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9. No cups will be placed later than April 1, 1922, without written permission from the Forest Super- 
visor, and all timber embraced in this agreement will be cupped before said date. The cupping will 
proceed with all reasonable speed. 
10. Unless extension of time is granted, all timber will be chipped, dipped, and scraped, the product 
and all cups, aprons, gutters, and nails removed, and each cupped tree thoroughly raked to the satisfaction 
of the Forest officer not later than December 31, 1924. Tins will be pulled out, not chopped out. 
11. No fires will be set to the timber, underbrush, or grass on the area covered by this agreement without 
the written permission of the authorized Forest officer, and during the time that this agreement remains 
in force we will, independently, do all in our power to prevent and suppress unauthorized forest fires on 
the said area and in its vicinity, and will require our employees and contractors to do likewise. We 
hereby agree, unless prevented by circumstances over which we have no control, to place our employees, 
contractors, and employees of contractors at the disposal of any authorized Forest officer for the purpose 
of fighting forest fires, with the understanding that unless the fire-fighting services are rendered on the area 
embraced in this agreement or on adjacent areas * * * we will be paid for such services at rates to be 
determined by the Forest officer in charge, which rates shall not be less than the current rates of pay pre- 
vailing in the said National Forest for services of a similar character: Provided, That the maximum expendi- 
ture for fire fighting without remuneration in any one calendar year, at rates of pay determined as above, 
will not exceed $50; and further provided, That if we, our employees, contractors, or employees of con- 
tractors are directly or indirectly responsible for the origin of the fire, we will not be paid for services so 
rendered, nor will the cost of such sendees be included in determining said maximum expenditure for any 
calendar year. 
It is further agreed that except in serious emergencies as determined by the Forest Supervisor we will 
not be required to furnish more than 4 men for fighting fires outside of the area above specified, and that 
any employees furnished will be relieved from fire fighting on such outside areas as soon as it is practicable 
for the Forest Supervisor to obtain other labor adequate for the protection of the National Forest. 
12. All cupped trees will be raked in a workmanlike manner for the space of 2\ feet around each tree 
during December of each year of the life of this agreement; and, if required by the Forest officer in charge, 
a fire line not less than 3 feet wide in the narrowest place shall be hoed or plowed around the area covered 
by this agreement in such a manner as to completely isolate it from adjoining lands. Natural firebreaks 
such as creeks, swamps, roads, etc., may be utilized with the consent of the Forest officer in charge. These, 
fire fines must be made and receive the approval of the Forest officer in charge before any cups are placed 
the first year or new streaks made at the beginning of each subsequent year. 
13. Cabins, shelter camps, telephone lines, and other improvements necessary in working the timber 
covered by this agreement will be constructed on National Forest land only under special-use permit. 
14. If requested -by the Forest Supervisor, we also agree to keep an accurate count and record of the 
number of barrels of gum and pounds of scrape obtained from the area covered by this agreement and to 
report the same upon request. 
15. The United States reserves the right to sell or otherwise dispose of and remove or have removed 
all dead timber and un cupped living timber from the area covered by, and during the life of, this agreement: 
Provided, That the removal of such material will not, in the judgment of the Forest officer, interfere with 
the operations of the purchaser. 
16. If during the life of this agreement cups are raised, the nails which had supported them and the 
gutters shall be removed within thirty days after the raising of the cups. 
17. If during the life of this agreement cups and tins are placed on trees at any point other than at the base 
where they are first placed, a two-piece saw-tooth apron shall be used. In placing these aprons a straight 
edged driving blade shall be used and an incision made on each side of the face, which incision shaU not 
exceed one-quarter (J) of an inch in depth. 
If desirable in order to allow cups to fit better, narrow chips, not more than \ inch thick may be removed 
from the ridge in the center of the faces. 
18. Complaints by the purchaser, arising from any action taken by a Forest officer under the terms of 
this agreement, will not be considered unless made in writing to the Forest Supervisor having jurisdiction, 
within thirty (30) days of the alleged unsatisfactory action. 
The decision of the Secretary of Agriculture will be final in the interpretation of the regulations and 
provisions governing the sale, cupping, and removal of the product covered by this agreement. 
19. All operations on the area may be suspended by the Forest officer in charge if the conditions and 
requirements contained in this agreement are disregarded, and failure to comply with any one of said 
conditions and requirements, if persisted in, will be sufficient cause for the termination of this agreement 
and the cancellation of all permits for other uses of the National Forest incident thereto: Provided, That 
the Forester may, upon reconsideration of the conditions existing at the date of sale and in accordance 
with which the terms of this agreement were fixed, and with the consent of the purchaser, terminate this 
agreement, but in the event of such termination the purchaser shall be liable for any damages sustained 
by the United States arising from the purchaser's operations hereunder. 
20. No Member of, or Delegate to Congress, or Resident Commissioner, after his election or appointment, 
and either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office, will be admitted to any share 
or part of this contract or agreement, or to any benefit to arise thereupon. Nothing, however, herein 
contained will be construed to extend to any incorporated company, where such contract or agreement 
