UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 FOREST SERVICE. 



THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL 



AMENDMENT NO. 130 INSTRUCTIONS. 



JULY 16, 1912. 



Timber sales. Paragraph 6 of the Instructions on page 23, under 

 marginal heading "Award," is hereby amended by adding the fol- 

 lowing: 



When the highest bid is rejected on account of the unsatisfactory 

 financial standing of the bidder (Regulation S-14; instructions, page 

 42) or the liability of creating monopoly (Regulation S-10; instruc- 

 tions, page 38), the timber may be readvertised, awarded to the high- 

 est bidder who meets the requirements of the Regulations, or held 

 for private sale. The highest price bid will ordinarily be consid- 

 ered as establishing the market value of the timber. Awards to other 

 than the highest bidder or private sales will be made only at such 

 price. If the timber can not be sold at the rate named in the highest 

 bid. or if there is a question as to the good faith of such bid, the 

 timber will be readvertised. In the award following readvertise- 

 ment, bids submitted by parties whose previous bids were rejected 

 on account of monopoly or financial standing will not be considered. 



HENRY S. GRAVES, 



Forester. 



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