The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

utilization of the forest. It is just because a second crop is desirable that the first crop calls for the foresters ax. and the foresters' skill is again needed in the reservation of seed trees and, above all, in protection from fire :-
 So when the reserves were trans ferred to the care of the Forest Ser vice. in the Department of Aricul- ture, work was at once begun to bring the forests into larger use, to develop their resources both for the needs of settlers and for the good of the for est itself. The office was moved near CT to the applicant; that Is, more au- thority was given to the forest offi- cers on the reserves, so that settlers entitled to the free use of timber, as well as those wishing to purchase tim Der in small quantities, might be served on the spot, without delay. Whenever timber Is wanted on larger scale, eX- perts are assigned to report on the advisiability of a sale, and where large pleted. the timber is removed under contracts which provide for a second crop by fixing a diameter limit, by careful logging methods. and by burn ing the slash to prevent fires. Twen- ty-two forest assistants. assigned as technical assistants to forest supervis- ors, are at present engaged in the making of working plans Forest in spectors inspect and report upon all the work done on the reserves
 Force on the Reserves.
 Besides these technically trained foresters there are also employed for est supervisors. rangers and guards. To these men is given general admin istration and care of the reserves. They must know their regions, be fla miliar with local conditions, and com bine good sense. independence, and the ohx nua1itieS which make good woodsmen.
 The Secretary of Agriculture has, under the law, discretion to allow or refuse free use of forest reserve tim ber and stone by bona fide settlers. miners. residents and prospectors. This free use is intended merely to provide for the immediate needs of the individual himself. not to permit him to cut timber for sale to others. Free use Is expressly refused to sawmill proprietors, owners of large establish ments or commercial enterprises. and companies and corporations, The free use privilege is also refused to any trespasser.
 Under the present scheme of ad- ministration all timber on forest re- serves which can be cut safely and for which there Is actual need Is for sale Applications to purchase are in- vited. Green timber may be sold ex- cept where its removal makes a sec ond crop doubtful, reduces the timber supply below the point of safety, or injures the streams. All dead timber is for sale
 Glasses of Timber Sales.
 There are three classes of timber sales. Setting aside California, where every sale of any class of timber must be advertised for sixty days, the classes are briefly these: The first in cludes dead timber worth not more than S20, on application to forest ranger of a deputy forest ranger; the second, dead and living timber, worth not more than $10O, for which the secured; and the third. timber worth more than $100, which must be adver- tised, and can. as rule, be approved only by a forester. All timber must be paid for, in full or in installments before 1t is cut.
 The local officers of the reserves receive all applications for permission to cut. and grant permission for small amounts. but they receive none of the money paid for timber or for any other use of the reserves No one but the Special Fiscal Agent of the Forest Service. in Washington, D. C.. is authorized to receive any payments whatsoever. The regulations promul- gated by the Secretary of Agriculture specify that:
 All money, whether payments. de- posits, or settlements, must be sent direct to the Special Fiscal Agent and not transmitted through a forest off cer. Money must always be sent by postal money order. express money or der. or national bank draft on New York Other forms of drafts, cash acceptedsF