Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-28
ADOPT MEASURES TO
COMBAT FOREST FIRES
Pennsylvania Railroad instructs
Employees in conserva-
ton Methods.

In order To prevent as far rs possiblc
the occurrence ot forest and grass fires
aud eliminate the damage they might
cause the l'cnnsvlvania system has lust
calVd Ia the attention Of all employees Il
Int ot standing rules with which they
ARE supposed To he familiar.
Owing to the presence of fallen dry
leaves on the ground fires are more likely
fo occur nj thus season of the wear than
m summer when the foliage is green and
damp or in the winter When snow covers
the ground.
The stringent measures adopted bv
the Pennsylvania system TO restrict
losses from this cause along its IL. 600
miles of line include the following:
>uiervisors shall have all vegetative
dehr's ON the righ.-of-way removed
rach autumn as soon as the material is
ufy enough and weather conditions are
favorable. Wherever desirable, and the
Consent Of the owner of adjacent prop
sf'y can hc obtained, the removal of
hazardous vegetation should I've extended
Tar enough tn eliminate. all risk of fire.
Supervisors shall notify the nearest
state Forest Fire Warden when large
urcs occur on land not owned 10y the
railroad.
Iackmcn shall burn old ties and other
debris at such times and in such places
~ Nill not result IN any uncontrolled
spread OF the fire. Thoy shall also
promptly cNtineuish all fires which start
ON or near the righl-of-way and render
OIL possible assistance IN fighting fires
whether ON or of railroad property.
Enrincmcn shall use every prccaution
io prevent burning waste, hot cindCrS,
or any other inilammahlc material being
thrown or dropped from locomotives,
shall clean ash pans and front ends only
at points specially designated. and shall
report promptly any defects in the
devices designed to prevent the throw
INK of sparks or dropping Of hot Goals
irom locomotives.
Ianmen shall place fuses (Signal
torches which burn brightly for one
minute or moro only where there Is no
hkclihood of hrc spreading from them
They and other employees shall notify
the nearest section gang and report Il
the superintendent from the nearest
telephone or telegraph. the existence oi
lrrs which evidently have had no steps
taken toward their cNtingulShmcnt
lr'ight trainmcn shall. whenever prac
ticahlc, stop and cNtIupIiSh small fires
lncc waiting To report them NIGH
tivc them time To get beyond control
Operators shall transmit wIthou
charge, as railroad business over rail
road lines, al messages relating tC
iorcst fires which are on or near or hkcl,
b. affect railroad property.
The object of the Pennsylvania SyS
lem IN preventing forest fires l. not
only 20 protect iis property. particularly
buildings or forest plantations, hut al>C
so share m the suppression of all forest
trcs as an essential step IN the cons er
vatioa of forest and water resources o
The United States. The various State:
have laws making punishable the setting
oi forest fires. they have organization
90 fight trcs. but tho state alone canno
M present curb all fires, and II Is Oh
Viously the duty Of everyone 10 hell
crcate public sentiment adverse 20 fires
and 90 take every possible action IN thcil
power Go reprcss the fire evil