40 FOREST COMMISSIONER S REPORT. 



entire right of way of this company in the State. Four patrol- 

 men equipped with gasolene speeders maintained a patrol on the 

 company's tracks in the State at the company's expense. 



Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. 



The chief warden service of this road was handled in the 

 same way as the Maine Central. Nine Patrolmen were main- 

 tained by the company. 



1915 Federal Cooperation. 



In the spring of 191 5, I entered into a new contract with the 

 Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture for coopera- 

 tive protective work in the Maine Forestry District under the 

 provisions of the Weeks Law. 



Under this new contract, all of the Maine Forestry District 

 was included in the cooperative area under a revised construc- 

 tion, by the Federal Government, on the terms of the law con- 

 cerning navigability. 



I was required to submit a tentative budget showing the pro- 

 posed expenditure for the summer's work, classified as to the 

 different branches and divisions of the Department. The con- 

 tract provided that the Federal Department should take over 

 the expense of watchmen and patrolmen when the apportion- 

 ment for same as provided by the budget should be expended. 



This did not work out to the best advantage of the State as 

 from the weather conditions it was impossible to get the full 

 allotment. I secured Federal pay for watchmen and patrolmen 

 beginning September 1st. With the heavy rains of the early 

 fall, it was not found necessary to keep any of the men on 

 after September 30th and as a result, out of the $6,500 allotted 

 to Maine within the Maine Forestry District by the Forest Ser- 

 vice, the sum of $5,092.08 was received. During the month of 

 September there were 41 watchmen and 61 patrolmen main- 

 tained either whole or part time at Federal expense. 



Following is a statement showing the Federal expenditure for 

 the season of 19 15 classified as to the branch of service and 

 watershed : 



