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Show LAND EXCHANGE f IS WORKED OUT j R. E. G-ery of Forest Office Reports on Conference With Idaho Board Tentative plans have been worked , out between forest service officials i and the Idaho state land boartl rela live to an exchange between the stgte and the forest service of scattered school sections of land owned by the ( state and a similar acreage In value and area part of which i within the national forests and the remainder on the public domain. This was announced yesterday by R. E Gcry of th department of lands nt ; the forest service upon his return i from a conference at Boise. Idaho, where he met Associate Forester. E, A 'Sherman. District Foresler R. H. Rut ledge of Dl-trlct 4 and Di.-trlct For e3ler F W Morrell of District 1 who conferred with I. H. Nash, state land commissioner of Idaho, and Benjamin Bush, state timber cruiser of idnho. The exchange of (he land Involves approximate!) 142,000 sores, con ing of scattered school sections all ol which lie within the national forests jOf Idaho and south of Ihe Salmon river. j It is expected that the deal will be on- iimmated .tboiil Tul 1 |