The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-10
PULP MILL E FUTURE AIM OF
 JUNEAU SPRUCE
H. F. Cheney, President, Says Company to Remain
 Firm in ILWU Dispute

Firm in lLWU Dispute
 If everything goes right, Juneau may some day be the site of g pulp mill and veneer plant ir addition to it's present sawmill That was what Henry F. Cheney President of the Juneau Spruce Corporation, had to say here yesterday. Cheney, accompanied by Jens Jorgensen. JSC Director, is visiting Alaska on a tour of the company's facilities.
 He said that the stockholders of Juneau Spruce had invested in the company with these views in mind and have, so far, put over $2.500,00 into the local sawmill with the idea of gradually develop ing it into the larger industry. He declared thst hy going slowly, the company could learn the local problems and thus avoid large loss il conditions did not warrant the big investment.
 Cheney said that Juneau Spruce has been operating at loss since its inception because of the many necessary changes in the plant to make 1t more efficient. The labor dispute with the CIO International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's $ Union has also been a factor catis- ing loss in revenues. He said this dispute has robbed the com pany of it's three best possible months.
 He declared that, despite ILWU claims, the dispute is not a lock- out because the ILWU was never employed ct our sawmill.' Cheney reiterated previous statements when he said that the company will not give. in to the ILWU de- mands regardless of possible con- trary decision from the National LaDOr teldtlOIlS bodTQ.
 Thanks To Juneau
 The JSC head, who is also Presi- dent of the Coos Bay Lumber Company, said he was extremely grateful and appreciative of the stand taken by the citizens of Juneau in the dispute and for their cooperation after receiving the facts of the case. He also de- clared his gratitude to the Juneau Local of the CIO International Woodworkers of America, for standing behind the company He promised to protect them to the limit for their loyalty.
 Cheney admitted that the sawmill may have to close again unless the ILWU picket line is removed be- cause of the company's probable inability of getting the lumber un- loaded at it's destination. He said that efforts are being made, how ever. to store as much lumber here as possible in the hope that the dispute will soon be favorably set tied. He said that one reason why it is so important that barge load ing remains under IVA jurisdiction is that barges must be used as storage space for lumber because of the limited facilities at the Ju- neau mill.
 Of future plans, Cheney explain ed that changes will be made gradually Probably, some prelim- mary pulp making equipment will be installed at first with the final processing being completed at some other plant. Some day, he hopes to see large plant here employ ing around 1900 persons and repre- senting an investment of approxi- mately $5O0OO,OO0. Right now, most of this depends on the labor situation, he declared.
 Cheney said that he wouldn't promise anything because of chang ing conditions but, he said, the company would very much like to expand it's activities here so that, naturally, it could make money on its investment.