Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-10

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"a 20 conservation that exist 10
~ rhs nation. have again swept
A rha.r way through millions Of
te0t OF yn.usbls timber and
sacrificed the lives OF thoss who went
out 70 hsht them and protect their
homes and towns from destruction
The recurrence Of these great Ares
has been 80 regular a. 20 prepare the
country Tor Ike dlsAsters almost
svery year To 1903 they reached
rho forests NJ northern Nlnnesota.
Wisconsin and Michigan. and south
ern Ontario. UipinE out entire towns
aud hlling many settlers within A
few years great connagratIons have
run through the Adirondack and tho
forests OK the south and southwest
Il there no way 20 stop this waste
OF property or 70 protect settlers
and small towns In tho midst OF the
Voods' Tho question Ia asked on
every hand IA hurled AZ The forest
service IN Washington, and Ia the
subject Of general comment in sec.
lions where true forest conditions
cannot bA appreciated
The forest service experts declare
that there are ways 10 prevent these
annual nres, but these methods can.
not be employed With any certainty
Of success With The existing forces
- vg,rH.pa and rovgara mr. fha
amount OF money nov provided by
the federal and state governments Tor
forest supervision
Three things must be accomplished
declare the iorestsrs The causes of
fire must be eliminated, the condl.
'lons IN the woods which help rs
spread must be done away With and
tho people who use and frequent the
'orests mus, be educated or forced 70
give mp careless proctlses IN tho
handling OF IRE
Protection tho Only Way.
The frat measure necessary FOR
tho successiul ppctIse OF forestry is
protection from forest fires" SAYS
Henry Graves. chief forester Of the
United states
To this end the 'orest service has
bent every activity Of recent years;
vet tho fr3s that have wiped out
timber worth hundreds OF thousands
of dollars IN the far northwestorn
states recently hardly paused IN their
course TO look az the puny protec.
tive efforts Of tho forest rangers and
hro wardeus To stamp out Are. or
10 prevent A. force four times as
largo as that now evlgtlng IA imme
datNy necessary This ls admitted
by Chief Forester Graves In addl
ton there "a needed money enough
10 permit 'he thorough equipment OF
tho forests with well built roads and
trails. over which the hremen can
quickly reach a blaze apparatus
near al hand to fight tho ares patrol.
men along all railroads 10 pat out
sparks. complete telephone system
40 that hghters may DE hurried TO
the scene Of any fire. and stations
NJ every strategic point IN the woods
inhabited by rangers and hre wardens
equipped for Immediate duty
Since 1906 tho forest service has
built 1850 miles OF telephone line
through the woods Yet IN many
se- Ions Of the big forests Of the
northwest one wotchman has 10 care
for more than 100000 acres OF tim
bor and often without the aid OF tele
phone communication In Germany
there IA a 0rs warden FOR practically
every 900 acres Of forest
II thorough communication can be
established aud FIRE wardeus sta.
toned AZ frequent intervals. aid may
ultimately be close enough 10 the
lnclplent nres 20 prevent the outbreak
oi counagmtlons such AZ have re-
Gently devastated tho northwestern
statos Similar conditions must NJ
the same time We developed IN tho
private forest areas, 20 insure safety
from forest fires
Protection Is tho slogan ot the for
est experts today Thcy declare II Is
not surprising that great nros 90.
cur when moro than II per cent OF
tho private timber lands OF the coun.
try have no protection whatever,
less than one fourth enough men and
equipment is provided for the nation.
al forests, and the user OF tho for
ests are only partly educated 70 the
elimination OF lre causes
The Fire Watchers Work.
The risk from nrcs can never bo
entirely eliminated" say Chief For
ester Graves, ior In tho forest there
IA always lnhammablo material which
Ia very easily ignltod They may,
however, be largely prevented. and
under efficient Organization their dam.
age may be kept down TO very
small amount"
II Ia a picturesque business. that
OF nre watching, Rs practised In some
-, tha tarVar nntlnnHi foroata today