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which the people get out of the forests, in Colo- 

 rado in one year the tourists, campers and fisher- 

 men gained $25,000,000 worth of pleasure from 

 the forests. 



The National and State Forests furnish sum- 

 mer homes for thousands of people who live in 

 the neighboring cities and towns. Eegular 

 summer home sites are laid off in many of the 

 forests. Usually these individual sites cover 

 about one-quarter acre or less. They rent for $5 

 to $25 a year, depending on the location. A man 

 can rent one of these camp grounds for a term of 

 years. He can build a summer cottage or bunga- 

 low on it. There are no special rules about the 

 size or cost of the houses. Uncle Sam requires 

 only that the cottages be sightly and the 

 surroundings be kept clean and sanitary. Many 

 of the cabins are built for $150 to $300. Some of 

 them are more permanent and cost from $3,000 

 to $5,000 or $10,000. In the Angeles National 

 Forest in southern California, over sixteen hun- 

 dred of these cottages are now in use and many 

 more are being built. 



Where there are dead or mature trees in the 

 forest, near summer home sites, timber can be 

 purchased at low prices for use in building 



