The Wrangell sentinel., 1953-03-27

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Pulp Chip Mill Report

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 William Crooks. who is associat- ed with Robert F. Johnson. presi- dent of the Pacific Northern Tim Der company, reported in Juneau this week that engineers would come north in a couple of weeks in connection with the proposed pulp chip mill plant here and that con atruction would start within six months. Crooks was in the Terri tory in connection with a housing project in Anchorage in which he is interested
 The proposed new plant is ex- pected to be located at Polk Point on the back channel a little more than a mile below the old Alaska Packers site. The Forest Service has 20 ac~o set aside in the area for an ind&uial development.
 Senator Doris NJ. Barnes report ed that she had talked with Crooks in Juneau and that prospects for the undertaking are especially bright.
 Johnson, who heads the company planning to operate here. is also Pregdent of the c. D. Johnson Lumber Co.,. of Portland, Ore, a pioneer firm of the Oregon country which has been looking into the timber situation in Alaska for more than two years.
 At Any Rate, It Costs Money
 As the 21st Legislature was grinding to an end last night, it was evident from reports that whatever ella it did in the last 6G days it was somewhat less than close-fisted with the public treas ury. The general appropriations bill totals around S23,000,000 com pared with just under S18,00O,0OO two years ago, or an increased out lay of taxpayers money for cost of government of around S3,000,00O. A rather substantial item, even for a Republican-domin so called economy legislature This. of course, does not include special appropria- tions for deficiencies and funds ear marked to take care of new legis- latiOn carrying the familiar old clause: "There i9 hereby appropria- ted for the purposes of this act, :" and etc, and etc. These items tote up to a few million more, indicat- ing that the old-fashioned word economy" took a rough beating at the hands of the 21st Legislature.
 To date we haven't heard of any new taxes being levied Thus, it is to be assumed the lawmakers sim ply drafted ways and means for spending the reported four million or so surplus in the Treasury. Per haps that is the answer to why the Nolan-Butrovich proposal to set up a 10,000,000 reserve met death earlier in the session. Judging from the appropriations bill, the raid on the treasury" which Senators Nolan and Butrovich predicted un- less something was done, has taken place.
 At this distance we can see a possible need for a special session before the biennium is over. It may be necessary for the legislators to meet and devise ways and means of meeting the appropriations, if the surplus doesn't stand up.
 Oh well, it would be nothing new. The Democrats were in the red" for four years so the GOFiers have a model to go by.
 Heintzleman Due Here
 The new Governor, B. Frank Heintzleman, is planning to visit Wrangell and Petersburg, possibly next week, or, at least, before he takes office April 10.
 Hungry Republicans
 After the build up about Civit Service, and politics being what it is, it's a bit amusing to note dis patch from Washington reporting that more than 1,40O examinations for Postmasters have been cancelled and new one will be given "to es- tablish higher standards of eligi- bility" Report says Democrats were high in most cases in the pre- vious exams. Couldn't be that there are more than a few hungry Re publicans scattered around th' country demanding that their Sen ator come up with the post office?