CHEMICAL PUNT POSSIBLE
IF CHEAP POWER AVAILABLE
Lew cotet industrial power is
available in the territory in suf
ficient quantities for the estab
lishment of a chemical industry.
This fact was brought out last
week at a meeting in Juneau
called by the Alaska Development
Board at the suggestion of Dr.
Charles Concanr.on. long time
:hief of the chemical division of
the Department of Commerce.
Governor B. Frank Heintzle
nar and representatives of the
Bureau of Reclamation, District
Engineer, Water Resources Divi
sion. cf the U. S. Geological Sur
vey and Rural Electrification As
sociation, concluded that power
at less than five mills is avail
able in both southeastern Alaska
and the Kenai Peninsula.
The purpose of the meeting
-held in Juneau was to determine
whether sufficient low cost
power was available to establish
-an ammonium nitrate industry in
me rerruory so mai Aiasita b
farmers would not be depend
ent upon imports of this essential
plant food. It was pointed out
that Iceland has established an
industry using it’s water resour
ces for the production of ammoni
um nitrate, both for domestic
consumption and export.
Earlier this month members of
the Matanuska Valley Chamber
' of Commerce heard Dr. Allan
Mick report on Dr. Concannon’s
visit to the valley area at which
time he stressed the economical
production of ammonium nitrate
is dependent upon available
power.
Governor Heintzleman pointed
out that engineers know of the
major power sites in the territory,
whose potential is vast. He em
phasized that the purpose of last
week’s meeting was to consider
those smaller sites whose power
might be utilized by a chemical
industry needing smaller amounts
of power.
Alexander Baird, general man
ager of the Alaska Development
Board, who conducted the meet
ing stated that he believed that
the establishment of an ammoni
um nitrate plant in Alaska may
iiiaiK me maugLuauuii ui a uivei
sified chemical industry for the
territory. He also pointed out that
pending the development of ma
jor hydroelectric sites largely de
pendent upon huge and uncertain
Congressional appropriations, im
mediate attention should be giv
en to the much needed and prac
ticable smaller developments.1
Dr. Concannon, on loan to the
Alaska Development Board from
the Department of Commerce,
has been making a survey of the
possibilities of establishing a che
mical industry in Alaska. He told
Federal and Territorial officials
that he had concluded that under
present circumstances an ammoni
um nitrate plant similar to one
new operating in Iceland had the
best chance of being an economic
success. He said that if industrial
power is available at less than five
mills, it would be possible to es
tablish a plant in Alaska, similar
to the Iceland operation. It was
for this purpose that top power of
j ficials met in Juneau last week
Univsisiiy Workshop
Draws Big Response
“The University of Alaska’s
first post session work shop on
Alaska proved so successful vari
ous schools already have indicat
ed they would like to send more
students next year than we con
fortably can accommodate, “Dr.
William K. Keller disclosed to
day.
He is acting director of the
summer session and the work
shop which immediately follow
ed it.
The work shop was an intensive
five-day course dealing with an
thropology, education, geology, ;
history and wildlife of Alaska. I
Students received one semester
hour of credit. The work shop
ended over the weekend.
Largest group to attend the
work shop this year came from \
Pittsburgh, Penn. It consisted of j
38 women, mostly school teach
ers.
Dr. Keller said the division of
travel service of the National
Education Association recently
requested permission to sponsor
a program to send post session
students to the university. The
Universities of Oregon and In
diana did the same. This week
John G. Read, professor of scien
ce eductation at Boston Univer
sity, stopped on campus while
touring the territory. He inform
ed Dr. Keller Boston U. wants to
send many students next year by
bus, and that several already
have signed up for the trip.
Students’ fees cover the cost
of the course, which includes
many field trips. There is no ex
pense to the university.
It was pointed out that more than
85 percent of Alaska’s foodstuffs
must be imported and that the
military as well as all agencies
of government view this situation
with concern. It was emphasized
that the establishment -of an am
monium industry in Alaska could
materially increase Alaska’s agri
| cultural productivity. Present
costs of ammonium nitrate re
strict its use.
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May, nearly 48 percent plan to
continue their schooling this fall. '
Of these 22 students, 10 plan to '
attend the University of Alaska
at College; and six go to the Uni
versity of Washington.
Students leaving for higher
leaiming this fall are Dorothy
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Accidenl Prevention
Conference Held
The eighth annual All-Alaskan
\ccident Prevention Conference
vas held at Fort Richardson last
veek.
Senator Paul F. Robison, first
chairman of the bi-partisan Alas
ka Legislative Council and an An
chorage attorney, spoke on com
• lunity responsibility and legisla
t on for accident prevention, fol
hwing which Ken C. Johnson, An
chorage insurance broker discuss
ed motor vehicle accidents and
their costs as they affect every
one. He discussed the effects of
alcohol particularly.
The driving habits of military
Irivers while driving during off
iuty hours ar.d their relationship
o on-duty driving was the topic
of Lt. Col. A. L. Baker, of the
LJSARAL Transportation office.
highlighting his talk with a com
parison of the accident rates of
nilitary and civilian drivers, Col.
Baker called upon a thesis ne
:ompiled in connection with his
graduate study in safety and traf
fic conditions at Yale University’s
rraffic Bureau last year. He also
iiscussed aptitudes and their re
lation to accident rates.
One feature of the conference
was a motor vehicle ‘ roadeo . in
which the competition pitted
Army and Air Force drivers from
military installations all over Al
aska in various obstacle courses
designed to eliminate all but the
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