Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
ORGANIZE FIRE PRO
TECThE ASSOCIATION.

for the organization of a local pro-
lection association in this county to
enable timber land owners to meet
the requirements of chapter 247 of
the laws of Oregon for 1913 in ef-
feet June 3, 1913.
This act makes It compulsory for
every timber land owner in the state
of Oregon to provide a sufficient fire
patrol therefor, during the dry sea-
son of the year when there is dang
er from fire, which patrol shall meet
with the approval of the board of
forestry.
Section 3. For the purposes Of
this act, any land shall be consider
ed timber land which has enough
timber standing or down to consti-
tute in the Judgment of the state
hoard of forestry a fire menace to
itself or adjoining lands.
Section A. The owner Of any land
coming under the provisions of this
act who shall reside within one and
one-half miles of said land, shall be
considered, by virtue of said resi-
dence, to maintain a sufficient fire
patrol and shall not be compelled to
maintain additional patrol on such
land.
Section g.. For the purposes of
this act, an adequate patrol shall be
construed to mean one equal to that
maintained by so per cent Of the
timber owners in the same locality
or under similar conditions in other
localities, who are in good faith pa
trolling their lands against fire.
Section . Of this act provides
among other things that in case any
owner or owners shall fail or ne
glect to provide such fire patrol
then the state forester, under direc-
tion from the state board Of forestry,
shall provide the same at cost not
to exceed five cents per acre per an
mum Any amounts so paid or con-
tracted to be paid by the state for
ester shall be a lien on the property
and shall be levied and collected with
the next taxes on such lands in the
same manner as taxes are collected.
It will be seen that this act is
stringent and means that all tim
her lands under private ownership
must he guarded during fire season
at the expense of the owner.
If the state has a right to provide
this protection, an assessment Of not
over Ave cents an acre can be made.
If five cents it would mean a tax of
S. for fire protection for each 100
acre claim
by such an organization as is con-
templated a secretary-treasurer will
be elected who will work in coop
Grafton with the state board Of for
esry This secretary will
collect from all desiring to join the
association 81 initiation fee or
some such amount for one year
dues With money derived from this
source a fire guard can be- employed
i'm each timbered locality in the
county to look after the private hold
ngs of all members of the associa-
.ao In chat particular district six
men in the county would give all
ownership ample patrol which would
mean au expenditure of $3.50, fig
urWg So per month per man.
Such organizations have been very
satisfactory In other counties in
time past aud meet the hearty ap-
proyal of the state board of forestry.
10 is simply a matter OF the or
sanitation OF the land owners for
mutual protection besides enabling
them through their own handling Of
the situation 90 make a saving Of dol
lars
ANY Information regarding such
an orgauilation can De had by ad-
dressing or calling on n V. Auder-
son, supervising fire warden for
Josephine county room 9 Rogue
River Hardware building