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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 8.
SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930
PRICE TEN CENTS
Room for Half Dozen Pulo Mills
Forest Service Policy
Handling of Timber
Set Forth by Flory
NEXT TEN YEARS WILL SEE SUBSTANTIAL IN
CREASE IN POPULATION AND WEALTH BE
TWEEN KETCHIKAN AND SEWARD, IS THE
FIRM CONVICTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFI
CIAL-ONE OR TWO PROPOSED PULP MILLS
IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA WILL PAVE THE
WAY AND INDUCE OTHER LARGE PULP CON
CERNS TO BE ESTABLISHED HERE.
AMPLE. GOOD SAWMluTlMBER 1 AREAS
Pu1 allow paper hails to purchase one
a of their wood supply each year from outside
parties rather than all from their own contract
areas-—loggers thereby bnv stumpage and sell saw
logs to sawmills, their piling to canneries and poor
er material to the pulp mills—Alaska will not lose
anything that will offset benefit gained from the ad
vent of this industry.
FOREWORD
Persuant, to a recent request by the Gateway of Chas. H. Flory,
Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, and associated with the
functioning of several Territorial bureaus, the following outline of
policy in the matter of handling of timber on the extensive National
Forests of Alaska, is clearly set forth by him.
Some few years ago this subject was the target for editorial crit
icism by the Gateway due to the sales policy as made known at
that time. The contention the Gateway held was that the rank and
hie of Alaskans should participate and enjoy the fruits of their
ndopted land. The Gateway took severe issue with the Foresty De
partment, not that this paper stood against the entry of big capital
mto Alaska, but that in doling out vast areas to Outside interests at
a nominal figure, the pioneer resident was deprived of a potential
personal resource.
The Gateway has ever stood for the entrance of capital for the
development of Alaska; the good Lord knows we need the assis
tance of big interests in this vast and rich hinderland for in their
progress and prosperity will be ours. The statement submitted by Mr
Flory clears away much of the fog in which, apparently, we have been
immersed and it is with considerable pleasure we publish the follow
ing plain facts in the case herewith.
THE SALES POLICY
“Our statement shows in a gen
eral way how we propose to handle
the timber on the Tongass Forest
in Southeastern Alaska so as to
provide for the needs of large paper
mills, as well as for the needs of
sawmills, canneries, mines etc. The
statement also shows how we in
tend to make sure that we do not
build up a larger timber industry
here than we can supmy with wood
indefinitely thru natural regrowth i
on the cut-over areas.
“We have not yet made up a
statement of timber pr'oy for the j
Chugach Forest but when drafted i
it will follow the same general lines
as the one for the Tongass as con- i
ditions on both forests are about j
the same.
SMALLER AND POORER
“The great bulk of the timber on
the Tongass and Chugach forests
is smaller and of a poorer grade
than the timber in Southern British
Columbia, Washington and Oregon j
and because of this is primarily
(Continued on Peko Three)
WORST BUZZARD
WINTER SWOOPS OVER
GREATER PIT WEST
KANSAS CITY, Jan., 10, {IP)—
The wort blizzard of the winter
whirled over the greater portion
of .the West and many sections
are knee-deep in snow and all
roads are practically impassable.
Air transport services are de
moralized and trains and busses
are running late
Wire service is disrupted in
some localities and several build
ings collapsed under the burden
of snow. Four deaths are attri
buted to the storm and there is
much suffering from extreme
temperatures. Hundreds of mot
or cars became stalled in the
streets of Kansas City and street
car service was maintained with,
difficulty.
STORMS DELAY
RESCUE PUIS
NIMH) DISTRICT
| NOTHING SEEN OK HEARD OF
MISSING FAIRCHILD
OR AVIATORS
NOME, Jan., 10, (/P)—Major
j Deckard, Sam McCauley and Pil
ot Matt Neimenen, in their Fair
! child plane, are still delayed at
| Nulato (yesterday) by a snow
storm.
The Major wired to Nome to
the effect he did not think they
j could get away under present
j conditions.
I Pilot Dorbandt, who was storm
| bound at Solomon, has since re~
• turned to Nome and reported
! he had seen nothing of the miss
: ing Fairchild plane.
! Lomen wired to Major Deckard
; at Nuiato saying Dorbandt would
| be held at Nome subject to his
orders in the search for Pilot
> Pat Reid and his two mechanics.
| Bright sunshine prevails here;
! a moderate wind and the temper
i ature is 20 above.
I
SEATTLE, Jan., 10, (/P)—Plans
for the proposed international
highway through Canada to
Alaska have already reached defin
ite form; so far advanced are
they that a quadron of Naval
planes are to make a reconnais
sance of the entire route next
summer. Donald MacDonald, 2nd,
locating engineer for the Alaska
i Road Commission, and origina
! tor of the project, sttaed here.
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IN ICY GRIP OF WINTER
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan., 10, (/P)
—With the Northwest locked in
an icy grip and a severe cold
wave California experienced tem
porary relief as temperatures
rose under the stimulus of a
general rain. Cold weather is
predicted for the Northwest dur
ing the next 48 hours.
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CBI SUGAR Si
9E FIEPRODliCT
AS GOOD AS LEGALLY LICENS
ED DISTILLERIES, SAYS
PROHI CHIEF
WASHINGTON, Jan., 10, OP)—
Figures showing why the prohi
bition bureau is concerned with
the growth of illicit corn sugar
distilling, were made public by
Prohibition Commissioner Doran
who said that out of 3,864 stills
seized in the Northeastern sec
tino of the country, 3,430 had
been manufacturing alcohol from
corn sugar.
The alcohol manufactured by
these plants, the Commissioner
said, was just as good a product
as that manufactured by legally
licensed distilleries.
Plants frequently were seized
cost as much as $40,000 or $50 000.
The other 400 plants were “cook
ing” plants operating on alco
hol products from which other
ingredients were eliminated
NOMINATED TO BOARD
WASHINGTON, Jan., 10, (/P)—
William E. Lee of Idaho has been
nominated to Interstate Commerce
; Commissioner for the term ex
piring December 31. 1931; the
i nomination is in order because
of the retirement of Commissioner
| Campbell.
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! EDWARD W. BOK
i NOTED CITIZEN
AMERICA. DEAD
CARVED GREAT PUBLIC CAR
EER; IMMIGRANT BOY
TO PHILANTHROPIST
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LAKE WALES, Florida, Jan.,
10, (/P)—Edward W. Bok, who
came to thi* country as an im
I migrant boy from the Nether
lands and who carved out for
himself a distinquished position
in public life as an editor, author
, and philanthropist, died at his
estate near here.
I He was 66 years old and be
| came ill shortly after his arrival,
with Mrs. Bok from Merion, Pa.,
four days ago. His condition be
came so critical since that little
hope was held for his recovery.
: Heart trouble was attributed as
i the cause.
As the donar of a $100,000
| prize plan by which the United
States might cooperate with
other nations in attaining and
preserving world peace, he be
came internationally known.
His book “Americanization”
is widely known in the literary
field.
COMMISSION’S REPORTS ARE
SENT TO CONGRESS FOR
PERUSAL
; WASHINGTON, Jan., 10, (/P)—•
i President Hoover sent the re
ports of the law enforcement
commission to Congress Monday,
it was said at the White House.
The President will place sev
eral administration officials of
the government at the disposal
of the House committees dealing
with prohibition questions.
In a further statement made
at the White House it was said
that is was felt the question one
of parliamentary procedure and
desired only to expedite legisla
| tion and will adapt itself entirely
i to the wishes of the House lead
i ers as to any methods they
might wish to adopt for early
consideration of the proposals.
SACKETT CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, Jan., 10, (JP)—
Senator Saekett of Kentucky,
nominated by President Hoover
to be Ambassador to Germany,
has been confirmed by his Sen
ate colleagues.
HEAVY REPLACEMENTS
CHICAGO, Jan., 10, (A3)—Sixteen
hundred new churches are built in
the United States each year to re
place structures which became
obsolete.
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