The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-09-24
TITLES
 TO BE ISSUED
New Regulations of Forestry Depart Provide for Giving Title to
 Land Occupied


 rho Forest Service is calling at tcnton to new regulation issued by che Secretary of Agriculture which should bc of very great inter est to Ono many concerns that hov' constructed large industrial planu on Che National Forests Of Alaska r provides means by which such concerns may secure uue Go th' lands now occupied by theIr plont and now hold under special use per- m.a from tbc Forest Service;
 The text of thc regulation. which became eGcciyc April !. 1921. is o' follows.
 Regulation L-39. Amy indIv.d- uaI firm or corporation which.
 under authority of a special use
 hermit has constructed upon Na-
 Honal Forest lands within Che
 Territory of Alaska. permanent and substantial improvements for
 purno.cs of trade. manufacture.
 or other productive industry with
 reasonable prospects Of Che estob-
 ushmcut of a permanent industry
 may apply for Che elimination from
 the National Forests ol Che lands
 occupied In order chat such lands
 may bc entered by Che applicant
 undc ho provisions Of Section 70. of Che Act Of May 1L 1898 l30
 sut. UU. IT, upon iuycstiro-
 uon It is determined by Che See
 rotary ol Agriculture chat per-
 manent and substantial improve
 mmu designed for trade manu-
 n.ure. or olhci productive indus
 try exceeding m yaluc Che csti-
 mated value of Che lands for No-
 uonal Forest purposes have. la
 aet been lawfully constructed.
 vh reasonable prospects Of es-
 abU.nur a permanent industry
 che elimination from Che National
 Forests of hc lands s1 occupied.
 not exceeding total or eighty
 a.r. in any single area. win be
 recommended.
 Section 10 ol Che Act ot Many li 1898. mentioned i'm Che regulation
 commonly known as Che rradO and Manufacturing Site Law o Aa.sa n provides that Improved pubUo lands used for Che purpos. oI raI.. manufacture. and othe productive industry may bc pur chased n units not exceeding S' .eros at Che rate Of two dollars ao, ftv cont. per acre. This law is mol .rnIIoabIc to National Forest lands and in order to permit iudusir.c which appear Go hc permanent and have heavy Investments on Che Na tiouaI Forests to make application tor purchase under thls Act thc See rotary of Agriculture Is willing Co recommend chat lands SO used and improved bo eliminated from Che No uorn Forests which restores thci to Che tatus of public lands. Alp puauous for purchase may then b. made Go Che Land O1Icc m Che usuo vay
 Applications for such elimination should hc made to Che District For .ster at Juneau. Forest Supervisor al Ko.ehImn. OF Forest Supervisor al cordoya Each application should show by map or written description Che approximate boundaries Of On. orca desired. and also contain statement of tbc character and cos value O Improvements The arc and boundaries Of Che tract chat ear bc consistently recommended unde Che regulation win bc determine, .ucr a GeId examination by Che For est Service Tho special provision ol Che Trade and Manufacturing sit Law should bc thoroughly under stood before applications for clim.n auou arc made to thc Forest Service
 The importance Of this regulation con bc gained from Che fact tha duy-Gyo salmon packing plant alone arc now under permits on thO National Forests and many Of then rr. doubtless within Che Intent O it provisions.
 Forest Service oG.cials point ou that aer.cuIuru lands in Che Na uonaI Forests have long been sub Icct to cutry and patent and th. purpose of thIa regulation Is to onc Che same Inducements to Che develop mont of Che Industrial projects as il oGwsd Co aer.culura development NO ARRESTS MADE YET
 AS OUTCOME OF RAu