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Show mm LANDS Company in Western Oregon Fails to Carry Out Government Govern-ment Terms Lane Issues Rescinding Order. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Seventy million feet of timber held by the Oregon and California Railroad company com-pany in western Oregon, it was announced an-nounced Here today, has been ordered sold today by Secretary Lane because of the company's failure to carry out tho terms on which the timber lands were granted to them by the government. govern-ment. The lands and other tracts were granted to the railroad to aid in construction con-struction on the condition that they bo sold to settlers in 160-acre tracts ta $2.50 an acre. ' After tho timber has been cut the lands will be disposed of by tho government gov-ernment under the homestead and mineral land laws. oo |