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and ist hv fjir thr h(»Hvicm w»» Imvo liml in any minrtiT. Tho rcfipU 



fh»tin«; tli)\t tliMM' rnontlH period I ' ^|i),(MMl, r r 



.'{() per cent tin* liusincss in an. \ ms jpi"-' . in. v-4 



in<li«att' the p;«''^**'*"^ ^itUrtti«»n- in the hrnhcr with flu* 



sawmills of tho coiintrv niovinj; woHtwani. Purtiruhirly iin* i 

 n<»w inovirifj wo<twanl from the s Jtithcrri |)i?' " .\h Uh 



nurnhcf of thorn si'o'<inj; wosI'tij JMr.itin'js irn'ii tcitinfMi! 



forost timhor is roniinj* mon* an<l rnoro int<» di'mnnil. 



Wo iirr «;rM(hiMllv ronvprtin*^ thi>^ national rr^iTvoir i»f iri [w I 



timhor itito op«Matin<» an* »s with a rut of stir np i';r th it nn l<i n -r.-nal 

 l)iisinr<<s <'t>n(liti(>ns can in* oxpf tol to inrpf isc *J0 to 2'» |mt r<'nt a 

 year until tho liinits arc nvicho I u hirh mnst not l)c oxroo Ip 1 in or.jrr 

 to make tho yioll of timhor ponii;iiiont. From tho olo^j-t '»ln'fv wo 

 oan mako of tho situation, onr timhor cut duritii; this current voir 

 will ho ahout 1 .()()(),()()().()()<) foot, ropro-iontinj^ an incroaso of 'i.'! por 

 oont ovor tho former year and an inoomo of somothi'ij; ovor $.'J.O(M).(KM). 

 Thoro'iffcr propho-:yin<; is rathor uncertain hocausc tho liimhor husi- 

 noss of tiio West has hccn suhjocl to so many u|)s and downs, liut 

 the out of timhor in tho Wostorrj Stati»s is hound to inrroaso vorv 

 rapiilly. I loarn fr >m my frion Is in tho S')uth that ovrry year from 

 •SO to H) mdU in tho southern pino torrit'>ry aro cut r»ut and «lis- 

 mintlo I. Their work is done an 1 the capital release I hv tln'se 

 9')uthorn operations is in largo nuMsure looking for new western loca- 

 tions. Wo have applications an I i-upiirio-; f«)r national forest titnher 

 that run int > onorm »us figures, m I'lv of th"n pundv tentative, m mv 

 of then more or le-s spo ulative. liut there are three or fo-.ir hillion 

 feet in outstanding applications to-day that represent new business, 

 which will probably be consummated within the next one or two 

 years. 



INCKEASEI) DEMAND IPON SKRVICE. 



Putting overvthing together we face tho certainty of a rapid 

 in Tease in the demands upon this service for handling the disposal of 

 national forest timber. 1 am somewhat concerned over our abilitv 

 to take care of this increased business, not n.s to numbers of moii. 

 but fully as much as to the (|Uility and experience of our men. We 

 may he compelled before another year is out to reject applications 

 until we have gotten an organization that can handle this business 

 ofTectivolv and get the rosiilts needed in reforestation in the condi- 

 tion in wliich the ground is left for future timhor irrowth. 



ORAZINi; PERMITS. 



The grazing business has remained very stabh*. We grazed last 

 year about 9, 000, ()()() head of sheep and cattle, representing an income 

 of about .?2. 200, 000. and the herds of 37,241 grazing |)orniittees. 

 The grazing industry (»f the West has been through a serious slump 

 financially, which has impos(><l many dilliculties upon the Forest 

 Service. We have ha<l many re(|Uosts for deferred payments of 

 grazing fees. Many old users t)f our ranges who were manifestly 

 unable to raise any further money on th(Mr business or moot their 

 obligations to the ( i(>\ cnimcnf wire involved. 



