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forest land. The harvest on the 1 million acre Six River 

 National Forest was promised to go up to 200 million board 

 feet. Never did our harvest average rise any where close 

 to that level. In 1991 less than 1 million board feet was 

 harvested on the Six Rivers National Forest. 



Plain and simple the authors of that bill never 

 intended to help the people. 



Congressmen Hamburg and Stark write, that the USFS 

 will manage for multiple use. Who is kidding who? 



This land grab bill is dressed in the guise of 

 protecting wildlife and never documents THE NEED for 

 exactly what needs to be protected. 



Pacific Lumber is not a willing seller. 

 In a moment, I will show you colored detailed maps . 

 of forests already within the control of the Government. 



To take ultimately 57,000 acres from this company 

 and give it to the U.S. Forest Service is MADNESS. Not to 

 mention the terrific cost involved. I estimate the total 

 cost is somewhere near 2 billion dollars. 



Where will all of the money come from? I ask you 

 who is going to pay for Headwaters Forest? Does 

 Congressman Hamburg have a Swiss Bank account? Does he 

 have a rich uncle? 



I know my rich uncle, the one I have always counted 

 on to provide me with just the basics like police 

 protection, public schools, safe roads and social 



