East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-27

tn. president has attached his sig
nature to the following act and the
department of agriculture has issued
the following circular;
An act providing for the transfer
of forest reserves from the depart
ment of the interior 10 the depart
ment OF agriculture.
BE it enacted by the senate and
house OF representatives OF the Unit
ed States OF American in congress as
sembled. That the secretary OF the de-
partment of agriculture shall. from
and after the passage of this act, eN-
ecute OF cause 10 be executed ali laws
affecting lands heretofore or here
after reserved under the provisions OF
section "a Of the act entitled An act
to repeal the timber culture laws, and
for other purposes approved March
?, 1891, and acts supplemental 10 and
amendatory thereof, after such lands
have been so reserved. excepting such
laws as affect the surveying, pros
pecting, locating, appropriating, en-
tering, relinauishing, reconveying,
certifying. or patenting OF any such
lands
Sec 3 That pulp wood or wood
pulp manufactured from timber in
the district Of Alaska may be exported
Iherefrom.
..Sec. 3. That forest supervisors
and rangers shall be selected, when
practicable. from qualified citizens OF
the state or territories in which the
said reserves, respectively, are situat'
ed.
"Sec. 4. That rights of way for the
construction and maintenance OF
dams, reservoirs, water plants, ditch
es, fumes, pipes, tunnels and canals
within and across the forest reserves
OF the United States, are hereby
granted to citizens and corporations
of the United States for municipal OF
mining purposes, and for the purposes
of the milling and reduction OF ores
during the period Of their beneficial
use, under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the secretary
of the interior and subject to the laws
of the state or territory in which saiC
reserves are respectively situated.
Sec. 5. That all money received
from the sale of any products or 1h'
use Of any land or resources of sai'
forest reserves shall he covered int,
the treasury OF the United States. an'
for a period OF five years from tbs
passage of this act shall constitute ;
special fund available, until expended
as the secretary OF agriculture ma,
direct, for the protection, administra
ton. improvement and extension o
federal forest reserves.
Approved February l, 1905"
Explanatory Letter.
By this act the administration o
the federal forest reserves is trans
ferred to the agricultural depart
ment. Its provisions will be carrie
out through the forest service. unde
your immediate supervision. Yo'
have already tentatively negotiate
the transfer with the commissioner o
the general land office, whose power
and duties thus transferred I assig
YOU. Until otherwise instructed, yo
will submit 10 me for approval q
questions of organizations. sales, per
mits and privileges, except such as ar
entrusted by the present regulation
TO field officers on the ground. a
officers of the forest reserve servic
transferred will be subject to your in
structions and will report directly
you You will at once issue to theI
the necessary notice to this effect
On December II, 1904, the pres
dent signed the following order:
''In the exercise Of the power vest
ed in the president by section 1853 c