The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-26
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 THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
Japanese Pulp Mill
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saw and pulp mills in Alaska. 4 re- cent statement issued by the State Department indicates that thus far il is mostly endeayor, although il points out in a rather carefully worded paragraph that the govern ment has no objection. Says the paragraph:
 There has never been any re- quest by the Japanese government or by private interests for special assistance for this project, nor has the U. S. government considered such possibilities. On the other hand it is the policy of the United States as reflected both in legislation and in it's relations with foreign coun- tries. to encourage and stimulate the international flow of private capital investment into legitimate enterprise. This project, based on private capital and receiving no gov ernmental aid, is in the spirit of that policy
 The statement reeounts the visits of the Japanese mission to this country, starting in October of 1852, and what steps have been taken since. In June of last year, the Jap anese incorporated in Japan the AL aska Pulp Company, Ltd, with a capital of $4,167,0O0. It was under stood that $10,0S3,000 for operat- ing capital was to be borrowed from the Export-Import Bank of Japan. Some l9 pulp manufacturing com- panies. 3 synthetic fiber companies and two lumber companies were in- Yited to participate. The State De- partment says it has no information az to the implementation of the plan to borrow from the Export-Im- port bank.
 Last December the Alaska Pulp Company established a United States corporation, filing in Juneau as the Alaska Lumber and Pulp Company. This company was to be capitalized al $15,0O0,000. of which $l2,- 100000 was to be supplied by the Japanese group and s3,000.000 by the L. s. group. It was hoped that the corporation could then borrow $30,000.00O from private sources in the U. s. so that it would have op- erational funds amounting to s45,- 100000.
 The Japanese plan, says the State Department statement, proposes to have the Alaska Lumber and Pulp Company first purchase or build a sawmill in Alaska. The wood scrap from this operation would be com pressed and sent to pulp mills in Japan. (The Japanese while here indicated an interest in the Wran- gell mill in this connecticut. Fur ther plans provide that a pulp mill with a capacity of 100000 tons per year would be started during the second year of operation and com pleted within three years. The cor poration would reach full operating capacity during the fifth year of operation. (Japanese while here in dicated an interest in Sitka as the possible site of the pulp mill.)
 Delegate Bartlett in statement accompanying the State Department release says:
 The American Pulp and Paper Association is understood to have made a vigorous protest against this plan"
 State Department says that's the gist of its information available as of February 10, 1854.
 Committeeman
 When you go to your voting place on primary election day, April 27 you'll find in addition to the regul- ar ballot a separate ballot on which you can vote if you wish to declare your party utilization. It's the result of the action of the last Legislature in passing an act providing for the popular election of national com mitteemen and committeewomen for the major political parties. A major political party is one whose candi. date for Delegate received at least 10 per cent of the votes cast in tht last general election. Therefore. il is Republican and Democratic in Al aska.
 On the separate ballot you'll fint the name of Senator Doris NJ Barnes of Wrangell as the candidat, for Republican national committee woman and Senator Dan Lhamon 0 Fairbanks and Walter Tickle of An chorage for national committeeman in the same party. Democrats hay no contest - Ray Hummer of An chorage for committeeman and Mrs Katherine Nordale of Juneau fo eommitteewoman.
 There's been an indication iron the national committees that tn popularly elected Alaska contingen may not be recognized in view o the generally accepted politica thonrv that the naming of party re presentatives is strictly party bust ness and not something for the bal lot. However. when elected. the sus