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deposits before a refund was allowed. No assignments (f) are 

 allowed since this would introduce a speculative feature ; in 

 the past purchasers have often claimed they had verbal as- 

 surances from ofificers and (g) naturally this caused embarass- 

 ment, because contracts should certainly not be subject to verbal 

 modifications; a reasonable (h) bond is required. The exact 

 amount varies with the needs in each sale, but it is usually 

 small as compared with the bonds ordinarily required in public 

 contracts. For example, in a sale of 90 million feet at $3.50 

 a thousand, the bond was only $10,000. The Manual gives the 

 usual size of bonds for sales of varying amounts, but these are 

 not rigidly followed. 



Spe;ciai:, Clauses. 



The contracts drawn up in each district vary considerably, 

 even for the same type, and where the conditions are similar. 

 Therefore an officer accepting a transfer or starting on his career 

 in the Forest Service should not only study local contracts, 

 but also try to improve the standard by introducing features 

 from other districts. The clauses enumerated are chosen from 

 some twenty selected contracts. After each special clause, is 

 given the main species in order of importance, name of For- 

 est, number of district, year contract was approved or when it 

 will be approved. 



The following abbreviations have been used: 



Species: w. y. p.= western yellow pine; D. f.^Douglas fir; 

 1. p.=lodgepole pine; w. r. c.=western red cedar; c.=cedar; 

 w. h.=:western hemlock; E. s.=Englemann spruce; b. f.=rbalsam 

 fir; w. f.=white fir; s. p.=sugar pine; w. w. p.=western white 

 pine; w. l.=western larch. 



District: Dr=district and number. Manual=M ; this applies 

 to general clauses applicable to all districts and presumably to 

 all types where clauses are practicable. District 3, "brain book" 

 containing sample clauses, compiled by Mr. A. B. Recknagel 

 in 1909= B. B. 



19. (a) Cutting will begin at a point designated by the Forest officer, 

 and will be confined to the least possible area which will yield the amount 

 specified in this agreement, (n) 



(b) The Company shall employ a competent surveyor to survey the 



