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Ranade describes the working of what 

 Monopoly he terms "Monopoly cum Royalty System 



cum of Sale," where the purchaser, by paying 



Royalty System a certain sum of money, obtains the right 

 of to cut timber at a fixed price per unit and 



Sale in India per variety and size of timber, the current 

 rates being ordinarily about half the value 

 of the material. The Forest Service guarantees to the pur- 

 chaser a certain minimum amount of timber. From Ranade's 

 description of the sales routine, it would appear that the system 

 would be entirely feasible in the United States. By requiring a 

 considerable "monopoly" payment, the advantage accrues to the 

 government of protecting itself against loss in case the con- 

 tractor fails to complete the sale. Those interested in the study 

 of government timber sales should read this article. 



T. S. W. Jr. 

 The Indian Forester, August, 1915, pp. 251-257. 



The Industrial Commission of the State 

 Accidents of Washington worked out a series of dia- 



and grams to show the relative hazards of vari- 



Liabilities ous lines of work. Logging, electric sys- 



tems, coal mines and paper mills show the 

 greatest hazard, especially as regards loss of life; shingle mills 

 are shown highest in accidents resulting in permanent disability. 

 In all, about two dozen occupations are rated and the diagrams 

 given in full in West Coast Timberman, July, 1913. 



O. L. S. 



The Industrial Surgeons' Association of 



Typhoid Washington, composed of physicians and 



Prevention surgeons, who care for fully 90 per cent 



in Camps of the sixty odd thousand employes in the 



lumber industry, has issued a bulletin on 



typhoid. It estimates that 75 per cent of the cases of typhoid are 



fly-borne. It has been demonstrated that fly-proof toilets, proper 



garbage disposal, proper manure disposal, and safe water supply 



will reduce typhoid danger to a minimum, if not prevent it 



absolutely. O. L. S. 



West Coast Lumberman. July, 1915. 



