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Show Forest Funds for Eoads Received. Special to The Tribune. ITAILKY, Idaho, Sept. 3. The net receipts re-ceipts for the Sawtooth national forest during the fiscal year ending July Zl, 1 !:, amounted to ?2. IPO. 40. Of this amount tlie sum of was paid in by stockmen for grazing privileges, $1'J20.29 was received from the sale of timber and $182. S! from special privileges. privi-leges. Thirty-five per cent of the total receipts reverts to Blaine, Custer and lOimorc counties, in which the Sawtooth forest is situated, for roads and schools. The total amount expended by (he Saw-j tooth national forest for administration ami improvement during tlie fiscal vear was .n6.139.ns. Of this amount $12,701.75 was for salaries and $.'W.'!..23 was for forest improvements and miscellaneous expenses. The average monthly pay roll for the forest amounts to $H)nS.73. Practically Prac-tically the entire monthly pay roll and a very large proportion of the miscellane- I ous eNpenses are spent in Blaine anil El- ! more counties. I |