Show ALASKA OFFERS MUCH WOOD PULP The two national forests In Alaska are arc capable of producing half as much paper pulp as the States consumes annually said M I L L Merritt In speaking to forest officials here Jere Mr orritt erritt Is to the assistant tores forester er erot ot or the Alaskan district This statement Is regarded as of vital Interest In view ot of o the fat fact that a a probable shortage of p 2 tier fer Cr pulp has hM ha been a 0 subject UCh luCh dl discussed Th The Tho United StAtes is Importing more than thann thanh h ill jf of ot its paper pulp from Can Can- Cann Cana Can 01 n a 1 at present Not only are the I kan forests capable ot of t pro pro- pro pro- producing that amount of ot paper pulp al 5 once but they will always be beable beable able ablo to with proper care Merritt said climatic conditions re re especially favorable for tor ra- ra Annual precipitation aries rles from five and third one one the h s above the Arctic circle to so KO toso toKO 0 Inches on tho Pacific slop slope Thui mean annual temperature alSO lias IM a a wide range the tho treat great great it It being shown at InI In- In I nor points wh where re It varies from eo degrees decrees above zero to TO 70 de do do- do degrees grees gros below Coal at Juneau Is selling at 19 a ton coming from Vancouver Columbia |