Show MORE FOREST furest LANDS government increases its holdings in north carolina ground approved by national forest reservation commission for purchase by the united state states includes acres washington lands just approved by the national forest rese reservation ration cora com mission for purchase so by tho the goltra government include uble acres in north carolina of which milich 11 tracts comprising acres are situated in BUB combe yancey and mcdouell counties in the alt Al itchell purchase area arca the remaining 1155 acres are on the chattanooga river watershed in macon county and the savannah purchase ana arta these are to be acquired in ic ac corrance cor dance with the general policy under willed national forests of good eizo size are bou ir ing built up in the eastern mountains both north and so iab through successive slie purchases tracts aro sire bought within certain designated areas of which north carolina has eight the lands just approved by the commission bring the acreage of the mt mitchell purchase area up to acres and the acreage of that part of the savannah area lying in north carolina to acres while the total acreage in tho the state op ap proved for purchase amounts to acres most of the lands approved for purchase today aro are well mell timbered ulab valuable alu able bode boods such as poplar oal oat and che chestnut chet Anut nut the largest tract chic ii contains over acres having haing a eland stand of sa timber and other valuable products of more than feet per acre the lands approved for acquisition by tho government for national forest purposes in the cat cast since the purchase policy aai aa inaugurated in 1910 are no now acres having a purchase price of about V of the original appropriation remains available for further purchases in the flechl year 1916 1915 the lands favorably acted on to date include acres in the whito white mountains of new now hampshire while acres are in various arlous parts of the southam appalachians Appalachia ne from Vir virginia glata to georgia nearly acres veis approved for purchase during the past year at an average price of it 1 96 per acre As areas of suitable size aro arc built up by the government through abc rop 1 e purchases they are placed under a system of organized administration with mith local officers of the govern mants forest service in charge the first object of administration Is to protect the forest against fire tor for the twofold purpose of steadying stream flow and increasing timber production thoro there la Is ho however mever provision for all forms of use of the forests not inconsistent with mith their permanent welfare as sources of timber and water mater supplies some of the areas are arc already beginning to ilela revenue to tho the gov eminent through the sale of timber which can bo be removed with to the remaining stand eventually it U Is exic ted that they will prove ex investments besides yielding important public benefits |