FOREST commissioner's REPORT. 



EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF SELECTMEN AND FIRE 



WARDENS. 



'*A fire started in this town in the month of Anirnst that, 

 but for prompt attention of local tire warden, would have 

 caused laro^e damaije ; as it was little damasre was done." 



"Earl}' each sprin<r we should have printed posters to put 

 in conspicuous places by Iho side of roads where the danger 

 is most apparent, such as the rains will not destroy." 



"There have been no forest tires in this vicinity for some 

 time. We believe the fire notices are a great preventive to 

 forest fires if they are liberally posted, and we have posted 

 them along the forest roads on trees, old camps and other 

 conspicuous places." 



"Impress upon the people the benefit of keeping the forests 



green." 



"The people have been careful, and when a fire started in 

 the woods they then turned out and extinguished it. I wish 

 and hope that effect of a forest commission may i)e to impress 

 up(jn the people the need of innnediate and prompt and 

 vigorous action by the entire community whenever a forest 

 fire originates. Nearly all the destructive forest fires might 

 have been checked if taken when first discovered." 



"We have had no forest fires here to do any damage for 

 nearly or about twenty-five years. We got quite badly fiight- 

 enecl then and have kept a close watch ever since." 



"The land burned over had been h<avi]y cut and the great 

 amount of brush on it was why the fire (suppose<l to be incen- 

 diary) was set at that point. We ditched around the fire and 

 staid by it for a few days and thus saved a large amount of 

 young valuable timber on adjoining land." 



"This fire was in an old chopping with green timber on all 

 sides of it. It did no particultir damage to the chopping 

 because it was kept under control ; had it not been, the dam- 

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