Show FREE F EE GOVERNMENT GOVE SAY t i TIMOr TIMBER L ai tF 00 i I. I Many residents of Utah apparently do not know that they are entitled to 50 worth of timber from vacant Government lands each year free of charge according to T. T W. W McKinley Timber Cruiser for the U. U S. S General Land Office Mr McKinley has made investigations of cutting timber on the public public- lands and has found many cases where people could have avoided avoid avoid- ed violating Government land laws by 4 making Inquiry of the proper of oUi- oUi fi- fi cilas In order to procure timber from vacant Government lands lawfully lawfully lawfully law law- fully it is necessary to make application application application cation in writing to Mr Ralph S. S Kelley Kel Kel- ley Icy Chief of Field Division G. G L. L 0 Box 1236 1230 Salt Lake Utah giving a description of the lands by section township and range from which the timber is to be procured kind and quantity of timber desir desired d whether for fuel wood fence posts derrick poles corral poles etc who is to cut the timber who is to use It it and for what purpose It is unlawful to sell or exchange timber which has been taken or removed from vacant lands It is unlawful to remove timber from homestead or other entered t lands where final proof has not yet been submitted d. d In case saw timber is desired desired desired de de- de- de sired it is necessary for the mill operator operator operator op op- to have a special license The Government makes no charge for timber timber timber tim tim- ber which is to be removed from vacant vacant vacant va va- va- va cant public lands but requires strict observance of the r regulations Cutting Cutting Cutting Cut Cut- ting or removing timber from such lands without complying with the law constitutes a trespass against the United States and renders the offender offend offend- er liable to action in the United States courts Any further information will gladly gladly glad glad- ly be furnished by Mr Kelley above mentioned |