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increase its scope by giving it administrative control as well. The 

 new plan is altogether logical in an age of specialization. 



The Dominion Parks Branch has just gotten out a new fire 

 warning notice of striking and attractive form for use in the 

 National Parks throughout the Dominion of Canada. The new 

 notices are made of tin and the face with baked enamel. The 

 initial cost is higher but this is amply justified when the superior 

 lasting qualities of the tin over that of the cloth notices is taken 

 into account. The lettering is in red and black sufficiently large 

 to be easily readable at a distance. At the top of the notice is 

 a picture of a forest fire, depicting in a vivid manner the ravage 

 and devastating influence of fires to the timber resources of the 

 country. 



Wireless telegraphy has been brought into use in connection 

 with protection of forests from fire. It is now possible for 

 rangers in the remote regions of The Pas and Fort Churchill to 

 communicate almost instantly with the Forestry Branch at Otta- 

 wa. This is probably the first practical application of wireless 

 telegraphy to forest fire protection in America or elsewhere. 



An electrical engineer recently stated that "in the near future 

 the wireless telephone will not only progress far ahead of the 

 wireless telegraph, but take its place." When instruments are 

 perfected suitable for forest use, incalculable benefit for getting 

 fires quickly under control will result. 



The British Columbia Forest Branch, by widely distributing 

 various styles of posters, etc., reiterating the danger from un- 

 watched small fires, made efforts early this year to seek the co- 

 operation of all people in the woods to prevent forest fires. Per- 

 haps the two notices that will prove most striking are the forest 

 fire law printed in six languages on a single sheet, and a pocket- 

 size grindstone, on the enamel holder of which the user is cau- 

 tioned against fires. 



A report comes of a co-operative association for the prevention 

 of forest fires formed by ranchers within and adjacent to the 



