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undertake this work. The Government shoiild be considered and a solution in 



should help and I believe that it is en- each case be worked out before asking 



tirely practicable for the Government for the advance from Congress. I have 



to give help under the proposed plan. no doubt of the earnest cooperation of 



Another urgent case is in Trinity the communities, if I may judge by the 



County, California, where the National way they are working with the Forest 



Forest covers 58 per cent of the county. Service in such road building as is now 



This forest has a stand of over 13 being carried on in the forests, 

 billion feet of timber, which ultimately 



will bring in gross receipts of consider- results of the plan 



ably over $100,000 a year, but which at 



the present time returns to the county The proposed plan would make the 



only a little over $2,000. There are public benefits of the National Forests 



only about 3,500 people in the county, immediately realizable; it would accom- 



Its county seat is 50 miles from the plish development not possible for the 



closest railroad by mountain wagon communities without public aid and 



road, and many of the people of the would stimulate agriculture and other 



covmty have to pack their supplies over industries and result in the building up 



mountain trails because there are no of many permanent homes and bring 



roads at all. An advance by Congress into use great quantities of land now 



on the basis of later returns which lying idle; it would relieve the now 



certainly can be secured from timber struggling communities from a burden 



which is owned by the Government, of taxation which otherwise they would 



but which cannot be marketed at the have to assume if the development of 



present time, would open the way to many of the National Forest communi- 



developing this section of California, ties is to go forward as rapidly as it 



Other illustrations could be given in should; it would hasten the develop- 



the Coast States and in some of the in- ment of the National Forest resources 



terior States where there is heavy themselves which are now in many 



timber but so located that it cannot cases unavailable because of lack of 



immediately be developed on account transportation; where roads are built 



of its inaccessibility and lack of market, in the Forests there would be an added 



Such are the projects which should be security because of their direct use in 



taken up first. forest fire prevention; the plan would 



Probably the suggestion of the fore- work to the benefit of the small man in 



going plan will bring up many questions every way ; and finally, there wotdd be 



regarding the detailed operation of it a clearer appreciation on the part of 



in practice. For example, the question local communities of the important 



of maintenance of the roads would public benefits of the National Forests, 



arise, whether the counties or the Gov- and in consequence of the present real- 



ernment should assume this burden, ization of the purposes of the National 



Again, the extent of cooperation on government in this enterprise, there 



roads in which the counties and the would be a closer cooperation between 



Government, and perhaps also the the people and the public agencies with 



States, would participate would con- the result of a more effective protection 



stitute a problem here and there. In and administration of this property 



planning a given project these questions than otherwise would be possible. 



Russia's Embargo on Liunber 



The Russian government has placed an embargo on all kinds of lumber, to prevent its ex- 

 portation; walnut lumber, including Circassian walnut, much prized by American furniture makers, 

 is specifically mentioned. 



