CHAPTER IV 



THE SALE AND RENTAL OF 

 NATIONAL FOREST RESOURCES 



The timber, the pasture, the water and mineral 

 resources and the land in the National Forests 

 are for the use of the people, and they may be 

 obtained for legitimate use from the local Forest 

 officers without delay. In fact, the Forest Service 

 is doing all it can to encourage all kinds of business 

 which depends upon National Forest resources. 



THE SAL,E AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOEEST 

 TIMBER 



There has been a steady increase in the amount 

 and value of the timber cut on the National Forests. 

 During the fiscal year 1917 over 700,000,000 feet 

 of timber, valued at almost $1,500,000, was cut, 

 while almost three times as much was sold. Most 

 of this was cut in the States of Montana, Oregon, 

 Idaho, Washington, Cahfornia and Arizona. 



All mature timber on the National Forests which 



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