Show I HOUSE 1 PASSES THE TIIE HILL BILL FOR FOn FORt I t EXCHANGING I FOREST OHI T LANDS LANIS The house of representatives passed passed passed pass pass- ed a bill previously passed by the senate authorizing the government to accept title to any privately owned owned owned own own- ed lands lauds within the exterior boundaries boundaries boundaries bound bound- aries of forest reservations and to give In exchange an equal value of or surveyed forest reserve lands within v the same state This bill will not only enable the owners of or scattered tracts within the Interior of f C reserves erves to get lands lauds accessibly accessibly ac ac- ac- ac located around ar und the borders bor ers 1 of 01 or reserves out Jut Will win also make possible possible possible pos pos- sible the exchange of railroad state and ami other private holdings scattered through reserves for compact bodies lof of land which when the exchange is completed will vill be elim from reserves This bill bUl differs from exchange bills of the past in that it m makes kes th 3 value instead of the acreage the basis basis basis ba ba- sis of exchange Under this legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion either timber grazing 01 or homestead homestead homestead home home- stead land may muy be acquired b by exchange exchange exchange ex ex- change all exchanges exchange however t tobe to tobe be he un under er the direction of the se secre secretary Cr r rI I tary of agriculture b. b I |