The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-02-08

People May Easily Get Timber at Lew
Prices from Government.

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People sometimes gain the impress
sion that everything the government
does Is bound about with restrictions
and "red tape" that make 1t almost
impossible to do business with the
government" says the Boise States
man. In almost all cases, the re-
stricti0ns are less severe than the pop
ular impression would indicate.
IL is the purpose Of this article TO
show how people living on or near the
Caribou forest may obtain timber with
less Inconvenience, in many cases,
than II the logs or wood were gotten
from a private owner. Further, the
prices are low-in fact, last year the
material given under free use amount
ed to almost twice as much as all
sales, and more than two-thirds of
the sales were made at rates barely
covering the cost of selling the tim
Der.
Classes of Timber Business.
The needs of different groups of
users are met by three classes of per-
mits, as follows: one, commercial
sales; two, sales at cost; three, free
use
This class includes all timber cut
for sale, as lumber, house logs, posts,
or any other forest product. Most
timber for use In town is sold at
commercial rates, which are shown in
a table below. The rangers are au-
thorized to make sales up to $50
worth of timber. and they will arrange
with the supervisor for handling
larger sales. Amounts over 500
worth cannot be sold until the timber
has been advertised for sale. This
provision is designed to insure the
use of proper prices. Accordingly IL
you want more than 800 worth of
timber, it is necessary to let the for
est officers know at least a month be-
fore the timber is actually needed.
Sales at Cost.
An act of congress provides that
farmers and settlers may obtain tim
Der for use ON their ranches, at prices
equal to the actual cost Of handling
the sales. The cost of selling timber
in this region is taken at Toe per
thousand feet, board measure, and the
prices for posts, poles, and cordwood,
are based ON this rate.
Only material to be used exclusively
for domestic purposes ON farms and
homesteads will be sold under this
provision. Such material cannot be
used by farmers ON town property or
for any purpose, on their farms, other
than domestic use or the development
and improvement of the land for agri-
culture. Sales cannot be made to
corporations Violation of any of the
provisions renders the purchaser liza
BILE to settlement at double the ap-
praised market value of the material
Free Use.
The third class of timber business is
perhaps the most widely known. This
is the free use business, by which peo-
pie needing fuel fencing material
and other products, are allowed to
take dead timber from the forest, free
of charge. Green aspen, also, is
given under free use, for fencing or
for fuel, under certain conditions.
Free use is granted to settlers,
miners, residents and prospectors, and
also to organizations or persons wish
ing to build bridges, telephone lines,
and other improvements tending to
make the forest more accessible or
better protected from fire. The sale
of material obtained under free use is
forbidden by law.
Permits Required.
On the Caribou forest free use ma
terial cannot be taken without permit
except in emergencies. OF course,
this restriction does not apply to per-
sons simply going through the coun-
try, who need little wood for camp
fires. 1t should be remembered also
that phone message, or a postal
mailed to the nearest forest officer,
will bring permit by the next mail,
in most cases, although it is better to
apply for the timber few weeks be-
fore 1t Is needed. Should any emer-
gency arise, making 1t necessary to
take timber without permit, the
ranger in charge of the district must
be notified at once.