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9. No cups will be placed later than April 1, 1922, without written permission from the Forest Super- 

 visor, and all timber embraced in this agreement will be cupped before said date. The cupping will 

 proceed with all reasonable speed. 



10. "Unless extension of time is granted, all timber will be chipped, dipped, and scraped, the product 

 and all cups, aprons, gutters, and nails removed, and each cupped tree thoroughly raked to the satisfaction 

 of the Forest officer not later than December 31, 1924. Tins will be pulled out, not chopped out. 



11. No fires will be set to the timber, underbrush, or grass on the area covered by this agreement without 

 the written permission of the authorized Forest officer, and during the time that this agreement remains 

 in force we will, independently, do all in our power to prevent and suppress unauthorized forest fires on 

 the said area and in its vicinity, and will require our employees and contractors to do likewise. We 

 hereby agree, unless prevented by circumstances over which we have no control, to place our employees, 

 contractors, and employees of contractors at the disposal of any authorized Forest officer for the purpose 

 of fighting forest fires, with the understanding that unless the fire-fighting services are rendered on the area 

 embraced in this agreement or on adjacent areas * * * we will be paid for such services at rates to be 

 determined by the Forest officer in charge, which rates shall not be less than the current rates of pay pre- 

 vailing in the said National Forest for services of a similar character: Provided, That the maximum expendi- 

 ture for fire fighting without remuneration in any one calendar year, at rates of pay determined as above, 

 will not exceed $50; and further provided, That if we, our employees, contractors, or employees of con- 

 tractors are directly or indirectly responsible for the origin of the fire, we will not be paid for services so 

 rendered, nor will the cost of such services be included in determining said maximum expenditure for any 

 calendar year. 



It is further agTeed that except in serious emergencies as determined by the Forest Supervisor we will 

 not be required to furnish more than 4 men for fighting fires outside of the area above specified, and that 

 any employees furnished will be relieved from fire fighting on such outside areas as soon as it is practicable 

 for the Forest Supervisor to obtain other labor adequate for the protection of the National Forest. 



12. All cupped trees will be raked in a workmanlike manner for the space of 2J feet around each tree 

 during December of each year of the life of this agreement; and, if required by the Forest officer in charge, 

 a fire line not less than 3 feet wide in the narrowest place shall be hoed or plowed around the area covered 

 by this agreement in such a manner as to completely isolate it from adjoining lands. Natural firebreaks 

 such as creeks, swamps, roads, etc., may be utilized with the consent of the Forest officer in charge. These, 

 fire lines must be made and receive the approval of the Forest officer in charge before any cups are placed 

 the first year or new streaks made at the beginning of each subsequent year. 



13. Cabins, shelter camps, telephone hues, and other improvements necessary in working the timber 

 covered by this agreement will be constructed on National Forest land only under special-use permit. 



14. If requested by the Forest Supervisor, we also agree to keep an accurate count and record of the 

 number of barrels of gum and pounds of scrape obtained from the area covered by this agreement and to 

 report the same upon request. 



15. The United States reserves the right to sell or otherwise dispose of and remove or have removed 

 all dead timber and uncupped living timber from the area covered by, and during the life of, this agreement: 

 Provided, That the removal of such material will not, in the judgment of the Forest officer, interfere with 

 the operations of the purchaser. 



lfi. If during the life of this agreement cups are raised, the nails which had supported them and the 

 gutters shall be removed within thirty days after the raising of the cups. 



17. If during the life of this agreement cups and tins are placed on trees at any point other than at the base 

 where they are first placed, a two-piece saw-tooth apron shall be used. In placing these aprons a straight 

 edged driving blade shall be used and an incision made on each side of the face, which incision shall not 

 exceed one-quarter ( J) of an inch in depth. 



If desirable in order to allow cups to fit better, narrow chips, not more than i inch thick may be removed 

 from the ridge in the center of the faces. 



18. Complaints by the purchaser, arising from any action taken by a Forest officer under the terms of 

 this agreement, will not be considered unless made in writing to the Forest Supervisor having jurisdiction, 

 within thirty (30) days of the alleged unsatisfactory action. 



The ded ion of the Secretary of Agriculture will be final in the interpretation of the regulations and 

 erning the sale, cupping, and removal of the product covered by this agreement. 



19. .\ll operation] on the area may be suspended by the Forest officer in charge if the conditions and 

 requiri tained in this agreement are disregarded, and failure to comply with any one of said 



condition:, and requirement , if per i led in, u ill he sufficient cause for the termination of this agreement 

 and the cancellation of all permit i for oilier uses of i lie National Forest Incident thereto: Provided, That 

 the Poreetei may, upon reCOU [deration of the conditions cxi ting at the, date of sale and in areordanri 



bleb the term oi thi agreement were fixed, and with the consent <>f the purchat er, terminate thl 

 tnent, but in the evenl of uch termination the purchat er i hall be liable for any damages sustal 

 i.v thi :c i : "i lug from the purchfl er's operation hereunder. 



20. s'o Member of, or Delegate toCongre , or Resident CommJ loner, after his election or appointment, 

 i her before or after he ha qualified, and during hi t continuance in office, will be admitted to anj hare 



or perl of this contra I or agreement, or to any benefit to :" I e thereupon. Nothing, however, hern 

 id ■ in he i-,n trued >o extend to any Incorporated company, where Buch contract ot 



