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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



San Francisco has drawn up a set of simple 

 rules. If travellers in the mountains would 

 but observe these rules, the fire record 

 would be less than half as bad as last year. 

 For sixty-three of the worse forest fires 

 last year loere started by hunters and 

 campers. The "Care with Fire" Rules are 

 as follows: 



1. Be sure your match is out before you 

 throw it away. 



2. Knock out your pipe ashes or throw 

 your cigar or cigarette stump where there 

 is nothing to catch fire. 



3. Don't build a camp fire any larger 

 than is absolutely necessary. Never leave 

 it, even for a short time, without putting 

 it out with water or dirt. 



4. Don't build a camp fire against a tree 

 or a log. Build a small one where you can 

 scrape away the needles, leaves or grass 

 from ail sides of it. 



5. Don't build bonfires. The wind may 

 come up at any time and start a fire you 

 cannot control. 



6. If you discover a fire, get word of it 

 to the nearest U. S. Forest Ranger or 

 State Fire Warden just as quickly as you 

 possibly can. 



The Wallowa Forest Divided. 



For purposes of administration. Presi- 

 dent Taft has signed a proclamation effec- 

 tive July 1st, establishing the Minan Na- 

 tional Forest, Oregon, which has been a 

 part of the Wallowa Forest. The division 

 was made to permit a more efficient fire 

 patrol. 



Troops Cannot Be Assigned For Fire 

 Protection. 



A resolution has recently passed the 

 California Legislature requesting of Secre- 

 tary of War Stimson detachments from 

 the regular army, to be stationed in Cali- 

 fornia Forest Reserves during the three 

 fire months, July, August and September, 

 for prevention in fighting forest fires. Sec- 

 retary Stimson has refused the request, 

 saying that other states would probably 

 ask of him the same privilege, and stating 

 that too many troops would thus be re- 

 quired. The troops may, however, be called 

 out in case of emergency. 



The Florida National Forests. 



Plans are being laid in the office of 

 Supervisor Eldridge, at Pensacola, Pla., for 

 the improvement of the two national for- 

 ests in Florida, the Choctawhatchee and 

 the Ocala. These improvements, which 

 will be begun when the apportionment of 

 the fund for District 3 has been made, 

 consist of the building of several ranger 

 stations, barns, wharfs and some sixty- 

 s^^ven miles of telephone lines, which will 

 be constructed through the Choctawhatchee 

 Forest this summer. 



Appropriation Allotment for District 4. 



The officers in charge of District 4, of 

 the United States Forest Service, with 

 headquarters at Ogden, Utah, have received 

 news from the Washington office that dur- 

 ing the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1911, 

 they have an increase of $70,720 over the 

 allotment of any previous year. The 

 amounc for the district for the coming year 

 IS $907,210. Of this the following sums 

 are available for the purposes named: 



For supply depot and office of 



property auditor $168,320.00 



For general administration of 



Disti ict 4 738,890.00 



(Of this) For the District office 73,590.00 



For the administration and pro- 

 tection of thirty national for- 

 ests is District 4 665,300.00 



(Of this) For permanent im- 

 provements 75,000.00 



For forest nurseries 34,000.00 



For extraordinary emergencies 



in fighting fire 10,000.00 



For fire patrol 13,297.00 



With the liberal provisions made for the 

 protection of the forests, an additional ap- 

 propriation for the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment during the coming fiscal year, a 

 special emergency fund of $1,000,000 is to 

 be available for fire protection. No allot- 

 ment of this amount is made to each dis- 

 trict, but it will be used as conditions de- 

 mand and circumstances warrant. The of- 

 ficers in charge feel confident that with 

 such forehanded provision the fire disasters 

 of last year will not be repeated. 



