| Show STATE REVENUE FROM FROMI I FORESTS INCREASED In addition to the tho benefits ge secured by fire protection and by regulation which control tho the uso use of timberland and nd range so as to insure permanent supplies for local wants the states l having National Forests now receive under the new Agricultural Appropriation tion Bill BiU 25 p per r cent of the gross proceeds proceeds proceeds pro pro- derived from the tho sale of National Forest resources This amount according accord ing to law g goes ea tD to off set any losses fo to the states t through rough withdrawal of forest areas from taxation and is de devoted voted to public c roads and schools Several years a ago o complaints wa we ro no 0 made mado that the withdrawal of timber timber- timberlands timberlands lands for forest purposes reduced the tho taxable areas o of stat states s in m which withdrawals made Tho The Forest to tee cco tho justice of complaints recommended at first tha 10 per cent and later late that 25 per percent cent of the gross proceeds from tho National Forest should bo p paid aid to tho the states elates As Asa a result the tho states nr are p cured of s school chool and road rond funds dou doubtless moro more cert certainly than they could have been since sinco the penn permanence ence of the tho Forest resources is now secured by conservative management Had the Forests never nevor been established their resources would und undoubtedly have be been n. n exhausted by hasty and improvident dent methods of leaving I the land wasted toasted and unproductive |
