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Show LAND EXCHANGE. IN IDAHO PROPOSED The state land commissioners of Idaho hae submitted a definite proposition prop-osition to the forest service for an exchange ex-change of lands, according to R. E. Osry, acting assistant district forester of the department of lands who returned re-turned to ogden this morning from Boise. Idaho. The proposition involves the exchange ex-change of lands owned by the state situated within the national forests of Idaho, but In scattered blocks. The state land commissioners propose pro-pose to exchange those lands for blocks of land on Ihe boundaries of the forests In order that the lands owned by the government may be con-olldated con-olldated Into one block and those owned by the state may likewise be consolidated Into one block along the boundaries of the various forests. Mr. Gery said this morning that the proposition as submitted by the land commissioners would be 8f nt lo Washington, Wash-ington, immediately In order that it might receive the approval of Forester W. P Greeley and Henry C. Wallace, secretary of agriculture. oo |