The San Francisco call., 1906-04-14
A FOREST FIRE PATROL.

IT HE State Forester holding office forestry passed
of the Legislature, has issued timely appeal
commercial throughout the State for cooperation IN
the counties equip the forest service WITH an
patrol authorized by law to appropriate
from $4,000 TO $4,000 purpose The the cost
keeping up Forestry Bureau the merely administrative
penses Office necessary systemazng the work IT
thought by Legislature that the fosted counties should
brought cooperation and bear the OF patrols to pro
and that nonorested counties
secondary the should not be called
upon participate left optional with the foresed counties to
supply the patrol needed not they tai to DO So the
efficiency the service will be suspended until
the next session Legislature which will be asked provide
out OF the general fund what the interested counties reluSe
ns This that than years must go by with our
forests still exposed destruction by fire.
regard the presenting he Tor
est service appeal directly the orested counties through
their Supervisors and this appeal should be packed py le %
mercal bodies that can affect the action OF the Supervisors
option Of counties appropriate for this purpose is not con-
that forests The counties that have sec
onda interests forest preservation may aid II they choose Inc
secondary OF water by the tor
This all OF the irrigated and most OF the orchard and
vineyard Of the State It very intimately concerns oan iran
States metropolis and greatest market his county
well afford appropriate the limit OF $4,000 to institute means
for the protection persuaded that this
It would stimulate other counties to action
national parks and of State This preparation
covers great Tulare Mapoa Tuoumne
the work that the State and counties must
themselves that the State patrol will find eH-
Gent cooperation part the Federal PATROL and between
the should end of the distressing and destructive
fires which millions OF dollars worth OF timber every
the ardy OF the valley
lands
t nothing will, be done unless the doing is ceaselessy urged
The State Forester counties present the matter to
the Supervisors urge of their lawful option In that
the that them to stand
His the counties should be gen
ra embracing employ the which
possible filled with the locality to be pa
the roads and trails They have Judgment as
probable of fire that has started 1t is quite likely
had experience fighting forest fires IN the
mountains When found that counties aRpopriatng money
NAV rev upon people for service the
patrol. will be get money ts.45ssg
the counties by the State Forester viii serve
also to- educate people many things they should know about
The OF roads where needed through
important safeguard against fires and useful means
checking controlling them The Forester much
the locating Of such roads, the
purpose O a highway and also that of a hrebreak
give attention and publicity the subject in the hope
clubs organizations the State heretofore
preservation of the forests will their zeal
proper precautions and properly organized PATROL the State
spared great losses and will again feel the anxiety and
suspense for days last when all the splendid
Big Basin and the State Redwood Park seemed
doomed to destruction bv fire.