Douglas Island news., 1920-09-03
CHIEF FORESTER
 BOOSTS ALASKA
Tells of Pulp and Paper Possibilities m Speech Delivered at
 kclchkau

 dress before Che chamber or conn mercc at KctchIau eayo a very op umHuc vicw of tho pulp and pap0 .udus.ry os Aasaa Col Greeley gave !. m bi opinion that there would bo ten OF twelve large pulp and paper mills located u Alaska and advised commercial associations to prepare data to furnish to prose no.dvo Investors
 ms nooob. outside ol b.s nrclm- mary remarks appeared u Ono KetchIkn Chronicle as iouows
 W Is our dc..rc fo do our utmost to develop the resources O. Alaska m cooperation wIh you ol Aask And U Isa problem ol cooperation a .ase %. nuu roee.hor
 .Whm ] bo.ame chic. forester a low months ago. fo.t that one of .He Hrl re.non.huucs was to got aeluHHfeI uIu A.a.Ea. ,o ho n Q position t1 guido lae development os ar a. our les s concerned.
 "m IaiI entered Che timber de- narmort 70. tho forestry service We appreciated ul oa'y hg import- ar.. O. developing Industry m Alas ... and ur. m fI. Ir.t Ihne did was ID send experts north .o test .he paper and pulp po .hIua to .omH. the timber resources with -ho.. o. m. ... mI oa.h and u..t ~. h.t ne might show cu- eneen vHat mor might do com m.wmr Also we made come udy co. The water power for they uus. a1 together
 .ro. ro.r tr... reports were dIs- ouaeur TmUm and water nov- .- Is uuc' he, .a'd. land Che ship. ping u.UUo. arc an r.eht but h... . uo marsot Only tm years ago H. United s.at.. manufactured n..ut paper for in own usc
 uI export. said ,a.l Alaska leycl- nnm.n. mHI watt
 .t. Ume went 0n uo sont other
 experts We Iet somewhat as did General Gran. whom president n
 comptroller 10. ta. G.aur rcn. I.reI decision chat dId not suit him. he ad LerH have now comptroller and o we feIt about ou ..r.r,s ba. tI..r reports were mar io the nrt Tnw along came -He war; uu.o.fue e,erfbme r.rmr
 now doU which gives u. our oD- no-mmy m Na.aa.
 -m One United states today Che
 ,.uro consumption %. paper prod H.. H mrn-al. pound. per person and tI. mmu. . Iu.rauue stead. Hr uh Che b...or, of nations hu w le country become. more thIckiy
 uIeI m. consumption of wood do-' r..... and the consumption ol paper product. u.rrar WI arc now forced .o Import from Canada ouc-th.rd ol an nrer products used n Che sat.. ari tuo-th.ri. of au tuo nousn-n. paper consumed m Amor ..a !. manufactured in Canada
 .pr,o Icr.'. ol paper and pulp arc hrh and nus One price. are rol- atre.r nermurent witch Ituo chance .or Ie.r..e Whatever .ao possible tio. u.r. f.r cpaI. ago. onuor,un. tr I.-. today to eN.cud tho pulp and paper industry io s0u.heafon taE My mno.e hora Is to gain au understanding uat ] may aid m hrnene ttc paper industry horc
 Colonel Greeley chen went ou to cU o. his experiences Of One past month. visiting aH nmta Of .hc pan huI. Although hc had touched mr few o' h. h.rh spot. ho muU aree m..s ol timber O. much better quality nun ne had supposed Ire uoNme ue estimated roughly Hat Hr. are one hundred million cord O. timber In Southeastern Aas- ta which would nrodue. two mI- Hr tom. ol ncvsnrinl annually au .bat |. u-ed in Inc United s.ates or u would mako ono-thIrd of an the nanor product, used in ho country suoh production would make he United States independent Of Cau- .da o- othcr la-e.en countries
 Ite fho aim ol Che government Co bring hs about to make Alaska another Norway .n paper production. and thereby have Che nation se'f- supporting in this as In many other rha.os of industry
 Col Greeley also seo.. in coHncc- ror uHh thc pulp industry ,ho ad- ranee ol he 'oeene and umh" Industry m Ono better rrados ol spruce and ..Iar At present there ar. large shipment. going forward from some parts of s1l.hoa.om Alaska. A d.riouIr now encounter
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