The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-24
saving the Forests.

. II l. an almost hopeless undertaking
+ - chick such Forrest fires a. are now
devastating cNt"uSiv" districts IN lialp
and Montana Although m" Govern
mont patrols ar" engaged IN the work
and ar" strongly reinforced bv Cv"rv
available soldier II tn" regular army and
nv state wardpns and bodies Of men IN
IN" employ ot the lumber and railroad
companies many lives have been lost
and property Of an enormous value.
including whole towns, has been de-
j. 80 high thar ~" total loss in forest
tracts alor" must b" n the millions
Having surveyed IA" rum and counted
N" yu-' n" American ucppl" will H..
justified 10 asking whether enough al
tcn'lun has been part 20 opr-"rvatInn
bv providing a sufficient fore" ~ guards.
patrols iahurcrs and fir" fighters DO 'h.
national DOMAIN Tn" following cNtra.-
from report 81 Forester HFNRY &
GRAVES lssIcd on August l?is pert ru,'rr
a. thus time.
-b.r~ 's no question ma N, national ',--s'.
arc f-rr ~..H u1a~rmsrari 70 some ras-, a
sl1g>' nan Do. 'Ir rc,porslrI.-Y % protecting
,.1-~ HaI -. 80 rr-s, Tui, a--l q, much 700
lrrg~ ~-.0 a. .sr 90" most - orlH.r condition,
AIT .. .. otis '7-,Ign 10 most - -i,7' vors
maj pod. damage Hr IRE, l'- been Hc.' 1oVu 20
&c.. cent Of rrr forrest ara
Thi- was written long bofnr. The la-,
and what NAV now b" called The most.
calam'pu- outbreak and spread ~ fire
IN ~" mountain forests nf Idaho and
Montana. Very good results saws
MIR GEsVTS IN this report would be
ohtaIn"d II Their" wrro. during N" dry
season. on" g,Iari for each 2u.po or
25.UI acre. In Prussia there - one
guari for each .7,n acres. AMI IN Baden
one Tor 7Jpaor,.- III" protection # Stat"
forests - 81 'urIr~" tho business Il al"
State som" If them have system
of nr" wari"n- but the compensation
~ slight In 'hn Northwest the COOP
"rarIvc I'm" prpt", "" SS",ratlon-. com
po~,d rhIrflv Of timber ~ hers. do cred
itah'" work But u may l." Assorted.
without fear of contradiction from any
SQUIRE. thar neither IN" national Gov
eminent nor the State Spends enough
money ~ provide an efficient fire ser
woe. Iu dry season casual bush fir" Z
NAV h"'u'u" 4 confiaCrntinn that d"ilrs |
M" 'pmhr"i effort 81 IN" forest rang |
or- iui ~" state waricns
tn" national forests now include F.
almost -"ps'"n acres 1T land. and 20 |
book after them there - y force of 300 |
men. OF whom, however, only 80 are |
prni"-- nal fpTc-'"rs While the OK
tent - privately owned forest land N the I
'uruirE 'N,Hslv" uf Alaska is about
rr'"t-u acres. m" protection ~ all .
forests dru"nd- moro uJ,ou IN" eN"rtiuns /
of ~" ua't'ua. service, h",aus II ~ {
better informed and bette organized. /
than mon precautions taken and work
q ~" hE employees 81 ~, states and
hv pUyat" owners. tn" equipment for
hghiIns fires AID fh" construction ~
t"l"uh"u" and signal systems o. warn
INK AMI "f fIrruwS and fir" lines or
cleared spaces - stop tho spread "
flames costs n good d"nl Il money. brt
u - ln'rn-d"rahi" compared with tho
LOSSES nat ar" sustained m property. not
- speak ~ human lives. WHOM FIR" ln-
come, r"u0agrn' .nU and RACES over
many 'uilIi'I'-, "" would not NUM-
nv" 3D." dt.tv 81 M" state. - look after
thor own prpp"riy and protect private
"wu"r-. lost thor" l. an equal. evcn a
greater. "hIIgarp.u "r tongr"ss ~ pro-
woo no" Iurr.rr" ~"TNI"" with q -uf-
iIoi"nt for" 81 men and the proper
20 prevent and cheek tires