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BUSINESSES THAT WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS AND OTHER 

 BUSINESSES WOULD HAVE TO DO DRASTIC LAYOFFS. NOT TO MENTION THE 

 HOUSES, AUTOS AND BOATS THE BANKS WOULD HAVE TO REPOSSESS AND NOT 

 BE ABLE TO RESELL THEM. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE PEOPLE FROM 

 THE EAST COAST CAN DECIDE ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE ON THE 

 WEST COAST. 



I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR FOR CONGRESS TO RENEGE ON IT'S 50 YEAR 

 CONTRACT WITH ALASKA PULP CORPORATION. CONGRESS MADE THIS 

 CONTRACT TO SELL TIMBER TO THE PULP MILLS. APC PAYS THE 

 GOVERNMENT FOR THIS TIMBER. APC THEN IN TURN HAS TO PAY TO THE 

 IRS (WHICH IS ALSO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT) TAXES FOR MONEY IT HAS 

 MADE FROM THE SALE OF OUR PRODUCT MADE FROM THE TIMBER BOUGHT 

 FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NOW WHY WOULD CONGRESS WANT TO DO 

 SOMETHING TO LOOSE THAT MUCH MONEY TO THE GOVERNMENT. BY CLOSING 

 DOWN ALASKA PULP CORPORATION WHAT WOULD THE GOVERNMENT GAIN. 



I BELIEVE THAT ALASKA'S SENATORS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ALASKA'S 

 BUSINESS AND LET WIRTH, MRAZAK AND ALL THE OTHER SENATORS WORRY 

 ABOUT THEIR OWN STATES. 



DON'T DEVASTATE S.E. ALASKA. THE FISHING AND TOURISM DO NOT 

 BRING IN ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE JOBS FOR ALL THE THOUSANDS OF 

 PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE EFFECTED IF THE MILLS WERE FORCED TO CLOSE 

 DUE TO INADEQUATE TIMBER SUPPLY. I AM HOPEFUL YOU WILL LISTEN 

 TO OUR SENATOR MURKOWSKI AND SUPPORT HIS BILL. 



THANK YOU, 



DONALD LANCASTER . 



4006 HALIBUT POINT KOMi/fcS^/^'eJ 

 SITKA, ALASKA 



