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be terminated and replaced with a system of short-term competitive sales. 

 We would like to see an expanded localized, sustainable, permanent industry 

 replace the current industry with an emphasis on value-added processing 

 which will provide MORE jobs from the same amount or less timber than is 

 being harvested today. 



ARRM believes that there is room for all of us who have chosen to make 

 Alaska our home, but only if we change the ground rules. We believe that 

 we can have a restructured timber industry that doesn't hurl other 

 Alaskans. We believe that we can live in peace and harmony. I personally 

 believe that my grandchildren living in Wrangell will be grateful for the 

 changes that will come about as a result of Senator Wirth's legislation, and I 

 believe that my great grandparents buried in Petersburg will rest easier 

 knowing that the land they loved will always be a special, magical land — 

 not just a tree farm. 



The Forest Service tells us they must honor their two 50-year contracts. We 

 believe that they have a far more important contract, one with the American 

 people, and that they have failed to meet the terms of that contract. 





