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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 2907. 1907. 1269 ` FOREST SERVICE. F<>~··* ¤·‘=·**·=¤- Sstaams, FOREST SE12V10E: One Forester, who shall be chief of ‘“‘“’*°“· Bureau, five thousand dollars; one clerk, two thousand one hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand nine hundred dollars; five clerks, class four, nine thousand dollars; three clerks, at one thousand seven , hundred dollars each, five thousand one hundred dollars; one clerk, class three, one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand five hundred dollars each, three thousand dollars; two clerks, class two, two thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand three hundred dollars; eight clerks, class one, nine thousand six hundred dollars; seven clerks, at one thousand one hundred dollars each, seven thousand seven hundred dollars; eleven clerks, at one thousand dollars each, eleven thousand dollars; twelve clerks, at nine hundred dollars each, ten thousand eight hundred dollars; nineteen clerks, at eight ‘ hundred dollars each, fifteen thousand two hundred dollars; twenty= seven clerks at seven hundred dollars each, eighteen thousand nine hundred dollars; eighteen clerks, at six hundred dollars each, ten thousand eight hundred dollars; one draftsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two draftsmen, at one thousand four hundred dollars each, two thousand eight hundred dollars; two draftsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each, two thousand four hundred dollars; four draftsmen, at one thousand dollars each, four thousand dollars; one artist, one thousand dollars; one photographer, one thousand four hundred dollars; one photographer one thousand two hundred dollars; one hotographer, one thousand dollars; four messengers, at seven hundpred and twenty dollars each, two thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars; two messengers, at seven hundred ollars each one thousand four hundred dollars; three messengers at six hundred dollars each, one thousand eight hundred dollars; three messengers, at four hundred dollars each, one thousand two hundred dollars; one carpenter, one thousand dollars; one carpenter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; three watchmen, at seven hundred dollars each, two thousand one hundred dollars; one electrician, seven hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and forty-three thousand two hundred dollars. GENERAL EXPENSES, Foknsr SERVICE! To enable the Secretary of §'Q‘gf§,’§,,F"{§,'}_§$;~,d Agriculture to experiment and to make and continue investigations ¢<>¤¤·~¤<>¤¤¤1f<>r¤¤¤»· and report on forestry, forest reserves, which shall be known hereafter as national forests, forest fires, and lumbering; to advise the owners of woodlands as to the proper care of the same; to investigate and test American timber and timber trees and their uses and methods for the preservative treatment of timber; to seek. through invcsti ra- · tions and the planting of native and foreign species. suitable trees for _ the treeless regions; to erect necessary buildings: ]’rm·z`de1I., That the §,Q‘_'f',§y;,,,,,_,,,,,,,,_ cost of any building erected shall not exceed one thousand dollars; to 1'5¤t<-··¢i¤n. ew-. ef pay all expenses necessary to protect, administer, improve, and extend "“°“”“'l l°'°“°"‘ the national forests; and ereafter officials of the Forest Service designated by the Secretary of Agriculture shall, in all ways that are practicable, aid in the enforcement of the laws of the States or Territories with regard to stock, for the prevention and extinguishment of forest tires, and for the protection of fish and game. V _,_ _ To ascertain the natural conditions upon and utilize the national §St§’I,?$i{X”b$Y”` forests; and the Secretary of Agriculture may, in his discretion, permit timber and other forest products cut or removed from the national forests of the United States, except the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota, to be exported from the State, Territory, or the district of Alaska, in which said forests are respectively situated: P, , ]’r¢w¢'rIerI, That the exportation of dead and insect-infected timber Blgiekm-Hills saonly from said Black Hills National Forest shall be allowed until such “°“"l F°’°“"·