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are not needed for public purposes, and Permanent improvement money in 



may list and describe the same by the new law is considered a part of the 



metes and bounds, or otherwise." general expense moneys, but for pur- 



The only new element introduced in poses of comparison it has been segre- 



the amendment passed is that it carries gated. 



an appropriation which will enable the Further comparison of sub-allot- 

 Forest officers to classify the lands ments is as follows: 

 chiefly valuable for agricultural pur- 

 poses prior to the filing of application 1911-12 1912-13 



for them by settlers. This is wholly Fires and emergencies $150,000 $150,000 



in accord with the policy of the Forest Equipment and supph>s 198.080 iss.ooo 



o • J 1 i.u 1 1 ^f f,-,,^Ac- Investigations in wood dis- 



Service, and only the lack of funds ^j„^^p^^^ preservatives, 



hitherto has prevented any extensive paper making, timber test- 

 classification of such lands. ing, etc. 177,040 170,000 



It was believed that the amendment Grazing investigations 18.420 20,180 



proposed by the Senate contained ele- Market and miscellaneous 



r ^t' J . investigations o3,(60 31,360 



ments of vagueness which were capable 



of endangering the interests of the pub- r^^^ ^5 per centum of gross revenues 



lie. It seemed possible that lands chief- ^^^j,j ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^j^^ g^^^^g i„ 



ly valuable for timber, timber growing, ^^^.^^ ^^uom\ Forests are located to 



water power development reservoir ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ 



sites and other uses, but possessing sec- "^ . ^^^ . ' 



ondarv or even slight agricultural possi- as m the past. _ The new law provides 



bilities might be required under a strict That an additional ten per centum of 



interpretation of the proposed law to be all moneys received from National 



opened to private exploitation, in which Forests during the fiscal year ending 



agricultural possibilities would be only June 30, 1912, shall be available at the 



a pretext for acquiring title. end thereof to be expended by the Sec- 



An improvement over past appro- retary of Agriculture for the construc- 



priation laws is in the provision that no tion and maintenance of roads and trails 



land listed for agricultural settlement within the National Forests in the 



under the Act of June 11. 1906, shall States from which such proceeds are 



pass from the Forest until patent issue. derived, but the Secretary of Agricul- 



Formerly it was held that land thus ture may, whenever practicable, in the 



listed even though unoccupied or aban- construction and maintenance of such 



doned was forever alienated from the roads, secure the co-operation or aid 



Forest. of the proper State or Territorial au- 



The new law carries an appropriation thorities in the furtherance of any sys- 



for the administration of the Appalach- tem of highways of which such roads 



ian forests now being acquired. may be a part." 



Although a number of Assistant For- ^j^jj^ ^j^^ ^^^ ^^^ centum will be ex- 



est Ranger positions have been dropped ^^^^^ -^ building roads and trails pri- 



from the statutory rolls the money ^^^^.j, f^^. ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ convenience of 



available for salaries will permit the ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^,^5^ traveling across 



temporary employment of more than ^^^ Forests, in most instances these 



that number of Forest Guards during ^^^y^^ improvements will greatly assist 



the fire season. ^y^^ Forest officers in transacting their 



An analysis of the sums carried m ^^^j^^gg ^^j j„ f^,^^^, protecting the 



the appropriations shows a slight de- p^^^^^^ ^^^ rendering them of wider 



crease this year, as shown m the lol- '^ 



, . . ■' use. 



1911-1912 1912-1913 While a larger appropriation could 

 Salaries $2,318,680 $2,235,760 have been wisely used, the new appro- 

 General Expenses 2,714,420 2,707,285 priation law, carrying practically the 



Permanent Imp. — - 500,000 400,000 ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ j^^^ ^^^^^ j^ probably suf- 



Total $5,533,100 $5,343,045 ficient to the Forest Service. 



