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A rancher ha- applied for the rental of 3.' ; '0 acres on 

 the .Pike national forest, Colorado, to be used in connection with 

 other private land, for raising elk as a cor^.ercial venture. 



The government has just sold 45,000 cords of cedar wood 

 for shingles fron the 'Yrbhington national forest- The shingles 

 manufactured from this vcod, laid six inches to the \veather, would 

 cover 2-J- sqiu-re miles of roof. 



The navy department has asked the forest service to in- 

 vestigate gi.il jo, a Philippine, wood, for possible use in decking 

 boats and ships. Longleaf pine, sugar maple, and beech are the 

 d ome s t i c wo o d s no s t used for decks. 



T h e s ta t c- un i v e i s 1 1 y 1 ai id c i n Ar i z ona ar o to be lum- 

 bered under a cooperative agreerceiit betv/een the government and 

 the state land coionission. Ai'izona is r.he first state in the 

 sou hwest and. one of fev/ in the country to cut its timbered la,nds 

 on fore , : try pr inc ip le s - 



The annual meeting of the Anerican Pores try Association 

 will b< ridd in Washington on January ^ 4 - A president, tv/enty- 

 one ^ r icR presidents, a treasurer, an auditor and five directors 



; to be elected and plans made foi an active canpaign for for- 

 &st cx>nsurvaticl durin; 1914. The association has 8,000 menbers. 



