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ors' letter of authorization, and must be reported upon the form 

 provided on the back of the regular monthly account. 



Travel over a bond-aided road should always be made upon a 

 Government transportation request, and shipment of freight over 

 either, a bond-aided or a land-grant road must be made upon a 

 Government bill of lading. There are now but two bond-aided 

 railroads from Atchison, Kans., to Waterville, Kans., operated 

 by the Missouri Pacific, and from Ogden, Utah, to San Francisco, 

 Cal. (Central Pacific, operated by the Southern Pacific). Freight 

 and express to Washington, D. C., must be sent collect. 



Payment of freight charges on shipment made on a bill of lading 

 will be made direct to the railroads interested by the Washington 

 office and should never be made by the forest officer. 



TEMPORARY LABORERS. 



If the best interests of a reserve require the temporary employ- 

 ment of men for work on forest fires, fire lines, roads, trails, cabin 

 construction, and other work distinct from the ordinary patrol and 

 protective duties of guards and rangers, such men may be em- 

 ployed by the supervisor at the rate of not over $60 a month 

 (except in case of fire, when not more than 25 cents an hour may 

 be paid) and for a period of not over six months. These men are 

 designated "laborers," and, not being appointed by the Secretary 

 of Agriculture, are not in the Forest Service, have not the power 

 to arrest, and must not be given the full duties and authority of 

 guards or rangers. 



REG. 76. Before employing temporary laborers, super- 

 visors must inform the Forester of their names, the dates at 

 which they are to begin work, and the necessity of their 

 services. They must not begin work until the super- 

 visor has been instructed that they may do so by the For- 

 ester, except that in an emergency, such as fire, they may 

 be employed without such instructions, if immediate re- 

 port of such action is made. 



Temporary laborers, except in case of fire, will be paid direct 

 from Washington upon Form A vouchers. 



