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participation of the public itself is necessary TO accomplish the establishment 



of forestry in practice. 



While the Weeks Law does not specifically designate the areas within 

 which pun-liases are to be made, it is understood that it was the intent of 

 iVuirivss that there should be established, if possible. National Y <sts in 

 the White Mountains and in the Southern Appalachians. It is not expected 

 that all of the areas upon which it is desirable that there should be practical 

 forest conservation can be purchased by rL-- mment. It is expected, 



however, that, even with the appropriation already made, a number of Na- 

 tional Forests can be established on important watersheds which may s 

 as centers of forestry and which will aid in bringing about the protec 

 and bener handling of the surrounding untry ' ne of the first steps which 

 will be taken after the establishment of one of these forests will be an 

 effort to establish through cooperation organized fire protection in the area 

 surrounding them. Since the pi>. _ ~f the law a large number of offet> I 

 lauds have been made to the Government, and already examinations have 

 Iven conducted on 500.000 acres by "orest Ser ,-Jid Gt . al Survey. 



The mere offer of lands and subsequent examination - . however, ne 

 sarily mean a purchase. The exr.ii-iii^Tion includes a c L of it as a 



desirable property for the nment from the standpoint of the purposes 



of the law. and a careful appraisal of the value of the land. It frequently 

 happens that the owner of the property and the agents : the : nment 



do not agree as - its TO] I have no don - rce people may be im- 



patient on account of the failure of the Government to purchase certain areas. 

 when the reason for this failure is the fact that the E i-roposed by the 

 ve. It is, however, expected that there will be no great 

 difficulty in acquiring lands both in the White Mountains and in the Southern 

 Appalachians, whose administration in the long run will have an enormous 

 influence on the pment of forestry throughor: the rej: i- in which 



they are located. 



In tin pnient o: ." F:TV>T : ? --L- 7 been 



ne of the pu: poses of : - L : 



is: - ve the benefit of their protective infi-r-ir : 



tll ^ir . stre*] <oroe <rf oar Xarioaal F rests -'. - - : :ive 



- the timber value, as, for m~j*~ ifcc^T a -r.utherQ California. 



- :ue idea > mant in developaii* a potlcT of porckasma: National 

 -In fact, the only legal ground" on which the purchase of 



- ands can be made, according to the intapre- -.- -- :: ''-- - rity of 



_ ss by the Judiciary Committee of the House is to protect naTigaJUe 

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