The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-07-16
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Industrial eyes of the nation fo- cused on Alaska this week; specif- ieally on Ketchikan where on We'd ne5day the new S50,00O.005 pulp plant al Wards Cove was formally dedicated. Top men of finance and industry, particularly those inter ested in timber and it's by-products, came from various parts of the States to mingle with Alaskans in witnessing the operation of Alas ka's first pulp mill.
 Significantly, through the cere- monies. the speeches and fanfare emanating from such a gathering ran the words Wrangelrs next" Senator Doris M Barnes. who re- presented Wrangell and the First Division at the historic event, re ported a surprising amount of in- terest shown by industrialists from the States in the current develop ments in the Wrangell area.
 Seeing at first hand in the Ket-l chikan Pulp Company what can be done with Alaska's great timber re- source, they were eager to learn of the potential of Wrangell and other timber communities of the South east. They were men from the large financial houses, from the major insurance companies. from the lum- Der and lumber manufacturing in- dustry the pulp producing field, the rayon industry and as usual from along publishers row, the latter being acutely aware that it takes paper to produce publications and paper is made from wood. In Alas ka there's a lot of wood.
 TOT more than a quarter of century those interested in the de- velopment and use of Alaska's tim Der, such as our present Governor, B. Frank Heintzleman, have been forecasting that as the supply dim finishes in the States, the move would be northward in search of timber.
 Obviously, with the establish ment of the Ketchikan plant the discovery has been made that Alas ka has the raw commodity. The era for manufacturing it apparently has arrived.
 Activity Here
 Meanwhile, there was some act iYity the past week along Wran- gelis industrial row.
 Saturday, officials of the Pacific Northern Timber Company were in town looking over their holdings and making plans for their opera tiOns here which will include a lumber plant and possible plywood factory at the north end of town, a pulp plant probably at Virginia Lake on the back channel and housing project within the city lim- its. C. Dean Johnson, a nephew of Robert Johnson, President of the company, and an engineer of wide i background and experience will be in charge of the initial operations 1 here.
 Monday, officials of the Alaska Lumber and Pulp Company. Japan ese group which have leased the Wrangell sawmill,, were here ar ranging for renovation of the plant to have it operating by late September or early October. Tom Ogowa, who has been in charge of the plant for Wrangell Mills. Inc, will have direction of putting the mill in working order for the the Tokyo industrialists.
 Doctors Orders
 What with all these mill whistles about to blow, it was gratifying to note by a Juneau paper that Clerk of Court J. w. Leivers, better known as Bill, was recovering from an error. The item said:
 "A telegram received at his of- flee here said Clerk of Court Will fred Leiyers underwent surgery at Eugene, Ore, on Monday and was found not to be suffering from the ailment which doctors had earlier diagnosed. He was reported to be recovering nicely"
 Nice to know 1t was all a mis- take, Bill. Drop in to hear the mill whistles on your way home.