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rangements can not be made, the District Forester will, after 

 being duly informed of the facts, take the matter up with the 

 Forester. The idea, as indicated, will be to work from the bot- 

 tom up rather than vice versa. 



Supervisors will write to local postmasters calling to their at- 

 tention the matter of co-operation, as indicated in an Order is- 

 sued by the Postmaster General in 1913. 



Before the beginning of the fire season a circular letter should 

 be sent to each permittee; the letter will be in the nature of an 

 appeal — instructions and commands must be avoided. Cards or 

 posters containing the Six Rules will be given as wide distribu- 

 tion as possible ; fire signs and notices are to be posted in well 

 chosen location, avoiding the "bunching" of them. Large painted 

 fire signs (2x3 or 4 ft.) well placed at the entrance to a Forest 

 or occasionally along a well travelled road should possibly be 

 of greater benefit than a larger number of ordinary signs posted 

 indiscriminately. 



The fire campaign must at all times be an active one; in so 

 far as possible — following up circulars with personal talks, and 

 preparing fire news items for local papers whenever there is a 

 "lead" for a story. 



Per Diem Guards. 



Per diem guards will be appointed on every Forest where 

 the class of men suitable for this position can be secured. They 

 will be considered as a part of the fire organization. Such ap- 

 pointments are conducive to responsibility and quick action in 

 time of fire, where no other forest officer happens to be in the 

 immediate vicinity. The appointment of per diem guards at 

 the rate of $.35 per hour for time actually worked in fighting fire 

 together with the fact that rangers can now act as notaries in 

 administering oaths, should remove any possible objections to 

 the plan. The rates of pay for fire fighters are to be: Laborers, 

 $.25 per hour — maximum; Cooks (regular experienced) $.35 

 per hour — maximum ; Foremen, $.35 per hour — maximum. 



Instructions in the time book (form 875), which was sent out 

 in 1913, will be followed in determining the time of fire fighters. 

 Ordinarily the officer in charge of a fire will keep the time of 

 fire fighters. 



Studying the Efficiency of Lookout Stations. 

 One very important feature of the 1914 fire plan will be the 



