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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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DEFEATS OWN ARGUMENT
Very gallantly taking up the cudgel in defense of the
Cordova Times, which, like itself is found compelled by
local influences, i.e. trade expediencies, to defend the po
sition of the Forestry Bureau in its transaction with re
spect to delivering to the paper trust ten billion feet of
timber in two units each while the individual is limited
to three billion feet, the Juneau Empire says:
“The Gateway’s comment upon the processes that finally led to the es
tablishment of the Ocean Falls pulp and paper industry illustrates very
clearly why the Forestry Bureau is best serving the public by* offering for
lease timber units that are large enough to be attractive to those who
want to establish pulp and paper mills in this Territory.
“Let us suppose the government, instead of offering these large units
for lease, had thrown the Tongass national forest open for location of
timber claims as it threw open timber lands in Washington and Oregon
about a half-century ago, and as the Gateway intimates if ought to do
here. How long would it be before the timber lands could be secured
from the original locators through sale, resale, options, etc., and formed
into units that would attract people who are willing to invest millions in
erecting pulp and paper mills? The processes it refers to as preceding
development at Ocean Falls takes years of time and, to introduce them
here, would correspondingly delay the beginning of the pulp and paper ih
dustry.
“The profit of the people of the Territory from the pulp and paper
industry, when it comes, will not be through getting commissions on the
sale of the timber lands, but from the development and operation of the
industry. Alaska wants people more than anything else. Which course
would bring people to Alaska quickest and in a way that would lead to
the establishment of homes here? To lease the timber lands in units
attractive to those who would use them or to throw them open so that
speculators and promoters might deal in them for a decade or two be
before the beginning of actual development?
“It might have been different if the lands had been thrown open 20 or
30 years ago. If that had been done it is possible that the timber lands
would have been gathered up by this time by large holders, like the
WTeyerhausers and others who gathered up those in Washington and
Oregon, in such a way that they could have been offered in satisfactory
units nowr. But that was not done, and the question confronting the
Forestry Bureau is, “What is the best thing to do now?” Our interest
very clearly is in immediate development, and that is what the Forestry
Bureau is endeavoring to bring about.”
Thus far, the Empire side of the debate has pro
gressed smoothly and threatened to get by through plaus
ibility, if not on logic, which we deny. But read the follow
ing paragraph carefully and digest it, and then try to re
concile the argument therein with the paragraph which
follows!
“As a matter of fact, the situation just as it is, is probably a more ,
fortunate one for Alaska than it would have been if the timber lands had
been in the hands of large companies for the last score or more of years.
If the lands had been in the hands of private owners, the overhead
costs—taxes, interest and other items—would have been added to the
original cost. Then there would still be the profits that the owners
would have to insist upon for themselves before the timber could be
turned over to those who are ready to use it. It is not likely that, under
such circumstances, those who would use the timber would be able to
secure it on terms that would encourage immediate development.
Now listen to this:
“It must not be forgotten that Canada, Newfoundland and private own
ers of timber in the United States and Canada are making very attractive
offers to the pulp and paper manufacturers in competition with the pro
posals being submitted by the Forestry Bureau.” (The bold-face is ours)
It is not necessary to debate further upon the hypo
theses the Empire propounds. But lest the point mighl
be lost sight of, here we have the Gateway's position vin
dicated by those seeking to defeat it: Privately ownec
timber in Canada in competition with government owne<
timber in Alaska and the former threatening to force tin
Forestry Bureau to thrust the government further inti
private business and seek to upset the entire economii
principle of supply and demand uy fixing an arbitrary
price upon a resource of which Alaska has been despoils
and calling upon the general public to bear the loss sus
tained by this bidding, merely for the privilege of allow
ing bureaucracy to accomplish a thing and defend an un
tenable position.
The Empire's argument might as correctly be applie<
WILLIAM PITTEM
PURCHASES INTEREST
IN SEIM LAUNDRY
Announcement is made by Harry
Kawabe of the Seward Steam Laundry
that William Patterson, who until re
cently operated the City Transfer, has
purchased a one-half interest in the
laundry and will become actively in
terested in the business beginning to
morrow. Mr. Kawabe will be in charge j
of the inside work and Mr. Patterson j
will take charge of the outside work. [
There will be no radical departures
in the conduct of the business, it Is
stated, excepting that of increased
service to the public. A new deliv
ery auto has been purchased, adding
another unit to the delivery depart
ment. In due time the new schedule
of service will be announced through
the columns of this paper.
STARR GOES SOUTH
The steamer Starr of the S. J. F. &
P. Co., Capt. O. A. Johansen, sailed
for Southeastern Alaska early this
morning where a pile-driver will be
picked up and towed to the company’s
plant at Uganik. Captain Johansen
stated the vessel would be back in
port within a week. The regular
sailin time for the Westward trip out
of Seward, March 12, has not been
changed.
MANAGER BLAKE TRANSFERRED
C. D. Blafee, manager of the local
Frye-Bruhn Co., meat market, who
some time ago asked the Seattle of
fice for a transfer to the States, re
ports his wishes have been granted
and that he expects to depart within
the month or just as soon as another
man is sent up to assume his duties.
The change was requested owing to -
the health of Mrs. Blake.
LEGION MEETING
Special meeting of Seward post of
the American Legion tonight at 7:30
o’clock at Odd Fellows hall. Brief j
but important business to come up.
All members urged to attend.
The freighter Tanana of the A. S. S.
Co. completed discharging cargo early
this morning and sailed for the south.
Brunswick Phonographs and Re
cords. Schallerer’s Alaska Shop.
Soda pop in all flavors for j
the kiddies. Ten cents a bot-1
tie. Candy Cottage.
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Harbingers
of Spring
A Riot of Gay Colors
at
THE BLUE SHOP
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GROCERIES
Fresh Vegetable Received
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to any departure of private life and thus waft us from
the basic principles of American institutions to. one an
alagous to Soviet Russia, which seeks to nullify individu
olifir in farnr n-p nnmmnniom
Nine cans Carnation milk
for $1.00. Seward Trading
company.
With respect to Ocean Falls and the pulp industry in
general, the fact stands out glaringly that it is only
where privately-owned timber is available that there is
such an industry as a pulp or paper mill, and the Forestry
Bureau cannot point to one in America purchasing timber j
from the government.
Conservation in Alaska was stultified under the des-1
ignation of providing for posterity. If this be sound
logic, why should three generations of posterity be bound
by rules laid down by one, that of Pinchotism, which tak- j
. taking the date of inception, plus that of maturity of the
. timber leases as proposed, aggregates approximately 70
• years, and carries the right of renewal for another half
' century?
[ Sir Henry Vane, once Governor of Massachusetts, in
[ pleading for Cromwell’s experiment in free government,
5 in 1656, stressed altruism as the essence of correct gov
► ernment. Alaskans, having been despoiled, could con
» tribute their measure to posterity by laying the founda
t tion now for emancipating it from the curse of bureau
l cracy, even though we do not share in the immediate re
- suit.
If the government desires to conduct any further ex
- periments, let it select some of the big, populous States
with the sovereign vote of the people to deal with and give
1 battle. We have only a voice, but courage to sound it.
I The KOHLER
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Seward, Alaska