342 FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION July 



of this 10 per cent, provision can not, "It is with very great pleasure that 



however, be taken from the figures of I am able to notify you of this begin- 



this year. The receipts from the re- ning of the direct contribution of the 



serves will probably increase with forest reserves to the counties in which 



great strides for years to come, and they lie. * ' * * The proceeds from 



the contribution to the counties is des- the reserves are likely to increase rap- 



tined to make up richly for the loss of idly, so that this contribution, although 



taxation. it may not yet have reached an import- 



The 10 per cent, contributed to the ant figure, will ultimately pay a very 

 counties is safeguarded in the act by a considerable proportion of the ex- 

 provision that it must be spent entire- penses of the counties which are fortu- 

 ly for the maintenance of schools and nat e enough to have forest reserves 

 public roads. The State legislatures are within their boundaries. * * *" 

 allowed to direct the expenditure. An- The sum which each State and Ter- 

 other safeguard is that the contribu- r j to rv will receive this year is given 

 tions from forest-reserve receipts must below : 

 not in any case be greater than 40 per ~ 



cent, of the taxes received from other states. 10 per cent, 



sources. Arizona $7,976.68 



The governors of all the States and California 8,192.12 



Territories in which forest reserves ^ olorad o ^M^-79 



are situated have been informed by let- |? aho 6,436-24 



ter concering the amount which will ^ ansas q2 2 ' 



come to each State at the present time ^ ontana 5^09.04 



from the forest-reserve proceeds of the ^M 1 24 ' 



last fiscal year. These letters say : ^ e ' 9 ' 35 



New Mexico 4,694.55 



"* * * The payment of the 10 Oklahoma 120.95 



per centum thus provided will be made Oregon 7,587.36 



by the Secretary of the Treasury, who South Dakota 3^99.05 



will determine the exact distributive Utah 9,786.86 



share of (name of State). Pending Washington ^936.43 



this determination the following re- Wyoming 6,781.50 



ports from the records of the Forest Alaska 283.00 



Service will show you the gross re- < 



ceipts from the forest reserves in vour m , A 



State during the fiscal year just closed I otal $76,721.92 



and the approximate (but perhaps not Alaska, being neither a State nor a 



the exact) amount which you will re- Territory, is not entitled by the word- 



ceive under the terms of the act just ing of the law to share in the distribu- 



quoted. * * * tion. 





