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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



and it is necessary to reach this class 

 especially, as well as local forest settlers 

 and stockmen. 



This year a personal letter was sent 

 to storekeepers in towns on the border 

 of the forest where campers and tish- 



user and settler on the Forest, and also 

 to all local newspapers. The papers 

 invariably printed the entire letter, 

 without being asked to. Wherever the 

 words "fire" or "fires" occurred in the 

 letter the printing was in Ijright red, 



Going Fishing? 



The (iiiesl Irout streams, the best hunting grounds and the most beautiful 

 camping phiees in America are to be found within the National Forests 



90,000,000 PEOPLE 



are joint owners of 

 the National Forests 



YOU 



are one of 

 this number 



LIGHTED MATCHES, CIGARS AND CIGARETTES ARE DANGEROUS 



Put out your camp fires before leaving 

 Don't build bonfires 



Keep the Forests Green 



U. S. Departiuoit of Agriculture 



Forest Service 



ing parties outfit, as well as hotels 

 within and near the forest, enclosing a 

 "Going Fishing" card and a supply of 

 the "Six Rules," samples of which are 

 shown. These persons were asked to 

 post the "Going Fishing' card in their 

 places of business in a conspicuous 

 l)lace and to give out the "Six Rules" 

 cards to sportsmen, tourists and others. 

 In addition to these, a fire letter was 

 printed and a copy mailed to every 



and in heaxier type, and the letter was 

 sisfued ni red ink. 



The printed fire letter idea is tol- 

 lowed very extensively by forest su- 

 p-ervisors as the most eft'ective and prac- 

 tical means of reaching all the users of 

 a forest. It is only a part of a cam- 

 paign that is being carried on to bring 

 before the public the reasonableness of 

 forest protection through fire preven- 

 tion. 



