The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-12-24
CHIEF FORESTER
 GREELEY TALKS
Is Strong for Utilizing But Keeping Up Forests of Alaska
 Gives Details

Df an immense forest region from One standpoint ot permanent national in- f.rats- h thc statement made by CeL w. B GrscIey Chief ct che Forest Service Department of Aeri- culture r bs annual report re- ..ruy maIc public "rh.s. says Che Forester. "doas mot mean putting Che forests of Alaska under lock and trr r means Che expansion of her forest industries as rapidly os here Is marsc. Cor he.r products. hut within on. limits and under Che con- troI rr.carry t1 keep che land pro- duru,c and mako che supply of r'w m.feraI for manufacture into mm- ber and paper perpetual
 eu considering va,s and means for b.tcr.ne conditions i'm Che Ter. rto-r It a important chat we do not iosr sight Of On. ber.ne of her resources upon Che national timber mnr.r The National Forests of Alaska contain eoO00.00o acres and over -sU0Hn0oU00 feet ot timber ofa quality m.ab,. for general con- sumption This s equivalent to nearly .z nor cont ot au Che tmher i'm n. continental United s,otcs. 10 Includes f0o0ooo00 cords ot ra.ruooI whose serr.eeahM.y for m. manu.a.ur. ol paper s fully es- tah-sheI by existing commercial. practice Wisely handled. a paper Industry can to developed In Alaska as permanent as che paper industries of Scandinavia and capable of sup- plying a thIrI of present paper con- sumption of lhc United states. This f nm opportunity which should not be thrown away by Inviting uurc- strained and destructive czp'o.u- uou
 Thcrc has boon much loose and fmaart criticism ol che National Fa-es o. Alaskan declares Coloue. Greeley. .as Imposing bars and lock. uron thr development of her timber sources su.r these NaHona. Forests were placed under admins tarar i'm iaos ttcr have been open freely for Che use of timber and other commercial resources under r.ur.urns ol an exceedingly iIhcra. and simple character They are be- Ire rlt today -o tte extent ot about t5U00U.. board feet annually The. furnish sf per cent Of al che timber u..I I'm Che Territory thoF rar'r ee.rr saw min on Che Alas kan r.a.. with logs. theg furnish a f.-.. rrrrrlIor ol thc p.Uur lumber and box shocks uscI .u Aiassas 0sh industry ttar supply rhc great bulk of Oh. umb.r used In Che mines In h.r portion of Che Territory. Sites h.g. beer readily and freely obtained within Hem for large number of salmon ..nucr..s saum.Iis. vilaeet fox nru. and commercial cstahAsh- mont. or every character adapted Co th.s region.
 .rhe Forest s.r,I0e has Hborei steadily To promote Che establishment ot paper industry In Alaska. which promises to bc one of .,. most im- re-.rt industrial developments The forms offered to paper m1nu.ac,ur- cu are Indeed. moro flexible and moro favorable to One operator than In trr r1se of any public timber land. Ir Canadl. uIth whom eompar- isam H.re re1ucruy been drawn. Two sales of pulp timber. aeerosat- inr -a0O..000 f.et have boon made and ther. are many pending application. and Inquiries from TO- srorHhf. source. Jwf as rapidly as bona uIe unI.akua for che building up Of flores, industries .n Oh. Territory tatc form. they arc re- r..,re and win receive every form ol errounecmcnt from Che foerat s.ruco consistent with Che public lrte-c.s u maintaining permanent r-oIu.uor from Nassa's forests.
 .rae primary needs Of Alaska are transportation. particularly marine transportation and Q decouralized administration of public resources and aun.-s In he Territory itself. asorts Che Chief Foreter "The-Na- uonal Forests of Aaska have always boon administered in a'l respects, except One moro important ransac- lions and questions of policy by su- pr-usou and rangers In Che Tcrri- tarv I'm recognition ot Che need ior Oh. fullest decentralization. how- ev.- semrate National Forrest dis- tr.rt covering Che Territory was created on January 1 la2l under Che direction of n resident District Forester. Nre,y-fve per cent Of tr. bus.ncs oi thcsc National For r does not n1ss beyond Alaska. A further stop is desirable There fr need for corrolatnr closely Che local administrative activities ot Che Forest Service vith those or other Federal arencIc. in Alaska and oi the Territorial government for set- rnr currently any questions Of over