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The Chief Fire Warden reports that an agreement was made 

 with the District Weather Forecaster of the Weather Bureau, at 

 Portland, Oregon, to notify the Association of approaching 

 easterly winds, which usually have been coincident with most of 

 the devastating fires which have occurred during the past twelve 

 years. "The results demonstrated beyond doubt that a system 

 of forecasting dangerous fire weather could be inaugurated 

 whereby those interested in forest fire protection would be 

 advised of impending danger and thereby take such precautions 

 as are deemed necessary for the protection of their interests." 



R. C. B. 



Fifth Biennial Report of the State Forester of the State of 

 California. State Printing Office, Sacramento, Cal, 1914. Pp. 

 202. 



"The . . . report is chiefly directed toward the principle of 

 initiating a state forest protective system, and presents argu- 

 ments, endorsements and legislative measures operative in other 

 states which we believe sufficient to overcome unfounded oppo- 

 sition to the fundamental principles of forest protection." This 

 quotation from the "Introduction" well describes the character 

 of the report. Throughout may be traced the fact that those 

 advocating the protection of California forests are divided into 

 two camps dififering in their views of the methods to be used. 

 Evidently this has been instrumental in delaying the development 

 of forest protection. It is to be hoped that all forces may com- 

 bine in the near future and secure adequate protection of the 

 forests. 



Brief attention is devoted to a few subjects distinct from 

 fire protection. Among these may be mentioned the chapter on 

 "Federal versus State Control of Forests," in which federal con- 

 trol is advocated. A cut-over land study started in 1912 has 

 been finished, and the data secured in the summer of 1913 

 are summarized. 



A thorough investigation of railroad rights of way was made 

 in the summer of 1913, giving the State Forester definite infor- 

 mation on which to base recommendations for curtailing the num- 



