Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-30
USE OF RESERVE TIMBER
Privileges and r estrictions oi
Free-Use Act.

In January, 1902, the Interior De-
partment issued the following circu-
lar of information regarding the free
use" of forest reserve timber,
1. The matter is privilege, and
not right 1t may be refused to any
person.
2. Who can get timber under free
use provisions of law; 1t is usually
granted to settlers, farmers, prospect
ors and others residing within or in
the neighborhood of forest reserve.
3. Who cannot get it; 1t is refused
to companies, corporations, sawmill
parties, and owners of large establish
ments, who require larger quantities
and are expected to purchase; and to
non residents of the state in which
the reserve is located.
4. How much is given, and by
whom: Permits for an amount not
exceeding $50 in stumpage value may
be granted by the forest supervisor.
Permits for larger amount, and
within the stumpage value of 500,
are granted only by the secretary of
the interior
.. How often the same person can
apply: Not oftener than once year
G. How long permit holds good:
Six months from the date when it was
issued; or less time, in the discretion
of the forest supervisor
Z. What can be obtained: All kinds
of timber; generally dry firewood,
dry poles, and logs; also, if really
needed, green timber.
s. How obtained (a) Application
must ba made to the forest supervisor;
Oh blank form of application is fur.
nished by the forest officers and is
filled ont and signed by the applicant,
If necessary the forest officer will lend
assistance in filling out the blank ap-
plication; (c) the timber must be To-
Gated by forest officer before any
cutting is done.
% Terms of this privilege; Only
the timber applied for can be cut. For
instance, no green timber may be
taken if dry wood is applied for; (b)
only so much can be cut as was ap-
piled for, and it must be measured,
either standing or in the pile, before
being nauled away; (c) no unmarked
live timber can be cut; Id there
must be no cutting across the line of
the area assigned-cutting across the
line is trespass; (e) the rules about
cleaning up the tops and brush must
be obeyed-the cutting area must be
left in good, clean condition; o. the
rules generally governing forest re.
serves must be observed; (g) the
wood, timber or other material deriv-
ed from it is to be used only at the
place stated in the application. The
use OF 1t elsewhere, and especially the
sale of it, makes the cutting tres
pass, and the applicant becomes liable
to suit and is always debarred there.
after from the privileges of free use
(h) the eating OF the timber by
local mill is permissible; but the
saving must be paid for in cash and
can not be done on shares. Moreover,
the saving and hauling Of the lumber
must be done in a manner required by
the forest officer, and in such way
as to enable him to determine whether
or not the timber and lumber are
really used in the place and manner
promised in the application; (i) in
placing valuation on timber given
under the "free-use" act, 81 per NJ
for timber, green or dry, and 90 cents
per cord for fuel wood. will be the
minimum price considered; (k) APP
plications for shakes, etc. involv-
ing wasteful use of timber, will be
refused whenever more economical
utilization and satisfactory cleaning
of the tops and lops is not guaranteed.