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which the Service can grant them, the following notes are given with the hope that 

 they may tend to clear this matter up: 



Where settlers cooperate in the construction of a Forest-Service line they expect 

 the free use of the line, or the privilege of connecting an instrument with the Forest- 

 Service line, in return for their work. Before it is promised that an instrument can 

 be attached to the line the attention of settlers should be called particularly to the fact 

 that the right to connect an instrument with the Forest-Service line, or the privilege 

 of free use of the line, does not give them the right to use the exchange of any com- 

 mercial company with which the Forest-Service line may connect, for the reason 

 that Service contracts with the commercial companies are for official business of the 

 Forest Service only, which does not include any person who may have connections 

 with Service lines. Settlers will .be required to make their own arrangements for 

 such use of the exchange as they may desire. Under ordinary circumstances only 

 those persons who cooperate in the construction of the telephone lines will be allowed 

 to install an instrument on the Service line, and, unless this cooperation is of sufficient 

 importance to warrant it, it would be better for the Service not to accept it, but to do 

 the work alone and thus prevent overloading the line with instruments. 



OFFICE OF LANDS. 



Special Uses 



After July 1 the authority and responsibility in special-use business is practically 

 transferred to the supervisors. (The Use Book, p. 44.) After that date the number 

 of Forester' s permits will be comparatively very small. A circular of instructions and 

 suggestions, as a guide to the supervisors in special-use business, is in preparation. 

 (The Use Book, p. 47.) This circular will contain a schedule of charges, various 

 sample agreements, and other useful matter which could not well be published in 

 The Use Book. 



Forester's Copies of Supervisors' Permits 



It is very important that the supervisors, immediately upon approving each per- 

 mit, send the original to the Forester, accompanied by a full report on Form 964. 

 (The Use Book, p. 46.) 



Special-Use Cards 



Form 619 has been revised and a new supply issued to the supervisors. Only the 

 new cards should be used. 



Stamps for Supervisors' Permits (see The Use Book, p. 46} 



A new stamp reading ''Original for the Forester" has been sent to each supervisor, 

 to be used for stamping the original of each supervisors special-use permit. To avoid 

 unnecessary new stamps the following stamps previously in use may be used for 

 stamping the duplicate, supervisors' and rangers' copies, respectively: "Duplicate 

 for permittee," "Forest Supervisor," and "Copy for information of field officer." 

 Supervisors should make immediate requisition for any of these stamps not on hand. 



Agreements Unapproved July 1 



Agreements prepared by the Forester before July 1, covering special uses for which 

 the supervisors may now issue permits, should be approved by the supervisors and 

 not returned to the Forester for approval. 



Field Details 



Mr. C. H. Squire, of the section of Special Uses, has recently visited the headquarters 

 of the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, Santa Barbara, Monterey, Stony 



