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days in one or more newspapers of general circulation 

 in the State or Territory. (Appendix, p. 158.) 



REG. 23. Advertisements of sales must announce the 

 time and place of filing bids and the location and approx- 

 imate amount of the timber, and will refer intending pur- 

 chasers to the forest supervisor for full information. 

 Before any advertisement based upon application is pub- 

 lished the applicant is required to deposit with the Special 

 Fiscal Agent of the Forest Service a sum sufficient to cover 

 the cost of advertising. If the depositor be the successful 

 bidder, this deposit is credited on the purchase price of 

 the timber ; but if the timber is awarded to another the 

 deposit is returned. If the applicant should fail to bid 

 during the time fixed for filing bids, the deposit may, at 

 the discretion of the Forester, be retained to pay the cost 

 of advertising. A deposit, to be specified in the advertise- 

 ment, must accompany each bid. The right is reserved 

 to reject any or all bids. 



Upon the recommendation of the supervisor, timber for which 

 there is likely to be a demand and which may be cut with bene- 

 fit to the forest may be advertised in advance of application to 

 purchase. 



REG. 24. In sales above $500, allotments, at the high- 

 est price offered, may be made to several bidders to pre- 

 vent monopoly. 



REG. 25. After timber has been advertised but not sold, 

 any portion of it may be sold without further advertise- 

 ment. (Appendix, p. 158.) 



ADVANCE CUTTING. 



REG. 26. The Forester may permit the cutting and re- 

 moval of timber in advance of an advertised sale, when 

 the applicant has made a deposit covering the value of 



