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invariably be guided by this fact, always bearing in 

 mind that the conservative use of these resources jn no 

 jway conflicts with their permanent value. 



" You will see to it that the water, wood, and forage 

 of the reserves are conserved and wisely used for the 

 benefit of the home builder first of all^ upon whom 

 depends the best permanent use of lands and resources 

 alike. The continued prosperity of the agricultural, 

 lumbering, mining, and live-stock interests is directly 

 dependent upon a permanent and accessible supply of 

 water, wood, and forage, as well as upon the present 

 and future use of these resources under businesslike 

 regulations, enforced with promptness, effectiveness, and 

 common sense. In the management of each reserve 

 local^questions will be decided upon local grounds: the 

 dominant industry will be considered first, but with as 

 little restriction to minor industries as may be possible | 

 sudden changes in industrial conditions will be avoided 

 by gradual adjustment after due notice, and where con- 

 flicting interests must be reconciled the question will 

 always be decided from the standpoint of the greatest 

 good of the greatest number in t 



Any regulation or instruction whose enforcement 

 would not secure the objects for which National Forests 

 are created should be brought to the attention of the 

 Forester. 



CREATION OF NATIONAL FORESTS ADDITIONS AND 

 ELIMINATIONS. 



The act of March 3, 1891^ (Appendix, p. 213), pro- 

 vides that the President may set aside, by proclamation^ 

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