Arizona republican., 1914-05-14
Supervisor of Apache Tract Calls Attention of Camp CTS and Others to Great Loss Caused Each Year by Devastating Flames
NEGLECT OFTEN
 CAUSE OF RUIN
Fires Which Destroy Trees Often Work Hardship on Cattlemen Whose Stock Are Deprived of Grazing Lands by Flames

Of more than passing interest to sportsmen and others of Phoenix and vicinity who make a practice of camp ing in the White or Mogollon noun tains each summer is the announce ment that the supervisor of the Apache national forest, with headquarters at Springerville, has just issued to all the users of the forest resources in his vii cinity, the following letter:
 Dear Sir:
 With the coming of the dry, hot summer season, and the opening up of the Apache forest to those who make use of it's resources, for the grazing of stock, for a supply of timber or for recreation purposes, the forest is made extremely liable to forest fires. Fiery one travelling, living, or fishing in the forest must make use of fire in camp Some are careful with camp fires, but some are not, which makes the danger greater
 Forest fires are dangerous and when they destroy stock range, young and mature timber, and even crops and ranches they mean a money loss to you as well as to the people of the whole country.
 Protected forests increase in value They furnish labor, develop the country promote the stock raising industry, keep down lumber prices, keep the streams running. afford recreation, fishing hunting, make a region beau tiful. make homes safe and comfort able, make life worth living and pros rerous state inhabited with contented and industrious people.
 The forest service is working to pro- teet the forests, and We ask you as forest user to lend a helping hand We need your assistance and cooperation to help in keeping fire from getting started Will you help? Will you be careful with your camp fire? Dig pit for it or clear trash from all sides of it. Be sure your camp fire is out be- fore leaving it. Be as careful with fire in the forest as you would in your own home. Be sure your match is out be- fore you throw it away. Matches have heads, but they don't use 'em to think with
 Knock out your pipe ashes and throw your cigarette or cigar stubs where they cant start a fire Cigarette and cigar stubs have no heads at all-you must think for them, Would you put them in your pocket still burning? No! Then don't put them i n the forest burning.
 4f,nt of vention is worth weeks of fire fight
 ing. When you see a fire, if you cant get to it yourself and put it out, will you notify the nearest forest officer? ! In 1913 there occurred "A fires on the ! Apache forest. That number must be reduced this year and it can be done i by taking care with camp fires.
 Any assistance you may give us dur
 ing the coming season will certainly i be appreciated
 1 Supervisors of other forests through out the west and those in charge of the Appalachian and White Mountain for f est areas in the east are getting out similar letters. On or near each forest
 there are great many persons known ] to the forest officers as forest users; ! that is, men who are securing from the
 government timber for their homes, | their mines, or for logging operations;
 forage for their cattle or sheep; camp
 ing sites or other rights connected with recreation, and various other special
 uses of forest land. These letters are part of the campaign which forest of ficers claim is bearing abundant fruit
 and which will, they hope, bring about, within a few years at most, a senti- ment against forest fires quite as strong as that which prevails in the
 regions of intensive forestry in Europe