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instituted, and hence the decision will not alter association activities. 

 Nevertheless, the case will be carried to the United States Supreme 

 Court for final decision. 



The fire prize offered by the District Forester of the Southwestern 

 District was awarded for the 1916 season to the Coconino National 

 Forest for making the best fire record. In a very unusual year for the 

 Southwest this Forest had a total of 194 fires, divided as follows: 

 Class A, 141; Class B, 49; Class C, 4. The total acreage burned over 

 was 385.4, the total damage $440.33, the total cost of extinguishing 

 $522.74. The average acreage burned over per fire was 1.98, the 

 average damage per fire $3.27, the average cost per fire $3.69. The 

 first fire occurred on March 18 and the last one on November 35. The 

 largest fire covered 158 acres. The prize consists of a framed letter 

 of commendation to the local forest officers whose names are given in 

 the letter. 



Recent estimates place the annual income from the forests of Fin- 

 land at $96,500,000. Exports of forest products now constitute 70 per 

 cent of the total exports of the country. A Finnish timber trade com- 

 mittee recently proposed that the following measures be taken to in- 

 crease the yield of the forests: The selection of trees suitable to the 

 district in which they are to be grown and the increasing of the pro- 

 portion of broadleaf trees in south Finland at least, the introduction 

 of selective felhng, and improvement in the drainage of the forests. 



The Spanish Government, at the instigation of the king, has re- 

 cently enacted a law providing for the creation of national parks. All 

 exceptionally picturesque regions, forests, or lands that the state may 

 select for the purpose are to be considered part of the park system. 

 The natural beauty of the parks, their fauna and flora, as well as 

 geological or water features of interest, will be protected from destruc- 

 tion, deterioration, or defacement. 



It is understood that the Forest Service has decided that a small 

 flag will be used hereafter for identifying automobiles and motorcycles 

 which are used on official business by forest officers. The flag is to be 

 displayed on all machines operated under official mileage authorizations 

 or officially owned while on official trips. The emblem adopted is 



