The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-10
Four Timber
 Projects in
 Alaska SIated

Four applications for new, or ex- banded, timber industries in AL aska are now pending before the National Production Administration Two of them are for Juneau
 This was the statement of B. Frank Heintzleman, regional for ester for the U. S. Forest Service who returned to Juneau Saturday after four months in Washington, D. C., working on matters concern- ing the Territory that pertain to his department. Heintzleman is | commissioner for Alaska for the U. 5. Department of Agriculture.
 The two projects here are en- largement of the Juneau Lumber Company plant and installation of Q plywood plant here by the Col umhia Lumber Company. Other two are the establishment of the proposed $40 million Ketchikan Pulp and Paper Go. mill at Ketch- ikan and enlargement of the Sitka saWmill Nf{fGsSf Awaits Final Action
 Heintzleman said he expects fin al action on all four applications by NPA within the next two weeks.
 Those of us interested in Alas ka development have been supply fN,fr fYaf ,af fA lot 01 Production Administration for use in connection with applications for certificates of necessity to permit establishment of industrial enter prises in the Territory" Heintzle- man said. He added that under the timber award by the Forest Ser vice to the Ketchikan pulp mill, the company is required to make financial showing before August ? to prove it's ability to finance the project He said he understands preparation cf this data is now in progress.
 The Ketchika. Pulp and Paper Company is sponsored by the Pu- get Sound Pulp ana Timber Co. of Beinnghafl, Washington. and the American Viscose Go, of Philadel- phia.
 Returning to Washington
 In September Heintzleman ex- poets to return to Washington to present the opportunities for AL aska newsprint manufacture at a meeting of a Senate committee which intends to explore thoroughly the possibility for getting more newsprint production on American soil.
 Special Road Projects
 Heintzleman pointed out that $7 million had been authorized by Congress last year for special road work at Juneau, Sitka and Ketch- ikan, as a special item in the Bur- eau of Public Roads appropriation bill
 Under this authority $3h million was made available for work this spring Effort is now being made to get the remaining money on the Bureaus 1852 appropriation bill.
 Heintzleman pointed out that these funds are for the improve ment of present roads, to make towns of Southeast Alaska more attractive to big timber industries and not for new roads.
 The regular $l,750,000 appropria- ton for National Forest roads, which comes through the Bureau Of Public Roads, has not yet been re- ceived.
 Cost Living Allowance
 Heintzleman said he gave a great deal of attention to preparing ln- formation on the question of the 25 per cent cost-of living differ ential in salary allowance for Fed eral employees in Alaska and other Territories. He said AlaSka's Del egate has been working hard to present picture of what the el- animation of that item would do to government departments in demor- alization of personnel. The cut would hit only those employed In the Territories.
 2 More SawmiiiS . Heintzleman said the Forest Ser vice is carrying on discussions with two interested groups for establish ment of additional sawmills lt various Southeast Alaska town1- These plants do not only anticipate. sending lumber to the states but also to military installations in in- tariOr Alaska