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ownership, will be considered together with accessible National 

 Forest stumpage. A number of small mills is always preferred 

 to one or two large plants; and wherever the accessibility of the 

 timber and other local physical conditions permit, the development 

 of the industry by small or medium sized operations will be 

 strongly encouraged. 



"As far as practicable, the rate at which timber is sold from any 

 unit will insure a reasonable operating life 

 Reservations for for new mills constructed in connection 

 future operations. with sales. Future sales to estabUsh mills 

 can not be guaranteed, and the National 

 Forest timber will not be administered so as to give particular 

 mills a monopoly; but the amount to be cut from year to year 

 will be regulated, so that established plants, if there are successful 

 competitors for the timber offered, can be assured continued op- 

 eration for reasonable periods." 



In accordance with this policy large sales are being made where 

 timber is inaccessible and requires large investments to place it 

 upon the market. This policy disregards sustained annual yield, 

 but it is justified from a silvicultural standpoint, since without 

 doing this no timber could be placed upon the market. It is also 

 a sound business policy. 



The Proposed Plan.* 



The main difference between past plans and the proposed 

 sheme for National Forests is that under the new system, the 

 material is so arranged as to be more easily handled, and that 

 the plans become actual plans of management, which are a live 

 issue of practical value in the administration of the National For- 

 ests. 



Forest management, sales regulation and systematic silvicul- 

 ture will be carried on by means of: 



1. Card records to be kept up to date by annual additions or 

 corrections from the annual plan. 



2. Annual plan by Supervisor. This should include any pro- 

 visions which are necessary in the periodic plan. 



3. Maps by specialists (including reconnaissance sheets). 



* This follows the informal district instructions to be tried out during 

 1914 before being put into effect ; these were prepared by the writer and 

 Mr. T. S. Woolsey, Jr. 



