ADD ITT Oil T? 0?: ICR. Th3 Fovont Suporvioor Day now be 



found "ruidijig the Ship of State" 



fron tho private office, ./hich was recently added to tho 

 upervioor'a head'ivartera. Thio office not only relieves 

 tho croY/dod jtate of tho other rooms, but rcririts the 

 privacy noooncary to tho proper oonduot of the Supervisor's 

 bv.olneuo. 



(Szccrrts from AV3RICAN LU-IBUMIAH of February 3, 1912.) 



LARGEST GOVERirfTKT 

 TIIX^R TRACT EVER 

 OFFERED FOR SALE. 



One of the largest tracts of timber that the Govern- 

 ment hao ovor offered will be advertised by the Forest '>orvlce 

 shortly on tire drainage of the North Fork of the Joaquln 

 River in tho Sierra Rational Forest. Eight hundred million 

 feet are In the tract, consisting for the most part of sugar 

 Fine, .vV.ito fir and oedar. Its Oevelopment will probably moan 

 the construction of about seventy miles of railroad, A line 

 can be built In on the Southern Pacific at Friant. Because 

 of the large investment necessary the Government will offer a 

 twenty-year contract, v/ith two years' allowance for construc- 

 tion work. Tho minimum prices are: sugar pino i '3, yellow 

 pine $2.50, fir 1 and cedar $1. A nev? plan will be tried for 

 the read ju :; tiaont of oturapage prices. A certain price is to 

 be ;;aid for the first five years. After that tine the read- 

 Juotttont will be ;Ade by the For eater every five years bated 

 on the current market value of lumber in that narket. The 

 award -.ill be made about the first of August. 



FOI-;7!'JT -.T-3RVIC : 



AT rnopni 



Tho appropriation for t*-e Forest CTorvloe for the 

 next f local year ao recommended by tho Houee Oonnlt.toe on 

 Agriculture in the Agricultural Appropriation Bill reported 

 to the House or, Monday is $5,115,245, wMch lo ^03,370 

 less than eatinated. Tho appropriation for fighting forest 

 firoa io cut from $1, COO, 000 to $150,000. ......... 



Frovii-.ion of $200,000 is made for flfht.ing anl preventing 

 f erect firec in cases of extraordinary emergency. 



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