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Show If SEGREGATING OF FOREST LANDS Tn the segregating of the roresl i lands of Idaho by the national go j ernment and state, the following rule ; was followed The while pine was valued at $4 per r thousand feet, and mixed species in j 'he while pine belt at ?i pc-i thousand i yellow pine and mixed species I ln the yeilow pine belt at $1.50 pet f thousand feet, excepting mi the soup fork of the Payette river, where the I state had unapproved selections to be I taken Into eonsideratlon. the valUB I "on there being placed at $2.60 per P thousand feet Rased on these val L uatlons, the timber on the 193,039 I acres comprised In the Kaniksu area I WS shown to exceed in value by $9,- 774.74 all ihe timber on unsurveyed 1 school sections within the national forests including 80,000,000 feet of J; timber on the south fork ot the Pay I ette river The difference was so slight that it was disregarded by the I government, and an even exchange J; mnde this leaving the state a total of I 00,758 acres available as base for the Jl selection of noo timbered lands I "However, for the purpose of giv- lnS the state good measure, tbe for- 1 'ester will recommend the releaao of I the east half of township 3 north, I ! range 3 east, Boise meridian and the I '-'iminaiion of the remainder of that I township lying east of the north fork I of tho Payette liver, thereby allowing A the state to select approximately to, 1 000 acres of timber land additional I Wiving 7f..768 acres or Don-timbored I land to be selected elsewhere a "I understand that the state land 1 board already has under considers- I tion several acres or desirable grazing I land, whteh will probably be selected I In the near future "a soon as Mr. Potter Is able to reach Washington with agreement as I signed by Governor Haines it will be counters!;: nd by the secretary of ag rlculture and proclamation will be ls- sued by President Taft authorizing the state to make the selections as agreed upon "The area of timber land secured !.' the .ii' of Id. -ho ,s probably the most valuable bod of land or that kind remaining anywhere in the Unl ted States I notice that the Idaho papers speak or it as having a value or approximately $15,000,000. While th( and and timber probably vould not bring i lint figure al the present time, i h estimate Is not unreasonable unreason-able when one takes into consideration considera-tion the character of the timber, the limned supply of white pine re male ing in the country and the wonderful productive capacity of this land for umber purposes. "At the time ihe state expressed ils ! desire to secure this area Ihe fores' service had alreadv under consideration considera-tion an application for the merchant 1 ible timber upon a certain 30,000 (res Included in the area Even at resent market prices this sale could 'nave been Consummated on term; which would hae netted the govern ment not less than a million dollars for the mature timber, leaving the land with a good stand as a basis for a Second crop, which considering its productive capacity, would b worth not less than $i(i an acre additional, making the timber and land on this 20,000 acres sven at present market prices worth fully $2,000,000 While ihe area secured b the stats is more valuable at present than that secured by the government there are other 'hings to be taken Into consideration, and I ffel thai the- deal was to the advantage of the government as well as the state We found the slate officers of-ficers very pleasant to deal with and very courteous " I ro |