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FouKTH Annual Eepokt of the 



Forest Fires, 1914 — Summary by Months and Counties 



COUNTY 



Mar. 



Month 



Nov. ! Totals 



SUMMARY 



Weeks Law 

 Under the provisions of the Weeks Law, an allotment of 

 $10,000 was made by the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture for the use of New York State in protecting the forests from 

 fire on the watersheds of navigable streams. Of this amount 

 $8,000 was made available for use within the area included in 

 the " fire towns." In 1913, the allotment for use in the fire dis 

 tricts was only $5,000 ; but at the end of the year the Commission 

 requested that it be increased to $10,000 in 1914. The allot- 

 ment under the Weeks Law depended upon the approval of an 

 item in the United States Department of Agriculture appropria- 

 tion bill which came before Congress last spring. Letters were 

 sent by the Conservation Commission to all of New York State's 

 senators and representatives in Congress, asking them to work 

 for the passage of the above item. Practically all the Congress- 



