The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26
High Grade Pulp p|ani Now
 Planned, Ketthikan Area, by
 Big (ontern;;p Plenty of Wafer

That there is sufficient, water in the ketchikan area for the op- eration of high-grade dissolv- ing pulp mill was stated by B. F He.ntzleman. Regional Forester who has returned to Juneau from Ketchikan. Heintzleman spent four days in Ketchikan examining the area for water resources with Har- old Caven, Chief Designing En- gineer and William Shannon, Hy- dro- Electric Engineer, with the , Ketchikan Pulp and Timber Co.,, an affiliate of the Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Co.,, of Bslling- ham. Wash.
 Verification of sufficient water n the Ketchikan area gives the ;o-ahead signal to the pulp com ,any's plan to install a high-grade iissolving pulp plant rather than
 he standard sulphite pulp mill, which was originally planned for
 he area. High grade pulp is not used in paper making but is the oasis for rayon, cellophane, wood olastics, photographic film and ,ther cellulose products. This type of operation requires more than
 vice as much fresh water in pro- :essing operations than in stan lard sulphite pulp plant.
 It is believed that the American giscose Company, one of the two argest companies i'll the United States engaged in the manufacture )f raycn, has become associated with the Ketchikan Pulp and Tim 0er Co in this new project. The
 peration will assure the American yiscose Co of an uninterrupted md long continued source of dis solving pulp, which goes into its products.
 The Celanese Corporation of America. the principal competitor )f the American Visccse Co, has already started construction on a pulp mill at Prince Rupert, B. G., about 100 miles from Ketchikan
 Heintzleman stated that the new class of material which is to be manufactured does not require ex- .ensive power as the process is almost entirely chemical one. The pulp company has dropped it's former intention to develop a large water power site in the vicinity of Ketchikan. As the new mill will recover and reuse all the chemi- calls used in the manufacturing op-
 ,rations, there can be no question of the pollution of tidal waters through mill wastes.
 Heintzleman further said that it Is his understanding that the
 initial capacity of the mill will be between 300 and 400 tons of pulp daily and that under the contract with the Forest Service. the cap acity of the plant must be raised to 520 tons daily within ten years. The contract further stipulates that construction must be started by August 2, l949, one year after the signing of the contract.
 Heintzleman estimates that the plant will be two years under con- struction and cost of initial in- stallation will be between 25 and 30 million dollars.
 The Ketchikan Pulp and Timber Co. has bought cutting rights on a 50-year supply of timber for a 52C ton daily capacity mill. All cut ting will be done under Forest Service supervision and must be done in such way as to keep the land productive. Heintzleman stat ed that in the more scenic areas cutting will not be permitted be- cause the Forest Service feels that recreation, as well as pulp, has a place in the economy of Southeast Alaska Likewise, the Forest Ser vice will require all salmon spawn ing streams be fully protected so that Alaska's canned salmon in- dustry will not be jeopardized
 Heintzleman stated that there are number of other companies that have been investigating poten- tial pulp and paper sites. Juneau is one of the proposed sites Hintzleman will go to the States in September to interview inter ested parties.
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