The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-22
HIGH OFFICIALS FOREST SERVICE
 ON VISIT HERE
Believe Thane Project Certain
 Sherman and Carter Talk on Pulp Future.


 ! the development of the pulp and paper making industry in Southeast ern Alaska iS expressed by both A Sherman. AesociateU s. Forester, and F. E. Carter. head of the tim Der sales division of the Forestry Bureau, who, accompanied by Dis trict Forester c. H Flory and Dis trict Logging Engineer B. F. Heint- zelman, arrived this morning from the Southern end of the Division on the steamer Spokane. Both MT. Sherman and Mir Carter strongly believe that the Thane paper mill project will be one of the first to be completed in the Territory
 The Forest Service is ready to go ahead with it's part in launching ithe Tbane project and we believe that the people who are financially interested in it will soon be ready to go ahead" said Mir. Sherman. Speaking relative to the same pro- ject, Mir. Carter said: Although at the expiration of advertisements of calls for bids for the timber loca- ted on West Admiralty Island there were no bids received we are not inclined to believe that none will be submitted. It is permissible now, by reason of the fact that no one made tender, to offer the same tract at private sale at any time during the next six months, and if l in the judgment of the Secretary of 1 Agricultural public interests will not l be endangered thereby, further period of six months may be had in which disposal of the tract may be made at private sale. We have every reason to believe and are confident that the sale of this timber will be made in reasonable time to the persons interested in the proposed paper project at Thane
 Interested in Council.
 MT. sherman, who is member of the Alaska Interdepartmental Board and in the absence of its chairman, George A. Parks, from Washington, acting chairman of the Board, is deeply interested in the suggestion of co-ordinating the work of Federal bureaus in Alaska. 'Of course, we can do some good in this respect in Washington, but the place where the most good can be- done. where the most corners cut, is right here on the groundssn Alaska" he declared He endofeed heartily the proposal of Secretary Wallace, of the Department of 'iAgriculture, for the creation of a body to be known as the Alaska Council to be com posed of the Alaska representatives of the several bureaus connected. with Alaskan affairs.
 To Visit Westward.
 MT. Sherman has Ejsited Alaska on previous occasioiss, aecompan U. s. Forester Graves on his trip to Fairbanks and the Interior in 1915. He has also visited central Alaska, Prince William Sound and adjacent portions of the Chugach National Forest He will leave on the Alameda tomorrow morning for Anchorage visiting the MatanuskaI and Susitna valleys. He plans toI return to the States on the next Southbound voyage of the Watson. He will visit several of the National Forest districts on his return to the States and plans to arrive in Wash tngton about September 1.
 Carter Remoiua Hero
 The party has toured much of the Tongass National Forest since it's arrival in Ketcbikan two weeks ago Splendid weather was experienced on the tour. MT Carter will remain in this district for some time and will visit the plant of the Alaska Pulp and Paper Company at Snet- tisham and later go over the tract on the west short of Admiralty Island recently advertised for sale This is MT. Carter's first trip to the Territory and he declared, he isl thriving on Alaska hardships'
 Warned of Hardships.
 MT. Carter said a friend of his greeted the announcement that he was coming to Alaska with the re- mark that you do encounter hard ! ships in your work" And he has enjoyed them all, he said Enjoy ing the most perfect weather, cruis- ing sheltered waters, gazing on the most gorgeous scenery in the world, eating your native strawberries or some other delicacy. I can say T. have appreciated Alaskan hard ships, he declared.
 MT. Carter will be accompa nied on his trip from here by Assistant District Forester M. L. Merritt, Mir. | Heintzelman and probably District Forester Flory. They will use the Ranger No. 5 for their cruise.