NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL TIMBER SALES. 39 



Whether the claim is apparently held in good faith or not, if timber 



is cut and removed payment will be made to the 



be^cuM^oVciaim?" Government in all cases except where the timber is 



removed in good faith for the purpose of clearing the 



land for cultivation or for development, or where at the time of 



cutting the timber is actually needed by the claimant for use in 



making improvements on the land embraced in his entry or location. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 FOREST SERVICE. 



THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL. 



AMENDMENT NO. 131 INSTRUCTIONS. 



JULY 16, 1912. 



Timber sales. Paragraph 4 of the Instructions on page 38, with 

 marginal heading "Monopoly." is hereby amended by adding the 

 following : 



When any question of monopoly is involved, through the control 

 of large quantities of timber by affiliated operators, a certified state- 

 ment of the relation of the applicant or bidder to other purchasers 

 of National Forest timber may be required. (Regulation S-10.) A 

 certified statement of the membership of firms or list of stockholders 

 in corporations may similarly be required. 



HENRY S. GRAVES, 

 64129-s.. isi-12 Foroter. 



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the examination, 'i'lie Value ui LHB imwroxww.* 



reported, together with the prices of competing timber and the esti- 

 mated profit to the purchaser at the stumpage price recommended. 

 The cost of brush disposal, protection of young growth, close utiliza- 

 tion, and logging only marked timber must be considered before 

 deciding on the value of stumpage. 



