The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-10
PAYS HARDING
HIGH TRIBUTE
Rogers EuloglzeS President
in Speech on Alaska

Rogers EuloglzeS President
in Speech on Alaska
Sherman Rogers, industrial editor
OF Tho outlook, delivered n spirited
address on Alaska" NJ tho weekly
luncheon meeting OF the Young
Mems Business club IN tho banquet
room OF tho Hotel 0owman Thurs
day. The speaker. IN opening his
address paid an eloquent tribute 70
Warren @. Harding. and gave n pom
picture OF his personal experiences
with tho lato president.
Il can sum up my opinion Of the
I great leader In thr6o sentences
| Rogers said. lie possessed the cool
est head. tho wnrmeat heart. and the
faircat vision Of any man have ever
met.
MANY times IN my conversations
with him no would suddenly stop me
and say. Walt a minute. ] do not
think you AFRO fnir In that statement
and then no would add IN pleasant
/ but positive manner, There arc two
sides 20 this question ana We can
get nowhere unieaH We bring 10 the
surface and frankly accept every BIT
OF merit IN tho contentious Of the
opposition
Tho speaker then added. II don't
believe Mr. Harding ever definitely
made stand on AN issue until he
had thoroly and fairly weighed every
minute contention OF the other side"
HAS STUDIED
ALASKAN PROBLEMS
Mr.. Rogers spent several months
In Alaska last summer and wrote a
series OF articles In Tho Outlook
which appeared during tho winter.
He has just returned from the
North. gathering material for two
articles that viii appear shortly,
Alaska had great deal 20 do
with tho early building OF seaitA
and will play a major role In the
future greatness OF the Washington
metropolis" he said. Lets Just get
down 20 honest 20 goodness logic on
this present outlook Of territorial in.
duH,ry.
You have heard n great many
arguments pro and con on tho feas-
lbili,y OF pulp and paper manufae.
;ms in the south eastern section.
! spen, several weeks irnmping over
tho timber lands that will supply
a great future paper industry. and
10, me say with all due respect 20
tho Knockers OF Alaska timber that
for paper purposes Il cannot be
beat Plenty OF water power Is
available for all necessary power.
and 10 far an tho climatic condl.
tons are conc0rnei they arc As
favorable as any other pulp timber
district IN tho country.
The conditions Imposed by the
government arc in tho main just.
and there is great many adyan.
,agvs offered by tho government 10
prospective pulp producers that
could no, be offered BY private own.
ership. For instance. a manufac.
iurer is aiIocatod enough timber
tributary 20 water power TO guar.
Rnpeo tb-yeRr run. This ties up
an enormous amount OF timber. and
tho government only Raks a nominal
deposit OF few thousand dollars,
whereas. II purchased from an In.
dividusl. millions would have 10 be
tied up.
There IL strong probability that
tho Stumpage contracts In tho fu.
;uro will remain stationary for 20
years. instead OF the present scale
Iof rcahins,ment every five years.
and tho announce ment or this
change in policy win result in at
least four companies that know Of
placing mills in the territory.
TELLS ABOUT
FREIGHT RATES
Freight rates are no, a detrimont
to the upeuilding OF the industry"
tho speaker explained. when the
mill was erected at Snettisham, the
pulp rata 20 Seattle was $40 Der
ton. SO soon M the mill could show
reasonable amount OF freight. a
ratio of 50 per ton was obtained and
freight rates will automatically read.
Just themselves as industry in.
creased.
"Alaska needs lots OF roads and
then moro roads and the local cham.
Dor should leave no stone unturned
10 help the territory In securing nde.
quato appropriations. Roads arc the
greatest single necessity Of the
North.
Tho Government railroad will
eventually DO n success but the rnte.
arc too high and should be scelea
heavily downward. Tho only chance
the commission has OF making the
road eventually pay will DO 10 pop.
ulato tho district II traverses. but
that cannot be done with high rntes
ana no roads TO act as feeders.
The men In charge OF the forestry
department OF Alaska and tho Alas.
kan railroad are men who know
their business and should DO given
tho moral support OF all organize.
tons who really desire the upbuild.
Ing OF our Northern frontier,
Your help Is needed because tho
bureau chiefs must 20 before con.
greas to secure adequate approprin.
tons for Alaskan development and
every effort on your part will helm
them materially in securing tho
amount required.
Alaska is u country for young
blood and It Is tho young blood OF
Seattle that must bear tho brunt in
helping Alaska grow"
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