately 100, 100000 cords of tim
Der suitable for the manufacture OF
newsprint and other grades of pa
/ Dcr Under careful management
they state that these forests can
produce 100000 cords of pulpwood
annually for air time, or enMlgh tC
manufacture at least one-third OF
/ the pulp products now consumed In
1.-The United States. And by careful
management they mean conserva-
tive logging, complete use of all
the merchantable contents OF each
tree felle1, care to see that the
young trees and second growth tim
Der arc not unnecessarily injured or
| destroyed when the mature timber
las taken out IF this is done, and
with the favorable climatic condi-
| tions, the National Forests of AL
! aska should continue to produce
timber forever and her green slopes
should yield rich revenue for all
| time"
Paper Industry Stable
Foresters hold that forestry is the
growing of trees to produce crop
of timber again and again, only II
must be remembered, they say, that
tree growth is slow and annual
crops cannot be harvested from the
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sentative cutting, young timber will
come in to take the place OF the
old Forestry is not like mining,
which seeks to get as much out OF
the ground In the shortest time pos
sible and then the ground Is left
cleaned out ana valueless for min
ing; forestry lis the careful man
agement Of a forest SO that 1T will
continue to produce return In
timber and timber products indefi-
riteiy. and thus return stable and
permanent revenue.
Alaska needs stable and per-
manent industries, and pulp and
paper plants are stable and perma-
nent." says Col Greeley.
Timber Areas Mapped
Already one large body of Ma
tional Forest pulp timber has been
advertised and contract signed, in
Southeastern Alaska, and develop
ment work already begun in the
Port Snettisham region, and other
areas are now being cruised and
mapped. which may mean pull
plant for the Juneau region" said
Col. Greeley.
Under existing laws timber In