more than a thousand permits for 6,500 miles of line, and drift 

 fences, for the control of grazing animals, fifth. In both of 



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these latter classes, too, practically all of the permits are free, 

 ."oservoirs, lor v/hich more than 600 free permits were issued for 

 the occupation of more than 100,000 acres, come sixth. The rest of 

 the gnxErHaHiLti uses are not classified, though there are a large 

 number of apiaries, camps, summer hotels, and schools. The use of 

 the government's lands for schools is given free; for hotels a 

 charge is made. 



The principle which governs the charge is based, ac- 

 cording to the Forest Service, on whether or not the use of the land 

 is sought by the permittee for a commercial purpose. If it is the 

 intent of the user to make money from a resource which belongs to 

 the whole people, the Service holds that he should give a reasonable 

 return for that use. If, on the other hand, farmers want to use 

 government land for their ov:n telephone lines, irrigation works, and 

 schools, the government gives them that use without cost. 



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