The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-04-11
SHORTER CATECHISM ON OUR
FOREST WEALTH, AND ITS CARE
From the Idaho Arbor Day Manual Just Issued by State
Superintendent Grace M Shepherd. Care
fully Memorize it.


facts of doars o timber our ra 1 e
pie The summer of 1910 presented terrible example of the
destroyed dAlene many lost
because Of this the part of people 1t behooves
and the girls of responsibility in protecting
The questions and the below the point Every
teacher in The should pu
pills in the rules and regulations of the Forestry Association be-
WHERE ARE THE FINEST FoRET IN THE UTTE
IT, In Oregon, Washington Idaho Montana, California;
These five states contain half of all the timber and
WHY IS THIS GOOD THING FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN
Because next to food itself product the
houses barns fences; ships railroads
most every article used by CIVILIZED man Having plenty of it
HHT TE STATES 70 ANS vs. e TS h ABLE TO
bT ns of S"s fhf dVss St for @
than $4,000 day. states and almost all of
this immense paid out for labor and supplies every
farmer merchant mechanic and professional pro-
nsss people brings % mueh
money Lumber makes up IS cent of all the freight ship
AsRE FROM r. MAKNG OUR LUMBER DgsTsY
III They keep the flow streams floods
our our roads and schools they shelter via
to live in In most of public
IF
There would be hard times for every one for our whole ss
sn m Of LYING o has ssa with use forests and water
y destroyed; all seriously Our public school sys
tenn MG9 T Ssf ' Any R' pN 5HR oF ate rH nss
= Not in single day but danger that it
ready being injured more than we realize.
By wasting our forests instead of using them and especially
by careessy burning them Although always they
were the last two forest fires destroy yearly
which saved for manufacture would bring $4,000
only this income which we all need but have pay
the forest material which Worse these fires kill
Leaving the ground bare also hasten rapid unof of
sroy houses fences and cattle Many people burned
WHAT CAUSES THESE wAsrEFuL FIRES,
Careness always People forget that wind and hot
weather make the smallest spread beyond control
burning throw burning matches tobacco sasngs
sfs s
they danger few days afterward
';s1s iEi r. DO NOT
they think only the the has nss intern
fifth Of the loss and that four fth is borne BY all
shares s IS R ana IS Not s WRoag for sr
TO THE WOODS AS TO SET FIRE TO HOUSE Or cfrYi
1t is even more wrong for build houses but
fornia did not have to bear all the loss spread
the world by insurance Money quickly rebuild
city, work and in
going before But when the forest nothing helps
Its possibilities of good
WHAT SHOULD THE STATE Do TO PROTECT THE FOR
ESTS?
Pass the best kind of forestry laws and plenty money
to carry them Fire patrol is particularly necessary
WHAT CAN THE REST OF US Do TO HEIPY
1t is the duty of old to be
full with fire. but also teach possible how
important this is School pupils do more than any
other class because there of them by giving these
questions and their asking
them help Above ALL everyone should that care
with small fires will always big The thing
forget the following simple rules them are law
and is liable for failing to observe them:
DON'T TOSS AWAY BURNING MATCHES OR TOBACCO
DON'T MAKE A CAMP FIRE IN LEAVES ROTTEN
WOOD OR AGAINST LOGS WHERE TT MAY SPREAD OR
WHERE YOU -