The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-12
AGREEMENTS ON PAPER PROJECT ARE COMPLETED
Way Is Cleared for Signing of Final Contract and
 Power License
CAMERON INTERESTS
 READY TO GO AHEAD
Era of Construction Nears in Paper Mill Project
 for Local Unit

Agreements on the timber tracts and waterpower to be developed and utilized byi the c a m e r h. Chandler syndicate in its pulp and paper project have been success fully closed and the era of con- struction lies in the near future. This. in substance, is the word brought back to Juneau by B. F. Heintzleman, Asst. District United States Forester, who returned last night after closing the negotiations on behalf of the Forest Service with California interests.
 Applications for the final water power license, it is expected, will be filed next May, and this license will be issued to the applicant within 60 days, coincident' with the signing of the final timber pur- chase contracts.
 Properties Are Chosen
 The waterpowers to be covered in the final license are Long Lake and Crater Lake at Speel River, and Dorothy Lake on Taku Inlet.
 The timber tracts lie on the west and southeast shores of Admiralty Island. It is specified they will contain 5,O00,000,000 feet boar C measure. In order to insure that this quantity will be actually avail able, tract on the north side ot Icy Strait will be held open for the company for a 10-year period to determine how the timber cut rates with the estimated stands or the Admiralty Island tracts.
 Timber adjacent to towns anc industrial plants was reserved from the general sale in order to pro- vide a source of supply for suct communities and establishments.
 Ready to Start
 While the final contracts and li- censes undoubtedly will grant the syndicate additional time-probably Is months-in which to begin con. struction, it is believed that tho building program will be launched by the syndicate as soon as all o1 the details are out of the way. II fact, George T. Cameron, who ha! handled the negotiations for him. self and his associates, told MT Heintzleman there would be no de lay. And R. A. Kinzie, Consulting Engineer for the syndicate, saiS that tunnel construction on tn power projects would be initiated as soon as the final license for de velopment is received.
 No Site Selected
 MT. Cameron informed MI Heintzleman that no site had beer selected for the paper factory site He is still negotiating for the Al aska Gastineau holdings but n decision has been made that woult put the site at Thane should tn syndicate acquire that property.
 A. J. Ella, in charge of the hydro electric surveys for the group, vii dIllNE III dDOut oO OoJo cO AOooAii his investigations at Dorothy Lake When that work is completed, h will take soundings for submarin transmission cable across Talk Inlet from Dorothy Lake.
 The timber surveys are finishe for the present Next year, MI Heintzleman said, Don Cameron the engineer in charge of the tim Der cruising for the past two year' will begin detailed surveys of tn tracts purchased. This work wi precede timber cutting for manu featuring purposes.
 Reviews Project Record
 In 1927, after an intensive sale campaign headed by MT. Heintzle man, two groups of California in terests = Chameron- Chandler an Zellerbach-were given three-yea exploratory periods, the former t investigate opportunities for pull
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