Pulp and paper magazine of Canada . pplemental contractwith the consequent saving mentioned. Two billion feet of Alaskan jiulpwood. the largestamount of National Forest timber ever offered for sale,is described in a prospectus recently issued by theUnited States Forest Service. The timber is withinthe Tongass National Forest, and covers about 90,000acres with a frontage of 48 miles on navigable water,and 24 miles by boat from Juneau. Four-fifths of thetimber is western hemlock and one-fifth Sitka spruce,both of which make excellent grades of paper, as hasbeen demonstrated by the mills of Orego
Pulp and paper magazine of Canada . pplemental contractwith the consequent saving mentioned. Two billion feet of Alaskan jiulpwood. the largestamount of National Forest timber ever offered for sale,is described in a prospectus recently issued by theUnited States Forest Service. The timber is withinthe Tongass National Forest, and covers about 90,000acres with a frontage of 48 miles on navigable water,and 24 miles by boat from Juneau. Four-fifths of thetimber is western hemlock and one-fifth Sitka spruce,both of which make excellent grades of paper, as hasbeen demonstrated by the mills of Oregon and BritishColumbia. The sale period will be thirty years, anda large plant will be required to utilize all the timberwithin that time. The sales contract requires that apiilp manufacturing plant of not less than TOO shall be established in by thepurchaser within three years. Pliotograp/iic plates of paper are superior in manyrespects to those of glass. December 15, l92l. ftJLP AND PAPER MAGAZINE 1269.
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