The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-28

mated on the Pacific coast in 1920.
J President Harding in 1921 issued the
first proclamation which brought the
Federal Government behind the idea.
: President Coolidge in turn gave the
plan his sanction; and presidential
proclamations have been issued for
, seven successive years.
Out of the multifarious weeks"
this is the only one to which the Gov
ernment has given recognition and
support. Many governors have like
wise issued special proclamations. At
first the week was called "Foyest
Protection Week." but the breadth of
: the forest problem led President
, Coolidge in 1925 to enlarge the scope
of the undertaking and change the
name to American Forest Week. In
| 1926 the authorities of the United
States and Canada, in view of the in
4 ternational aspect of the forestry
problem, jointly agreed that the week
should be celebrated concurrently in
the two countries. In Canada the
week is known as "Save the Forests
Week. but it's observance is essen
TALLY of the same character as in the
United States. This joint observance
by the two countries is continued in
1927
American Forest Week is an annual
call to all its citizens, young and old,
to take part in bringing about better
forest conditions. The American For
: est Week committee, of which Hon.
Frank 0. Lowden, of Illinois, is gen
eral chairman, is composed of nearly
100 organizations representing almost
every conceivable form of interest
: the Federal Government, State gov
I ernments, outdoor, wild life, and re-
creational interests, foresters, and
forestry associations, the lumber in
. dustry, large consumers of forest
productst, labor, groups interested in
water resources, scientific and civic
organizations, women's organizations,
d and host of others.
American Forest Week is all inclu-
, siye, for its purpose is to give oppor-
tunity for every form of interest in
!, trees and forests to find expression,
: each in its own way. The end it aims
: at is that the general welfare may be
promoted through the taking of COM
: mon counsel, the formation of intelli-
: gent public opinion, and the stimulat-
ing of action, individual and colec-
tive, under the impulse thus given.
American Forest Week is not a tool
for advancing the views or serving
the purposes of any special group or
organization. 1t does not identify
itself with any particular measures or
Z program, but seeks to make known
} facts and to promote discussion from
:, every angle. 1t has no goal other than
r that which a rightly informed public
! opinion may Of itself set up and seek.
1t is strictly and wholly educational
: in plan and purpose.
Y Forest fires sweep across the nest
< ing grounds of grouse and other game
4 birds, destroying eggs and young
] birds. Fires destroy the forage upon
D which big game animals live. When
fires occur late in the fall big game
: animals, especially deer, suffer during
7 the following winter and frequently
| die Of starvation. Fires spoil the fish
/ ing, for good fishing depends upon
) clear waters, and when the forest is
l destroyed by fire the resulting erosion
} muddies the streams and lakes and
J puts an end to good sport. If sports
: men realized how birds and animals
! are driven out by fire, how coverts
, and nests are destroyed, and how
much food for wild life burns, they
would observe the utmost care with
camp fires, smokes, and firearms when
in the woods.
How to Avoid Causing Firest Fire
1t is not difficult for anyone to be
careful with fire while in wooded
areas. Here are few simple rules
toward reducing the appalling number
Of man-eaused forest fires reported
every year.
1. Matches-Be sure your match is
out. Break it in two before you
throw it away.
2. Tobacco-Be sure that pipe
ashes and cigar or cigarette stubs
are dead before throwing them away.
Never throw them into brush, leaves,
or needles.
3. Making camp-Before building