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Mr. Scorr. Why is that so? Have you conducted the work to such 
an extent that the people can now carry it on by themselves? 
Mr. PRICE. It has come about for these reasons: The demand is 
rowing all the time, both for working plans and for planting plans. 
ut we have felt that our best effort should %e given to the Govern- 
ment work, whose claims have been very great in the last few years. 
We felt, too, that we must confine our private work to carefully 
selected areas and avoid even the appearance of an attempt to handle 
all the private work in the country. 
eet ENRY. Where have you been doing your work in the past 
year? 
Mr. Price. Forest reserve studies have been the most important 
work that we have done in the past year. 
Mr. Henry. You have done some private work ? 
Mr. Prics. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Henry. As I remember, last year you gave an interesting 
statement of the work in eastern Texas. 
Mr. Price. That work is being continued this year. It comprises 
the preparation of a working plan for the lands of the Houston Oil 
Company and the Kirby Lumber Company. The owners are now 
employing a forester as the result of our recommendations. 
Mr. Henry. They approved of the work. 
Mr. Price. Even before it was entirely finished; yes, sir. 
Mr. Henry. Have you done work of that description in the north- 
western forests? : 
Mr. Price. No, sir; although we have several applications for 
assistance from that region. The only work in the far Northwest this 
year has been in the study of reserve boundaries. 
Mr. Henry. There has been none in Washington or California? 
Mr. Price. In California we have made a study-—a cooperative 
study—aunder an appropriation of $15,000 by the State. The specific 
hes of it is to solve practical problems in order to suggest sound 
tate forest policy. 
Mr. Scorr. You have not responded to all the calls that you have 
had from private owners? 
Mr. Price. Not one-fifth of them, I should say, although I have 
not the figures with me. 
The CHarrMAN. Have you been called upon to investigate the forests 
of Alaska? 
Mr. Price. We had a man in Alaska last summer. 
Mr. Henry. What do you know about those forests? 
Mr. Price. He came back with recommendations regarding forest 
reserves in Alaska based upon a three months’ study. He is a man 
who has spent several seasons in Alaska and is thoroughly acquainted 
with its needs. 
Mr. Henry. That is in southeastern Alaska? 
Mr. Pricz. Yes, sir. . 
Mr. Brooxs. What are you doing toward the preservation of rail- 
road ties and the growing of ties in connection with railroads? — 
Mr. Price. We have applications from five railroad companies for 
aid in determining how railroad ties may best be preserved, and how a 
permanent supply may be obtained. The work is just beginning, but it 
looks now as if it might reasonably lead to the application of forestry 
by the railroad companies to their own lands. 
