The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-23
PULP PROGRAM
 STATUS GIVEN
 BY ENGINEERS
Local Resources and Con- ditions Lend Themselves
 to Paper Manufacture

Hope tha. ine pulp and paper development program for this vi- cinity would go through unim- peded. and assurances that re- sources and local conditions fav- ored such development were voic- ed today to the Chamber of Com merce by representatives and en- gineers of the Zellerbach and Cameron interests who are con ducting surveys both in this vi cinity and at Ketchikan.
 Those speaking in regard to the development were James H. Cameron. San Francisco, whose brother George T. Cameron heads the group interested locally, Don Meldrum, forest engineer in charge of timber surveys, and Wendell Dawson, engineer in charge of water power studies.
 Cameron Is Hopeful
 MT. Cameron was hopeful of the outcome of the proposed pro gram. While disclaiming any knowledge of the detailed plans of the group interested locally he declared; We are up here and we hope to stay here, and to have everything going some day" He added he was enjoy ing his Alaskan visit and his contact with the people
 The natural resources and fay- orable conditions for their utili- zation together with the team work between officials, business men and citizens generally will eventually make of Southeastern Alaska one iof the big paper manufacturing centers of North America, declared MT Meldrum eft3ssss past se5 yeaa'sr he has been connected with pulp and paper enterprises on the Pacific Coast and during that period has been over most of its forested areas.
 Have Prime Requisites
 He told the Chamber he was here to study the pulp areas in both the Ketchikan and Juneau districts. You have here the primary requisites for large de- velopment, that is power resorr- ces and timber. As far as our investigator have gone every thing seems favorable" he added.
 It is fortunate that officials with whom the prospective in- vestors have to deal are taking an active interest in the program and lending every possible assist anee in cooperating with the en- gineers making the investiga- tions, MT. Meldrum said. He add ed that the same spirit of CO., operation had been found every where among business men and private citizens generally.
 MT. Dawson, who has been studying streamflow conditions and water power sources since last Fall also commented on the team work between officials and business men, expressing appre- citation for the cooperation that had been extended to him.
 'I came up here last year to look for water. and after I had been in Ketchikan a few days, decided that may work would neither be difficult nor exten- sive," he humorously declared The object of his investigations he added. is to find enough wat CT in one place to supply the needs of big paper manufacture ing plant.
 Invites kiwanians
 Gov. George A. Parks informed the Chamber he had written a general invitation to the Kiwan ians, who hold their annual con vention in Seattle next June, tC visit the Territory. He suggest ed that the Chamber of Commerce might send an invitation to them to visit Juneau. sending them lo cal literature showing what there is to be seen in this vicinity.
 George F. Weisel, assistant man ager of the Juneau Lumber Mills told the Chamber that there was much interest in Seattle in the Capital-to-Capital Yacht Race and that several goodly wagers were reported made between yachtsmer of that city on the race. Mir Weisel said at the suggestion ol Manager Roy Rutherford, he hat talked with Portland and Seattle interests relative to the establish ment of local marine ways. Al the result of this, an article set ting forth local needs appears ir the current issue of the Pacific Fisherman. published in Seattle.
 Assures Fair Treatment
 Fair treatment of capital in vested in Alaskan resources ant enterprises was promised by Rep
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