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hotel. The area to be used is covered by a Forest Service permit, 

 being a long-term lease. 



The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association reports a 

 marked revival in the construction of wooden sea-going schooners for 

 use as freighters. Many orders are reported by shipyards in both 

 Canada and the United States. The submarine campaign and the 

 high price of steel have combined to bring this revival about. 



The Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

 proposed the establishment of a Board of Forest Affairs, to represent 

 and correlate the work of the Forest Service, the Federal Trade Com- 

 mission, and the Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce. The 

 plan, it is understood, also provides for an advisory council of lumber- 

 men to collaborate with the proposed board. 



It is reported that the Southwestern District is planning to build 

 up a mailing list of ministers of the gospel in or near National Forests 

 for the purpose of supplying them each spring with special fire pub- 

 licity material. 



The 1918 Agricultural Appropriation Bill, which was signed on 

 March 4 by the President, provided increases in salaries of 5 per cent 

 for persons in the United States Department of Agriculture receiving 

 from $1,200 to $1,800 per annum, inclusive, with a 10 per cent increase 

 for those receiving a salary less than $1,200.- This measure was justi- 

 fied on account of the greatly increased cost of living expenses. 



The Arizona Cattle Growers' Association at its annual meeting 

 held at Globe, Arizona, on March 1 to 5, passed strong resolutions 

 recommending the turning over to the State aW the public domain as 

 well as all the National Forests. This action is thought to be a "come- 

 back" on the recent increase made by the Forest Service in all grazing 

 fees in opposition to which the stockmen of Arizona took a very promi- 

 nent part. 



Beech nuts have proved of considerable value in Germany for the 

 manufacture of oil and margarine. In view of the scarcity of fats in 

 that country, the heavy crop of beech nuts last fall in southern and 



