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and school development. An additional 10 per cent of the receipts 

 is also expended by the Forest Service for roads and trails in the 

 national forests. Since the passage of these laws in 1908 and 1913, 

 respectively, more than $3,500,000 of national forest receipts have 

 been returned to or expended in the State for schools, road-, and 

 trails. 



ROADS AND TRAILS 



With the growing interest and activity in the construction of better 

 roads throughout the Nation, there has come a general demand for 

 Federal-aid roads traversing the national forests. Congress, in 

 taking action on this demand, has recognized that forest roads are 



LAKE TAHOE, "THE GEM OF THE SIERRAS" 



It must surely be the fairest picture tho wholo earth affords. — Mark Twain 



required (1) to facilitate the administration, protection, and develop- 

 ment of the Government's own properties in order that they may be 

 safeguarded and made of maximum service to the public: (2) to 

 serve as essential links in the public highway system constructed and 

 maintained in cooperation with States and counties. A number 

 of measures have therefore been enacted since L912 under which 

 nearly 1.200 miles oi' roads and 2,200 miles of trails have been con- 

 structed within or adjacent to the national forests of the State. In 

 addition to this work, over 2,500 miles of existing roads and approxi- 

 mately 7,000 miles of trails are maintained in a satisfactory 

 condition for travel. The allotment for roads and trails in the 

 national forests of California is now nearly $1,250,000 annually, and 



