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bureau of soils and the bureau of plant industry. One result of 

 this work Fas the elimination of 340,000 acres from the Nebraska 

 national forest, 23,000 acres from the Rainier, in Y/ashington, and 

 413,770 acres from the Deschutes and Paulina, in Oregon. About 

 300,000 acres in small isolated tracts were listed for settlement 

 during the year* The areas now being examined for classification 



have a total area of about 3 million acres. 



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 Wa ter 'power development 



The development of water power upon the national forests 

 increased rapidly during the year, particularly in California* It 

 is the purpose of the service to encourage power development in every 

 possible way, while safeguarding the interests of the public. The 

 minimum output from the permits now in force is nearly 800 thousand 

 horsepower. 



Regulations nor; in force aim to safeguard the interests 

 of the public, prevent' speculative holding of power sites, provide 

 for complete and proper development and continuous operation, se- 

 cure a return to the government -for the privilege granted, provide 

 a means by which states and municipalities may acquire power per- 

 mits, and prevent unjust charges being placed on the consumer. 



Irnprcv enent s on the forests 



The forests arc being roa.de increasingly accessible- More 

 than 350 miles of road, nearly 300 miles of fire lines, nearly 4, COO 

 miles of telephone lines,, and ,600 miles of trails were built. The 

 present value of all public improvements fm the forests is somewhat 



