Douglas Island news., 1921-02-25
ALASKAN FORESTS
 GET PUBLICITY Big Magazine Tells of Timber Re- sources of EorthIand m Jan-
 uary Number

American Forestry @ magazine published n Washington. D. C.. by Che American Forestry Association. which includes in ia membership most of thc bIr wood-uans Indus tries. Inducements associations. and professional iorcstcrs Of Che United states and Canada. carries three paeo illustrated article on Che Alas kan national forests In it January
 uc. from which ,hc following I8| Qpotod.
 The national forests Of Alaska are playing am increasingly Important role ln Che development Of that rich torohouso of Che uauon within 90 Isw years they win probably play Che leading role. The timber rc- sources of the Tougass and Chusach forests have served local develop ment ever since Che administration of hcse forests was taken over by rhe forest service in 1905. Now a larger form of development is in Dropcct Its cucct ou Che economic upbmIdne of the territory is bound to be Of au almost revolutionary character
 Wthu Che past few months a l00.o00.000 foot pulp timber sale has been cousummatcd by thc forest service The forest service has been o1uur timber for sale Qr Che A.m- kan national forests ever since t took over these forests in l9o5 The many nwmiIs u Alaska have Dccn buying and saving government time ber since lg05. Not only has th.s lumber supplied Che material for lo- .aI u.c. such as oanuor.u rcI.- amcos. store. boats and boNes but Che highest grade Of sitm spruce was shipped out for a.rp.ane ,.oeA during hc war; and s.tsa spruce s now being shipped to Eastern mar- kea.
 The total Of GlI million board lcet of timber cut from tho Alaskan national forests n the ppt dl,cm years covered large number Of u- dvdml sma advertised and ot- .arad to tbo highest bidder as re- qurol by fedora, law. For no single te.r wa. Che cut Ices than two mii- IIan board loet and Che average was nearly bry million Two and a haIf million board icot were cut In Iao5. dueon million in io9 and orty-Gyo million iu 1924 Tho rcaE of 4- ao00o0 foot was reached m IaIs Wh one pulp sale Of fUuU0u0OU feet already madc che amount sold from che t.aaaaa for- ..s for ho present year win ua- doumedly run voll over l50.00oooo faol Ifa second large pulp mIc now pending is made Che total roy- cumut sumraee sold from tac Alaskan national forests n 1920 win exceed ono billion eight hun- Irod million board foet
 Pulp mills are coming 10 Alaska because ol economic condition.
 such as Che scarcity and high nr..o 1t pulp material iu thc eastern ecn- .or mot because of any radical changes Iu forest service rceuauonr
 Amy bona Gdc sctuor resident miner. or prosncetor may take from Che Alaskan national forests free oi .harec 100000 board feet or green 0r e5 cords of dry timber each ycar provided it s needed for personal uso and s not sold.
 The Chueacb forest hu granted aach yoar since 1916 % free usc pore mic to Che Alaskan Eueuc.r.ne Commission for coustiucUon tmbcr to be cut between Seward and Kuk Arm In 1916 Che commission cut IIs68.-70 board feet ot national forest timber To be used in railroad construction work. In 1917 aver seven million fccl During lals and 1919 shortage of labor seriously inc trfeod with construction work on he uiroad. but m spite of h.s over five million feet Of free timber was granted acb yaar Since Che close of tbe fiscal year 1919 more
 chan tcu and one-half million feet of free timber has been furnished for m.s work This timber has cone
 sisted not only of sawumhor but Of such material as plug bridge time bor tics and telephone poles. The latest permit Issued for this purpose in September. I92O covered 2.5oo.- 000 feet of sawumbcr. l20.000 rail-