GOVERNMENT FOREST WORK oT 
look to the proper sanitation of his camp and be care- 
ful with fire. 
Many people who visit the national forests désire 
to returr year after year to the same locality for an 
annual vacation. To meet this demand Congress, by 
the act of March 4, 1915, authorized the Secretary of 
Agriculture tc issue term permits to— 
responsible persons or associations to use and occupy suitable 
spaces or portions of ground in the national forests for the 
construction of summer homes, hotels, stores, or other struc- 
tures needed for recreation or public convenience, not exceed- 
ing 5 acres to any one person or association. 
The Forest Service wishes to accommodate as many 
people as practicable. For this reason tracts desirable 
for summer-home purposes, except in unusual in- 
stances, are limited to 1 acre or less in area, and term 
permits run for a period of from 5 to 15 years, with 
privilege of renewal. Undue crowding between per- 
mittees is avoided, and provision is made for those 
who especially seek isolation and privacy. The an- 
nual rental charge for lands occupied for summer 
homes varies from $5 to $25, depending on the location. 
Detailed information respecting any particular locality 
or ‘forest may be secured by addressing the forest 
supervisor. 
On a few of the smaller forests no permits for 
private Summer homes are granted because of the 
limited amount of Government land available and be- 
cause there are private lands near by which may be 
leased or purchased. General use, through the reser- 
vation of open camp grounds, is always given first 
consideration. Special use by individuals who pay 
rental has been made secondary to the needs of the 
public. : 
Permission to occupy national-forest land for resi- 
dential, commercial, or industrial purposes not in- 
imical to the protection and management of the forest 
may be secured under special-use permits obtainable 
upon payment of moderate fees. Detailed informa- 
tion may be obtained upon application to either the 
supervisor or the regional forester. 
