Protection Fire is the great natural enemy of the forest, and the best 



against insurance against it is the protection offered by patrolling or 



by establishment of fire stations. We plan this work, laying 



out necessary lines of communication, such as telephones, roads, 



or lines of protection, and overseeing their construction. 



We are also prepared to oversee the building of logging 

 railways, making the surveys, and estimating the cost, making 

 sure that the right of way becomes as much as possible a source 

 of safety from fire rather than one of danger. 



Many tracts of woodland depend for their value on the 

 presence of water power adequate to carry on a mill. We will 

 give estimates of this power, and location for mills at proper 

 points. We do not, however, construct the mills, but leave that 

 to the engineer. 



Will it The question of applying or not applying scientific forestry 

 methods resolves itself into the question, "Will it pay?" The 

 statement of cost per acre has been made. Now consider the 

 cost per thousand feet board measure in ordinary lands. It 

 will cost on an average about two cents per thousand to obtain 

 definite, concise and permanent knowledge of the conditions 

 underlying the operations. Stated this way the question an- 

 swers itself. Few people could or would bring forth an argument 

 to prove that definite knowledge is not worth that amount. 

 The only remaining question is whether an owner or manager 

 is sufficiently profit-loving to avail himself of knowledge which 

 will prove of value far beyond the cost. 



