WHAT THEY MEAN. 1 3 



and 6,000,000 sheep. The Government protects it from 

 being burned up or from being overcrowded and over- 

 grazed, prevents disputes between the owners of stock, 

 and sees that each owner gets the use of that range to 

 which he has the best right. The small man with a 

 home in or near a National Forest always gets the first 

 chance. 



TO THE USER OF WATER. 



What happens to the water f Nothing, except that the 

 flow is steadier. The creation of a National Forest has 

 no effect whatever on the laws which govern the appro- 

 priation of water. This is a matter governed entirely by 

 State and Territorial laws. 



TO THE OTHER USERS. 



How can the land itself be used? The land itself can 

 be used for all purposes. The main thing is that the 

 land, as well as what grows upon it, must be used for 

 the purpose for which it is most valuable On it may 

 be built stores, hotels, residences, power plants, mills, 

 and many other things. All these are advantages to 

 National Forests, because they help to get the fullest 

 use out of the land and its resources. Railroads, wagon 

 roads, trails, canals, flumes, reservoirs, and telephone 

 and power lines may be constructed whenever and 

 wherever they are needed, as long as they do no unnec- 

 essary damage to the Forest. Improvements of this 

 kind help to open up the country, and that is what is 

 wanted. 



