The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-10-07
only Solution Of Problem.

/
only Solution of Problem.
development of the paper indus
try in Alaska is the only practical so
/ luton of the 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
noI be compelled To worry about for
elgn emhargoeS and trade treaties
| Alaska gives us the opportunity to
! build the mills. II has resources for
| ten lr twelve mills which can be kept
going for all time, A larger number
of mills might make for OverdeveIop-
ment, which should be avoided.
"a beginning has been made al
ready. one small pulp plant Is being
built this summer mt Port Snettisham.
A company has purchased lOOOO0,0OO
feet of national forest timber and is
now making this small installation If
the venture is successful II will erect
much larger plant second enter
prise Of larger proportions is assured
near juneau A company Is preparing
there to install 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 company
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 he received. TO prepare for these
applications the forest service Is sur
veylng land and locating water-power
sites, which are the key to pulp
work"
Cutting Expenses Not Easy.
1t is evident that the problem OF
federal government expenses will not
he an easy one TO solve. Each
of the old political parties is
promising to cuh 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
ties are refraining from saying just
how expenses will D. reduced. The
demand for reduction in federal tax
es is widespread Whether there can
be a substantial reduction in these tax
es depends, of course, on whether con-
grcSS can find a way to make large re-
ductions in appropriations.
Congress has authorized the United
States treasury to pay out S4S59, $780,
327 during the fiscal year which began
July l and will end June 80 1921. OF
this amount $3.50, G70f10 will be on
account Of war. To present it another
way, IS per cent of the money the
federal government will pay out dur
ing this fiscal year is chargeable to
war.
War Expenditures This Year.
The $685., 67041O to be paid out
this fiscal year on account of war is
itemized as follows:
(1) Soldiers ana sailors of the war
with Germany, for compensation for
death and disability, vocational train
ing, hospital treatment and return of
remains from France, $293, 16S 400.
(2) Pensions incident to Mexican
war. Civil war, Spanish-American war
and on account of service in regular
military and naval establishments,
$279, 10000.
(3) Interest on the war debt, $780,
100000.
(4 Sinking fund, $26O,SOO,OOO.
90 Federal operation and control
of transportation systems made neces-
sary by the last war, S1,025, 100000
(6) Military establishment, incident
to present national defense, $41S,232,-
3S2.
60 Naval establishment incident to
present national defense, S437, 724 $50.
(S) Deficiency appropriations includ-
ing SS5,0O0,O0O for the war risk insur-
ance compensation, $23,000,000 for vo-
sailors, $13, 166,1S for care Of war risk
patients, and $14,OO0,0OO for payment
of deficit on account of war operation
of telegraph and telephone lines, a to-
tai of $1S6, ,048.
The civil functions of federal gov
eminent for this fiscal year will cost
the people only $1,279319,916. This
sum includes S497 $40, 100 for the
postal service, and $4S1, 744,726 for all
other services of the government of a
civil nature and also includes $780,
100000 appropriated as war eXpendi-
ture.
Mr.. MondePs Views.
The expenditures on account of past
wars are not likely to be reduced. The
damage has been done and the people
must pay for II. The day the last SEES
sion of the congress adjourned, Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming, the Re
publican leader in the house of repre-
sentatives in reviewing the work of
the session said this
1--WE cannot expect immediate reduc-
tons in the expenditures on behalf of
the soldiers of the great war, their
widows and dependents or those pen
sions for the soldiers of other wars.
We cannot look forward to a reduction
in the interest charge on the national
debt. The appropriations for the
sinking fund must continue"
In that same speech the Republican
leader also said:
"Our appropriations for the civil and
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