WASHINGTON FOREST FIRE ASSOCIATION :: :: Thirteen 



We co-operated with the people living in the Toutle River valley 

 in Cowlitz County, in the purchase of the rehabilitation of the telephone 

 line extending from Toutle Post Office to Spirit Lake in Skamanii 

 County. We contributed $100.00 towards the purchase of this line ii 

 addition to the services of our rangers in putting it in order. Thii 

 has put our patrol organization in Lewis, Cowlitz, Clark and Skamanh 

 Counties in direct communication with the lookout on Mount St. Heleni 

 which has been recently established there by the Forest Service. 



We also co-operated with the Cowlitz County Commissioners ii 

 opening the trail along the Kalama River between Pigeon Springs an< 

 Merrill Lake. 



A temporary or experimental lookout station was established ii 

 Western Clallam County, the expense of which was borne jointly bi 

 the State Forestry Department, the Forest Service, the James D. Lace} 

 Company and ourselves. 



We also contributed towards the construction of a trail leading 

 to the lookout which is being established by the Forest Service 01 

 Mount Pilchuck in Snohomish County. 



We had the hearty co-operation of loggers, millmen, railway com 

 panics and a great many individuals in our work. 



In some localities, help was hard to get, owing to so many of th< 

 logging camps being closed down on account of the timber workers 

 strike. 



The new Fire Law had a very salutary effect in increasing th< 

 acreage listed with 291,092 acres more being added. Under this Law 

 the State Board of Forest Commissioners has made a levy of 2c pei 

 acre on all timber lands which have hitherto escaped contributing any 

 thing towards forest protection. Some 600,000 acres were thus leviec 

 on. The funds received from this source will very materially aid ir 

 fire protection work next season. 



The new Fire Law seems to be all that we need in the way 01 

 legislation for forest protection at the present time. 



Sixteen arrests were made for violation of the Law. Fourteer 

 convictions were secured. 



Respectfully yours, 



G. C. JOY, Chief Fire Warden. 



