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tiabar industry. The high volune old growth will soon be gone and nothing 

 left but marginal stands. The Forest is being high-graded and there is 

 little potential for a second growth industry in Alaska. 



When the pulp mlllB came in, the Forest Service estimated the rot- 

 ation period at 30 years; at the and of the contract period there wnuld 

 be stands of merchantable timber. Now the rotation period is estimated 

 at between 100 to 120 years and even this is optimistic. 



The pulp mills long ago violated the terms of their contracts and they 

 should have been cancelled at the tiae of the Reid Brotaers timber sale 

 lawsuit decision. I submit this copy of the lawsuit brief and ask that it 

 be made a part of the hearing record. It is interesting reading and des- 

 cribes just what these companys did to put independent mills and loggers 

 out of business. 



I support Senator '.•birth's Tongass Timber '-ieform bill. Only congress- 

 ional action will reform management of the Tongass forest. .Repeal of 

 what is interpreted as a mandate to cut k.3 billion board feet per decade 

 is necessary along with the '+0 million dollar a year s ubsidy . Zhe 50 year 

 contracts should be terminated and perianent protection given our key fish 

 and wildlife habitat. 



I nave tried to w ork within tne system. I have resd and responded to 

 hundreds of Environmental Impact stateii^ents. I have filed administrative 

 appe.Ji,*. 1 carticipated in a Jitizens croup during tae ooutr.east Area 

 juide planning process. r.y cautious optiiism at the ei.d of w.iat was a 

 Dositive experience wss short lived. .-~ev; of tl.e protective provisions of 

 the Guide were ever implementedpnd in 1905 it was replaced by tne Alaska 

 aegional Guide, probably the worst Forest Service document I have ever 

 reviewed. I do not expect anythinr; better from the revision of the Ton- 



ss ." j.:j ..c iur.. ^onrrecr. si.ouii r.ot wait for ti.ic to .0 ccj;rleted 

 icfore eiiactin, reform ier;islat- on. 



