The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-05-27
|cov. D. w. Davis Proclama-
ton Set Aside Week Of
May % to 20
half MAN-CAUSED
Great Damage Of Last Year
Due to Carelessness Of
Humans

The week of May % to 20 has been
designated as Fire Prevention Week"
md has received the sanction Of. many
suNrnors by official announcements in
Inc press Of the country. During this
week many organizations throughout
lhe country are conducting a campaign
10 reduce the number of Man-caused
forest fires. In this community the
reduction OF the number Of man-caus-
"a forest fires is of first Importance,
and the campaign is being directed
primarily to this end.
With last summers forest fires still
| fresh in the minds of the people, no
emphasis as TO what fire can do when
Conditions are in its favor Is neces-
Bg, or to emphasize the importance
ot forest fire protection in this county
where the forests mean so much to the
prosperity and welfare Of the people.
Almost 80 per cent of the forest
fires during the past season were man.
uused or In other words preventable.
What would have been the result II
al such fires had never occurred? Not
+ only would the damage from these fires
nave been avoided, but the suppression
4 q TIE remainder would have been rend-
Ged more possible.
Ihe objective of the campaign this
xes Y therefore entirely worth while
q mNess however, depends upon the
wqsntion of every citizen. An ap.
FNsiion of the dangers of fires, the
M for care with fire in the noun
~ and personal interest in every
w py citizens Of Idaho county, Is
@ goal sought,
Mayors Proclamation
Wilbur L. Campbell, mayor of this
w thls week issued a proclamation
Ing week commencing May % has
wul designated as "Fire Prevention
nex @ center attention on the grea
We mat have been caused by fire
only within the forests bu
throughout the land.
! cannot too strongly commend sucl
movement and trust that the weel
M apart may be fittingly observed
s ~ mat the activities of those inter
'''n may be fruitful of great benefit
MI. Parker Gives Statistics
Y, aVusnlzlng the urgent need for fir
@,,' WsStloh and the necessity of edr
r'sn along these lines A. +. Parke
m ~ prepared statistics showing tn
ras,s ,'u area Of the state and what
dsss., su mean to the people il saved fror
,.na aaaslhg served two years as stat
sau appraiser / was in a position t
Fan a,n something Of the values of tn
II. er Resources of the state. and sui
Hr ~ ue following data as contribt
myos = more or less value to the ta1
atr az showing the absolute nece'
Y zr y Iire protection in this matte
ho,,,ass total forested area in Idah,
tImhal barren or grazing land, youn
ler grow-h and merchantable tin
Th,ah M'.nin such area, 23,0OO,O00 acre
hI = y about 43 per cent of the t
sts,a area of 53,000,O00 acres in II
Mat ai merchantable timber in Il
Yello.u u'sided approximately as follow.
IA g" NV pine, II per cent: white pin
aracs ~ cent red fir. 21 per cent; tar
aTh,' per cent; mixed, 81 per cen
ana th,s M llmber represents one fundrt
goa,s s'irIy billion feet of lumber. whi,
! sau siSl Iiil 5,500,OOO freight cars. bui
siae iasewaik Of one-inch lumber ten fe
earth a'd 2'462,121 miles long, or fro
|huns 70 moon and back five times,
|eirht two-story frame house wi
nillio.l rooms for every one of the $
Mountains. ms "ese VI tiie isoc'
out T. = least $s pc 1000 feet win be pa
.or e. q a.ag wages to residents of the sta
5000 100000, or would empl.
tAe yesa e'en at at IS per day. 300 days
e ~, ssaF NJ Tor 13S years. In additi,
laid s q. .oOo feet or s260, ,0OO, 600 will
'or supplies purchased of resider