Bill Appropriating Money to Take Over Non-agricultural 

 Land Also in. 



Appropriation of $100,000 with which to purchase any land 

 adapted to forestry and not suitable for agriculture, is pro- 

 vided in a bill introduced by Senator Gunn. The measure 

 gives the forestry board authority to purchase at a price not 

 to exceed $2 an acre, exclusive of the tree growth thereon, 

 any of such land. Another bill appropriates $2,500 a year 

 for the next two years, with which to construct fire lines and 

 trails in and care for Burntside forest. 



During the fore part of this month, the Senate committee 

 on forests and forest laws, reported favorably on a bill ex- 

 tending the tree bounty paid by the state, to timber lands 

 as well as to prairie lands, so that hereafter, if the bill is 

 passed, $2.50 an acre may be received for reforesting lands 

 in the timber areas. A bill for a constitutional amendment 

 legalizing payment of such bounty, also was reported favor- 

 ably. 



Expressions from many members of the Legislature indi- 

 cate they look with favor on all these forestry measures and 

 it is believed their passage is probable. 



Resolution Denouncing Proposed Transfer of National Forests 

 to State Control. 



The bill pending in Congress for transferring to states the 

 control of national forests that lie within their borders, is 

 denounced in a resolution introduced by Representative Ben- 

 dixon. The resolution says: 



"WHEREAS, Bills have been introduced in Con- 

 gress under the terms of which the national forest 

 reserve will be turned over to the various states; 

 and, 



"WHEREAS, The national forest reserve contains 

 more than two billion dollars worth of the people's 

 property property which it is essential should be 

 maintained intact for the public good; and, 



"WHEREAS, The administration of the national 

 forest reserve by the Federal Forest Service of the 

 Department of Agriculture, has been and is a credit 



