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for officers of the Forest Service stationed outside of Washing- 

 ton ; to pay freight, express, telephone, and telegraph charges ; 

 for electric light and power, fuel, gas, ice, washing towels, and 

 official traveling and other necessary expenses; and for rent in 

 the District of Columbia and elsewhere * * * Provided, That 

 no part of the money herein appropriated shall 

 Travel. be used to pay the transportation or traveling 



expenses of any forest officer or agent except 

 he be traveling on business directly connected with the Forest 

 Service and in furtherance of the works, aims and objects speci- 

 fied and authorized in and by this appropriation : Provided fur- 

 ther, That no part of this appropriation shall be paid or used 

 for the purpose of paying for in whole or in part the prepara- 

 tion or publication of any newspaper or maga- 

 mag e Se P a r rticies. zine article, but this shall not prevent the 

 giving out to all persons without discrimina- 

 tion, including newspaper and magazine writers and publishers, 

 of any facts or official information of value to the public. 



And there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in. the 

 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum 

 prevents. 61 " of six hundred thousand dollars, to be ex- 

 pended as the Secretary of Agriculture may 

 direct, for the construction and maintenance of roads, trails, 

 bridges, fire lanes, telephone lines, cabins, fences, and other 

 permanent improvements necessary for the proper and econom- 

 ical administration, protection, and development of the National 

 Forests. 



That hereafter twenty-five per centum of all money received 

 T W e n t -five er ^ rom eacn forest reserve during any fiscal 

 cent* of receipts P ?o year, including the year ending June thirtieth, 

 be paid to States and nineteen hundred and eight, shall be paid 

 Territories for use at the end thereof by the Secretary of the 

 Treasury to the State or Territory in which 

 said reserve is situated, to be expended as the State or Terri- 

 torial legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public 

 schools and public roads of the county or counties in which 

 the forest reserve is situated : Provided, That when any forest 

 reserve is in more than one State or Territory or county the 

 distributive share to each from the proceeds of said reserve 

 shall be proportional to its area therein. 



***** 

 [19] The employees of the Department of Agriculture, out- 

 side of the city of Washington, may hereafter, 

 Si e ck Ve ieave. "*' in the discretion of the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, be granted leave of absence not to 

 exceed fifteen days in any one year, which leave may in ex- 



