The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-10
CANNERIES TO HAVE HELP OF
 GOVERNMENT

The forest service is calling atten- ton to new regulation issued by tthe secretary of agriculture which should be of very great interest to the many concerns that have con structed large plants on the national forests of Alaska. It provides a means " which such concerns may secure title to the lands occupied by their plants and now held under spec. ial use permits from the forest ser vice.
 The text of the regulation is as follows:
 "Regulation L.39 Any individual, firm or corporation which, under au- thority of a special use permit, has constructed upon national forest lands within the territory of Alaska, permanent and substantial improve. ments for purposes of trade, manu, facture, or other productive industry, with reasonable prospects Of the es- | tablishment of a permanent indus try, may apply for the elimination from the national forests of the lands | so occupied in order that such lands may be entered by the applicant un- der the provisions of Section 10 of the act of May IA. 1898 (30 Stat, 413). If, upon investigation, it is determined by the secretary of az. uculture that permanent and substan- tial Improvements designed for trade, | manufacture, or other productive in dustry, exceeding in value the esti- mated value of the lands for nation al forest purposes, have. in fact, been lawfully constructed. with reasonable | prospects of establishing a perman. ent industry, the elimination from the national forests of the lands so occupied, not exceeding total of eighty acres in any single area, will be recommended"
 Section 10 Of the act of May IA, 1898, mentioned in the regulation. is commonly known as the trade and manufacturing site law of Alaska. It provides that improved public lands used for the purpose of trade, manufacture, and other productive industry may be purchased in units not exceeding so acres at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per acre. | This law is not applicable to nation. al forest lands, and in order to per, init industries which appear to be | permanent and have heavy invest. | ments on the national forests to make application for purchase under this act. the secretary of agriculture is willing to recommend that lands so used and improved be eliminated from the national forests which re. stores them to the status of public lands. Application for purchase may then be made to the land office in the usual way.
 Applications for such eliminations should be made to the district fores. ter at Juneau, forest supervisor at Ketchikan, or forest supervisor at COrdova. Each application should show by map or written description the approximate boundries of the the approximate boundaries of the area desired, and also contain state. ment of the character and cost value i boundaries of the tract that can be consistently recommended under the regulation will be determined after q field examination by the forest serv- ice. The special provisions of the trade and manufacturing site law should be thoroughly understood be, fore applications for elimination are made to the forest service
 The importance of this regulation can be gained from the fact that fifty-five salmon packing plants alone are now under permits on the national forests. and many of them are doubtless within the intent of it's provisions.
 Forest service officials point out that agricultural lands in the Ma, tional forests have long been sub. ject to entry and patent, and the purpose of this regulation is to offer the same inducements to the develop ment of industrial projects as is of, fered to agricultural development