in the roadbed has risen fully 100 per cent since 

 the beginning of the war. Existing conditions now 

 compel the railroad to seek out other markets for 

 Hie purchase of its supply. 



Government Receipts From National Forests 



In spite of the fact that a depleted and overburden- 

 ed personnel made it necessary for the Forest Service 

 to refuse at some places to take on new business, the 

 receipts from the National Forests in the fiscal year 

 1920 exceeded those of 1919 by $435,067.42 and set 

 a new high mark of $4,793,482, according to the 

 annual report of Chief Forester W. B. Greeley. The 

 year was also marked by one of the severest and most 

 protracted fire seasons ever known, which necessitat- 

 ed the expenditure of considerable sums for the pro- 

 tection of the National Forests and required a de- 

 ficiency appropriation of $2,950,000 in addition to the 

 regular funds provided for the purpose. 



"The increase in receipts from timber sales," says 

 the report, "reflects the increasing demands being 

 made upon the National Forests as privately owned 

 timber is exhausted and the forest industries move 

 westward. If funds are provided for the examination 

 and sale of National Forest timber now in demand, 

 the receipts from timber sales may be expected to 

 increase still more rapidly until the cut reaches the 

 limit that must be imposed to maintain a continuous 

 yield from the forests and give stability to the in- 

 dustries and communities dependent upon them." 



It is pointed out that while the receipts of the Na- 



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