152 THE USE BOOK. 



in writing upon both the contract and the bond in substantially 

 the following form : 



Approved , 1907. 



( Signature ) , 



Forester (or Supervisor). 



The bond should give the date upon which the contract was 

 signed by the applicant, and should specify the land involved, 

 the use contracted for, and in. a timber sale the kind, estimated 

 amount, and price of the timber sold. 



The supervisor should see that both the sureties and princi- 

 pals sign their names uniformly throughout the bond. Thus, 

 anyone who signs his name "John B. Smith " on the face of the 

 bond should not sign elsewhere as "J. B. Smith." It is not 

 desirable that members of a corporation which is a party to the 

 contract should act as sureties on the bond executed by the 

 corporation. Bonding companies usually issue continuing bonds 

 for an indefinite period. This form of bond is excellent and 

 may be made to cover all the operations of an applicant. Such 

 a continuing bond must describe as accurately as the circum- 

 stances admit the future contracts intended to be secured by it. 



PROTECTION" AGAINST FIRE. 



Probably the greatest, single* benefit derived by the 

 community and the Nation from National Forests is_ 

 through the protection of property, timber resources, 

 and water supply againstjfire. The direct annual loss 

 from this course on unprotected lands reaches many 

 millions of dollars; the indirect loss is beyond all esti- 

 mate. 



The Forest Service, by its protective measures, has 

 ^^a^lv__reduced the damage by fire on the National 

 Forests. During the last three years the total area 

 burned over has steadily diminished. For the last year 



